Liu’s Garden in Vanier

178 McArthur Ave., Vanier, ON K1L 6P9, Canada

★★★★☆
(160 reviews)
Categories: Chinese takeaway Chinese restaurant
Website
liusgardenchinesefood.com
Address
178 McArthur Ave., Vanier, ON K1L 6P9, Canada
Plus Code
C8JP+9W Vanier, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
3–11:30 PM
Tuesday
3–11:30 PM
Wednesday
4–11 PM
Thursday
3–11:30 PM
Friday
3 PM–12 AM
Saturday
3 PM–12 AM
Sunday
4–11 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Offerings
Healthy options
Dining options
Dinner
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards

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Reviews

4.3
★★★★☆
160 reviews

Most Mentioned

delivery (19) price (17) egg rolls (12) general tao (7) tofu (5) cantonese (5) vegetarian (5) flavour (4) won ton soup (3) almond soo guy (3)
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★★★★★
October 4, 2024

Looking for Chinese take out? This modest place serves up a good variety of tasty meals. When my partner and I want to order local and have a craving for Chinese we hit up Liu's. The staff is really kind and helpful so definitely stop in to pick up some take out.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

I ordered a large amount of food from the wrong Liu’s restaurant and the staff member who answered the phone when I called to explain was very kind and understanding. They could have made it very difficult and guilt-inducing. I wish I could have made it up to them and am very thankful for their calm and respectful response.

★★★★★
August 15, 2024

Great Chinese takeout! Order was ready in time and tasted great. They're special takeout meal is great for $18, enough for 2 people or two melas

July 23, 2024

Don't trust their delivery driver. I order food costing $38, the driver comes to the door and tells me its $48. Puts it in the machine and crumples up the receipt and tries distracting me from the price... then expects me to give him a tip as well... very deceitful. I used to order from here a lot and now I refuse to order from here. Do better

★★★★★
July 18, 2024

My family and I ordered a few different things to try, as we've been looking for affordable Chinese food here in Ottawa. This really didn't disappoint! We ordered egg rolls, lemon soo guy, chicken fried rice (x2), garlic spare ribs, breaded shrimp, and Cantonese-style sweet and sour pork. With taxes and delivery it was $107. The food arrived timely, very hot and packaged nicely, and was easy to open and eat. Everything was delicious - exactly what you're looking for when you're craving some classic Chinese food! The only issue for us personally was the chicken in the fried rice was a little dry (so we'll order plain fried rice next time). You can also pay for your delivery at the door (cash or card) which I liked. If you're looking for good Chinese food, this is the spot. 😊

★★★
July 15, 2024

I ordered takeout. The food was very good. But the delivery driver thought he was smart by rounding up the purchase price, by doing that he lost out on a much better tip since the food was delivered much quicker than I was expecting.

★★★★★
June 26, 2024

We ordered from here for the first time the other day. We got a dozen open ended pork egg rolls, some sweet and sour sauce and an order of crispy beef. Everything was excellent. We will be ordering from them again very soon. I highly recommend the crispy beef. The sauce is great, not too spicy and excellent flavor. The restaurant was very clean and the lady that took our order was very nice and helpful.

★★★★★
March 19, 2023

This is at their new location on McArthur. Some of the best almond soo guy and egg rolls I've had in Ottawa so far. The veggie dishes are fantastic and the portion sizes are decent. I love how the combination plates are one set price and you can choose your 2 items instead of it being a set combination like most places. You can even upgrade your rice for noodles for a few dollars more. Can't wait to try again.

★★★★
November 23, 2024

Egg rolls, Spring rolls and Moo Shoo are delicious!!

★★★★★
July 23, 2024

Excellent restaurant. I go for the house fried rice and Cantonese fried noodles. They never disappoint.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 23, 2024

Great food,take out only

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 23, 2024

Good food. Reasonable price.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 23, 2024

Very good food , the service was good would recommend it , was our first time eating here

June 23, 2024

Very very bland and watery dishes.

