I've been here many times with my family and the staff is always very friendly. The taste of the food is authentic, and still tastes great without MSG. By far, my favorite dish here is their Ginger Beef, it's very different and I've never had it anywhere else before.

Generally, all the foods I've tried here tastes great, and we will continue to revisit this restaurant as a family favourite.

Worst Chinese restaurant I've ever experienced. I asked for steamed vegetables and they gave me steamed head lettuce.

The staff here are consistently friendly!
The food is has no MSG, which is one of their specialties. It's honestly not greasy, and every plate I've had here by far is excellent.

Would definitely come back often!

Tried this place TWICE, and it sucked both times. Both times were for take out.

First the wait was extremely LONG. 30 minutes wait for take out? Seriously?

Then the taste. We have tried the following and they were all tasteless and gross:

Lemon Grass Pork Chops
Chicken Pad Thai
Blackbean Beef
Wonton Soup (they use instant noodles)
General Tao Chicken

The fried rice upgrade was just egg... more

The food was spectacular, the service was exceptional and the prices were very low considering the quality of the meal. I would recommend the General Tao Chicken and the Chicken Pad Thai, these dishes cost me around $20 in total and were very flavourful and filling.

Poor service, and unprofessional Managment!!! My husband and I just walked out of that wanna be Boiling Crab. We walked in right before 10 pm, and we were immediately given looks from the employees like "why are you seating them?" After waiting like 5 mins for someone to take our drink order, the waitress comes and when we ask for a recommendation she tells us "I have never eaten here"....... more

We ordered a Stir Fried Flat Noodle ($8.50) with Beef and a Shanghai Wonton Soup Noodle ($5.99) from the lunch menu. The Stir Fried Flat Noodle with Beef looked and tasted decent. The portion was good enough for 2 people who were not super hungry. There was enough beef slices as well. The Shanghai Wonton Soup Noodle tasted decent, too. It was a bit expensive for the ingredients and the portion.... more

The pad Thai had no flavor. The house special rice was tasty but only with few shrimps and bits of beef.

Ironically, this place is called "Garlic Onion", but there wasn't a trace of Garlic, Onion or any flavor in the food for that matter!

Overall, not a pleasant experience.

Highlights:
- None of the 4 dishes ordered by our family of 4 had any flavor in it whatsoever
- All patrons were chinese, which makes made think it may be more catered to a traditional Chinese audience
- General cleanliness... more

The food was ok, too much garlic and onion.. Hence the name. Wasn't able to catch that blast of flavour I was hoping for, since there were tons of garlic in my dish. I was surprised the garlic wasn't strong.. Surprised and sad at the same time.. I love garlic and not even that delivered.

The second time I went was for afternoon tea. I ordered spaghetti with a cream sauce to go with it. I URGE... more

Actually no MSG as advertised

Visited many restaurants that advertise themselves as no MSG being added into their foods. This was not the case at Garlic Onion. Their food was extremely delicious and you can tell that they did not add MSG to any of the food. The portions were sized reasonably and the atmosphere was very open and very modern. The staff was extremely... more

Great and Tasty

I have visited over here with my family and tried several items of foods. Especially we loved the "Ginger Chicken", outside is crispy and inside juicy, "Wow such a great recipe! Great and excellent taste and we loved their preparation and caring of their customers.
excellent place for family and corporates

I wouldn't say this place offered authentic Chinese food, it's more like a cross between Hong Kong style and a westernized Chinese food joint. The food is ok, not great. It is the only place in the area that offers Chinese food without having to go in the heart of downtown Richmond Hill.
The fried vegetable udon was ok. The stir fry tofu with vegetables were salty. The sweet and sour chicken... more

I came by Saturday for lunch. I wasn't disappointed at all.

Price- around $8 meal including a drink ( coffee, tea or soy milk) and vegetarian spring rolls.

Decor - it's very comfortable in here. It's clean. They have a couple TVs as well.

