Pao's Mandarin House

01/13/08

Not really dim sum

by ginnylovesfood at Citysearch

The dim sum menu here is pretty limited. There are only a few small dishes and they aren't the ones you usually have during dim sum. I grew up in New York and I'm use to the screaming ladies with the carts going by. The service here is really friendly and the restaurant is filled with both Asian and Caucasian families. I think I'll go back for dinner sometime.

• Pros: Staff, Chinese food
• Cons: Lack of dim sum choices

08/09/09

Great Restaurant

by Dawnk at Citysearch

We have been eating at Pao's a number of years and have never received bad food or service. The food has always been very good and more than abundant. The owners and staff have always gone out of their way to be friendly and make your meal special. Everything on the menu is great so try somthing different each time you go.

• Pros: The food & staff are wonderful
• Cons: None

03/28/09

PLEASE DO NOT GO TO PAO'S MANDARIN HOUSE!!

by LesleyJ at Citysearch

I live in Lakeway and my family and I have been going to Pao's for a long time, however the last few times the owner cant remember her name I was so mad, is so rude, I have never written a blog before but i had to vent this one out.

This is my story please read.

This is what happened not only is she very very rude, while my family and I were dinning in, one of the meals we ordered was wrong, when we addressed it with our waiteress the owner over heard and said to us and the waitress, we have to have it, if its wrong that is our fault, we can order another dish and pay for it but this dish will have to be paid for, even though its wrong!

I had my children with me and didnt want to cause a scene.

My family and I said this will be the last time we order from here.

We made the mistake of ordering a take out many months after, my husband picked up the food, when he came home with the order one of the dishes was not what we ordered, we both thought here we go again!!

I called and the waiter said he will have the one ready for us to pick up.

when we got there (she) the owner said we have to bring the dish back to her so she can use it again she does not like to waste food!!!!

We were so shocked that we said forget it, however she made one of the waiters follow us back to our house and pick up the dish he was so embarrassed.

(She) the owner wanted the food back so she could re-use it for someone else!!!

Thats my story, my family will never ever eat from there again, tell all your friends...

Lesley J

• Pros: THE RECEPTIONIST IS NICE
• Cons: RUDE OWNER

10/23/07

One of the best Chinese restaurants in Austin vincinity

by jsun2492 at Citysearch

Coming from Taiwan 23 years ago, I am always looking for the most authentic Chinese food wherever I live or travel to. After living in Austin for 4 1/2 years, I have to say Pao's Manderin House satisfies me the most among all the Chinese restaurants that we have tried so far in the Austin vincinity. They provide pretty good selection of dishes that meet the different taste/perference that Caucasian and Chinese people are used to; therefore you can actaully see both Caucasian and Chinese in the restaurant whenever you walk in. Very friendly staff and manager.

• Pros: good selection of food that meet different people's taste
• Cons: Maybe a little far from city center, but it worth the drive

01/22/07

Good egg rolls

by ohyeahlach at Citysearch

After moving to from Chicago where we had a great chinese place on every corner, we quickly found it was slim pickins in Austin (so far). This place gets it right.

• Pros: Good food, decent prices
• Cons: A bit in the boonies in Lakeway

12/22/06

The Best Chinese Restaurant in Town inTaste, Quality, and Service

by tinymighty at Citysearch

Pao's is the best overall Chinese restaurant in town. Two of my Chinese friends, one from Hong Kong and the other from Taiwan, recommended me to go there. I have been going to this restaurant for over decades since I moved to Austin. They are a family-run restaurant that is very friendly to the repetitious customers (unlike Din-Ho). The owners are always there to control quality in service and food. My recommendation is to order food from Chinese menu, not American one. They can prepare the same foods in both CHINESE STYLE and American Chinese style for various customers. Three Cup Chicken and Scallion Pancakes are some of my favorite food from menu.

• Pros: Various choices from two different menu and tasty food
• Cons: It is too far away from where the action is

Trek a bit outside the city for Chinese food and dim sum.

by Contributor at Citysearch

In Short
The decor includes the usual Asian art, as well as tranquil aquariums and cleverly-placed mirrors. All lunch entrees come with the soup of the day, an appetizer, fried rice and a fortune cookie. The shredded beef Szechuan style is a popular choice. The Spicy Tangy scallops are spicy without being overpowering, and are served in such ample portions you'll have to ask for a doggie bag.

06/28/06

yummy

by nofoodinlakeway at Citysearch

There are few good places to eat in Lakeway. And this one is at the of of the list. The top. And they deliver!!!! I have NEVER been disappointed, and I never waste time writing these online reviews, but this one deserves a few good word. Yummy.

• Pros: good, reasonable, good
• Cons: in Lakeway, and lakeway people suuuuck, and Lakeway suuuucks

05/01/06

Yum!

by johnkelcy at Citysearch

Yep, great Chinese food at Pao's.

Not much else to say. Go, eat, be happy. Service is excellent, and the food is outstanding. Egg rolls are a real treat!

• Pros: Good Parking

03/03/06

Good food but chaotic service

by nyago at Citysearch

I went there with 8 other people and we were there from 12 to 1 on Sun. They have a special breakfast menu on weekends and that's why we went there. But it was hard to order -- the waiter kept "running" away. They were also out of a lot of the items. The food tasted good but this is not a good place for a big group of people.