China Garden

Bad food, bad service, bad ambiance. No Chinese person would choose to come here!
The restaurant’s décor is tacky. The service was very slow even though there’s few customers. Meat is tough and sauces are tasteless. Food is westernized at best, and this is not a respectable Chinese restaurant by any means. The food is very expensive for the quality… I should have gone for Chinese fast food.

This place doesn’t look like a good Chinese restaurant because it’s a stand alone building with no windows. It’s hard to tell if it’s open for business most of the time.
When you come in, you’ll notice the place is nicely decorated in Chinese décor that I would love for my home. The staff are always so welcoming and let you choose any seat you’d like. I like that they talk to you like you’re lifelong friends catching up.
The food is prepared relatively quickly. My favorites here are the BBQ pork because they only use lean meat sliced thinly and the salmon prepared in black bean/​soya sauce. We’re talking big fillets of salmon marinated in a wonderful Asian sauce with onions and ginger.
This place also does complimentary soup to begin your meal and a sweet green bean dessert at the end of the meal.
The only major downfall isn’t the fault of the restaurant. Winnipeg is known for their endless construction so you’ll notice the major construction on Pembina Highway in front of the building. It does make access to this building difficult right now.

Ordered some takeout with friends on a Friday from here.
For me there are three levels of Chinese food.
Level 3– outstanding and a truly amazing meal
Level 2 — an average meal, certain factors you question in flavour, presentation or level of saltiness and dishes offered.
Level 1– really subpar food. Many questions come up in your head ie they are using lots of filler ingredients, skimping on meat. Or food does not leave a lasting impression.
Dishes orderedconsisted of
Chicken balls– like a fried crispy dough with a sweet garlic sauce. My friends ordered this but I tried it. It was like eating a timbit that was over cooked with chicken in the middle.
Singapore noodles– mildl curry flavour and decent with shrimp and meat with vegetables. Okay but not memorable.
Chow mein noodles with veg– decent mix of meat and veg but a bit salty and flavourless.
Shrimp with vegetables– very small shrimp size and lots of broccoli stem in a gluey translucent sauce. I would not order again!
Beef with mixed vegetables — ordinary mix of beef with vegetables. Okay, a bit salty but nothing to tell your Chinese grandma about.
So my rating of this meal is between level 1 and 2.
Maybe it’s the dishes we ordered but I was not impressed. Edible but not amazing.

Late one weekday night, my husband and I desired some Chinese food. We came across China Garden, and truly it looked closed as tight as a drum. There are no windows, and therefore no welcoming lights. The door was unlocked, however, so we went in. The dining room was dark, but a lovely man told us we were welcome, turned on the lights and sat us at our table. Clearly they do a good delivery business, because the kitchen was bustling. We had the «special» won ton soup, and it was fantastic. Crisp veggies, tender won tons and broth that was flavourful, and not too salty. We had beef and broccoli and fried rice. Everything was great. Maybe they’d have more dining room business if the place was more welcoming. People are missing out when they pass it by.

This is a neighbourhood favourite. Service is always friendly and efficient. Décor is very plain and generally very clean. Price is moderate and reasonable for the size and quality of portions. If you can eat pork, try Golden Dragon: a delicious sausage meat wrapped with bacon and deep fried-​with light s&s sauce.