An elegant and clean interior with attentive and kind service that provides a wide variety of tasty and generous portions. I couldn't believe how few people were in here on a Thursday night. It is a wedding venue tier interior that should be rented out regularly. The staff were quick and helpful. We ended up getting quite a bit of food and had meals at home for the next few days. It was very reasonably priced. The standout was the scallion pancake. It is crunchy on the outside and chewy as a cloud on the inside. Definitely would go back read more

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Update - Partner ended up with stomach issues that night and into next day and after they ate the leftovers. It was the chicken garlic dish. read more

China Rose Restaurant - Scorpion bowl x1 - Chinese Near Me - Freeport, Maine

Pros: Authentic dishes are the way to go as the Americanized dishes are standard Chinese takeout. Ginger chicken dish was tasty, but was mostly onions and lacked chicken. Affordable lunch buffet option. Attentive, friendly waitstaff. Beautiful decor. Cons: N/A read more

Picked up our order and after we got home we were missing some of our orders and we were charged for them!! Happened a few more time! We will never buy anything for China Rose again! They are not to be trusted. CHECK YOUR ORDERS BEFORE YOU PAY AND LEAVE THE PLACE. read more

I'd leave zero if I could. While the server was kind and sweet, we found a bandaid in our food. No joke. I'm so dusgusted. Don't go read more

China Rose Restaurant - Udon - Chinese Near Me - Freeport, Maine

From someone who has enjoyed Chinese Cuisine for most of their life i would recommend china rose. So far I have only gotten take out but they never disappoint. read more

The staff was very friendly . The food came out fast and the scallops where fresh all together a great dinner

Very, very happy to see China Rose in Freeport open their dining room after closing in 2020! Clean, bright and excellent lunch buffet for 12.99 even on weekends. Buffet is fresh and not soggy/sitting. They make just enough to keep it stocked but not so much it sits for long periods. Drinks are great and it's wonderful to see the dining room lit up again on Main Street. Service wonderful. read more

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We have only ever gotten the buffet. It is really good. Small, with limited options but very fresh! We have yet to be disappointed.

Terrific local Chinese food. We love the scallion pancakes, chicken fingers, pork fried rice, beef and garlic, pea pods and anything else we've ordered. Super nice folks own it. Love their food! read more

Their green bean with spicy sauce is excellent. Very fresh beans, cooked to perfection. The Family Style Bean Curd (tofu) with vegetables is very tasty and well prepared. They do not add MSG to their food. Two of the best vegetarian Chinese dishes I have had anywhere. Highly recommend. For takeout, the dishes are packed in reusable containers, in a sturdy brown paper bag with cardboard in the bottom to prevent spills. The silverware is compostable. In early June, 2022 China Rose only had takeout-- no dining room seating because of the pandemic. read more

This place is in bad shape. No soft serve anymore. Charging extra for drinks. I use to be a regular but not anymore.

Ordered t/o only on Christmas day. Quick service. Food was delicious...egg drop soup and wonton soup. Good prices ! Service was friendly. Met the owner. Would definitely go there again read more

Don't eat here. The food is inedible, literally I had to spit out a lot of it into a napkin. The brown rice was still hard, the pork in the moo she pork was rubbery and gross, the steamed dumplings were like turds wrapped in thick, uncooked dough. The sauces were flavored with unusual spices that defied naming. The wonton soup was okay, at least you could swallow it. Even the fortune cookies were bad, stale and tasteless. read more

I got fried rice, and it wasn't fresh and took awhile to get my food. Wouldn't recommend to anyone.

I don't think I have ever given such a low rating. The food here had no flavor. None. Zip nada none. Never in my life have I, #1 paid so much for basic Chinese dishes and #2 ever had Chinese food with no flavor. So bland unbelievable to me. I will not go back. Afterwards I was told by a local, "oh yeah that's just how it is." Well. I cannot imagine how they stay in business if this is just how it is. read more

A little boofay China Rose is an attractive and quaint little restaurant that offers a lunch boofay on most days. Not the largest selection of items but the quality of the food is definitely above that of most American Asian types of boofays. The restaurant is small but has room to spread out and has a very pleasant and attractive décor. The service was attentive and very friendly with lots of smiles and laughs. The food was all good but traditional, the stuff you would expect in a boofay. The difference was that the food seemed more flavorful, fresher and tastier than some of the stuff you encounter in boofays with many items. Not a the largest quantity of stuff but the quality is definitely a step above the usual. And the best part is that it's still a boofay which means you won't leave hungry, read more

