Noodle Lane and Dumplings

Great service and ambiance! The restaurant feels very clean and simple. It's cute they have printed instructions on how to eat soup dumplings. The food was delicious we got - squid mala hotpot dry - pickled fish soup Szechuan style - crab and pork soup dumpling The soup dumplings were delicious with just the right amount of thickness for the skin wrappers - thin yet still strong enough to hold the soup and fillings. The squid mala dry hotpot we asked for it to be the least spicy since my partner can't eat spicy food. It was delicious but it was more sauce-y than usual for a dry pot dish. Their version is perfect for someone who likes this dish but can't eat spicy. The pickled fish soup was a miss for me. I was excited since it was the recommended dish. I did not like the garlic yellow soup mixed with peppercorn. There were also barely any pickled vegetables. The sour taste was good but paired strangely with the numbing peppercorn. I've had different variations of pickled fish/spicy fish fillet soup and this is definitely the strangest one I've had.

I have to second Aly O's review from a few months ago. I also ordered the Dan Dan Noodles and was underwhelmed by them. I'd ordered my meal as takeout but if I were dining in the restaurant I probably would have sent it back on first sight. There was almost no meat and it just looked generally uninspired. Sending it back wasn't an option though, so I ate it and It tasted exactly how it looked - like a bowl of plain spaghetti tossed in chili oil. As others have mentioned, the prices are on the higher end for this kind of fare. Personally, I'm fine with that, so long as the food meets the expectations that come with the price, but this particular dish didn't even look like it was trying. I'm hopeful that the owners are reading these reviews and trying to improve still because I want this place to live up to its potential and I think some of the dishes do so more than others. My son got soup dumplings and those were much better.

Good solid addition to Park Slope's Asian dining. It's an upgrade from your usual no frills Chinese takeout, good for families to sit down and enjoy their meal. The soup dumplings are pretty decent. The crispy noodles was not what I expected though because I'm thinking the crispy noodles you get from big Chinese banquet restaurants. This version reminded me too much of the white wash American Chinese takeout instead. My husband tried the Dan Dan noodles and unfortunately it missed the mark for him. He loves DanDan and he found this dish to be lacking. Service was good. Restaurant was clean and decor is nice.

Tried their Rice Noodles Dan Style with pork at their stand for Smorgasbord. The dish is reasonably priced (about $15) for the portion. The pork is slightly spicy and gives the bouncy noodles a nice glaze. I recommend adding extra hoisin so that each noodle is packed with flavor. Great dish at an excellent stand

We ordered the Dan Dan noodles without pork and the pan fried noodles with shrimp. Noodles were quite average for the price paid. They taste the same as noodles you'd get from the corner Chinese restaurant. Cute, small, and clean restaurant in the area though

Noodle lane has good soup dumplings but they are pricey. The skin is sturdy yet thin and flavor is good. The pickled fish and mapo tofu were delicious, can be more spicy. Got a lunch special of beef and string beans which was mostly rice so I don't recommend getting them maybe. Get their more traditional Chinese dishes. Also discounts for NYP workers.

Park Slope can be a bit tricky with Chinese food. You have the 3-4 stalwarts that have been around for a very long time, interchangeably they all do the job but never really blown away. Some newer places are very prices but you dont really get your monies worth. Noodle lane is, fortunately, not one of those places. It's a welcoming space whether for lunch or dinner. It's a bit pricier than some other places but, for the most part, the food is very good. Especially enjoy the chow fun, the wonton soup and their soup dumplings. It's not usually something I order but their general tso's is consistently really, really good. There's a bunch more things I want to try. Most of all though, their service is what separates them. Everyone I've encountered who works there is lovely. Every once in a while my mom will come to my neighborhood, we go to noodle lane and we get a beer and a lunch special. They always treat us great and it makes the fun, whimsical-ness of having a lunchtime beer with a parent all the more special. For me Noodle Lane has carved out a special place in the neighborhood in a relatively short time.

Great coap long nap.. soup dumplings. Excellent lo mein and Sichuan dishes as well.

This restaurant has a some of the most authentic Chinese food. You can tell everything is made fresh and with great care. It's not heavily oiled or over salted/MSGed like many other places. Dishes have a nice delicate balance. Even the Chinese-American dishes are pretty good which my kids love much to my chagrin. Service is nice, my kids love practicing their mandarin with Eddie, and watching the soup dumplings being made before their eyes.

4.5 *Really good place and great food - and nice people We like the location and its new and fresh and modern - really hard to get good modern Chinese today so we will be back to try more on the menu