Food allergies? This is NOT the place to go. DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME. The front of house staff were great and the young girl was extremely upset and apologetic - though, what happened was not in any way her fault, she tried her hardest. We specifically stayed in the Blue Mountains to go to THIS restaurant for husband's birthday. I even sent an email 3 weeks beforehand to ask for a list of dairy-free dishes to choose from to make it easy for the kitchen staff. (Still no reply from anyone). After finally finding the place, it turns out that this is not a stand alone restaurant (it's part of the lawn bowls club). We were given menus and left for 20 minutes before orders were taken. Husband got us drinks from the bowling club bar - the restaurant does not serve even soft drinks. We finally placed our order. As usual, I advised that I'm allergic to all animal dairy products, and asked if the lady could double check there's no dairy in the Kung Pow prawn dish I ordered. Apparently, there is. Trying again, I ordered chicken chow mein - there's dairy in that too? I was given a menu again and wrote a list of about 6 dishes - all of which apparently contain milk or cream. IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT? I asked if there was something the chef could recommend that DOESN'T contain dairy... nope. THE OWNER SENDS A MESSAGE BACK WITH THE YOUNG FLOOR MANAGER THAT EVERYTHING HAS DAIRY AND THEY WILL NOT BE SERVING ME ANYTHING. AT ALL. I WILL NOT BE EATING THERE. By this time, we have been sitting for nearly an hour, husband has just been served his entree of spring rolls, and his main of fried rice and satay chicken. Can I get a bowl of plain boiled rice? NO. Steamed vegetables? NO. A piece of plain, pan fried chicken? NO. NOTHING AT ALL. Husband's comments on his food are as follows: spring rolls had no flavour to them - can buy better from the freezer section of any supermarket. The fried rice was okay, until he got to the middle part which was overly salty with MSG (it appears to have not been mixed in... at all). The satay chicken tasted only of curry powder and MSG - which overpowered the chicken. There was no peanut flavour to the satay sauce at all. This is probably the worst Chinese food we have ever had anywhere in the world. It's certainly the worst restaurant experience I've ever had anywhere in the world. In speaking with the 17 year old front of house manager while she was clearing the tables around us, she did mention that the ownership had changed hands in the preceding week "out of nowhere" and that it was the new owner who was refusing to serve me BECAUSE of my food allergy. The new owner refused to see me herself (not that I asked, but the young manager did) to explain why I was not being served. As someone who has been cooking Asian food for over 30 years, there is very little Asian food which uses animal dairy products - most milk/cream used is non-dairy. I feel sorry for the front of house staff who will have to go through the same routine for everyone who discloses a food allergy. Not all patrons are going to be nice about it. I wouldn't be surprised if this new ownership is the beginning of the end for Lawson Chinese.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Kid-friendliness
Not child friendly. No kids menu

Saw Vincent and his post of Facebook for a while now and his food looks quite interesting. Always wanted to try but the thought of driving an hour to try just doesn’t quite cut it. Today, finally we are going to Blue Mountain for a quite getaway and stopped by Lawson for lunch.. the chance of trying the food is finally here As you know, it’s in a lawn bowl club. Easy to find. Service was good and food came out quite quickly. Decent portion and price is good comparing to Sydney price Let’s talk about food. We ordered - Hot and sour soup: nice soup, but too much tomato sauce to my liking and a little bit too salty - sweet and sour pork: pork is tender but the sauce is too artificial. Need to be more authentic given you guys are from Asia. - hot and spicy calamari: batter is light and fluffy and calamari is tender. Almost perfect but again, too much salt. - combination chow mien: decent noodle, could be better - crispy skin chicken: meat too dry and again salty… Would have loved to try the rest but maybe next time
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20

We have attended Lawson chinese on two different occasions and it has been a nice little find in the mountains. Across both occasions, we chose the satay chicken, sizzling mongolian beef, garlic prawns, singapore fried noodles, spring rolls and steamed dim sim. We really liked the flavours of the satay chicken and mongolian beef. With the other meals being ok. All dishes were generous serving sizes and come out relatively quickly after being ordered. The prices were also cheap for what they offered. Being located within the bowling club meant that there was easy access and the drinks were cheap. The staff were very polite. Would recommend for an asian meal if travelling through the mountains.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot

