Moon Garden on Vineyard has always been our family favorite. Solid food and authentic Chinese comfort food favorites. Don’t be fooled, it looks small from the outside, but once inside you’ll see how busy they are. Be patient with the servers and be mindful English isn’t their first language.
I'm really glad that this restaurant survived the pandemic. I ate there this week, the first time in ages, and it seems to be thriving. It's a small restaurant, and by the time I left (around 8pm) the place was packed. The house specialty cake (crispy) noodles, sweet-sour pork and walnut shrimp were solid and satisfying. Their website menu is outdated; prices are generally $14.95-$15.95 per dish. Also, they don't serve alcohol any more.
Service took some time. They're working hard and are probably understaffed, like so many businesses these days.
If you're hoping for a true Chinese restaurant experience...This is the place! It's a hole in the wall-like place with a variety of different tables, at different levels, some with table cloths, some without, the floor had stuff all over it and our table was a bit sticky...Customer service was, to me, true Chinese style: grumpy, no eye contact, but they know you are there. When we finally got a table, we didn't know if we were supposed to walk up and order or what the deal was.
So, honestly, the first 15 minutes, I was pretty over the place. We managed to order and got our hot tea so that was the start of the turnaround. Then, our food came out and, seriously, they do food well here!! We got the Won Ton Soup (for my cold, I wanted a soup and it hit the spot), Char Siu Fried Rice (sooooo good!), Steamed Fish (because we love fish!), and the Drunken Clams (served cold which I didn't expect, but still so good).
Paying our bill was as tricky as trying to find the hot mustard dishes and placing our order, but eventually you get someone's attention. Parking can be tight, but we got lucky. I highly recommend trying to make a reservation, if you can. Or order takeout which it seemed a lot of people did.
All in all, would I go back? Yes, for sure. I honestly can't wait to order other things that people rave about. It's definitely a gem.
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