Tea Garden... the Chinese food you eat because you don't really have a choice. I'm finished with Tea Garden. I cannot find enough to justify the cost against the poor quality food. It doesn't matter what you order, it just isn't that good. read more

We recently got takeout from Tea Garden in Groveland, MA- Classic Chinese restaurant inside. Very popular in the area. The service was fast- food was ready in less than 20 minutes. Everything was fresh and delicious. Highly recommend the peking ravioli - well done. Also the General Gao's is delicious. All in all a great meal. Would recommend! read more

Their food is always delicious and it never takes more than half an hour for a pick up order to be ready! Definitely more of a take out place though, although it's just as good dining in! read more

Our favorite Chinese decided to sell and we are left looking for a new place. First, most of the reviews here were a decade old, so we discounted them. There are not very many current reviews, so we went in open to the experience. We were just testing the menu out, so bar seating and a spread of apps. First, the Mai Tais were spot on. Not that super sweet, pineapple, cherry juice mai tai, rather a solid rum drink. We had egg rolls first. Finally, a spot that doesn't fill egg rolls with 100% cabbage (Family Chinese). Their egg roll-had veggies, pork. Chicken wings off the speciality menu were so good. They advised us that they took longer and the wait was so worth it. Finally, scallion pancakes; crispy and plenty of scallions. We are going back to order dinners and check them out but we will be back read more

lady in the bar was very rude. food was overcooked. used to be good but will only go back if someone else takes our order

Is it the best American Chinese food I've ever had, no, but it is fresh and everything we've tried is good. I've never dined in but we've gotten take out 3 or 4x now. It's very convenient, so we go here over other places 20ish min away. We get the basics and can't complain about anything we've ordered. I liked how the scallion pancakes were extra crispy. read more

The one and only time I ate takeout from here my husband' and I ended up with food poisoning I will never go back to the shit hole again New Moon in Bradford is so much better at least you won't die in the process of eating your food read more

Yeesh... l am forced to go here pretty often... Its just too far of a ride for good Chinese near me. I wish I could give this place a great review. Its Average. Just typical greasy Chinese take out. There isn't even a "special something" on the menu that they do really well... read more

Go here like once a month. It's certainly American Chinese food. We normally just get the basics when craving this sorta thing. I think it's the best American Chinese takeout spot in the area which is why the 4 stars. I mean it's your standard American Chinese food so expect that, but they normally do a great job read more

Decided to treat myself to lunch. Since The Tea Garden is close by, I figured I'd grab a quick bite. I walk in and instead of being greeted with a hello, I got "What do you want?" from the woman who was at the desk. I I replied "I'd like to be seated." Not a good start. The woman is also the waitress. She brings water and tea and asks "Want a drink?". I ordered a soda. I also ordered a luncheon plate, which comes with a cup of soup, I choose Egg Drop Soup and I ordered a order of Egg Rolls. My soup came quickly and was good. Next came my Egg Rolls, nice and crispy, but not much flavor. My entree arrives and right off I can tell my Crab Rangoon are over cooked. I soon find out they also have no flavor. I couldn't taste any crab at all. The next flavorless item on my plate was the Fried Rice. It had a little green onion and egg in it, but nothing else. The Chicken Fingers had a weird taste and were very greasy. Next was the Boneless Spareribs. On one side, they looked ok, but when I turned them over, they were black. I was very dissatisfied with everything, but the soup. The next thing that bothered me was when a man came out of the kitchen with a big bag of green beans and tossed them on a empty table for the waitress to snap the ends off. He helped in between seating customers, never once washing his hands after handling the menus, which I'm sure are not the cleanest things. The waitress never washed her hands either. She would bring drinks and food to a table and go right back to snapping the beans. I was so disgusted, I just paid and left. The waitress wanted to bag up my leftovers, but I said no thanks. read more

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Things are tough all over, to be sure. We've been going here for years and the food and service are ok. Took our first daring plunge into dining-in since the lockdown and it was fine - distanced seating, not very crowded. Decided to try again, and it was hell: center of the dining room a big table of loud drunks constantly bellowing obscenities at the top of their lungs and wandering around the room without masks. Won't be back. read more

Fresh and delicious food. The inside is a bit tired looking but clean. Many lunch plates to choose from. Good selection on the menu.

