Gourmet Canton Restaurant — Restaurant in Powell River

Don't let the old reviews from 2+ years ago fool you. There are new owners who are giving it their all to revitalize the establishment. The result is some of the best Chinese food I have ever tried.

The batter on fried items is always crispy, and never too thick. The meat inside is good quality. Vegetables are fresh and perfectly cooked, neither too soft or too crispy.

I even ordered the wor won ton soup despite all the negative reviews here. I love it! The broth is plenty flavourful, with giant slices of BBQ pork, large prawns (tails removed!), well-proportioned wontons, and green peas that definitely didn't come either frozen or canned -- among other contents. And the best part is that it takes up 2 whole take-out containers, for only $15.99!

I will say that sometimes it takes a while to get your food when dining in or even picking up (I have had to wait well past the pick up time), but 'good things come to those who wait'.

Glad to see Gourmet Canton enjoying a new spark! Try it and I believe you won't be...

How is this place still in business? Walking in at dinner time and seeing only 3 people eating there should have been my first clue to leave. Worst Chinese food I've ever eaten. Ordered take out, sweet and sour chicken balls and beef chop suey put in the same container, both sauces mixed together to form something awful. There was about 2 or 3 inches of sweet and sour sauce and chop suey sauce left AFTER I emptied the food. Chicken balls were a gross mush instead of a crispy batter. Vegetables were way overcooked and was overwhelmingly salty. The deep fried prawns were over cooked and hard, not to mention really tiny. Only thing they got right was the spring rolls. I recommend going to a grocery store and buying some of their bland Chinese food because it's 10 times better...

I ordered #5 1 person dinner.. Sweet Sour Chicken Prawns & chicken chow mein... vegetable wonton soup... I walked with my walker to go & pick up my order Walked home & there was no sweet & sour sauce on my Chicken soup had 1 broccoli & 1 carrot & Won Ton Noodles with vegetables were mushy & over cooked ... portions is small for the price for dinner for 1... couldn't eat most of it...when I phoned argued with me & offered me no compensation... Never going there again EVER!!! I hate writing...