A decent go-to place for a body massage when life gets the best of me. It's cheaper than other places and closer to me than going out to the city. There is no luxury frills as everyone else says and you can't be shy about your body because you only get a skimpy towel that barely covers your skin. They will rub your body down, using their fists and elbows, and will get on top of the table. The technique is usually common among the other Asian massages you go to. They will also spend more time at one part of your body where you hold many knots, so of course it will hurt. The purpose is to find the source where you hold stress and loosen it out. My favorite part is when they wipe your body down with hot towels. The few times I went, my body was a little bit sore, but it never got to a point when it was unbearable. However, my body felt amazing the day after and my knots were gone. I never had trouble communicating with them and was never demanded a tip before the massage. They usually asked me to pay the price upfront and if I paid with card, I'd just tell the lady I'll tip the masseuse after. Your masseuse will wait for you out front, so that you can tip them and they will present you with a small cup of water. read more

Happy Garden Massage - Massage Near Me - Pacifica, California

Excellent massage! Clean, comfortable, warm, and professional. This was my first time here, and I will definitely be back. I was apprehensive after reading some of the reviews, but I am so happy I went to judge for myself, because I had a truly great experience. The lady who massaged me was able to locate tension points without even asking me! I have paid significantly more money at other places, and this place did a better job, for half the price as other places. read more

This is my first time to visit this massage shop . Overall is good , price is reasonable, the staff is very professional. My neck and shoulder are painful for a long time, I really feel relaxed. Definitely I will come back again! read more

Loved this place! I was hesitant based on the mixed yelp reviews but my back was aching and I was desperate to find a place last minute. I drove there being that it was close to home and it was pretty empty. The lady at the front asked me to take a seat while she finished up someone else. I waited like 5 minutes before she came back and asked me what I wanted to get. Because of the yelp reviews I already knew what I wanted and I already knew I had to tip ahead of time so we got that out of the way rather quickly. She moved me into a room; gave me a few minutes and then came in and got right to work. It was the best massage of my life! She was great and surprisingly strong and yes she jumped on the table like a ninja but that was the best part. Again like others have said not frills but to the point and my back felt great afterwards. read more

Awful customer service. My boyfriend and I were in town for our anniversary and decided to get massages at Happy Garden. My feet were sore from working the previous week, so I wanted a foot massage and he wanted a body massage. The woman at the front charged us both for body massages (though I feel we were clear about what we wanted) and when I told her I wanted a foot massage she refused to change it. I received a body massage from another masseuse, who was wonderful, but it wasn't what I wanted and I still left with sore feet. My boyfriend received his massage from the woman at the front and she kept leaving to answer the phone and greet people at the front-he said his massage was not great. I tipped 20% for my great massage, but when my boyfriend chose to tip 10% for his mediocre massage and bad service she told him it was too small. We left feeling upset rather than relaxed. read more

Very nice place to go great and friendly staff never had a bad experience Doris is amazing . The boss always so welcoming . Best massage in the Bay Area . read more

Very nice. We often go no frills asian style massage place. I like this place because the massage was in the individual private room. No need to hear the chatting between the therapists nor other customers phone talk. Hot towel treat was also one of my highlight moment. I can not wait try their foot massage next time. read more

OMG.. Even one star is too much for the lady who massage for me yesterday. She was very unprofessional that kept talking w her coworker who massage my bf. she forgot to moving her hand and there was no pressure after 3 min even though I asked harder. She completely doesn't know how to massage. She just put lotion and help to absolve on my foot. I don't even want to spend my time to review her but I hope that no more customer spend their money for invaluable service. It was worst service I've ever never had. read more

I love this place, people here are nice and friendly. The price is reasonable, I am enjoying the massage, make mI will come back to happy Garden Massage again:) read more

Horrible place for a massage. Lady kept leaving the room with my bare skin exposed and speaking with guests walking in the door multiple times. She kept telling me to relax about 5 times, messed up my hair, was in a rush. I could've gotten a better massage on a massage chair at the mall for $5. Instead, i spent that 5 dollars for her tip, but she demanded me more and i had to say that i didn't have any more for her. I don't know how this could be a massage place. read more

Happy Garden Massage is the best massage in the Bay Area! I have been here a few times and always get the best massage! The foot massage is the perfect full body treatment, it soothes all of the major stress areas and leaves you feeling calm and relaxed. Lily and Matty are the BEST!!! read more

