Happy Garden Restaurant — Restaurant in Town of Athabasca

Happy Garden? Not so happy staff. Dined in. First time at this business and it will be the last. Not greeted upon arrival, menus just plopped down on table, waitress walked away without a word. Not “Hello” and didn’t even ask if we wanted beverages to start. A few minutes later she brought plates and said, in a tone that seemed annoyed, “I brought plates.” (Is the expectation here that we should not use plates? Or do they just not like dine-in customers?) Food arrived reasonably fast and most of it tasted good but the chicken wings tasted “off” or old. We advised the waitress of this, and then were met by some woman (owner?) who was abrupt with us. I reiterated that most of the food was good but that the wings just tasted off/old. When the bill came she made sure we were billed for the four wings that had been eaten. No big deal here but still rather petty. When your food is off, you shouldn’t bill for it. We weren’t trying to get free food, lady, we were trying to avoid salmonella. Definitely will not be back … which probably suits the unhappy staff...

I’d choose starvation over eating at this establishment again.

I'm extremely disappointed with my recent experience at this establishment. The food was subpar and overpriced. The 'chicken fried rice' was a letdown, tasting more like plain cooked rice and chicken. The shrimp was essentially fried dough, and the 5-piece chicken for $17 was outrageous.

The only redeeming quality was the vegetables that accompanied the beef dish. However, I was shocked to find only 5 pieces of steak in my box.

The saving grace was the friendly female cashier. Unfortunately, the kitchen's performance was severely lacking. I cannot in good conscience rate this place, but I can say I will not be supporting this business...

That’s sad someone would leave such a nasty comment at a time like this! My dad lives close by and this is his go to place for Chinese food. Anytime We visit the whole family makes a point to eat there at least once! It’s definitely never been shut down or my dad would have starved to death! Haha thank you for feeding us all...