My family attended a wedding in nearby Pleasanton, California. Our hotel accommodations were in Livermore and after the event we went shopping and we became hungry. Not knowing the area, we started using Yelp to look around and saw a couple of prospects. They all started to look similar, but we remembered two days prior. We died at an Italian restaurant after the wedding rehearsal, Terra Mia. We remembered seeing China Villa, next-door, so it was a short drive to return to that location. The restaurant was clean and comfortable. We were pleasantly surprised that the menu had several dishes that we liked as our family favorites. We ordered the honey, walnut chicken, barbecue pork, fried rice, and barbecue pork chow mein I personally started out with a bowl of wor won ton soup , which was excellent! This is a Cantonese restaurant and the cuisine should be familiar to many. Everything was delicious and we can't wait to go back and try something else. Should we be in the Livermore area.
Aja R.
So I've been to this place, maybe a handful of times YEARS ago, and I've always gotten the Mongolian Beef dish... YEARS ago, it was super good, ate up my whole plate. Let's fast forward to today... Last night, we ordered a bunch of food. I, of course, got the Mongolian beef dish. It comes with steamed rice. The dish had good flavor, a ton of onions (just how I like), and a lot of beef. Now here's where my excitement dwindled. As I began to eat my meal, I started chewing.. and chewing... kept chewing and chewing and chewing. Why does 1 bite off this beef take so long to chew? Why does it have this rubbery gum texture? I had to spit out every single bite I put in my mouth bc all the pieces of beef were super friggin chewy! I had to ask my dad, "What part of the cow do they get THIS beef from??" Because I wanted to make sure this type of beef is either supposed to be rubbery like this or I'm just having a trippy moment, lol. So anyway, after like 7 tries on trying to chew and swallow this food, I finally gave up and just picked over the meat and ate the onions with rice instead. So. A star for the service and another star for the flavor. Will not return.
Kaitlyn M.
We've fallen in love with this place since someone recommended them to us for their Salt and Pepper Prawns. We love that they have Szechuan cuisine as well as American Chinese, and it's not too salty, too oily, or too bland. The spicy dishes we've been getting our excellent. And while they don't have a traditional twice cooked pork, they do have excellent cumin lamb/beef and dry-spiced chicken! Next we plan to try the Dan Dan noodles and mapo tofu. The man who answers the phone is always really nice and helpful when I call in an order, and has helpful advice and suggestions, like when I accidentally order all spicy dishes (and I'm feeding kids always) or if I just ask (do you have something with this and this?). I love how friendly and helpful they are here! They have a dedicated easy to access parking lot which I love over downtown places, and the interior looks nice and comfy although I've only ever done takeout. Everything is always hot and fresh, we've never had anything taste stale or old like Peking did in the end on Las Positas. The wonton soup also was delicious on last visit! Plenty of flavor but not too much oil, and my kids loved the broth. I was excited to learn you can swap in almost any entrees you want for the family meal, making it a good deal! I especially love the whiteboard menu of specials at the door. This is how our old favorite restaurant back home always did it, and I'm now taking it to mean the mark of a good restaurant. Try something off that menu, it's got the best dishes!
M. Boring
My husband brought home takeout tonight. We have been looking for a new favorite place.... He found it!The food was delicious, even reheated ?Salt & Pepper ChickenPork Pot StickersBBQ'd Pork ChowmeienCannot wait to actually dine in the restaurant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Judy L.
The lunch menu is extensive. Food was excellent. Service was good. Ambiance was okay but not great. The place is clean but not fancy. The lunch menu is priced at $11.95 (as of 12/14/2023) for each lunch on the menu. Portions are very generous and we are taking half of each plate home.
Gabriel Akins
This is THE BEST CHINESE FOOD I've ever had! My parents live in Livermore, and every time I come to visit we get Chinese from China Villa. In my whole life, I have never had better Chinese. At this point, I have been coming here for over 15 years. The food is always very moist and never dry. I've had both sit down and takeout and it has never been a bad experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Tingle E.
This your average Chinese cuisine. It isn't Uncle Yus - it's good, local, and satisfies the craving when wanting take out. I've never dined in so I can't rate the actual restaurant, but the owner is super kind. Definitely a plus...
Maureen B.
