And again another delicious meal the pictures don't lie and this is very affordable eating in downtown Dartmouth read more

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When there is too much food on a small plate? Very unappetizing. The food at best was mediocre.

May Garden's is located on Portland Street in downtown Dartmouth. Years ago I went here a lot. It was not far from where I lived. It is a nice restaurant with pleasant staff and decor. It has been here a long time and has a lot of regulars. The food was good, and they give generous size portions. read more

May Garden - Chinese Near Me - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

I ordered $100 in food at the Dartmouth location and it was bland and tasteles. The lo mein had burnt noodles and the Singapore noodles had no flavour. I called the restaurant to tell them about it and was told I'd get a credit for the 3 dishes but when I called back to place an order I was told they wouldn't be crediting me for the Singapore noodles and would only replace one of the disheS. Do yourself a favour and order from a different Chinese food restaurant. The food quality in this place has went down hill. read more

Not even pizza hut makes you pay in advance when you order online. I'm going to pizza hut

This is my go-to Chinese take out place when all I really want is comfort food, rather than authentic Chinese cuisine. My usual order is Combo 6 (sweet and sour chicken with rice) and an extra egg roll. The portions are quite generous, so it makes 2 good size meals. The chicken balls are yummy, but nothing extraordinary, the rice is very good, and the egg rolls are what keep me coming back. Soooo good. Service is mostly good - I've found myself standing at the counter for awhile a couple times when the server was clearly more interested in chatting with someone else, but usually there's no problem. read more

Full disclosure: I don't care about any Chinese food served up in Halifax. I find it all pretty bland, pretty dissatisfying, and pretty much an insult to Chinese food everywhere else in the world. If you ask if I'd like to go for Chinese or get take-out, I will heave a heavy sigh, roll my eyes, and say "whatever..." but I will also be not-so-secretly hating you for it. With that out of the way, this is one of the few spots in the city that I will hate you less for. May Garden is an easy stroll from anywhere in the downtown Dartmouth area, making it perfect for a quiet refuel before heading back to Alderney festivals, or catching the ferry downtown. The interior is warm, cozy, and a nice blend of Chinese flavour and tack all at once. The servers tend to be quite accommodating, at times even bordering on friendly, making sure that you get your order efficiently so they can leave you to enjoy it in peace. The food? Well, I'm not even going to bother. It's the same as all the other Chinese spots in town. Very few creative vegetarian options besides fried rice, veggie egg rolls, etc. but otherwise it's all pretty consistent. read more

I wish I could give zero...I feel ill. Thought I would try a new Chinese restaurant, if you are looking for good food please go somewhere else. I was looking forward to dumplings and what I got had mystery meat inside with some sort of long fibers resembling pin feathers read more

I come here for my Chinese food fix. It's close to my work and pretty cheap. I enjoy the food I've tried so far, besides the meat egg rolls, the veggie ones are pretty good. It's a nice, quiet place and the waitresses are polite. It looks clean and it's comfortable. It's good for take-out, and a good sit down meal. read more

Placed an order over the phone, waited 2 hours to be told they didn't have our order. Have eaten here many times over the years but after this I defiantly won't be back. read more

Not good is an understatement. Honestly the worst chinese food I ever ate. All the flavours were off. Only thing that was good is it was hot. Sweet and Sour sauce, gross, beef brocoli, gross, chicken balls (not good because the sauce wasn't good) and rice was meh... read more

I decided to give this place a shot after coming across their menu online which featured an authentic Chinese section on the menu. As I love very spicy food, I was intrigued by their 'hot and spicy' selections on the authentic Chinese menu. I went into the restaurant to place a take out order. There was one woman at the cash who also seemed to double as the only waitress. I ordered some wonton soup but was told the authentic Chinese menu is only offered at the Bedford location. This was not mentioned anywhere on the website. That was a huge let down as that was the entire reason why I was even bothering to try this place. But since I was already there, I figured I'd order the Szechuan chicken. I asked that it be made extra spicy. The cashier/waitress was very helpful and nice but it wasn't until after I had put my order in that she tipped me off that the food likely won't be that spicy anyway, despite it being asked to be made extra spicy. Had I known that ahead of time, I wouldn't have bothered placing an order at all. The wonton soup has an interesting tasting broth and the noodles of the wontons tasted freshly made but I can't believe how stingy they are with the meat filling. Way less than I have every seen anywhere. The Szechuan chicken had lots of big vegetables in it, but the cashier/server was right. Spicy it was not. Also this place seems to have an issue being stingy with meat because there wasn't that much chicken and the few pieces that were there were fairly overcooked. I'd be interested in trying their authentic menu, but otherwise you're likely to find better options for Chinese food in the city. read more