Always freshly made and was ready when I arrived. Been going here for years and never had a problem and it's always been good especially the hot and sour soup read more

Decided to get takeout a few weeks ago on a week night. Cars always are in the parking lot which is usually a sign that the food is good. How wrong we were. Greasy, tasteless mush was what was in our takeout boxes. We live 5 minutes down the street and waited for the food yet it was cold. I ate a few bites and instant migraine. For me that's a sign of heavy heavy salt or msg use. Two apps, two main dishes and rice for the tune of $70 in the trash. Needless to say we won't be back. Shame as it's one of the few restaurants in town and the closest Chinese place to us! read more

I usually like the food here but lately i find that it's not up to par. They recently raised all the prices by $1.00, which normally wouldn't matter if the food is good, but it's not. I ordered the cashew chicken, it was the worst I've ever had. There was minimal chicken,, minimal cashews and lots of celery! So much celery that i did not enjoy the meal at all. The appetizers were dried as though either sitting too long or leftover. There is a new restaurant in Haverhill O Yummy i have heard they are really good. I think I'll try them. read more

This place has always been a kind of hit or miss ( if it wasn't for the bar I think they would've closed years ago) but from now on it'll just be a miss. We got 3 entrees and 2 appetizers and the food was bad really really bad it was containers full of cold congealed greasy blobs read more

Tonight, we ordered two appetizers: crab Rangoons and BBQ pork spare ribs. The rangoons were soaked in oil--disgusting and inedible. Cold and oily. Could not believe my eyes. The ribs were really just BBQ bones. My husband called to make them aware of how poorly their food was prepared. To add insult to injury, they just did not care. We plunked down a lot of money for this little treat. Turned out to be more like dog treats, than anything a human would want to eat. Very disappointing. I can understand bad food leaving a kitchen one in a blue moon, but a restaurant should care if that happens. read more

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What sort of decor would I find in my first visit to a Chinese food restaurant in what feels like the middle of nowhere, MA? Would I find paper fans, fake jade dragons, the world's loneliest goldfish, and tables covered with Chinese Zodiac placemats? Nope. Barren green walls, cherry stained woodwork and 80's contemporary metal chairs and tables time seems to have forgotten. You're not going to be blown away with the bare bones decor but thankfully, the meal made up for it. The table ordered egg rolls and crab rangoon for starters. Both appetizers were fried, golden and crisp but not greasy at all. The egg roll was full of crisp, fresh veggies and "pink dyed meat of unknown origins" and the crab rangoon was full of fresh, real crab, not "k-rab." We also shared entrees of General Gaos (or Tso, if'fn that's how you roll) Chicken and Mongolian and Scallop Beef. The chicken was in small, bite sized chunks and was super crisp. Served with several stalks of steamed broccoli, one order would easily feed 2-3 people. The Mongolian Beef and Scallops was a little bland for my liking but still pretty good. The beef was thin sliced and tender, the sugar snap pods were fresh and crisp. With our meal we also ordered fried rice: one order of veggie rice and one order of chicken fried rice. There actually was a very noticeable different in flavors of the two and both were very good. The only downside: the rice was too loose to be eaten successfully with chopsticks. As this was our first visit, we tried "standard" offerings. Next time, we'll try something off their "authentic Chinese dinner" menu which is meant to be representative of what you'd eat for dinner with a family in China. read more

This is our local "dirty little secret," because we come to eat here when we're looking to be bad. Why? Two words -- poo-poo platter. We love it, but of course it's not exactly healthy eating. When we get this, we usually sit in the bar area, which glows from the neon lighting and 80s decor. Which is okay by us, because we're from the 80s! We've also had more traditional dinners here, both in the bar area and the restaurant area. The restaurant is fine if you're looking for quiet; if you're looking for a little more life, eat in the bar area (there are tables there too). The food we've gotten here has never disappointed -- it's always been fresh, top-notch Chinese food. One of my pet peeves is not-fresh food, so it's nice to enjoy fresh food here. Is it as good as something as you might get in Chinatown down in Boston? I'd say yes, as I've also eaten in many of the establishments there too. The service and staff are always 100% friendly and attentive. I've never had a bad service experience with this place. So if you're looking for a good Chinese place, you can't go wrong by ordering here. And for the record -- we've been coming here 8 years and have had chicken wings every time (they are one part of the poo-poo platter). We've never had them served with "feathers still attached" as another reviewer claims. That's just silly. For the local Chinese restaurant choices, we rate this 5 stars. It's really the best around. read more