This is a little neighborhood feel restaurant off East Ave. The inside is definitely dated, but the staff is friendly and the food has been consistently good through the years. I normally order to go from them, but they are open for inside dining now as well. Some of my favorite dishes are Singapore noodles, Salt and Pepper Fish, Chef Special Tofu, combination Chow Fun. There are too many dishes I like to list them all lol. Give them a try if you're craving some Chinese comfort food...one of my go-to's.
Adhiraj S.
Amazing food! The Chonq Quing Chicken and Double Cooked Chicken Hotpot is out of this world - absolute must try. Authentic spicy Sichuan cuisine!!
The Sentinel
The delivery driver spoke horrible English. She acted stupid and when I was doing basic math she ended up pocketing another five dollars because I tipped her eight dollars for an $82 meal. Do not trust this female delivery driver. She knows what she’s doing and she’s pocketed another five dollars from me after I gave her an eight dollar tip. I will not be using this restaurant again. EDIT: The food is OK for what they’re charging but it’s nothing to brag over. So I’m changing my review to a three out of five. By the way, this is what you get for $82 plus a tip. Just make sure that’s worth it to you.
Haven't been here in a long time, at least a few years after last owner sold and they changed cooks. Ordered what was supposed to be Mongolian Beef with rice lunch special. Ugh! Soup was ok. Appetizer was a piece of fried wonton skin that tasted like old oil. Mongolian beef was unlike any other that I've tried. It was loaded with white onions and was full of grease. Beef was lacking in quantity and taste. Do NOT recommend and will not be back here!
Jackie Thompson
Food was great and the service was great the only issue here was the atmosphere wasn't so good cuz no one else was there
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Florinda Santos
My fry rice was hard and old tasty my fried wanton I took one piece of it and I had to spit it out it tastes nasty old and chemical no hurry back to this place they used to be good but they're getting sloppy with their quality now that's too bad
Kimi S.
Ordered vegetable fried rice, beef chow fun, and orange chicken for delivery. The food was prepared very quickly so that was great, however the actual food itself was bland. Each dish was lacking any flavor despite having plenty of sauce. Will not be back unfortunately.
Denise E.
The best Chinese food in Livermore! China Villa is always our go to...food is so good! Combination fried rice, pecking spareribs, beef chowmein, spicy mongolian beef, hotsoup and beef broccoli are a must!
My family attended a wedding in nearby Pleasanton, California. Our hotel accommodations were in Livermore and after the event we went shopping and we became hungry. Not knowing the area, we started using Yelp to look around and saw a couple of prospects. They all started to look similar, but we remembered two days prior. We died at an Italian restaurant after the wedding rehearsal, Terra Mia. We remembered seeing China Villa, next-door, so it was a short drive to return to that location. The restaurant was clean and comfortable. We were pleasantly surprised that the menu had several dishes that we liked as our family favorites. We ordered the honey, walnut chicken, barbecue pork, fried rice, and barbecue pork chow mein I personally started out with a bowl of wor won ton soup , which was excellent! This is a Cantonese restaurant and the cuisine should be familiar to many. Everything was delicious and we can't wait to go back and try something else. Should we be in the Livermore area.
So I've been to this place, maybe a handful of times YEARS ago, and I've always gotten the Mongolian Beef dish... YEARS ago, it was super good, ate up my whole plate. Let's fast forward to today... Last night, we ordered a bunch of food. I, of course, got the Mongolian beef dish. It comes with steamed rice. The dish had good flavor, a ton of onions (just how I like), and a lot of beef. Now here's where my excitement dwindled. As I began to eat my meal, I started chewing.. and chewing... kept chewing and chewing and chewing. Why does 1 bite off this beef take so long to chew? Why does it have this rubbery gum texture? I had to spit out every single bite I put in my mouth bc all the pieces of beef were super friggin chewy! I had to ask my dad, "What part of the cow do they get THIS beef from??" Because I wanted to make sure this type of beef is either supposed to be rubbery like this or I'm just having a trippy moment, lol. So anyway, after like 7 tries on trying to chew and swallow this food, I finally gave up and just picked over the meat and ate the onions with rice instead. So. A star for the service and another star for the flavor. Will not return.
