Tang Pavilion

New York, United States

3.7

Closed now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 212-956-6888
Address:
65 W 55th St, New York, NY, 10019
b/t Avenue Of The Americas & 5th Ave
Midtown West
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
500 ft57th Street (F)
970 ft53rd Street-5th Avenue (E,M)
0.2 miparada del Bus M3
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
Yes
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Dinner
Parking
Garage, Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (New York) 6:34 AM Thursday, July 17, 2025

Business hours

Monday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Tuesday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Wednesday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Thursday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Friday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Description

Meet the Business Owner

Angela D.

Business Owner

As of October of 2012, Tang Pavilion is under new management. We will be making small changes accordingly, but everything will be staying as is. The same waitstaff and chefs will be staying on with our restaurant to serve you the best dishes! Come by and let us feed you! Also, while you’re here let us know if there are any changes you would like to see us make.

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20 reviews of Tang Pavilion

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Place rating: 5
Brunswick, GA
While on a quick weekend run to Manhattan, my wife and I found ourselves cold and hungry and decided to just eat at «that Chinese restaurant down from the hotel.» Were we in for a pleasant surprise! We walked in to find waiters in black ties that were so attentive that it seemed they knew exactly when we needed something. I ordered pork fried rice and my wife got Lo-​mein. They were each family-​sized servings that we easily shared and had left-​overs. The food was fantastic! We have never experienced Chinese food this good. Perhaps we are just regular-​people, but to us this was a treat. The cost for the great food and wonderful service: $ 23. I was stunned when I got the check and that was all it cost. We highly recommend this restaurant for a nice quiet meal that will knock your socks off!
Place rating: 3
New York, NY
Tang Pavillion provides a consistently good experience. You will not be blown away by the food but have a better than average meal.
The staff can be quite curt but they are efficient.
Place rating: 4
Brooklyn, NY
Tang Pavilion is probably one of the very few places in NYC that serves traditional Shanghainese cuisine. The place is old school, which is quite refreshing since you don’t find dining places like this anymore. Price is on the expensive side, but worth the money. We had drunken chicken soup dumplings, and jellyfish for appetizers. All of them were solid minus the drunken chicken. For entrée, we had the special stew pork butt, it was done in the traditional cook way, which is hard to find in this city. Also had snow pea shoots and steamed fish. Both were solid but not as good as the pork. Overall, very good meal, though I would only come here on special occasions due to the price
Place rating: 4
Bronx, NY
Very expensive but it’s worth the price. This is a fresh healthy Chinese food. I recommend you try to go to this place. I order the sweet and sour great choice.
Place rating: 4
Bronx, NY
So my second… no third time one sit down two take outs… the experience the same the food consistent. Though pricey as Asian fusion goes, considering they are midtown and are white tablecloth establishment where it looks like they do a lot of business lunches and dinners the pricing is on scale I suppose.
Overall the food is fresh interesting enough to so something different everytime and it hits the spot.
Place rating: 5
Manhattan, NY
Tang Pavilion is great Chinese at a very fair price! I have paid 2−3x for Chinese in Manhattan that pales in comparison to Tang. Their pepper steak is one of my favorites and is a very generous serving size. I highly recommend Tang Pavilion for solid midtown Chinese, rated ‘A’ and a great price. They’ve also been there for 25-​years, a major badge of honor for NYC.
Place rating: 4
Cary, NC
Excellent food and atmosphere. The food was very tasty. I had shrimp with Chinese broccoli and the shrimp dumplings.
Place rating: 4
Forest Hills, NY
I did not know what to expect on Christmas Eve. I was pleasantly surprised. The wait staff was very accommodating and the food was good (except for the Ma Po tofu, which had absolutely zero flavor; I think the wait staff got confused when everyone at the table kept asking for non-​spicy food). The cold noodles were good, and the vegetable dumplings very good. The chicken and broccoli was solid, as was the sauteed tofu with mixed vegetables. That said, nothing blew me away; none of the food was great or truly memorable, it was only decent.
Overall the service was four stars and the food three stars. I am being generous and giving this four stars due to good and friendly service that was accomodating to our large group on Christmas Eve.
Place rating: 3
Manhattan, NY
There is something charmingly retro and old-​fashioned about this restaurant, where the staff wear suits, bring your foods on trays and diligently look over your table without being intrusive. The fact of the matter is, they don’t make restaurants like this anymore, which is a shame. Yes, of course there’s room for David Chang, etc., but I fear that this kind of restaurant is almost becoming extinct and it wasn’t so long ago when they were at the forefront of the Chinese restaurant explosion. Without restaurants like these, other Chinese restaurants would not have been possible. The food is what it is – good and nothing more or less. On a Sunday afternoon, the place was bustling with groups large and small, which was heartening to see. I hope Tang Pavilion stays around for a long time. It does the heart good to know that there’s still a place in NYC for a place like this.
Place rating: 4
Manhattan, NY
