It was really greasy, limited flavour, soggy veggies. It’s changed, portions are smaller. The dinner combos I won’t do again. We have eaten there since they were woodlands.
Krazy Mitch
The buffet wasn't the worst I've had, it also wasn't the best. Everything tasted dried out, and that they don't have steamer trays between the food and burners. The staff was friendly, and polite. The only reason for giving 2 stars, is the staff. The tables & Chairs are straight out of the 70s and really uncomfortable, like they don't want you there for very long.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Sandi S
Went for the smorg tonight with my husband and 95 year old mother in law. Very disappointing. Almost all of the food was cold. The chicken wings were obviously refried for the second or third time and had absolutely no moisture left in them. The sweet and sour pork was so overcooked and dry that neither my husband or mother in law could chew or cut it. On the bright side I did enjoy the mussels and shrimp dumplings although that's not something the others would eat and the waitress was very pleasant. Cost was over $92 for three seniors for something that was not worth $10 a plate.
Martin Stjean
Love that place but kids menu lil expensive they don't eat 20$ worth but Allon very good restaurants please change the (BALL OF GREASE YOU SERVE FOR EGG ROLLS YOU GUYS CAN DO A BETTER JOB ) come on cooking my 14 year old daughter could do better cheers
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ainsley Muller
So many problems: 1. Their pricing on their site is WAY off. We've ordered from them twice, paid almost double what we were expecting. Asked for a receipt and an updated menu the second time, both of which failed to materialize.
2. Food delivery was fast. WAY too fast. Literally 10 minutes after an order, and we live 10 minutes away. So no wonder the food tasted microwaved.
3. The order was wrong. 3 of the 5 dishes we ordered were incorrect in the delivery.
4. The quality of the food is inconsistent. The first time we ordered it was okay - expensive but okay. The second time it was just gross! Vegetable chow mein literally had nothing in it but noodles. etc. etc.
All in all, sad to say, if you're looking for Chinese, skip this one.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Carla Landrero
🌸 My tummy is full, thanks for the delicious food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wendy Mitchell
Guangzhou Garden (Duncan, BC): A Cautionary Tale in Takeout
Ordered takeout because locals said this was their go-to Chinese spot. If that’s true, I have questions. Big ones.
I’m not above the occasional Canadianized Chinese food craving — bring on the sweet sauces and deep-fried dreams! But this was something else entirely. The bag smelled like it had been deep-fried in regrets and reused oil. Not a great start.
Let’s break it down:
🥡 Chicken Fried Rice & Chow Mein: Pale, sad, and naked. No sauce, no flavour, no joy...and there is no hope that the fried rice ever met a hot pan. The chicken? Some kind of weird, cubed-up, processed mystery meat. I didn’t know poultry came in Lego form.
🥢 Dry Garlic Spare Ribs: Dry? Yes. Garlic? Barely. Saucy? Nope. They were breaded. WHERE was the glossy garlic sauce I was promised in my dreams?
🍚 Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls: Shockingly decent. Crispy, hot, and didn’t taste like betrayal. We love a low-bar win.
🐷 Sweet & Sour Pork: Meh. Edible. Wouldn't write home about it. Did write here about it though.
🥟 Egg Rolls: I’m still confused. These things were the size and shape of a calzone. Giant sheets of egg roll wrapper folded around a tablespoon of cabbage and a lone strip of pressed chicken. Half the inner layers were raw. I wanted crunch, not confusion.
In summary: Disappointing. If this is Duncan’s top spot for Chinese food, we may need to form a support group for mid-Island takeout trauma.
At $128 for enough food for 4 people, I guess my expectations were too high. Still hopeful though — onwards and upwards. The quest for decent Chinese food continues.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
lgn
Nice buffet, a lot of choices
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kailash Westby
It’s budget friendly western Chinese food, they’re doing a good job at that. It tasted good, employees were friendly, no complaints! I’d come back here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
K
Beware of dishonest pricing......
