Mandarin Village Restaurant — Restaurant in Courtenay

I don’t usually like to give a bad review of any establishment however I feel in this situation it would be better to warn people. The food isn’t good for the money spent and you may end up sick from eating here. My GF and I went in with our kids and the meal took over an hour to receive for it to come out and not be good. I tried to eat the almond chicken with chow mein and it had a funny taste. My GF couldn’t even eat her meal as it also tasted off and she ended up asking for it to be boxed up so we could leave. The kids didn’t even want to touch their food and for the very little we ordered the price came to over $70

I would strongly advise to just go up the street a little as the Golden Carriage is a much better...

We have eaten here for the 23 years we have lived in the Valley. The family that runs the place are wonderful and it is the best authentic Chinese food in the Valley. Not trendy at all if you are looking for that. But the food has always been great, both delivered and in the restaurant. I’m surprised at the negative comments here based on how crowded the place isn’t at times. It’s not a place to see and be seen for sure but we have always enjoyed the experience. They are the best restaurant we have been to when it comes to welcoming kids as well. Most importantly, the food portions are...

Food was bland and overcooked. I asked for extra soya sauce in my fried rice when i ordered, and she handed me a bottle of soya sauce she didn't know the brand of in a blank bottle and the rice had no soya sauce in it and wasent crispy or very fried at all and so bland and got deep-fried shrimp that was almost 20 bucks before tip and the batter was completely dry with no moisture and the shrimp were tiny and dried out the restaurant was rather empty other then 1 table so it's not like the kitchen was super...