Archie's A Filipino Experience Done Right…read more I rarely eat at Filipino restaurants usually it's instant regret. But Archie's is different. Modern, welcoming, and consistently solid. I've had their food at parties, so trying it fresh was overdue. The mixed meat platter delivered big flavor, and the sisig was muy bien rich, sizzling, and properly done. As a meat-forward eater, I'm picky. No regret here. If you want a good Filipino experience that feels fresh and inviting, Archie's hits it.

Was not open when it stated it opened at 9am. Waited 10 mins. No sign of life inside except a rice…read morecooker on. Tried calling, no answer. Oh well, lost a potential customer visiting from out of the country. Was told food was good but have no idea as we didn't get chance eat here.

The spicy green beans were very flavorful and cooked perfectly, tender but still a little crispy,…read moremy favorite dish of all the things we ordered. Mongolian beef was delicious and very tender too. The steamed dumplings in spicy garlic sauce were fantastic, with lots of garlic and just the right amount of heat. Everyone was friendly and service was fast. Highly recommend.

My friend recommended this place to try. We came here on Saturday for lunch and was somewhat…read moresurprised how quiet the place was. On the weekend, it doesn't open until 1pm. This restaurant serves Chinese Indian Food. It was pretty good. We got the Fish Pakora, Chicken Manchurian style Chow Mein, House Style Lamb and Naan Roti. The House Style lamb was the biggest disappointment. It was quite salty and kind of gamy. The Naan Roti wasn't good either. I really liked the Fish Pakora, it was super tasty. The chow mein was good as well. The flavor was unique and very tasty. The restaurant is located in a strip mall where there are plenty of parking. Prices are quite reasonable.

This review is based upon my ordering takeout. I made a special request off the menu and they…read morehonored it. I recommend checking & opening the containers before leaving the restaurant, however. I asked for vegetables to be cooked until very soft for my elderly mother's weak teeth. They were not cooked soft. Perhaps communication error. Nice family-run place. I am used to Chinese-American cooking, which this is not. It seems authentic Chinese. A mandarin-speaking couple was dining in while I was there. Prices were higher than what I was used to for Chinese takeout. But I am new to the area and this is an upscale neighborhood. If you have a yen for Chinese food, give it a try!

I love this restaurant. The food is authentic Chinese food not "renovated" mixed Chinese style and…read morewestern style food

Best chicken manchow soup ever! Their service is always great and the food is delicious. Ambience…read moreis quite yet luxurious. Their mid afternoon buffets always have a variety and are great at the price point. Highly recommended.

Honestly, I have never had Indian-Chinese food before so I didn't know what to expect…read more Lunch buffet (11-3) is $15 on Mon-Fri and $20 on weekends which is a really good price. The number of items are certainly more than the equally cheaper indian buffets in vancouver and burnaby. Manchow soup - no idea what that meant. It looked like the chicken manchurian but soup form. Green mango salad was just standard. Lightly dressed and tiny pieces of mango. It was just sitting in a container and not kept cold. Spring roll seemed hand made and not store bought which is a plug Crispy chili potatoes are fries coated with some seasoning. Flavor is not bad but they need to be fried better so much of them were soggy. Orange chicken tastewise is good. Again they need to fry it better. Some were crispy and some were soggy. Chicken manchurian was a dish I have never tasted before. I still don't know and can't describe what the flavor was. Fish hot garlic was not bad. I liked the flavor but again I wasn't sure what kind of flavor it was. Chili paneer had the same flavor as the chicken manchurian. Fried rice was fried well. Fried noodle was just ok. They came by and asked if we wanted naan. When it came it glistened with oil and had loads of garlic. Upon tasting it, it shockingly didn't have much garlic flavor. The texture of the naan was weird. Much thinner than I'm used to and not as chewy. Loads of parking as this is located in an outside mall. The decorations inside were super cool but very random.

My friend and I were at EMW for lunch today and absolutely loved it. We had salt and pepper prawns…read morewith salad and chicken satay with chow Mein noodles and Jasmine Tea. Everything was so fresh and delicious and the service was great. I look forward to ordering from here again soon.

DO NOT ORDER FROM HERE, THE OWNER IS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTINGAND VERY RUDE…read more During the pandemic, through encouragement of our local community, two times a week, we support immediately local to walnut grove, non chain businesses for dinner EMW used to be a regular for our household. our kids love their bubble teas and their noodles. If you look on our Uber eats app, they are probably the most ordered on our three accounts. Before we have had issues with inconsistency but never anything to really prevent us from ordering again. Until today. It wasn't even the inconsistency and lack of blatant concern for the special instructions. IT WAS THE OWNERS DISGUSTING BEHAVIOUR that made me leave this review and will PERMANENTLY remove EMW from my rotation. I ordered my usual today. 3 satee meals - one extra spicy and one chow mein regular. Now as I said before we order ALLLLLL the time so we are very aware of their menu and how their food should taste... might I also add we are from the caribbean, so we arent afraid of spicy food. I shared my kids dinner as I normally would, and my one year old started screaming and hollering gasping for air crying HOT hot hot.. I grabbed her and my husband checked the box and said no this is hers. Well they didnt make ONE spicy ... they made ALL THREE extra spicy.. and asian spice is of a different level of heat. even now shes still drinking water and crying, 30 mins after. I simply called them saying there was an error on the order and i was wondering how i could switch out the food, expecting that i would just drive and swap them out. The lady on the phone did not really understand what i was saying so she put a gentleman on the phone who introduces himself as the cook and starts to immediately go off and insist that he did nothing wrong. I said to him we eat there all the time .. the regular satee stylie is fine for us.. my husband is the one who eats the extra spicy without blinking an eye. he continues to say he did nothing wrong and i said to him this is ridiculous i have nothing to feed my kids now, i cant even eat it. THIS MAN LAUGHED AFTER ME and continued to say that he did nothing wrong and when i tried to answer he hung up the phone one me. I called back He answered the phone i told him he was very rude to hang up the phone and that i need to speak to the manager. He said he was the owner and cook, and that hes not speaking to me further. I told him id be making a formal complaint to UBER eats about this becuase now i have to spend more money to get my kids dinner. He simply couldve swapped the food out. I am pretty sure he cooked all the satee styles together, or did not switch pots in between ( they were the exact same order just one with a different level of spice) THERE ARE OTHER LOCAL RESTAURANTS MORE WORTHY OF YOUR DOLLAR. IN A UNPRECEDENTED TIME LIKE THIS PLEASE SUPPORT THOSE WHO CARE, HAVE MANNERS AND ACTUALLY APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HELPING TO KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN. I WILL ABSOLUTELY NEVER SPEND ANOTHER DOLLAR HERE IN MY LIFE. i DO NOT DESERVE TO BE YELLED AT AND MOCKED OVER AN ERROR ON A ORDER. THE OWNER IS ABSOLUTELY UNDESERVING OF THE KINDNESS OF THIS COMMUNITY!

