Kicking Horse Palace

Had a contract in Golden, got hungry after work, ordered the Hawaiian fried rice and spring rolls, they finished it in about 12 minutes, good taste, I like it. Service is not great, but not awful. Price is not cheap but it is not insane.The atmosphere is kind of dark though, lots of space but not enough light, but it is not bad though, I will come again when I pass by Golden again.

TLDR: Good Food, Bleak Environment, Minimal ServiceWe read the reviews prior to our arrival, but we were driving through Golden from Revelstoke on our way to Lake Louise and really craved some Chinese food, so we made the (risky) decision to give them the benefit of the doubt.The restaurant is a large space, but only the middle room/space/area was used for dine-in. Everything else was used for behind-the-scenes works, except right out in the scene. The restaurant was lit by these creepy bluish-white fluorescent lights that weren’t particularly welcoming. The chairs were covered in some sort of brown drape, unappealing to the eyes. Some tables were covered with cloths while others were not. There is WiFi available.After considering the reviews (which overwhelmingly negatively highlighted the Ginger Beef), as well as our own cravings, we settled on the Beef w. Black Pepper Sauce, Scallops and Prawns w. Black Bean Sauce, and the Ma Po Tofu. The food came around 10 minutes later but not all at once.The beef was tender and juicy and the salt and pepper sauce/coating was delicious. It came stir-fried with some green peppers, carrots, and onions. The scallops and prawns were fresh and not mushy in the slightest. These also came with the assorted vegetables. The black bean sauce was savory and delicious. The tofu came with some green peas (which I found unusual and non-belonging), and the sauce was a mix between the traditional and some soy-sauce mixture; it wasn’t quite traditional and I did not love it.There was only one waiter on duty and he was busier working the kitchen and take-out orders than paying attention to the dine-in customers. He seemed nice and apologetic, though.Overall, I would recommend this restaurant if you’re looking for a quick fix on more-traditional Chinese dishes. The reviews seemed to mainly circulate around the lackluster quality of the restaurant’s Westernized-Chinese offerings so I think that’s where the margin of error was large. Otherwise, come for the food, not the service or ambience. And no, we did not experience any indigestion.

Taste:4/5 Price:$$ Service:3/5Not bad for a Chinese restaurant. Ordered a more traditional cuisine. Shredded potato with spicy and sour sauce, fish fillet with special spicy sauce and three kinds seafood with mixed vegetables.The fish fillet wasn't exactly how it would taste of you were to go to a traditional Szechuan restaurant, but not bad.Overall fairly good Chinese food.

Worst Chinese Food ever. Shopping Centre Food Court Chinese Food is 1000 times better than this garbage. Threw it in the garbage it was that bad.

Went on a Tuesday and ordered a few dishes. It was a nice dinner when craving Chinese food however it's not as good as in major cities.

The best Salt n Pepper squid ive had....

Ordered and paid for the large war wonton soup. I think it was a small wonton as there was no meat in it besides the wonton. And it was pretty small to at $17.Wouldn't try it again for sure.

Food is excellent. Very pleasant people. I recommend this restaurant.

The food was good and portions are big.. a must try chinese food and if you are in big group this is a must try.. the server was nice and friendly

Very good and comfort chinese food.More spicy more tasty, ask for Sriracha sauce.