Karaweik Palace — Restaurant in Yangon

This is an awesome place to begin with. We paid 500 MMK for 2 people to get into the park in a taxi. The architecture is historic and truly royal, surrounded by a tranquil lake. Fantastic for photo- taking. I was here to celebrate my Scottish friend's birthday.

Upon arrival at the restaurant, the staff said they never received my booking. I replied their website was not responsive, and I never received a confirmed booking reply. Also they give us a new number as the website is not updated. Even without booking, we can always walk in. On the website, the buffet and ala carte are available. In reality, only ala carte is available. The website also mentioned cultural show and harpist performance but they have stopped all those since they reopened.

The food is traditional Burmese food, which you can get better ones anywhere outside the restaurant. We thought we could eat exquisite royal dishes. We have been in Myanmar for at least 3 years and know the foods here. So menu wise, it's a great disappointment. The desserts and drinks are the only thing we enjoyed. The desserts were served with rice forks, not dessert forks!!

The buffet hall, which is the ballroom, is grander but closed to the public. I showed them a video clip made by a PRC YouTuber last year. The waiter said that was food testing. They actually reopened the restaurant this year after a long renovation.

I suggest the management should expand their menu to include fusion foods in addition to the traditional Burmese foods as the Burmese diet may not suit foreigners due to the high salt, oil and chilli contents. The more varieties can attract corporate professionals. They need to put in more marketing efforts to...

First time returning to Burma since birth and this definitely was the right choice for dinner. The details of Burmese architect was unremarkable inside and out. The performance throughout dinner included popular Burmese folk tales that my grandparents and parents used to tell us as bedtime stories. The food was needless to say aimed to please tourists without lacking traditional Burmese spices. It wasn't too greasy nor salty. Dinner menu included popular Burmese cuisine: fish noodle soup, Shan's noodle, chicken coconut noodle soup, veggie stir fry, and Burmese deserts. The staff was courteous and very attentive. Perhaps too nice to lay down some ground rules for the customers. The only reason I gave 4 stars is due to the fact that a tourist group particularly from China were not only rude to stand to take frequent group photos while blocking the view of other dinning customers, they continued to speak loudly across the room. I personally asked the staff to ask them as a courtesy reminder however the staff only address the issue and was far too polite. The fact that I paid $45 per person like everyone else in the room, I deserve to enjoy the performance without having to dodge between heads or bodies to see the show. The staff need to lay down some ground rules to ensure customers are courteous to each other who also paid to enjoy the dinner. The staff needs to understand that while they gain customers from large tourist groups, they will also lose some individual families who simply wants to enjoy dinner if they don't handle situation as such more...

A wonderful dining and cultural experience.

Located in the gardens on the edge of royal lake this building literally stands out! It not some old ancient building but a fairly recent build (1970’s) - but it is an experience and very photo worthy. As you enter the gardens there is a fee but if you tell them you are going to the restaurant and write your name down then entry is complimentary.

You will take your time entering the building as there are many photo opportunities of the building and the many dressed up people there to meet you.

The food is an eclectic mix of local and some international dishes - the buffet is good and see to be good hygiene wise - no one in our group had any problems. Many dishes cooked in front of you and and you can add all the accompaniments

The service is good and drinK selection is ok

The cultural show was interesting- but was very hard to hear the MC and so we had little context of what was going on - but it was interesting to watch.

Go for a cultural and culinary experience while in Yangon -...