CHINA TOWN RESTAURANT — Restaurant in St. Gallen

Summary: Go elsewhere!

We went here on a slow Sat. evening after we were told that this was a good place to eat. The place has a nice traditional Chinese restaurant decor and the staff were friendly at first. Our server spoke perfect english (a younger woman). Since I wanted to try a few items I picked the 35CHF deal which is one soup, appetizer and entree. My son had the regular priced Sweet and Sour fish plate with white rice (nature). In my offer I selected the corn soup (which was more of an egg drop soup), the salad, and the meat and vegetables dish. The server promptly brought my soup which was sort of gelatinous and ok tasting, the chives on the soup were not fresh (were dehydrated) which might have impacted the taste of the soup, or it was the soup that tasted that way, dunno. Then my salad came out and it was a disgusting mess of sauce over a few greens, I tried to give it a go but gave up, slurping salad dressing was not what I had in mind when I asked for a salad. The server seemed very upset that I sent the dish back and refused to replace it with something more edible. The main dishes came to us well presented and tiny. PUNY servings that just elicited a laugh of disbelief from me and my son. I mean it was ridiculous. We had also two tiny cups of white rice (2.50 CHF per bowl) and stale jasmine tea (4.50 CHF per pot) to wash it down. I didn't try my son's dish but he said it was just ok, mine was fine except for the tiny and barely existent meat pieces, plus you have to love bean sprouts and bok choy because that is all you'll get. After dinner we were still very much hungry. When it was time to pay I was appalled that of course they charged me the salad after they refused to replace it, and they lady said: "You had the cheap meal that's what you get." Oh my, I was livid at her comment! 35CHF is not cheap, I'd have been better off buying a regular plate (about 22-25 CHF) and skipping the nasty soup and salad. Then I pointed out that my son had the regular plate and he had a little bit of food when we saw them serving everyone else giant amounts of food. The lady just smirked and pretty much inadvertently admitted that we were being treated poorly because we are Americans (I'm assuming this because the other patrons not speaking english were being treated much better, noticeably so! even though we barely chatted or did anything out of the ordinary). Also all of a sudden they forgot their english, luckily I speak German and told them the food sucked. Then she had the nerve to say that it was my fault for ordering the cheap menu and I should ask for less salad dressing! How would you as a first time costumer know this in advance? Anyhow, as a fellow American I suggest you take your...

Very friendly service. Authentic Cantonese food. I really recommend their xiao long bao (小笼包) - it is really delicious, served in bamboo steamer (xiaolong) on bamboo sprouts and cabbage, which beautifully underline the warm, steamy nature of the dumplings with their earthy flavor. It's really a meal that brings a smile to one's face and makes one feel warm inside. Their sizzling "Tiban" beef was also very delicious and had an earthy nature typical for Cantonese cuisine. I left the place in a very good mood with my belly full, but still feeling light...

We had a great experience at this Chinese restaurant. The food was delicious, and all of our orders were tasty. We tried the crispy beef, beef schezuan, and chicken with lemon sauce, and they were all fantastic. The staff was very accommodating and the place was clean. The cost was a bit expensive but it...