China Village Restaurant
About
Chinese
Location
Adress: 1065 Central Avenue, Kingston, NS B0P 1N0
Phone: (902) 765-3888
Reviews
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M F.
This is some of the best Chinese food I've had in the valley. The food in the buffet was excellent and full of flavour. Will definitely return on our next trip.
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Sam B.
Limited selection for buffet, but a super friendly staff. No meat-free options on buffet side, but they made a separate dish for our vegetarian.
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Sue E.
Our usual go-to for Chinese food is closed on Mondays so we decided to try China Village instead for take out.
Finding a menu online proved to be the first challenge. After much searching we found one, but it was small and difficult to read. We noticed right away that China Village doesn't sell spring rolls, in fact there are only 3 items on the appetizer menu. We settled for egg rolls, and Bo Bo Wontons, as well as General Tao Chicken, Szechuan Beef, and Mushroom Fried Rice. We were pleased to hear it would be ready in 10-15 minutes... our usual haunt takes up to an hour!
Once we got home and broke out the food it quickly became obvious why the wait time was so short. The mushrooms in the rice appeared to be canned. The Szechuan beef reminded me both in texture and taste of the boil-in-the-bag beef dinners my mother used to buy when I was little. In its defence, there was a little bit of chili heat added, but not enough to redeem the factory-made taste of the sauce.
The General Tao Chicken was more like boneless buffalo wings. The sauce was heavy with something resembling Tabasco, and I don't know how you make deep fried chicken so dry!
The portion sizes and prices at China Village are decent, but I'd happily pay more for less if I could have authentic flavours and freshness. There was very little about this meal that tasted Asian. Blindfolded I'm sure I'd have guessed I was eating bad pub food.
If you're looking for a cheap way to fill up quickly, China Village might be your spot. If authentic dishes, flavour, and fresh ingredients are on your radar, you should probably keep going, because you're definitely not getting any of that here.