What do you do when the service is five stars but food is meh you give a two star review! So went here on a chilly evening with full on hakka cravings. We were a group of 8 people. Went in got seated immediately and the order was taken promptly. The food arrived in a short time. We pretty much ordered everything. Starting from the dry beef chili in two different sauces recommend by our server. Both were a 4/10 so so chewy and dry almost felt like we were eating beef jerky. The noodles and rice both lacked flavor and veggies both would be a 6/10. The chicken was so so a 5/10. The only winners of the night were the chili fish and the hot and sour soup. The portions are huge and the service is mind blowing our server kept checking on us constantly. There is plenty of parking outside. The restaurant is clean. Pricing is pretty much like all the similar restaurants. They do have good lunch menu if you are wanting to try combos instead of getting single entrees. read more

we often see posts of aesthetic food like egg sammies with drizzled condensed milk or milk teas with bears in it - great for social media and hype but how quickly before people find out your quality is trash? A plate of Shanghai noodles, chicken pakora, chilli beef and fried rice at any Hakka restaurant will remind you that Chinese food doesn't have to be pretty to blow your mind. Best Cantonese restaurant? Congee queen. Is it aesthetic and filled with skinny kids with DSLRs? No. But it's bussing everynight. Let's end these hype restaurants and show what is actually due. A good bench press with no more skinny kids. read more

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We went in at 6 pm on Saturday: it was empty. But the food was unbelievable. So flavourful and not salty. So fresh and yummy. Servers were good. The kids enjoyed the food. Well worth the try read more

The house special sauce actually likes sweet and sour sauce. For me, it's a bit sour and I don't think it's good match. This price is also expensive. read more

Hakka Ren - House Special sauce Poutine - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

One of the best Hakka restaurants in town, have been here a couple of times now and recommended it to friends and family. If you like your hakka spicy then they won't disappoint. Perfect spot for the winter nights. The portion sizes are usually enough to share between two. Their soups are great and must try the lollipop, garlic noodles and the Manchurian chicken if you are vegetarian then the eggplant is great as well. The wait staff is well trained and polite, the food takes a while to arrive but will be worth the wait. read more

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Service was a bit sore because they were understaffed, but the food was spot on and the best kind of spicy!

It's difficult as a vegan to find delicious meals at restaurants that isn't just veggies and tofu. They had mock meat for chicken and beef and I tried both. Let me tell you that it was absolutely delicious. The girl that served us was friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. She helped me choose sauces and preparation, e.g. dry or wet. The restaurant is small with plenty of seating but could use an update. I would not hesitate to eat here again. Both of my sisters enjoyed their meals as well, and they're not vegan. read more

Hakka Ren - Vegan Chicken dry (sorry I don't remember what sauce) - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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Food was very good however the servers were rude and when we got the wrong order they claimed it was the right one

I highly recommend this lovely fusion restaurant. Food was amazing, service was fantastic, prices were very reasonable! A great place to have a lively conversation with friends and loved ones. As a Asian-American, this place automatically felt like home because of the decor, the variety of delicious flavours and spices. 1. There are spicy and non spicy options 2. Vegetarian and vegan friendly - so many delicious and healthy options, I need to come back for sure 3. If you're a TikTok girlie into zodiac like me (a raging Virgo) - fortune cookies and Chinese zodiac is always good fun! I always say good food = health and healing so if that's your vibe, you'll love it! read more

Hakka Ren - Fun zodiac readings for the whole family! - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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I was really looking forward to the food since I heard so many good things about it . Suffice to say it was a only middling at best. Asthetically food looked very pleasure typical to hakka food but the spice level was to be desired. We ordered the most spicy and ended up with the most bland chicken. Even the Szechuan chicken known for its spice was not spicy at all. Our waiter was lovely but the second waiter who we spoke with to express concern about our order accused us for not ordering spicy and that if we wanted spicy we should have ordered spicy. Suffice to say this negative service review is toward that lady . I would not come here again as the food spice was to be desired and some wait staff being very rude. read more

