Dragonwell Bistro in Portland

Dragonwell Bistro in Portland
4 / 5
49 reviews

735 SW 1st Ave, 735 SW First Ave, 97204, Portland, Oregon, Portland, OR 97204-3326, Portland

Overview

Cuisine
  • Chinese
  • Asian
Features
  • Delivery
  • Television
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Takeout
  • Reservations
  • Seating
  • Waitstaff
  • Wine and Beer
  • Accepts American Express
  • Accepts Mastercard
  • Accepts Visa
  • Free Wifi
  • Accepts Discover
  • Serves Alcohol
  • Full Bar
Good for
  • Kids
  • Families witd children
  • Large groups

Restaurant Hours

Monday

11:00 am

Wednesday

11:00 am

Friday

11:00 am

Sunday

11:00 am

Open on Mondays?

Yes!

Will you be open on xmas?

Yes

Will you be open Christmas day?

Yes

Review

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Dragonwell Bistro
JH
Juliana Haber
google
04.19.2024
5/5

Super nice waitress, can make much of the menu gf gluten free on request, even breaded dishes like sweet and sour. The sweet and sour chicken was great.

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Jean-Philippe Gourdine
google
10.19.2018
4/5

Authentic chinese food, great service, great happy hours

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Dean Mao
google
10.16.2018
2/5

They automatically added tips to our bill as a party of 4 people. The menu clearly says the tips will be added if you got 6 or more people. American chinese fast food. No better than panda express.

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Bill Fry
google
10.05.2018
4/5

Great place, great staff, good food.

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Maggie Adephagia
google
09.06.2018
3/5

THE SPRING ROLLS ARE A LIE! Basically, they’re just egg rolls, dressed to look like spring rolls. Huge disappointment. Other than that, everything was nice. Nice, clean atmosphere; attentive service; hot, fresh food in a timely manner. The only other thing I might complain about is the prices.

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James Anderson
google
09.04.2018
4/5

Good food, decent prices, and I'll go back

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Stephanie Erickson
google
08.25.2018
5/5

Best Chinese food in the city!

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Melissa Gonzalez
google
08.19.2018
4/5

Great option for Chinese food! Gluten free soy sauce, able to accommodate gluten allergies. Good food and decent prices!

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Pam Graham
google
08.13.2018
4/5

Great food, great service.

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Sherry Chin
google
08.07.2018
5/5

Food was good. Portions were very large. Service was far above average. We will be going back.

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James Newton
google
08.01.2018
4/5

Good food for a decent enough price.

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Tonya Mosher
google
08.01.2018
5/5

Great as always. Amazing service and great food.

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Harry Davis
google
07.18.2018
2/5

I had good memories from 5 or so years ago, but the current food and service are lacking

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Lynne MacVean
google
05.26.2018
5/5

Wonderful food. Not very comfortable tables.

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Leah Smith
google
05.08.2018
2/5

Been going for years, recently went about a month ago and the food was TERRIBLE. Pale mushy potstickers and bland soda (soda ALWAYS seems to be an issue here) among other things. Disappointed, won't be back until they get it together. Service is friendly but really really needs to speed things up for people on their lunch breaks.

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Shelley Jones
google
05.08.2018
5/5

Everything I ate was delicious. Crab Rangoon and egg flour soup especially good. Can't wait to go back and try more dishes.

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Chris Boyer
google
05.01.2018
4/5

Grabbed the fried eggplant on happy hour and it was fantastic, piping hot and super crispy with a great sause, staff was friendly too.

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Shela Sullivan
google
04.14.2018
5/5

Delicious food, quick service and close to my work place.

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Antonio Alonso
google
04.12.2018
5/5

Food was good Staff was great and it was right around the corner of The Hotel Rose where we were staying at.. will visit again..

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Maria Brown
google
03.22.2018
5/5

The food was amazing. The hot tea was perfect. My three yr old grandson kept eating alot of sweet and sour chicken.Well worth the price.

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Brian Poppe
google
03.14.2018
5/5

The best place ever hands down and the waitress is the best.

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J C
google
11.22.2017
1/5

I have heard mixed reviews about this place, lunch however is your basic greasy American Chinese food. Maybe dinner is more authentic? With all the real Chinese restaurants on the other side of river I have never had the urge to take the chance here for dinner.

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William Carl Hansen
google
11.03.2017
5/5

Friendly staff that has treated me well over the years. Good food and they offer a nice happy hour menu. Great for large groups. Ive never heard a bad word about this place and plan to visit many more times.

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Brian Holt
google
11.02.2017
3/5

Not as good as it used to be but perfectly fine lunch fare.

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Nicholas Rider
google
10.15.2017
5/5

Great place to eat for sure. The food is really good the meat nice and tender it melts in your mouth. Chef has worker there for a long time now. They even have a bar and also do party reservations and will have a big projection screen. The best Chinese Food Ever!!!

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Ray Vargas
google
09.16.2017
4/5

Beautiful atmosphere, friendly service and amazing food. Presentation is always superb and the staff... ALWAYS so friendly! Were regulars now! Definitely one of Portland's hidden gems.

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Kelley Ireland
google
08.07.2017
5/5

Good food fairly traditional.

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Jay Wolf
google
08.03.2017
4/5

Good food, great staff. Happy to return more.

