I was really looking forward to trying Monsoon Bistro in Holyoke after a glowing recommendation from a close friend, but my experience left me thoroughly disappointed. Our meal began on a sour note with a series of lackluster appetizers. The fried tofu was nothing short of a letdown—extremely bland and seemingly drowning in water, completely lacking the flavor you’d expect. The only saving grace was the edamame, which was decent enough to remind me why I like simple, well-prepared dishes. The soup dumplings fared only slightly better, with a broth that was passable; however, the meat inside was utterly off. Its texture was disturbingly similar to raw ground meat, which made the whole dish unpalatable. Moving on to the entrees, the problems only multiplied. The General Tso chicken was over fried to the point of being a crunchy disappointment, and it had little to no flavor—an utter culinary misfire. The Mongolian beef was another major letdown: not only was it significantly overpriced, but it was also devoid of any distinctive taste, making it a regrettable choice. The drunken noodles, which I had high hopes for, were served soggy and, like everything else, utterly tasteless. If that wasn’t enough, the service and overall dining practice also left much to be desired. Although Sam, our server, was pleasant and did his best under the circumstances, the overall way the kitchen handled the orders was frustrating. The dishes arrived all at once, crowding our table to the point where we could hardly enjoy what little we could taste. The questionable speed of the delivery—almost as if the food wasn’t being prepared to order—only added to the disappointment. In the end, what should have been a promising meal turned into an experience that wasted both my time and money. I cannot in good conscience recommend spending anyone’s hard-earned money here unless improvements are made across the board.

This was our first time here. The food is well made. They have Chinese, Thai, Malaysian, and a few Filipino dishes. We opted for Filipino items to try. Everything was good. When we come back in 2 weeks we will be going there for the soup dumplings which look amazing. The restaurant is very nice and can accommodate lots of people. The people there are very friendly and accommodating. It was an amazing experience and we are going to be going again. The Monsoon Bistro and Bar is located in the Holyoke Mall 2nd floor near Macy's. You will definitely be glad you ate here! Check them out!

I've lived Hibiscus for years. When I first moved to Holyoke, I tried all the local places before I landed on this as my favorite. Their daily specials are packed full and have a lot of bang for buck. Most excitingly though is that they're piloting a buffet! The prices were really good. You pay for a take out box that you can fill to the top, which is an interesting concept. I think it was $9 for lunch, $12 for dinner? I was at first bummed about being limited but you can fit a ton - I got dinner and still had enough for leftovers. There was a lot of seafood and really well cooked meats (the chicken wings were so juicy and had that kind of Korean fried chicken coating). They had classics too - rice, crab ragoons, lo mien. They had small batches out which tbh I think is great so they can replace and refill more often to keep it fresh. You can eat there or make your box to go. My partner and I loved it and thought it was a really good deal! You can't even get raw ingredients that cheap! I hope it gains enough traction that it can stay. For those who haven't gone, there's a small parking lot with free off street parking. I've always been able to find a spot with ease. They take cash and card, but note that they don't take Discover.

Just a small little place, but service was quick, food was hot, very good. Didn't make me sick like most do. Got a menu, ordered and waited in the car. Maybe 15 minutes. Not bad at all. I don't do sushi so I can't comment on that.. Otherwise very good.

The food was so nasty I threw it away. Rice was hard. Beef and broccoli looked like flesh. DO NOT RECOMMEND.

Don’t order the bbq spare ribs! The are small boney pieces about 1-2 inches in size that they clearly remove the meat for the boneless spare ribs, it was all cartilage and bone, so awful!!! REAL bbq spare ribs from a Chinese restaurant are actually SPARE RIBS!! These were their trash they serve and charge you for. So awful!!!! The rice was definitely old rice microwaved!!! So bad! Never again.

Certain Foods are 10 like the Pork fried rice and sesame seed chicken. The fried dumplings I purchased were 4. Freeze dried for too long. Fried chicken wings and fried rice or french fries 8.

We have ordered there 3 times and only ordered the third time because the first time was good but the last two times have been not good to put it nicely. Rubbery, flavorless. Under cooked and not worth the price at all. Just a heads up.

WAISTED 40 minutes for an take out order that all this time was on their bench under wrong name, I understand everyone can make mistakes but when I repeatedly asked about my order I didn’t get any response only to find out later that it was there all this time, thanks for best Valentine’s Day!!! If you ever wondered what ignorant treatment to customers is you should visit this place, I was here first and last time,

Been eating here since I was little and they still cook good. Big portions and fast service.

I came in to place a take out order, after standing there for 17 minutes I decided to leave. Nobody acknowledged that I was there, nobody said Hi, and when I would try to speak to the woman behind the counter she completely ignored me. I’ve ordered delivery from here before and it wasn’t too bad, not the best, but the service is terrible. The inside of the restaurant needs to be cleaned, there is boxes stacked everywhere and their freezers in the “dining area” are dirty as well.

Food was great, and very generous portions. For the cost it's a good place for lunch or dinner. $11 got me a nice meal, ordered online and was ready by the time I got there. Good job 👏🏽 by them.