Royal Palace
Royal Palace
Savory eggplant and chicken
鱼香肉丝
小抄牛
炒豆苗
红烧鱼
口水鸡
a plate of food on a table
Yum
a plate of beef and broccoli
menu
two plates of food on a table
a plate of tofu and rice
the front of the restaurant
a table full of asian food
menu
a table full of asian food
Crystal shrimp
menu
Vincent L.
Dec 23, 2024
Terrible Dim Sum and terrible prices. Quality is horrendous and let me explain. Congee is full of flour instead of rice. Beef tripe has no flavor. 蘿蔔糕 turnip cake, the turnip and flour is separated so every bit you either get turnip or a mouth full of flour. Ground pork in dumplings is old so tasted gamey. 糯米雞Lotus wrapped chicken is too greasy, too much pork fat in the stuffing. Tea is $3.50 a person. If only one person in a group get tea they still charge everybody which is ridiculous. I don't have high hope for good quality dim sum in metro Detroit but this place should close soon. Basically they use the cheapest Ingredients they can buy and charge full price for it. Might as well buy frozen dim sum and steam it at home instead of wasting time and money here.
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Ebenezer's Anni L.
Jul 30, 2024
I heard from my dinning out Meetup group that this was a good place for good dim sum. So I set up a meal there. I was able to get reservations.With lots of parking and a larger dining room, it is easy to dine. With most menu items in both Chinese and English, that is usually a good sign. When we got there, most of the other dinners where Asians, another good sign. The service was wonderful. But the food....Dim sum menu is much more limited and in a few cases much higher priced than China Palace and Shangri La. While I am American, EBS taught me about good dim sum well. It was very average. Nothing I would come back for. Having can pop is not cool with me.Others that had either Traditional Chinese or American Chinese and liked it. Glad I tried, be will not be back.
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Michael T.
Jun 4, 2024
Updating and decreasing my rating. Food quality was decent. We got multiple dishes to share (liang pi, duck soup, vege dish, shrimp with celer, steamed fish), each of which was authentically Chinese tasting. We were impressed by the savory home style taste of the duck soup - very warming to the heart. Here is where the restaurant lacked during dinner:1) food portion. Total was greater than $ 140 incl. Tip. Small portions given the prices they charge. Fish was good but small (filled like 1/3 of the plate) - was nearly gone after 4 people each took 1 piece. Shrimp dish - maybe 6 pieces of shrimp? Rest was all celery. The duck soup was well made, however, barely had any duck and had a lot of soup. 2) Service: dinner - there were like 3 other tables dining in. For a receipt that lists a minimum 18% to 25% gratuity, service was poor, inattentive, and lacking. No water refills. No one was checking how food was. In fact, we saw waitresses eating in a far corner table. Had to ask for takeout boxes. Service in one word: nonexistent. 3) price/value: Along with point #1, it is too expensive. Average dishes at equivalent authentically Chinese restaurants are around $15 - 20. For dinner, the price is like $15 - 30 (and sometimes $30 - $50). For this price point, I expected a lot more food, but the quality of the food, while good, did not make up for exorbitant price points for authentic dishes. Would save my money for other well-known Chinese restaurants in SE MI.
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Michelle D.
Aug 14, 2024
I think this place deserves more credit. I haven't found too many dim sum places in the area, but I'm happy to say this establishment now can be my go-to for dim sum. Dim sum is like Chinese tapas--various dishes in small portions. Some are steamed, and some are fried. Typically, they're eaten for brunch, but I'm so glad they serve dim sum all day long. It's like wanting to have breakfast for dinner. I love all the various dumplings, the steamed pork buns, and the pan-fried turnip cake. If you go on Sunday, they go around with the carts, offering various dishes available (which gives me the closest authentic experience to what I had when I was younger).The service is good. The staff are amiable and friendly. The ambiance is nice for a casual lunch or dinner. Parking is easy and they are good for groups as well.
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Conrad L.
Sep 5, 2024
Stopped in on Labor Day for some dim sim. This place has changed ownership thru the years. I enjoy the fact that they still come around with the carts, dim sum isn't the same without them. Ordered the usual shrimp dumplings, shao mai, chicken feet, fried turnip pancake, beef balls, and Chinese broccoli. Overall the dim sum was ok. Flavors were not very pronounced, left a little to be desired. I am comparing dim sum to that of Chicago which I feel is quite good. I love beef chow fun and order it at every Chinese restaurant. Again flavor was just lacking. I did appreciate how large there water cups are. They are the extremely tall red plastic cups. Service here is quite good and there are plenty of tables and space.
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Tiffany S.
Jun 15, 2023
After the fantastic Yelp Elite event, I wanted to tell every about how awesome Royal Palace is -- especially my parents during their visit. TL;DR: they loved it and thought RP rivaled the Chinese restaurants in Los Angeles!As we learned from the Yelp Elite event, RP is now under new management (Kevin and his awesome co-owner(s?))! I saw some of the same folks working as from the Yelp event so it was great to see some familiar faces. We ordered the dimsum (which came around in carts) as well as some items on the menu: *All the dimsum felt like it was made and cooked with love! There was attention to detail, quality ingredients. My parents really enjoyed their dishes especially the tripe stew (niu za, 牛雜). *We ordered the classic canto noodles - beef chow fun and seafood delight chow mian. All super tasty and not too oily. Good portions IMHO! *Salt & Pepper Tofu (椒盐豆腐)- we had this at the yelp event and I couldn't get over how tasty it was! So this prep of salt & pepper is usually made with other protein like squid or shrimp. It's so crispy on the outside but nice and silken on the inside. I took this home and ate it the next day (Air Fryer ftw) and it was AWESOME still. *Mango Pudding - so yummy! I wish this spot were closer to Ann Arbor because I'd go all the dang time! I'll definitely be back to try more dishes.
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Tammie S.
Nov 5, 2023
Coming from Oakland in the San Francisco Bay Area I was looking for some great Chinese food. Wow did royal palace deliver. We had chow fun, dim sum, peppered chicken and salt and pepper tofu and I'm already making reasons to make the 30 min drive back here. The service was great. Our server was polite friendly and had great suggestions. We are looking forward to trying the cart service for the dim sum, and I'm sorry there are no food pictures a I was so excited when they brought us our food that I just started digging in. Inside the restaurant is nicely set tables, some with lazy Suzans and I love the red cups the water comes out in. Very nostalgic to my childhood. This is the best Chinese food we've found here in Michigan and can't wait to go back.
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Dave W.
Jun 5, 2023
Several weeks ago i received an invite to attend a Yelp Elite event at this restaurant. I was unable to make it that night, but I was excited to know that there was a dim sum place nearby so I was glad when I had an opportunity to give it a try recently.We ordered several items from the dim sum menu. Unfortunately, they were out of the item we wanted the most - the baked BBQ buns. The other items we tried were average, at best. We also tried a couple of items from the "American Chinese" menu - fried rice and one of the chicken dishes. Again, decent, but nothing outstanding. Most of the items we chose were pretty plain.We got carry out, but the place looked nice inside. We'll probably give it another try to see what the dine experience is.
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Irma B.
Oct 4, 2023
I was on a hunt for some really good Chinese food that wasn't takeout. This place hit the spot. Great service, delicious food and huge seating area.
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Ronald Y.
Jan 8, 2025
Forgot to add photos..........................................For my previous review of Royal Palace............Here are photos of some of the dim sum &one noodle dish
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