Fan's Chinese Restaurant

451 Windmill Rd, Dartmouth
(902) 469-9165

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Kris Webster

Food is really good. I’d say the best I’ve tried in town so far.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Barton Cutten

Low key restaurant with ample spacing. Good lighting and responsive staff. Has all the main Canadianized Chinese dishes that will always make sure you are full. Good place to eat. Usually do not have to wait too long and pricing is fair. Worth the time to go eat there.

Tony Lin

Good food,

Leah Morrow

14/10 on gluten free food! The only place I know of getting Gluten free Chinese food. Very delicious. My go to take out

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Mike W

To sum up NOT A FAN!
I felt like something spicy so I Ordered Szechuan Beef and a side of rice. Beef was not very tasty. Had about 10 dried chili peppers 🌶 in it but was more like a bland soup broth. Wasn't what I was expecting.
Partner had wonton soup and a combination plate. Soup was good! Ginger Beef fried rice with vegetables and spring roll. Ginger beef was breaded and too sweet. Rice was ok but mixed vegetables were the star of the plate!
Service wasn't great. Drop food and run. Had to wait for long time for water refill and flag her down.
Extra long wait for cheque.

Bob Hui

Food is authentic but don’t expect the best service. Go on the weekends. That’s when they bring out the A team.

Franklin Trần

I’ve gone back and forth the past few days about whether I should write this review—but I believe the issue needs to be addressed.

A frustrating experience that could’ve been so much better. We made a reservation for 10 people at 6:30pm and even called earlier in the day to request some dim sum items be set aside for the evening. The woman on the phone that morning was warm and helpful, which really raised our expectations.

When we arrived, we were welcomed by a male server who was kind. Unfortunately, his female coworkers—and especially the shift supervisor—were shockingly hostile.

We ordered the Peking duck and politely asked if we could change the final two courses. Instead of the usual options, we requested duck meat stir-fried with egg noodles, and duck bones deep-fried instead of made into soup. We clearly stated we were happy to pay any extra charges for the substitution. The male server was accommodating and cheerful about it. But then the supervisor overheard and came to the table with a scowl, interrupting rudely and demanding, “What do you mean egg noodles stir-fry?” I calmly explained, only to be shut down with a sharp “We don’t have egg noodles.”

That response felt dishonest and unnecessarily rude. A Chinese restaurant without egg noodles? It just didn’t add up—and the way it was handled was completely unprofessional. We weren’t being demanding, just politely asking with full willingness to pay more.

The food was undeniably delicious, and the male server deserves credit for staying calm and kind throughout. But the toxic attitude from the female staff, who I believe to be supervisor, turned what should’ve been a lovely group dinner into an uncomfortable and disappointing night. The service needs serious improvement if they want people to return.

Sylvia N.

Good food but service was not that impressed especially the guy with blonde hair. He threw us to the table and talked really rude. I don’t know if he’s a manager or something but the way he talked was really unprofessional

Namhee Lee (Nami)

Every single dish we had was absolutely delicious. When we arrived, it was during a very busy time, so we had to wait for about 5 minutes before getting a table. Despite the rush, the service was attentive and thoughtful. The staff were very courteous and handled everything with great care.

Because it was such a busy time, it did take a little while for the food to come out, but it wasn’t a problem at all — definitely nothing worth complaining about. The dim sum was especially outstanding — I highly recommend trying it. The chicken dishes also had that authentic Chinese flavor, which we really appreciated.

We will definitely be coming back again. It was a wonderful dining experience from start to finish!

Jin Zhen

Ordered Hot & Sour Soup, Szechuan Pork, Black Bean Chicken, and Szechuan Beef.

Hot & Sour soup is light on both Hot and Sour, with the odd choice of peas in it as well, not a bad ingredient, just odd.

Black bean chicken, not really much black beans in it, just really standard salt and umami flavor. Not bad , just super run of the mill .

Szechuan pork, biggest disappointment, no sweet and sour, no broad bean paste, not even spicy.

Szechuan beef, again, not hot at all, but this might be suitable for some people. Just rather underwhelming for my expectation.

I would really give it a 6.5/10. It is not horrible, but definitely not impressive. Will try something else next time and see if any dishes are better.

Dan Zebeljan

Ordered almost $200 of take out.
Some of the trays were half full of food at best. Awful portions and also received incorrect order. Very dissatisfied and disappointed.

Kate Brennan

We have been several times in the past and liked the food. Yesterday we went, on a Saturday evening and it was not good. The server was pretty rude, wouldn't answer questions. We ordered the cashew chicken and it's really bland. We wanted a thin rice noodle dish, pretty plain and he would help us figure out which one and just pointed. So I asked is the Cantonese plain, he nodded. It came, it was full of pork, vegetables and shrimp (we don't eat seafood). We picked around all of that and the noodles were gross. Water was not refilled. Just awful service. 2 dishes we wasted money on, barley ate them at restaurant, took home. Ended up throwing out.

Pam Reinders-cooley

I went with a couple close friends who happen to be Asian ❤️. I had always wanted to try Dim Sum 🥟 but knew nothing about it. The girls ordered for the table and explained to me what each item was.

I absolutely LOVED IT! The food was delicious and such a varied selection. I could not pick a favourite but the beef noodles and the soup dumpling were top of my list.

The restaurant has a lively, friendly atmosphere. I will definitely be back. Loved my first experience with Dim Sum 🥟

Michael Frenette

Excellent food, great service and a relaxing atmosphere.

We had Spring Rolls, Szechuan Peppercorn Beef, Singapore noodles, and Garlic Gailan.

Loved the peppercorn beef and garlic Gailan. The noodles were good too, although a lighter curry than wamhat we are accustomed.

Portions were very generous. We brought some home for our son, who really enjoyed it too

Christopher Poirrier

Great service. The food was really good as well. It's a bit fancier than your standard Chinese fusion - I didn't see the common chicken balls or chow mein on the menu.
The portion sizes were good.

Lots of seating. I believe there is an outdoor seating section, which wasn't open yet.

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