Golden Temple

Golden Temple reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Review summary

1. OT

   OpenTable Diner VIP

   New York City27 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 9, 2019

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Appetizers were good. Duck was great.
   

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   skaz

   Greater Boston20 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 9, 2019

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   We weren't impressed. Were told multiple times that things were unavailable. When we pressed our server he said he would "check with the kitchen" and miraculously they became available. I think that's their go-to line if they don't feel like making something. Food on the whole was fine, though one of my dining companions said his steak tasted spoiled (they took it back and did not charge us for it), and several of our meals arrived to the table cold. Would definitely not go out of my way to return with so many other great options in the area.
   

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   MARIEB

   Greater Boston10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 6, 2019

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I love the food there every time I go everyone is so friendly the parking in the area is great some time they play music on the other side off restaurant witch is nice its very laid back
   

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   FloS

   Greater Boston11 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 5, 2019

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Surprisingly not the best experience, we have been coming here for years and always for the Lunar New Year celebration. Our waiter was pretty unavailable and never checked on us (yes it was busy but...). Every year they bring us a mug of the New Year animal - this year he didn't bring them to our table, although everyone else around us received them. When I asked he grunted ask on your way out. Felt like we were treated as second class diners.
   

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   SRKC

   Greater Boston2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 5, 2019

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   The service was really terrible this time. Everything was slow overall and we had to wait so long to get our check it was pretty ridiculous. The food was uneven as well. Some of it was quite good and some really bland. We’ve had better experiences in the past, so maybe it was just the chaos of the lunar new year.
   

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   Newsgirl01970

   Greater Boston34 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 3, 2019

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Golden Temple never fails to provide excellent food and service. It is a bit pricey for Asian cuisine, but everything is always fresh, hot and delicious. The Golden Temple ribs and fried rice are my favorites.
   

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   jeffreyf

   Greater Boston5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 1, 2019

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent Chinese food. Had the spare ribs, scallops, and chilean sea bass. Great Mai Tai also.
   

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8. EN

   EmptyNester VIP

   Greater Boston62 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on January 27, 2019

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   If you want to find a hopping place on a weekend where they keep even large groups moving in and out at a good pace, this could be the place for you. If you are looking for inventive Asian dishes that celebrate fresh ingredients and work from a rich palette of flavors this is not the place for you. Golden Temple is a throw-back to a different age when"Chinese food" featured bland ingredients and heavy use of corn starch. The appetizers we ordered never arrived. The three entrees that my wife, sister and I ordered were indistinguishable amid the gray gloppy sauce until my sister noticed the asparagus pieces in hers, and I saw the telltale red finish of the pork chunks in mine. The food was not inedible. The frozen peas and celery pieces that accompanied the pork chunks in mine would have been fine if I were throwing together leftovers for dinner, but for dinner on Beacon Street on a Saturday night it was unfathomable that any self-respecting restaurant owner would allow that out of the kitchen. Then again, I guess some people like that because the dining room was packed and they were turning tables over as fast as people left.
   

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   KatieB

   Greater Boston23 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on January 19, 2019

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food, as usual. Wonderful service. Not rushed. We were there to celebrate a friends birthday. We had a great night filled with good food and lots of fun.
   

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    MarciaM

    New York City4 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on January 13, 2019

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1

    Food was completely tasteless, including their specialty “spareribs.” Help was rude!
    

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