Been ordering from here since I was a little kid, great to pick up on your way home from work as a nice treat for yourself. Staff have always been friendly, food is absolutely delicious, and whenever I order takeout they stuff as much as they possibly can into the takeout containers so you get plenty of food. Overall really great spot! read more

Very disappointed in the food, chicken balls came super soggy, tasted like it sat all day. Tasted stale. Wonton soup even more disappointing. Would not recommend, even if it was the only spot open read more

This rating is based on only one experience back in August, as we have not gone back since. Maybe it was an off day, but none-the-less it definitely impacted our view on this restaurant. Wanting to try something new from our usual Chinese restaurant on our anniversary date night, my boyfriend and I decided to order takeout from here. We ordered combo plates and asked for a spring roll instead of a egg roll for my boyfriend as he cannot eat meat (allergy). We picked up our order 20 minutes or so later and brought it home. When we opened our take out containers, it was not what we expected. I got one of the more expensive combos because I wanted to try a few different things. But everything in my container seemed to be smooshed in there and therefore everything tasted the same. The rice was odd tasting and I did not overly enjoy anything but the egg roll. My boyfriend found his sweet and sour chicken balls were hardly delicious and barely any chicken in it at all. He took a bite of his spring roll then immediately handed it to me and told me to taste it as he thinks there is meat in it. And sure enough there was definitly pork in it. I have never had a spring roll anywhere with meat in it. This put him off, and soon after he found a long hair in his dinner and subsequently threw it away, and I then threw mine away. My boyfriend did get quite sick from his meal as well. We called to complain and ask for a refund. I was told they do not do refunds but would put our name down for one free meal and a free veggie roll (since the hair was in his meal and not mine). I explained about the spring roll and she said something a long the lines of "you would think there would not be meat in a spring roll, but ours have pork in it." Needless to say, we have not gone back to get a free meal. Maybe we went on the wrong day with a different cook than usual because from other reviews it seems to be an okay place, and I have a few family members that come here all the time and love it. I may give it another try sometime in the future, but my boyfriend, unfortunately, will not be going with me. read more

Would give a zero on this restaurant if I could. A new version of this establishment just opened in Halifax, NS. My friend and I had the misfortune of going there. I ordered shrimp friend rice and the shrimp was pale and almost raw. My friend selected a dish featuring chicken and vegetables. The chicken was unseasoned and boiled, the vegetables undercooked. I have never been to a Chinese restaurant that couldn't even produce a decent fried rice dish. read more

Best eggrolls in town. Everything's good here.I usually order Spare Ribs in Black Bean sauce,Almond Guy Ding etc.

Food was better than most Chinese restaurants in Nova Scotia. Most of the food had taste which you don't find up here. Dining in seems to give you more food than take out so if you have the time stay and eat. read more

I've never eaten in here, but come for take out quite a bit. The food is pretty standard, but I will say I really love their egg rolls and beef and broccoli. Service is always quick, and even sometimes friendly :) They're located in downtown Dartmouth, so you never know who or what you'll see inside or out, but If you're looking for a quick bite of pretty decent Chinese that satisfies, this is a good choice. read more