Buffet is ok a bit pricey at $17 worth maybe $12-14 selection is standard a bit on the small side but understandable for the small Lawson blue mountains area Normal non buffet menu is decent not the best but not all bad Could do better on the pricing but it is reasonable as it is now They have to turn over a profit somehow or they won't stay in business so I can understand the pricing Portions are quite large for the area 3/5 if I'm being honest is quite a lot as there are some really great Chinese restaurants in Canterbury, Lidcombe and Bankstown that they can learn from but for a smaller business they are doing well Vincent the grandson of the owner and current owner is a great all rounder and is doing excellent taking over his grandfathers business cheers to him and his excellent staff

We have been coming here for years and never had an issue with the food or the service provided but the new menu is just awesome. The new line up of dishes is outstanding with new chefs this place can only get better. We can highly recommend lawson chinese and we will be definitely coming back
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Garlic Chicken, Sweet & Sour Pork, Chicken and Cashew Nut, Lemon Chicken, Prawn Toast, Beef with Garlic Sauce, Pork Spare Ribs with Plum Sauce, Mongolian Steak, Chicken Beef with Crispy Noodles, Hot & Spicy Salt Spare Ribs, Potato Hot Chips, Combination Chow Mein

Stopped by here a second time this year, after receiving great service and great chow mein the first time. This time, the chow mein was great as usual, however both the beef with black pepper sauce and the deep fried duck portions were quite small. The beef tasted great, however the deep fried duck with peking sauce was very very dry, completely lacking flavour, and the sauce did taste like a blend of tomato sauce and something else. I'm not sure whether it is catered towards the predominantly white, older demographic of the Blue Mountains, or whether it just was a one-off dodgy meal, but this really soured the mood of me and my mates.

I got to meet the brother of a little bit of Yum Yum, Marcus and his beautiful partner. This whole family are going to be superstars. I like to think I'm a good judge of character and I can see big things happening for Marcus, another superstar in the making like his brother. Told us about the Japanese Crepe truck that they have done, can't wait till it heads on over to the Castle Hill Night markets. Food was fantastic, highly recommend. If these guys ever start their own restaurant, watch out.
Price per person
$100–120
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Satay Chicken with Fried Rice

Wow I think my expectations were likely a little high due to so many recommendations. Sadly well below what I could have even imagined. I'm pretty sure cornflour as a thickening agent is not supposed to be used by the kilo in one dish. I almost feel bad telling you all how terrible this was although the curry was actually not bad, although I wouldn't go so far as to say it was good. To the chef please rediscover your passion ffs. I felt embarrassed paying almost theft
Food: 1
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 3

The place was a bit hot due to the afternoon sun shining across the restaurant. Although they had sun shade.. you can really feel the heat. The food was your typical Australian Chinese restaurant. We had the sweet and sour pork, Mongolian beef and honey chicken. Taste wise was ok and was freshly cooked and hot. There were a lot of flies flying around which did not add to the experience.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3

So we have been going to Lawson Chinese for a while now and was the best Chinese in the mountains. They have recently “renovated” and now their menu lacks any of the normal dishes, they won’t do black bean, no Singapore noodles, no prawn cutlets. So Lawson Chinese has one less customer who pumped in $80 a week. Silly decision by the chef that will lead to less customers. Try Canton palace at Wenty or Katoomba or Leura Chinese if you are up this way.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1

I tried Lawson Chinese Restaurant and it was a cute Chinese restaurant inside Lawson Bowling Club. The restaurant had the typical suburban country style Chinese style vibes. We ordered the Satay Chicken which was nice, the chicken was so tender and the satay sauce was good. The chicken chow mein was nice as well. The ginger and shallot fish fillet was not bad, it was lacking in flavour. Overall our dinner was nice, but I cannot say that I'd rush back any time soon to drive all way to eat there again.

Home of the Wok God! Yep bought most items he has put on his YouTube shorts, and I must say, it's "just like take out" . Super enjoyed my lunch and tried the others as well, so we ordered from the lunch menu which comes with rice, Mongolian Beef, SweetnSour Pork and Satay Chicken, entree was fried Dim Sim and Spring Rolls. Very tasty dishes, enjoyed it with the family, a must try just off the main highway so definitely get down there.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

I hadn't eaten Chinese for over 25 years after loads of bad experiences with allergies. My husband convinced me to try Lawson (it took years!) and I'm so glad I did. I'm now a regular the past couple of years and I absolutely love it. The only Chinese restaurant I trust to use quality ingredients. They listen to their customers and are really friendly and polite. In fact I'm going there tonight and was just looking up their opening time.

