New Happy Garden — Restaurant in Centre Wellington

New Happy Gardens, located at 66 Wellington Rd 7 in Elora, is convenient to get to with plenty of parking. The restaurant is clean and tidy. The décor isn’t particularly modern, but it feels comfortable and relaxed.

The food portions are generous, and the flavors lean toward homestyle cooking — not too greasy or salty. Their chow mein and Kung Pao chicken are especially good, with fresh ingredients and a balanced taste. The sweet and sour spare ribs are also worth trying, crispy on the outside and tender inside. The soup options are limited but light and go well with the main dishes.

Service is friendly, and while the dishes don’t come out extremely fast, you can tell they’re freshly made. Prices are reasonable for the area, offering good value.

Overall, New Happy Gardens is a solid choice for casual dining. The food may not be over-the-top impressive, but it’s consistent, tasty, and authentic. If you’re in Elora and craving Chinese food, this is a nice...

On the good side, the vegetables were fresh and plentiful and well cooked. And the portions were very generous.

On the other hand, The egg rolls were full of dry brown sprouts. The chicken was overcooked. And everything was pretty much tasteless. The chicken Soo guy came with a weird oily tasteless something instead of gravy. I'm pretty sure the lo mein is spaghetti + it was barely any color which means no flavor.

I guess I should have read the reviews more carefully. But I actually said out loud before ordering that I've never met Chinese food that wasn't good in its own way. My mistake.

It was disappointing And this will be our only visit.

I would suggest to the owners that they not have teenagers playing basketball in the space between the pickup counter and the kitchen...the teens were bouncing the ball off of the door beside the pickup counter, Right beside...

I can’t recommend this place at all. Not only were we overcharged but the food we ordered was of such poor quality, we couldn’t eat one dish beyond a small taste. Szechuan veggies dish was overly spiced with harsh chillies, no actual Szechuan “sauce” and loads of turmeric! So spicy, can’t eat. The spring rolls were overcooked and extremely oily and again, in turmeric! All food yellow. The Singapore noodles were ok yet turmeric galore. Leaked all over out of takeout containers on our clothes and fingers. Not sure how this is...