Local Guide
June 23, 2024

Not good at all. Total waste of money

★★★★★
June 23, 2024

Ive really enjoyed the flavours of a few dishes since Ive discovered this spot and happy to see that the recipes do not over salt! Very tasty, authentic and good quantity (fellow Asian leaving this review).

★★★★
Local Guide
May 23, 2024

During the winter months, I would order WonTon soup with ginger when I was not feeling well, which helped me feel better. Recently, I ordered mixed vegetables and General Taos chicken. Both are really good. The following morning, at room temperature, I finished the rest of the mixed vegetables and what was left of the General Taos chicken. It was good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 23, 2024

First time try. Reasonably priced, portion size was generous. Delivered before expected--fresh, hot and delish! Pad thai, ss shrimp and rice. It will feed me 3 days. Online order stars reflect food and delivery

★★★★
Local Guide
April 23, 2024

Food good

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

I ordered egg rolls and spicy noodles tonight and it did not disappoint. Great food and great service. Highly recommended.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Their General Tao Tofu is the best! Best Chinese food Ive had in all of Ottawa. Love their veg spring rolls and veg fried rice! Fave Chinese spot.

March 23, 2024

Tldr: They stole from Me. I ordered food from this place a little while back but they never made my order I went to the restaurant but they moved without changing their location on maps. After I explained my situation and that I wouldnt be able to pickup the food I was told Id get a refund. It never came so I called back twice to ask for it over the next couple weeks with. I never received a refund or my mean. I was robbed and never compensated afterwards.

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 23, 2024

Good food. Nice people.

★★★★
February 23, 2024

Food is okay, service is great, price could be better.

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

Really good food, look forward to trying more dishes! Friendly staff. Speedy delivery. Generous portions.

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

You have to try this place

★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

I ordered food here for the next day to be ready at 4pm. There was plenty of time slots available before 4pm. Which is confusing since they only opened the next day at 4pm. They emailed me an hour and a half before pick up time to say they were working on it. I got to the restaurant location for 4pm and they were just opening. They hadnt even actually started my order? Why did I get an email an hour and a half before saying it was in progress?? Also I could have selected it to be ready at 3pm and they wouldnt have even been open. Anyways I waited 23 minutes to pay full price for mediocre Chinese food. You would think that it would be ready at the pick up time, that was the whole point on selecting a pick up time slot. Theres other places around.

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

I have ordered a few times and a very kind gentleman has taken my order and has given me my order. Always pleased with the food. I m originally from Toronto and I miss my fave Chinese food places, but this serves as a great stand in.

★★★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

Egg rolls are phenomenal, pretty much identical to the iconic Golden Palace ones. Jar Do Dry chicken wings are pretty good. They re huge and have a good crunch/crisp to it. Meat of it was a little dry/tough. I asked for a side of honey garlic sauce. They charged me extra for it even though the items below Jar Do Chicken wings come with it free of charge and are nearly the same price. So for this reason + the toughness of the chicken meat I docked a star.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Food is always hot and fresh. Staff is friendly. Delivery times are quick.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I ordered my food.. seafood noodles and let me tell you theres plenty of seafood, shrimp, scallops, squid the plate was packed also ordered black bean and beef WOW its all so good keep up what youre doing Thank you

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Good food, fresh and quite a lot of vegetarian options. Reasonable prices. Food was also ready very quickly. Going to try some more dishes.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

We ordered for first time ! Food was very good ! Fast delivery . Very friendly young man. Thank you will order again for sure.

★★
December 23, 2023

Tastleas fried rice, really fatty beef, and they dont give much chicken, will not be eating here again, 20$ wasted

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

This was my first time ordering now that theyve moved from Orleans to Vanier. Was reasonably priced and certainly got value considering the large portion with the combination plate. Was pretty good and will order again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Its a small takeout only spot, but the taste of the food and service from the people there is exceptionally good. The won ton soup is delicious!!!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Great food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Best Cantonese chow mein Ive had in Ottawa. Great customer service. I wish they were still located in Orleans.

December 23, 2023

The business does not exist at this address.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

I will definitely be ordering again. Fast delivery. Delicious food! Enjoy Food : 5/5

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

The food is delicious! This family owned and operated business is well organized, friendly and very accommodating! Thanks very much for bringing your wonderful business to our neighbourhood! Well see you again soon!

