Golden Bayou

Ithaca, NY · Chinese restaurant

Rating
4.1/5
★★★★☆ 4.1
Reviews
20
Rank in Ithaca
#161
of 251 restaurants
City Percentile
28%
rating percentile
Address
Golden Bayou, 401 Elmira Rd STE 11, Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone
(607) 391-0026
Website
goldenbayou.com

Golden Bayou is a restaurant located in Ithaca, NY. It is one of 251 restaurants listed in Ithaca. Its 4.1-star rating is slightly below the Ithaca city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Golden Bayou

We have a wine license, if you need a large, medium or small tasting party, please contact us to book a venue Lunchtime 11:30am-3:00pm lunch special , Taiwanese soup noodles, Taiwanese stewed pork rice, Hong Kong-style dim sum ... Dinnertime... More

Customer Reviews

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Alexisweird · Dec 2025

Ordered sweet and sour chicken and got just plain breaded chicken, what is this, how do you forget the sweet and sour when it’s in the name?!?! Added duck sauce to it that I had in my fridge for at least some flavor (and no there was not a cup of the sauce in the bag either)

★★★☆☆ 3.0 London Kelly · Aug 2025

Went there having not been there in a while and didn't kno they stopped doing HotPot... BIG bummer... so I got a little Chinese Fare.... meh. That chicken on the stick is sinful.. Szechuan shrimp had no flava. I even asked for it to be EXXTRA spicy.. I even heard my girl tell the cook in the back. It was not. I wasn't pleased. However I did go and get a boil for my birthday.. snowcrab/shrimp/mussels mixed sauce... it was pretty tasty! Although my sauce is better😉

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Haythi myint · Jun 2025

Although this place has been my favorite place to get seafood boil, it has become very stingy with their food. I got a a boil combo B bag with sausage add-on for 5.99 extra and only got 3 freaking pieces of sausage. And it was so thin. It was so off putting for the rest of the boil.

★★★★★ 5.0 Julia Weaver · Feb 2024

The food here is amazing!!! My partner and I got the cheese wontons, chicken lo mein, barbecued pork buns, and a seafood boil with crab legs, shrimp, corn, potatoes, and sausage. Everything was cooked well and tasted delicious! The staff was very nice and got our food out fairly quickly for how much we ordered 😂 We will definitely be going there again!!!

★★★★★ 5.0 Nancy Liang · Oct 2021

Was surprised by the deliciousness of this food! I think it’s a great new addition to Ithaca and they have a diverse variety of Chinese dishes as well as yummy seafood boil. Looks like a fun place for a celebration with friends.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Chinese restaurant

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