Honestly food was sup-par. POS broke upon giving credit card and waited an hour for updates of “still not working”. No money taken off bill, was continued to be offered wine but just wanted to leave - didn’t want to drink. Service and food isn’t there. Head to Chinatown for real Chinese and Asian hospitality.
rehana
My 3rd time here. The drinks are amazing! The service warm and friendly and the food... what can I say besides it is delicious, flavorful and tasty. The ambience is lovely too.
Jessica Lavender
Absolutely incredible food, such an Inviting atmosphere and wonderful service. Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
maria
best experience ever, the staff was AMAZING, especially Diane at the bar! Happy hour deal was soooo so worth it. Everything 10/10!
kiko JIA
the curry vegetable is so good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laurence
A lovely place--great ambience, helpful and attentive service. Food was mid--either overcooked or over-spiced and a grab-bag of Asian/Euro influences that didn't come together. Too complicated and yet underconceived. Bar was nice--maybe hang there and order take-out from around the corner....
Zachary Zhu
Very nice ambiance, but definitely not my cup of tea. I think the dishes were reasonably creative and didn’t taste bad, but I think nothing really stood out. Chao mian decent, chicken not bad. For what we ended up paying it felt a bit expensive, but not a bad spot if you’re looking for a nice date spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Alayna Carter
Throughly enjoyed my experience here. The food was delicious and the service was impeccable. An added bonus that Stevie Wonder played throughout the restaurant during the evening :). I would recommend the ribs, chicken soup dumplings, string beans, bolognese, and scallion pancakes. Highly recommend for some good comfort food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alycia Gardner
There aren’t many places that I take the time to review, but this one was more than deserving. Every single dish is painstakingly crafted and thoughtfully prepared. The atmosphere is cozy, music is great, and the staff is just as much of a vibe. If you’re looking for a new fave to add to your list, this is it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Meagen Hagans
What a wonderful experience! We tried many items on the menu — dumplings, sesame pancakes, ribs, bolognese, seafood rice — all was extraordinary.
Warm, friendly and accommodating service. We enjoyed the food and have made a reservation to come back!
Samantha
This was my second time dining at Cha Cha Tang. For reference, the last time the service was not good but the food was very good. This time, I booked a last minute reservation for 8pm because I was in the area and I saw the restaurant wasn't busy open until 11pm. But when I walked up, I was met with looks of confusion and instead of welcoming me in the woman server looked to the other server and they exchanged looks. It seemed like they were not expecting anyone and so I said that I had just booked the reservation only 5-10min prior. I looked around and there was nobody in the restaurant and it felt like they had wanted to leave early and now I was preventing them from doing so. It was awkward. Then they could not find my reservation and left me standing there waiting. Finally the male server took me over to a table and said “how many are you expecting, 3 or 4?”. I was just one person dining alone but they never asked when I initially arrived. Overall I did not feel welcome. The female server is one that I had my first time there and she felt awkward and like it was an inconvenience to come over to check on me. She never refilled my water glass and her treatment of me made me feel like I should finish quickly and leave. The atmosphere as a person alone did not feel warm and inviting. Normally I have no problem eating alone but here I felt the employees gaze. Many employees kept looking at me as they walked by but nobody seemed to be waiting on me except when the food was ready they brought it out. The food was nothing exceptional unfortunately. I was most excited for the French toast but it felt undercooked and lacking some flavour. The ube cream inside was good but the toast and the lemon curd were flavourless. The short rib ravioli were also not special. There was a sauce on top that was quite strong and made it so you were unable to even taste the flavour of the meat inside the ravioli. And it felt like they poured scallions on top instead of just a sprinkle.
ESB NYC
Summary of 2 visits. First was during Restaurant Week but we weren’t offered the Restaurant Week menu (by mistake). Meal was mostly good although soup dumplings were a miss, not much flavor and mushy. The manager kindly removed that item from our bill and gave us some Prosecco with the bill. I enjoyed the pan fried dumplings, nicely cooked and served with a tasty dipping sauce. Shumai also good. Branzino cooked perfectly and bok choy was tasty. The French toast is something that should not be missed, a spectacular creation, full of flavor and likely packed with 2000 cal if not more, lol.
Our second visit was for a restaurant week dinner. The shrimp dumpling starter was as expected, and it was tasty with lots of scallions on top.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Barbara
This restaurant offered delectable roast duck with all the accompaniments to make delicious rice sandwiches with hoisin sauce. We also ordered wonderful mushroom lo mein that had the richness of multiple types of mushrooms which were perfectly cooked. The bok choy was so tasty as well. We also started our meal with the most delicious house app and soup wontons. The service was so attentive and helpful. What a memorable dinner! We will be back.
KH
Server and vibe was great, I wish could say the same about the food. As someone who eats Chinese weekly thought this would be a spot that is good, unfortunately the food was not good and not well prepared. The fried rice had bell peppers and the tofu was a slab of tofu that you'd find from a Whole foods. Wish I had better to say.