If you are not giving this place 4+ stars you need to be stabbed in the eye with a chopstick. Soup Dumplings are legit. Great got work lunches and takeout. Always quality and fast service.
Place rating: 3
Bethlehem, GA
Made it in here just under the wire before they closed the kitchen after the lunch rush was over.
I ordered vegetable spring rolls, egg drop soup and vegetable fried rice. Everything was really good and my husband said his General Tsao’s chicken was really good too. The only thing that was odd was there was corn in the egg drop soup, which I’d never seen before. It wasn’t bad, just different.
No kids menu and there were business types in there so it was a little awkward with my two kids (8 & 5), but no one said anything to us or gave us the dreaded «why’d you bring your kids in HERE» look.
Overall the food and service were great, but knowing what we know now, I never would have brought my kids in there– it just isn’t a kids type place.
Place rating: 3
Chicago, IL
The wifey and I ate here when I was in town for work. We started with the scallion pancake and followed it with sweet and sour prawns. The scallion pancake was delicious but the prawn dish was just ok.
We only came here because it was close to the hotel. We did not take much time in thinking before ordering. I would honestly try it again. The service was quick. The scallion pancake was SOOOO good.
Place rating: 2
New York, NY
Although the food was good, the horrible service reduces this place to 2 stars.
After we came in and were seated by the host, we discovered that the restaurant doesn’t serve a few dishes because they are closing soon before dinner. Not a big deal, but still annoying we weren’t told so.
Because they were closing in 14 minutes, the food was rushed to our table and we were done after 10 minutes — still, not the worse but annoying.
But the thing that broke us was the fact that they decided for us how much we should tip. NOT COOL.
Place rating: 3
Chicago, IL
The hubby, baby and I dined here on our first night in the city and chose this place based on the reviews and short distance from our hotel. We ordered the scallion pancakes which were great and the walnut prawns were alright. It was more like sweet and sour prawns alongside candied walnuts. Dessert was complimentary and we got some fresh fruit (slice of orange and two slices of melons) and the standard fortune cookies. Overall, it’s decent Chinese. If we ever return, perhaps we’ll try what they’re better known for– Shanghainese cuisine.
Kids note: No high chairs at this restaurant but there was enough space for our baby to sit next to us in her stroller.
Place rating: 3
Baltimore, MD
Came here with SO’s family. Seems overpriced for what it is and is standard Chinese fair with upscale waiter service. We weren’t blown away by any of the dishes, from the cold jellyfish platter to sea cucumber to dumplings to fish course, or anything in between. Dessert was alright too, nothing memorable or special. I probably would not come back considering all the other food choices in New York City. Staff was pleasant and courteous.
Place rating: 3
Baltimore, MD
All the food was pretty good. Just standard chinese fare. Can’t really think of any dish that really stood out in my mind but it was a decent meal overall.
Place rating: 4
Little Neck, Queens, NY
Very classy restaurant. On first impression doesn’t look like a big restaurant but you turn a corner to another dining room. Tables were a little tight but we were kinda in a corner. I highly suggest sharing a few dishes among your group — not only are the dishes a little pricey, but they seem to be served family-​style. For 6 of us, we got some appetizers and 4 entrees which was perfect amount of food. The soup dumplings and scallion pancakes were realllllly yummy appetizers! They served fruit with fortune cookies for complimentary dessert which was a nice little touch.
Place rating: 5
Manhattan, NY
This was my boss’s farewell lunch, so I already decided no matter how good the food here was, I am gonna give full credit here. The food impressed me significantly whatsoever.
We had a shanghainese in our team and according to him, the food was indeed decent. Especially enjoyed the sweet ribs, dumplings and the lamb jelly. For main course, steamed fish and black bean fish were two outstanding choices.
The inside décor was very delicate which made me miss home a lot. After all, what you are eating is important, however who you are eating with probably is more crucial.
Place rating: 4
Dallas, TX
This four star review is 100% based on the food.
I understand what the other reviewers were saying about the service. It’s definitely on the slow side and a little emotionless. All the servers are in suits, which is a little weird to me based on the décor and atmosphere of the restaurant itself. Most of the customers were men in work suits.
The food was great. They have a large liquor selection for those that want a stiff drink. The soup dumplings were delicious! I also had the beef with Chinese broccoli, which was made with tender beef and the sauce wasn’t to sweet.
I will probably get delivery next time, but the food is worth going back.
Place rating: 4
Long Island City, Queens, NY
«Classy Chinese food» — Yes it’s an oxymoron, but it’s what Tang Pavilion provides. An army of white-​suited elderly Chinese waiters seated me. I browsed the menu: lamb sautéed with broccoli and scallions, duck with pineapple, whole steamed fish, fillet mignon with asparagus. The list goes on. But there are mainstays like chicken with broccoli, sesame chicken, and beef with broccoli.
On a recent visit, I tried the lamb sautéed with broccoli, which was a delight. The lamb was a little gamy but the sauce was neither too oily nor thick. An appetizer of drunken chicken was made from deboned breast meat, which was a little tough but I appreciated the lack of bones.
But the main differentiator between Tang Pavilion and other Chinese places is definitely the service. You feel like a Chinese emperor when you eat here, and you definitely pay for it as well. Lunch specials here range from $ 12 – 20, which is high for Chinese food. But it’s nice to treat yourself sometimes!