Our dishes weren't removed after eating so I had to take them back to the kitchen. What I saw shocked me. Par-cooked food sitting on the bench and woks left on with no one around. Food left on tables - the staff had just walked away and left it. In addition the kitchen was filthy. How no one has got salmonella poisoning is just pure luck.
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1

We have been coming here for years and always loved the food. The new menu and flavours by dimsimlim and chefs are delicious! There have been been subtle changes around the restaurant that add to the atmosphere. Looking forward to coming back very soon.
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Combination Chow Mein

Waitress cleaning off dirty tables serviettes then picks up clean cutlery without washing hands. Got order wrong. Each dish placed on table without fork or spoon to serve it. Had to use our own used cutlery to dish out. Apparently under new management. Have been here many times over the years but never again. I'll travel further. Happy Birthday to me.
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40

It's a fantastic restaurant the food is top class. They have a $9 lunch menu some days we had it on a Sunday. It's a lovely club as well there is a lounge area and a dance floor. I recommend visiting for a meal the food is 10/10
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Sweet and Sour Pork

I've never been a big take away person, but after going to Lawson Chinese I realize that I've been missing out. Their menu is amazing. Every time I've been there the staff have been absolutely perfect and accommodating. I urge people who haven't been there before to give it a go and try their Honey Chicken and Fried Rice. I'm currently ordering over the phone now for dinner. Thanks Guys!

Food was delicious, i can handle the wait because they were quite busy. The delivery of meals was poor. Entrees okay, then one main, then soup then second main. Once all meals served, fried rice came half hour later? Do Chinese restaurants not understand how we like our meals served???
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$80–100

Lawson Chinese is an amazing Chinese restaurant. Came here with my family for the first time. Service is amazing, food was awesome and will definitely be coming back!! Recommend Satay Chicken, Mongolian Beef or their range of omelettes.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Parking
Heaps of parking and parking easy access

Lawson Chinese is very family friendly restaurant, with super accommodating staff and delicious authentic Chinese food. Prices are fair and affordable. Had the duck here and it was awesome!! Definitely coming back.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Parking
Easy access parking
Kid-friendliness
Family friendly

Just good Aussie-Chinese food, fast good service, with beer on tap. Once the playground opens it will be even better!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Sweet and Sour Pork, Chicken and Cashew Nut, Beef with Black Pepper Sauce, Honey Chicken

THE WORST Chinese food in the world!!! Dont even waste your money here. Steamed dim sum was dry and flavourless. Curry chicken tasted off. The beef vegetable....OMG, why the hell would you put that much corn flour in a dish??? Would not return again even if someone pays me!
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 1
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 2

Food was delicious, well priced, generous serving size and came to the table quickly. Service was great. Would definitely go there again if in the area.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Special, Pork Spare Ribs with Peking Sauce

I have had the best experience with Chinese food although I don't eat Chinese food as much but after trying this place I totally knew that it's worth it and the second time being there taking my friends and family it has been even greater experience I have truly recommend all to visit and thank you so much for a great hospitality and service :)

Our "go to" chinese in the mid mountains. Great value for money, and great interpretations of various typical chinese dishes
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$100–120
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Kid-friendliness
Part of Lawson Bowling club.

Some of the best Chinese I’ve ever had. Our new go too. Don’t let the fact it’s in a bowling club throw you off. Often it’s hard to tell what a good Chinese restaurant is like because every dish seems the same. Not this Chinese. They serve familiar meals but maintain its own uniqueness. Highly recommend the satay & the spring roles.

Great menu on offer, delicious food, and friendly staff
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Chicken and Cashew Nut, Steamed Dim Sim, Prawn Chips, Combination Chow Mein, Spring Rolls, Sweet Sour Pork with Rice

Been coming to this place with my family and friends for a long time and they have always been consistently good. Service is great and the food is excellent. Definitely recommend trying the satay chicken and Mongolian beef, they are my favourites!!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20

Would have given 5 stars if it was the same dishes from their Tik Tock videos. The menu is catered to non Chinese customers which i understand for the area it’s in. The star wasn’t there either. All good still. BTW it’s part of the lawn bowling club. Took a moment to understand where exactly it was. No sign out the front.