Hakka Ren - Szechuan chicken - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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Came back here a few times since my last visit and tried a few more dishes. Some of my new favs: - yinyang fried rice: this dish is very unique and is a mix of noodles and rice with your choice of meat (yay for carbs) - crispy beef: this speaks for itself. You can get this spicy or not spicy. This dish really hits the spot and it's always the first dish to be finished when I go here with friends. Since coming here, I've grown a huge liking to the spiced vinegar. Seriously, this stuff is AMAZING on every dish there, especially the chili chicken dry and any of the pakora dishes. read more

Ordered 60 dollars worth of food on door dash. Noodles. Hot garlic chicken. Hot and sour soup. No flavor at all. Just greasy. I ordered off door dash. Never again. I had to make a separate order. Worst part about it is door dash wouldn't even refund me lol. read more

Best Hakka place in the GTA. There's authenticity, flavor and finesse in their dishes. The recipes are perfected to the flair of what you'd find on the busy streets of Calcutta. Our staple order: Vegetable Hakka chow mein Szechuan fish or prawn or chili fish Crispy beef Drums of heaven Spring rolls When we dine in (as opposed to take out) we always get the fresh lime soda Love this place! Don't change a thing! read more

Our group at work had our usual eat-out Friday a couple of weeks ago. We headed over to Hakka Ren. Parking can be a challenge in this area, as there are numerous eateries. We parked closer to a rather large Second Cup and walked over to the restaurant. We got there at around noon. You beat the lunch rush that way. The restaurant has a number of lanterns, water fountains, a lucky cat, and Buddha figures. We got a booth and ordered the following items: - Chicken in spicy, hot garlic sauce - Manchurian fish dry - Broccoli beef with Hakka noodles My go-to Hakka dish is spicy garlic chicken. One bite of my lunch and I knew that I loved this place. The sauce was both garlicky and had a kick. The chicken was perfectly done. I loved it. My boss ordered Manchurian fish dry. He was impressed. It takes a lot to do that! My colleague got the beef broccoli with Hakka noodles. You get a lot of noodles! He enjoyed his food, too. Our server was friendly and helpful in suggesting when to drop by the restaurant. You can order takeout. I may give that a try down the road. Debt, credit, and cash payments are accepted. (239) read more

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Hakka Chinese at its best. A small place in a plaza but it seems to be always busy. We stopped here for dinner and enjoyed our meal! The portion sizes are giant and food is delicious. Decently priced with decent service. Good choice for Hakka! read more

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1/4/2020 I would rate this place 2.5 stars. I went here with friends for dinner. My friend recommended this place because she stated she went here multiple of times and liked it. We ordered Kung Pao Beef, Treasure Fried Rice, Singaporean Noodle and Vegetable Szechuan Rice. In terms of food, Kung Pao Beef and Singaporean Noodles were okay (I had better), the Vegetable Szechuan Rice was amazing (recommend!) and the Treasure Fried Rice was a huge miss (the crispy noodles did not mesh well with the rest of the meal). The food itself was not why I rated this place low, but rather the service. When we went, it was very packed. A huge line up formed right after we got seated. The staff was very pushy and kept asking us if we were ready to order when we clearly were not. Some time after we ordered, we got the Singaporean Noodles and the waiter stated the rest was coming. However, we waited a very long time before we got the rest of our orders. We were not happy to have waited that long. After we finished our meal, one of my friends went to the bathroom. In that span of time, the staff asked us three times whether we were ready to leave - when it was obvious my friend was missing and we could not just leave like that. I asked my friend who recommended me this place whether it was this busy and she said she always came at this time and it was never this busy. I would like to think that this was true - that the line up was something that never happened and the staff just panicked. However, it does not take away from the fact that the service was poor and the food took too long to prepare. read more

Hakka Ren - Kung Pao Beef (left), Treasure Fried Rice (back), Singaporean Noodle (right), Vegetable Szechuan Rice (front) - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Wow. Just wow. The food was really good and the service is great. Started with chicken spring rolls and curry chicken spring rolls, those were amazing. Got beef fried rice and sweet and sour chicken and that blew us away. Will definitely come back here for take out too! read more

