China Garden Restaurant

I liked the food here. I liked the Congee and other soup dishes. The place books a bit small, but atmosphere is good. They have tv there.

Food- The Chinese food is as good as it gets here in Waterloo and they are generally pretty consistent from the 5+ times I visited the restaurant, but one of 'Green Bean with Hot Garlic Sauce' was way too sour and one portion of my Chicken Fried Rice had too little chicken in it.

Price & Portion- Price is very expensive and the portion are pretty small compare with other restaurants. On take-outs, rice covers atleast 60% of the plate, poorly proportional.

Service- Nothing spectacular, but one encounter left a bad taste in my mouth (pun intended). Their flyers states '10% OFF on Cash Take-Out Order over 20.00 (Before Tax)', yet they refuse to give me the discount on an order over $35, stating the 'Dinner Special' was not included when they made no mention of it on the flyer. They hesitated to give me the discount.

Atmosphere- Decent, not bad, haven't used washroom. 2 TV's are in the restaurant playing chinese channels.

Conclusion- As I found more Chinese restaurants around Waterloo, it'll be pretty hard for me to return to China Garden after that unpleasant incident. The price and food portion is a huge ripoff as I get to compare with other restaurants in the area.

In terms of authenticity, this is a very good Chinese restaurant. I have tried this place a few times. I have been consistently happy with the food. Even the lunch specials, which tend to be less appetizing than a la carte items, are very good. The service is basic, and the dining area isn't exactly posh, but the food is what matters.

manager is very friendly, seems like they renovated it a bit and atmosphere is much more pleasant. Food was great as usual.

Fair prices, authentic chinese food, perfect congee!!!!

Tasted dece.

fried rice had meat was uncooked... and there was some dish washing detergent in it.

noodles were cold and had some hair in it. i will never go there again

food was unappropriately expensive because of the quantity on the dish. dish was so small, I could have easily eaten 3 or 4 dishes on my own. I wasn't paying, so I did not eat that many dishes. If I were eating alone and were very rich, I would have recieved a bill in the $40

Not bad will come again.

10 tiny pieces of chicken for $12 (mostly onions, red peppers), 1 piece of eggplant (very small) and cost $12.

washroom was dirty and coated with deposits and smelly. total cost for table of 4 was $40.