This place is pretty cheap. They get 3.5 stars…read more Chicken chop suey had bean sprouts with some smoky wok flavour that were still crunchy. The chicken was very tender. Pepper pot steak was decent. It was actually black bean beef, though the black bean flavour was quite weak. The green pepper was a little bitter.

Originally I gave it 2 Stars but bumped it down to one after we had to fight over the bathroom. You…read moreknow what I mean. This food was the only thing that the both of us ate the same all day today. Location: Main Street Newmarket at the top of the hill. Parking: There's a couple of on-street spots in front of it. There's a laneway but I don't think you're allowed to park there but people do Store: You walk in there are six chairs for people to sit and wait and a counter you order at and pick up your food. You can look into the kitchen. There's a lot of people working in there it looks like it's never been updated since it was first built Food: It's take out only or delivery. A couple of times at work we have ordered takeout from here. But that was a while ago. And everyone always liked it. Wow things change We ordered the dinner for two. 2 Egg Rolls Chicken Chow Mein Sweet & Sour Spare Ribs Barbecue Pork Fried Rice I'll start off by saying the egg rolls and the chicken chow mein were tasted but not eaten. The egg rolls were overcooked but that's fine it just meant the outside is extra crispy but the inside tasted funny. I can't even explain it it was like beige chopped up things. One bite was all we could manage. The chicken chow mein was actually really gross. When we opened the container it smelled like cheap canned chicken soup, Itwas very liquidy and actually tasted like cheap chicken soup. One bite was all we had. The fried rice was okay. We ate it but it wasn't great like it used to be. And the sweet and sour spare ribs was good but I suspect it's a Jarred sauce that most Canadian style Chinese places used. You can't really mess up deep fried meat. Or I guess maybe they can. I will actually never go here again. The food wasn't I really have no idea how it's getting all these five stars. Even with nostalgia that food was not good

Cynthia's Chinese Restaurant in the Newmarket location is made up of 2 different restaurants: the…read morefine dining restaurant, and the buffet / all-you-can-eat restaurant. They're located in the same plaza, but in separate units. We went to the fine dining portion of the restaurant. The ambiance and interior décor were really nice, the inside was very clean, and the customer service was really good (a lot better than what you'd expect from a Chinese restaurant). There was live music (an actual singer) performing when we were there for a weekend dinner. It had a fine dining feel. I liked all the little details and ornament-like items that they used for the eating utensils (e.g. golden-plated chopstick rest, fancy soup bowl akin to the bowls used by Chinese emperors, etc.). They had both English and Chinese menus for you to choose. Although the service and overall experience were above average, the food was just average. The stand-outs for me were the Crab Meat & Corn Soup and Seafood Garlic Fried Rice. The soup had actual chunks of crab and a lot of corn, which I liked. The Seafood Garlic Fried Rice was moist and contained a good amount of seafood (small scallops, pieces of shrimps, shredded imitation crab). It was delicious and flavourful. The Scallops with Ginger and Onion was also good, with large scallops, sliced white onion, and I could really taste the ginger (with actual ginger pieces in the dish). Buddha's Delight Vegetables was a disappointment because it was too saucy and salty. It didn't contain bamboo shoots like the Buddha's Delight in some other Chinese places, but they had wood ear mushrooms which I liked.

First class service. I recommend you phone first and reserve a table. Very tasty and high class.read more

Gave this place a second chance after reading a good review. It was better this round but food…read morequality still isn't good. They get bumped up due to value. Got the Daily special, General Tso's Chicken. There has been no price rise since late 2020 The fried rice had some wok flavour, but it had some hard grains. And it was very undersalted. General Tso's chicken was reasonably crispy & the sauce was decent.

The last few visits for take out have been less than great....old rice is so obvious. Beef mixed…read moreveg usually gives a large serving of broccoli and not a good mix. Pad Thai was also bland and wasn't fresh. I think much of the food comes in frozen or heat and serve.

The combination plate has now increased in price by $2. My meal Dinner A was $10.50 not including…read moretax. Although it is still a good value for what you get (I often have leftovers for the next day) today the sweet and sour sauce was placed in the bottom of the tray instead of a sealed container and went all over everything. Not a big deal but left me with quite a mess eating it. Great taste , nice and hot and plentiful.