Hakka Ren - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

So, I ordered from here again recently. This time I went with the Chilli Chicken and the Hakka chowmein. To say we were absolutely blown away by what we tasted would be an understatement. My wife and I savoured every bit of it and then regretted not having ordered more. This was on par if not better than some of the hakka places we have been to in India. Having said that, we have ordered thrice from here. The first time it was outstanding, the second time it was okayish and the third time, it reached transcendental levels and we pretty much ordered the same or similar items so they probably do have a bit of a taste consistency issue. I have also heard good things about Chilli Chicken House which I would like to try but for now, this is the best Hakka style food I have had outside India. read more

Hakka Ren - Chilli Chicken, Chow mein and plain rice(complimentary) - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

My actual rating is 4.5. The ambience is good and so is the service. Overall the food is good among all the restaurants I have had in GTA. I will definitely be back if I am in Mississauga. We were group of 7. We ordered Manchow Soup, Chicken Pakoda, Chicken Lollypop, House special Hakka noodles, Schezuan Fried Rice and Chilli Chicken Dry. Full 5 stars to soup, appetizers and the fried rice. But 3.5 stars to noodles & chilli chilli chicken which we didn't like much. One oddity is that they don't provide the fried noodles with the Manchow Soup. We had to order it separately. Duh! read more

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The restaurant was very accommodating to our group of 9 adults and 3 children. We kept ordering food and they kept bringing it out. Service was excellent. Food was good but not spectacular. Chicken Lung Fung Soup - 5 - Very flavorful Chicken Filled Won Ton Soup - unk - I didn't try it but it didn't look like very many won ton. Chicken Pakora - 3 - Okay. The green sauce gave it character. Deep Fried Chicken Wings with Yunan Sauce - 4 - Slightly messy but very flavorful. Drums of Heaven - 3 - Good. Beef with Broccoli - 2 - Way too much sauce. House Special Fish - 5 - Excellent. Was supposed to be mildly spicy but I felt it was spicier. Cauliflower Manchurian - 3 - We had ordered it dry, but they made it wet. They noticed it before we did and offered to remake it but we opted to keep it. Next time, we'll stick to dry. Chicken Ying Yang Rice. - 2 - Either the chicken was cut very small or there was just wasn't much chicken. Flavor was somewhat bland and the dish was dry. Vegetable Shanghai Noodles - 3 - Not nearly enough garlic or veg. Note that this restaurant does not serve pork and one of our diners has an allergy to shrimp. Otherwise we would not have ordered as many chicken dishes. We're curious as to how different our scores would be had we ordered other proteins. read more

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First time here and no real disappointment. Very busy place even at 9pm on Saturday. The initial impression was so-so though since it was very smoky. They definitely need to work on the ventilation/exhaust system in the restaurant-or you can chalk it up as a more authentic Hakka experience :) The food was quite good. The portions were decent and the spice had a bit of kick but not wow give me the milk! The chicken and the fish was both quite tasty and cooked right. The spring roll was a bit watery on the inside but very crispy and not burnt on the outside so it was still satisfactory. The Shanghai noodles actually tasted a little bit sweet which is unique..we fixed that by adding a bit of hot sauce. We definite picked a good spot in Sauga! read more

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Very average! The service is just fine and so is the food. The good - manchow soup and curry chicken spring roll The average - Kung Pao chicken Disappointing - vegetarian Manchurian seemed like the chef fried chickpea flour with no veggies and added soy sauce to manchow soup and served. Also they do not provide side of Rice with any main dish - hence have to be ordered separate. read more

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I mean it's fine tasting food but it doesn't seem super authentic Hakka food. I feel like they've catered a little too much to commercial flavours when they could have opted to stay more traditional in flavours. Guess it's okay for a quick lunch but nothing ground breaking here read more

