We've had this takeout several times. Sunday night was terrible. The vegetables were cold obviously from a frozen bag. The spring roll had mold. Nothing was fresh at all. Very disappointed. The lady at the front counter is nice. The interior is not appealing, needs some cleaning and fresh paint! read more

Best Chinese food downtown! Always fresh taste great! Every time I've ordered here I'm never disappointed thanks guys!

I'm not sure if the past reviewers on here have had much Chinese food or if my order was placed during a busy time period where it was neglected and rushed, but my experience with Golden Moon was quite subpar. Sure, the price is right, but when it comes to buying food already prepared, quality always trumps quantity. Having never been into the restaurant to rate the service or ambiance, I can only review the delivered food I ingested. The Sliced BBQ Pork, coming in at $11.95, consisted of a heaping portion of pork large enough to feed a small family. Unfortunately, the pork had fattier cuts, some almost inedible as they were essentially just chunks of pork fat. The soy-and-oyster-based sauce they used was minimal. The key here is hoisin, a key ingredient that I didn't taste in this dish. Have you had unsalted fatty pork before? It's an accurate way to describe how these slices tasted - chewing on flavorless fat. The Chicken in Curry Sauce ($12.95) was not much better. The sauce was watery, bland and once more lacking adequate sodium to bring out the flavour. A lot of people love to hate on MSG. I'm by no means claiming it's good for you, but that Umami flavour it brings out in Asian dishes is half the reason you keep coming back to the buffet. Dare I ask yet another question - have you had unsalted curry sauce on meat before? It's totally vile, seeing as how curry is naturally bitter, so it absolutely must be balanced out with salt. Back to the dish - the veggies tasted pretty fresh - albeit totally flavourles - and the meat was not under or overcooked. 3/5 for this one, but it could have been a 4 with more flavour. The Special Fried Rice, ringing in at $10.95, was filling but nothing memorable at all. It was slightly soggy and sticky - a losing contender to real fried rice. The shrimp was definitely overcooked and the pork chunks were hard as a rock. I tossed half of it away after eating the meat. With so many restaurants offering a variety of Chinese food, I find it extremely difficult to understand how places like Golden Moon stay alive. The food was boring, tasteless and unimaginative. I don't order take-out or delivery simply for the pleasure of dropping $50 on food I can make at home out of very few pantry ingredients and a frozen tray of meat. The restaurant business is a competitive one and run-of-the-mill Chinese establishments should start taking themselves more seriously in an ever-changing market. read more

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I wanted to try different Chinese take-out places in the area and found Golden Moon which opened fairly recently. Golden Moon is a take-out only place so if you're expecting a nice sit-down dinner then look elsewhere. Their menu items range from Peking-style pork chops, palace-style prawns and Cantonese chow mein; throw in there Calgarian staples like ginger beef, sweet & sour pork and salt & pepper squid. The lady who took my order on the phone was quite nice to talk to and understood me well considering we had some allergy issues and I noticed they have cashews on the menu. She assured me extra care would be taken with the food prep. We ordered: Ginger beef, salt & pepper squid, Cantonese chow mein, hot & sour soup and two orders of steamed rice. Our bill came out to just a bit over $50. Long are the days of Chinese food being inexpensive in Calgary. I'd say it was worth ever penny. The food was nice and fresh the ingredients were well chosen and you can taste the flavours of the ginger in the ginger beef unlike many places that just pile up the sugar. After two full bellies and lots of leftovers I'd have to say we were quite happy with the new place we tried. We asked for no MSG which was great because we weren't downing full glasses of water afterwards. Their food was never too salty either, it was mostly about the flavour. We will be back for more! read more

I've ordered from golden moon numerous times and every time it's great. Last time had the s&s shrimp and pork dumplings. Shrimp was really good. The dumpling skin was a little thick but they had good flavour read more

Simply put, Golden Moon is not good and it's not terrible per se....it's edible, pretty 'meh' food. I did not eat in the restaurant, but ordered it off of Skip the Dishes. I ordered sweet and sour chicken, beef and broccoli, dumplings, and veggie spring rolls. The dumplings were the so called highlight of the meal, but did not come with any edible dumpling sauce. There were two sauces in my dumpling box - one I assume was supposed to be sweet and sour sauce that smelled like terrible alcohol and the other, a spicy paste. I prefer when my sweet and sour chicken does not come pre-sauced so that the breading on the meat doesn't get soggy, but this is my personal preference. The beef and broccoli was extremely mediocre. The beef looked old and haggard; and the seasoning was something left to be desired. It's also worth noting that none of the food came with rice. Perhaps this is the norm in Calgary, but now where I'm from in Houston, TX. Although, I never eat the rice anyways, but this may be an important point for some people. Despite the subpar food, it did come within a reasonable amount of time and it was piping hot. However, this is not enough to persuade me to eat from this establishment again. Save your money and eat elsewhere. read more

