Ding's Kitchen

“The food was awesome, fresh, and beautifully presented.”

Globalist★★★★

Ding’s Kitchen is truly a hidden gem in Newton, MA. The food is the star here—everything from the dumplings and scallion pancakes to the Peking duck and tender beef is packed with flavor and consistently well executed. Each dish tastes fresh, comforting, and thoughtfully prepared. The only area with room for improvement is the service. While the staff is friendly, they can be a bit more attentive at times, as they occasionally seem more focused on their phones or chatting with each other than checking in on tables. Still, the quality of the food makes Ding’s Kitchen absolutely worth a visit,

Joshua Young★★★★

Ding's Kitchen took over Jumbo Seafood, still offer similar things, such as dim sum and an authentic Chinese menu. The offerings seemed more authentic, and definitely targeted more toward traditional Chinese patrons. For example, one of the soup offering as signature item is an chicken and pig intestines stew. Overall, food was decent, and authentic. Some of the misses: pam fries pork dumplings. Meat filling was very little, and skin was thick. Flavor was ok, but just not worth the price. We ordered rice, but they never sent them. The waitress was very nice and friendly, so service was not

Carolyn Huang★★

Food was pretty average overall, and the only standout for me was the deep fried milk appetizer. Oddly, the fried milk was served after the cauliflower and roasted duck dishes. The restaurant was uncomfortably hot inside when I visited around 3 pm, even though only two other tables were eating hot pot. The furniture and dinnerware also felt cheap. On top of that, the front desk didn’t even say goodbye when we left, as she was too busy playing on her phone. Overall, I expected a much better dining experience.

Gloria Ha★★★★

I came here with my family and got to try a lot of things! Most dishes were above average. The salt and pepper calamari was particularly good, so we would definitely try more salt and pepper dishes next time. The Sichuan boiled fish fillet was also good. The lobster with vermicelli was pretty tasty, but we would want to try the ginger scallion lobster next time for the bolder flavors. We were also sitting next to the lobster/fish tank, and it didn't seem that clean.. The dungeness crab with sticky rice was quite bland, unfortunately. The shrimp with snow peas was decent but nothing special.