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Very slow and bad service

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Not good

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

I love this local Chinese restaurant. Delicious and well priced. My go to option when I do not feel like cooking.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

The food is good and the place is clean

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Amazing! Probably the best Chinese food in the city...certainly the best weve had. Incredibly fresh food and super friendly and accommodating service (adjusted our food for a garlic allergy). Were excited Lius is in our neighbourhood and will be highly recommending to friends. Looking forward to trying more on their menu!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

First time ordering! food was excellent, customer service excellent, even came out to put my order in my car.

December 23, 2023

Slow service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

We are from out of town and wanted something delivered. This food was amazing, everything was still hot. Ordered online and delivered before expected delivery time. The gentleman that delivered was very friendly. I highly recommend for anyone not from around here!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Delicious takeout, good value with the portion size

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Best chinese food in Ottawa. I travel from Orleans to Vanier for my Chinese favourites. Good portion and great prices

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

LIU s GARDEN THE BEST Chinese Food I Have Had In Ottawa . The BEST i have had in Ottawa this Family Duo used to be located in Orleans now conveniently located in Vanier busy enjoying the success they deserve. Tak out or Delivery open 6 Days A week Closed on Wednesday,Pick up Parking available in back of the restaurant . Thanks You Liu s for my my Chinese Canadian Calendar.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Very good food...Im hooked...will order there again...the egg rolls are so worth it.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I called and ordered the almond soo guy as I heard great things, was promised general Tao chicken also, but got some dry spare ribs. The almond sooo guy surpassed expectations, it was perfect!! The fried rice was amazing, Just wish the egg rolls came with a whole serving of plum sauce and not half a serving. Won ton soup broth was absolutely delicious, came with a big piece of pork and plenty of won tons, 5 star on that

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

I love your food so much that I regularly order delivery. However, I cant reach you by phone these days (I have tried for the last few days at all hours of the day, but the phone just rings and nobody answers), your website is down, UberEats and SkipTheDishes both say the restaurant is closed. Is this closure temporary, or permanent? Are you on vacation? I sure would be very sad if you are gone for good!

★★
December 23, 2022

Food has been good, lots of veg, no issues there. However disorganization and late orders aren t worth the wait. Ordered online and they said they would start when I got there for my pick up time. Call in and don t order online as they serve walk ins before online orders

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Best Chinese food in Orléans, I ve tried all of them. Very fresh and tasty and hot when it arrives I highly recommend Liu s garden. Staff awesome

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Good food and good prices.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Love that they can cater to vegan options! We are always happy with the food and feel lucky to have a good restaurant so close. Would love to see a portion of your menu actually list your vegan options.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Make your belly happy - try the mo she - yummy thin pancakes with a smear of sweet hoisin magic and the most amazing thinly stir fried meat/veg or just veg. I m sad for people that only know Canadian asian food:..try this, its amazing. Ottawa needs a Mo She food truck..

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

One of the greatest Chinese restaurants in Ottawa

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I order from here almost weekly. I really enjoy their seafood dishes and their mapo tofu. The prices are affordable and the portion and food are great! Would recommend if youre a local!

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

The bus

December 23, 2021

Worst service ever

December 23, 2021

I really have no words for this restaurant The worst restaurant and the worst service in Orleans

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Great food, we often order the combo plates. Portions are generous, their delivery usually quick, and the staff is friendly. My personal favorite in Orléans.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Best Chinese Food in Orleans. Its fresh and cooked perfectly. Weve never been disappointed. We take out once every week.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Favorite Chinese in the city

Local Guide
December 23, 2021

This was the poorest quality Chinese food weve ever eaten. The Won Ton soup tasted like noodles sitting in water and not even any green onions, the spare ribs were overcooked and tough, the chicken balls were also very tough and not very tasty, the rice was clumpy and delivery was 1 hour and fifteen minutes. I dont want to repeat this experience.

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

My new favourite dish is General Taos tofu.....such a wonderful vegetarian option!

