Food should have been better For dinner I ordered their Sesame Chicken. It looked pale and some of the batter inside wasn't fully cooked. This Cantonese inspired dish used a brown or dark sauce so it wasn't sweet, which did catch me by surprise. That's on me, the menu, at least the one posted online, made that clear. I didn't find the sauce to carry much flavor, so I'm still rating the dish low. I liked the place, it has an old Chinese restaurant feel to it, from the staff to the layout to the paper placemats showing the Chinese zodiac. They brought crunchy noodles with duck sauce to get us started while we waited for our food. This is a locally owned and operated business. read more

Shangri-La Restaurant - Sesame Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

I'm giving two stars because the food is good, but in the way that any other Chinese place would be good. I'm not sure why this place is so expensive!? the portion sizes are small a dinner for one person sweet-and-sour chicken with plain noodles - lo mein was $18 a soda at this location is almost $6!? for Togo!? read more

Shangri-La use to be fantastic, but the owner she is now serving cheap ingredients to save money, such as frozen egg rolls from wholesale clubs, which taste awful! Shame on you. I will not ever go back thanks to such an insult to the consumer... read more

The worst Chinese food I have ever had in my entire life. Shangrila used to be an awesome family restaurant, the quality of their food is gone, I ordered pepper steak with a side order of broccoli, the rice was a pile of mush, the pepper steak was fatty and chewy, the sauce was disgusting, I got two pieces of broccoli, I can't speak for the other members of my family that we're with tonight, but I give it a zero, do not recommend, will never eat there again. read more

We ordered two simple dishes and they both were very poor quality. In fact we did not eat either one of them. And they did not give our money back. They did not care if we ate them or not on top of not giving our money back they charged me four dollars more than what their menu said for my meal. We will never go back there again. I suggest to find a better place in this. This was by all the worst Chinese food I've ever eaten. read more

Service was nice. The food was good and tastes good. Added very little soy sauce. Will return. read more

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Always great food. From their soups to chef's specials, it is top notch. Will always come back.

Anna is the owner and is a superstar!!! I'm from NYC and am Asian and have very high standards when it comes to authentic food. My paterner is Irish and he was comletley blown away. Thank you for all the effort you put into all you dishes, as we ordered several, and they were ALL STELLAR & BEYOND. The Wonton soup = BRILLIANT! The EGG ROLL = BRILLIANT. Anna even took the time out of her busy schedule to call me and how we liked it. That is TRUE DEDICATION!!! The Egg Rolls are to die for, and their broth is killer and even their side sauses! The Wontons...CHEF's KISS!!! SUPPORT 100%%%%%%% read more

I would give -1 if possible. Terrible quality! War wonton came with No Wonton, no veg, and a few sad pieces of overcooked meat. Broth without flavor. Teriyaki Beef skewers had the texture of tough corned beef. read more

I've never left a 1 star review before, but this place earned it. Wow, truly terrible. Had a large group, so we ordered several mains and sides to all share. Note: they charge $2.95 per meal up charge if you want white meat chicken. Which would imply an improvement in quality. Nope. Mushy clumps of uncut chicken. Surrounded by wet batter and clumpy sauce. All sauces were bland and with indiscernible flavor. Even knowing what we ordered, we couldn't figure out which dish was which. That's how off looking (and tasting) each were. Super disappointing, and an expensive mistake. This place is wildly overpriced considering the poor quality of their ingredients and flavors. read more

Terrible phone response I called to order a whole Peking duck(4 of us), after numerous calls, recording only ( DOES NOT TAKE A message! ) a woman answered , we had a family broblem, tried to make res for the next day,NO ANSWER, left 2 messages on website! They never returned my emails, went anyway They sold my duck! Terrible follow up very disappointed Larry j read more

We tried this place for the first time and we were not disappointed. All the dishes were amazing . The service was great and we will definitely come back again . read more

We've been coming here on and off for 8 years. We have tried our old date night spot twice now in the last year and a half. I don't like giving bad reviews unless it's been a more than one time thing or getting dodgy. I wanted to wait to write a review until we had a another chance to revisit this place. The restaurant still is kept well. The service still prompt and good. Unfortunately it's just not the same quality food as it used to be. This last visit will be our last try. My husband never gets sick and he ended up with food poisoning. Something didn't look right about the normally vibrant dish, general tso. What he ate looked like sludge and he paid for it. The time before this visit, I too got stomach upset from the normal order of hofun I like to gravitate to. read more

