We also went to chinatown last week and the food was the best chinese food i ever had .there were about 20 of us and the service was great and the food was hot..we have had the dim sum on the weekends and they use to have it during the week but now only on sat and sun,,the dim sum is the best in the city i would highly recomend chinatown..its awesome and has a great view
Memorable. Driving through the tunnel to get to this iconic restaurant on the Bedford Basin holds a special place in my heart. The service can be bumpy and the take out can be hit or miss (usually depending on how far you're driving) but besides that, the food dining in is awesome. The menu mostly focuses on Canadian Chinese; One of my all time favorites here are the egg rolls though. They make them in the HRM local "meat-pate filling" style (the meat and veggies are pretty much turned into a delicious pate) that I haven't seen anywhere else in Canada and I adore and miss them. The traditionally authentic Chinese dishes they make are usually stellar.
It's definitely worth checking out!
Great Food. My wife and I have been going to this restaurant, on weekends for Dim Sum, for about 5 years now. We have been there at least 2 dozen times and the food is always fresh and the service is friendly and fast. Don't be shy about Dim Sum folks. The servers will help explain the selections to you and we would recommend you be a little adventurous. Soul mate and I try to select one thing new every time we go. Their sticky rice is always our first choice and the cost is amazing considering the amount of preparation time we imagine it takes. We do highly recommend this place.
Excellent. Went there with my family last night for an early Chinese new year dinner. It was authentic, and with the addition of seafood, it was definitely on par or better than other restaurants I have visited in Calgary and Vancouver.
Vegetables were cooked to just crisp, and the crispy chicken was crispy while still tender. Lobster and haddock tasted fresh. Had red bean soup with sesame dumplings for dessert. Yum!
If you're looking for authentic Chinese (and can order off the Chinese menu) this is the place to go.
Revised my review;
Food: Best Dim Sum Restuarant in Halifax so far. Good portion and authentic Chinese Hong Kong style. Recommend to try steamed chicken feet, deep fry taro (you need to ask for plum sauce), pork dumpling, fried noodle with sticky soup, Stewed beef brisket and BBQ duck.
Service: Improving a lot after my 1st review. In order to get your order faster, recommend to come to Restuarant earlier.
Enjoy the dim sum and yum cha during weekends!
The dim sum and tea may not be so impressive but the ambience is good and cozy.
It may be a good choice if you would like to taste chinese food with friends and family.
Not like the original Chaintown on the basin, which had gone downhill when managment changed. They're tried to bring in different Asian or Indian foods. Now new location, management/owners, almost as good as original. Had the meat egg rolls with homemade plum sauce, whole crispy barbecued duck, pork fooyoung, and Chinatown fried rice. Delicious! Ordered for 5:30 pickup. On time.
Beautiful atmosphere and amazing dim sum! Jane is always so welcoming to us all! Love her.
Rick & Pat Kirkpatrick
+5
Lots of great food. Great serviceWe we’re there for an early supper. Terrific value for the money.
We used to dine in at the old place but just rather take out. The food is still hot when we get home. Love the food. Staff is polite and very friendly. We've been coming here since they opened up over 30 years ago. No complaints at all.
I order from here regularly and always find the food fresh and hot. The only issue I have is I always order and extra egg roll to go with the combination, but i always seem to get a spring roll instead. They spring rolls are good, but not what I'm asking for.
Great Chinese food, big Portions, the place is nice and Spacious, i was shocked, cos from the outside it looks small
Dinner was fantastic. Food was hot and tasty and the staff friendly. Made excellent recommendations. Prices are reasonable also. So happy I decided to go while visiting Halifax. Will be back and so will my friend.
Food and portions were excellent. The beer was also reasonably priced. Good physical distancing, good service. The pan fried dumplings were good as were the spring rolls. Lemon Chicken was delicious. My biggest complaint here is the lack of atmosphere. The place is deceptively huge and once in, it's like banquet hall. Huge and impersonal. Thankfully the food is very good.
My parents love this place, we come here for dim sum, food is usually pretty fast, service could be better (wait staff always rushing around hard to flag them down) shrimp dumplings are a family favorite, same with egg tart, rice rolls, salty egg yolk sesame balls. Occasionally receive some over steamed shrimp dumplings that fall apart. But overall would go again
Went here for the first time a couple of weeks ago, and had Dim Sum. It was delicious! There was no wait to get in, and the food came within a reasonable amount of time. It is definitely worth the drive over the bridge!
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