Good food great atmosphere looking forward to trying again next time I'm in town. Best Chinese in Ohio.

Wow! Great little spot! We had shrimp rolls and crab ragoons to start- delicious! Then we had lo mein with chicken, 1 with shrimp and 2 orders of General Tao chicken- 5 stars! Large portions and very good flavor! Table of 4 and everyone was full! read more

Fun night out in the snow. The service was spot on friendly and efficient. I really like the decor and the food was solid. I had the orange pork and would have it again tomorrow. The pot stickers were the night of the meal for me, very well filled and the dipping sauce was very savory. read more

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We have been loyal customers since the early 90s and loved their lunch specials . However, they've changed their way of doing business in many ways. The same very courteous people. Just limited, at quite costly, smaller portions, lunch "specials". We've tried them a few times in recent months and have to say we will not be returning. Just can't justify the change in their way of doing business at a very high cost. It's unfortunate however, it's a decision they've made and we no longer will support what they are providing. read more

The food is delightful, the ambience is superb, but that's not the story. The service is beyond impeccable.

My favorite Chinese place in town. Have been eating here since I was a kid. The last two visits have been especially good. I highly recommend the sizzling rice soup- the sesame shrimp- the mala chicken. The mala green bean. Everything is tasty. They have added some things to the menu also. I also appreciate they stay open until 10pm. I am able to come in as a single guest and easily get a table around 8:45. Very fast service. Freshly cooked and steaming hot. read more

When I've eaten inside the meal is good but I just placed an order for pickup and it was horrible there was no sauce except for the first dish I can't eat a whole serving in one meal so I left half of it for lunch today it was very little sauce in the first meal there was no sauce left for the second meal so it was horrible it didn't give enough rice so I had to make rice which didn't make it any better so don't order and pick it up read more

This place was extraordinary. The soup was EXCELLENT! Our waitress was very friendly and efficient. They were understaffed the day we went and she still did an excellent job taking care of us. Food was amazing. Highly recommend. read more

The Chinese food was Definity pretty authentic to an degrees, I would still recommend this place as it is the best Chinese in the area. The service was quick and very accommodating; the food portion was very generous. read more

Food has always been fantastic as well as the serving staff. Well that seems to have ended with our last visit. The first guy we saw as we walked in had on jeans and a T shirt and seemed like he wished he was somewhere else. A woman came up and seated us. Our waitress came but couldn't speak English. She was Indian. Hmm. She had to go get someone, another Indian lady to translate. We ordered and both of our food was horrendous. I ordered the green pepper steak but it was this long piece of fat and mostly vegetables. It was also lukewarm warm. I looked into the kitchen and not one Asian person back there but Hispanic men. I guess they must have sold their business. I won't be back and will never recommend this place ever again. Sad. read more

Kung Pao Shrimp Given several choices, my wife suggests a visit to China Cottage. China Cottage in Centerville is arguably the most interesting and romantic Chinese restaurant of 70+ Greater Dayton Metropolitan area restaurants. China Cottage in Centerville is located in a former steak house property. China Cottage has been transformed into a Chinese restaurant which resembled a restaurant during our recent visit to Shanghai, China. Predictably, my wife requires some time to review the very extensive menu, and this is always a neat indicator. In the meantime, we order China Cottage's version of Golden Calamari. China Cottage original's restaurant is in Kettering, and this small local chain has restaurants in Trotwood, Kettering, Springboro, and Centerville. We do not like that China Cottage has NO lunch menu ( since covid.) My Kung Pao Shrimp plate includes Large shrimp, napa, carrots, onions and celery sautéed in spicy Kung Pao sauce with peanuts. My wife selected Triple Delight: Shrimp, scallops, chicken breast, broccoli, napa, carrots, celery, snow peas and mushrooms sautéed in brown sauce. Our son decided on Hunan Chicken: Sliced chicken breast, broccoli, mushrooms, baby corn and carrots sautéed in spicy Hunan sauce. The ambience of China Cottage is enhanced with window seating. The service, Christina, at China Cottage is excellent. read more

Ambiance is great! It's a very stylish and artsy restaurant. Usually service is pretty slow. Food is always tasty and served hot, wait staff is usually very friendly. Last visit yesterday however, there was a wedding party in the house. Our host walked us past several quieter, much less crowded sections and decided to seat us right next to the boisterous wedding crowd. They were raucous and obnoxious. We couldn't hear ourselves think. We couldn't hear each other talk. We could barely hear the waitress who took our orders. Since we were not part of the wedding group we did not understand why we were seated in the already super crowded, very noisy section of the restaurant when there were plenty of other seats available. When our food arrived, we immediately got the check, and some boxes and went home to eat in peace. The wedding group was very rude, and in our opinion it was also pretty rude of the host to seat us in with them. Because of this recent negative dining experience, I'm docking a star off my rating. read more