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

I always pick up my food so I dont know about delivery experience but the food is bomb! Good price good takeout as its meant to be.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Food was great. Service was also great.

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Ordered take out and it was literally the best Chinese food I have had in a very long time

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great customer service. John and his wife were great to me after a mishap with Skipthedishes. Excellent food. Now that Ive seen their true colors I will shop direct as they are a lovely friendly family. Great job at business and just keep doing what you are doing... its working!

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Favourite take-out Chinese food in the area.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Food was average at best and arrived cold. I ordered due to high google rating but was quickly disappointed service was good but food not so much not to mention they are overpriced in comparison to all other Chinese food places

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Amazing food and friendly staff! General Tao tofu is my absolute fav! Lucky 7 is my go to whenever I visit Ottawa! Oh and don t forget about their vegetable spring rolls... gah dayum they amazing

December 23, 2020

We used to love ordering from here, at least once every 1-2 months we would make an order for the family. Tonight, they have let us down immensely. We ordered and were told 1h40m wait. Understandable, it is new years eve, but we also put our order in early. Two hours later, they call to tell us it will be another 40 min. 3hrs for Chinese food takeout. Come on, thats unreasonable. What angered us more was that they waited so long to tell us how late they were running. We cancelled our order, and picked up pizza instead. They didnt care, and this will certainly be the last time we order. Food might be good, but service is lacking. There are plenty of chinese food restaurants in the area, and we will move on.

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Great food

★★
December 23, 2020

I ordered pad thai and was incredibly disappointed in the quality and flavour. it was extremely bland and the presentation sucked. I used to think they were the best chinese take out place but i have changed my mind. will not be ordering that again.

December 23, 2020

The first time we tried Lucky Seven everything was extremely bland/flavourless, garlic spare ribs were larger than expected and dry, dry, dry. The chop suey was super fresh though, but underseasoned like all the rest of our food. We thought wed give them another try in case the first time was a one off, it wasnt. Save the disappointment and splurge a lil more at another establishment.

December 23, 2020

This place has changed hands and is no longer Lucky 7. The nice family who ran it before is gone. The menu looks similar, but there are some harsh differences. For example...order some egg rolls, they dont come with plum sauce. Who does that? The General Taos chicken is nowhere the same quality as with the previous owners. It seems like it came directly out of a package, and there is no spice or heat at all. All in all, very disappointing. If you loved Lucky 7, you really need to avoid this place now.

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Amazing customer service, the worker from that night was extremely efficient! After calling him to confirm my order from skip I had noticed that I made a mistake and he fixed it for me right away! Was very pleased with how easy and quick the entire process was! Food was absolutely delicious! Definitely ordering from here again!!!

December 23, 2020

Bland food. Lady told me that the kung pao tofu comes with rice then gave none. food is absolutely tasteless. Asked for hot sauce, she said it was in the bag - and spoiler alert, there was none. bad service and bad food.

December 23, 2020

Ordered Almond with mixed vegetables ding. I got onions with a few broccoli and even less carrots and Peppers AND one whole almond. 12 egg rolls are mushy, soft and soggy. Fried rice is OK. Food was always excellent when Lucky 7. Not going back.

Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Called tonight Oct 2, 2020 around 5:15 pm Young girl answered gave her my order for pick up. She keep yelling at me because I wanted to know the wait time and she said 25 minutes is that ok with you. I hung up she then called back yelling at me again asking me if I wanted to order. I ask to speak to her boss to let him know how rude she was with customer on the phone. But all she did was yell at me she then hung up on me. Terrible terrible manners.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Good food reasonably priced. We are regular customers

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

New owners way better than the last one . They have combo that you pick your 2 mains with fried rice and egg roll,,they have a choice of 14 mains. All for 12..50. Its about time a restaurant does this,plus the portion are good and fresh .this is my new regular Chinese food take out.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Definitely the best Chinese place I ve ever had. Food can be accomdated to vegetarians, vegans, and for those with any allergies. Owners are super friendly and always big smiles. My favourite dishes and sides include the Cantonese chow mein, general tao chicken (all meat) and Szechuan spring rolls, they re a spicy roll with lots flavour. A must try! All my dishes have a good amount of meat, and delicious flavour. You can also ask for no added MSG. Another plus is the free stuff you get if you order over a certain amount!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

This place was closed, today. I happened to try the door and it was open. They welcomed me and offered me a full menu of choices. Seems they were filling a special order. Super friendly, super fast, super delicious. They even taught me how to say thank you in Mandarin. Couldnt have had a better experience. Bravo!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

This place is so clean and the food tastes great. I reccomend it!

