Jinling Dumpling - Chinese Food — Restaurant in Krakow

This is going to be a long one, so please bear with me. I booked multiple tables for my wedding dinner - apparently the first time for the restaurant to host such an event and they seemed as excited as I was. They prepared a menu specifically for this kind of celebration, taking under consideration what is being eaten at typical Polish weddings and trying to find a few dishes that would be similar in taste. Please keep in mind that this was a 100% Polish wedding, attended by Polish people varying in age from 27 up to 82, some of whom were quite skeptical about having Chinese food (many of them have never tried it before). When we arrived on our wedding day, the tables were decorated with name tags and thoughtful details such as red/gold chopsticks for the bride and groom, while the guests were given black ones. Although our family practiced using chopsticks before the wedding, they struggled a little bit. Here, I need to emphasize something very important: despite the day being hectic, the waitresses took the time to once again teach everyone how to hold the chopsticks properly, and provided cutlery for those who still didn’t feel comfortable. In general, the staff was super friendly, helpful and patient with us being all over the place (literally), and I am very grateful for that. Now, the food. Oh my, the FOOD! Even though some of my guests had never tried Chinese cuisine in any form and weren’t very happy about not getting Polish dishes, after the dinner, they were gushing about how tasty and amazing the food was. I have eaten Chinese food both in Poland and China (as well as some other countries) before and I agree that Jinling’s food is. On. Point. I especially recommend beef noodles soup and Shanghai style crispy duck, although, to quote my guests: “Everything was delicious, oh my God”. Thank you Jinling Dumpling for hosting us and doing such an amazing job at making our special day even more special - and thank you for making even the most resistant members of my family ask me if we would visit again soon. We certainly will! If I could, I would have...

I'm revising my comment and add something. First of all, I came before the end of January, and I haven’t been to this place since they changed the menu in April. Secondly, I made a mistake at first — this place is not run by Taiwanese people like Kuku."

Let’s start with the prices — compared to China, they’re outrageous, easily ten times higher. And mind you, ingredient costs in Kraków are on par with, or even lower than, those in second-tier Chinese cities. They’re selling a bottle of cheap, industrially blended Jiangxiaobai for 15 euros.(This part - the price increase and supply chain issues - is understandable, and personally, I think having the same prices as in the Eurozone is completely reasonable. However, the specific presentation and combinations are something I just can't accept.) Ironically, Maotai might actually be the best deal — “only” three times the normal price. Now the food. I didn’t even bother ordering the so-called Shanghai soup dumplings — the price alone was enough to kill my appetite. As for the stir-fried dishes, they were straight-up disasters. Chicken with potatoes, beef stir-fry — it was all the same indistinguishable mush. The seasoning made no sense, the salty-sweet balance was all over the place. I honestly suspect the chefs have dulled their taste buds from too much smoking and drinking. And that chili oil? Please. Even Shanghainese would never make something that bland and pathetic. I’ve said enough — this place is pure not good. If you think otherwise, I suggest spending a little more to eat some real Chinese food in nearby France or Italy.(Whether it's Sichuan cuisine or Huaiyang cuisine, there are both presented in a fairly proper and authentic way elsewhere) In the end, I have to admit that the custom service is not bad, my comment was taken seriously by the manager, and I was warmly invited to come back and try the food again. If I have the chance, I’ll bring my friends along as well.(And i'll upgrade my...

Visiting from London with lots of experience with all levels of oriental cuisine.

This has to be one of the worst Chinese restaurants I’ve been to.

I will start with the positives: The decor was nice with a good atmosphere. General TSO chicken Vegetable noodles 5/10 Shrimp & Sweetcorn Dumplings 9/10 Cocktails 9/10

The negatives: Vegetable fried rice 0/10 Pak Choi & Mushrooms 0/10 Kung Pao Chicken 0/10

We asked to send back the Kung Pao chicken back but they management refused and said it’s not possible and we will have to pay for it even tho we didn’t eat it.

So we ordered the Pak Choi which arrived even worst than the previous meal which had an unbearable smell. Of course we couldn’t send it back either.

The vegetable fried rice was missing basic cooking techniques such as the frying element 😂 it was just plain boiled with cucumber, they didn’t even use any msg or soy sauce to add some flavour or colour.

If the high rating is due to the dumplings then I understand because they were really nice. But the rest of the menu is really hit and miss.

The waiter was really nice but unfortunately had zero knowledge about Chinese cuisine nor did she have any idea about the menu (she did...