We come here a lot and usually have a great meal. Everything was off tonight. Cold food. Slow service. Disappointed. We will be back though. read more

China Cottage - Chinese Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

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My family and I really enjoy China Cottage. Our favorites are their Potstickers which we get every time. They are definitely the largest in the area. I only wished they gave military discounts. read more

China cottage is a great restaurant, but it's prices are a little higher. You get what you pay for.

Food is great!!!! FRESH! Service is stellar. Ambiance is great!!! Now.... The only area of opportunity is to get a fountain beverage machine. Cans of Coke is NOT the ticket !!! read more

Our server was horrible and our food took way longer than normal m, even though they weren't crowded. Our food was luck warm. The only hot item was the tea. We had to ask our waitress, Farhan, for plates & serving spoons. On the way out, my husband stopped to use the restroom and realized there was no hot water to wash his hands. We've marked this restaurant off our list, yiu might want to do the same. read more

Nice place. Food is ok. But where they lose it is in cleanliness. Our table was dirty/sticky. My chair was dirty/sticky. We didn't say anything but the woman who was seated at the etable next to us spoke up right away and had the hostess come and wipe down her sticky table. Menus had sticky gross fingerprints on numerous pages. Worst thig was the lack of paper towels in the restroom. They were not just out of them, they just don't provide them; they only have the blow dryer. So, you can wash your hands in there, but then you have to grab the pull handle to get out of the restroom and who knows what snot-soaked fingers had just been on that pull handle. We might go back if we hear they have cleaned things up and added paper towels to the restrooms. read more

Love the bean curd bok choy soup. Just the ticket when I'm feeling "off", whether that's physically punky or emotionally discouraged. A gentle "mmmmm... " of appreciation almost always ensues after that first spoonful. So healing. So good. read more

Have always loved China Cottage Kettering but ordered sizzling beef which is always cooked tableside and is sizzling.Tonight they put it on an iron skillet on a porcelain plate on the table.If it had been really sizzling it would have broken the china plate .When we complained to the manager she said people complained it was splashing on them- never heard of such a thing.Now they are doing it in the oven.Sizzling beef is supposed to be hot.Mine was warm but not sizzling.If you can't keep up quality take it off the menu.Good luck in getting the server to come back and check on your meal so you can deal with issues. We are now looking for a new Chinese restaurant- a carryout would have been better than our experience tonight and cheaper too. Long time customers that probably won't be back & will let everyone we know how downhill China Cottage has stooped to. read more

The past few times I've dined there, the service was terrible, it's like they just don't care. Then, last night I called at 9:20 to place a takeout order...they close at 10:00. I was told the kitchen was already closed (40 minutes prior to closing ). As I was in the middle of asking a question about how late the kitchen typically stays open, the lady literally hung up on me! The situation was exacerbated for me because I was trying to find egg drop soup for my niece who is recovering from food poisoning and the only thing she wanted was egg drop soup. I went to Kroger to get ingredients and made the soup for her. I'm done with China Cottage read more

The BEST China cottage in Ohio!!! Every time I order a takeout there the owner and manager is always so kind and friendly. Their food is always amazing and it's so cool that they have a huge fish tank where their guests could look. read more

Very pleased. The dumplings were great, you could tell they were made in house. The braised beef was delicious. My husband loved the Three Element seafood dish. We were very happy to try a new place and the menu has a lot of traditional options typical, places don't have. We are happy to have a new option in that part of town. We will be back. read more

Food was horrible and no service heard lotta good things but ouch! Not what I expected. Sorry but was not good .

Never here before. A few days ago, I got a takeout order. Vegetable chow mein. 5 stars. Well worth the $ 13 price. Hot and Sour soup. 5 stars. Well worth the $ 3 price. Wonton soup. One star. Don't know what happened here but both my wife and I tasted it and then threw it away. The staff is pleasant and ambience is nice. I do plan on going back. I think this will be my primary Asian restaurant. You cannot order online but you can order by phone. read more

Everything always goes well . The waitress and waiters are so personable and remember who you are and your order!!!

Incredible Value and consistent would make this my go-to take out Chinese in the Dayton area!

