Grand Seasons Restaurant

Service: 5/5 --> food came out on time and servers were nice and multilingual
Food: 5/5 --> some of the best Chinese restaurant food I've had in a while
Vibe: 4/5 --> generic, but practical. Washroom's very nice though.
Bonus: I love how if you Check-In on Facebook, you get 10% off your bill !

5/5 would recommend.

A belated birthday dinner yesterday, my ladies’ treat.  We enjoy Chinese food, so I thought it was a perfect time to try a new restaurant in a nearby Coquitlam neighbourhood — the Grand Seasons is located within the small plaza directly across the street from Burquitlam Plaza and Skytrain Station.  We (senior couple and daughter) arrived at the restaurant about 4 pm, and easily-found an available parking spot.    

We received welcome greetings upon entering, and were shown to a round table, located in a corner, with a great commanding view of the whole place.  Once tucked in and seated, our server immediately brought hot tea (teapot and small mugs) and menus (dine-in lunch and dinner menus) to our table.  

The restaurant is a rather decent size, with tables-only seating, and a good assortment of table sizes (and the tables are not fixed in place, so can be moved about to accommodate varying group sizes).  It had a nice clean, bright, and tidy look, and ’open’ feel about it.  There was no music playing, just a tv on one wall, with the sound set low.  We really liked and appreciated the ambiance.

Service was cordial, friendly, timely, and helpful throughout our visit.  And with their rather large and varied menu, we sure appreciated the initial help received when trying to make up our minds on what dishes to order.

What I ordered ….. all dishes brought piping hot, and “looking good” (in size and preparation) from kitchen to our table:

— House Special Chow Mein - w/dried noodles, mushrooms, onion, baby boy choy, and assortments of meats (pork, beef, chicken) and seafoods (squid, prawns, scallop) — Sweet and Sour Pork (ordered small size) - w/cubed and battered pieces of pork, veggies (green/yellow/red bell peppers, onions, and etc), and sauce —  Beef, with Tomato and Scrambled Egg —  Squid and Gai Lan, w/garlic — Green Beans with Spicy Minced Meat.

Tasting the various dishes proved how well they had all been prepared.  I believe I did good in selection of dishes ordered - we were able to try a good mix of various seafoods, meats, and veggies, along with the textures, and what I thought were some truly-distinctive flavours and tastes that accompanied each.  Preparations were not greasy, or salty, the sauces tasted ’light’, and based in nicely-flavoured stocks, much more than oil, the textures, tender, and if anything, a touch undercooked (yea!).  Some familiar-to-us names, but with some unique and tasty surprises.   

I am sure glad to have ordered more than I had to, it allowed us to try more, and my lady and I will savour the leftovers for dinner today.   

My ladies, and the Grand Seasons made “my day” — a much-enjoyed dining experience!

I just ordered their mushroom congee and donut for late night snack, best congee I ever had. The mushroom is so big, it's a amazing.the service is very good. Can't recommend enough. Will go back often for the congee. 10% off for pick up, I didn't even have to ask.