Peking Restaurant

My girlfriend wanted some Chinese so we asked around. People recommended this place so we have it a shot. Worst waste of my money. Not only couldn’t I substitute white rice for pork fried rice the chicken was 80% fat and the crab Rangoon wasn’t even hot.

I really hate to say it but this place has really gone downhill. Three to five years ago I would have given The Peking 4 to 5 stars. While visiting the North Conway area this establishment was once a staple destination while visiting the area. Over the last 2 years and a few visits the restaurant has lost its appeal. Our last visit was with a number of close friends and family. Unfortunately experience the was a bit embarrassing.
At one time the food was stellar for Americanized Chinese in both quantity and quality.
What really pains me is the following.
The staff don’t seem to know the menu, and are uneducated as to what other choices or substitutions can be made.
The menus now look like they were made on a copy machine and then laminated poorly and are unclean.
Some of the silverware that we were given was unclean.
A number of the chairs at our table appear to have been repaired with clear packing tape.
There does not appear to be anyone of Asian descent working in the stablishment anymore. Frankly I find it very important in most if not all cases that if your running an Asian restaurant, that the majority of the staff should be of Asian descent as well. For a few reasons. 1 to add to the overall atmosphere. 2 to ensure the cuisines authenticity.
Prices in all items have gone up significantly. Some prices do not make sense, specially in regard to appetizers or substitutions.
I observed they’re being trash in the lobby and a large number of cigarette butts and refuse at the entryway of the restaurant. Overall the parking lot is not very well kept. It being mean winter is no excuse.
The restaurant appears to be in a sad state of affairs and was once a pristine example of what a Chinese food restaurant should be.
I hope that the owners will take this review into consideration and restore the restaurant to its previous luster. I would hate to see an establishment that I prized and was excited to go to as a child to fall by the wayside and in time fade out of existence because of poor management and or practices.
As I stated before myself and my family once enjoyed this establishment for our trips to the White Mountains. This experience was always a treat for my daughter. Now even she is reluctant at her young age to venture through this once great establishments door.
We will likely be in the area again in the next few months or likely closer to summer.
One thing that I did notice was that there was some sort of construction going on in the back of the building. Perhaps this is a new dining room addition or some sort of enhancement the facility.
My advice to you Peking, welcome or not would be to make sure that your current dining experience is positive that way when your new upgrade is ready to be used that you have clients left to use it.
Unfortunately the only positive thing but I have to say about the most recent experience was that my drink from the bar, a Suffering Bastard was made perfectly. I hope the establishment is not turning its focus to catering to the bar flies as that would be the beginning of the establishments downward spiral to closing it’s doors.
I have great hope that things will change for the better for the Peking and its patrons, sooner rather than later.

Disappointing Valentines Day. Took a long time for the waitress to take our order. Waited 45 minutes for two egg rolls that were cold and soggy. They ran out of tofu so vegetarian options were slim. Our dinners came out cold and the sauce solidified on the vegetables and we both got a small cup of rice to accompany the veggie blob. Super disappointing experience.

Worst Chinese food I’ve ever had in my life. Seriously. Service was atrocious. They should have paid us to eat there. What a mistake.

Drove up from Dorchester Ma and needed a quick meal. Had a number 18 and wings. Plenty of food. Quick service. It did the trick. The fried rice was ok. Along with the boneless ribs and chicken fingers that come with dinner. Skipped the egg roll. However the chicken wings were great.

All of these reviews are very useful. I used to get a Pupu platter for one but the prices have gotten so outrageous and the substandard food is not worth it anymore. The Chinese restaurant people are notorious for being rude and I will not take it anymore. Unfortunately there’s no good Asian food in North Conway!

Dumb! Attempted to call in a dinner order and pay for it so someone could pick it up; this place wouldn’t take payment over the phone! Its 2015 and this is the only place that won’t take a credit card over the phone!

Food is decent. Scorpion Bowl for 1 was terrible. My girlfriend and I do like the look of the restaurant and the atmosphere inside. We eat here about once a month.

I would not eat here again. I am a Chinese cuisine snob and can’t stand Americanized Chinese cuisine. The only reason I am giving this two stars instead of one, is that the waitress was attentive.
Fried rice is not supposed to be brown. Since I saw nothing on the menu that was actual Chinese cuisine I bit my tongue and ordered orange chicken. What I received as fried chicken that appeared to have been tossed in store bought orange sauce and brown fried rice.
What finally made me make the decision to never come back here? The hot tea pot I ordered was COLD. I asked for a hot one and the waitress brought me new one and they still charged us for the cold one.

This was probably the absolute worst Chinese food I have ever had in my 67 years of life. Who puts canned peas and canned carrots in sub gum chow mein? Also with jelled gummy sauce, absolutely terrible. The chicken wings were reheated, not crisp whatsoever as they should be. The. crab Rangoon tasted nothing like in rangoons from any other restaurant we have ever been to in San Francisco, Massachusetts, LA, even Florida. Stay away from this place it’s simply nasty.