We ordered food for New Year's Eve to beat the crowd I ordered it at 11 for 6 o'clock pickup I arrive at 6 for pick up It was a bit chaotic as expected Got my order paid my bill and home I went. Once home I realized the food was cold congealed and on the nasty side. We tried to eat some of it but it was tough. The fried shrimp and chicken were rubber The scallion pancakes were little softer than rocks noddles mush Rice extremely soft crab Rangoon that was a mystery Then there was this blob of some kind fried crusty bottom of the fryer who knows what. I might go back on a less busy time but I will never get a big order again Gave them 2 stars because the staff was nice read more

Very good Americanized Chinese food if you ever find yourself in this little town of Groveland which I call home. Every time I go, I start with the Hot and Sour soup. It is always full of veggies and tofu (I believe there is some type of meat as well). It is not the congealed type of soup you recieve at many other Chinese food establishments, but appears as if it was made recently. The Pu-Pu platter is typical with nothing to ride home about. Stay away from the spring rolls. I love spring rolls but these were full of grease. Quite unappatising and the only thing I did not like here. The General Gao's chicken is very good. It is crispy and topped with a spicy, flavorful sauce. I wish there was more broccoli on the dish but I always forget to ask for extra. The drinks are good but very typical of what you would recieve at any Chinese food place. Try the Asian Pear Martini....my fianc swears by it (it has no pear flavoring but tastes just like a pear). Also the only place within Groveland to get Chinese read more

Tea Garden has become our favorite take out restaurant these days. It has been there for more than 20 years, I suppose. And there is a reason for that. Unlike other Chinese restaurants, the dishes are not salty and have just right flavors. Spicy Green Beans were cooked right (not too tender or hard) and delicious. We also love Curry Spicy Chicken, Pro River Fried Rice and Mandarin Crispy Shrimp. read more

Not sure how this one rates five stars....Edie yes, but there's certainly better out there, and the place isn't the cleanest. The bars a lot of fun though! read more

Looking for fast and fresh Chinese? This place looks totally unassuming, but the food is AWESOME. Plenty of veg options, which is great, and even a little geographic food history included in the menu (I always love an extra added touch). Oh they have your requisite crab rangoons (delicious) and Mai Tais (the usual) as well as a full bar, but the fried rice options totally rock, and the boy has a new favorite "family style" bean curd thing that is so good he won't order anything else. Super friendly service. New favorite. read more

Tea Garden Restaurant - Love this lighted version of the Great Wall:) - Chinese Near Me - Groveland, Massachusetts

This is your typical neighborhood Chinese restaurant. There are high points and low points. The highs - Peking ravioli, wonton soup, truly fantastic soup. The lows - pretty much everything that sounds outside of your traditional appetizer menu. Even the apps have some areas to avoid, such as their chicken wings which are routinely served with feathers still attached. But if you're looking for an Asian greasy spoon and pub, if that's where your expectations are you just might enjoy your stay. read more

Just got some very normal appetizers, nothing unusual....it was awful...fried rice, chicken fingers, raviolis...awful. Threw it all away. Be warned I won't go back there read more

This place is basically a town staple in Groveland (from what I can tell by the way Grovelandians talk to me about it). I went there last week with my husband Axel, and I have to confess, it is quite delicious. Food: I chose a combination plate that came with fried rice, chicken fingers, crab rangoon, and I subbed the boneless spareribs for a wing. I always sub out boneless spareribs because I have never had good ones. Ever. Well, up until I came here. My husband got the same combo plate, and he made me try his spareribs-they melted in my mouth. I will still sub out spareribs in the future, just not at the Tea Garden. The rice was also delish-moist, flavorful, and for someone who is very sensitive to over salting, perfectly seasoned. The chicken fingers, duck sauce, and crab rangoon were just as expected, nothing extra special, but *as expected* is great for me. The wing was a little less crispy than I would have liked, so I gave half of it to my husband. We took the leftovers home because the lunch combo plates were large. When I ate them two days later, they were still good. Definitely a great value for great food. Bravo Tea Garden in tiny Groveland town. Ambiance: Well, we went during the day at lunch, so it was just us and a regular at the bar. I really enjoyed sitting at the bar. It was nice and bright, as well as clean. As far as I could tell, the place was dead in the dining room, but it was large. Tons of parking available too. The staff was attentive and friendly. They got their deserved 20% from us. Drinks: I don't care if it was noontime, I have been busy moving and I don't start working until the 24th! Yea, I got a mudslide on the rocks, like usual (vodka, Baileys, Kahlua on ice). It's a full bar, so sky is the limit! This is one big reason why I docked a star. Normally, a bartender would know that you don't put a drink of pure alcohol in a regular sized drinking glass! Well, this one didn't. So when I saw him make the 12oz or greater glass of pure alcohol on ice I thought, okay, cool, he serves a heavy drink. But hey, some bars are okay with that. Unfortunately, I was quite surprised to see my $14 charge for a cheap vodka drink (that was almost more than both of our lunches). I didn't say anything because, well, I guess I didn't specify any different? It's just something to be mindful of. I sat there for a while trying to finish the ENTIRE drink that I bought because I hate to waste money. It made the end of my meal less enjoyable. I will definitely go back because the food, area, and service were great, I will just be mindful of ordering my drink next time. Enjoy! read more