Ordered takeout, 3 qts of wonton soup for sick family. Pan fried dumplings, spare ribs and a mei fun meal. First off, only 6 wontons per qt @5.95qt?? Got home and they gave me 1 small bag of noodles for all 3 qts! You get 6 dumplings when others give you 8. 5 small ribs for $14... i know prices are up on everything but it seems every chinese place i've tried in this area doesn't want you come back. Where is there good, fair priced Chinese in this area that will give you a fair shake?? The place close to my house on Bee Ridge and Lorraine when I ordered soup and asked for hot mustard, she flipped out on me saying next time I have to pay for that. read more

If this was ever any good it must have been a long time ago. The quality of the food and preparation was very poor Somethings we're way to spicy. Other things had no flavor. Do NOT eat here read more

Service and ambiance were great. But...food not so good. I had the quiche - it was terribly over cooked. It was eggy, spongy, overly firm and lacked flavor. It was the worse quiche I have ever had. What a disappointment! Others seem to like the omelette and the curry dish. read more

Very bland with no taste And WAY Overpriced. I ordered the general tsos chicken which is supposed to be sweet and spicy and deep fried. It was not even fried and no spice at all. I could have made that basic chicken at home. There are other Chinese restaurants that are more authentic ny style and less expensive. Trust me try one of those... and they have no combos dishes btw. I can name 3 other places in town that are more delicious. read more

Have been going there for over 25 years. If you're into the "is it as good as NYC" thing, it's the closest I've come to for Cantonese type food. Try the War Wonton!!!! read more

First time ordering. $100 order (including 15% tip) and the portion sizes on quart size meals were small to put it kindly. Provided enough mustard and duck sauce for two people at best. A sesame chicken turned out to be cabbage and some mushrooms in a dark sauce. Shrimp Egg foo young may have had 4 pieces or small shrimp and again, portion was tiny. Overall, the food was fair/good but the food tasted as if sauce was just poured on rather than cooked and the flavor wasn't cooked in. Cant say I would order again. read more

The food is really good. I suggest the egg rolls, Pork Lo Mein, General Tso Chicken, and Cashew Chicken. I would have rated 5 stars, but management REFUSES to make any more 'to go' menus. Ridiculous right? They just refer you to their website, which isn't all that user friendly. C'mon management! Menus will bring more revenue to your restaurant!! read more

5 star food, service was friendly, so nice to find a real dine in sit down restaurant. Just like I remember from Ohio. Shrimp with lobster sauce was excellent big shrimp. Definitely coming back. Be patient worth the wait not huge but nice. My two friends also had great food. On Bee Ridge side of shopping center near Publix. Not shopping center on Home Depot side but across the street. Worth the drive from Venice Fl read more

Good food, super quick for pick up times! Egg rolls are heat. Plenty of parking. Sweet and sour chicken order seemed very small, but none the less tasted good. Even with the smaller portion, the cost of this compared to others was very well priced read more

10 years ago this was a great place... Today? 50% chance of getting a good meal, we have kept up the hope they will return to the glory days - the last two visits we a complete fail. The place is usually dead - a result of the decline in quality/care. They have burned through the faithful customers and just turning the uninformed newcomers. I would strongly avoid, unfortunately, save the disappointment. Hopefully, we will get a good Chinese restaurant in the area someday, it's been really grim. read more

Well we went here for Peking Duck of which we had to order in advance which was 59.95 Then we received a call saying that they were going to add 15.00 more we said ok This was the worst meal ever not fresh or crispy the scallions were old & wilted & rubbery The soup was greasy & had awful taste & the restaurant was not busy at all waited 20-30 minutes before we had any food I would not go back for a second time disgusting!!! read more

This is another place that has been abusing the whole virus situation, raising their prices. They will never get any of my money again. The food is not that good anyway. read more

Very delicious! We had the family dinner which includes soup and egg roll for 12.95 pp. Lots of variety and specials. Great tea and friendly service. Comfortable atmosphere. Clean bathroom. Don't hesitate to give it a try. -Updated The portion size shrunk considerably and the quality has suffered a bit. Very disappointed! read more

Shangri-La Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE! had cockroaches in box used as carryout tray jumping on our kitchen counter! disgusting. will never go there again ! Anna the owner hung up on me when I called to explain. read more