The food here is decent. Loved how the waitress decorated the kids soda glasses with Umbrellas and flamingos. They give you plenty of food.

Food was lousy. On a Friday night ordered take-​out — chicken fingers, crab rangoon, terriyaki, and chicken lo mein for family. It was all bad. Chicken fingers and terriyaki overcooked. Lo mein no flavor. Crab rangoon had strong seafood flavor — some may like that. But my husband loves seafood and hated it — Crab Rangoon is usually his favorite.
The only reason I can think anyone gives this a good review is that they haven’t experienced really good or even decent chinese food.

I eat lunch here occasionally… For the price, its a good deal. … we never go for dinner because of the high prices.

The food was ok. Nothing special, exactly what you picture when you think of Chinese take out.
No substitutions or special orders. I wanted sesame beef and they would not make it even though they had sesame chicken on the menu.
Why am I giving 2 stars instead of 3 – 4? The process are outrageous. I’m from Providence. The same order (boneless ribs, chicken fingers, 2x fried dumplings, general tsao chicken, lol mein) would be $ 50ish. Here I paid $ 75 before tip. And it want like I got more food for my money. It’s just overpriced chinese.

This is the worst food and service I ever had if u want to waste your money and be treated poorly in the process be THIER guest

Large portions. Amazing scorpion bowls and volcanoes! Every time I go the food comes out the same and consistency is spot on. 5 stars if the waitstaff were a little more on top of their game.

Awful restraunt. They claim to be some kind of Chinese food place. There seams to be some room to the left that has alcohol looks to be served in however I did not see a tender of bar for 25 minutes. After a ridiculous wait and a packed dining room with disgruntled people in the dinning room my group of 4 decided to order takeout. I decided to order a combination plate but wanted chicken fingers instead of wings. Apparently this cannot be done. We decided this was not a Chinese restraunt but and insane asylum and left

Solid greasy East Coast Chinese food. You know — crab rangoon, boneless pork spare ribs, HUGE egg rolls. I like that it’s got something of a tiki bent, too — you can get a giant scorpion bowl with 2-​foot-​long straws to share all around the table. Our waitress was SO NICE and they give you a TON of food — there’s plenty for leftovers tomorrow.
My family makes the 30-​minute drive out here either for takeout or a sit-​down meal all the time and I demanded they take me here to have some. You just can’t get this stuff on the west coast, and I don’t know why! We certainly have more «authentic» Chinese food here, but there’s something to be said for the old-​school east coast version :-D

Horrible service! Here right now and was insulted by several staff members. My husband and I are spending $ 40 on lunch. Our boneless ribs and teriyaki from the pupu platter were overcooked to our liking. We requested that they be remade. You would think we insulted everyone and their mother. The host came over and said that they were fine and they would make something else since we wouldn’t like them. We asked them to go ahead and try as we would rather have some teriyaki rather than none. All Hell broke loose.
A table next to us with 2 elderly couples was waiting on food. They were asking for the waitress and she couldn’t be found. Apparently, remaking 2 pieces of teriyaki and a handful of boneless ribs caused such a commotion back in the kitchen that other food was being held up.
The elderly diners asked again and a belligerent young bus boy said he looked and couldn’t find her. When they asked another question; he repeatedly told them that it wasn’t his problem to deal with… he’s just the busboy. How do you condone speaking to the elderly like this. Then a different waitress comes over and rather loudly announces to the elderly couple as well as the restaurant that they aren’t eating because «these people sent back food that there was nothing wrong with». Seriously?!
Finally, the remade food comes. We just ask for to — go containers. Then it gets better! Some supervisor comes over and rambled that they remade the food. I said at that point… who cared about the food? The horrible service, treatment of the elderly and to us was horrendous! Then the waitress comes back and whispers in her ear. We are then, again announced to the restaurant that they want us to leave! We told her that we are trying; but waiting for check and the leftovers. She then said she’d pay and want us to leave. I have NEVER ever experienced that behavior in an establishment.
So now, we did get a free lunch… but not worth it. Here we were excited to be back in the area and finally have some east coast Chinese food again. First meal was at Peking. Won’t ever go back. I know family won’t go back. Being in management for years; I would never think of treating customers that way. This establishment needs to learn manners and have some respect for their customers. I can’t get passed the way that they treated the elderly couples at the table next to us! There are too many other choices out there for dining. In the economic times that we are in; support ones that are thankful and respectful for your business!

I Love Peking!!! This is our go to Chinese in NH. My boyfriend and I go here every time we are in North Conway. This is one of our favorite Chinese places, period. The food is delicious. I love their chicken fingers and crab rangoons. They have some of the best duck sauce too. They are great for take out or to eat there. The drinks are nice and strong and the prices are very reasonable. Overall a great restaurant.