We had an absolutely amazing experience, upon mentioning we were vegan (we were planning to ask about certain dishes), the owner Christine, offered to curate us a vegan meal, and we couldn’t say no to that!
We had a delicious Napa cabbage and daikon salad, fried seasonal buttercup squash with house made sauce, green beans and tofu in a dark sauce, curry noodles and veggies, and even sesame balls filled with red bean paste for desert! This is a must try for vegans and vegetarians, the owner is vegetarian herself.
Updated from previous review on 2025-10-25
Donald Young
Was good first food buffet was lacking but it was filled with fresh food before we were done
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Chase Noble
Great food great staff great atmosphere 10/10 best Chinese around! Took the drive up from Pittsfield Maine just for lunch
P8024URgwens
The food was excellent, the service was prompt and friendly, and the owner was attentive to our needs. The food here is the best Chinese food I’ve had in Maine. Well done, China Garden!
Teressa Brown
My children wanted to take me out for Mother's Day dinner. We could have gone many places but a friend of mine suggested China Garden and that the Chef/Owner Christine would prepare us "authentic prepared" Chinese food. We answered a few simple questions about food allergies and preferences then she prepared a wonderful family style meal for us. We had fried mushrooms, dumplings, fried rice, some eggplant, fiddlehead, chicken stir fry, broccoli pepper and seafood stir fry, and a wonderful sesame crusted dessert. I was so thankful for her enthusiasm; preparing, explaining, and checking on us. We had a lovely time and think we have now found our new Chinese go to restaurant. Thank you Christine and staff. ❤️❤️Teressa, Megan, Nick, and Chanel.
Astrid_Maine
Ask Christine for vegan dishes. She is very nice and will make special dishes not on the menu. Best option for Chinese in the area!
Audrey Peddie
By far the best Chinese food around! Everything was high quality and very fresh. Thank you!!
TRUANE9296
We ate here on December 27, 2024 at 5:30M pm. The restaurant was not crowded, which was nice. The tables were clean and the server was very good. The menu has plenty of choices. My wife had the " seafood delight" (I think that is the correct name) $30. I had a pork combo meal which was about $15. The food was plentiful with enough for take home. Tasted very good. For me, I found the food to be a bit greasy. My wife really liked her dish and was impressed with the amount of seafood in the meal. The restroom was ok. In my opinion, it needs a deep cleaning including walls. The prices of the meals were very good. We will eat here again.
Margaret Pierce
my favorite Chinese restaurant in the area!
TToTheTrist
Ask for the authentic vegan meal ahead of time and Christine will make you a multiple course, amazing, tasty, and often seasonal meal. I have eaten at hundreds of vegan restaurants and few often the delicious selection of well-prepared and flavorful magic that Christine whips up.
Large portions, typical Chinese food offerings near campus. Great for college students on a budget.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Brooks Gingrich
Our waitress was nice but the food was a little bit worse than I was expecting/hoping for.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Lyndsey Shaw
The food is always very fresh and delicious. It's different than anything else you can get around here which I really appreciate.
Allison Hooper
Maybe the Best Chinese food in Maine. I always try to stop here when I travel from Southern Maine to Aroostook. If visiting your UMaine student give this place a try!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don
Great food- we let the owner (who was very friendly and just interactive enough) decide for us and we were really pleased. We had several vegetarian dishes and one seafood. Everything was very good. Atmosphere is not great, but who cares with food like this! We’ll definitely be back.
We had an absolutely amazing experience, upon mentioning we were vegan (we were planning to ask about certain dishes), the owner Christine, offered to curate us a vegan meal, and we couldn’t say no to that! We had a delicious Napa cabbage and daikon salad, fried seasonal buttercup squash with house made sauce, green beans and tofu in a dark sauce, curry noodles and veggies, and even sesame balls filled with red bean paste for desert! This is a must try for vegans and vegetarians, the owner is vegetarian herself. Updated from previous review on 2025-10-25
Was good first food buffet was lacking but it was filled with fresh food before we were done
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great food great staff great atmosphere 10/10 best Chinese around! Took the drive up from Pittsfield Maine just for lunch
The food was excellent, the service was prompt and friendly, and the owner was attentive to our needs. The food here is the best Chinese food I’ve had in Maine. Well done, China Garden!
My children wanted to take me out for Mother's Day dinner. We could have gone many places but a friend of mine suggested China Garden and that the Chef/Owner Christine would prepare us "authentic prepared" Chinese food. We answered a few simple questions about food allergies and preferences then she prepared a wonderful family style meal for us. We had fried mushrooms, dumplings, fried rice, some eggplant, fiddlehead, chicken stir fry, broccoli pepper and seafood stir fry, and a wonderful sesame crusted dessert. I was so thankful for her enthusiasm; preparing, explaining, and checking on us. We had a lovely time and think we have now found our new Chinese go to restaurant. Thank you Christine and staff. ❤️❤️Teressa, Megan, Nick, and Chanel.
Ask Christine for vegan dishes. She is very nice and will make special dishes not on the menu. Best option for Chinese in the area!
By far the best Chinese food around! Everything was high quality and very fresh. Thank you!!
We ate here on December 27, 2024 at 5:30M pm. The restaurant was not crowded, which was nice. The tables were clean and the server was very good. The menu has plenty of choices. My wife had the " seafood delight" (I think that is the correct name) $30. I had a pork combo meal which was about $15. The food was plentiful with enough for take home. Tasted very good. For me, I found the food to be a bit greasy. My wife really liked her dish and was impressed with the amount of seafood in the meal. The restroom was ok. In my opinion, it needs a deep cleaning including walls. The prices of the meals were very good. We will eat here again.
my favorite Chinese restaurant in the area!
Ask for the authentic vegan meal ahead of time and Christine will make you a multiple course, amazing, tasty, and often seasonal meal. I have eaten at hundreds of vegan restaurants and few often the delicious selection of well-prepared and flavorful magic that Christine whips up.
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Large portions, typical Chinese food offerings near campus. Great for college students on a budget.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Our waitress was nice but the food was a little bit worse than I was expecting/hoping for.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
The food is always very fresh and delicious. It's different than anything else you can get around here which I really appreciate.
Maybe the Best Chinese food in Maine. I always try to stop here when I travel from Southern Maine to Aroostook. If visiting your UMaine student give this place a try!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food- we let the owner (who was very friendly and just interactive enough) decide for us and we were really pleased. We had several vegetarian dishes and one seafood. Everything was very good. Atmosphere is not great, but who cares with food like this! We’ll definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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