The Zen Hakka Chinese & Thai Stouffville

Food we had was pretty good and portions were quite good. We had the Hakka cuisine. Fairly small place located in a plaza. Has an odd fast food restaurant kind of feeling. Service was super quick as well. Free parking out front. Staff were friendly and considerate. Felt like good value overall.

The food here is very very good. Well seasoned, spicy, cooked tenderly, full of flavour, large portions. Service was exceptional - menu is large and our server (who I think was either the manager or owner) was able to order for us. Every dish was fantastic. The place is clean and had a good flow of take-out customers which didn’t affect our dine-in experience. We had 2 little girls with us that were running around a bit but the staff didn’t mind. Our server even gave the girls extra peanuts to take home and eat in the car. Just lovely. We are from Toronto and we will drive up here just to come back again. Thank you!!!

Food is always good here. They get the textures and flavours right. Food is always good, staff is always friendly. Favorite dish so far is the paneer and the zen special. I have not had any disappointing dishes yet.

I’ve never had Hakka food before so not sure what to expect. Certain entrees my family ordered were so similar to what we usually order from Chinese restaurants. So similar that if you told me I was eating Chinese food, I would believe it. Trust me, two set dinners is way more than enough for 13 people! We had a lot of leftovers. The food was really good, the fried chili chicken is a dish I would recommend. Only downside to this location is that they always take cash only. Who carries $200 cash with them nowadays?! It was an inconvenience to my family as we had to make a detour to the bank.