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Popped into China Rose last weekend whilst doing some Mother's Day shopping at Beans. I'd been here years ago, couldn't really remember my experience, but we wanted chinese before the drive back to Portland. We split appetizers, Crab Rangoon's and Chicken Fingers. Then I had the Sesame Chicken, and the hubby had Orange Chicken. All food came out piping hot and fresh, and QUICK. Granted there were not many parties eating in, but take out was a constant flow. Not the best Chinese we've had, but we would come back again. read more

Nothing extraordinary, just good solid, fresh takes on the usual stuff. They are VERY fast with takeout orders. The staff isn't overly friendly, but nothing bad. We order from here pretty regularly and like it a lot. read more

On 9/18/2021 we were take out order 50. The egg egg roll had a piece of 3/4 inch long 18 gauge twisted aluminum wire in it. I got lucky and did not swallow it. This happens at Chinese restaurants. read more

China Rose Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Freeport, Maine

We came in here during a nor'easter as they were one of the only places open for lunch. We were a bit confused at first as to whether we should seat ourselves or wait to be seated, so we opted for the latter to be on the safe side. Once seated, we ordered quickly off the lunch menu. The food arrived so fast! We were served our soups and our veggie roll appetizer. The veggie rolls and their sauce was scrumptious. I enjoyed my wonton soup as well, but my wife didn't care for her egg drop soup. I think it was a personal taste thing more than a soup issue, because I thought it was good. Before we could even finish our soups, our food arrived. I had the orange flavored chicken and pork fried rice, and my wife had the sweet and sour chicken with steamed rice. Both were delicious, but the temperatures were a bit off. Here's was slightly warm and mine was piping hot. I'm assuming hers was cooked first, but it was crazy how much of a difference there was. The portions were great and we each left with a take out box. My wife also had a tequila sunrise, which was probably one of the best mixed drinks I've ever had, and in such an unlikely place. The last thing I feel is of worth noting is the respect for food allergies. The waitress picked up pretty quickly that my wife was trying to avoid pork, and politely informed us of each thing that contained pork when she was ordering so she could pick an alternative. Very thoughtful of them. read more

I go here with a group of about 8 to 10 annually when we go to Freeport and it was decent as usual. I don't expect top notch quality but I enjoy the variety. The desserts are pretty sad and no ice cream either. The soups are decent and the honey chicken and general tso's chicken are tasty but definately not quality chicken pieces. Mei fun and fried rice is good. Love their mushrooms though, I add them to my soups and all dishes. Free refills on sodas also. Wasn't too busy and the food was kept full at the buffet. read more

Got an order of "chicken with garlic sauce" which comes with fried rice and a soup for lunch. Both of the rice and soup with the crab rangoons I got along with it were great! The big problem I had with the meal however, was the lack of chicken in the main dish. Now I know that normally these meals come with a lot of veggies that act as filler, but there was hardly ANY chicken and instead was just an entire bowl of chopped carrots with spicy sauce on it. Paying $10 for this meal I was at least hoping for a better portion of chicken. Unfortunately, I can't see myself ordering from here again because of this, even though the rest of the meal was actually very good. read more

China Rose Restaurant - Chicken with garlic sauce - Chinese Near Me - Freeport, Maine

Surprised to find this place in provincial Main, but glad I did. Regular Mandarin style menu including Peking Duck, one of my favorites. Not this time though. Dining on appetizers tonight. Hot and Sour sea food soup, most excellent. Steamed dumplings, bit too doughy for my liking. Steak teriyaki which was spot on and Chicken Yuk Sung which was also good. Overly generous on the portion sizes, but hey, you haven't got to eat it all eh? Decor is simple. Looked clean. Staff attentive. Not bad at all. read more

We were originally going to try another place, but it looked like someones house so we left. China Rose was right around the corner so we stopped in. Let me preface by saying there is NOT good Chinese in Boothbay, where I live so we usually like to get some when we can. It smelled great upon walk in, everything Chinese food should smell like. The gentleman that was running the register and seating people was frazzled it appeared so we ended up standing there waiting for 15 minutes as two ladies came up to pay. They told him many times what they had, but there was some sort of block with understanding. Finally got seated. I went for the buffet because I didnt want to be stuck with something I didnt like which can happen. My son ordered off of the menu. I was smart because I would have ordered the honey chicken, but after tasting it on the buffet, Im so glad I didnt. It was just too sweet for me. The food was good, but again slammed buffet so some of the containers werent refilled as timely as maybe they could have been. Also one waitress was using a huge table in the middle of the dinning room as her bus station and setting all of the dirty dishes and trash there, which I thought was odd. I would eat there again, but probably not on a Saturday when everyone and their Aunt Matilda is in Freeport. It filled our want of Chinese so no complaints there. read more

