Restaurant China Garden in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

287 Rue Richelieu, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J3B 2A2, Canada

★★★★☆
(179 reviews)
Categories: Chinese restaurant Asian restaurant Barbecue restaurant Delivery Chinese restaurant Meal delivery Restaurant

About

“Les meilleurs mets chinois de la région”. Une tradition familiale à St-Jean depuis 1930. Soupe Won Ton • Chop Suey • Riz frit • Rouleaux aux oeufs • Chow Mein • Brocoli au boeuf • Crevettes au cari • Oeuf Foo Young • Poulet Général Tao • Et beaucoup plus! Vue sur la rivière • Bière et vin • Air conditionné • Livraison gratuite à partir de 16h00

Website
chinagarden.ciblelocale.ca
Address
287 Rue Richelieu, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J3B 2A2, Canada
Plus Code
8P5X+8P Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Sunday
3:30–8 PM
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
3:30–8 PM
Friday
3:30–8:30 PM
Saturday
3:30–8:30 PM

Services

From the business
Identifies as women-owned
Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Coffee Healthy options Late-night food Salad bar Small plates Wine
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Catering Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy
Crowd
Family friendly Groups LGBTQ+ friendly Transgender safe space
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot

Reviews

3.6
★★★★☆
179 reviews

Most Mentioned

food presentation (14) egg rolls (14) delivery (10) order (8) price (8) scenery (5) spareribs (5) chow mein (5) pineapple (4) fried rice (3)
5 stars
69
4 stars
45
3 stars
23
2 stars
12
1 stars
30
★★
December 5, 2024

The quality of the food has gone downhill since the last time I ordered. Firstly, the delivery took over an hour to arrive, making the food lukewarm on arrival. The pieces of chicken in the chicken vegetable dish had a high amount of cartilage, which meant that I’d had to spit out chicken from my mouth with every other bite. Their pork ribs are the worst I’ve ever had, with an unbelievable amount of fat and cartilage, and there was even an unidentifiable/inedible mass of nerve endings that was served in with the ribs.

★★
October 3, 2024

Hi, can i have a #86 with cashew nut, pick up 9:45, cant call, never open, i dont know where else to order!

★★
September 10, 2023

*Delivery time to long more than one hour *Missing 2 chow mein never got them *Egg rolls were soaked in oil out and inside also even made my blood pressure go up *The breaded shrimps were just bread oil no flavor mini shrimps inside very bad recipe *The dry spareribs were really dry and hard not good flavor anyway *Chicken fried rice tasted good but there was no chicken in it *The delivery lady was very polite and friendly *I got some veggies instead of my chow mein but they were mediocre IM VERY SORRY I NEVER DO ANY NEGATIVE REVIEWS BUT THIS TIME IT WAS REALLY BAD ,WISH U A GREAT SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE BUT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT U NEED TO CHANGE OR CHEF OR RECIPES 😐

★★
July 31, 2021

Got a chicken fried rice and chicken chopsuey.. quality of food was good but we felt as if we got a veg rice and veg chopsuey. the quantity of chicken added to the dish was so meagre we couldn't believe it's a chicken dish. very disappointed.

January 30, 2020

Disappointed, haven't eat here in years. I just had delivery and everything was tasteless, really low quality food. I intended to be a returning costumer, but it seems i will look somewhere else for chinese food.

★★★★
July 6, 2018

Had better Chinese food, but gave it 4 stars because the girl at the front desk taking my order was super nice and friendly and the food came fast as well.

★★★
August 15, 2017

Had the #1. It's 12$. You get what you pay for: No chicken in either the fried rice or the chow mein (soggy greens). The riblets are ok. The egg rolls are good: A few people come in just for those.

★★★★
February 6, 2015

China Garden has been a a go-to border crossing Chinese food staple for generations. It still has that mid 20th century flair for decor and the food unforgettable. A super selection of dishes. All of the ones I've tried so far have been delicious and unlike any other Chinese restaurants I've tried in the past. Always friendly service here and I've done a few over and back take out trips just to get at this food.

Local Guide
November 23, 2024

worst place ever! your delivery man even worse 2 hours for an order wow!

★★★★
October 23, 2024

I ordered for delivery. It is really ridiculous that the menu that is offered does not match the one they have on the phone, everything I asked for only existed on the internet menu and was not available. Because it was non-existent on the sheet that the lady on the phone had in front of her. In Quebec we call it misrepresentation.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 23, 2024

We have already ordered the wow, a delicacy from the 70s, delicious big potion

Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Delivery took 1h30 and the spareribs were liquid like water, the chicken with pineapple was soft and it had been a long time since I had ordered there and it was the last time

★★★★
January 23, 2024

Very good, courteous on the phone and answers questions and knows his menu both in the restaurant and on the phone.

