Staff and service 4*, Ambience4*, most importantly the food was excellent 5*. No long wait which was helpful as we had 2 young children. Overall an excellent experience. It will be our 'go to' Chinese food place going forward. Thank you!! Hint; Try combo plate #7 with ribs. read more

Well, I've been traveling around Canada. I've visited so many restaurants. It's true that most good restaurants are either in Vancouver or Toronto. However I have to call this one of the worst restaurants. I went there for dinner There are 13 slices of meat and it's 20 dollars plus tax. Not mentioning the taste is awful. I don't wanna say bad words but it's really not recommended to go there for dinner. I haven't tried its breakfast. read more

May Garden - a plate of meat and onions - Chinese Near Me - Bedford, Nova Scotia

It's disappointing when we, concerned consumers are making extra efforts to support our local businesses during these very trying time. We all know that small businesses throughout Canada are strugling with making ends meet... BUT when your business revolves around providing good food to paying customers and you put NO EFFORTS into your finished product. You should close your doors and seek another business venture. This was the third and final attempt to receive a good experience by this restaurant. (Which is unfortunate cause the front end staff are awesome) simple order for two Wonton Soup Egg Roll Lemon Chicken Vegetable Fried Rice ***the WONTON noodles were hard and probably a few days old, the meat was sparsed and tasted funny. *****the lemon chicken was soggy and seemed reheated from a previous order. the meat was hard the egg rolls were okay and so was the rice. A formal complaint will be made to the BBB as we deemed this meal to be unsatisfactory... We will never support this restaurant again and we will advise our friends and colleagues to stay well clear. Michel read more

I get dim sum take out here every so often. Delicious. Good service. Reasonable prices. Reliable.

We cancelled our reservation based on the extra $15 they wanted to serve a cake we purchased and brought to the restaurant and would levy the fee even if we brought our own paper plates/forks/napkins! Another restaurant was happy to have our business worth several hundred dollars and served the cake for free with a smile and received a nice tip as well! read more

What a wonderful Chinese restaurant, I would consider it a hidden gem! We went for Dim Sum on Father's Day, and loved it so much that we had to come back for dinner the next night. Incredible Lobster and Halibut, we lucked out as they do not always have these offerings on short notice! The cab ride out was a little pricey as we were staying in downtown Halifax, but if you want real Chinese style dim sum and seafood this is the place! Incredible 20 ft LED tv, and banquet facility for big parties, karaoke too! read more

May Garden - the price list for the restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Bedford, Nova Scotia

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Cold Food, Bad Service. I'll start by saying that this restaurant just recently opened and my family decided to try it out for a birthday. It turned out to be a "Birthday Bust." The decor in the building itself is beautiful, very spacious, and very fresh, unlike their other restaurants. The bathrooms are absolutely beautiful as well. Once you get past the decor though, that's where the beauty ended. The service, although there were only about 7 small tables being served, was very slow. I'd hate to see what it's like if it was actually busy. There was one female waitress and one male server, a cashier and one other person wandering around. After waiting almost 20 minutes for our food it was served... cold. The shrimp was like it just came out of the fridge, and the rice had definitely been sitting, the beef and broccoli also clearly cold. The portions are also not like their sister restaurants. We always order the same thing and leave with lots of extras, but not this time. We called the male staff member over and told him it was cold. He took the plate and went back to the kitchen. After that we checked the other 3 plates. One was piping hot but the other 2 were cold as well, so we called the male staff member over again to politely let him know. He took the plates away, came back and said that the "chef wasn't following the process. She's new." I'm not sure what "process" he meant, but the only process we could see that was skipped was actually heating the food! He returned almost too quickly with our plates, which were now steaming hot. I'm almost certain they were microwaved, adding to the disappointment. They had that fresh out of the microwave, nuked a few seconds too long distinctive temperature to them. And some of the small bits of beef that were in the rice were now hard. After he placed the first meal in front of us, he stood there and said "try that." Not very polite but he also never came back to check on us again after dropping the second and third plates off. He didn't bother to come back at all after this, until we were finished eating. He couldn't bother topping up our drinks or seeing how the actual meals were, now that they were microwave hot. Not very professional. Generally, if there's an issue with food, the waitstaff become overly attentive, rather then disappear. When he brought the bill out, it was discounted $10. He didn't even tell us that, or mention the discount, which was good and bad. It was good that he make the effort to discount it on his own, but bad that he didn't point it out or come with any real appology. Gone again, he didn't return to the table for us to pay, so we went up to the front cash and waited to pay. He didn't recognize us standing at cash. Asked what we wanted. He was very scattered. They had a $10 off coupon in the Metro this week, as an opening promo and I told him I wanted to use it towards my bill. He said that he had already discounted my bill by $10. It wasn't our fault that the meal was cold and he discounted us $10. The ad with the coupon was what made us aware they had opened this location in the first place. I wasn't going to feel bad using it. He said that he couldn't give the discount for the $10, so he tried offering me a 5% discount, which would have been only $5.60, not $10. I told him I wasn't paying anymore than I should be. He miraculously found a way to do it when I insisted I wasn't paying a penny more. All in all, while the decor is beautiful, the service is lacking and the food wasn't great. Until this restaurant picks up it's game, I won't be returning. read more

