The Great Wall Restaurant — Restaurant in Halifax

READ FIRST: If you want stir fried noodles order the Low-mein NOT the Chowmein.

This is not a negative review and I quite enjoyed my meal (which I will get into later) but after reviewing nearly 40 different Chinese restaurants and always getting Chowmein at every single one, this is the first time that Chowmein did not have noodles.

I ordered a vegtable Chowmein with only beansprouts as I did not want other vegetables with my noodles, however, upon getting back to my hotel with my order I realized I had a takeout container full of ONLY BEANSPROUTS. Now the customer service at The Great Wall was excellent as I immediately called the restaurant about my confusion (not having any noodles) and they told me that Chowmein does not have noodles, that is low-mein. They told me if I came back they would give me a plain low-mein (only has beansprouts). I picked up the pain low-mein and (after checking it had noodles) went back to the hotel.

The "low-mein" was delicious with great flavor and portion size. I would recommend the "low-mein" to others looking to enjoy some stir-fried noodles. I also got a vegetable egg roll and that was also tasty. A subtle flavor with a crunchy crust and soft interior.

Overall I really enjoyed my meal, but the whole experience did leave me confused after ordering Chowmein all my life to all of a sudden have it not include noodles? I would recommend this to others but would only recommend the low-mein, not the Chowmein.

I included a photo of the beansprout Chowmein for reference as to the difference between their low-mein and...

Was looking for awesome ginger beef, found awesome ginger beef.

Went here last night (Tuesday) and the place was empty so I was a bit worried about the freshness of the food (I used to work at a Chinese restaurant as a teenager).

We Ordered the egg roll, spring roll, fried wontons, ginger beef, Cantonese chow mein and bbq pork chop suey.

It appears that the egg roll isn’t the traditional meat paste but seems to be identical to the spring roll filling. However it was perfectly fried (not cold or greasy) and nice and meaty.

The fried wontons were also very crispy and fresh, we really enjoyed them.

Ginger beef? Perfection. Sweet and crispy and saucy and not too spicy (we asked for mild)

Cantonese chow mein was a bit salty and super crispy but as I’m eating the leftovers now with the sauce all nicely absorbed — it’s really good. The seafood in it was very nice quality. Not sure if you need to specify that you want crispy noodles but we did just in case (it’s description doesn’t really say it)

Bbq pork Chop suey (bean sprouts) were great but I’d say their bbq pork wasn’t top notch in flavour.

overall I was expecting sub par food, but received excellent food. Will be back for more ginger...

I live downtown, it is my life. Whenever a new Chinese Restaurant opens I must sample it's food. I can tell you about most Restaurants in the metro area both past and present and the one place which still stands the test of time [Like it's Namesake] is the Great Wall Restaurant. As far as the negative reviews, which is the reason I'm writing this, here's my 50 cents. 1] "chicken balls were really deep fried dough balls with a tiny bit of chicken" - This does exist in many of the Mall food court kiosk joints but not Great Wall. 2] "Worst Chinese food I've ever had" & "Dark atmosphere with little light" - All I can say is you don't eat much Chinese food. As far as the lighting goes it's not lit up like a Hospital but a Miners hat is not required. The lighting I believe, is called ambiance which is a non fast food restaurant staple. 3] "the service was as poor as I've ever seen" - When ever I go there I receive nothing but smiles. Cheers to Patrick and Sally! 4] ''I can get better food from the mall!" - Really? The Mall? You mean the 'egg rolls with paste, sitting under heat lamps' mall? Nuff Said! Anyhow, the Great Wall is an all around 'Great'...