Amazing experience, good food, good people, good atmosphere. Would absolutely come again. The flavors were amazing. The bathroom is gender neutral. The rotating tables come in really handy for large groups of people. Plenty of options available on the menu for everyone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
He Wei
Delicious chinese Cantonese food. Spacious level 3 can hold events.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Noah Drazen
Something has changed at Golden Unicorn. Usually, people are sent up fairly quickly while waiting for tables. Today, I waited for over 45 minutes and only 2 numbers were called. Additionally, I watched as the host sent 10-15 groups upstairs without a ticket, people who it seemed like she knew. When I asked if there was an event and the host said “no, no small tables” but gave no further explanation as to why I had waited 45 minutes and moved up two parties in line. I love golden unicorn but it did not used to be this way.
EDIT: waited over an hour and then went upstairs and saw it was about half full and we still hadn’t been sent up so we left
Beena Thomas
The staff is unkind, the waiting system is mystifying, and the entire experience is not worth it. The food is average at best. Do not go here if you can help it - they feed their hype by making people wait to go in, and the crowds attract other people - but most end up leaving the line. Every time I’ve come here is with tourists, and I’ve had a miserable experience each time. Trying to warn others please not to make this mistake and come here
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Mike Chan
It's a nice dim sum place. But it's been getting so expensive to eat affordable dim sum in Chinatown
Also One of the black pepper beef rib I got... It was cold in the middle but I'm not going to fight them on it
Dawen Zhu
Went there for yumcha with family. The waitress downstairs who pass out a number tab was extremely rude. She doesn’t do her job but constantly talking to her colleague. When i ask question, she said I was stupid in Chinese. Very bad experience. Will never go again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Mary Lee
I've been coming here forever I love their spare ribs!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jamie Pecina
Everything was so delicious, portions are well sized, menu is clear. Went with a large party and was able to quickly be seated.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Daniele Marianelli
Not the golden unicorn we were used to 15 years ago! Dim sum were good but the rest of the food (pecking duck, veggies, fried rice) wasn’t. It was our favorite Chinese restaurant in NYC, we wouldn’t go back now
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Assorted Dim Sum
Cecilia
Service wasn’t good: I had to wait more than 10min for food and I kept calling the waitress for more food.
The food is excellent and reasonably priced. The service could use some improvement. Overall, we had a very positive experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Yves-Alexandre Lepagnol
Still one of the best dim sum place. One advice if you want to avoid too long wait, come before 11am on weekends
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Emily Raines
We called early in the day to make a reservation and they told us we did not need to. Later in the evening, as we arrived to the location, we were denied entry. The restaurant was supposedly closed although it still had over an hour left. We ended up dining at House of Joy and they were a pleasure!
Nehemie Georges
It was hard to communicate with the employees, but the food, finger lickin good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ian
Really nice place overall. Came here for the Cantonese style brunch. Very authentic.
Amazing experience, good food, good people, good atmosphere. Would absolutely come again. The flavors were amazing. The bathroom is gender neutral. The rotating tables come in really handy for large groups of people. Plenty of options available on the menu for everyone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious chinese Cantonese food. Spacious level 3 can hold events.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Something has changed at Golden Unicorn. Usually, people are sent up fairly quickly while waiting for tables. Today, I waited for over 45 minutes and only 2 numbers were called. Additionally, I watched as the host sent 10-15 groups upstairs without a ticket, people who it seemed like she knew. When I asked if there was an event and the host said “no, no small tables” but gave no further explanation as to why I had waited 45 minutes and moved up two parties in line. I love golden unicorn but it did not used to be this way.
EDIT: waited over an hour and then went upstairs and saw it was about half full and we still hadn’t been sent up so we left
The staff is unkind, the waiting system is mystifying, and the entire experience is not worth it. The food is average at best. Do not go here if you can help it - they feed their hype by making people wait to go in, and the crowds attract other people - but most end up leaving the line. Every time I’ve come here is with tourists, and I’ve had a miserable experience each time. Trying to warn others please not to make this mistake and come here
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
It's a nice dim sum place. But it's been getting so expensive to eat affordable dim sum in Chinatown
Also One of the black pepper beef rib I got... It was cold in the middle but I'm not going to fight them on it
Went there for yumcha with family. The waitress downstairs who pass out a number tab was extremely rude. She doesn’t do her job but constantly talking to her colleague. When i ask question, she said I was stupid in Chinese. Very bad experience. Will never go again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
I've been coming here forever I love their spare ribs!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was so delicious, portions are well sized, menu is clear. Went with a large party and was able to quickly be seated.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Not the golden unicorn we were used to 15 years ago!
Dim sum were good but the rest of the food (pecking duck, veggies, fried rice) wasn’t.
It was our favorite Chinese restaurant in NYC, we wouldn’t go back now
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Assorted Dim Sum
Service wasn’t good: I had to wait more than 10min for food and I kept calling the waitress for more food.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
The food is excellent and reasonably priced. The service could use some improvement. Overall, we had a very positive experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Still one of the best dim sum place.
One advice if you want to avoid too long wait, come before 11am on weekends
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
We called early in the day to make a reservation and they told us we did not need to. Later in the evening, as we arrived to the location, we were denied entry. The restaurant was supposedly closed although it still had over an hour left. We ended up dining at House of Joy and they were a pleasure!
It was hard to communicate with the employees, but the food, finger lickin good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Really nice place overall. Came here for the Cantonese style brunch. Very authentic.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
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