★★
December 23, 2023

I ordered a meal for three people at 5:20 p.m., it s 7:30 p.m. and it still hasn t arrived. However, I live 15 minutes away, if I had known, I would have gone looking for it. Disappointing because the food was good last time.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Always satisfied very good but restaurant need s renovating. Parking: Across the street .Pay Parking

December 23, 2023

Never received our dinner youre talking about a restaurant never again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Still as good, nothing has changed :) I dont understand the negative comments lately. This is not the first time I have ordered from this restaurant, it had been a while since we had ordered from Le Jardin and I was afraid when I saw all the negative reviews that the quality had declined. No way! For the price it s very good! For this price in another Asian restaurant nearby we get a meal for one person. So if you dont want to spend a fortune and eat a good meal its perfect! $36 for two people :)

December 23, 2023

Very poor service. First of all, the lady who answered us was stupid, and didnt seem at all excited to work. Second, we live in St-Jean, and they charged us with delivery. Third, LONG wait to get our meal - they told us 1 hour/1 hour 30 minutes, and it arrived after over 2 hours. The meal was cold; no insulated bag had been used. I do not recommend this restaurant in any way.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

super good quality cooking!! friendly and fast customer service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great food one of the best Chinese restaurants I have ever been to

★★★★
December 23, 2023

We order frequently, when we want to eat Chinese My partner loves your eggrolls Never disappointed

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

One of the best Chinese restaurants in town

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

good nothing more

★★★★
December 23, 2022

I dont remember ordering anywhere else. I like the food there and although they have never changed the decor of the restaurant, in my opinion that is what gives the place its charm.

December 23, 2022

I received my order no pineapple chicken sauce and for the egg rolls I called and was told we cant make anything really ordinary!!!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Has always been part of Old Saint-Jean

Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I can honestly say this is the worst Chinese I have ever ordered. Everything is soft, cold and mushy. Not even soup included in the numbers . When we called to check, the tanned lady on the other end really made us feel like insignificant people. No politeness, no sense of customer service. And finally, it really wasnt good. Never again.

December 23, 2022

I ordered a combo and the yellow noodles that came with my meal were moldy. And we could see the mold on the noodles, we realized it after taking a disgusting bite. I was offered 2 soups to compensate, but I couldnt finish my meal.

December 23, 2022

Not fresh, cold and the order arrived all the sauces had spilled in the bag, the eggrolls were dry and reheated, the spareribs were only fat and the chicken balls were not at all crispy, the rice was cold and reheated from the day before nothing good

Local Guide
December 23, 2022

It was very good before but it has become really disgusting. Plus it took 1h30 to get it delivered. Last time I ordered from this place. Very disappointed.

★★
December 23, 2022

Sale

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Despite what the reviews say, my dining room experience before the pandemic was great! Cheap food, quality of food as usually encountered in this type of place (fatty and salty!). And for the atmosphere, I guess that s why I chose to come here!

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Good food and good price

★★
December 23, 2021

Well in terms of customer service nothing to say about the egg roll just contained cabbage plum sauce too liquid pineapple ball probably frozen I miss the supreme buffet of Chambly

December 23, 2021

Delivery = 2 hours and not even 500 meters from my house.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Perfect. everything was perfect

★★★★
December 23, 2021

Delicious ...

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great food, friendly service, as always

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

I have been going to this place for over 30 years. The food is excellent. Dont be fooled by appearances even if honestly it could use a little decorating refresh...

★★★★
December 23, 2021

Hello when you think about opening your dining room for your customers to go to dinner or dinner at the restaurant thank you

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Best Chinese restaurant

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Very good

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Good little, very decent, moderately Chinese food, nothing to rave about, but the egg rolls are delicious! The staff is super friendly. On the other hand, we will come back for the decor; super old and lame!

★★★★
December 23, 2021

Very good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Very good, but often closed when written open

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Delicious beautiful portions affordable prices yes I recommend

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

The most authentic Chinese restaurant in Quebec, thank you very much and will come again soon.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Unchanged since the 60s! Its a real St Jean institution. when you want Chinese. you dont ask yourself where you are going. located just opposite the Capitole cinema. very practical. the food is good. the portions are very generous. Short . Hes going to be here for another 60 years.