It's too bad because the food is pretty good here, but the waitresses are very unfriendly and borderline rude and make you feel like you are bothering them if you ask for something. Also, God forbid you have a child with you, they are not accommodating or kind about it at all. I'd probably only go here for takeout again. read more

I've been coming here consistently for 12 years. I do not eat the "amercanized" chinese food often so I cannot rate that, but their regional specialties and non-menu items have been above par. The owners and staff are always friendly and the prices are good. Full bar w/ great drinks.. plenty of parking. read more

Love this place! Food is really good and fresh, far better than most Chinese restaurants we've tried. Never had a bad meal or even a bad fish here & staff is really nice. Food arrives fast & servers are very attentive & efficient. Take out is an option too, and is always ready when you arrive. Tea Garden is our Christmas Eve tradition & whole family agrees it's the best tradition ever. read more

I have no idea what happened to this place. Ordered take out tonight, had to called twice to clarify my cc number, which wasn't really an issue. Opened the bag to find it was not what I ordered and it came to 28 dollars. After unpacking the food I found that one of the containers was crushed and split inside of the bag. The orange chicken seemed like it had been deep fried twice as the centers of the chicken were cold as if they were in the freezer. It was just bad. It was so bad I didn't complaint because I didn't even want them to replace it. read more

On a positive note, the staff is always pleasant. That being said, the food is not very good. The fried selections tend to be soggy. I always tell myself I'm not going there anymore, but the location so convenient I keep going back--only to be disappointed. Maybe next time I'll try just drinks. read more

Casual decor but really good food at very reasonable prices! Great service, too!

Love the food, we have been enjoying this nice unassuming restaurant for years. But recently the plates and china that has been placed on our table before the food arrives is at an almost frozen temperature. So much so we hate to dish the food on it because it cools it down instantly. It seems there china needs to be stored in a warm shelf or at least in a heated room prior to it being used to set your place at a table. I know take-out would solve this but we like the establishment and the hot tea and the wait staff always is attentive and polite. read more

Keep driving past this place unless you want to just have a beer. Where to start...Saturday night and the dining room was empty. First I noticed the lack of any kind of decor....second I noticed our quite unfriendly waitress but we continued to stay. My Mai Tai was not a Mai Tai and my Scorpion bowl tasted and looked like fruit punch. How can you mess up chicken fingers? I don't know but they did and my meal was mediocre at best. I shall never return. read more

We are regulars here. It's great on "date night," especially when we have our toddler in tow. The waitresses are always friendly, if a bit shy, and they immediately greet us when we show up and then fawn over the baby. The food comes quickly, and we like it. I typically find myself eating their steamed dumplings with an almost religious fervor. Don't miss the wonton soup either. read more

The Tea Garden's food is mostly pretty standard as far as American Chinese goes. Their egg rolls are amazing and their hot and sour soup is pretty good too. We're never disappointed with their food and they are the only thing open in Groveland past about 9 - and that makes me a fan! read more

Really love this place. I tend to get more takeout here (which is often) than actually sitting down and eating here. No MSG, and the food is great. Never a bad meal here. I love the fact that you can order luncheon specials any time of the day for a very minimal up charge. Service is fast and the place is immaculate. read more

Standard Chinese but good quality! They have the BEST wonton soup, it's the best comfort food. So lucky to have this place down the street. The staff are friendly and smiling whether we're eating in or getting take out. read more

I came here for Valentine's Day, just to eat a "nice" dinner with my family. I never received my drinks, waited for about 40 minutes. People around were complaining about the service to. It wasn't even packed, maybe like 3 other tables with people. I've been here before and liked it but today, no, it's was terrible. I got my food all at different times read more