The service and food were excellent! This is the type you are missing often, like the soup being served from the pot on the table by the waiter, perfect timing on when, and what course arrives at the table. Leftovers were quickly packaged by the waiter for us to take home.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brad E
Some of the worst dimsum and service I've ever experienced. They were out of several items less than 2 hours into service. And after airing 20 min for simple dumplings we didn't receive 2 of the items we did order that they didn't say the were out of. Just go to the place up on the mesa.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Guy G
Great Dim Sum.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rita
SHOCKING and HORRIBLE !!! My husband ordered Capital Spareribs, I ordered Salt and Pepper Spareribs for lunch. No meat whatsoever on any bone in either dish Mine was even deep fried (yet another reason to avoid Chinese food). Before ordering I tried asking the waitress about the difference between the dishes, but she clearly didn’t comprehend nor did she seem to care. We rarely eat Chinese food and I rarely eat pork. We were visiting Santa Barbara and I remembered this restaurant from when I went to school there over 40 years ago! I thought for old times sake we would try something different- BIG MISTAKE!! After a few bites, I realized there was literally nothing to eat and lost any appetite I had as did my husband - we were in utter shock!! When the waitress finally returned, we explained there was literally no meat on the bones we had been served. She offered no alternative, said the cook was gone, apologized, and brought us a mango pudding to share while standing over us as she continued to insist we try it, which my husband finally did to appease her. At that point I was so discouraged I merely wanted to leave. My husband paid for our food and like the gentleman he is, even left a tip. We have been continually disappointed with both food and service ever since COVID. It is forcing me to rethink eating out at all considering the cost is high and quality (both food and service) so poor-it just doesn’t make sense any more!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Jim McArthur
Delicious!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Xiaomin He
Some Chinese restaurants just sell noodles but Chinese providence is a different story.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sharon Chandra
I was looking for something to eat for dinner and randomly ended up at this restaurant and I'm so glad! The service was wonderful and the food was delicious. They even gave me peanuts while I waited for my food and it was really good! Reasonably priced, delicious food, no wait time and even better service! I'm definitely going to return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jared
Pleasantly surprised. Great food, good price for the area. Weekend dim sum.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ahmad Alfilimbany
I had dinner at China Pavilion and it was a great, authentic experience. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, and the food truly stands out.
We started with fried wontons and vegetable pot stickers—both were crisp and flavorful. For the main dishes, we ordered chicken fried rice, chow mein noodles, Kung Pao chicken, and Mongolian beef—every dish was fresh, well-seasoned, and delicious.
Highly recommend for anyone craving classic, flavorful Chinese cuisine!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Quinn S
A Santa Barbara staple! We’ve been going to China Pavillion since the 90s, and it’s always satisfying. We no longer live in SB, but my family demands I stop at China Pavillion before I leave. I am currently on the train with a cooler full of food, and my dad called to make sure I was bringing it. I also do want to shoutout Jennifer who is always so helpful, going above and beyond hosting us (and for the delicious peanuts as we waited).
I highly recommend this restaurant!
As a vegetarian, I specifically recommend the Kung Pao tofu.
Real delicious Chinese food, friendly service, will definitely come back
Stephanie Estrada
I’ve been here plenty of times and have always enjoyed the food but yesterday while we were waiting for our food come out, we noticed a cockroach walking along the window. We told the waiter and she squished the huge cockroach, killing it on the wall right next to us. The waitress did not even apologize and simply disregarded it like it was no big deal. I highly suggest they get pest control and fumigate the building! I will not be coming back 🤮
b Isabella
The restaurant itself is really dirty and the service is horrible and my friends went there they were talking racist stuff about us which is really offensive and the food was horrible absolutely horrible never go there!
SRG
The quality of the food has gone way down. Very disappointing as I have been a client for almost 20 years.
The service and food were excellent! This is the type you are missing often, like the soup being served from the pot on the table by the waiter, perfect timing on when, and what course arrives at the table. Leftovers were quickly packaged by the waiter for us to take home.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Some of the worst dimsum and service I've ever experienced. They were out of several items less than 2 hours into service. And after airing 20 min for simple dumplings we didn't receive 2 of the items we did order that they didn't say the were out of. Just go to the place up on the mesa.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great Dim Sum.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
SHOCKING and HORRIBLE !!!
My husband ordered Capital Spareribs, I ordered Salt and Pepper Spareribs for lunch. No meat whatsoever on any bone in either dish Mine was even deep fried (yet another reason to avoid Chinese food). Before ordering I tried asking the waitress about the difference between the dishes, but she clearly didn’t comprehend nor did she seem to care.
We rarely eat Chinese food and I rarely eat pork. We were visiting Santa Barbara and I remembered this restaurant from when I went to school there over 40 years ago! I thought for old times sake we would try something different- BIG MISTAKE!!
After a few bites, I realized there was literally nothing to eat and lost any appetite I had as did my husband - we were in utter shock!!
When the waitress finally returned, we explained there was literally no meat on the bones we had been served. She offered no alternative, said the cook was gone, apologized, and brought us a mango pudding to share while standing over us as she continued to insist we try it, which my husband finally did to appease her.
At that point I was so discouraged I merely wanted to leave. My husband paid for our food and like the gentleman he is, even left a tip.
We have been continually disappointed with both food and service ever since COVID. It is forcing me to rethink eating out at all considering the cost is high and quality (both food and service) so poor-it just doesn’t make sense any more!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Delicious!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Some Chinese restaurants just sell noodles but Chinese providence is a different story.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was looking for something to eat for dinner and randomly ended up at this restaurant and I'm so glad! The service was wonderful and the food was delicious. They even gave me peanuts while I waited for my food and it was really good! Reasonably priced, delicious food, no wait time and even better service! I'm definitely going to return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pleasantly surprised. Great food, good price for the area. Weekend dim sum.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had dinner at China Pavilion and it was a great, authentic experience. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, and the food truly stands out.
We started with fried wontons and vegetable pot stickers—both were crisp and flavorful. For the main dishes, we ordered chicken fried rice, chow mein noodles, Kung Pao chicken, and Mongolian beef—every dish was fresh, well-seasoned, and delicious.
Highly recommend for anyone craving classic, flavorful Chinese cuisine!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A Santa Barbara staple! We’ve been going to China Pavillion since the 90s, and it’s always satisfying. We no longer live in SB, but my family demands I stop at China Pavillion before I leave. I am currently on the train with a cooler full of food, and my dad called to make sure I was bringing it. I also do want to shoutout Jennifer who is always so helpful, going above and beyond hosting us (and for the delicious peanuts as we waited).
I highly recommend this restaurant!
As a vegetarian, I specifically recommend the Kung Pao tofu.
Restaurantji Recommends
They kicked me out before I started eating
Real delicious Chinese food, friendly service, will definitely come back
I’ve been here plenty of times and have always enjoyed the food but yesterday while we were waiting for our food come out, we noticed a cockroach walking along the window. We told the waiter and she squished the huge cockroach, killing it on the wall right next to us. The waitress did not even apologize and simply disregarded it like it was no big deal. I highly suggest they get pest control and fumigate the building! I will not be coming back 🤮
The restaurant itself is really dirty and the service is horrible and my friends went there they were talking racist stuff about us which is really offensive and the food was horrible absolutely horrible never go there!
The quality of the food has gone way down. Very disappointing as I have been a client for almost 20 years.
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