December 23, 2020

I ordered a meal for 2.....1 hour and 40 minutes later the delivery man finally arrived. The food was cold. Really very ordinary as a restaurant. Do not recommend at all

December 23, 2020

Its been exactly 1 hour 50 minutes and my order has not arrived. Very disappointing

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Good Chinese food.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Meals, services, quality and quantity price, simply very good.

★★
December 23, 2020

I cant give one star because the waitress is really super friendly and the service was fast. For the food though... It was very expensive for what I got. For around $50 I didnt get much and took it to go. The general tao chicken, super liquid sauce, a huge piece of ginger, tons of peppers and 5 pieces of very small chicken for like $12... I didnt even have rice with it. Alternatively, chicken chow mein with just one piece of chicken and chicken fried rice without chicken, but with a small piece of chicken bone! Were not going there for the decor, but hey, its very old and not very pleasant to look at.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Manger là bas est un peu comme une tradition! La nourriture est pas mal ça coûte pas un 649 et le personnel est extrêmement accueillant souriant et chaleureux! Même quand les serveuses te servent ta limpression de faire partie de la famille! La déco est vieillot mais ya rien de mieux pour un moment détente nostalgie tout en mangeant un bon plat!

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Thank you, very good

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

I like Chinese food

Local Guide
December 23, 2020

I dont even understand how this restaurant is still in service. Messy and poorly managed. I had it delivered only once and after a little over 2 hours, the delivery man finally arrived, he had to close the restaurant before making the deliveries. Calvary, I think the waitresses could have mentioned it. In my dish I had sour chicken, the restaurant being closed I had to wait until the next day to complain. So I showed up on site and the owner told me that its not possible, he went into the kitchen and came out with what looked like fish, telling me my chicken was very fresh, look at Madame. I tell him its not chicken and he leaves. I too left with the firm intention of NEVER eating anything from this place again. I dont have enough of my 10 fingers to count the number of times this place has been closed for UNSALUBRITY by MAPAQ. That says it all enough, it seems to me. If you care about your health, do not consume the food that comes from this questionable kitchen

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

The best place in town to eat Chinese!!!!

Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Unpleasant experience. We called on July 27 at 5:50 p.m. and spoke with the Quebec receptionist. Since we didnt have access to the menu, we asked for a vegetarian dish recommendation. The lady then called me arrogant and hung up the phone. Too bad for the owners.

★★
December 23, 2020

Very high quality of food for the price :/

December 23, 2020

If you are in confinement this is not a restaurant for you. Because they called us to cancel our order.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Delicious food. Decor that needs a little love, but they have the best egg rolls in town.

Local Guide
December 23, 2019

I don t advise anyone to go there!!! The food and the place are not good the only good thing is the view....

Local Guide
December 23, 2019

We ordered pineapple chicken and were delivered pineapple chicken without pineapple lol

December 23, 2019

The view is 1000x better than the food and the view isn t even that good

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Pretty good...

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Simple, effective and good food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Good service and very good food

★★★★
December 23, 2019

I really like China Garden, the service is good and the egg rolls are the best of all the ones I have eaten

December 23, 2019

This evening, August 25, I ordered a meal for 12 people..a No. 3 for 3..and a No. 4 for 3..after waiting 1 hour 30 minutes for delivery. I received 9 soups. Won Tong..for $75..I called the restaurant in front of the delivery guy..I spoke to the same person who really didnt care..so didnt pay..and I kept the soups..dont order from this place..it is an unprofessional service..no consideration for their customer..we went to dinner at the Thai palace..fast service and excellent food..and very professional owner..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Best Chinese in town!!!

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

The dishes are exerllent, services good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Good service

★★★★
December 23, 2019

These are real Chinese / very good

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Its the best Chinese and I really like it

December 23, 2019

Dry food, tea tastes like water, we were very disappointed!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

A good restaurant the food is good

December 23, 2018

I ordered the meal for 1 person yesterday: 3 eggrolls, chicken fried rice, spareribs and chicken chow mein for $14.89 taxes included. Only the eggrolls were good. Rice, not very tasty and without chicken; spareribs, hard, dry, not cooked, little meat around the bone; chow mein, ayoye... Chinese cabbage bush !!

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

General Tao is the best i have ever eaten, takeout comes in plastic containers which is nice

★★
December 23, 2018

Always the car wash breaks

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Great food at decent price. The portions were very generous and service was good.

Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Bland no taste.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Fast and superb service. The food at this restaurant is simply a classic. Everything is fresh and delicious. It looks very old, but its worth the detour because its so delicious. Chinese food lovers will love it.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Very good, just needed some perrier lol

★★★★
December 23, 2018

Good restaurant, good service, and good portion

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Totally decent for what it is. Notably friendly, helpful service.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Its good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Delicious Chinese meal with a view of the Richelieu. Great .

