I ordered takeout beef chow fun. Pretty sure that's not what I got. Meat didn't taste like beef, doesn't look like beef. I think it's pork. The dish in general tasted ok but not what I expected. I probably won't be back because I like other places better. Just thought I'd try this place again read more

Mayflower Chinese Restaurant - It's supposed to be beef, but doesn't look like beef. Too pale, no red/brown color. - Cantonese Near Me - Capitola, California

Give me what I ordered and not blame me for their mistake. I called and she said she repeated the order twice which was not the case. read more

Mayflower Chinese Restaurant - Check your orders to go because I got Chicken Chow Mein and not my Kung Pao Chicken. I truly don't like this slimy dish. - Cantonese Near Me - Capitola, California

It was the best Chinese food in the county. Unfortunately the owner retired and now they are closed. I'll never have the best sesame chicken ever again. So sad. :( read more

Our favorite Chinese restaurant where we can sit outside in peace. Delicious food. Any of the lunch menus are great as well as specialty dishes, such as tofu, lemon chicken, etc.. read more

Ew. I decided to give it a try because of its location, but clearly made a mistake. I ordered the orange chicken and it was battered and served in a very sweet, one note, simple syrup sauce. There was canned pineapple with it. The soup was just very plain and underwhelming. I also made the mistake of getting a Thai tea, which tasted like milk. I will definitely not be returning. read more

Mayflower Chinese Restaurant - 52. Orange Chicken - Cantonese Near Me - Capitola, California

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My go to Chinese spot in Santa Cruz! I recommend going during lunchtime. Love the flavors! Authentic and tasty Chinese food!! Good decent prices! read more

I know this restaurant from around 16 years ago when I moved to Soquel and their food is always fresh and yummy and the restaurant is always clean. The ladies there are friendly and welcoming and this review is long overdue. My favorites are chicken fried rice and the green beans. Thank you! read more

The waitress was sick, coughing , and the food was terrible. The only thing that tasted fresh was the broccoli. Egg roll has something swishy in it. The beef was slimy and chewy - basically inedible. The noodle and rice taste like the were cooked yesterday and just sat out. I couldn't even get my food home without juice running out of the bag. It was just gross read more

Place is very good sesame chicken is deliciously awesome lady's are always nice and welcoming no bad things about this place food looks great nice area. read more

Ordered via door dash. Just visiting Santa Cruz for a few days. We ordered the lunch special chicken Chow mein. Fresh fast and delicious. No need to say more . read more

Mayflower Chinese Restaurant - a close up of a plate of food - Cantonese Near Me - Capitola, California

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Best Chinese restaurant in town! If you want a super clean place, come here. This is not a fake review. Love their chicken curry. read more

Horrible experience. Food was very blah and the wait staff was actually rude. The takehome boxes wouldn't close (all broken at our table). One of our party asked for some tape and the waitress said loudly and emphatically "NO!". So my friend got up to get some tape near the register and the waitress actually went there and hit my friend's hand. NONE OF OUR PARTY WILL EVER GO BACK. And if I hear of anyone wanting Chinese food, I'll be happy to tell them where NOT to go and WHY. read more

Order take out. I had the Chinese chicken salad and my husband had the chow mein pork chow mein. Pork was very good. The chicken salad was good. It was ready when I got there and I'd go back. read more

I ordered via uber eats last night getting the kung pao and broccili chicken. It was not good. Cost over $60 and they included 1 soy sauce for two meals. read more

Food was ok, but the service was awful. The two ladies working the lunch shift were very rude. Won't be going back.

I've been here in the past and their food is good. Their customer service is never the best. Today I came in for dinner to go and was looking at their menu. I asked if they had any dinner specials and the lady told me no and that I had to order everything separately, I kept looking at their menu and noticed they had combinations plates. I asked another question and the lady was angry and proceeded to scream in a different language. Our interaction was about two minutes long and the lady was extremely rude! I will def not be coming back. read more

5 stars for their Cashew Chicken and other dishes. The Vegetables are alway fresh and crispy. The chicken is always tender.