Some dear friends of mine were visiting from Kentucky and had requested Hakka food, thinking (hoping) they were getting the Jamaican style Hakka food that we grew up with. Unlike that style, the Indian style Hakka food popular in the GTA, does not include pork. They were a little disappointed to hear that but all was well after they tasted the food! I was completely unfamiliar with Hakka Ren but chose it based on proximity to the hotel my friends were staying at and ratings published on Yelp. Looking over the menu, the dishes didn't seem to be as authentic as the places I frequent in the east end of the city. How do I know this? The menu had American Chopsuey, no bok choy, and they didn't know what snow peas tips were. They definitely catered to a more Canadian crowd. Trusting me to make most of the choices, we ordered Chicken Pakora, Chili Chicken, Sweet & Sour Chicken, Ginger Beef, Chicken Fried Rice, and Green Beans. The food arrived quickly and looked good, although different from what I get from my usual spots. These dishes had a lot of gravy. A lot. Despite being a little different from what I'm used to, it tasted very good. Everything was seasoned and cooked very well, with just enough heat to make it interesting. The gravy on the rice was good. For an introduction to Indo-Chinese Hakka cuisine, my friends enjoyed the food very much. That's what really counted! read more

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On a Saturday evening dinner, we were seated immediately. The restaurant was almost full. The staff courteous and could converse with ease. The interior was done well and clean. We ordered a medium Hot and Sour Soup which came out in a few minutes. The colour not the usual Hakka style as it looked more brownish and many of the Hakka soups were dark Soya Sauce coloured. The temperature not too hot. The spice level more towards mild or medium rather than spicy. The sourness was OK. Would have loved some fresh veggies in it. We also got a Veggie Fried Rice, a Veg Manchurian, a Veg Hakka Chowmein and a Mixed Vegetables in Hot Garlic Sauce. And yes a bowl of plain rice. The plain rice quantity was amazing. We requested less oil to be used in Fried Rice and Chowmein. The rice was done properly but not the noodles. The Rice although good, lacked the spicy flavour that comes along with Hakka food. The same for noodles as well. The quantity was fairly good. The Veggie Manchurian was perfectly done. The mini pakoras Fried to perfection and sauced just with the right amount of spice. However the quantity was a big miss. When you compare the rice and Chowmein the Manchurian felt as it was half plate. And that's we had to order the mixed veggies in garlic sauce. Same the quantity was way too less. The dish also lacked garlic flavour. I have had this dish elsewhere and you felt garlicky at first bite, here it felt that garlic was probably a side spice. A good place, but they need to re-think about their quantity on some of their dishes. read more

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Tried this place for the first time go to lunch special it was $8.99 with taxes and everything came up to $10.14 the lunch special came with rice manchurian chicken a soup and a spring roll the spring roll was very tiny the soup was an egg drop soup and the chicken was not a lot of chicken just a lot of coating You're better off going to hakka legend for the lunch special which is a way better deal. The chicken was so old and dry And stale could hardly chew it. My first and last time here. I came here upon reading the reviews but clearly the reviews are wrong the food quality here is definitely below par Restaurant looks modern and new but definitely whoever the cook there is not good So just being honest in my opinion Hope this helps others read more

Hakka Ren - Manchuran chicken lunch special with egg drop soup and spring roll Sorry I ate the spring roll but it was very tiny LOL - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

DO NOT EAT HERE! The WORST FOOD AND CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! Save your money and go to another Hakka place and they will serve much better food with way better customer service! I ordered for 4 meat dishes, 1 hakka chowmein and one fried rice. The order was incorrect and I ended up getting two noodles instead. We drove over 40 mins to get to the restaurants and another 40 mins back only to find out our order was incorrect. When I called them, the first thing they said was to drive back drop of the noodles so they can replace it. There are few things that is Seriously wrong here, one being what in the world are you going to do with food I return ?? Serve it to another customer? (UNHYGIENIC) And secondly you are going to inconvinence the customer for the wrong order? Honestly the food was absolutely bland, noodles were over cooked, soaked in soy sauce. The chicken dishes we ordered tasted bland, and the coating was too thick. Honestly do yourself a favour and go anywhere else but here. read more

Good food, quantity and service Don't go if you are looking for great ambience. We love the soups at Hakka Ren read more