I've been patronizing the May Garden since it opened in the Mill Cove plaza. I love the chicken chow mien and the beef fried rice. I find that the chicken balls aren't always the best (hard inside, too much coating outside) and that the egg rolls remind me of cat food... (pate of an unknown variety). I have both dined in and ordered take-out. Usually I order the lunch special. The price is right-ish (about 10$ with tax) and the food is ready quick. I always request a fortune cookie when I pick up my order, as I have been instructed by one of the fellows on the telephone when I called one day. This evening a lady at cash stated that unless I paid for the fortune cookie (40 cents per), then I would not receive a fortune cookie. I had already paid for my order at that point, and not once had this ever been told to me before. She stated that it was policy, and that if I had been receiving the fortune cookies, I was doing so in error. I guess going forward I will be forgoing paying a tip and order my fortune cookies instead. As far as decor, it's the weirdest place. The lighting is absolutely gorgeous, and the interior is clean and bright. It looks very fancy. That's until you sit down, and you are barraged with TVs in the back and in the front. When I sit down for a meal, I want to sit down with my companion and chat and enjoy my meal. If I wanted to watch obnoxious comedy, or sports, or cartoons, I would go out and buy a TV and eat Chinese food at home. As far as Chinese food goes in the city (Ming's in New Glasgow was far superior to May Garden), May Garden is the best I have found so far. However, their blaring TVs, chicken balls, egg rolls and and fortune cookie policy leave much to be wanted. I'll keep looking for a place that rivals Ming's. The day that happens, so long May Garden! Sincerely, A casual regular read more

They make awesome canadian and authentic Chinese food. They are our go to location for Chinese cuisine. Their service is great and preparation is fast. Their indoor dining facilities are very spacious with large round tables for larger parties. The decor is simple, yet classy. Perfect for hosting large scale events when the covid restrictions ease up. I highly recommend them. read more

We arrived at the restaurant at 6:25 PM Friday, September 13th. and were seated quickly. The server was a very friendly young man. He took our order and brought us our coffee. 45 minutes later, (we had now been there for about 55 minutes) we asked about the status of our order. The server went to the kitchen and came back to tell us that it would be at least another 45 minutes! We said we were not prepared to wait and got up to leave at which time the server had the audacity to charge us for the coffee. We will never go back. Our advice - stay away from this establishment. read more

My family and I (3 people) decided to try May Garden for the first time. When we entered the restaurant it looked very clean and professional. We were greeted and seated immediately. The waitress wasn't very loud or clear and not super friendly. She got us our drinks quickly and asked us to order. We order the pupu platter, and then the dinner for three. The pupu platter came out within probably ten minutes. The chicken wings that came with it were in some broth type sauce, but the meat was dry and stringy. The rest of the food in the platter was just ok. The meats didn't have much flavor to them and the "egg rolls" were filled with some brown substance with the consistency of lard. It had only a slight salty flavor; couldn't tell what it was. The dinner for three arrived about 40 minutes after we ordered. The food wasn't super hot like you'd expect it to be if it was freshly cooked, and there were only about 3 other tables filled. When the waitresses brought out the food they said nothing and walked away. The 3 plates were brought out separately which I felt was unusual. The dinner comes with chicken low mein, sweet and sour chicken, beef fried rice, and beef with broccoli. The beef with broccoli had very little beef. The sauce it was cooked in made the beef slimy. It was all very bland. The sweet and sour chicken was in very large pieces, with a small portion of sauce poured over the top. The meat itself was dry and rubbery. The chicken low mein was the absolute most disappointing dish I have ever been served in my life. I thought that low mein had noodles and some type of brownish sauce that the noodles and chicken are cooked into. Their low mein had no noodles, but consisted only of onions, bean sprouts, and chicken. Once again the chicken was dry and bland. It was made with another broth type sauce. There was once again very very little meat. The beef fried rice was the only thing my daughter ate. The rice was cooked in some sauce that made it darker brown ( assuming a type of soy sauce?) but had no flavor. The beef was in tiny dried out pieces. The only positive thing about the visit was they have large food portions. The waitresses seamed unorganized. We were helped by one in the beginning and end, and then helped by a different waitress for the rest of the time. The only times they visited our table was to: take our order and give us our drinks (came and refilled our water once in the middle of our meal, and I had to ask for a refill on our pop), to drop off our food, and to give us to go boxes. We were never asked how the food was or checked on. I noticed some of the other customers had been waiting awhile as well. We only took the food home because we didn't want to be rude and leave three full plates of food on our table. In all the food was very bland, the meats were dry and scarce. The service was slow, unorganized, unfriendly, and just overall bad, not to mention the prices were high for the bad quality food. I have decided to never bring my family to this restaurant ever again. read more

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Hands down the best Chinese restaurant east of Toronto -I'd include Toronto only if I had eaten in more Chinese restaurants in Toronto to qualify me to comment on Toronto's Chinese restaurant scene. Having lived in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong over the years, I cannot say enough about how good this restaurant is. Real hand-made noodle. Go before they loose the chef! read more

This is the worst place I have ever tried in Halifax. We couldn't even complete our food..