This place is a hidden gem. Closest in the area you'll get to real Chinese food, yes the fried rice is actually brown not yellow. Everything we have tried here has been delicious and very flavorful. This has become our go to for a sit down Chinese restaurant. Recently we have noticed that portions have gotten much smaller. I assume it's be of ridiculous inflation we are going through. He worst portions is now the rice that comes with your meal. It's now a few spoonfuls on your plate instead of a separate bowl of rice. Hope they change back again. But in general if you try this place you won't regret. read more

Unorganized, unprofessional, poor customer service. Made an online order at 6:30pm and was told the food will be ready at 7:15. I got there on time and ended up waiting another 45+ minutes before I got my food. Hostess will disappear for 10 minutes at a time and leave people to wait by the door confused and lost on the progress of their order. The Food was salty and mediocre and cold which tells us it was just sitting in the back. The food didn't deserve the tip that they make you pay AHEAD of time. This restaurant needs to work on their time management. There's just no way you can expect to retain customers with the current conditions. read more

Sarasota (and the west coast of Florida in general) is lacking any good Chinese restaurants. This one is in my top 2, and trust me, I've searched far and wide. The inside is decently nice if you're dining in, their menu is eclectic with all of the standards and plenty of other items, and the staff is friendly enough (I've been blown away at the hospitality in very few Asian restaurants, but can you blame them? They work ever American holiday). read more

Wonderful, clean, fast service and great food. They can make a General Tso that brings the heat!

Low overhead good food good value large portions service was a little slow but there was only one so she did a great job

By far the worst Chinese food I've tried in SRQ. Tasteless, goopy mess. Everything soft and overcooked. More expensive too than our usual. Nice young man takes your order. read more

After looking over the menu photos posted online we tried this place for lunch, thinking it was mostly takeout. Unfortunately, we quickly learned this is a sit down restaurant and the menu photos do not match the actual menu currently in use. Although staff was friendly, we found our lunches to be less than pleasant. My first bite of won ton soup contained a small bone, which is definitely a first for me. I didn't complain about it, though, as this can happen anywhere. I was just surprised because it was so unexpected. Sad to say, things went downhill from there. My husband's shrimp egg foo yong was oddly made and flavored in a very different way than he'd ever had before. Worse, my serving of sweet and sour pork was extremely greasy and unpleasant. And we both found bits of rancid pork in our pork fried rice. Both of us suffered stomach pains afterwards. Suffice it to say we won't be giving Shanghai-La a second chance. read more

Absolutely fabulous meal of Peking duck to celebrate my mother's birthday. It's almost impossible to get anywhere else now a days. The duck came in three courses, each fantastically prepared. Would happily drive an hour again to come back for more. The wanton soup and Mae fun were also fabulous. read more

I honestly can't understand the positive reviews for this place. We normally go to China Wok on Clark, but we were nearby, so decided to pick up some dinner here. The food wasn't just mediocre (as at most Chinese restaurants in the area); it was just awful. The chicken fried rice was tasteless and had chunks of dark meat instead of slices of white meat, and the rice was mushy. The chicken with snow peas and mushrooms, in a thick, gelatinous white sauce, was also flavorless and very unappetizing. This place is far from a Shangri-la! read more

Where has this place been all my life? If you want good Chinese food then you must come here. I am serious. The food is all cooked to order and fresh. No typical Chinese food places with the takeout. We ordered for 7 people on Christmas Eve and had a terrific experience. Highly recommended! Bottom Line: If you are at all interested in good Chinese food then you won't be disappointed at all. read more

Once again, this place is hands-down the best family owned, fresh Chinese food you will find. Consistently, whether you take out or dine in you will be pleased. The food is fresh and can be made to your particular taste. Best part, they will remember your preferences, because they take the time to get to know you. This is not fast food, this is real Cantonese food. read more

Shangri-La Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Have been to Shangri-La Restaurant on several occasions in Sarasota. I usually just get the appetizers. Unfortunately the egg roll and battered shrimp were burnt. The krabragoons were borderline burnt. Very disappointing. The pork fried rice and the teriyaki beef sticks were good. read more

Love Shangri-la ! Excellent food - we moved to Tennessee and have been away from the area for a few years. Boy did I miss pork egg foo yong.! We will be eating here a number of times during our seasonal visit! read more