Al Palace Chinese Restaurant in Costa Mesa

Ive been going to Al Palace Chinese Restaurant for a decade, and Ive always loved the authentic and delicious food. The restaurant is family-owned and operated, and they take great pride in using fresh, high-quality ingredients.When you first sit down, youre greeted with a hot pot of tea, which is a great way to start your meal. The menu is extensive, with a wide variety of dishes to choose from. Al Palace offers daily special lunch menu, which has a variety of dishes at a great price.Ive tried a lot of different dishes, but my favorites are the beef chow mein, Mongolian beef, beef pepper steak, and honey walnut shrimp. The hot and sour soup is also a must-try, especially during the cold winter months.I also love the fact that they have different types of fried rice and steamed rice available. And the veggie egg rolls that come on the side are always a delicious treat.Al Palace Chinese Restaurant also offers delivery and catering services, which makes it a great option for parties or business gatherings.I highly recommend trying this restaurant if youre looking for delicious and authentic Chinese food.

Absolutely love this place. Im from NYC so finding a great Chinese restaurant is tough.This place has very good food.The staff are so kind, they make it that much better.Go and try it. Youll be glad you did.Im there at least 3 times a week

After three decades of patronizing this establishment...Im done.They know my order when I walk in and I bring my warehouse crew in every Friday. I had my usual order and asked for two hot oils. These are one ounce cups and he had the audacity to say they are $.35 each. (the Soy Sauce and Hot Oil are the only things saving these flavorless dishes) I said another reason to not come here again.. His reply was everything costs money. YES IT DOES, and Ill take my money elsewhere. Check your TOGO orders before you leave.. Been 1 for 3 last three stops. SO LONG Al Palace. Ill have to wait for Golden Dragon to open at 5:00

We were very disappointed in our dining experience. A neighbor had recommended Al Palace. The food quality was too much like fast food. The atmosphere made me feel like i needed to disinfect surfaces, and its very old and tired. The servers were nice enough, but plastic serving plates and tiny utensils. Sorry, we wont go back and I would not recommend you go at all.

Good Chinese takeout food with a dining room. WARNING if you choose the Add Noodles option to your lunch special, they will mix the noodles into your dish, rather than giving you a side of noodles. This turns out horrible of you choose something like the sweet and sour pork lunch special. You dont want noodles mixed into that! Furthermore if you ask for the noodles on the side, they are just plain boiled noodles, nothing special. Anyway, the Chicken Chow Mein with soft noodles is by far their best dish. The sweet and sour pork was also good, and I like it more than the sweet and sour chicken. The Orange Chicken was not that great, flavorless. The Mongolian Beef was good. The Wor Wonton soup is great. The egg flower soup was excellent with robust flavor. The egg rolls are excellent. But they are served with ketchup, so I ask for sweet n sour sauce to dip them in. The egg foo young was disappointing, zero flavor. I wouldnt be surprised if they told me that the gravy was made up of basically water, cornstarch, and brown food coloring. The Family meals are a great way to experience a variety of dishes. Lunch specials until 4pm. Oh ya, and while the wine is cheap quality, they make up for it by filling the wine glass to the top!

I ordered takeout over the phone. The man taking the order either did not hear me correctly or added more to my order than what I said. I was not happy when they gave me the bill. The honey walnut shrimp is good. Dont order the pan-fried noodles unless you want burnt spaghetti noodles.

Very authentic family owned Chinese food . Price is very reasonable and lunch portions is enough for two people to comfortably eat. The taste has a bit of a weird after taste. The place has plenty of repeat customers but due to taste I will not be . It is to note my wife found the taste to be ok . So I will give the taste a 5.5/10price 10/10

Been going here since 1992. Same owner, same chef, same waitstaff. This place is consistent and the food is great.

This place is really good. Two thumbs up. The food is really good, made right when you order. They serve really good portions, filling up your plate. The people are always nice. The decor is awesome. We come here at least once a week. Recommend it to everyone.

I tried to give this place a chance, but its just not the best. The first time I ate here, both me and my boyfriend got really sick from it. Decided to get it a second chance, hoping it was a one off, we thankfully didnt get sick, but the food overall was pretty bland. My fried rice was mushy and barely tasted of anything. Sweet and sour pork was off. And the spare ribs were dry.