I visited this restaurant over a year ago and was shocked when the bill came out higher than expected. The prices on the bill didn’t match what was advertised on the menu. When I questioned it, the staff simply said they hadn’t updated their menus yet – no apology, no effort to honor the listed prices.
Now, a year later, I’m seeing that nothing has changed. Other customers are still leaving reviews about being overcharged. This isn’t a one-time mistake – it’s a clear pattern of deceptive business practices.
Save your money and avoid the frustration – go somewhere that respects its customers and is upfront about its prices.
They call this a buffet but there was hardly any food in the pots. Almost every meat is deep fried and hardly any varieties. Pots were running empty and they take time to refill and only refill in very small portions. Never coming back or recommending to anyone.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Tom Genereaux
Worst food ever Regurgitated buffet food Mouthy, rude owners and staff Like eating in your mechanic garage Prices are absolutely retarded for the slop they try to serve as edible food
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
flora michaels
i come here with my grandparents often! i love the wontons :)
Sean Randall
Pretty lame buffet. Zero effort. Mostly deep fried items. Crispy chicken wings, but plain. Battered chicken breast that wanted to be almond, but no almonds, no sauce. Battered shrimp, no flavor. Sweet and sour pork was okay, but was a jarred premade sauce. Probably no name from Super store. Rice with frozen vegetables. Lame Chop Suey with broccoli, onion, carrots, no flavor. 2 kinds of chow mein. One just noodles, the other with tired bean sprouts and onion. Pot stickers seemed homemade and weren't terrible. Wonton was really good, but I should have just ordered a large bowl of that. Dessert area had the tired Original Cakery combo pack sheet cakes and jello cubes. At least the OC products are still high quality. Nanaimo bars, carrot cake, etcetera.. Disappointing lunch for 22.95...
Murray Wardrope
I'm looking for honesty from this restaurant. They have started the deceptive practice of only writing the total on the bill giving no indication of the meal charge, what tax has been added, whether a seniors discount has been included. When I asked the owner if she included my seniors discount she said you have to ask. I'm in my 80s, should I really have to ask. She said we don't know ages and it's not polite to ask. I'm taking my seniors business somewhere else.
It was really greasy, limited flavour, soggy veggies. It’s changed, portions are smaller. The dinner combos I won’t do again. We have eaten there since they were woodlands.
The buffet wasn't the worst I've had, it also wasn't the best. Everything tasted dried out, and that they don't have steamer trays between the food and burners.
The staff was friendly, and polite. The only reason for giving 2 stars, is the staff.
The tables & Chairs are straight out of the 70s and really uncomfortable, like they don't want you there for very long.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Went for the smorg tonight with my husband and 95 year old mother in law. Very disappointing. Almost all of the food was cold. The chicken wings were obviously refried for the second or third time and had absolutely no moisture left in them. The sweet and sour pork was so overcooked and dry that neither my husband or mother in law could chew or cut it.
On the bright side I did enjoy the mussels and shrimp dumplings although that's not something the others would eat and the waitress was very pleasant.
Cost was over $92 for three seniors for something that was not worth $10 a plate.
Love that place but kids menu lil expensive they don't eat 20$ worth but Allon very good restaurants please change the (BALL OF GREASE YOU SERVE FOR EGG ROLLS YOU GUYS CAN DO A BETTER JOB ) come on cooking my 14 year old daughter could do better cheers
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So many problems:
1. Their pricing on their site is WAY off. We've ordered from them twice, paid almost double what we were expecting. Asked for a receipt and an updated menu the second time, both of which failed to materialize.
2. Food delivery was fast. WAY too fast. Literally 10 minutes after an order, and we live 10 minutes away. So no wonder the food tasted microwaved.
3. The order was wrong. 3 of the 5 dishes we ordered were incorrect in the delivery.
4. The quality of the food is inconsistent. The first time we ordered it was okay - expensive but okay. The second time it was just gross! Vegetable chow mein literally had nothing in it but noodles. etc. etc.