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Robbie Noche
google
07.06.2017
5/5

Service was excellent. Nice romantic atmosphere. Really like the shrimp lo-mein dish.

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Adrian D'souza
google
07.06.2017
5/5

Absolutely amazing restaurant. This is my third time in 2 days and I must say I’ve never been this impressed. The food is amazing, the drinks are great and the service is outstanding. If you’re in Portland, you’ve got to try it out!

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Anna Ramirez
google
05.05.2017
5/5

I can't wait to return, and look forward to them opening back up for dining in. The kindest staff, she was so excited to have customers to help. What a joyful experience!

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朱哲韬
google
04.19.2017
1/5

The food is not that good and Lino Head is really bad. The foods may taste good for Americans, but my friends and I are Chinese and we think it is bad and expensive. The food serving speed is really slow. I arrived the restaurant at 3PM, and we were the only customer in there. However, we waited for an hour for our food! They had two menus, one is in Chinese and another is in English. But the price is different! And waiter did not told me about this even I asked her what the difference about two menus. I feel cheated! Anyway, I will not be there any more!

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Jake Mercer
google
04.06.2017
5/5

Awesome place. Great customer service

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Carlin Ryal
google
03.22.2017
5/5

So when my son suggested we dine at Dragonwell, I asked "Is it buffet style?" Absolutely not! This is the best Chinese food I've had since leaving NYC! We ordered shared plates, like dumplings, pot stickers and rice chips. Yummy! Then I had the Sesame Chicken dinner. Crispy, a tiny bit of spice and gooey...the best! Others in our party had General Tso's chicken, Flower Soup, Dragonwell Ribs...all delicious! The service was very friendly and attentive. The atmosphere was comfortable. Very much worth a try!

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Dr. Shawn Soszka
google
03.12.2017
5/5

Excellent Chinese food! So many other restaurants serve bland, flavorless Chinese food. Not here, every dish was plentiful and very tasty. Each dish is big so plan accordingly and bring friends since these dishes are meant to be shared.

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Jake Rahner
google
02.21.2017
3/5

The service is always good but the quality of meat needs to be better. Kung Pao Chicken was stringy and tough.

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David Anderson
google
01.20.2017
2/5

I’m disappointed with the lack of quality here. I’ve had similar fare at Panda Express at a fraction of the cost, and a fraction of the expectations. The owners either need to remove the word “prawn” from their menu, or, stop serving small shrimp in its place.Our “prawn” appetizer was nothing more than fried butterfly shrimp.The “prawns” in our main course were even smaller, like you’d find in a salad, or, at Panda Express where at least they call them shrimp.I am not likely to return to this restaurant.

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Randy Lau
google
01.16.2017
1/5

I had high expectations of this place, it wasn't very good. The food was terribly overpriced and didn't taste good. I want to say the style was striving for Cantonese, but it seemed more like an odd fusion of other Chinese styles like soup dumplings which were not good. The decor is nice and location is good, but the food really wasn't there. They include alot of photos of famous people eating here, but it seems odd judging by my experience.

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Schmitake Mushroom
google
01.12.2017
5/5

THIS PLACE IS GREAT FOR ALLERGIES!!!! I'm a super gluten and they took AMAZING care of me. Chinese food can be so hard to find, especially GOOD Chinese food. or even better, AMAZING Chinese food.

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Tommy Fish
google
11.16.2016
5/5

The food is amazing, the price is great, and the waiters are cute!

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Bud Coe
google
10.24.2016
5/5

A little old school Chinese......but still really good. Broad traditional menu to order from. Cooked to order food that comes out hot with appropriate seasoning. Mix up your order and share with your group. Cocktails are yummy too. Pricing is reasonable I will be back soon

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Michelle Hedegard
google
09.25.2016
2/5

I have always loved this place, but after not visiting for a while, our most recent experience was pretty terrible. After being seated, we weren't given water until after the server came back to take our order. She then said she couldn't ask the kitchen to be mindful of my shellfish allergy because they would "yell" at her .We got our food which was awesome as usual but never saw a server again until we were ready to leave. Completely out of water mind you, and had not been checked on once.We then had to do the check dance of which each part of took 5-10 mins .I will probably give them another chance, but hope different staff is on duty .

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Jennifer Cezar
google
09.18.2016
5/5

I had the Dragonwell ribs... devine!!! And the house dumpling specialty... excellent! And the service was equally as amazing as the food. My servers were Kevin, at the bar, and a lovely young lady with a super long braid (wish I had caught her name). I am an out-of-stater... and it felt like going to Cheers... warm friendly atmosphere. This place is a hidden gem, but a must go, if you go to Portland, OR.

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Joel Corcoran
google
09.03.2016
5/5

Utterly delicious food and attentive, friendly service.

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yashica palshikar
google
04.19.2016
5/5

Always love this place. Friendly staff, usually no waiting, consistent food quality. Accommodating to large parties abd groups.

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luna Lai
google
04.13.2016
3/5

Fried rice was good

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Tim Brady
google
04.13.2016
5/5

Great food, Waiter is one of my favorite people

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soulknight coc
google
03.26.2016
5/5

First time I had been here. Amazing food, great service. Make sure you try the Xia Long Boa. Never had it before, cant stop thinking about it!

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Rachel Parker
google
01.02.2016
3/5

Pretty good Chinese style food served on rectangle plates. Service was fine. No complaints.

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