Garden Restaurant

Excelent lumb with peking Sauce !!!
Muy rico. El chow Mien de pollo excelente y abundante.
Lo único que deja un poco que decir son los spring rolls

Came here on Christmas Day. This place was definitely popular. Even though my family was the only white people in the place, the staff were very welcoming. It is a place though to understand some culture. They will not come to your table every 5 min, you will need to wave them down.
We shared rice, honey walnut prawns, broccoli beef, general chicken and something i can’t remember. It was a lot of food but we were able to get through it pretty well. It was soooo good. I would highly recommend the Honey Walnut Prawns.
Even through it was a little pricy, I was okay spending it on Christmas night.

Order off the manual, can’t get any better than this. Great services, friendly workers, clean place to have a great meal. This has been our place for lunches and dinners. Make sure you try the crab and their king crabs as well.

Because of an hour long of wait to one of the famous Chinese restaurant across the street, we ended up dining here. We’ve been here for few times so we knew the place will not disappoint. We’re right again this time. It’s not that crowded, food was tasty and delicious, and they have friendly and very courteous staff. Bonus points, we saved our time, saved some money too for they are not that expensive. We finished and fill our tummy and we’re very happy!

Decent Chinese food! Sure it’s a little pricier than inner Chinatown, but the place is also much cleaner! The flavors are good and on point. The owner (?) is funny guy and goes around and chats with his customers! They also have lunch specials available which is great. oh. also. THEY TAKE CREDIT CARDSSSS. woo!
I will be back if i need my beef chow fun fix!

Forget R&G peeps. Come and try Garden Rest. Try the salted egg yolk lobster. (Mic drop). Combine it with salted fish fried rice and you may just send me money to thank me for this recommendation. Enjoy. We are coming back ASAP.
Great meal but lobster seemed to have cost a bit too much. Nonetheless, it was to die for… maybe for $ 10 less.

Place was conveniently located. Atmosphere was mellow. Food was ok on the light and milder side on flavor.

Was staying at the Hilton across the street and decided to eat here for dinner, so glad I did! Probably some of the best Chinese food I have ever had! And really reasonably priced for the portion size! Will come back next time I’m in town again

My husband and I went all the way from Gilroy to meet with my good friends from NYC in San Francisco. It was lucky that we went to dine and chat in Garden Restaurant. Our experience was GREAT. If there is a six star rating we would be glad to do it!
The food, all the dishes we ordered were delicious. We had not had such wonderful dishes for a long time. Believe me, since all four of us are native Chinese. The bill for such good food was much less than we expected, plus they gave us two dishes for free, a well cooked nutritious soup for us, and a meat bone for our dog. Everybody smiles.
We picked this place because it is upscale, clean, and quite so we could chat pleasantly. We didn’t expect that our well behaved German Shepherd was welcomed there. The first thing we noticed was the floor. It was so clean that we knew our always clean shepherd could sit without a problem.
The restaurant boss is a dog lover. He loved our shepherd, and he loves all the dogs since he has dogs his own. He treated the dogs like humans, and even has two rooms downstairs to make them happy.
Our dog was very quite that night. She was contented. She got a big piece of delicious meat bone and a taste of all our delicious food.
We don’t go to SF that often, but we thought we found a treasure in SF. Anytime later we go to SF this is our restaurant!
Did I forget to mention that this restaurant is also super conveniently located: It is just across the China Town’s only big parking lot, Garden Parking, and you will get a two hours valid parking from this restaurant.

