Butterfly Garden — Restaurant in Cranbrook

The very first time I ordered was over a year ago and it was terrible. But it's been a long time So tonight I thought heck ill try again. What a waste of money. The chicken chow mein had 1 piece of chicken in it. The noodles tasted TERRIBLE. The chicken "balls" weren't balls. They were over breaded grease soaked chicken strips . I bit into one and just threw the entire container out. The vegetables tasted like burnt frying pan. And the ginger beef just wasn't good. It was the only thing i actually ate though so i guess it was edible. So ill give 2 stars because i ate the gingerbeef. The sweet and sour sauce also tasted like the stuff you buy in a jar at the grocery store. My husband threw all his in the garbage. My 7 year old ate the noodles and vegetables with loads of soy sauce out of pure hunger. I almost told them to forget the order when I walked in after ordering an hour and a half before hand and it still wasn't ready. Wish I had walked out and spent my money elsewhere. This is twice now it's been like this. Not to mention the wine glasses hanging in the front are so filthy and dust covered it seriously makes me question the kitchen condition. I will never eat there again. Super disappointing. But I should of known better from the first experience....

Very good food - Ordered takeout and was very impressed with the quality of the food. Even though it took longer than other takeout restaurants (50 mins to get the food because it was really busy that night), it was well worth the wait. Food was hot and very tasty! Ordered chicken chow mein, black bean veggies, sweet and sour pork, and ginger beef. Perfect sweet and sour pork, best I've had! (it was fresh and crispy like it should be!). Probably my favorite chicken chow mein also (noodles cooked perfectly, not too greasy, and the chicken pieces were great). Price and portion sizes were fair. The black bean veggie dish was very good (and I'm not even a big fan of black bean sauce) The black bean sauce was not too strong or salty other restaurants have, and the veggies were not over cooked. My only criticism would be the ginger beef texture was soft and a bit soggy (it really should be more crispy like the sweet and sour pork). That being said everything else was perfect and this will be my new favorite Chinese food spot, great job...

Want something more than mall Chinese? This is an awesome place to enjoy some excellent Chinese food! Very nice decor with plenty of seating for large groups. Desmond was very welcoming, even telling jokes & offering some Chinese facts like the lucky waving cat’s Chinese name Zhaocai Mao and its job is to wave in the money & is a symbol of prosperity & good fortune!

Butterfly garden offers single dishes as well as combination dishes as well as ‘dinner for 2,4 etc. They offer many options in many categories from traditional sweet & sour to octopus! We ordered the dinner for 4 and they are so generous with their portions that there was enough leftovers for a second dinner for the three of us adults! The food was excellent and you could tell that they took great care to create each dish to make it an explosion of colour for the eyes and a delight for your palette!

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