New Kam Lai Chinese Restaurant

514 Amsterdam Ave, New York
(212) 769-8990

Recent Reviews

Tanesha Hilliman

Was great

LIN YU

Great Chinese food. The front desk staff is friendly and patient.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mrs Wade

Never ever spending my money with this restaurant again. Extremely Rude staff and greasy food, not a recipe I desire.

Service: 1

tian s

Ordered good delivery. Very wide and extensive menu, various kinds of rices, good pineapple chicken, sweet and sour shrimp, Lake Tung Ting shrimp, mixed vegetables, noodle dishes. Would order again and try other dishes.

Lauren C.

Super fast delivery. Hot and delicious! General Tsao's chicken entree came with a free tasty egg roll. Nice!

Jessie Deardorff

This soup looks like an expertly landscaped koi pond that I could stick my head in, never come up for air again and it be all for the

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Luke James

Best affordable Chinese food in the

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Roose Bellevue

Spend $60 worth a good you don’t get anything beverage fee.

Jane GTV

Food really varies drastically per dish. The good: - shrimp and vegetables which has big shrimp w a mix of fresh vegetables cooked just right at a good price.The bad: the beef is chewy chewy chewy, so much so it was inedible, and after going to the store to tell the store counter person, he refused to believe the meat was so tough, being that they "sell so much". Also the eggplant dish has a gooey sweet sauce that ruins the tasty eggplant, maybe you can order w a different sauce. Dumplings as mentioned, are overly inflated plump dough.It's mostly a take out restaurant w a few tables in front. Preparation is very quick.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

Janet M.

Had delivery. The Hunan Chicken was bland and boring. No flavor at all. Also, the chicken and rice came together in the plasltic container--it was mostly rice. If the chicken dish had been separate one would realize that they were skimping on the actual dish. Also, there was very little chicken. Don't bother--there are many other restauants to choose from.

Jamie S.

You can always judge a Chinese takeout by their broccoli. If it's crisp and green, you're in luck. If it's lifeless and swimming in a pool of greasy sauce, it's food fit only for a hangover. Do I like this local UWS hole in the wall? Yes. I wouldn't bet my life on it but the broccoli is consistently fresh, well-cooked and a healthy shade of green. I've started ordering a lot of Chinese dishes with the sauce on the side, to help monitor my intake of all the things one doesn't like to think about when eating Chinese food, so I might not be the best arbiter of individual dishes from this joint. All I can say is: the broccoli is always up to scratch. Take what you can from that.

Kaylyn A.

Solid Americanized Chinese neighborhood staple. I see why they're busy at lunch (4-5 chefs in kitchen), but don't see why the low reviews. Taste is fine, lunch portions are large and affordable, and it's quick. It's not the best Chinese ever, but this neighborhood has a shortage of good American Chinese and this is a solid option. If you want authentic, go to Han Dynasty. If you want quick, affordable food then go here. Bonus points for baby corn in the mixed veggies! Also not many places offer fried rice and a soup in the lunch special. I'm a fan.

ROBIN CARR

SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY, HAD EIGHT ORDERS AND I HAD TO KEEP ASKING FOR MORE CONDIMENTS. PAID EXTRA FOR ONIONS AND VEGGIES DIDN'T GET NOTHING EXTRA. I HAD A COMBINATION PLATTER AND DIDN'T GET MY EGG ROLL. I WILL NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT ANYMORE.

Food: 3

Service: 1

Michael Choi

I entered my work building located nearby to find one of this restaurants delivery drivers demanding money extremely aggressively to someone right in the entrance. I was appalled at how rude the delivery biker was. Please do not do this again. Be nice and respectful please.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 1

Jennifer H.

horrible customer service. would not refund or exchange order that was not described correctly.

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New Kam Lai Chinese Restaurant

514 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024
(212) 769-8990