5 stars for the massages. It's a really beautiful massage store. Every time I went there, whether counter or in the room,it always fresh flowers,let's me have a good mood,so I really love it. And they have a good price,I bought package,only $40 for 60mins,it lower price lets me enjoy a good time . I will come back soon. read more

My first time back after a long time and still just as good as it always was. It is owned by a husband and wife who don't speak very much English but I know the wife is taking classes and trying to improve. Really sweet people with strong hands! read more

great friendly masseuse! I've had the foot massage a few times, and they work really hard to get all my tension and knots out! the foot massage starts with a warm soak of your feet while they work on the head/scalp, neck, and back, and arms. they then focus a lot of time on the feet and legs. finally, you flip over, and they work on the entire back side. great, no frills, deep tissue massage! read more

I really enjoy it... good massage for a great price! I am a surfer so i enjoy a massage after surfing . They always are accommodating and provide good work. Maybe not the most English spoken, but I am not there for an English class. I will def go back read more

Got the full body massage with Elise and it was awesome. I will definitely go back. The receptionist was very friendly and did not ask to tip in advance. They spoke enough English to make basic communication. read more

Lily is the greatest. I was having a particularly stressful week and needed a quick massage after getting off from work. I walked in on a Saturday at 4pm and was seen quickly. I was a little put off because she told me to wait until she finished dinner, but it wasn't too much of a big deal to me. The massage was worth it. I did not have to tell her where my problem spots were! Lily just went for those areas and did a great job of smoothing out my knots and built up tension in my lower back. I felt so refreshed afterwards. There can be a language barrier if you don't speak Mandarin. read more

Reviews are accurate. No frills, clean, great massage with attention to troubled areas, language barrier. It's $45 for the same quality you can pay $100 for, so ignore the local homeless guy sitting on the front stair scratching his scratcher ticket, and that its above the strip mall dive bar. Close your eyes, don't chit chat and enjoy. I did tip $15 as another review suggested, because it was worth it. (She did get on the table for parts of the massage which I think may surprise some people.) I really hope this place is legit. I looked it up and it was a place on hickey that got busted for prostitution. read more

They damaged my finger doing a finger massage. The girl bent my finger back so hard it damaged the joint. Now it's painful after a month still and I have to splint it every day. It affects almost every aspect of my life. I remember grimacing in pain when she bent the tip of my middle finger backward. One time I was there and the guy came in to give me a massage wreaking of cigarettes. I had adjusted the face cradle exactly how I like it. He SHOVED it back to a position HE wanted it to be in WHILE MY FACE WAS STILL ON IT!! My girlfriend went too, had the same guy once and he massaged her so hard she had to yell at him to get him to lighten up because almost none of them speak any English. I don't recommend this place, especially if you use your hands for anything. Who doesn't? read more

Everyone at this place is super friendly and professional! This is my go to spot for getting a massage and the price is unbeatable. I highly recommend coming here! read more

I have been coming here for years. Lily provides a strong massage and is able to relieve my chronic neck and shoulder pains. The prices here are very reasonable and customer service is good. read more

Nina gave a great soft massage like I requested. Water temperature warm, perfect. Hot towels are a nice touch at the end.

First, I can take a lot of pressure. I've had numerous Thai, Shiatsu, Tui Na and Deep Tissue massages at a wide variety of spas and massage establishments. I worked in a spa for over 2 years. This place is scary. Do not go. I have been to so many of these Asian massage places, mixed bag. Some decent, some great. Mostly you run into no English an inability to advise places where you might have injuries or explaining what kind of pressure you need but most of the workers are kind and at least intuitive enough to know that they are going toooo deep and to back off. They listen to the body, they try to adjust their pressure for each person. Not so at Happy Garden tonight. This place is near my house and I have been in bed for a week recovering from hand surgery and was stiff everywhere. This place was the worst ever. First, as usual, nobody speaks English. I expected that so I had a letter in both Cantonese and Mandarin saying I recently had hand surgery and not to touch my left arm. I was wearing thick bandages and a split. The male "therapist" grabbed my left arm numerous times including putting oil on it. When I was begging no, I undid my splint to show him the bandages, he slapped me on the butt twice. He laughed at me when I said "ouch" or "no," cursed at me in Chinese multiple times and intentionally dug his elbow into my iliotibial band harder when I was gasping in pain, barely breathing...he was actually laughing at me, imitating my own breathing and wincing, and hit me on the leg. Now attempting to have my ATM account credited. This place is UNSAFE. I am a massage therapist with CAMTC.org and have never been so humiliated and hurt by an Asian massage establishment. read more

