With a name like Aberdeen Café, we weren't expecting dim sum--but surprise! It was good. The place is tiny, we were the only ones there at first, and one woman was running the whole show: cooking, serving, probably doing the taxes too. Menu's small but solid--just the essentials. Everything came out hot and fresh, even if we had to wait a bit. Funny enough, it got crowded just minutes after we ordered. Not our top dim sum spot, but definitely glad we checked it out. Hidden gem vibes, minus the crowd (if you're early). read more

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Very good Hong Kong food in Auburn. Good flavor for the all the food, definitely hits the spot if you are wanting Cantonese food around Auburn. The lemon tea is also very good, you can request it less sweet which I appreciate. Cute small restaurant interior, service is good but not super attentive because they only have 1-2 people working (likely the owners). read more

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Came in and we weren't really welcomed warmly. Thought it was a language barrier until I heard the woman speak. My toddler didn't want to sit still so my parents took him outside. It was only then that I was given more attention because she thought we were leaving. When I said I was ordering to go she relaxed a bit. The servings are small. I know it's dim sum but for the price, it's higher than what I am use to. However, the food was pretty tasty I will give them that. Might try it again.. we'll see... but the treatment and experience the first time makes me reconsider. read more

The only deceiving thing about the café is its name, "Aberdeen." My daughter and I ordered our usual dim sum dishes: siu mai, spicy chicken feet, sesame balls, soybean wrap, beef cheong fun, and sticky rice in lotus leaf (lo mai gai). Tasty and hot. If you like hot chili oil, be sure to ask for it. The restaurant is on the smaller side, but cozy. We were very pleased with both the service and the taste of the food. read more

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Good Dim Sum?! I don't think so! Unlike the other peoples' Reviews, my personal experience eating here was quite disappointing. I don't know about others, but the food we ordered were mostly inedible. For instance, the Sesame Balls were basically mini size! 4 little pieces on a small plate compared to 4 BIG ones at other Chinese Dim Sum restaurants for the same price. The Chicken Feet my wife ordered smelled extremely bad! She took one bite and had to stop eating because it tasted sour and rotten.... I requested 2 orders of Pork Shiu Mai, Pan Fried Pork Buns, and an order of Green Onion Pancake. Let's just say all of those tasted funny, tasted a little old and dry. Not sure if the Chef had a bad day or if they actually tried to cook up old leftover food to serve.... The only 2 good food items were the Steamed Pork Spare Ribs and Honey Garlic Chicken with Rice, if I am being honest. The Ambiance is so-so. Very small space with a few tables that you can sit at. I am sure most people order food To-Go if they get food from this restaurant. Additionally, expect service to be slow since ours was.... I believe there's only an older Chinese lady who takes orders, and serves the customers. So, you'll be waiting a while to get your food, utensils and refills on water. The Chili Oil tasted a bit salty than spicy for me. They are stingy with the portion sizes and napkins at this establishment. We were surely disappointed after reading the 4 and 5 Star Reviews that were left on Yelp that we had to go to a different restaurant to finish eating our lunch in order to be satisfied. My Wife and Son barely ate anything since the food didn't taste good to them. I would recommend a different place for Dim Sum in Federal Way. Expected way better quality. read more

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Pork soup dumpling. The woman working was so kind as well. Definitely will be coming back to try more. read more

Aberdeen Cafe - Pork soup dumpling. So delicious. - Cantonese Near Me - Auburn, Washington

So happy we gave this place a try, honestly it was like a home cooked meal and I mean that in the very best of ways. We ordered the spicy chicken teriyaki, it was chicken breast which was nice, flavorful and juicy. Perfectly sweet with enough spicy to make you feel it. Spicy Sichuan fish, the broth was insanely good, full of flavor and they did not skimp on the fish at all. It was perfect. Spicy chicken feet, great flavor and I really loved the way they cooked them. Pork soup dumplings, I can't really give an honest review on these because I've never really had them before but they were good, not sure I'd get them again tho and the onion pancake, it was crispy, we enjoyed it. As for the service, as others have said it is mainly just the woman working, she seems to run the place. When we were in there was a cook but he left after our order was finished. She was quick to take our order and brought everything out as it was ready. It was fresh so it did take a little time, nothing crazy. The restaurant was very clean. I always love when I see a health score rating of EXCELLENT and they have. It was a quiet dinner. I enjoyed that after a long day! So looking forward to giving more of their menu a try. read more

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This was the WORST dim sum I EVER ate! I can't believe that this place got 4 stars!! Walked in and only 1 family here eating. Didn't r yr think anything of it at first! Order like 9 things off the menu all at $7 + all for MICROWAVED dim sum you can get at Costco! TERRIBLE!! At least I know they shop at COSTCO Federal way and maybe Tuwila! I DO NOT RECOMMEND at all!! I know it was all microwaved cause I could hear the ding when it was all done! One by one .... Didn't take pictures as it would've made my stars less!! read more