I remember the Garden from when it was a very modest place with so so food. From reading other reviews, it looks like the ownership changed in 2011, and it went more upscale. Since I didn’t know about the change, it took me a while to rediscover it.
After the R&G Lounge, this is the best Chinese place on Kearny St. There are no lines, and usually it’s easy to get a table.
For lunch, they have a nice selection of soups with various meats and noodles from $ 7-​$ 11. The flavor of the broth is really good. Personally though, I usually don’t get the wontons. I’m not sure what it is; but, every time I have them, they have a different taste than I am used to. Their flavor is not bad, just different. You should be warned that the beef stew often includes a little bit of fat and/​or tendon. But, trust me that contributes to the flavor. When I’ve order it, the chicken soup always comes with white meat.
Their Deep Fried Prawns are incredible. The batter is very light and airy.
I really like the Seafood Chow Mein. The fish they use is delicious. I only wish the chow mein came with a few vegetables to balance the seafood and the noodles.
Based on the fish in the seafood chow mein, for the first time, I had the Fish Fillet with Vegetables. It was amazing. It came with a really tasty light sauce, and the fish is very fresh. The owner told me they use slices of Rock Cod in this dish. I don’t normally order fish dishes as I’m usually disappointed; but, this dish is excellent. The dish comes with American Broccoli; but, you can get it with Chinese Broccoli, or mixed Vegetables (including slices of ginger). Though this dish is on the dinner menu, I have found that they will make it as a lunch special.
As much as I like the Seafood Chow Mein, my new favorite is the Seafood Chow Fun. To me, it tastes even better than the Chow Mein. I still wish they through in a few vegetables.
The Hot & Sour soup is pretty good.
The Pot Stickers are pretty good. Best yet, they take a few minutes to prepare; as they should.
The General Tsao Chicken is pretty good. It only comes with chili peppers and a bit of onion.
The Mongolian Beef was just so so. It didn’t taste as good as it looked.
Though I haven’t tried it here, the owner tells me he always has Salt and Pepper Crab on the menu. The price just changes during the year depending on how far he has to source them from.
If I could, I would eat here more often. When, I get the chance to try more dishes, I’ll expand my reviews.
I remember when the R&G Lounge was a modest place with good food and easy to get a table. Then, the Hong Kong celebrities discovered it, they went upscale, and now they have lines of people waiting out the door every night.
Part of me hopes that also doesn’t happen to this place as I want to make sure I can always get a table… Oh, oh. Since posting my review, it’s getting more crowded for lunch!

First time trying at this restaurant. I have been to SF Chinatown many times but I never noticed this restaurant until my most recent visit. The interior is pretty nice. Seems like it was brand new but I’m sure they have been here for years. Maybe they remodeled it.
Food: I ordered the lunch combo with chow mein and sesame chicken. It wasn’t that great. Chow mein was a little bland and sesame chicken was just only meh. Sesame chicken in general is one of my favorite chicken dish. Their version is not that great. My friend ordered their BBQ plate with BBQ pork and duck. It was only ok as well.
Service: In the beginning, it was great. My friend and I were immediately greeted when we walked in which is a plus. After we got our food, it kinda went downhill. They didn’t come and check on us. When we were done eating, they didn’t bring us the check. I had to flag the waiter down. I told the waiter «check please». He said ok and grabbed our dishes away. I thought that he would bring our check over after he put away the dishes but nope, he came back out and was doing other things. We continued to wait another 10 minutes and still no nothing. I flagged down another person. I believe he was the owner. We finally got our check. We paid and left.
Overall, this place was only ok. I can get better Chinese food elsewhere. Good thing about this place is that they offer free wi-​fi.

I usually come in right before noon and never had any problems being seated. The dally lunch specials are pretty cheap, and I try to order from that menu. I’ve tried the chow fun which is plentiful but lacks a little bit in flavor. The salt and pepper pork and fish filet are great, but it only comes with rice, no veggies or anything. As a bonus, they serve you the soup of the day as you are seated.

Good food — the appetizers were out fast and impressed us. I got the salt and pepper tofu, David got his pot stickers, and we had some spring rolls to share. They were all very fresh and flavorful. Then we waited… and waited. Davids entrée — general cho chicken was a hit. Great sauce, unburdened by veggies, just the way he loves it. And we waited… and waited. David had finished (at my instance) and my noodles still weren’t there. I asked for them to cancel the order only to be told they were almost ready. Waited another 10 min and when I insisted we just get to go, i was presenters with a huge bowl of tasty noodles and the excuse that they had to wash out the wok for me (being vegetarian). Hmmmmm. I wouldn’t go back, but all in all it was good.

Tried Garden Restaurant for the first time. Pricey but excellent food. Fast delivery and hot. Meat was lean and cooked just right. Right amount of oil used. Wasn’t greasy. No heavy deep fried and over cooked breading.
If future orders are consistent this will be our go to place for Chinese Delivery.