I found this place online ive never been so happy they are all friendly and very professional. I highly recommended this place whoever disagrees is lying . read more

while on vacation in SFO area we saw this on yelp and went here but we'll never go back again. i didnt like the massage because it was like she's on a rush to get more customers and it was not relaxing at all. she also demanded for the exact amount of tip. read more

Great place to get a full deep tissue massage at the most reasonable price you're going to get .....anywhere. As people have mentioned it's a no frills type of place, but still extremely clean and comfortable. You begin by soaking your feet in warm/hot water, and they begin to massage your head, neck, back, arms, legs and feet. Come dressed in loose clothing -- yoga pants, t-shirt will suffice. I have friends who come here every 2 weeks because it's that amazing -- I'll be following suit shortly :) read more

I can't even begin to say how horrible my experience here was. I live right down the street from here and I was having kind of a crappy day and just wanted to relax so I figured I would give this place a shot. I was not asked to tip in the beginning like some people were but this was the worst and most painful massage I've ever had. I had a man as my masseuse, he literally spoke no English, and massaged me like he would massage a 250 pound man (I weigh about 110) I told him multiple times it was too hard and he didn't understand and kept saying "oh you want harder" then I would have to lift my head and say "NO ITS TOO HARD" he finally understood and just kept saying it was cuz I had big knot. This happened 3 separate times, but the entire massage was such quick sloppy movements that even if his pressure would of been good, the massage still would of been terrible for the mere fact of how quick and unrelaxing it was. I was in pain the entire time and was debating to tell him to stop and then walk out cuz I was so miserable. I knew I wouldn't get my $45 back so I decided to stick it out. When he was done beating the crap out of my back side, I turned over and he told me I was very pretty and did quick little slap on my cheek....uhh wtf?! Didn't rub my feet at all, and then walked out. I had no idea if I was done or what the deal was so I laid there for a few mins Til I realized he must be done. I got dressed and did NOT want to tip, as I was in severe pain and upset I wasted $45 to get beat up. It was awkward with him and the front desk lady standing in the way to leave so I handed him $10 and left. I would NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS RECOMMEND ANYONE TO GO HERE!!!! It's worth spending another $20 and going to a PROFESSIONAL spa and actually getting a massage where someone knows what they are doing. I got my massage last night and woke up in such bad pain I can barely move my back, I put icy hot on before bed and then frozen vegetable bags on my back this morning to try to relieve some of the pain but it's not doing much. DO NOT GO HERE. This place should be shut down. I would give it 0 stars if it was possible. read more

My lower back was hurting a bit when I got off work yesterday, so I figured I'd treat myself to a massage. I looked up a place I could get a last minute massage on Yelp and found Happy Garden Massage in Pacifica. I paid for the 90 minute full body massage. The guy started massaging my back and I asked him five different times to go lighter because he was hurting me. He proceeded to bang around on my back and spine (wtf) and not for one minute did it feel good at all. I finally sat up and told him, "no, I'm done, get out so I can get my clothes on." and I pointed to the door. He left and I stood up to get my clothes on and he came back in immediately as I was standing there with no clothes on. Totally inappropriate. He brought the receptionist in and she took my shirt out of my hand and then grabbed my wrist really hard and tried pulling me back to the table, saying that she would finish. I refused and had to literally yank my arm out of her hand. I got dressed and walked out to the waiting area and wanted my money back, since I only stayed for 35 mins and paid for 90 mins including tip. The lady gave me $20 back and argued with me for a long time about why she wasn't going to give me anymore back while the man who gave me the horrible massage blocked the door to exit. They finally threw a few more $5 bills at me and I left because I was so upset and in so much pain. I iced my back and took Tylenol this morning and was in so much pain all night. No visible bruises, but I couldn't even sleep on my back because it's so tender and swollen everywhere. I'm in so much pain and am still pissed and pretty traumatized. read more

Exillent! Like Tyler B. says, this is no frills but it is the quality of the massage that counts. Theraputic, detailed and my back feels great! Worth the visit. read more

