Royal China is my go-to Chinese spot. It's really close to my house, which is a huge bonus, but honestly I'd still go here even if it wasn't. The food quality is great every single time. We've ordered a lot from here, and I can't think of anything we didn't like. If I had to pick a favorite, it's probably the hot and sour soup. It's a perfect combination of hot to sour ratio. I've had it in a lot of places, and they just get it right every time. The string bean chicken is also one of my favorites. It's very flavorful, and the green beans are very fresh and cooked perfectly. We also really like the asparagus chicken, Mongolian chicken, walnut prawns, moo shu chicken, and the potstickers. My wife loves the sweet and sour chicken, and my daughter is all about the wonton soup. What's funny is we've never actually sat down and eaten there. I always say we're going to, but usually when we're in the mood for Chinese food, we just want to take it home. Every time I go in though, the place looks really nice and has a great vibe. We've just gotten into the habit of doing pickup. At this point it's just kind of our default. When we're in the mood for Chinese food, this is where we end up. read more

The best Chinese food I have ever had. Consistent, delicious, and never disappoints. The ambiance of the restaurant is always very classy, I feel underdressed wearing anything less fancy thank a collared polo shirt! Their chicken chow mien and chicken fried rice is to die for! They have a very large menu with a ton of different options, and seating options ranging from small tables, booths, large tables, and you can also sit at the bar. The hostesses at the front are always welcoming and polite, and the servers are knowledgeable and friendly. Honestly, I struggle not to eat here more than I should because the food is so delicious! I will mention, especially on holidays, they are absolutely swamped. They have a huge following from the locals who know how good the food is, and they're definitely a favorite for people to order out from on holidays. Sometimes they do have trouble keeping up with the sheer number of orders they seem to receive. All in all, if you're going in the evening, I highly recommend reservations, and if you're ordering online on a holiday, order early so you don't miss out or have to wait too long! read more

Was it ever worthwhile to head out into the further reaches of Santa Rosa and eat here. I had my comfort food, a bowl of wor won ton soup, and the ingredients were perfectly judged. A good quantity of won tons, not too large and heavy, and not driven out by the press of other ingredients. Meat was chicken, very smooth and tender, a rarity in Chinese soup chicken, and three large and juicy, and well flavored, shrimp. No beef nor pork. Plus, a good quantity of a variety of vegetables, mostly western standards: broccoli, zucchini, carrots, celery, etc. Only flaw was, the broth was a bit bland; I should have taken the waiter's advice and accepted some additional sauce. Good as everything was, it was the balance of ingredients that made this great soup. Courteous service, and the food on other diners' tables looked good too. read more

I've been to this wonderful restaurant many times. Always love their food. Tonight I was craving chicken broth and bok choy. Interesting craving. lol After a little search I determined this was my next plan of action. I skipped the endless questions for the lovely server and ordered straight away what I wanted. War WonTon Soup. I just needed something delicate for my palate tonight. And so I added steamed bok choy. My goodness! How perfect this was for my body and soul. I'm very satiated and happy with my choices. I often forget to take pics but this time I remembered. A perfect and light dinner with plenty leftovers for dinner tomorrow. The chef did something interesting with the wontons. I've always seen char su pork in War WonTon Soup. This time the chef used char su pork (I'm pretty sure) to fill the Wontons. Pretty clever I'd say. Loved my soul soup tonight. Thank you Royal China. read more

Royal China Restaurant - Steamed Bok Choy (special order). Cooked absolutely perfect. - Chinese Near Me - Santa Rosa, California

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It's just good food. I haven't had anything I didn't like. Really wished they had family style dinners on their menu.

Yummy upscale Chinese food with decent prices. The establishment is beautiful, well put together. Gives a feel of clean, fancy and romance. The service is very prompt. We were greeted and seated as soon as we enter (depending on service levels, they were busy but yet they were still able to knock out tables left and right.) Our server immediately arrived to our table and took our drink order. Gave us a moment for appetizers and than entrees. The kitchen is lightning fast as we got our orders within minutes after ordering. Very fast past. Everything was delicious and we look forward to coming back! read more

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The restaurant is in a strip mall but don't let that scare you off. The inside is beautifully decorated and the food is excellent. We will be back. read more

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Had a great Christmas Eve dinner here. This place was slammed with people yet service was quick. Waiter was pleasant and attentive. It happened to be pouring rain.... I mean POURING that evening yet lots of people flocked here to enjoy their food on a Christmas Eve. read more

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Best Chinese food in Santa Rosa period. best hot and sour soup, best fried rice. No other Chinese restaurant is even close in Santa Rosa.

