Reviews for Red Lantern in Lincoln, CA
Let me start by putting it out there that I'm part Chinese. That being said, I believe that my standards for Chinese cuisine are... pretty high. The service is wonderful and everyone is friendly. Not your typical mom & pop shop w/o the customer experience typeof training. Everyone who works here speaks English. Most of them are bilingual. I know this because I spoke to several of themin Cantonese as well as English. Now to the menu. Hands down my favorite is the smoked sea bass paired with the honey mayo &ginger. Moist, flaky, fatty & cooked to perfection. The bok choy and yao choy is good too. The noodle soups are filling on theirown as a meal. The crab & fish maw soup reminds me of home cooked dinners at my parents. Yes, the sweet and sour chicken istasty. Though not authentic but still good & includes fresh pineapple. Not that canned stuff. It makes a huge difference. Mykids liked the BBQ pork fried rice. The fried fish w/sweet soy sauce is great. Especially with steamed rice & greens. Don't getme started on the roast duck & bao buns with hoisin sauce & scallions because that is my 5-yr old's new favorite. The flavor &crispy skin of the duck just makes you savor each bite. I can't wait to dine there again and try more dishes. Even when takingitems to-go, it heats up well and the flavors are still delicious. Read more
Don?t know what to say! Want to lose come here! Enjoy losing come here! Their buffet is now closed! Guess they don?t need cheap... shity food to lower poor addicted people to their trap! Don?t come here unless you planning to lose your kid savings! I don?tgamble! So this isn?t coming from personal experience, but from what I?ve heard from other people who have lost the Eid lifesavings here! Read more
Servers, unorganized and some not understanding English very well. Spring rolls? Absolutely devoid of any vegetables, not even a... spec. Completely empty and awful. The chicken fried rice, should be called, Fried Rice only, because there was absolutely nocabbage, hardly any chicken at all, no eggs or anything else for that matter. We also ordered the Kungpao chicken and Mongolianbeef, they were the most tasteless Kungpao chicken and Mongolian beef we?d ever ordered. The soup was very bland as well.Overall, would not recommend it. Read more
This place tends to be pretty busy so be sure during busy times such as the weekend or nights so make sure you go online and... reserve your table. If you?re going on a weekend you may want to book your table as early as possible during the day. Sometimestables aren?t available for hours. The food here is great. I some of my favorites are the crispy trio appetizer, chicken panfried noodles, both the hot and sour or war wonton soup, calamari, chicken wings, and sticky fried rice. I am a kind of ordereverything and share kind of girl so that?s why most of the items I listed are more along the lines of appetizers. The shrimpis to die for. It?s light and crispy and fresh. Plus they have the best drinks on the menu and they don?t skimp on the liquor. Read more
Group of 10 came to have a nice meal. We ordered the dried fish fried rice, Hong Kong pan fried noodles and 5 entree dishes. It... was nice enough to try different dishes. The serving was a bit small for our group size and have some individuals with biggerappetites maybe having an extra order of rice and entree would helped. Their portions are small but the food taste great and itis more on a higher end. The service was well communicated. They politely kept us informed for our group of 10 we needed twoorders of soup for everyone. They also informed us that the food would be a 30 min wait which was not a problem. Despite beingbusy we had a good time being with friends and waiting together was not a problem. I hope people can enjoy the atmosphere of anice Chinese resteruant and the food. Read more
The place is a gem. I ordered the dinner special twice and it?s some of the best Chinese food I?ve ever had. The bartender David... is simply incredible. He made some awesome drinks and was extremely nice, efficient and an awesome conversationalist. Highlyrecommended the Green Destiny drink and the honey walnut prawns. Great food in an awesome environment with nice people. Read more
The Best General Chicken! Spicy, sweet, tender, cooked to perfection. Large servings, my wife and I ordered 4 dishes for $80, it... could easily feed 4. Make reservations on the Open Table app, or you may be waiting for a while... but worth the wait. Read more
The food was excellent! I didn't even have to add soy sauce to the meal. Everything tasted fresh and the portions were good. And... the desert they gave me for my bday was DELICIOUS!! The staff were great! Super friendly!! Read more