Our dim sum lunch at ‘Kam Ding’ was held to honour Mom — son and daughter’s treat for Mother’s Day — and they did well.  The restaurant chosen for the event, was the son’s choice, and because we knew it was a familiar and favourite spot of his, we (Mom, daughter, and I) pretty much let him do most of the ordering.  He scored well on selecting many of Mom’s favourite dishes — we chimed in a little with some of the other choices made.  

Service was prompt and timely, and always friendly, fun, and nicely-personal.  From our dining experience, I was most-impressed with how well the servers knew ‘what’ they were doing, and ‘how’ to do it.                 

What was ordered:  

- From the carts:  chive dumplings w/shrimp —deep fried bean curd wrapped tofu — deep fried sesame balls — deep fried meat dumplings — spring rolls — daikon cake — steamed shiu mai — beef balls — scallop dumplings — shrimp dumplings — mango pudding.

- From kitchen directly:  bok choy — deep fried squid w/pepper salt.

Dishes looked quite familiar, and typical, but preparations provided a few interesting and different textures, flavours, and tastes.  The simply-steamed dumplings (scallop, shrimp), were “melt-in-your-mouth” good, with light, rice wraps, fresh, not overcooked ingredients - yum!.  The chive dumplings, though pan-fried, much the same - wraps light, nice texture, ingredients very tasty.  Meat dumplings, spring rolls, and bean curd wraps, though tasty, were rather greasy.  Much-liked the sesame balls — large, and full of flavour.  And the daikon cake was fine.  The bok choy, and squid preparations were as ‘perfect’ I as could ever wish when ordering — rather simply-prepared, with no overwhelming sauces, neither overcooked, tender, flavourful, and tasty - a big hit at our table!

Thanks to son, daughter, and ‘Kam Ding’, Mom’s ‘Mother’s Day’ dim sum lunch dining experience was a big success!

We had late lunch for dim sum here after trying some other places where no more dim sum serving after 2:30pm (even though they closed at 3pm). The decoration was a bit old but the waitresses were very nice. The food was good with traditional tastes. Prices were reasonable.