The décor is what I noticed first upon entering the front doors. It is vibrant and quite pretty, not a typical mom and pop Chinese restaurant. We also noticed a note on the door saying they are now open on Mondays. We were lucky because we were there for lunch on a Monday! This place was recommended to me by two friends so we decided to stop in and check out their lunch menu. I do remember when they were closed for a significant period of time a couple years ago, and the place has definitely gone through a serious facelift, all good. It feels modern and tastefully decorated. We had the sweetest server. I wish I caught her name but she was so pleasant and helpful. We ordered the cashew nut prawns and basil chicken. Lunch specials come with either fried rice or chow mein. In addition a small salad and a choice of soup, either won ton or hot and sour accompanies your meal. I asked our server what she prefers so I took her word for it and ordered my basil chicken with chow mein and hot and sour soup. My friend ordered her prawns with fried rice and won ton soup. The one thing that could be improved is the timing of everything. We received our salads, then immediately received our entrees and soup, so everything was ready at once. In spite of that, our lunch experience was super. Everything was flavored nicely, not too salty, and we both enjoyed our lunches very much. While we were there, I noticed tables turning over with new customers coming in to have lunch. It's definitely a popular spot even on a Monday! Their fresh, tasty and hot food, nice ambiance, and sweet servers will definitely have you leaving with big smiles and happy tummies! read more

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Love this place! We go once a month for lunch and the lunch menu is such a deal for the cost. Excellent service. Excellent food. We do miss our old servers Scotty & Carlie. Darin & Susan are our new favs! read more

Every time I feel I want to Chinese food I like to go to Royal china. I love their food and always they take care of me when it comes to service. I will recommend this place if you feel Chinese food. read more

One of the nicest Chinese restaurants I have been to. The service is lovely, attentive and the food has been consistently very good or great. I've only been here for lunch and it's always very busy, it has a nice casual ambiance and comfortable. I would recommend trying the eggplants if you enjoy them like I do. over all everything I've tried has been very good. read more

Fast and not cheap greasy food found everywhere with decent service, ok ambience but it was way too rushed. Good wine selection.

This used to be our favorite Chinese restaurant in Santa Rosa, but no more. Tonight's dinner: pot stickers, Chinese chicken salad and chicken chow fun. Pot stickers were doughy with a mushy filling devoid of flavor. Unpleasant. Chicken salad had a dry thin chicken breast that had been deep fried in a thick bland batter that tasted like mushy cardboard. The chow fun was 99% noodles with a little bit of dry chewy chicken and almost no veggies. After dining at this restaurant for the past 8 years, we are so disappointed. We will not be dining there in the future. What happened??? read more

Came here after passing by several times decor is beautiful. Food was good and service was great. Glad we gave it a try read more

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Every time I'm visiting home and have a craving for Chinese food, this is the place I go to satiate that craving. The staff is really friendly and the ambiance is nice and modern; I like how the bar is set up. We always order a jasmine tea, so delicious sipping on it before and after your meal. Everything we get comes out really quick and it's always tasty and delicious. Last time we got the cashew shrimp, chicken eggplant, and the combination chow mein. Sooooooo good. I want to try other dishes like the mapo tofu. Highly recommend coming here if you haven't been here before...you won't be disappointed! read more

Not sure what has happened, but their homemade pot stickers tasted like undercooked dough with undecernable and unflavorful pinkish filling and plain tasting dipping sauce. War Won Ton was low in flavor and under-cooked Won Ton. Chicken was unrecognizable and rubbery . Need a knife to cut up the pieces of chicken in my soup. The fried shrimp had a thick crunchy crust deep-fried. The ultra deep fried orange chicken's flavor was in orange sauce. Chicken Chow Fun had thinly sliced carrots which were hard to get onto fork and seemed undercooked. Broccoli Beef, and String Bean Chicken seem to have similar flavors. Again, chicken had a rubbery texture and beef had undecernable flavor They seem to do a lot of takeout but many tables and bar seats were empty on a Saturday night at prime dinner time. (Granted it was the first night for the fair). read more