This place was a total disappointment. The front desk woman is pushy and does not listen to your requests. I called ahead of time and spoke to her over the phone and made it clear I wanted a female therapist. However when I got there they gave me a male therapist, I tried to tell the front desk woman who just shooed me away to the foot massage area and insisted I pay right away. There is a bar downstairs and so if you go in the evening there is music from the bar coming into the place and since they don't play any relaxing music there you have to hear all the commotion from the bar while you are trying to relax! To top it off you can smell cigarette smoke from people standing outside the bar smoking! The massage therapists do not speak English so it is very difficult to communicate with them! They get two stars for the price and for convenience, they are open late. I may give them another chance but not anytime soon. read more

$25 for an hour foot massage, $50 for a full body. Money well spent. My sister and I were in search for a foot massage nearby and came across this place on yelp and decided to give it a try. No appointment and didn't have to wait. First off, not an easy location to find. Its located upstairs from a bar. They accept both cash and credit cards and they expect to be paid prior to the massage. Then they lead us to a private room with two chairs. Once we got situated, two older ladies came in with a bucket of water to soak our feet. My water was HOT. I tried telling the ladies that but they couldn't understand me. They only speak mandarin. Boo. Minus a star. After a few minutes, i was able to put my feet in it. They start off massaging my scalp and then shoulders and then feet. Afterwards they flip you over to massage your back. All in all, it was good for what i paid. I tip my lady $10 at the end. Will definitely be back. read more

Wow! Just WOW! Wonderful experience. I have been trying all sort of massage places in the past two years, and I must say this place is one of the best. Beside the great massage you are dealing with a warm place with nice people. I will definitely go back to this place, and recommend it to anybody. Thanks! read more

Unprofessional. Many interruptions during the "massage". Sloppy unprofessional technique, and I have had many professional massages. I did not check to see if there were actual certification ceritficates on the wall, unfortunately. I've never been asked to pay up front, nor have I been asked to give more money for the tip that they did not think was sufficient. Poor customer service, at best. Spend a little extra and go to a spa with a great reputation. I will not return. read more

Love the place. I have been there a few times and they do not disappoint. I had foot massages every time and have always left feeling relaxed and completely satisfied. I've been to so many in SF, Daly City, and Milbrae, where I felt the therapists were either lazy or untrained. This place is a hidden gem with great therapists. It's an hour for basically a full body massage; even though it's categorized as foot massage. Plus, it's next to the beach! read more

WORST FUCKING PLACE EVER !!!!!!! I usually go to young again by ihop but they were fully booked and i need one really bad. I paid $130 for 2 for 1 hr body massage and 30 min foot massage. The guy i had doesnt fucking know anything about massaging he was rolling his whole fist and elbow on my back and thats all he did for one hour. I was saying "oww" because it hurts that he was putting pressure not on my muscles but my freaking bones. He was putting pressure on the back my ribs and on the side and i told him to stop doing it but he didnt. I also told him to focus on my shoulder instead of the back of ribs and he said wait. i would have stop but then they ask me to pay for it before it even started but either way it was a waste of money GO TO YOUNG AGAIN INSTEAD OF THIS PLACE!!! to top it all off i wasnt gonna give them tip but i was being nice to give them $5 and they said it was too small there was a girl who was blocking the door too fuckers !!!!!aint coming back here ever fuck the people that works here i swear !! read more

The lady that runs this place (I think she is the manager or head person in charge) knows what she is doing. The prices are very reasonable and I'll def be back here. It's no frills but I don't care because even though she doesn't speak much English, she is very , very good at her job. She can pinpoint where you have pain and what muscles need work just by feeling you out. She has strong hands which is what I need/like for my lower back pain. I'm not sure of her name but I've been here 4 times already and she has always been available and she also runs the front desk and answers phone calls . I'll continue to go here . You can't beat this place. read more

Wow, I cannot begin to tell you how amazing this place is. Seriously a hidden gem and an unbelievable deal. I've gone for a one hour massage twice now and it is so rejuvenating, relaxing and affordable, I don't why I don't go every week. Friendly and attentive staff -- so happy I found this place. read more

I have been here twice already. I like the environment there. hmmm They are somewhat polite. I said somewhat because the first time i went there, they were very polite, but the second time i went there, they were kind of rude. I understood that actually because they seemed like kind of busy. You need to use some easy English to communicate with them because they don't speak well English. The price is totally reasonable. Its worth to give it a try. I think i will go back here again:) read more

I had massage at this place which I had Lily the owner. She had not too much experience in massage. She is old and weak. I had not feel a bit of comfortable during the massage session. She also has a bad attitude and temper. I don't understand a thing of what she is saying during the session read more