Oriental Restaurant - Brantford, Ontario

SethDedun

Absolutely phenomenal!! I used to grab simple takeout from here when I lived a few blocks over. I haven't visited in 20 years though, same owners/operators though and they did not disappoint in any way.

Chicken fried rice was amazing, and to those who would complain that it tastes burnt, it's called "hot wok cooking" and that slight char is akin to what you enjoy on your steak and ribs and basically anything else you flame grill so, put a sock in it!

The chicken wings were decent, though I suspect they'd be better with some medium buffalo sauce on them. The egg rolls were on point and I wish I had room to put a few more back.

Beef and Broccoli was damn good and the sauce pairs well with the rice and breaded shrimp; which was also a good fried option, but I'd argue they could go a slight easier on the breading, BUT that's not even a complaint because I like the breading too.

Chicken balls were great and were absolutely the same style as literally every other chinese restaurant, so for ALL those people who constantly complain that chicken balls "only have a small piece of chicken and a lot of batterr" well WTF have you EVER had chicken balls that were not exactly like that? 45 years and dozens of chinese restaurants from B.C. to NB and I'll tell you this, THAT'S HOW CHICKEN BALLS ARE MADE!!!!

The service was amazing and the owners very personable, polite and helpful in every way. I chose a table close to their phone, and after reading some of these reviews, I can say without a doubt that those negative reviewers claiming they're rude and they don't care or they don't offer an apology are nothing more than those people who write negative reviews in hopes that they'll get something for free.

I heard several calls where they tried to solve problems, were tremendously polite and in one case even offered to stay open 30 minute's later to accomodate a pickup order (And not a large order either).

Overall this place deserves all the accolades they can get and while I understand that they can't keep it going forever, I wish they could.

CHV

This restaurant came highly recommended. We found it surprisingly busy for a late midweek afternoon, and the take out orders were flying out the door. Servers were excellent - extremely friendly, attentive and polite. The prices were reasonable. Our particular combo dinners for one were good, but not necessarily exceptional. The dinners we chose included consommé, which was delicious for a plain broth with crunchy noodles. Very flavourful. The egg rolls were good. The sweet and sour chicken balls were what I refer to as “mall balls” as they were similar to those you get at a food court: more batter than chicken. The sauce and rice were good. It’s described as plain rice on the menu but had more flavour than simple steamed white rice. The chicken chow mein was fresh, very good. The soo guy almond tasted like sliced crunchy chicken tenders and had a thin brown sauce plus crushed almonds. Tea or coffee is included with dinners for one (which we declined). It was nice to get ice water served in glassware rather than plastic. We could have shared a combo plate as portions were generous. We were told this restaurant has been operating for 63 years by the original owners, so they are definitely doing something right! Suggest you check it out for yourself as they have an extensive menu and have obviously earned a great reputation based on their popularity. Free parking in attached lot.

Paige

I’m sorry to write a negative review but honestly this place was one of the worst Chinese food restaurants I’ve ever had. The service was great but the food lacked flavour, the fried rice didn’t seemed fried, the sweet and sour spare ribs had little to no meat and the honey garlic chicken wings lacked the sweet honey flavour. My entire family was disappointed. I’ve lived in Brantford going on 5 years and I’m still looking for a decent Chinese food restaurant to order from.

Kelly B.

Very SOLID old school Chinese Canadian restaurant. Super friendly staff, homemade fresh food, great prices! Bring your friendly attitude to this little gem.

Tee M.

Honestly, I have been a loyal customer since I was little and would take 50 cents to get an egg roll. The food is old-school excellent, the service is wonderful, and Warren is the best. Truth is that the restaurant is extremely dated, but the food and service make up for it. A Brantford staple! Go!!

praveen S.

I had a delightful experience with the 5 B platter at this Chinese restaurant. The food was delicious, service top-notch, and the overall dining experience was fantastic. Highly recommended!

Troy

I was quite disappointed in Oriental from our last order. We preordered a Christmas Eve meal, getting 7 different dishes costing about 80$. We arrived at our assigned time slot to find out it will be another hour. Would have been nice to get a call before driving there. Food was good, wouldn't say it stood out above the rest of Brantford. Chicken was over cooked, but I find most Chinese places over cook their chicken.

Tracy C.

My go to for Chinese take out. Always delicious although I believe they've changed their fried rice. Now it's more like overcooked steamed rice with fried rice fixins. Still tastey, just a texture thing. My only real issue is that like everything else, it's gotten so expensive
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