This restaurant has been a staple for over 30 years, changing ownership only once when Tina retired and sold it a few years ago. Thankfully, the food remains just as it always has been--absolutely delicious! It's been amazing to watch Royal China's evolution. What started as a single-unit eatery has now expanded into three spacious areas. We've celebrated countless family dinners and special occasions here, and we still dine here at least 3-4 times a month. read more

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Stopped in on Xmas - so crowded and yet we had Ana I g food and service! Kudos to this fabulous place !

Royal China Restaurant is one of our go-to spots for consistently great Chinese food. The food is always fresh, hot, and flavorful--and the quality never disappoints. Portions are generous without being overwhelming, and the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. We've dined here multiple times and the experience is always dependable. Highly recommended! read more

I had heard good things but the meals I picked up were mostly greasy rubbery noodles, very little vegetable or anything else. Flavor missing and the price tag, too much. I was very disappointed. read more

After passing this particular restaurant I decided to give it a try. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised with the food, and staff are amazing to watch as they go about the business or serving the customers. The decor is very pleasant and I have seen their relentless dedication to serve and satisfy their clientele. If you haven't visited this establishment I would highly recommend it. I'm sure you will agree. read more

It's just not good anymore I don't know why, was are favorite Chinese food restaurant in the area. Santa Rose has a lot of Chinese food restaurants & we have found one the whole family likes read more

Wonderful restaurant and great food! Came here on date night with my partner. The ambiance of the restaurant was beautiful with soft mood lighting and charming decor. The wait staff was pleasant and attentive. No complaints about my trip here. I highly suggest for date night or special dinners. Also right down the street from epicenter. Which makes a perfect nightcap with some skiball! read more

A solid option for Chinese in Santa Rosa. We placed an order online for takeout for a large group. Even on a Saturday night, food was ready pretty quickly and picking up was super easy. The inside looked nice as well for those who might want to dine in. The chicken was fresh and tasty as were the spring rolls, portions were generous as well! read more

I have mixed feelings. The food looked good but it lacked flavor. I thought a few years ago it was good but I had a different experience this time. The lady who took our order over the phone argued with me about what I had ordered. Then when we went to pick up the food she proceeded to help three other people before handing us our Togo order. This wasn't the best service. read more

Best Chinese restaurant in town! Try the wonton soup and the sweet & sour chicken. Also the mochi! Service is excellent.

The food: The sweet@sour chicken was the only dish that we finished. The noodles had no flavor and prawns were just ok. Didn't take anything home. The service: The service was ok. The Food was served promptly and the waiter did check on us several times. Ambiance: The place is fairly typical for a Chinese restaurant in a strip mall. The place seemed to be clean and the tables and chairs were in good condition. read more

Consistently fantastic food and consistently wonderful service. Royal China was our top pick for Chinese food in the area whenever the craving hit so we highly recommend it. read more

We love their lunch specials. My favorite is the Szechwan Calamari. All lunches come with fried rice, chow mein or steamed rice, 2 soup choices and a delicious salad. Great price and you'll be full and satisfied. If you partake they have beer on tap. Some nice local breweries included. Service is top notch and the food comes quick and hot like rushed from the wok to your table. Just check open and closed times. Their staff is always friendly! Never have we had a bad experience. Thanks Royal China! read more

Went to dinner with a gal friend this evening, a yearly co-birthday celebration. We'd been here before and enjoyed the decor. We were seated quickly, given menus and water. We made our menu selections, and waited for someone to take our order. We asked the hostess and even went up to a server working at the bar. It took a quite a while. Meantime, we observed the couple who were seated before us asking for mustard a couple of times before receiving it. A couple was seated after us and was greeted warmly. Their food order arrived before ours. I ordered appetizers because I was hungry! The potstickers were tasty but doughy in the center and hard to cut with our forks. My friend's dish was served about five minutes before mine. Both dishes were tasty. However, we felt ignored by our server. She checked on tables on either side of us and just walked past us. Not sure I'll return. read more

