We had been excited to try the China Garden buffet for quite awhile, and decided that my wife's birthday was the time to finally do it. We made a reservation, even though they seemed to think we were crazy on the phone, "You do know we are in Powassan, right?".
When we arrived, others were sitting at the only large table. The waitress apologized and said she just assume when they sat themselves down, that they were the reservation. No worries, the folks were kind enough to move. However, then they ran up and cleaned out the buffet. So, we sat for 20 minutes waiting as one bowl at a time was refilled by a young lady carrying a baby on her back.
As each bowl was brought up, other diners would rush up and empty the tray again. It became clear that we were going to have to eat our meal one item at a time.
In our opinion, the restaurant should have been able to prepare for a reasonably large table but preparing more food than normal, but cannot be help accountable for the rudeness of other diners.
The food was really good. We enjoyed everything we got to try... which wasn't everything we wanted to try. I think they make the best egg-rolls I have ever tasted. But possibly the worst chicken balls, being under-cooked.
The atmosphere is fairly typical small-town-Chinese with no thought for decor, or comfort.
The cost for adults$12.50 seems like a good price, but the $10 I paid for each child is ridiculous.
A rating of Meh, sums it up. I will try it again, but never with a group, never for a special occasion, and never with kids. read more