As of this writing, half of the reviews of Golden Moon say it's fantastic, and half of them say it's terrible. I wanted to come in and be a tie-breaker, but unfortunately I can't, because Golden Moon's neither fantastic nor terrible. Picture the westernized Chinese food that you'd get in a shopping mall food court -- that's what Golden Moon provides. Don't order it if you're expecting authenticity; do order it if you're craving enormous portions of meat coated in sweet, sticky sauces. That's what I was looking for, so I finished the meal satisfied, with at least one entire extra meal's worth of leftovers. read more

We have ordered from here a number of times over the last 2 years and consistently good food. Only once did we have a complaint about portion size being too small. The Cantonese Chow Mein is delicious, good sauce. Salt and Pepper chicken is a smidgen salty but tastes great, perfect amount of heat. The Spring Rolls we just ate tonight were jam packed with filling and tasted fresh. The service isn't great or overly friendly. read more

Food was a bit weird and not typical flavour that you'd expect. It was fresh but not especially enjoyable or tasty.

I've ordered from here before and it wasn't bad. Last night I ordered and the food wasn't hot at all and I didn't even get my spring roll (got the sauce) that was supposed to come with my order. Whoever packed the order was careless and the sauce all leaked out into the bag. Disappointing - won't be ordering from here again. read more

A friend of mine said this is her place for Chinese and she had some leftovers and said here give it a try so I did. The leftovers were actuallyquite tasty so I thought okay next time I want Chinese I'm going to give it a try. wow it was not a very good choice I did not like the rice particularly the palace style chicken was okay but I have had better. But the ginger beef is actually quite tasty and if I was to get Chinese food from here again I would get the ginger beef. I have had better Chinese food places but maybe it was just me read more

I didn't know what to expect based on the other reviews, so I decided to give Golden Moon a try. Meh...don't bother. The steamed rice tasted old. The Beef and Broccoli was mediocre and fairly tasteless. The Shanghai Noodles with Pork was an awful dish - the pork tasted odd and the noodle sauce was rather boring. Sorry Golden Moon, but I won't be ordering again. I would give this one a pass. read more

Love this place!! Great food and quick service. Honestly I cant give them enough praise with their amazing prices it's my new fav for Calgary Chinese food!! read more

Standard take-out Chinese fare that's above average quality. The ginger beef and salt and pepper squid are two of the tastier items.

Paid tor 3 items, only got 2. I asked for a refund in tune of 13$ for the item i didnt get and they just ignored me. Save your time and peace of mind and dont go here folks. read more

I've ordered delivery form here four times and have not been disappointed yet. The food is hot and fresh. I've enjoyed all of it from appetizers to rice and chow mien. I'm getting hungry just writing this review. So I hope you found this helpful. read more

Was yummy Chinese food although I am a 8\10 drunk right now so I don't know what's real. But it did satisfy my craving I am happy and full. Therefor 11/10 .. read more

i am reviewing this based on delivery (thru Skip the Dishes). I have a weakness for Salt and Pepper squid. i used to always get my Chinese from Dragon Pearl. But my friend suggested this place, so i ordered my usual double order of Salt and Pepper squid, Ginger Beef, mixed vegetables, and shrimp fried rice. The portions are very good for the money. The SP Squid was very very good as was the Ginger Beef. the fried rice was huge with alot of Shrimp in it. they really fill the dishes with food. The only issue i had was with the vegetables which were only okay, hence no 5 star rating. i have not been to the restaurant so i can rate anything about the site, but i would say the delivery/ take-out is above average, for sure! read more

Absolutely the worst Chinese food we have ever had. We ordered through Skip the Dishes and the food came quite quickly. We ordered ginger beef, sweet and sour chicken, fried rice, a vegetable dish, dry ribs, and spring rolls. There was four of us eating and not one of us liked even one item we ordered, we threw it all away and ended up eating soup and sandwiches instead. The ginger beef was stringy and the sauce bland, the chicken was impossibly chewy and again the sauce was bland. The rice was dry and "mealy" and the vegetables were slimy and over cooked. We phoned the restaurant and the response literally was that the food was "fine" and we were probably unaccustomed to what these dishes should taste like. Totally unacceptable response and as you can see the dishes we ordered were quite standard and I have actually had better from a mall foodcourt Chinese restaurant. All in all a very disappointing experience and total waste of money. read more

Very crispy meats, fried rice could be a little more fired, but overall good

my fav of the city for chicken chow mein. the service has always been fast and pleasant.since i've found this gem i've used them often and have never been disappointed other than some days they are not open . read more

Arguably one of the very best take-out restaurants for Chinese food in Calgary! The food here is outstanding. The portions are large and the prices are competitive. They are a relatively new place so I decided to try it. This is now my go-to for Chinese food take-out because I find it is that much better than the others. I've ordered several times now and they never disappoint. Definitely a must try if you want delicious food for a good price. read more