They don't have lunch combos but they have something even better - all day combos for one. I had…read moreCombination C, which was pretty good. The plain fried rice was good, with good wok flavour & a decent amount of egg, in addition to some frozen mixed vegetables.The General Tso's chicken was a fusion with sweet & sour, with a sauce that was red & seemed to have some tomato flavour while also being spicy. It was a bit crispy after 10 mins; the batter was thin so it wasn't that crispy but this also meant there was more meat instead of you getting a mouthful of batter. The egg roll was disappointing: dry & with little taste. The breaded shrimp was really battered & was normal. The wonton soup (a topup of only $1.75!) tasted above average. There were 3 wantons which tasted decent & had quite a lot of meat, though the skin was a touch thick in parts.

New menu is out so I thought I would post it with updated hours and prices. Picked up a great meal…read more. Perfect as usual.

Love all of their food and friendly service! Their Tom Yum soup is top notch with the right amount…read moreof heat.

Their food combos are delicious and their quality is consistent having been there was few times!…read morePrice is very reasonable and it's another Chinese comfort food place to keep on the lookout!

The wok hei here is pretty good. I mirror a lot of the other reviews for this restaurant in that…read morethis was not an expected find in Aurora. For the price, it's pretty reasonable and the portions are generous. Their lunches are a good deal as it comes with a soup and thus, i order, generally the egg rice noodle with beef, but they have a fair variety of hk/canto dishes you can choose from. In terms of speed, they're extremely quick with the orders and you get it within 10 minutes. Just be aware, some of the dishes may be too salty or oily, so if you don't want that, i would probably not recommend here. Food: 4/5 Service: 4.5/5 Price Point: 5/5 Overall: 4.5/5

I've been meaning to visit this place and finally dropped by today and ordered the combination…read moreplate C2 for lunch. Let's go by the menu step by step. First the egg roll had no meat only cabbage, I don't like cabbage ,strike 1. Second was the beef chop suey it was tasteless probably the worst I've ever had, strike 2. The sweet and sour ribs were inedible as I couldn't even bite into them but the sauce was OK, strike 3. The chicken fried rice was lacking any flavour as I was hard pressed to find any chicken, they are out. The only reason I gave them 1 star was because the complimentary fortune cookie was tasty. I threw out 90% of the meal and will not be returning ever.

After being disappointed with the Chinese food restaurant near my house that I was a regular at…read moreafter it changed owners, I looked around for somewhere else that offered simple Chinese takeout at a reasonable price. I got everything I wanted with Yang Chow, and I'll gladly keep coming back here again and again. This time, both my girlfriend and I got lunch combos (she, chicken cashew nut, and me shrimp cashew nut). They were both great, and neither of us left hungry. And I was pretty impressed by the amount of chicken and shrimp they included. And all for under $15, including drinks! The owners were very friendly, and seemed to sincerely appreciate our business. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because I missed having items like broccoli and cauliflower in the veggie mix. It wasn't bad or anything of the sort - but a simple mix mostly of carrot, celery, onion, green pepper, and baby corn. If you like your Chinese food simple, quick, well prepared, and inexpensive, I highly recommend this place!

I recommend going here for lunch as I found the dinner was not as fresh. Great variety and the last…read moretime I went here everything was fresh. The food did need to be filled a little faster as I couldn't find broccoli anywhere. I needs me my broccoli! The dessert was fantastic. Soo many options. I want to come here next time and just have dessert so I can try everything. That's okay, right?

Came to Mandarin on a Wednesday morning after running errands in Newmarket and we figured we didn't…read moreknow what we wanted to do for lunch and mandarin was just opening. We were instantly seated and our waitress, Faye grabbed our drink order and told us what special items they have for the moon festival. We tried most of the things that they offered, and I'd have to say they were good. The atmosphere was beautifully decorated for the Moon festival ! Thank you so much to Faye and everybody who worked in the room to make this experience easy and seamless definitely would recommend anyone who's looking for variety of food and friendly client service.