NEVER ORDER A LUNCH TAKE-OUT HERE ON A WORK DAY! I have eaten in this restaurant numerous times and the food was at least as good as any of the other so-so Chinese restaurants in Halifax-Dartmouth-Bedford. None of them are outstanding. At this May Garden, when you eat inside the restaurant, the broccoli and other vegetables are fairly crisp and things are basically okay. Take-out on a work day is terrible. After the waitress, who is also the cashier, told me my order was ready as I stood waiting for it by the register, a huge round table of 6-8 guys in work clothes started over to pay. Instead of getting my take-out --- which I had already paid for at the time I ordered it --- she took their payments, one-by-one. All but one guy paid with credit cards. While they were paying, a few small tables of people joined the pay line. After the big table of customers had paid, the cashier/waitress started taking the payments of everyone else who joined the line behind them. I said, "Excuse me, but can I go in the back and grab my take out? I don't want it to be cold." She said it wouldn't be cold. And I couldn't just go grab it because she'd have to go into the kitchen pack up the order. She continued taking the payments of all the people who lined up after the first big group, rather than go back and get my "ready" take-out order. By the time I got my stuff home, less than a 10-minute drive, the fried rice was barely warm. The vegetables were a bit warmer, but very soggy. Their individual flavours were blended together like mush. This restaurant needs to have a separate cashier at a busy lunchtime, not just one person to take orders at tables, serve the meals, play the role of cashier, write down the take-out orders and pack them up, and make the customer who ordered the take-out just suck up the bad consequences of inadequate staff. read more

Disappointed ...ordered from here many times and told I couldn't use my credit card for any food being delivered . Only cash or debit ....will be def ordering less from this place read more

Ate here for the first time yesterday. The lunch portions are very large and filling. The eggrolls are delicious, but the beef that was in the rice was very tough on 2 of the 3 plates we ordered. Very unfortunate but otherwise a great meal. Decor is a bit outdated but great value for the price! read more

We've been going here for awhile great Chinese food service average what was surprising was one night we saw a mouse cruising around the dinning area promptly told the waiter who serched to no avail not sure if I'm going back . read more

This is by far the worst Chinese food I have ever eaten in my life. I live in Orange County, California, and I was sent to Halifax to work on the design of Navy ships. There are no bad Chinese restaurants in my area because they won't last. You want good Chinese food in Canada, go to Richmond, near Vancouver. Calgary Chinatown is pretty good and reasonable. In St. John's, NL, go to the Magic Wok. Anyway, I ordered the Broccoli Beef Lunch Plate, and the egg roll was so flat it looked like a burrito, so overcooked it was dark brown. The "fried rice" was almost black with so much sauce. Please stay away from this place. The whole meal tasted like it was cooked with motor oil. Horrible! read more

This restaurant was great. I have a lot of food allergies and they accommodated my needs without fuss or inconvenience. I have celiac and asked for my beef and broccoli to be made gluten free, without soya sauce. May have been the best beef and broccoli I've ever had. Def will be back. :0) Thanks may garden read more

Classic Chinese - Canadian restaurant of the type that could be found in every town across Canada. It's all there - wonton soup, sweet and sour chicken balls with goopy sauce. While a little bit of a throwback it delivers on its type well. I thought a little pricey for this level of food but there was lots of it. read more

I ordered a takeaway last week. I was very disappointed. Most of it was not very good. Chicken soo guy was mostly batter and chicken inside was dried out and the gravy was like dishwater. The sweet and sour chicken balls were mostly batter. And the egg rolls contained mushy meat paste. Fried rice was not too bad. Unfortunately I didn't have the leftovers I was hoping for as it all went into the garbage. read more

I love the food at the Portland Street location. The waitresses are very friendly and accommodating. One waitress in particular is great. I asked what her name was tonight so I could write this review. Tiffany is her name and I like her because she is direct and helpful and always right there to make my dining experience more enjoyable. Thank you Tiffany. I would also like to thank the other staff members who have served me in the past, They too are great at their jobs. Now to the food. They have the best chicken fried rice and egg rolls anywhere. Many of the dishes are very good. I do find the food not as good at the other two locations. I don't know why but I would assume it's the cook. If you want great DimSum go to the Bedford location. I have eaten DimSum all around the city and this is my favourite place. The only reason I gave it a 4 star is because the restaurant on Portland street is outdated. read more

