Dragon East in Branford

Extremely expensive for what they serve. Food wasn't that good. Total disappointment

My favorite Chinese Restaurant in the State! Food is great, service is wonderful and friendly. It is a great treat, but too expensive for a frequent take-out dinner or lunch. Deep Fried wontons are my favorite appetizer and general Tso chicken and boneless ribs are perfectly prepared.

Best sit down Chinese food on the shoreline. Food is always fresh.

Really good food. Very nice place to sit & have some great Chinese food. Great staff.

People r wonderful...great food n drinks!!

The food is excellent and the service is superb

Stumbled on this restaurant on a long trip when we were sick of fast-food. The food was fantastic, particularly the lettuce wraps, General Tsos chicken, and the pineapple chicken. The service was very good and the owner gave gave my daughter an untouched carved rose to take home. We travel thru the area often and now will make this a frequent stop.

We always go here for chinese but the last 2 times we were very disappointed. The food was (fried rice) very blah and there was hardly any good ingredients in it. It was suppose to be a special which cost 18.95. The lobster was not fresh (very fishy tasting) fresh any type of shellfish is not suppose to be fishy tasting, very little egg and nothing else but peas. My dumplings were ok. I hope it was just an off night for the cooks.

Ok so I basically eat the same thing every time...(chicken and broccoli) and a lot of places leaves you with chewy stringy chicken; but dragon East had an amazing dish with every piece of chicken as good as the last! Real deal food and really, what more could you ask for??

The kind of place where the owners know you by name. We went back after the first visit because they were nice but now, when the owners make the rounds to make sure everything is okay, I get a hug.Vegetarian options taste great and my husband loves the meat choices. They accommodated my request for General Tso with tofu, and it wasn't mushy. (I have had bad luck at other restaurants but not here!) The service is as good as the wonderful food! I was sick when we arrived for our last visit; and the waiter saw and brought me tea with lemon (which get squeezed in front of us) and honey. My doctor also said they can accommodate her Celiac Disease dietary needs.It is a wonderful place for a casual date or a group. We brought with the group out friend's son with special needs for Chinese New Year and he really enjoyed himself. Dragon East is our go-to to toast my late mom on her birthday (she would have loved this restaurant), for Christmas Day, and for Chinese food in general.

Best Chinese food around with a great atmosphere.

The food and service was awful

Great food ...

Nice seat down Chinese place. Food is really good. Staff is awesome.

Best. Chinese food in the greater new haven area, the staff is very friendly and attentive. Would recommend

Constantly great for the last 25 years at least and getting better each day! Their mixed drinks are awesome.Edit:Return visit on 5/7/19Still excellent food quality, service was a bit dodgy, waiter got my order incorrect twice in a row but each time it was corrected immediately.

Absolutely delicious! The food was great the wine selection was pretty good. The restaurant is very nice but still family friendly (I brought my 3 year old). 5/5 would recommend.

Love it!!! Service is excellent and food is delicious! If you're looking for a good Chinese cuisine it has to be Dragon East in Branford, CT.

Has to be the worst ever. I ordered the chicken pad Thai .. no sauce . Egg roll tasted like rancid oil and the fried dumplings were just as bad . And this was the luncheon special and still came to $21.00 . The only way I could eat any this was to douse it in duck sauce . Terrible !!

Really good food. Classic sit down style . Lunch is a great price. Dinners a bit more.

Our favorite Chinese Food place in the area. Food is terrific. Not greasy at all. Very nice people. The owner once drove a small soup to my house when I was sick and it was left out of the order. Now that is Customer Service!

It's excellent when you walk into a place because of the location and sign, and then you are so easily impressed. Fastest chef ever without compromising any quality.

Good food and nice atmosphere

Wonderful family restaurant. Awesome dishes.

Great food! Lots of it! Love the owners Joyce (at the bar) Annie (at the register) and Steve (in the kitchen)! Also, !est Friday night bar around! Come! Relax! Enjoy! **** pan-fried won tons in hot sauce (not on menu, but ask!) AWESOME appetizer!

The food is excellent, plentiful and quite reasonably priced. The decor and ambiance are interesting with a strong Chinese flavor... plus Dragons ♡

Good place for drinks and food

I've eaten here -- a lot. For years. In all that time, the quality and service has been consistently good (well, there was that one time, but everyone has their off days). This is not your typical junky takeout place either, where you order and get out as fast as you can before you catch something. It actually looks nice! You can actually sit down and enjoy your meal! More importantly, it's the sort of place where you would actually WANT to hang around to enjoy your meal! You also get free tea and crispy noodles as soon as you sit down, which is a very nice touch. I can't believe there aren't more places like this around town. Since there aren't, and since it's so good, you should probably just come here and be glad you skipped the takeout place.

The food tastes very good

Great food, great service, for eat-in or take-out. #1 go to Chinese Restaurant in the area

Best Chinese food around! If you want quality food come here !

I travel for work and have eaten at Takeout Chinese all over the Northeast, And more. I got take out paid 23 dollars for a mo gu gai pan and a steamed dumplings. So disappointing. Flavor was ok. The mu gu Portion was tiny for price, $14, a 6 inch round container. The dumplings are small with thick chewy dough. Hard pass if im around again.

This place is definitely a cut or more above average. I wish I could have several more samplings from the menu. No one in my party of four had any complaints.

Always a warm welcoming atmosphere that goes fittingly with some of the finest dishes one can find in this area!

Dragon East has been there as long as I can remember. For sit down Chinese, it's a great option-more traditional and not as jazzy as Nine East down the street, but the food holds up and the mixed drinks are tasty. There is rarely a wait but it's never empty either.

Very good food and drinks

My server was rude and the food was not good. Wouldn't go back.

Love Dragon East! Been going there for years. Best Chinese in Branford. Owners are very good people. Service is excellent and food and drinks are very good. If you're craving Chinese it has to be Dragon East in Branford, CT.

Came into Branford this weekend from New York for a wedding. I came here to eat and I must say the food is amazing. The food tastes fresh, and flavorful. The place is clean and the portion sizes are great. Nothing tastes bland or overly greasy like many chinese restaurants. Would highly recommend and if I lived locally to this restaurant I'd come here all the time ! The service was excellent as well.

Good food relaxing atmosphere watched football games on large screen tv

Always a great time food is always good great staff The owners Steve & Joyce are wonderful. 👍👍👍👍👍 Never disappointed 😁 aka. Randy & Andra

Little on the pricey side but it’s well worth it, you can taste the freshness and portions are good eat in or take out several times a month never disappointed

Amazing food and great service.

Wonderful food with many vegetarian choices.The staff is always friendly.When the owners of our favorite Chinese restaurant, in New Haven, retired, we didn't think we would find another good restaurant again. I'm glad to be wrong!

Little pricy. But definitely worth it. Never been here but will be back.

On the expensive side, but with excellent food!

This one of the rare restaurants that i have been to. The service was fast thing happen really fast .ordered the meal bam there it is . The presentation was amazing and the taste to match. Worth ever penny to go and enjoy yourself.

Delicious food & friendly service!

Favorite place amazing people

Good place for a large group.