Red Star Chinese Cuisine - Stonewall

Red Star has a nice big menu, which seems to be the rarity in Manitoba. That was my main draw to this restaurant, the variety. First visit to Red Star we dined in the restaurant and I honestly thought that the food was fantastic. It came out piping hot and the waitress was very nice. Ambiance in the sitting area was quite nice. However the bathroom was not great, as it was dirty and smelled awful. Fast forward a bit we decided to do a large takeout order. We ordered a lot of different dishes and my first thought was why are the takeout bags so small? I began to worry we didn’t have enough food to feed our party. Unpacking the paper takeout bags it was clear that portion sizes are extremely small here. I’ve never seen such small portion sizes with Chinese takeout. The absolute standout was the jaw dropping size of the side sauce (such as sweet and sour sauce, honey garlic sauce and lemon sauce) they are absolutely ridiculous! Literally only enough for one person! There is not enough sauce to go around a table of people. I’ve taken pictures, as you will see I’ve placed a fortune cookie beside the sauce cup for size reference. Anyone who actually likes a lot of sauces on their order will be hugely disappointed in this! I would never ever order takeout for a crowd here. As for the flavour of the food, it was decent. I just cannot wrap my head around the portion size of anything for the high price point they charge! I’ve given this restaurant a fair trial and am sad to say we won’t be back.