Loved the duck curry. They have ramen! Thai iced tea was spot on. Gyozas were delicious. Very…read morefriendly service

This restaurant is located right off of E. College Way. Their building does not look like an…read morearchetypical restaurant but rather a residential home. The inside is very clean and quaint while the staff is very courteous and polite. We ordered a green curry and an unagidon. After ordering, the food came out after about 12 minutes. They tasted delicious and the portions were spot on for each person, just enough to fulfill our stomach without any leftovers. We highly recommend trying this place out.

The online reviews don't lie about this place - it's cheaper than other places, with huge portions,…read moreand great flavor. It has definitely become my new go to place for Chinese food. I ordered the Cantonese Special Chow Mein (crispy noodles) and the portion was so generous. It was full of bok choy, barbecue pork, chicken, and shrimp. I still couldn't believe the amount of food I got for $11.60, which is several dollars cheaper than other places for the same dish. Their menu is extensive and the food is ready quickly and is piping hot. I will most definitely be back to try out their other dishes. Note: they only do takeout or delivery, no dine in

Excellent food at great prices! We love to order dinner for two and enjoy it twice! Large…read morequantities of well-prepared food means you'll definitely have leftovers to enjoy another time!

Drove down from courtenay to meet with a friend to go to the…read moreCity & Colour show and she suggested the Block as she had been before. Ambiance was great - super warm and welcoming which was magnified by the host. Super lovely. Then the wait staff. Whoever is hiring/training is doing a great job! Not drinking right now but the cocktail menu was super tempting. Every menu item sounded great. We got some help on ordering from our servers and Tanya picked ones she had enjoyed before. We also sat right beside the pick up window so it was fun seeing food come out! The food was fantastic. See pictures for what we ordered. Not sure if I can remember the names of everything but it was a perfect combo!!

So straight up this place went and took us to places we hadn't been prior to eating at the Block…read more Overall a very enjoyable experience for sure, but you cannot pigeonhole this place, which is a very good thing! We are big fans of traditional fare, but the Block is a place we are so glad we experienced and will certainly return utilizing the knowledge we garnered during our first experience. A big thank you to for helping us through picking one price fixe January exploration of your local restaurants and filling it with other ala carte additions. As we often do we ordered far too much food, wanting to explore everything off a menu that is far reaching. Not sure if our additions worked with the price fixe menu, but we sure enjoyed checking everything out. The interior is interesting with the addition of structural steel in the space to keep this heritage building (I think) standing tall for a few generations. We sure hope it's still here for a long while and will most likely come again the next time we are in Victoria. That is saying a lot as there are a wide range of restaurants in the neighbourhood, but you do want to check the Block out!

Large lot for easy parking. We walked in right at 4pm - opening - on a Tuesday. One other couple…read morewas already seated. We knew we wanted spring rolls and wontons, so we ordered that when brought water. We decided on the seven flavor beef for the meal to split. The two apps came out quickly. The wontons were SO GOOD. And the spring rolls were well done but nothing special - solid sauce. The beef came out at the perfect time, right after we finished the apps. And Woweee! It is so good! The beef is tender and flavorful with the crispy lettuce underneath and delicious spices. It went well with the rice, which was perfectly cooked average white rice. We had enough beef left to make one more meal with our own rice. We will 100% be back and are so looking forward to the beef, wontons, and perhaps something new!

This place is fantastic!! Best Chinese food I've had in a long time. Orange chicken was crisp, and…read morethe sauce was amazing. Service was great as well.

This may be one of the best sushi and bento restaurants in Vancouver, delicious high quality menu…read moreitems and healthy portions, even for takeout. Every item is solid from each sashimi slice, tasty karage, the cute onigiri, so good mama, crispy tempura, perfect rice, salads and tasty croquette! The portions are so good for the prices. My favorites are the sushi and sashimi bento, Kama bento, hamachi kama and chirashi. These bentos are better than some in Japan! Only wish they delivered in Oakridge!

Great service and nice staff. The bento lunch boxes are well priced, under $20 and give you…read moreeverything you need. The interior is clean, and the sushi tastes fresh. Would recommend a come back again for the lunch special.