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Great food and great owners. This is one of my favorite take out places! Their wonton soup is incredible. Large wontons loaded with meat!

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Awesome portions, delicious noodles. Plenty of meat, always a service with a smile, super accommodating, and meals are always ready fast. (Sometimes a little too fast give me a chance to throw clothes on before you tell me my foods ready!) Absolutely love this place, Im literally unable to enjoy other Chinese food places because this be the best one! Just wish they were open on Mondays...

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Love there won ton soup.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Speedy prep, very friendly service, and the food was hot and delicious!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Service is very good, the food is nice and fresh. . The quantity of the orders are plentiful. I enjoyed their food. Well done.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Great service, even better food! Whenever I m in the Orleans area I always have to stop by and order a few of my favourites. The crispy beef is nice and crunchy but still soft on the inside. Chicken egg foo young is flavourful and drenched in a delicious gravy. My all time favourite are the Szechuan spring rolls, I can never get enough. It s filled with juicy minced beef and has a great kick to it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Awesome food. Quick delivery time.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Good food, good service, nice family run business.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

I have been ordering from here for almost 10 years. We used to order from different restaurants in Orleans but when we started here we never changed again. Always fresh,tasty and the sweetest owners. What more can I say.

December 23, 2018

Got my order wrong couple times. Usually a hit or miss for me. Please hire someone that can speak fluent English. The food is the same as any other restaurant in Orleans. Not much better but the same. Just went here because it was the closest to my home.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

best food place in orleans! friendly staff and vegetarian friendly. would highly recommend

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Excellent food. Very pleased that they have a vegetarian combo, being vegetarian and all. No other place in Orleans does this so its a HUGE plus for me and I LOVE the vermicelli in the spring rolls, great add and Id never had them with that before. Portion sizes can t be beat, I feel like I have enough for for the next 3 days. Family run business and it;s a nice thing to see. My personal favourite.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

À true small neighbourhood take out restaurant. There reputation is important, hence the smiles and quality

December 23, 2018

Food had absolutely no taste. Eggrolls were dripping with grease. The only thing that had flavour to it was the sweet and sour chicken balls and couldnt eat them because I specifically requested not to have any sauce on them. Giving one star for fast delivery and food was hot.

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

Great food! Always on time with delivery. Wont order chinese food anywhere else.

Local Guide
December 23, 2018

Barely any meat in the dishes. Poorly put together and no flavour. I could have cooked half the thing we ordered better than them, and Im a white girl. They USED to be good. Never going back and I suggest you dont, either.

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

Generous portion! The Cantonese chow mein is super good! Lots of meats and vegetables! Also very rare to see a vegetarian combination plate, but it s delicious! Will definitely be coming back!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

One of the better Chinese foods around. Fast and well priced. Its the only place we order from now.

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

Been ordering from them for years. Always super friendly and delicious.

★★★★★
December 23, 2017

Great food. Portion size is great. Service and delivery outstanding. No one can match all of these factors.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2017

Best Chinese food around. Ill go out of my way to get my Chinese food here rather than anywhere else. Great vegetarian options too!

★★★★★
December 23, 2016

Always enjoy the food! Tasty and always hot.... Pickup or delivery!

★★★★★
December 23, 2016

Great takeout place. Always tasty and very friendly service!

★★★★★
December 23, 2016

Food was fresh and delicious. Delivered hot and with a friendly face. Will be ordering from here from now on.

★★★★★
December 23, 2015

Always fresh and hot when delivered or picked up. Very good quality and tasty. Great friendly staff. Been ordering for years and never had a problem.

★★★★★
December 23, 2014

Been ordering there for years. Love the service. Very understanding for food allergies.