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Very old interior decoration but excellent service and food too

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Super fast service. The dishes are excellent. I ordered dinner number 4 for 1 person and it was excellent. Very affordable value for money. On the other hand, in terms of decor, its quite dated.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Good service and great food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Delicious, seriously pleasantly surprised, my only regret was not having left asser tipes!

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

The best Chinese restaurant in St Jean for their meals but also the waitress will put a smile on your face

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

Great Chinese restaurant. The best egg rolls in Canada. The waitresses are extremely friendly and the service impeccable.

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

I love the eggrolls and Chinese dishes from this restaurant, the rice is excellent and the employees are great too, I would eat them every day!!!!

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

JUST WOW!! The dishes are ultra tasty. The best Chinese restaurant in Saint Jean sur Richelieu. This place has never changed its decor since it opened ten years ago but it remains family-friendly. Nothing fancy but warm. The staff and owners are really nice. I adore. I recommend it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Delicious!! Discover it!

★★★★
December 23, 2017

The staff is always friendly and the food is always good. -1 star for the deflaboxé decor

December 23, 2017

Pour la deuxième fois que jessai le menu au restaurant, deux plats goûtaient le suri. Surtout quil ny avait aucune raison puisque cétait une journée qui normalement se voulait un soir de semaine ou tout et chacun vont au resto. Cétait un retour de chance au coureur car la première fois ce nétait sans trop de fraîcheur mais passable.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

I love the food and the prices are very affordable. However, although the decor is oriental, it possibly dates from 1965-1970. The benches are due (there is a hole in the foam where people sit). In addition, there is a clientele of routines who come and talk with the waitresses at the top of their lungs throughout the restaurant. The waitresses come in too. There is a slight lack of class. A truck stop type atmosphere. Lets admit that I wouldnt have any problem going to eat in jogging pants with a duvet on my head and a t-shirt full of paint. But, when I have a taste for wonton soup, egg rolls and spare ribs...this is my place. I love food and it doesnt have to be prim.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Excellent food, exceptional service with a smile. Very nice!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Good service

Local Guide
December 23, 2017

We had the mushroom chow mein, the vegetable chop suey and the mushroom fried rice (we love mushrooms and we are vegan and gluten-free). The two dishes had the same sauce, not much flavor, and the sprouted beans in the chop suey were out of date. The rice didnt taste like Chinese rice; I dont know what rice they use or what they put in it, but it wasnt like the usual fried rice, which I love so much. The portions are small which means we werent full when we left there. The only thing that was good was the green tea we had with our meal. The waitress for example was very nice. We wont go back there, thats for sure.

December 23, 2017

Not clean

Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Food is not what it is used to be. No taste anymore.

★★★★★
December 23, 2016

Best home made egg rolls in the world! We have these delivered to the border for us to pick up by the dozens!

December 23, 2016

VERY bad experience. Every time I ordered there he always did something wrong and the last time he gave me shrimp in sauce to pass the date it felt really bad it made me get up... and Carole the waitress didnt want me credit at 9:50 a.m. it was supposedly closed.. Really deplorable service, never go there!!!! I recommend fulam good and fast service :)!

★★★
December 23, 2014

I order there often even though its rare that I eat there, its a good ordinary restaurant. Not messy but not spic & span. By the look of it, it could do with some renovations. The waitresses, for the most part, provide acceptable service (snack service, not restaurant service) and are friendly, but one of them looks more than enough of a jerk to choose to order delivery rather than there. eat there and cross paths with her. The food is very good, the portions are very sufficient and satisfying. Basically, for a romantic date we forget; for a dinner while watching a good film its more winning than poutine ^^

December 23, 2014

Ive never seen a restaurant where the kitchen is closed from 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....its incredible....it must be like the 50s again,,,,meh..well worth it hardly...and the ceilings are falling....I loved it a long time ago...too bad

★★
December 23, 2013

I have 2 young children and I have been made to feel unwelcome. The waitress was not very friendly and we had to take the menu, the napkins ourselves and even ask for water... I have no intention of going back there at all...

★★★★★
December 23, 2012

Superb view of the river. Very sociable waitress and the best eggrolls in town. Fast service and your plates are filled to perfection.

★★★
December 23, 2012

Cantonese chowmein is good... egg roll served warm and chicken rice good too... the service is a little slow... in general if you are not in a hurry its ok.. the cleanliness on the other hand leaves to desire