Service was friendly the food was not over the top but decent for the price point. Like most Chinese food places, when you request your dish to be spicy they don't incorporate it while cooking. Personally I don't like adding the heat topically afterwards. Thai Basil is the only I know that does from a scale 1 to 5, h 5 being the hottest. read more

Pretty good chow mei was good. Would come back. But get something else to try. Overall great service

Fast service but the hot and sour soup was unlike any other. Very sweet, little hot, not sour, stingy on tofu. Strong ketchup flavor. read more

Mayflower Chinese Restaurant - Sweet and sour soup - Cantonese Near Me - Capitola, California

*** Lunch Specials *** I wanted something inexpensive and close to home. I had a full day w/ Gavin (farmers' market, brunch, museum, beach, Target, and Trader Joe's), I figured it was time to feed our hunger. Enticed by the price more than ever, I walked in and was a bit leery because Asian establishments is scarce in Santa Cruz; Americanized Asian restaurants certainly do not count. I was greeted by a rather solemn and stern looking Chinese woman. She sat us down and gave us a menu. I liked having the pitcher of iced water on the table as I can refill it whenever I please. Kudos to that. The menu is rather extensive. Since we are still w/in the lunch time range, I ordered from that part of the menu. Each entree comes w/ a cup of soup, a piece of fruit (on your plate), and won ton strips. The hot and sour soup was awful. I think it's a crime to even call it "hot and sour soup". My son seemed to have enjoyed his egg drop soup. I didn't try it. W/ the help from my server, she suggested Mongolian rice plate because it is spicy. It is not spicy, BTW but I did like that the beef was tender. My son's chow mein and fried rice combo was a winner. Despite the slightly funny taste from the chow mein, I will not complain because I paid under $5 for it. It was very filling. On a budget? Want Chinese food? Come here but skip the hot and sour soup. read more

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$13 for this hot and sour soup and it's all broth, little tofu, no bamboo shoots, not good read more

Mayflower Chinese Restaurant - 35. Hot and Sour Soup - Cantonese Near Me - Capitola, California

Ordered through Door Dash - Shrimp Egg Foo Yung, Pork Chow Fun and a Seafood Combo with veggies. Everything was delicious. Portion-size was generous. I called to ask for utensils and condiments and they sent everything requested. read more

This place is gross! Do not go here. The service is terrible and the food is mediocre

Wow. First they charge extra to have white rice come with my dinner entre, then extra to have broccoli with my Walnut Prawns (normally comes with that dish), then the dish is practically dropped on my table and the server takes off and disappears into the kitchen for over five minutes. I have to flag her down to tell her the broccoli was cold, and could I please have it warmed up? She says no, it comes cold. After going back and forth, (I ask if it could be sauteed?), she says no, then she says it can be heated up for an additional $5 charge. I told her that's insane. Just bring me a take out box. Now I hear her angrily talking in Cantonese to the chef. (Presumably about me and my desire for a warm dinner.) The dish really wasn't bad other than the cold hard broccoli, but the service here is terrible and the deceptive pricing is ridiculous. read more

Wow... I've eaten here twice. Because figured the first round was just a mistake(?), it was not. It's worse than Chinese I've eaten at a mall in the 90s! It's food for people who think mayonnaise is spicy. read more

Ordered Uber eats and got the "honey" walnut shrimp, rice, and sesame balls. I was very excited as not even Panda Express can mess up a honey walnut shrimp. However, upon my first bite I was confused as I thought what I was eating a slice of cake. The entirety of the dish tasted like frosting... even the walnuts seemed to be soaked in a Betty Crocker like frosting. I called the restaurant and asked what they use to sweeten the shrimp to which they replied sugar and milk. There is no honey in it whatsoever and it definitely comes through in the final flavor. Unfortunately it was the worst honey walnut shrimp I had ever had and one measly plate costed a whopping $23 before delivery or tax. Please mayflower if you are reading this USE HONEY IN YOUR HONEY WALNUT SHRIMP! I am really saddened by my experience and unfortunately will not be returning. read more

One of the best Chinese spots in town. Super fresh ingredients. The veg is crisp and not soggy. Feels like it's fired to order and not sitting in some bucket in the back. The almond chicken is full of meat and almonds. The way it should be !! Keep up the great food and service !! read more

There hunan beef is delicious but is best served on its own. The last few times getting take-out, their chow mein was very soft, making the combo plate not worth the money spent. However, next time, I will just order the meat and be a happy camper. read more

I placed a door dash order for Singapore noodles. They were supposed to be shrimp noodles. I only got one shrimp in the entire dish. Also I found a piece of sharp metal wrapped in my noodles. Never eating here again. read more

Mayflower Chinese Restaurant - Singapore noodles with sharp wire - Cantonese Near Me - Capitola, California

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Absolutely my favorite place to go! Best employees and great food! I've been going here for 10 years and counting!!

