David's Dumpling & Noodle Bar

1900 Hillsborough St, Raleigh
(919) 239-4536

Recent Reviews

Sarah Farrell

Vegetable/tofu curry was very good and a great portion as well. Cozy atmosphere and excellent service ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nami NJ

I came for lunch with a group of 4. The lunch price and portion is fair. I like the wonton soup the most.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Wonton Soup

Ajay M.

Food is okay. We ordered from here because we didn't want the great fast-food Chinese places, and for that reason, I'll give it 3 stars. But the food is expensive, not amazing, and the order sizes are small.

Robert Dixey

The place looks impressive, offering a fancy setup for Chinese cuisine. The food is good but doesn't quite hit the mark of being exceptional. The major drawback here is the value; the prices are high, especially considering the quality isn't significantly better than what you'd find at other dine-in establishments.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Dierdra Torres

I used to love this place. I recall the food being delicious, consistent and great quality. Something drastically changed. The quality of the food has taken a nose dive. I paid 18.95 +tax for the general ma plate and when I got home found a child portion size. I was so frustrated I called the restaurant right away. The manager was quick to offer a refund which I appreciated and knowing it was a busy night I left it at that, but as we opened the containers to the rest of our $102 order we saw a disregard for quality, overall lack in flavor and extemely small quantity for the price tags. It saddens me to say I will not be ordering again. We were so disappointed, I brought it to work to give to whomever forgot lunch today. No one took me up on the offer after looking at it. Who turns down free food? This was a gem, now it's just another dud.

Clare Bergeson

Service was so wonderful, I have an egg allergy and the server was so great about checking for allergies!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bryant Tant

Great dumplings. The best in

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cathy H.

First time we have visited this restaurant, but not the first time tasting their food. So, here goes. Quaint. Tidy, and tucked away in a college neighborhood. All great things. Was there a wait to be seated? There was not - but, that didn't mean this wasn't a great spot for dinner. Our first course was (of course) their hot soups. I had Wonton and my husband had David's Hot & Sour. So good. We ordered Jasmine tea - took awhile to steep, but isn't that always the way with tea? After soup, we had Fried Vietnamese Vegetable Spring Rolls. These were good, and we also had David's Original Half-Fried Dumplings. You get five of these big guys. We split the Sesame Chicken and Beef Lo Mein Egg Noodles. Even the steamed rice was delicious. Tender chunks of chicken in a sweet sauce with small stalks of broccoli, and the beef was tender and easy to chew. I would have to say that their portions were small. We did not take anything home with us (at other Asian places, and for the amount of money we spent, we would get a second at-home meal). Not the case here. You get fresh, hot food or average portion size, and you leave what's left (empty plates). Staff were accommodating. We were told at the time that their systems were acting slowly, so in order to process our order, everything had to be entered all at once. My husband and I are never rushed, and we don't enjoy everything coming out of the kitchen at once. However, we were informed of what they were doing to get hot food out to us. We appreciated this information. I would say, "go here and try it!" The "industrial" decor is fitting for its location. Everything is casual - even the person seating us wore jeans and sneakers. We will go back, and bring others with us.

Shanelle Y.

My family and I came for dinner on a Saturday night around 5 pm and we were seated right away. The restaurant is spacious and there is a big bar area with a lot of seating. Our waitress was friendly and the food came out really fast. For appetizers we shared the edamame and for drinks we tried the tropical fruit sake flight which was delicious - the peach was my favorite! For entrees I ordered the ginger garlic chicken. The sauce had a lot of flavor and the chicken was tender. I also tried a bite of the kung pao chicken, sesame chicken, sesame tofu, and the curry noodles and found each dish to be full of flavor. Overall, the food and service here were great. I took off one star because the dishes were pretty pricy (~$18-25) and the portions could've been bigger, especially considering the price.

John Bardin

Spicy Fried Wontons and Hot n Sour soup were amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crispy Spicy Wontons

Natalia LeMay

Came to pick up my take out order that was placed over the phone due to the website’s online ordering being down and upon arrival the hostess told me that they didn’t accept Apple Pay although they have a sign on their door that says they accept Google Pay. Of course, I was confused because both are forms of mobile pay and to accept one but not the other is contradictory. The hostess did not attempt to resolve the issue she just allowed myself and my friend to leave. I decided to call back to speak to a manager because I wanted clarity and he immediately defended the hostess, did not apologize for the inconvenience, and told me she must have “forgot” they accept Apple Pay. How someone could forget this? I’m not sure. According to said manager, they recently stopped accepting and she must have forgot that they do accept it. I know, very confusing. When I asked the manager what could be done to make up for the incident his response was “well you can come back and get your food”. Which at this point was not an option and he was aware of this. All in all, if you want to order takeout place your order online to avoid their confusing POS system.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

Bri Lynn

So tasty!

Sam Magill

The food was badly overcooked and tough.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Amy T.

We love this place! The Malaysian Curry dishes are fantastic. We always get the Roti appetizer and a couple of the dumpling choices. Service is always good, and the food comes out super fast!

Jeremy Lang

Good food and selection, service could be better: failed to notice one of our party wasn't served and also didn't check in, had to be flagged down.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

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