Jade Garden
Quick info
About Jade Garden
Jade Garden is a Chinese restaurant on Market Hill in Saffron Walden, run by the same family with table service on the floor. The kitchen covers a range including squid with salt and ginger, fried tofu, and a quarter crispy duck roll, alongside chow mein, rice, and chicken balls, with jasmine tea served alongside. Telephone orders for takeaway run alongside sit-down dining, and the restaurant serves Saturday lunchtime meals in addition to its regular hours. It opens Tuesday to Sunday and stays closed on Mondays. Free parking is available in the market square nearby.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingPlenty of parking
- DietaryServes vegetarian dishes
Menu & Prices
7 dishes- Squid with Salt and Ginger
- Japchae
- Quarter Cripy Duck Roll
- Fried Tofu
- Fried Squid with Onion
- Tempura
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention affordable prices, jasmine tea, chow mein and chicken balls and warm beer served.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention affordable prices, jasmine tea, chow mein and chicken balls and warm beer served.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers consistently point to the overall food quality as the draw, with several longtime patrons praising it as authentic and reasonably priced, and one diner specifically recommending the jasmin tea alongside a cheap Saturday lunchtime menu. Service earns repeated praise too, with multiple reviews noting a single front-of-house waitress handling full dining rooms and busy takeaway orders efficiently, even for large groups of eleven adults and two kids. Several call the staff friendly and professional, and one review highlights the restaurant looking nicely decorated for lunar new year. The recurring caveat centers on inconsistency: one reviewer describes chow mein, rice, and chicken balls arriving greasy with chicken balls that looked recooked, a sharp contrast to their past experience, while another reports being served a warm beer after asking for a cold one. A separate reviewer notes only ordering as a backup when unable to reach a different local Chinese restaurant. One diner who had previously complained later updated their review, saying the issues raised had been rectified and the food and service were great again.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers consistently point to the overall food quality as the draw, with several longtime patrons praising it as authentic and reasonably priced, and one diner specifically recommending the jasmin tea alongside a cheap Saturday lunchtime menu. Service earns repeated praise too, with multiple reviews noting a single front-of-house waitress handling full dining rooms and busy takeaway orders efficiently, even for large groups of eleven adults and two kids. Several call the staff friendly and professional, and one review highlights the restaurant looking nicely decorated for lunar new year. The recurring caveat centers on inconsistency: one reviewer describes chow mein, rice, and chicken balls arriving greasy with chicken balls that looked recooked, a sharp contrast to their past experience, while another reports being served a warm beer after asking for a cold one. A separate reviewer notes only ordering as a backup when unable to reach a different local Chinese restaurant. One diner who had previously complained later updated their review, saying the issues raised had been rectified and the food and service were great again.
Featured reviews
- Mark Aldridge
“Lovely meal great quality , very friendly staff. Eric was a gentleman”
- Nicola Moller
“So disappointed, thought you couldn't go wrong with chow mein rice and chicken balls, but how wrong could I be! Everything was covered in grease and the chicken balls looked like they had been cooked several times. Real shame as Jade Garden was always lovely chinese......not any more”
- Tim Furlong
“Updated review as it appears all points made previously have been rectified. Food and service was great, it was lovely and warm and it looked very comfortable. Nicely decorated for the lunar new year too.”
- Nanna R
“Nice family run chinese restaurant. Loved the food, so authentic. Prices reasonable too. Poor lady doing front of house.. waiting on tables and taking telephone takeaway …”
- James Abbott
“We’ve only ordered from here a couple of times, usually when we can’t get through to Saffron Walden Chinese. …”
Hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
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- Friday
- Saturday
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- Sunday
Highlights
- Popular for popular for lunch
- Popular for popular for dinner
- Popular for good for solo dining
Amenities
- Plenty of parking
- Accepts reservations
- Offers delivery
- Offers takeaway
- Serves dine-in
- Serves vegetarian dishes
Show more amenities
- Has bar on site
- Casual
- Serves beer
- Serves late-night food
- Serves spirits
- Serves dessert
- Dining options· 3
- Serves lunch
- Serves dinner
- Has table service
- Crowd· 1
- Good for groups
- Popular for· 3
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for dinner
- Good for solo dining
- Planning· 1
- Dinner reservations recommended
- Offerings· 2
- Serves alcohol
- Serves wine
- Facilities· 1
- Has toilet
Location
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