The service is SOOOO sweet here! I don't know if it was just the one Asian server we had, but he was super friendly - really made sure we had everything and answered all our questions about the menu! Even though we went on a Wednesday night, the place was still relatively full. We got the Paneer with house sauce (it was sweet and spicy), the Eggplant with manchurian sauce, hakka styled fried rice and the hakka style chicken 10 piece. The rice was really well made, but we weren't expecting the Paneer and the Eggplant to be drenched in their sauces (Idk it's probably just a culture thing tho). However, all of it fell just under $50 which I thought was very reasonably priced. The order also came out super fast. For its service and great pricing, would definitely recommend. Really enjoyed the elegant yet cozy vibe! read more

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Good food! I definitely liked it better in comparison to other hakka places iv been to. We got their rice and manchurian and wontons Everything was delicious read more

I have been to this place twice already and really like the food. It's a small place with a few tables but exceptional customer service! The food was authentic with a huge portion size. One negative thing was that the chicken dishes with gravies had way too much salt hence the 3 stars. The green chutney that they serve with the fried appetizers is flavourful but spicy. The chicken pakora and lollipop chicken are nicely battered and fried. The egg fried rice was perfectly cooked and was flavourful. The servers always greet you, take your order and serve you with a smile on their face. The food also comes on times so if you are hungry this is a big plus point. The location is also great right near a bubble tea place, oceans and other gems in the same plaza. Do give this place a try. read more

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My first visit I ordered chicken Shanghai noodles tasted alright, just recently I visited then ordered chicken fried rice tasted bland enough though it had a pack of soy sauce + hot sauce. At this time it's only take out due to covid - 19 virus. The portions size is full within the container, the food isn't greasy. The menu had a decent selection of items, their prices are high. Not authentic Chinese food, I highly don't recommend this restaurant. read more

Hakka Ren - the front of the restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Pretty good food with HUGE portions. Went here pretty late night on saturday and it was PACKED. Understandably the service was a little spotty at times but overall pleasant. Not knowing how huge the portions were, we ordered a hot and sour soup, chili chicken, fish pakora, and Hakka noodles. The hot and sour soup came out first and we were apprehensive at first seeing all the little pepper bits in this bright red soup. But it wasn't actually as spicy as it looked and the flavour is a little different from what I'm used to at traditional Chinese restaurants. It tasted more like a sour BBQ sauce? Which sounds pretty obscure but actually tasted quote good. It was actually one of the better dishes. Next we received the fish pakoras. The mixed signals continue as the green sauce it is served with is SO SPICY! Not for the faint of heart for sure! I had to go on and eat the pakoras dry which were still really tasty. Perfectly crispy and jam packed with fish. However, very very very salty. My lips almost curled up eating this. We got the chili chicken a bit after and in comparison to another Mississauga hakka restaurant (chili chicken house) I don't think it was quite as good. Still pretty flavorful but the chicken could have been marinated more, if at all. As the chunks are quite large, the outside parts that were covered in sauce were flavorful while the inside bites were a bit lackluster. Overall still pretty good but needs improvement. Finally the Hakka noodles. This my sister ordered and I was not sure what to expect. Personally I felt it was really underwhelming and I don't recommend it as I'm sure they have many other better dishes. This dish is made up of dry lightly-salted noodles stir fried with shrimp. The shrimp were tiny and didn't seem proportionate to the amount of noodles given. But maybe that's your steeze? Overall, we left with enough food for another meal for all 3 of us for the next day. So Hakka Ren definitely gets an A+++ for value. Their popularity certainly reflects this as well. Not the best food I've ever had but it definitely hits the spot if you're in need for some delicious Hakka food. read more