For anyone who likes CUSTOMER SERVICE...I would not recommend this restaurant. A few friends and I went to this restaurant this evening, and I will say, the food was good. It was fresh, and very large portions for the price. However... When we got there we were told we could sit where we wanted, that was great. We were welcomed by a lady who seemed to be very friendly...AT FIRST. A few jokes and laughs were had. We ordered some beers and our DD ordered a Pepsi. We were then given our menus, but our water glasses remained empty. 15 minutes later our drinks finally came, which at that point our water was finally poured. BUT, my friend who ordered the Pepsi, was NOT given her Pepsi. We thought it must have been on that way. 20 minutes later our food arrived, hot and smelling great. We started to eat and my friend realized that her Pepsi still had not come. There was no waitress in sight, so we figured we would just ask for the Pepsi when she came to check on us, and ask how our food was, like any other waitress at any other restaurant normally would do. The restaurant remained quiet with no waitress in sight. We ate, and waited, and waited. We enjoyed our food and needed take out boxes. But still, no one was in sight. Nobody offered us refills on drinks or asked us if we needed anything. We became impatient and my friend finally went up to the front desk until someone came. He asked for some boxes and the bills. We got our bills, packed our food and then went to the front desk where we waited AGAIN for someone to come to the desk. Not to mention the restaurant was empty. My friend who ordered the Pepsi then realized that she was charged for the Pepsi, even though she never did get it. She brought it to the waitresses attention and all that was said was "oh". Not an apology, nothing. RUDE. We paid and left. I'm rating this restaurant a 2/5, 2 starts for the great food, and that's it. The customer service was horrible. We were ignored for the entire evening, as if she had something better to do with an empty restaurant at 8pm. (There were 2 waitresses seen tonight) I will not be back to this restaurant because of how we were treated. There are many other great Chinese restaurants in this city with MUCH better customer service. Once upon a time, myself and a few friends used to go here ALL the time, there was a really nice blonde lady who worked there, who was SO FRIENDLY and ALWAYS on the ball with customer service. I also recall going there in NYE, the blonde had our table that night and with a full house of tables, she was amazing. I didn't see her tonight, and haven't seen her there recently, but whoever was there serving us this evening clearly has no idea of what CUSTOMER SERVICE is about. And I really missed the kind waitress we used to get. Sincerely, an unhappy customer who won't be back. read more

Sadly, this is the second time I have written this review online, but I just feel like it needs to be done. This place was my worst Chinese food experience to date. My husband went on Sunday March 30th at around dinner time (4:30). We ordered a combination plate, and they said it would take 15 minutes. We decided to drive around for about 8 minutes, but then went back to wait. The food was already sitting there. I thought to myself " that was fast".. well now I know why! Completely reheated garbage. To be honest, even if it wasn't reheated I would of found it terrible. The chicken is dark,looks slimy and tasted even worse. It was so foul looking. The portion size was small, and not worth the price. I would rather pay 3 more dollars for good Chinese food and bigger portions any day! ( Like at H.K wongs! Always delicious and consistent) There was also only 3 tiny chicken balls in my dish, that were completely dry inside! I could barely chew them. The rice was weird tasting, not good at all, and the egg roll was cold in the middle and I found not one but TWO hairs on it. Absolutely disgusting. I don't usually bother writing bad reviews, but our experience here was so terrible that I felt it needed to be done. Will never go here again. I am not even sure how this place gets ANY good reviews? read more

Very disappointing, especially considering I didn't even get the food. The woman who mans the phones (Sunday evening) seems incapable of understanding basic ordering processes. I ordered a $50 meal in which she took down all details including my address, phone number and name seemingly without trouble. I waited an hour and half and when the food hadn't arrived, I decided to call and get an eta. First, she tried to hurry me off the phone with the generic time frame of 45 mins. I had to press her to understand that I had AlREADY ordered and it hadn't arrived, long past the 45 min mark. She took my name and then, rather than take the time to ensure my order had been processed and filled properly, she proceeded to just check if there were any orders sitting around. When there weren't, she simply came back on the phone and said the order is "gone". I had to clarify with her what that meant - "it's out for delivery". Well it wasn't. I never got my order. What angers me most is not that she failed to do the basic task of her job by taking down my order, but more so that she was too lazy to bother to actually help me when I called back. Rather than take a few moments to actually check on my order, she told me it was on it's way. I could have gotten over it if she'd at all tried to offer some level of customer service. Instead she let me sit around for 3 hours before I finally just ordered a pizza. Thanks May Garden. read more