I heard about this place a decade ago or so, and ate there a few times before they did their remodel and expanded. The old decor wasn't bad, but the the new remodel is great - I really love the textured plaster walls, lighting, and the blown glass light fixtures - this place is not a hole in the wall by any measure! Although the menu and pricing is pretty typical - I always find the food is very well prepared, hearty portions, and high quality ingredients. I have triad a lot of dishes here over the years, and it would be hard to pick one favorite! I recently had the sautéed been curd with vegetables and was really impressed with the variety of vegetables and how well the tofu was prepared - it had a nice "skin" to it that made it very satisfying! Other favorites are the hot and sour soup, sizzling rice soup, and orange chicken! We really like the service here too - they always seem to be friendly, and prompt -and make sure we always have what we need. The kitchen seems to be very solid - food always come out fast and fresh! If you are traveling solo (or +1) they have a nice bar in the center of the restaurant, which provides comfortable seating and an alternate from the table/booth experience. They have a range of local and imported beers, wine and drinks as well. Overall, there is very little not to like about Royal China - the food is great, consistent, and the service is excellent. We are always happy after we eat here! Give Royal China a try - you might find it is your new favorite! read more

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The service was amazing and the staff were friendly and welcoming. The portion sizes are big and the taste is delicious. You can see the cook in the kitchen so they make everything on the spot. Also, the decorations for the restaurant is really cute. I had a wonderful time with my mom and we would go back again. read more

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terrible because when i was to get my phone order a guy was quitting outside to his boss, don't get me wrong the guy is nice but he was quitting after receiving racist death threats from his coworker and the boss said "take you fights outside or quit it's not my problem" so yeah bad owner, not evil but not employee friendly read more

Food was phenomenal pleasant people pleasant surrounding. Old schools standards very cultured

Fantastic! I've only had take out from here and the service is friendly and gracious. The food is prepared quickly and is delicious. I got Basil Chicken and I call it Redemption Basil Chicken because it was perfect after the disastrous basil chicken I had recently at another establishment. I wish we had a Royal China in Auburn there because isn't anything anywhere as good as this up there. Highly recommend. read more

I have been going htere for yers but not for a year. I went for lunch for my friends birthday yesterday. Staff was very nice but the food has really gone down hill since the restaurant was sold I think a year ago? sie salad used to be mixed quality lettuce, now a few leaves of iceburg with dressing, won ton soup, two wontons, no seaweed or tofu. But the worst was the entree. I was so disappointed in the sauce on the lunch menu. bland. I had to add a lot of soy sauce to make it interesting. In the pst every entree there was great. Now? it has been cheapened - no flavor in shrimp snow pea dish. It is just not the same place as it used to be. and it was $50 for a lunch menu for two with one martini shrimp side. That was the best part. I qont go back until they find a better chef :-{ read more

I'll give a 3.5. This is a to go order. I will say it is a very pretty restaurant. We ordered three lunch meals with an order of egg rolls. Let's start with egg rolls. They tasted old and were very greasy and soggy, won't order them again. Hubby had spicy chicken with rice and loved it, daughter had orange chicken and also loved it. She had with showmen and said it was delish. I had basil eggplant and it was not good, tasted old and there was no basil or spice. Was very greasy. Definitely will try again, but order and ask if things could be made fresh. I will make rice at home and get chow me in. So not best but not worse. Btw place was packed. read more

My boyfriend and I love the food and have gone there for years. To the point that we would frequent them once a week and rotate who we sat with since we loved 3 of the wait staff there. Scotty, Corey and Carly, they were so amazing, and to the point that they remembered exactly what we had at our routine, we always felt very special and taken care of. To my disappointment, I noticed that not one of them was there, which was odd. I ask a fellow employee, and come to find out neither one of them are long longer there. The food was good as always, but the ambience in the field was not the same. Unfortunate that Royal China has lost these 3 amazing people who I know That many other customers are disappointed. It's just not the same. I don't think I'll be going there as often. The service was OK but I have seen better. read more