Food was disgusting, waitress was lovely, but just awful the place is a health and safety hazard and is desperate for a renovation. Rice was hard and the prawn chips were stale. Male staff look like they need a shower, just horrible.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$60–80

Food was enjoyable. Friendly Wait staff need to be trained to take plates when all eaters have finished! A whole table of dishes, bowls etc stayed on our table while we chatted after our meals? We could have had a friendly photo (no food required) taken of the group and didn't due to the messy table.

The soup was value for money. Lots of meats and veggies in the soup, compared to the mostly soup sold at other places. The other dishes were fairly standard fare.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 3
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4

Renelle and I are regulars here because the food is great, the staff are very courteous and helpful and, because it's located at the Lawson Bowling Club, we can retire to the lounge after enjoying our meal and enjoy each other's company with a nice cold beer! Hope to see you there soon! :)

Our family have been coming to this restaurant for many years and none of us have ever been left disappointed not even with the take away meals. My husband and have now moved from the Mountains but absolutely look forward to having their Chinese each time we visit family

First night out to dinner after corona on Saturday night Food fantastic as always no matter what you order The young man who was our waiter outstanding service Highly recommend this little restaurant Well done glad your back Best Chinese in the blue mountains

I was Led to believe the Chinese food here was really something to rave about!!!! I was so disappointed, just didn’t shine at all. The Satay Chicken I was told was to diiiieeee for..... It wasn’t. Don’t waste your time and money, go somewhere else.....

Great dinner! Food was well made and reasonably priced. Staff were friendly. Be advised that you need to pay cash on weekends. Definitely worth a try if you are in the area .
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40

Always a beautiful place for a meal. Great prices Friendly staff and service.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$100–120
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Parking options
Free parking lot

Service was good, dishes I ordered were too salty...my combination omelet and combination fried rice was average..I had to search for the 1 only price of pork and 1 only prawn...a bit scabby I thought....the BBQ Pork dish was OK but salty as well...

Sad to say this place has gone down hill since the original owner retired. Need to invest in better wait staff.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 4
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 2

Great food and service but it was in a bowling club which dampened the atmosphere
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3
Recommended dishes

Second time visit this lovely restaurant. Fried rice is fantastic and the sweet and sour pork is just nice! Best part is, they are willing to accommodate my furry boy while we sit outside, watching the bowling game.

Awesome experience, every local has recommended this place to me as the customer service is top notch and when I went there, it was absolutely true. Food is well priced and location is different with a bar connected as well!

Always the best chinese on the mountains. The food has a squeaky clean taste to it. Service is polite and friendly and the restaurant has a really nice relaxing feel and outlook.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch

Been going here for years. The place has never failed to impress or deliver. Excellent range of menu items. Quality is great and staff are always very attentive. Simply put: if your stomach craves for Chinese, go here.

Basic surroundings in Bowling club. Excellent service. Chose from the lunch menu. Very good serving size tasty food. Very reasonably priced.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20

Very tidy & plenty of of food all good
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$40–60
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Honey Chicken

A MUST GO TO IF YOU ARE IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS! The food is 10/10, comfort Chinese food but with so much depth in flavour!! The staff are amazing and friendly and food comes out so fast! Can’t fault this place!

I've had satay chicken in 5-6 different countries & never ever tasted something so delicious as Lawson's. 11/10 for the great staff, awesome food, good price/amount of food ratio, freshness & overall quality.

Recommended restaurant for Chinese food here. Flavourful taste and good portion. The fried duck is a must try! See vlog on Seow Onz youtube.
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4

The guys working here have some of the best customer service I have ever seen. My order was no egg but they accidentally put egg and the way the guy handled it was amazing. What a nice place

Really growing fond of this venue. We eat here kind of regularly but tonight cemented that it’s our go to place for Sunday’s. The people are great. You can’t beat it as a local for Chinese.

Very basic western chinese, I wouldn’t go out of your way for it if there’s one closer to your house.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$100–120

Very nice and tasty food. The honey chicken and combination was delicious. The service was great too
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40

Great food and plenty of options!! Staff are friendly and environment is relaxing. Recommend their sizzling dishes, honey chicken, anything sweet and sour and the fried ice cream!!

