Reviews for China Gourmet in Cincinnati, OH
Went to this restaurant on a whim, was very awkwardly sat down with no real introduction to the place or name of server to be... expecting. Had multiple other people come over none of whom were conversational or even seemed to want to be working. When theserver finally arrived he just asked us if we were ready to order without giving any introduction of himself or any specials.When the jumbo strip appetizer arrived it was 4 medium shrimp. The entrees themselves were decent but nothing to write homeabout. The server never came back to the table and it was left up to the hostess and other people around the restaurant to clearthe table and bring the check. As a person that served for many years early in life I was very underwhelmed by this restaurantbut let it slide as I personally hate being rude to working staff, but I must say something because today I looked at my cardstatement and the server changed my tip total to add a few dollars to his income. I tipped at roughly 18% for a poor experienceand he had the audacity to steal more money from me. Read more
So so waiter service. Disappointed in that respect. Food very good. Great jazz music, subdued appropriately. Will probably... return and hope wait service improves. Read more
I ordered a duck dish, scallops with spinach and a won ton soup. The scallop dish was good, but the rest were very salty. Drink... was ok. I like the dark atmosphere and live music. Read more
Food was decent, but a little overpriced. $8 for 6 potstickers. Service was slow as well, but the waiters were super friendly... and knowledgeable about the menu. Read more
Food was great! Service was great! Drinks were weak we had Five spice fried Shrimp, Bbq Shrimp, Bacon wrapped scallops over... spinach with black bean sauce, Chicken Fried rice, vegetables over fried rice w black bean sauce. Excellent!!!!!! Read more
I don't like to write poor reviews of places, but my experience yesterday sadly deserved one. After my party was seated, we... ended up waiting about 50 minutes for our soup appetizer. After that, it took another 40 minutes for us to receive the rest ofour meal. Additionally, I had ordered some buns ,but they subbed them out for spring rolls, which we were told had to be donebecause they didn't have time to make the buns. Throughout all of this, we only saw our waitress around three times. It appearsthe kitchen staff must have been severely understaffed, because the chef preparing our food (I believe) was the person we hadthe most contact with as he kept delivering the meals. We did appreciate our interactions with him because he was the onlyperson who apologized for the substantial delay in preparing everything. Regarding the food itself, everything was prettytasty. I tried to the duck soup and enjoyed it. The Sriracha chicken wings were good, very saucy. The spring rolls were good,and the short rib Singapore noodles I had were also very flavorful. Read more
My friend and I went for the Asian Food Week special. The restaurant was not prepared for the amount of people that wanted to... partake, so the service was slow, but the staff were very friendly and apologetic. I had the duck soup, steamed pork dumplings,and everything but the wok fried rice. The food was very good except the pork dumplings were a little too salty for me, but thesweet dumpling sauce balanced it out. Read more
Love the ambiance and food. The staff is fantastic. We usually get taken care of by Matt and Dave, who are both extremely... personable and go above and beyond to make sure everything is exactly how we like it. Thanks! Read more