Ruyi Garden Chinese Restaurant

Reliable and consistent, Ruyi offers a diverse selection. I haven’t tried their Thai dishes but tend to avoid the pan-​Asian menu items when clearly the restaurant’s specialty is Chinese/​Cantonese.
Some of our favorites include the chicken and vegetable pan fried dumplings and cheese wonton (different but delicious). Their crispy ginger chicken is, in my opinion, the best item on the menu.
Best of all, the staff a Ruyi are very accommodating to allergies and dietary needs. They even go as far as adapting their crispy ginger chicken dish for my vegetarian partner (he orders crispy ginger tofu with cashew nuts).
I have recommended Ruyi to my local family and friends who have also become repeat customers.

Ordered takeout from here a few days ago, had a couple of issues that garnered a 1-​Star review.
The first problem was the fact that there was hair found in the food, notably in the largest portion of the food which was the vegetable stirfry.
I decided to try the other edible portions of the takeout. The Sweet and Sour Chicken was under-​cooked, the chicken was very chewy and I suspected this from the chicken being under-​cooked/​raw.
The chicken rice tasted very soggy and was nothing special.

Had high hopes for this place always like to support local restaurants but this was terrible. We ordered chicken fried rice, general tso chicken, bbq slice pork and beef singapore noodles. The general tso chicken tasted bitter and was inedible. The pork was dry, the rice was plain and tasteless and looked exactly like the young chow fried rice we also ordered. Most of the food went into the trash it was that bad. The noodles were the only thing that was tolerable but have had better elsewhere. Very very disappointing.

Ordered take out; food was prepared quickly. Chicken balls weren’t greasy or soggy, the beef & broccoli was good and not overly salty. The Shanghai noodles was a bit on the spicy side. No complaints, only thing is it somewhat lacks the «fake Chinese» feel. I would however, order from here again.

The price and volume of food is all that saves this experience from a lower rating. Food is pure mediocrity at best; Not great at all but not bad either.

Food and service are fairly good. Excellent appetizers such and Siu Mai, Chicken wings etc. I would recommend it to a friend.

OK, I’ve visited Ruyi Garden a few times now so I should probably revise my original review from July 21, 2015.
First, the restaurant is gorgeous inside — they did an amazing job renovating it. If anything, don’t do the take-​out but go inside and have a meal in there. They can accommodate large groups too. During my first visit, while I waited for my order, I had a nice conversation with the hostess; she was very friendly and welcoming.
Now on to the food: if you prefer Canadian/​American style Chinese food (similar to Mandarin), you’ve found the perfect restaurant. If you’re like me and more into authentic Chinese food, then you should really research the menu well and ask questions prior to ordering. They are very friendly and there is no language barrier.
I’ve had the following dishes:
Yeung Chow Fried Rice — had good flavour and they clearly used good quality ingredients such as lot of lean char siu, shrimp, fresh veggies, etc. I would have preferred that the eggs were incorporated more like an omelette rather than mixed in with the rice. Unfortunately, the rice was a bit overdone for my liking.
Crispy Ginger Beef — also had good flavour and, again, it was good quality — no fat or gristle. We found that it had a little too much batter and the meat should have been cut into all thin, uniform slices to ensure every piece was crispy. Also, the menu indicated it was spicy but we didn’t taste any heat.
Shanghai Beef Noodles — the best of all three and authentic. The only issue was the first time I ordered it, the noodles were cooked el dente (like most Asian noodles should be) but the dish lacked salt/​seasoning; it was an easy fix with soy sauce though. The second time I ordered it, it was perfectly seasoned BUT the noodles were a bit overdone so forget microwaving it for leftovers the next day as the noodles would just be cooked to mush.
Prices are decent, good portions and placed in nicer take-​out containers (not Styrofoam that causes leaks).
I honestly think that if they focussed on being more authentic, they would see far more business. Again, service is friendly but I find it a tad annoying that they phone me two to three times while I’m on my way to tell me the food is ready.

Visiting from Australia, we found this restaurant on our walks so decided to go there for a late lunch on Canada Day.
The waitress was friendly and welcoming. The restaurant and all its amenities were spotlessly clean.
Most importantly there food was excellent. Well presented and all meals were fresh and colourful. The best Beef and Black bean sauce we have had for ever and good size servings. Hope to one day get back, but would recommend to anyone!

Excellent, fresh Chinese food. Corteous delivery. Reasonable prices. Comparable highly to freshness of Mandarin but I think better. Very good

It was a mistake to order Thai food from here. «Famous» pad Thai was probably the worst I’ve ever tried — tasteless, bland, sloppy wet; just wrong color, texture, and consistency. Shrimp spring rolls contained skinny shrimps without any vegetables or at least some filling.
Sweet and sour chicken flavour was ok, but the meat itself too hard to chew and crunchy like it was prepared a few days ago.
There must be some good Chinese dishes here, otherwise I’m not sure how they stay in business.
Tip: don’t order from Thai section of the menu

I love this restaurant. They have an excellent selection of Cantonese, Szechuan and Thai food as well as a pretty nice offering of dim sum. My favourite dish is their Ruyi Garden Special Chow Mein that contains a variety of meats, veg and crispy noodles — love those crispy noodles. These are not the thick crispy noodles, they are like the thin egg noodles that every other place I’ve tried out here in Ontario seems to serve soggy only they’ve been crisped up. Yummy. It is just like the Cantonese Chow Mein I used to get in Vancouver.
They have delivery service through Taste Away but they always call to confirm the order voice-​to-​voice.
Their food, service and value are all wonderful and I am a regular customer.
(edited for a typo ;-)