Chinese Garden

3780 Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz
(831) 462-1933

Recent Reviews

Kim T.

I ate at Chinese Village today for the first time. I won't be back. The food was pretty terrible, or mediocre at best. The hot and sour soup served with all lunches was so sour that I found it inedible. I ordered a combination plate lunch, chicken chow mein, fried rice, and sweet & sour pork. Nothing tasted good. The fried rice was stale tasting, and seemed like it had rancid oil. The chow mein was bland and flavorless. The sweet and sour pork was in a sticky sweet sauce, no sour counterpart, and it also tasted stale and gristly. I ate almost nothing of this lunch. I did not take the proffered to-go box, never wanting to see this food again. I had hopes for delicious food. It wasn't!

James G.

Very poor service waited 15 minutes I went up to the front counter and asked about placing an order. Very few people inside staff was more concerned about the take out. Finally got our order and they forgot one item..... Definitely do recommend

Jon N.

Worst service in a long while. Very rude waitress took a long time to acknowledge and take my order....but apparently didn't put the order in, because she came back to clarify in 15 minutes and I watched her put it on the wheel after that! This might be excused after an apology, except the restaurant had few customers. wouldn't acknowledge my wave and signal, and when I finally stood up, she demanded what I needed, which was simply my check! No itemization on guest check - just the total. Filthy, disgusting restrooms. The mediocre food cannot make up for this restaurant. Stay away!

Porsche H.

Believe the lower starred reviews. Extremely average food. Limited vegetarian options. In desperate need of a makeover - sketchy exterior that I questioned if they were even operational. Cream cheese wontons were yummy but it's hard to mess those up. Friendly server and food came out quickly on a Saturday at lunch time. Overall I've had much better Chinese food at comparable prices and I would not visit again.

burrow geith

Chinese Garden offers authentic and delicious Chinese cuisine in a peaceful and charming setting.

Sarah M.

Best Chinese food I've had in a very long time!! Great prices. Had the mu shu and eggplant with beef. Highly recommend!

Breezy F.

Great place to eat! Combo A is my favorite and the lady that is the cashier is super nice. If you are looking for a new lunch spot this will definitely hit the spot! Great place will definitely keep coming back!

Izzy L.

I love this place! Ive dined in once and I've been frequently grabbing takeout from them ever since. It's become an absolute comfort food, it's warm, flavorful, and consistently delicious. They always make sure to pack the food to the brim in the to-go containers and sometimes it's a wonder that they were able to close it at all. Really affordable quality meal

Melanie p.

100 Percent Beautiful restaurant. Costumer since the Portola DR days. When sally was the boss !!!

Tony b.

Ordered to go. It seemed like the rice was old and crusty. Portions were small fir Chinese food. Will not be going back.

Rosie S.

So yummy ! This place is down the street from worn. It's all so good and great prices !I've been here for lunch and for dinner. Everything is so good and what I love it's family owned and they are all so sweet.

Kimberlee H.

Food was very good, miss Sally and the family, but was very happy, would like the hot and sour soup to be more like it was a bit too vinegary, but everything else was delicious!

Lorena D.

Have eaten here for over 20 years. Last two times, food was lousy. With Sally and family gone, the food has gone downhill. Food does not taste fresh and prices have really gone up. Green beans are wrinkly and rice is sticky. This last and final time, had an upset stomach after eating. There are better places than this. Won't be back.

Peter L.

Their food is really good. Prices are really good too. One star down cause we literally waited 55 more minutes than when they said it would be ready. The owner was really apologetic and they were pretty slammed but she knew it would take a long time but didn't say so. There was a customer banging on the door that was upset lol. He was definitely hangry. One thing they could improve on too is their duck dish. It was just okay.

Sara A.

Good food. Go here. Great prices. Nice staff. Fortune cookies. Big portions. Delicious. Epic

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