This place took $84 dollars from me without actually preparing the food. When I asked if I could have a restaurant credit they acted as if it was impossible. I'll never patronize this business again. read more

Overall, the food was pretty good. Hunan beef, sweet/sour tofu and vegetarian chow mein. We were the only customers dining in on a Sunday evening. The staff was friendly and the service was great and food arrived quickly. Will be coming back! read more

I've been struggling to find a Chinese place nearby that was good and not just average, but from the first time I've eaten here it has only been amazing. Delicious food, incredibly fast service for both sit down and take out. Every dish I've had has been very flavorful without being super greasy. The honey walnut shrimp is the perfect amount of sweetness for me; most other places end up making it too sweet and I can only eat two or three shrimp, but here I can and happily do eat the whole serving. Veggie chow mein has a great flavor and consistency. Spring rolls are nice and flaky. Lemon chicken is moist and not over-sauced. Staff are always very friendly and helpful. Lots of variety in the menu but everything I've had so far has been wonderful. Definitely would recommend! read more

This place had the worst Chinese food I've ever experienced. My bf & I tried it 'cause it was late and close by my apartment. I ordered Hot & Sour soup. I've ordered this soup at a myriad of restaurants over the years, always getting something similar; maybe one's a little thinner. maybe one's a little more sour, but you can count that it's essentially the same which ever Chinese place you go to. Not at Mayflower. At Mayflower it's SWEET. Yes, SWEET Hot & Sour soup! It had a wierd yellow color, it was so sweet we could not eat it. We got a shrimp dish that tasted fishy like they weren't fresh, again inedible for me, and the Chicken Mu Shu was also not very good; very pale in color with a lot of onions- couldn't eat that eithor. The only dish I could tolerate was the fried rice, tho some of the pork was fatty. And this wasn't cheap! Fried rice, soup, & 2 entres cost us just over $60! Suffice it to say, we are NEVER going back to Mayflower!! Very disappointing. read more

Haven't been here in probably over 8 years, my first visit being underwhelming most likely or I just didn't feel like writing a review. Got here around 3:00pm and surprisingly found they serve lunch specials from 11:00am till 4:30pm! When I was seated I asked for water and they brought me a nice, full carafe of ice water with lemon...nice start. Hmm, for the food is where it starts to go askew. All lunch specials come with a starter of Egg Flower or Hot and Sour soup. Avoid the Hot and sour...trust me on this. It is NOT spicy as most hot and sour concoctions I've had at the majority of Chinese places. Very odd combo of canned tomato soup, sugar, a few veges. Ordered the Hunan Beef Rice Plate ($7.95) lunch special which came with huge portion of steamed rice, 2 very hard wontons with a artsy drizzle of sweet and sour sauce, frou-frou vege garnish of 3 carrot slices and 2 pieces of cold steamed broccoli. The portion of "Hunan beef" was on the skimpy side, 6 or 7 small pieces of of thinly slice beef deep fried with a crispy coating atop of a bit of fried rice noodles and sweet & salty glaze. While they note it's spicy you may wished you ordered it extra spicy as it's not. Flavor was on the bland side, while they claim NO MSG is used they make it up with a that liberal sprinkling of salt--thank goodness for that carafe of water. Service while friendly is business like. I did notice they are more chatty with their "regulars" though with a bit more spoonful of sugar and everything nice. Since there aren't too many choices for a late Chinese lunch on this side of 41st...well, you decide? PLUSES: They bring you a nice full carafe of ice water. Food presentation is nice. Place is clean and seems to draw it's faithful locals. MINUSES: portions on the skimpy side, mediocre tasting. Avoid the most oddest Hot & Sour soup unless you like tomato soup heated up with sugar like some of the reviewers describe...it's all terrifyingly true! read more

I've been going to mayflower for a while now and enjoyed the food until recently. I took my family to Mayflower a couple days ago and got horrible service ! Not once did the waitress check on us and asked if we needed anything else . We were waiting to order more food but the waitress was with other customers which we completely understand (I used to work at a restaurant ) and when she came to us she brought us the check ! We told her we still wanted to order more food and she gave us attitude for it. This problem could have been easily avoided if they would've checked in with us at least once. read more

Feeding two people for under 20 bucks is hard to do these days if it is not a fast food joint. After doing some house item shopping we came here for lunch. Hot and sour soup was meh... it tasted like dipping sauce and tomatoes The tofu was good.. equitable ratios of tofu, celery, peanuts and chestnuts Plus one liked his beef with broccoli brown rice is an option for a dollar more which is nice... and it wasnt dried out over all better option than Panda Express read more

I wasted my money. Food did not taste good and was expensive. I found a bone in sweet and sour chicken. Won't go there again.

This is one place in several Chinese restaurants we went to that uses fresh ingredients and very tender beef. We really love the huge slices of ginger used in beef or chicken with green onions and ginger. Their veggie chow mein is plentiful and moist. The service is very prompt also. read more