Disclaimer: The fifth star is because this particular restaurant is not within driving, canoeing, kayaking, or trekking distance of any other very-good Chinese restaurant. It is right next to the really amazing L.L. Bean outlet if you wanted to attempt any of that though. China Rose has all of the comforts of Chinese food from a good, metropolitan Chinatown restaurant, but the benefit (or detriment) of being located next to nothing more than trees and outlets. The food is quite traditional for the Chinese restaurants you might find in Boston's Chinatown, but everything I tried has always been very good. I'm not sure if Asian food in Maine gets any better than this. read more

Im gonna say that Chinese Restaurants in Maine are not strong suites. Had the buffet nothing was authentic. It was greasy, limited fresh vegetables, and all of it tasted like it came from Green Giants. One credit I give them is that they did not use Pork in the egg rolls. read more

I've only been here once. It was this past Fourth of July and it was about quarter 'til 10. Even on July 4, Freeport rolls up the sidewalks, and we had just come from the festivities at the L.L. Bean campus (The Mavericks! Fireworks!). The China Rose was about to close, yet they seated our party of six and expeditiously brought out drinks and plates upon plates of hot, delicious and fresh food. Fantastic crab rangoons. Perhaps the best-I've-ever-tasted chicken fingers (light, crisp and less greasy than the norm). Top-notch Sesame Chicken -- nothing blazing any trails, but all exceptionally and quickly prepared. I don't recall when I've had a better experience with Chinese cuisine. Also, despite the proximity to closing time, the staff could not have been any more cordial. Will definitely go back. read more

It wasn't bad but it's nothing I would rave about either.1.) Sweet and sour chix- deep fried chix balls with sauce on the side- no veggies. 2.)general taos chix- brown and stringy meat, weird sauce- no veggies .3)Beef lo-mein salty and greasy 4.)fried rice- oily and flavorless When in Maine............order a lobster?? read more

Typical of a low-quality Chinese restaurant in practically every town in America. The staff was friendly, it's conveniently located, and the dinning room was clean. If you have higher expectations go somewhere else. read more

I could drink the wanton soup by the gallon it's so good. It's made from fresh chicken stock and had the most delicate dumplings with shredded pork & a little cabbage. I suggest: Hot and sour soup Dumplings Sesame chicken Moo shoo chicken Snow pea pods Chicken lo mein I've been coming here since 1999 (they moved up the street when I was in college) and the soup is still consistently the best. Lan, a waitress, is the sweetest. read more

Great chinese food! Everything we ordered was delicious, and spicy, good spicey! No complains. I will come back again if I am in the area. read more

The food wasn't bad but the sauces(pc cups not packets) seemed watered down, that and the fact you need to pick it up through a window in an alley (sign on front door reads pickup out back) really didn't help. Also big factor was no chopsticks were included and since I'm staying in a hotel I had to eat the sesame chicken and rice with my fingers. read more

This place is awesome. The Sushi is really good quality, and the crab Rangoon is some of the best we have found. We went at 3:30 in the afternoon, so there weren't that many people- service was great. read more

Had sesame chicken, lunch special with fresh wonton soup, very tasty! Shrimp tempura roll was excellent and was all provided with friendly service. read more

this restaurant has the best chicken wings around！pork fried rice isn't that dark brown one most places have.its definitely better than your typical Chinese food spot.would recommend to everyone in the area looking to eat .fast takeout Asian cuisine. The food is really delicious and the service is great too.love the place! read more

Pretty decent place to grab a buffet lunch. Stopped here during a business run and was impressed with the buffet. Servers were friendly and very prompt to clear plates and bring refills on soda and water. Not the best buffet but if I was in the area and had a craving for some Chinese I'd visit again. read more

Under new management. Did not see the same quality as in the past. Reserving judgement.

This used to be one of the best Chinese restaurants in Maine, but is now average at best.

My girlfriends and I had the most horrible dining experience of my life. We found hair in our greasy lo mein, the rice was so hard and burnt (I was lucky none of my teeth chipped), and all their appetizers were so oily and over cooked. My girlfriend who just recovered from food poisoning at a restaurant in Bar Harbor simply asked if they washed their vegetables, and of course we got a quick 'yes' reply. However, upon returning to the table, another girlfriend overheard them speak in Chinese "Do you think we have time to wash the vegetables stupid girl. If you want them washed, go in the kitchen yourself" Good old college food beats this any day.... Andrew - yes, there are some good Chinese restaurants in ME... try Super Great Wall in So. Portland.... read more