Food - the food is 4 stars. They have a wide selection of Chinese food. Reminds me of restaurants in Hong Kong. A little bit of everything.

Service - they... more

I was impressed

Must echo sentiments of previous review - great food, served effortlessly and rather quickly. Portions were well sized. Restaurant had a clean modern, yet very warm feel to it.
Would not hesitate to return.

This place is awesome. The food is presented well, tastes fantastic, and comes out quickly. Service is also great. The waiter was extremely friendly.

The Garlic Onion is our "go to" Chinese food restaurant. The food is great, not too greasy but just enough! They have a great variety of dishes on the menu, ranging from the staples (like sweet and sour pork, my favourite!) as well as some originals. We call and pickup but they are always friendly and polite on the phone as well as when you go in. They also give a discount if you pay in cash,... more

I love the service at this restaurant. I am a lunch regular and their customer service is the best I've experienced on a consistent basis.

Good food and quick.

Best place I've been to in a long time

Food is great, portions are good and service is fast and friendly. Have been there a few times and have never been disappointed. You have got to try this place.

Horrible food. When we asked how much the portions were the waiter advised that us that the dish we were about to order was sufficient for the both of us. We proceeded to order it and it was way too much. They are just trying to make as much money out of you, because they know you will not return for that horrid food again. Additionally the drinks are way too small for the prices they are... more

The food is edible, but that's not saying a lot. The quality of the noodles in the noodle soup are very low grade. Seems catered to non-asians. Food is not as good as from Congee Queen.

Quite expensive compared to other Chinese / Vietnamese / Malaysian restaurant.

First of all I respect that I am at an ethnic restaurant and I am Chinese myself. But it always bothers me though when staff cannot speak English. This is Canada and I find it unacceptable.

Eating here on a Friday evening during prime time. Not even half full. Dishes came out at a excruciatingly slow pace. 20 minutes before spicy wontons appetizers. Another 10 before the soup, another 10... more

NO MSG is what's advertised. I can't confirm if this is true, but if true I like this place already.

This restaurant fills the need for a Chinese restaurant this far north from Hwy 7. We ordered 2 items from their Sunday lunch special (lemongrass pork chop rice and beef brisket rice noodle soup). The food was decent, no real complaints, the spring rolls were small but quite tasty and were... more

Although price-wise it's not a cheap restaurant, the food quality and amazing service are more than enough to make up for the price. I visit the place at least once a week and since they're open several years ago I have yet to be dissapointed by them. Highly recommended.

Ate here with the entire famjam last night. Everything was tasty and each dish flavoured well. The portions were quite large but they were not exactly cheap. Although the menu is quite large, you will be hard pressed to find any desirable main for under $15 (and the seafood runs even higher). This for me dropped it from a 4/3.5*.

Went in for the chili chicken lunch special. Nothing special about it. It was very bland. I was very disappointed. I didn't bother finishing what I ordered

My family loves frequenting this restaurant. After many visits, we've come to know the family that runs this place, and their treating us like long-term friends definitely adds to the overall cozy and family-friendly atmosphere of the place.

Food-wise, you definitely have to try their Crispy Ginger Chicken. It is without a doubt the most delicious version of this oft-repeated dish. We would... more

2.5 star

Garlic Onion is trying too too hard... Trying to serve every Asian Cuisines: Cantonese, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Malaysian under 1 roof...ended up nothing really stand out to be exceptional! and some can be downright embrassing!

Lunch Specials are quite good value from $6.99 that includes a drink. The selections are quite extensive!

Noodle with Peanut Sauce in Soup ($6.99)
- The... more

Tom Yum soup is really good. Then we tried the corn soup and it was so so. Chilly chicken was yum but tasted some pork in it. Not sure. When we did take out the soup containers were broken, they must have poured the hot soup. I think they are new so they are figuring things out. The mushroom rice, egg fried rice was really tasty. The prices are great. You spend half the amount you spend... more