Golden Horse Seafood Rstrnt

YIKES. Father's Day 2009: I took my partner & father of my son for Father's Day lunch at his request. His mom was also there. She ordered the deep fried pepper calamari (I forget the exact name). An older waitress (seemed like owner) brought the plate of what we thought was calamari to my partner's mom.

She began to eat it, said...OOOh this is good. So my partner too began to taste some if it.

Just then while they were both eating off the same plate, the waitress walked up and snatched the plate right off our table scolding us "not yours not yours".

We kind of chuckled nervously and looked around.

I personally watched the waitress carry the plate to the cashier counter and leave it there. It was NEVER out of my sight. A couple minutes later the same waitress came out and picked up the SAME PLATE they were eating off of and put it on someone else's table.

We were horrified. Needless to say I never want to eat there again.…

I enjoyed my meal. Not NYC Chinatown quality, but a good basic restaurant. Far superior to many others I've eaten in on this coast, and a mostly Chinese clientele tells me there's something there which I need to explore further. Wait staff wasn't friendly initially but they do respect good food choices and warmed up.



Went with a group of friends who ordered American-Chinese dishes, Lemon Chicken and the like. Not authentic Chinese fare and it was typically bland and disappointing, but everyone else enjoyed it. The duck I ordered was very tasty although a bit dry, but my order of string beans was huge and cooked superbly, deep fried tender and tossed with just the right amount of Szechuan preserved vegetable. I had hoped to find Cho Tofu but was told that it's not served in this area.…

Best Chineese in Portland, take my advise, go with someone that speeks the language or one of the many dialects.. If you go, ask what fresh vegetables are available and what fresh fish are available. they have a combination where they take a whole fish, make a soup, a main dish and a vegetable dish from the same fish. it is wonderful.

I like the Hong Kong style noodles with the fresh vegetables and It is a fresh noodle that is fried and the then topped with a stir fry.

Also, if the live shrimp are in the tank, they have several fresh shrip dishes that are the best in Portland.

When i go for Chinese food, i want the real stuff and an atmosphere that matches. Golden Horse is as good as any place in Chinatown in San Francisco.

But don't waste your time going and ordering "American" Chinese. My mother drives me crazy because she insists on a #3. Once I got her to try the walnut glazed shrimp, she started letting me order for her and enjoys every trip.

Enjoy…

Horrible food and atmosphere!. I do tend to be picky when it comes to Chinese food but I thought this was horrible. I am NOT a fan of greasy, saucy, fried foods and that's all they have here. The restaurant itself was not very clean and appealing and the food was even worse. Even the tea tasted like dirty water. I would NOT recommend this place to anyone!!…