All in all, sad to say, if you're looking for Chinese, skip this one.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
🌸 My tummy is full, thanks for the delicious food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Guangzhou Garden (Duncan, BC): A Cautionary Tale in Takeout
Ordered takeout because locals said this was their go-to Chinese spot. If that’s true, I have questions. Big ones.
I’m not above the occasional Canadianized Chinese food craving — bring on the sweet sauces and deep-fried dreams! But this was something else entirely. The bag smelled like it had been deep-fried in regrets and reused oil. Not a great start.
Let’s break it down:
🥡 Chicken Fried Rice & Chow Mein: Pale, sad, and naked. No sauce, no flavour, no joy...and there is no hope that the fried rice ever met a hot pan. The chicken? Some kind of weird, cubed-up, processed mystery meat. I didn’t know poultry came in Lego form.
🥢 Dry Garlic Spare Ribs: Dry? Yes. Garlic? Barely. Saucy? Nope. They were breaded. WHERE was the glossy garlic sauce I was promised in my dreams?
🍚 Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls: Shockingly decent. Crispy, hot, and didn’t taste like betrayal. We love a low-bar win.
🐷 Sweet & Sour Pork: Meh. Edible. Wouldn't write home about it. Did write here about it though.
🥟 Egg Rolls: I’m still confused. These things were the size and shape of a calzone. Giant sheets of egg roll wrapper folded around a tablespoon of cabbage and a lone strip of pressed chicken. Half the inner layers were raw. I wanted crunch, not confusion.
In summary: Disappointing. If this is Duncan’s top spot for Chinese food, we may need to form a support group for mid-Island takeout trauma.
At $128 for enough food for 4 people, I guess my expectations were too high. Still hopeful though — onwards and upwards. The quest for decent Chinese food continues.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Nice buffet, a lot of choices
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It’s budget friendly western Chinese food, they’re doing a good job at that. It tasted good, employees were friendly, no complaints! I’d come back here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beware of dishonest pricing......
I visited this restaurant over a year ago and was shocked when the bill came out higher than expected. The prices on the bill didn’t match what was advertised on the menu. When I questioned it, the staff simply said they hadn’t updated their menus yet – no apology, no effort to honor the listed prices.
Now, a year later, I’m seeing that nothing has changed. Other customers are still leaving reviews about being overcharged. This isn’t a one-time mistake – it’s a clear pattern of deceptive business practices.
Save your money and avoid the frustration – go somewhere that respects its customers and is upfront about its prices.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
They call this a buffet but there was hardly any food in the pots. Almost every meat is deep fried and hardly any varieties. Pots were running empty and they take time to refill and only refill in very small portions. Never coming back or recommending to anyone.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Worst food ever
Regurgitated buffet food
Mouthy, rude owners and staff
Like eating in your mechanic garage
Prices are absolutely retarded for the slop they try to serve as edible food
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
i come here with my grandparents often! i love the wontons :)
Pretty lame buffet. Zero effort. Mostly deep fried items. Crispy chicken wings, but plain. Battered chicken breast that wanted to be almond, but no almonds, no sauce. Battered shrimp, no flavor. Sweet and sour pork was okay, but was a jarred premade sauce. Probably no name from Super store. Rice with frozen vegetables. Lame Chop Suey with broccoli, onion, carrots, no flavor. 2 kinds of chow mein. One just noodles, the other with tired bean sprouts and onion. Pot stickers seemed homemade and weren't terrible. Wonton was really good, but I should have just ordered a large bowl of that. Dessert area had the tired Original Cakery combo pack sheet cakes and jello cubes. At least the OC products are still high quality. Nanaimo bars, carrot cake, etcetera..
Disappointing lunch for 22.95...
I'm looking for honesty from this restaurant. They have started the deceptive practice of only writing the total on the bill giving no indication of the meal charge, what tax has been added, whether a seniors discount has been included. When I asked the owner if she included my seniors discount she said you have to ask. I'm in my 80s, should I really have to ask. She said we don't know ages and it's not polite to ask. I'm taking my seniors business somewhere else.
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