So my family order food around 1:30ish and pick up was 5:45 it's 6:34 we been here for over 30 minutes this should not take this long there are about 30 people here all waiting they haven't done anything about it read more

You can take this with a pinch of salt, as my first visit was at two o'clock on a Friday and their lunch special was about to run out. So maybe this wasn't representative of their usual standard. The place is a barn, with what some may describe as garish, huge modern glass chandeliers and upwards of 30 tables. I ordered a three dish plate, with beef fried rice, chicken chow mien and sweet and sour chicken. I added a spring roll as these can be indicative of a restaurant's general standard. First off, I don't know what was in the roll. Kind of a meaty, heavy paste. Not what I was expecting at all. To make matters worse it was quite hard at one end and the little pot of sauce for dipping was too small to get the roll into. After this dodgy start, I addressed my plate. The rice was somewhat dry and had a few tiny pieces of what I assume was beef. The chow mein was OK and, like the rice, reasonably plentiful. The sweet & sour was also disappointing, with the outside being doughy and the meat as hard as nails, not to mention lacking in flavour. Service was fine, though being pretty much their only patron at that hour, the staff party going on at a table by the kitchen didn't impact me. To give a Chinese restaurant a fair go, you really need to be able to sample a wide range of dishes and then not at the fag end of a lunchtime session, so perhaps this place may still be worth a visit in the future. read more

Ordered take out last night. When placing my order, I had to direct the employee that I was speaking with where to find the items that I was ordering on the menu. Since I went over each item with him, you would think that the order would be correct. Nope! Got honey garlic chicken balls instead of wings. Further, the Cantonese chow main which is listed as a chef's special and is my most favourite dish ever was flavourless. My husband ordered shrimp in lobster sauce and said it was just ok. The won ton soup was very good but a small bowl was $6.15 which is pretty pricey. Overall, we weren't impressed, but recognize that the location has not been open for long. Will likely try again but will wait a few months and eat in rather than take out as the restaurant itself is quite unique looking. read more

I was disappointed in this place although thank god I did not pay for it. At work had a takeaway day and asked us to choose a menu and I chose code I which was the beef although was not certain how the options would fare. When it arrived the day it did what I got was a load of rice, a small amount of meat, and broccoli. The beef was actually very greasy and gristly and the food and sauces bland. Little or no tang to the food. Nothing tart, sharp, spicy or even sweet to detect. I am not saying good food should be overly spicy and a blend of flavors is important although this had none, subtle or intense whatsoever. I am dismayed how an institution like the one I work for which is a supposed reputable and financially well off one could have the sense to order from this. Little did they see the restaurant was a 2.5 star after I looked it up following having thrown the takeaway dinner out behind the backs of the staff I should apologize to the lady who paid for the dinners even though I am glad it was not me. Would NEVER order from this. The sauces also that came were bland and a load of tomato ketchup. Also one person ordered fish and chips with the premium tartar sauce, which happened to be Kraft. Avoid this restaurant at ALL costs read more

Went to May Garden (Mill Cove location) to get take out for Mother's Day dinner. It was one of the worst meals I've ever had. The fried wontons were tough and hard to chew; the schezwan beef had literally four tiny pieces of beef and a bunch of vegetables and the sauce was flavourless; the chicken balls were way more batter than chicken; the spring rolls were small and greasy. Really disappointing read more

I had a very unpleasant experience there. Food was okay but the service sucked and to top it all off I got into an argument with the staff. Needless to say I will never go back there. read more

I love may garden it's my #1 takeout place to go takes 15-30 minutes to get your food and it's always so delicious

Pleasantly surprised by the decor, service and the food. Some of the best Egg Foo Young I've had. Staff was friendly.

Called and place order on Dec 30 for pick up on Dec 31st at 7:45. Total order came to $154. We arrived early (7:30) in case there was a line up. We did not receive order till 8:30. When we got home to we found that we were missing half the order. Called and said they would credit us what was missing. However that didn't work since we had family waiting to eat. Drove all the way back to get missed part of order while those who could eat did so. My husband's food sat there getting cold and soggy since he was the driver for the evening. Once again returned home only to find that our food that we just picked up looked like it was scrapped off the plates of dine in customers left overs. Called and asked to speak to manager to try to resolve problem but 2 days later and after multiple phone calls and emails no response. What food we did get was either dried out, too chewy or soggy. It was a complete waste of $150! DO NOT RECOMMEND AND all 7 family members will be sharing this story on their personal Facebook pages and telling anyone and everyone what horrible food and service we received. WORST FOOD EVER! The excuse that it was New Year's Eve doesn't cut it....everyone knows it like a tradition to get take out and the restaurant should have been prepared and ready to handle it. We have take-out every year and this has never been a problem. We will be returning to The Modern Orchid from now on! read more