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We decided to try out Hakka Ren and made sure they were open and doing takeout orders. We ordered a bunch of food and were so glad we did. They gave a nice substantial portion of each item and we were glad to try a variety of things. I would recommend the dry crispy beef. I think that was everyone's favorite item on the menu and the most flavorful. Everything else seemed a bit bland in comparison. We also got the chili chicken which was good but a bit too saucy. It definitely needed a bit more seasoning and taste. I had to add salt to all the food to make it taste a little better. We also got two different types of fried rice and the portions were huge. We also got the hot and sour soup which was ok. They packaged everything really well so nothing fell and all the food made it home safely and was still really warm. The prices seemed a bit substantial for the quantity of items that we got and many of the items lacked a bit flavor so that was a bit disheartening. Overall I think I will go back if I am truly dying for Hakka, but nothing was really spectacular. I debated between giving three stars or two. We had a pretty decent experience so I gave it three stars but in terms of the quality of the food it would definitely be more of a two star. I really truly hope they improve their food because they have A good product that could be spectacular. read more

Small restaurant with limited seating, but avail for groups and reservations. Upon entering, customers pile up at door waiting to be seated, as there isn't much of a waiting area. You Place your name on a hand written waiting list. Staff are friendly once you say hi. They open up and offer great meal suggestions and favorites. Lunch special meals avail and halal. We tried the vege pakoras ( nice crispy ) with tamarind sauce , Szechuan chicken ( popular favourite), house chow mein, house fried rice and tiger shrimp fried in butter. Bill came to $67. Good food, good price and good portions. Front of house manager comes to tables to say hi and check on guest. Back of house manger hand delivers some of the food to also say hi to guest. That's customers service lacking in so many restaurant. read more

Hakka Ren - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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Love Hakka food, eat it all the time. Was looking forward to trying this place so I ordered the chili chicken lunch special with fried rice upgrade. Order arrived wrong, they gave me wet. Soggy batter, no crispness. Taste has very little heat, very little garlic and ginger. More of a soupy soy sauce gravy. Can't stress enough about the lack of heat! Portion size was pretty tiny IMO. My usual go-to is New China Garden in Brampton and it's literally gotta be twice as much food.. Can't say I'd be in a rush to return unfortunately Interior is very clean and nice however read more

Hakka Ren - Wrong order, small portion - Chinese Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

I was so stoked to try this place cause I just started a new job. Initially had planned to order for my entire company from here but boy am I glad I tried it out first. First of all the booths on the right side of the restaurant are slanted. Not a biggie for most but it made my friend and I both nauseous so we moved. Our waiter had strong BO but I tolerated it because I was quite excited to try this place. Ordered the eggplant, chilli fish and shrimp pakoras. Tried to find the famous Hakka noodles but couldn't so asked if they could check if they serve "foong-mei" noodles - signature hakka noodles and they said no only to then finally find it on the menu under caramelized noodled. First of all everything was SO salty I nearly cried the sodium out of my throat. The chilli fish was a let down. The shrimp pakora packed the right punch for flavour but the batter inside was uncooked and runny - worst read more

We often pass by Hakka Ren restaurant and finally decided to give it a try after getting a recommendation from a coworker. That decision turned out to be a good idea. Hakka is generally used to describe a Chinese-Indian fusion cuisine and our experience at Hakka Ren was exactly that. We ordered a Chicken Lun Feng soup (a tasty chicken soup with a mix of vegetables), a house special chicken and a rice&noodle mix plate. The portions at the restaurants are large and the food was very flavorful. I enjoyed the soup and had three servings of it. The house special chicken was crispy and covered with a sweet&sour sauce with just a hint of spicy. The rice and noodle plate was very large and we ended up really full. The service at the restaurant was friendly and overall we received good attentive service. I liked Hakka Ren and would recommend it for those looking for reasonable pricing, big portions and bold, sometimes spicy Hakka style Chinese food. 3.7 / 5.0 read more

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3 1/2 stars. I still love this place. It's one of my favourite hakka restaurants in Mississauga but damn, why is the service so damn slow?! My sister made reservations for 7:30pm for her birthday dinner. None of the servers came to see us until 20 mins later and we didn't get our food until 8:30pm! We had to ask for water which took about half an hour. Love this place but something needs to be done about the service. read more

Noisy. Kid running, yelling. Eventually had to call waiter, apparently we are invisible sometimes.... Decent greasy Hakka food. About 15 bucks a dish. I'd probably ONLY go during lunch menu, cheaper. 2 dishes, 35 w tip... EXPENSIVE read more