Honestly food was sup-par. POS broke upon giving credit card and waited an hour for updates of “still not working”. No money taken off bill, was continued to be offered wine but just wanted to leave - didn’t want to drink. Service and food isn’t there. Head to Chinatown for real Chinese and Asian hospitality.
My 3rd time here. The drinks are amazing! The service warm and friendly and the food... what can I say besides it is delicious, flavorful and tasty. The ambience is lovely too.
Absolutely incredible food, such an Inviting atmosphere and wonderful service. Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
best experience ever, the staff was AMAZING, especially Diane at the bar! Happy hour deal was soooo so worth it. Everything 10/10!
the curry vegetable is so good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A lovely place--great ambience, helpful and attentive service. Food was mid--either overcooked or over-spiced and a grab-bag of Asian/Euro influences that didn't come together. Too complicated and yet underconceived. Bar was nice--maybe hang there and order take-out from around the corner....
Very nice ambiance, but definitely not my cup of tea. I think the dishes were reasonably creative and didn’t taste bad, but I think nothing really stood out. Chao mian decent, chicken not bad. For what we ended up paying it felt a bit expensive, but not a bad spot if you’re looking for a nice date spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Throughly enjoyed my experience here. The food was delicious and the service was impeccable. An added bonus that Stevie Wonder played throughout the restaurant during the evening :). I would recommend the ribs, chicken soup dumplings, string beans, bolognese, and scallion pancakes. Highly recommend for some good comfort food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
There aren’t many places that I take the time to review, but this one was more than deserving. Every single dish is painstakingly crafted and thoughtfully prepared. The atmosphere is cozy, music is great, and the staff is just as much of a vibe. If you’re looking for a new fave to add to your list, this is it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a wonderful experience! We tried many items on the menu — dumplings, sesame pancakes, ribs, bolognese, seafood rice — all was extraordinary.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Warm, friendly and accommodating service. We enjoyed the food and have made a reservation to come back!
This was my second time dining at Cha Cha Tang. For reference, the last time the service was not good but the food was very good. This time, I booked a last minute reservation for 8pm because I was in the area and I saw the restaurant wasn't busy open until 11pm. But when I walked up, I was met with looks of confusion and instead of welcoming me in the woman server looked to the other server and they exchanged looks. It seemed like they were not expecting anyone and so I said that I had just booked the reservation only 5-10min prior. I looked around and there was nobody in the restaurant and it felt like they had wanted to leave early and now I was preventing them from doing so. It was awkward. Then they could not find my reservation and left me standing there waiting. Finally the male server took me over to a table and said “how many are you expecting, 3 or 4?”. I was just one person dining alone but they never asked when I initially arrived. Overall I did not feel welcome. The female server is one that I had my first time there and she felt awkward and like it was an inconvenience to come over to check on me. She never refilled my water glass and her treatment of me made me feel like I should finish quickly and leave. The atmosphere as a person alone did not feel warm and inviting. Normally I have no problem eating alone but here I felt the employees gaze. Many employees kept looking at me as they walked by but nobody seemed to be waiting on me except when the food was ready they brought it out. The food was nothing exceptional unfortunately. I was most excited for the French toast but it felt undercooked and lacking some flavour. The ube cream inside was good but the toast and the lemon curd were flavourless. The short rib ravioli were also not special. There was a sauce on top that was quite strong and made it so you were unable to even taste the flavour of the meat inside the ravioli. And it felt like they poured scallions on top instead of just a sprinkle.
Summary of 2 visits. First was during Restaurant Week but we weren’t offered the Restaurant Week menu (by mistake). Meal was mostly good although soup dumplings were a miss, not much flavor and mushy. The manager kindly removed that item from our bill and gave us some Prosecco with the bill. I enjoyed the pan fried dumplings, nicely cooked and served with a tasty dipping sauce. Shumai also good. Branzino cooked perfectly and bok choy was tasty. The French toast is something that should not be missed, a spectacular creation, full of flavor and likely packed with 2000 cal if not more, lol.
Our second visit was for a restaurant week dinner. The shrimp dumpling starter was as expected, and it was tasty with lots of scallions on top.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
This restaurant offered delectable roast duck with all the accompaniments to make delicious rice sandwiches with hoisin sauce. We also ordered wonderful mushroom lo mein that had the richness of multiple types of mushrooms which were perfectly cooked. The bok choy was so tasty as well. We also started our meal with the most delicious house app and soup wontons. The service was so attentive and helpful. What a memorable dinner! We will be back.
Server and vibe was great, I wish could say the same about the food. As someone who eats Chinese weekly thought this would be a spot that is good, unfortunately the food was not good and not well prepared. The fried rice had bell peppers and the tofu was a slab of tofu that you'd find from a Whole foods. Wish I had better to say.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
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