Reviews for Rose Garden Chinese Restaurant in Alachua, FL
Maybe it's me, or maybe the folks that give this place good ratings don't get out much. I should have figured something out... when I saw there were no lights on, and there were only three customers in there at lunch time. Yes, the lady was nice, yes shewas friendly. The food is not good at all. Sweet and sour chicken with fried rice. I am dumping Franks RedHot (Extra Hot)sauce on it. Has the taste of being cooked in dishwater. I'm eating it, but will not return. Why didn't I simply go toSUBWAY?????? Read more
This is a really great place to eat. The quality of the food is fantastic, they have a huge vegetarian/vegan menu, the service... is outstanding, and the food is always delicious. They have the best sesame tofu I've ever had, and we never fail to order thespring roles. Read more
By far the best Chinese food around. Everything is cooked fresh and delicious. Not many Chinese food places can you taste the... fresh vegetables. Read more
This restaurant has the best lemon chicken I have ever had. You can tell the food is as fresh as it can be, and the perfect... temperature. The lady was so sweet and you can tell she loves her job. I will definitely be returning Read more
First off the service is fantastic. Secondly the food is on point. There is no buffet, but the food is so worth it any way! I... always get the Sweet and Sour Chicken. Sometimes I will get the Vegetarian Fried Rice without onions(I am allergic). This is theonly Chinese restaurant I have been to in Florida that has been able to fulfill my non onion request! The portions of thechicken are just right for me, not too much and not too small. I am very particular about eating chicken in general and thischicken is the best I have had anywhere, other than at my house. I have been coming to this establishment off and on for about 5years and I have never once been disappointed. Laura has always been professional and kind. Trust me, try the food. You won't bedisappointed. Read more
If someone says their food was not hot, or fresh...they are lying. It comes to your table steaming, and you'd be wise to let it... cool for a moment. Service is excellent and friendly. Customized orders are not a problem. Read more
The service was great and the older lady who handled pickup was great. I would like to give them the extra benefit of the doubt... in saying, this did happen a couple days before Christmas so perhaps their usual chef was on vacation. I seriously wish them allthe best and I love supporting local businesses when possible, but we won't be repeat customers. Unfortunately, the food wasjust not good. I'm not sure if there was something past its best by date or they were using old oil, but there was a slightlyrancid taste to our entrees and the soup was extremely bland. My partner had Sichuan chicken, but I couldn't even tell becauseit wasn't spicy at all- it tasted like any generic chicken and veggie dish with oil and lacking in seasoning. I had the beefwith broccoli and the beef was stringy and old tasting, again with a ton of oil. We both had hot and sour soup as well which wasjust bland. There was either pork/chicken or very old tofu chunks in it, I honestly couldn't tell after taste-testing and tryingto look at it closely for a solid couple of minutes. We put the soup down because my partner can't eat pork and didn't want totake the risk. We frankly couldn't eat the stuff. We threw away food and made instant ramen for dinner instead. :( Read more
The General Tao chicken was alot more spicy than usual. But 8 ate it cause it's a favorite. I just wish there were some veggies... in the dish. Read more