Xian Tang Lou Restaurant 仙 湯 楼

I patronized this restaurant through Careem and would order food multiple times per week. They would always insert a flyer to promote their premium best seller dish called Mala Xiang Guo that is priced at Dhs. 79. Today, I gave it a try. The first bite was unbelievably SALTY! I still tried to dig in expecting the taste to be better, but the more I tried, the more SALTY the dish gets! It is like putting a spoonful of salt inside your mouth! I requested the dish to be replaced but my request fell on deaf ears. I lost Dhs. 79 but you lost a loyal customer! Never will I buy food from this restaurant ever again!

UPDATE: I received 100% of the amount I paid for from Careem. I stand firm though that the dish is extremely SALTY and not at all spicy.

The food was really good tasted like home cook. The price was reasonable because the portion is really huge. Nice place quiet and authentic. Definitely coming back next time.

These are my go-to whenever I have a dumpling craving. The best seafood dumplings! I'd order 26 pcs because they are tiny. Pair it with a cup of chinese tea and enjoy

The food here is absolutely delicious. I was very happy with how it was prepared but even happier how it tasted. I will visit their restaurant again.

Not authentic chinese, it's Indo chinese which you get in India in roadside shops at a much cheaper cost. Here it's expensive but not all justifying the price. No wonder this place remains empty, when I went there only there were one more person. Complete waste of money and energy. You can easily skip this place.

Just had 49aed Shabu Shabu yesterday. The basic portion was more than enough - it also comes with cooked rice. Nice healing food after a long day. Hope your business goes well! Thank you to very patient waiter too.

Was quite disappointed
They got me the wrong order, I had hoped it be tasty regardless

I order delivery. Taste so so as the noodle, bak CHOY all over cook. Spring and sweet bun is good

This is my first visit to XTL and I don't know if it has a branch elsewhere. My review will be as follows;

1) Taste: Not quite there. Can't say it is totally tasteless but the cook could have put more effort to improve taste. One of the dish I ordered is beef fried noodles, and the beef isn't fresh and overly cured, thus eliminating the taste altogether. Fried bean is salty but not well seasoned.
I would have expected Chinese restaurant to season their food will, but not this one. I also ordered chicken fried rice, it has the taste but lacking in heat and seasoning.

2) Portion is big and well presented.

3) Ambiance is cosy, clean and not noisy, but I came early around 12.00 noon.

4) Price is medium to high, three dishes cost me AED75.00

5) Service: Considered slow in view of the fact that my wife and I were the only two customers at the moment.