Blue Willow 夜来湘

“Excellent time on a Saturday Night! Traditional Chinese food done right, and the pork soup dumplings were out of this world. Hunan Stir Fried Noodles and Classic Fried Rice were also next level delicious. Staff was very accommodating and friendly and service was quick. The atmosphere was welcoming; I can be a picky eater sometimes but for the price range here, you can't do better for Chinese in this neck of the woods.”

“Blue Willow has been a go-to for years and I’m just now getting around to posting a review. 😅 Every friend I’ve brought says the same thing: just as good as the more popular spots, if not better, without the chaos and long lines. Order-wise, you really can’t miss, but I keep coming back to the salt and pepper prawns, ma ma peppercorn fish, mountain baked fish, mapo tofu, and pickled pepper chicken. Cocktails are always on point too. And honestly, the service deserves a shout. Fast, relaxed, and refreshingly unpretentious. I live nearby. Pretentious service is common. Not here. Overall: 9/10”

“Great place to eat dinner with friends. Ambience and lighting were on point! I would definitely come back to get the Sesame Butter icecream again. I am definitely going to be trying out their sister restaurants too.”

“Everything was mid except the garlic eggplant and ginger scallion fish. I liked the actual vibes of the place tho. The audience wasn’t very Asian. Prob won’t come back - Yellow beef: 5/10, lacked flavor despite appearance. Not spicy at all even though it had three spicy pepper symbols on the menu. Disappointing - Ginger scallion poached fish fillet: 9/10, I liked this a lot. Good flavor, no bones, tender - Chengdu dan dan noodles: 6/10, dry, and flavor was okay - Garlic sauce eggplant: 11/10, loved this!! Great flavor - Sesame butter ice cream sundae: 3/10, so disappointing. Just vanilla ice cream with sesame seeds on top 😐 - Pumpkin mochi cakes: 2/10, got catfished. Thought this was the flat pan fried pumpkin cakes based on the menu picture and description. Flavor was bland, and it was more like a steamed tangyuan”

“Walked in to place an order for lunch and was politely greeted. I asked if my meal could be customized to which the hostess responded it could not. I tried to inquire as to why (I wanted the skin taken off the shrimp and seasoned/cooked without shell) and was told “they can’t make it like that”. I ordered the salt and pepper shrimp with a side of rice. The meal comes with 6 shrimp that have been cooked and seasoned with the shell on. It’s different for sure and a bit strange to have to peel off this thin plastic texture skin from the shrimp. All of the seasoning on it is cooked to the skin and once you take it off to eat (which gets messy beware) you loose all the flavor. Would have been nice if they offered this without the shell to accommodate guests and it would for sure taste better.”