West Lake - Chinese restaurant in Matawan - 1016 NJ-34, USA

Excellent meal. All the food was very delicious. Loved the chicken and string beans and the salt and pepper prawns. Didn’t put a photo but loved the egg rolls and spring rolls.

Tried this for dinner tonight and.. won’t be coming back at all. It was horrible. It claims authentic Chinese food but I guess that means dried out & no taste whatsoever. I ordered over the phone for pickup. I ordered a large pork fried rice & requested $ 2.00 extra pork. Also ordered a chicken and broccoli entree along with the steamed shrimp dumplings and an egg roll. When I picked it up I asked the lady why she told me $ 16.95 for the rice over the phone? I didn’t ask her what the cost was. She said because they only sell a large quart for $ 16.95 and most people complain about the cost so she wanted to make sure I knew it was for a large size. I also said that with my request for $ 2.00 extra pork, that yes, spending $ 18.00 for fried rice was outrageous. Especially when the chicken and broccoli was $ 17.95. I told her it didn’t make sense that a chicken dish was almost the same as the pork fried rice. She didn’t respond. I got home, opened it all up and started eating. The chicken & broccoli was horrible. The chicken was like something I never had before I know it couldn’t have been chicken. Then the pork fried rice…. I ASKED FOR EXTRA PORK … it didn’t even have a regular portion of pork ! I barely saw pork ! And it was totally dried out rice. Terrible. Lastly the egg roll was burnt and way over cooked. Tasted like a hockey puck. To top it off, the bill was $ 46.95 for those 4 items. DO NOT GO HERE.

Very good food. Don't have to drive into Chinatown NYC to get authentic Chinese food. They have fresh seafood. The fresh shrimp is very flavorful even though it's just steamed. That's the best way to have it prepared. Try them when they have it. They don't get them often.

I want to say the food is a lot better now than pre Covid times. Pre Covid times the food was a hit and miss. Some dish would be very good and some would say what the hell is this. Today 1/1/2024 the dim sum and dinner was lot better than before. I noticed when going to dim sum the place is packed as ever before. The prices had gone up a lot and rose many times. This time we got 5 dishes and 4 out of 5 dishes we never tried there before. The shrimp with egg yolk was very unique and first time having it was very good. The spare ribs with plum sauce was excellent. Peking duck was ok not the place for it. The food there is very fresh compared to the other Chinese restaurants in Edison where the ingredients are not fresh. The other reviews that the food is bad I beg the differ. You should make your own judgement. This is the best authentic Chinese food in the area. If prices were better would go more often.

One of the best Chinese restaurant in the area. They are on point when it comes to authentic Chinese food. Our favorite is Lobster sticky rice. The restaurant is outdated but the food is good.

This is definitely a solid place for that weekend Dim Sum! This place is consistently busy on the weekends so many sure you are ready to handle a wait here. Upon sitting down though, they are pretty good in coming by with a lot of initial carts of Dim Sum for you to pick from and ejoy! A bunch of their dumplings are my faves which you cannot go wrong with, in addition to the rice rolls (shrimp and beef!). They also of course have a bunch of menu items that you can order and wait for. This is definitely a great place to bring a group and catch up over a table full of delicious food! I will say I am tempted to come back here and try the Peking Duck sometime, it looked good!

Very fast service. Love their lobster with sticky rice. Excellent eggplant, chicken and salted fish casserole. Beef with bitter melon. Jellyfish with Chinese ham. Steamed flounder. All so delicious!

Came here on a not too busy Wednesday evening for dinner with my family of 4 ppl as we heard good reviews from a fellow Asian friend of ours in the area. We were not disappointed and enjoyed the authentic Chinese Cantonese dishes we ordered. We had Snails in scallions black bean sauce, Bean Curd with Mixed Mushrooms, Plum sauce Spare ribs, and Jumbo Shrimp (Prawns) w Honey walnuts in a mayonnaise salad sauce. Everything tasted delicious and I enjoyed it very much. Service was excellent and attentive to our needs. Fresh hot Oolong tea was served and staff asked if we needed any rice thus, we were given bowls of white rice 🍚 to eat with our dishes. In Chinese culture we share the dishes of food together and eat with rice. If you're looking for some real good Chinese food, then I recommend coming here for dinner. Enjoy!