We've fallen in love with this place since someone recommended them to us for their Salt and Pepper Prawns. We love that they have Szechuan cuisine as well as American Chinese, and it's not too salty, too oily, or too bland. The spicy dishes we've been getting our excellent. And while they don't have a traditional twice cooked pork, they do have excellent cumin lamb/beef and dry-spiced chicken! Next we plan to try the Dan Dan noodles and mapo tofu. The man who answers the phone is always really nice and helpful when I call in an order, and has helpful advice and suggestions, like when I accidentally order all spicy dishes (and I'm feeding kids always) or if I just ask (do you have something with this and this?). I love how friendly and helpful they are here! They have a dedicated easy to access parking lot which I love over downtown places, and the interior looks nice and comfy although I've only ever done takeout. Everything is always hot and fresh, we've never had anything taste stale or old like Peking did in the end on Las Positas. The wonton soup also was delicious on last visit! Plenty of flavor but not too much oil, and my kids loved the broth. I was excited to learn you can swap in almost any entrees you want for the family meal, making it a good deal! I especially love the whiteboard menu of specials at the door. This is how our old favorite restaurant back home always did it, and I'm now taking it to mean the mark of a good restaurant. Try something off that menu, it's got the best dishes!
My husband brought home takeout tonight. We have been looking for a new favorite place.... He found it!The food was delicious, even reheated ?Salt & Pepper ChickenPork Pot StickersBBQ'd Pork ChowmeienCannot wait to actually dine in the restaurant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The lunch menu is extensive. Food was excellent. Service was good. Ambiance was okay but not great. The place is clean but not fancy. The lunch menu is priced at $11.95 (as of 12/14/2023) for each lunch on the menu. Portions are very generous and we are taking half of each plate home.
This is THE BEST CHINESE FOOD I've ever had! My parents live in Livermore, and every time I come to visit we get Chinese from China Villa. In my whole life, I have never had better Chinese. At this point, I have been coming here for over 15 years. The food is always very moist and never dry. I've had both sit down and takeout and it has never been a bad experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
This your average Chinese cuisine. It isn't Uncle Yus - it's good, local, and satisfies the craving when wanting take out. I've never dined in so I can't rate the actual restaurant, but the owner is super kind. Definitely a plus...
This is a little neighborhood feel restaurant off East Ave. The inside is definitely dated, but the staff is friendly and the food has been consistently good through the years. I normally order to go from them, but they are open for inside dining now as well. Some of my favorite dishes are Singapore noodles, Salt and Pepper Fish, Chef Special Tofu, combination Chow Fun. There are too many dishes I like to list them all lol. Give them a try if you're craving some Chinese comfort food...one of my go-to's.
Amazing food! The Chonq Quing Chicken and Double Cooked Chicken Hotpot is out of this world - absolute must try. Authentic spicy Sichuan cuisine!!
The delivery driver spoke horrible English. She acted stupid and when I was doing basic math she ended up pocketing another five dollars because I tipped her eight dollars for an $82 meal. Do not trust this female delivery driver. She knows what she’s doing and she’s pocketed another five dollars from me after I gave her an eight dollar tip. I will not be using this restaurant again. EDIT: The food is OK for what they’re charging but it’s nothing to brag over. So I’m changing my review to a three out of five. By the way, this is what you get for $82 plus a tip. Just make sure that’s worth it to you.
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Haven't been here in a long time, at least a few years after last owner sold and they changed cooks. Ordered what was supposed to be Mongolian Beef with rice lunch special. Ugh! Soup was ok. Appetizer was a piece of fried wonton skin that tasted like old oil. Mongolian beef was unlike any other that I've tried. It was loaded with white onions and was full of grease. Beef was lacking in quantity and taste. Do NOT recommend and will not be back here!
Food was great and the service was great the only issue here was the atmosphere wasn't so good cuz no one else was there
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
My fry rice was hard and old tasty my fried wanton I took one piece of it and I had to spit it out it tastes nasty old and chemical no hurry back to this place they used to be good but they're getting sloppy with their quality now that's too bad
Ordered vegetable fried rice, beef chow fun, and orange chicken for delivery. The food was prepared very quickly so that was great, however the actual food itself was bland. Each dish was lacking any flavor despite having plenty of sauce. Will not be back unfortunately.
The best Chinese food in Livermore! China Villa is always our go to...food is so good! Combination fried rice, pecking spareribs, beef chowmein, spicy mongolian beef, hotsoup and beef broccoli are a must!