Perfect like always. Satay chicken is the best ever. Made by famous Dim Sim Lim. Highly recommended.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40

MUST TRY! Delicious food and friendly staff everytime. Always a delight to dine here. Recommend their lemon chicken, satay chicken, chow mien and fried ice cream mmm …

I had the lunch special. Highly recommend.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

Food is consistently delicious with amazing service. I recommend ordering the satay chicken and the fried ice-cream. My favourite Chinese restaurant in the Blue Mountains!!

I love this restaurant. The satay beef is fantastic. There is a lunch only menu as well as the normal menu with great value meals. I can totally recommend this restaurant.

It's a very good and kinda special for me... Love all the food items... Appreciating work
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$180–200

Family owned & run business, who are just gorgeous people. They cook scrumptious food that is very affordable. One of my favourite Chinese restaurants on the mountains.

谦卑 - Humble. Exactly what these people are. Amazing service, amazing food, amazing atmosphere. Was highly recommended by friends and can't wait to return for more.

A pleasant find in the local bowlo, happy to have a Malaysian restaurant nearby, very decent chow fan (fried rice) and sizzling fish with ginger n garlic was ok!

Hands down the best classic Aussie Chinese in the whole Blue Mountains region. You cannot get better. Grab yourself a Crownie, sit back and enjoy the dimmies.

Good food, good prices and very good service. Could do with a new fit out but if your looking for a good feed of Chinese staples, this is a good place to go.

Very good Chinese food in blue mountains area. Dim sum is very good.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Recommended dishes
Steamed Dim Sim

Friendly staff and nice food here. Prices were not bad. Great place in Lawson
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–20

Always a pleasure to dine at lawson Chinese. Great value great food great service and a nice little xlub
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch

Such amazing food
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

Lawsons Chinese was worth the visit to Blue Mountains. Friendly staff, the wait time wasn't too long and the food was amazing! Highly recommend.

Went here for an anniversary dinner, forgotten to booked. staff was so friendly and fit us in right away despite busy hours. Thanks guys

Classic Asian-Australian staples (and a few other bonuses) done really well. Definitely a succulent Chinese meal.
Service
Dine in

The best! Lunch special is great value. Food is fresh and flavourful, a true hidden gem. Will continue to visit when I’m in the area.

Great Chinese food. Worth driving 45 mins for. Have been going here for a few years and the food has been consistently great.

Excellent service, very tasty food, very happy family! I will recommend this restaurant and will eat there more. Thank you!!!

Had to ask for our order to be taken, food had plenty of flavour.
Food: 4
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 3

Casey & his family run business have been serving the Lawsin area for years. Very reasonable prices & food is lovely.

I come from Penrith with family. It's my favourite Chinese
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

One of the best Chinese restaurants in the Sydney region. The service is fantastic and the food is impeccable.

Best Chinese food in the Blue Mountains. Very friendly and fast service. Reasonably priced. Highly recommend!

First time visit. Excellent food with quick service in a clean and relaxed atmosphere. Staff friendly too.

Delicious Chinese food, definitely the best in the area! Highly recommend trying if you live nearby.

Very limited menu. I really tried to like it. It didn't live up to the hype.
Service
Dine in

I loved my time eating here , the staffers were wonderful and food were phenomenal! Loved it!!!!!

Amazing food and service. Friendly staff and quick! The sweet and sour pork is the best I’ve had.

I haven’t been here yet, but I hear nothing but positive feedback ! Can’t wait to eat here !!

Great value lunch special. Had the satay chicken and fried rice and would highly recommend.

Bowled there. Beer cold. good green
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

Fantastic! Consistently excellent, some of the absolute best Chinese food I've ever had.

Best Chinese food I have eaten.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

Very friendly staff and locals.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

Those delicious Tiktok videos brought me here, would love to visit one day for sure!

The food was great, but the fried rice tasted like it was made with fresh rice.

The food is absolutely amazing, I've recommended it to countless people.

Very friendly staff. Great food. The satay chicken was a standout

Satay chicken n boiled rice is cheap but tasty. 10/10 Recommend.

Don’t go out of your way for this

Friendly staff and great Food!