Golden Lotus Chinese Restaurant

We are going home today and want to have some dim sum before the flight. Found this restaurant closed to the airport. The restaurant is cozy with may be 1 manager and 1 waitstaff. Husband kept telling me he had good feeling about the food and he was right! The stuff peppers was amazing! He said was the best he ever tasted. I ordered 6 dim sum dishes and they were all authentic, freshly cooked and delicious. Totally will recommend!

Service was fine1 * for bad pricing and quality. Ordered egg tarts, sticky rice, bbq pastry, siew mai, lava bunEgg tarts & lava buns were decent. Buns were slightly smaller and seemed the type that you could just buy off the shelf from the store and just steam and serve. Nothing special to write about. Egg tarts were so so. Bbq pastry, siew mai & sticky rice were incredibly small. The amount of meat fillings were pathetic. For the price they were charging, it's as expensive for FL's standards and are comparable to prices in the Bay Area. We were served chrysanthemum tea for $2ish per adult. Would not be back for sure.

This place was mediocre. We didn't have high expectations but didn't expect portions to be so small. We wanted some dim sum and saw some good and bad reviews, so we thought we'd give it a try ourselves.The portions were small, and some dishes lacked flavor. The beef with rice roll was probably one of the better dishes, however, it was too salty. The congee was extremely small as well.Food took a while to come out. Inside felt clean, but we probably won't be back when we're in Florida.

This might be a place to stick to American Chinese food. We ordered three dim sum (turnip cakes in xo sauce, shrimp stuffed eggplant, and xiaolongbao) and a shrimp with broccoli. The shrimp with broccoli was definitely the highlight (although expensive $16.95 for 8 shrimp)! We ordered the turnip cakes in xo sauce. These are supposed to be crispy on the outside and are usually in smaller cubes than the normal turnip cakes. These tasted greasy, unfortunately, and didn't have that salty crispiness on the outside. The shrimp stuffed eggplant was also greasy and it made me wonder if it was leftover from cart service and then fried again before serving. The xiaolongbao was definitely commercially prepared and then steamed. This wasn't a surprise but I was disappointed they didn't provide ginger when I asked and brought out red vinegar instead of black. Overall, the food was just not good enough to justify the price. For those interested in dim sum, Millenia dim sum king and seafood (a little pricier but better) and east garden in Chinatown (best value and flavor) are much better. I will say the service was good and the ambiance was nice and clean.

I had certain level of expectations. Even mid level even...but this was an absolutely fail for me. The Shui Mai was microscopic! If this is their way of cutting corners. It sure looks disappointing. The Black Bean ribs was scarce to none. At least add some fillers to compensate the portion! Chicken feet had 0 sauce on em. That was a first for me... The Chive dumpling seemed more of a plate of garnishes.. Salt & Pepper Squid was heavily salted to the point where we had to throw it away. Uneatable. The Sticky rice was crunchy inside... was that in a claypot?! Cause thats the only time I had rice that was crunchy. And the last but not least. The egg tarts. Tasted as if it was reheated several times and put back in the fridge and reheated again to give you that texture of over cooked old eggs. Overall, they either need to hire a new chef or find someone that knows what their doing. With the cost of the food... it was definitely NOT worth the experience.

When I visited 7 years ago, I felt like service was lacking and quality was just ok. I'm glad, having visited again 2 weeks ago, everything has improved! The dim sum comes out hot and fast. Quality was so much better than in the past. Service was also much faster and more attentive. The waitress was consistent in making sure our drinks were kept full and making sure to intermittently clear out plates that we had finished to make space for other dishes coming out. Although the ambiance is about the same, and could probably use a renovation (especially in the bathroom), the fact that everything else is better means that ambiance is forgivable. Overall, I think this is a solid dim sum alternative to a lot of more crowded locations in Colonial Drive :)

I've enjoyed their dim sum before but last night I was in the mood for something else. I ordered 2 entrees and a soup. All to share. It was kind of weird then brought out all 3 menu items together. I asked the server to make the soup a to go item. The other weird thing was the couple eating with me got their food about 4-5 minutes before us.

I came to Golden Lotus a few days ago, there were a few things that missed the mark.I ordered crab rangoon, an order of egg rolls, and Mongolian beef. The crab rangoon were very over fried. The pinched tops were more than crispy, they were hard and I didn't eat them for fear of the sharp corners/edges hurting my throat on the way down. The crab center was not creamy at all. They were small little balls of crab meat (presuming crab meat, they too were cooked from the heavy frying) that I thought were rather small on top of not being creamy. I ended up not finishing them. The egg rolls were not over fried as the rangoons, but they had taste/smell of fish oil. I'm not sure that is an ingredient for egg rolls(?). The Mongolian beef was served where there was an unusual amount water. If it was the sauce, I was expecting the sauce to be thick and nothing "watery". The classic hoison-base taste of Mongolian beef was also on thin side.The service was good. My order was taken within reason and the food was brought out in good order. The dining area was organized and was not especially fancy. When I went to wash my hands before eating, the men's room was a pit. It smelled as if it had not been cleaned for a long time (there was an air freshener hanging there, as if that was going to help anything). It was not modeled well, it was a striking contrast to the front dining area. I was wondering if there would even be any soap, which there was (phew!).I was not exactly enamored of the experience, I think I'll pass next time.

First off, not too friendly and I was told the store was open till 9pm so I arrived 8:45 and was told they were closed but we will wait on you anyway. Strike one! Secondly, the pricing is somewhat expensive, I get that though it is a full service sit down and I don't mind paying extra for great food AND GREAT SERVICE. When one is missing I'm not happy. The beef chow fun was amazing, the ambiance was great, the customer service stinks! It's hard to find good chow fun though, so I make my husband go in to purchase. He doesn't care about the service he gets, long as you feed him! Food was great service is horrible

Foods was amazing, very fresh and tasty. I came from California , so this place is a hiding gems. Must try, highly recommended. We come to Florida every year for vacation. Definitely coming back