Truly the best Chinese we've ever had. Very authentic, loved the vibe of the restaurant. Quiet but lively and you could tell all other customers were regulars who loved the food. The crab Rangoons were extremely fresh and the beef tip skewers were the most amazing thing on the menu. The Lakewood chicken was fantastic and the chefs combination was incredible. Overall 10/10. Service was amazing and food was very reasonable. read more

China Cottage - Beef skewers and Crab Rangoon - Chinese Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

China Cottage has delicious crab rangoon and a very extensive menu. Not a long wait for take out either.

Food was very bad, cannot recommend :c The sweet and sour chicken was overly sugary and dry and tasted like it came out of a freezer bag. Also to anyone who says this place is authentic, you have not had real Chinese food. read more

China Cottage - Sweet And Sour Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Wonder what it would look like with the lights on? I'm sure I don't want to know. It's kinda old and dank...with the requisite fish tank. I just phone my order in and pick it up. They always say...ready 20 minute OK? Order is always ready when I get there and people working here friendly and helpful. You can park right outside the door, in and out in minutes. And servings are generous...we always eat on it for days. Very reasonable prices. Get your Chinese on here! Cause it is the BEST Chinese food in town. read more

Best Chinese food I've had in years, with reasonable prices, served by wonderful people. Would 100% reorder each of the 7 plates we tried.

Gorgeous and cozy restaurant, very extensive menu. We had 6 in our group and everyone was very pleased with the dishes ordered. And to top it off the service was great! read more

I have lived in Kettering most of my life and gone to China Cottage on Wilmington so many times without complaint. I have since moved out of state but go to China cottage when in town. we arrived into Kettering on 7/3/24 after a very long roadtrip. we ordered carryout on Hunan Chicken, hot an sour soup . when we arrived at our destination, they had given us hunan shrimp and the soup tasted like it came from a can! the quality on Wilmington has declined. we decided to go to the Centerville location tonight..it was soooo good that I didn't hesitate taking it home for a second meal. wake up Wilmington Ave. location. you have declined on taste and quality! read more

I went to China cottage today! The prices on menus was fair priced. I got chicken and fried rice and soup. It only took a few minutes to get our food! The chicken was a little hard to eat! I think it might have been over cooked! They put a lot of sauce on top of chicken! It was way too much even my fried rice was drenched in the sauce! read more

China Cottage - Chicken and fried rice! - Chinese Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

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Always good food I get the General Tso's chicken and the crab Rangoon is awesome. Very friendly service, they love that I order the famous Chinese beer Tsingtau. It was founded in 1903 by German settlers in Tsingtau. read more

I recommend China Cottage 100%! We ordered take out and it was the fastest service ever! The lady who took our order was very kind as well! I haven't eaten it yet but I know it is delicious. Edit: sh*t was so good read more

One of my favorite Northern Chinese dishes is Mu Shu and it's full of cabbage, wood ear mushrooms, bean sprouts, scrambled egg, scallions, your choice of meat and then flavored with a dab of plum sauce and then all rolled up in a crepe. Looks like a burrito...and some waiters jokingly call it a Chinese Burrito. Now most servers will just set all this down on your table, smile and then scurry away, probably because they're such a pain in the butt to roll up without it all falling apart. This place though, has a server named Connie who will gladly make them for you table side. Actually, she insists on doing it for you. She fills, sauces, flips, rolls and then sets them on your plate, all the while using only chopsticks. Give her about 20 seconds and she'll have 2 of them on your plate and ready to eat. She's a chopsticks wizard and I've actually applauded her for her skills. (It embarrassed her by the way). It's a nice enough old school Chinese American restaurant. It's kinda cramped with tables that are just a little too close together and sometimes the other servers besides Connie are a little lackluster. It's pretty decent food wise and it does stand out in a city that's not really known for great Chinese food. If you are ever in the Dayton area, I'd say to give them a try. I give this place is about 3.75 Stars with an extra spoonful of plum sauce if Connie is working. read more

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it's hiding on Wilmington Pk but a very good restaurant. At first we ordered are drinks but before we new it the food was coming out they make sure to have the appetizers out way before you eat. Good Results! read more

China Cottage - Great food - Chinese Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Went to the Wilmington Pike location. Crab Rangoon and Hot and sour soup were good other than that our entrees were subpar and waitress was extremely rude. The waitress we had was pressuring us to add more tip pretty much not letting us leave the table. Food was not good, rude and unprofessional service. Will not be returning to this location. read more