I used to eat at the Garden Restaurant when I lived here 18 years ago. I was shocked when I entered the restaurant today because it looked so nice. It used to be very dirty and dingy but the roast duck wonton soup was amazing. Although I am very impressed with the makeover, I was a little disappointed with the soup because it used to be more flavorful. But it was still good and with all of the cosmetic improvements it still deserves 4 stars from me.

Loved the service and staff here! They were really friendly and attentive, definitely had enough people to keep the place running on a busy weekend night. As soon as we walked in from the cold outside, they had hot tea on our table. The Kung Pao chicken was pretty yummy with good quality pieces of meat (not fatty or chewy like a lot of places). Hot and Sour Soup could use a little more salty flavor, we took the soup home and added soy sauce which made it better. We would definitely come back if we’re in the area again!

We ordered delivery online from here tonight. The experience started out a little shaky. Apparently their fax machine was down so they never received our order. After about an hour we called and they were super apologetic. They got our order to us within a half an hour. Unfortunately, they forgot a part of our order so I had to call back. They quickly rectified the situation and brought us the missing order within 20 minutes. To our surprise, they threw in a free order of eggrolls and potstickers for our trouble. They were extremely nice through everything and you could tell they really care about their customers and truly want them to return.
The food was very good and worth the wait. We would totally order from them again in the future, regardless of the issues we encountered. Great service does that to you.

They make the best Salted Fish & Chicken Fried Rice! I even order it with a salted egg! They also made really good fried and salted pork!

Food was A-​OK for a vegetarian. If you eat meat and are a fan of seafood, this place looks legit.
My mom got the Hainan chicken, I used some of the oily with ginger and scallions on my rice and it was good just too salty. She said the chicken was very well made. Last time she visited, she had 2 rock cods, total for 2 fishes? $ 98 — almost a Benjamin!
This past trip I ordered the tofu with green beans over rice $ 8. The dish was very oily since the green beans are lightly fried and they used soft tofu which made it very difficult to pick up with chopsticks. The dish was flavorless, had to use a ton of hot sauce and the oil with ginger and scallions for flavor.
Last dish was a in house tofu they make $ 14. Layered tofu of pureed carrots, spinach and egg. The texture is beautiful, like soft tofu. The dish itself lacked flavor.
I will not be returning unless my mother wants the seafood or meat.

Good, not outstanding, but a solid offering for a traditional family style dinner. Easy to find on Kerney betwen Clay and Merchant (next to the Hilton).
Our family enjoyed the following dishes and here’s my take:
We started with West Lake soup and we all thought it was very good. A nice combination of minced beef, egg whites and cilantro. The broth was a thick consistency that I really liked.
We had lobster with green onions and ginger. We originally ordered dungenous crab, but the waiter recommended the lobster becase they were offering a special. Two for $ 21 versus $ 29 for one crab. I appreciated the recommendation and the lobsters (although small) were very tasty.
Chow fun with BBQ Pork was very good.
We had a special fried rice that is not offered on the menu. Again our waiter recommended this as an alternative to the House Fried Rice. One difference was that it included dried shrimp, and we thought it was good.
The Sweet Pea Leaves with Garlic dish was very good. Very fresh greens and the preparation did not use a lot of oil.
The Peking Pork was my least favorite of our dishes. The batter on th pork was a little heavy to me and the sauce was a little too similar to the American Sweet and Sour Pork.

I usually come here for my family dinners and believe me, you would want to come with a big party so you can try a range of entrees. This is definitely a great «alternative» if R&G across the street is packed as always. I don’t want to label Garden Restaurant as an alternative because they deserve the recognition.
This restaurant is clean… dining area and bathroom. Lots of seating and have attentive, friendly staff. They made sure your tea is filled, and that you have a clean plate if yours is filled with shells from that yummy crab or others.
The baby pig is very good. Tender and not too fatty. The shells were crunchy. This dish also came with the quail which was tasty as well.
Salt and pepper crab — surprisingly this didn’t have much fried batter from what I had elsewhere. It’s seasoned perfectly with salt and pepper and fried lightly. Very enjoyable.
Duck fried rice — delicious!!!
Also ordered the spinach that came with bamboo shoots, fish, beef cubes… and a lot of other items. Everything was very good and I always leave too full.
The hot taro tapioca dessert is a great finish to the whole meal! Don’t hesitate… give this place a try.