Reviews for China Garden in Monterey, CA

Good food but small portions. Fast service but felt a bit rushed, like they wanted us out of their restaurant as quick as... possible. There was still sauce on the serving plate that would have been nice to have on some of our remaining dishes, butalas, she rushed to take it away. Read more

Did not enjoy the food, the crab wontons did not taste fresh, they tasted like Costco frozen wontons or something. Mapo tofu... tasted like it was from an instant packet, no numbing or spicy flavor at all. Also, a big bowl of soup was spilled on me/mytable, stained my shirt, etc. the waitress was apologetic but honestly, I would have expected that to be taken off the bill andit wasn’t. Read more

Food and service were not good. The food was just warmed up in a fryer and served with tasteless sauce. The waitress was... impatient even though the restaurant was empty. Lunch "specials" were $12.95 and $13.95 and drinks were $3.75 with no refills. Iwould avoid this place. Read more

Found this place when our first choice was already closed. Decor is a bit well worn, but very clean. Our server was disinfecting... tables when we walked in. Our server was very nice. Food came out VERY quick! Like fresh out the wok in five minutes quick. Foodwas good, but not outstanding for the price. Read more

Stay away. Food is fair. I was with 3 other people and we ordered appetizers, soup and a main dishes. They brought everything... together. Said they were closing in 20 minutes. Owners seemed very stressed. Read more

For the first time being here, the food was amazing. (It reminded my family of a better restaurant we had back home that got... shut down due to new management.) 10 out of 10 this was amazing. Read more

The spicy fish was simply heavenly divine. Could eat this over rice all day. Had a great birthday dinner here with friends.... Friendly vibe, excellent service, and we shared all the fabulous food family style. Will return! Read more

0.5 stars extra for the amazing service and the wonderful servers! We came here around 6:30 pm on a Sat evening. Pretty empty so... got seated immediately. The server had several recommendations when we asked and we ended up going with some of her favorites.We got the kung Pao shrimp, the twice baked pork, chicken chow mein and the crab meat and cheese puffs. Food was served veryquickly, and was pipping hot! The puffs were very good, I love mine with the schezwan sauce but also liked to have them with theduck sauce they provided. We asked for the shrimp to be made extra spicy. I loved the extra spicy but it did overpower the otherflavors in the dish. Should've stuck to regular spice. The pork was very good, and I are quite a bit of it. I was really full bythe time I got to the chow mein so I only had a taste and it was good too!! We couldn't finish so we've boxed it up and plan toeat it on our journey back home. The tea was excellent and very soothing. This was a good meal but the highlight was thefriendly staffers and their quick service. Impressed!! Read more