Aberdeen Cafe - Cantonese Near Me - Auburn, Washington

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We found this place on IG and decided to give it a try. This is a small place with about 4 booths, 3 2 seat tables and 1 4 seat table. It was ok decorated. As everyone said it was just 1 lady working the restaurant. She told us the owner called out sick so she was by herself until later when her daughter goes to help. Overall the taste of the food was good. Portion size could be a little better. Would I go back maybe if I'm in the area. read more

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Grabbed a little dinner after work. Wasn't too far from my hotel and was in the mood for some dim sum. I was solo so didn't try to many option but went with the Shumai, Scallion Pancake and Pork/Cabbage wonton soup everything was good. Nice cozy spot in Auburn. read more

Traditional HK Dim-sum! Curry fish ball and HK style milk-tea is good. Candy is so kind. read more

Aberdeen Cafe - Finger of Chicken - Cantonese Near Me - Auburn, Washington

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Cozy Chinese restaurant nestled in a small strip mall. The restaurant is clean, but smells really greasy. There was only 1 person working when we went in. She was the server, busser, and cook. We were the only table. We stopped in to try their dim sum. They had the typical dim sum fare. She took our order promptly and went into the kitchen. We ordered a few items: shiu mai, steamed bbq pork buns, soup dumplings, gyoza, and cheese rangoons. It took about 45 minutes after having our order taken to get our food out to the table. Good thing we were not on a time constraint. The food was good and fresh. 7/10. read more

Authentic homemade dim sum! BBQ pork buns are tasty. Onion pancakes are amazing. This place is truly a hidden gem!

We returned and confirmed how delicious this little joint is. Don't expect americanized syrupy sweet service - this lady is here to take your order and work. She's efficient and focused! Maybe bring a jacket at night because it's cold, but otherwise, everything was so fresh and tasty, it's honestly ridiculous. I loved every dish. The chow mein stood out for sure. Ambience is fine, casual and sort of quiet. I love it and hope to return sooner than last time. read more

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Super Hong Hong authentic 11/10, I recommend the Dim Sum, the air mai, the shrimp dumpling and the Hong Kong style lemon tea is amazing. The service was even better, they gave me free candy! read more

I ordered the Radish cake and the Beef HotPot combo. Amazing. I will be back soon! It can get busy fast. It is well worth the wait. read more

Was very excited to hear about a new dim sum place that opened up in the Auburn area. We ordered shu mai, rice congee, pork xiao long bao and everything was delicious. The broth and the dumplings was flavorful, and the dim sum was super delicious and fresh. If you're looking for a great dim sum restaurant without having to make the commute to Seattle, I would highly recommend this spot!! read more

It seems small and tucked away, but the dim sum was great. It's small, not a lot of seating, and not much on atmosphere, but good food.

I loved this restaurant so much, the food was amazing and the environment was warming and comforting, as well as having a good price service was on point and very quick. read more

Aberdeen Cafe - Cantonese Near Me - Auburn, Washington

Came here midday and ordered 3 types of dim sum, a chicken bun, a custard bun and butterfly shrimp. When I opened the shrimp and saw what they gave me I was shocked, clearly the shrimp is burnt and overcooked and they still gave it to me. No wonder this place is always empty. My chicken bun also had shrimp and mushrooms but no chicken so after eating 1 bun and seeing the state of the shrimp I just tossed it all in the garbage. I can't trust this restaurants quality so I wouldn't come here again. read more

Aberdeen Cafe - Crunchy fried butterfly shrimp.. - Cantonese Near Me - Auburn, Washington

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Just finished a late lunch. When we arrived there was a table of three that was already eating. Place was decently clean. There was only ONE person working, she was doing the busing/ waiting/ and cooking. Sat down and ordered at 3:05pm and did not receive our last dish until basically 4pm. This lady is VERY generous with her salt, everything just tasted like it was bathed in salt and pepper. Every dish came out slow one by one since she was literally the only one working. read more

Aberdeen Cafe - Mongolian beef, bbq pork fried rice, chicken chow mein, salt and pepper chicken wings, and siu mai - Cantonese Near Me - Auburn, Washington

Great Dim Sum! Had no idea it was a Chinese place by the name -but was clean and the food was pretty good-I'd definitely recommend and go back again! read more

I am impressed with the atmosphere, kind service and NO TV!!! Limited but authentic vegan options that are delicious! Vegan won ton soup, generous portions read more

Aberdeen Cafe - a bowl of soup and a spoon on a table - Cantonese Near Me - Auburn, Washington

Customer service is a failed! We walked in and inquired menus the lady acted like we was disturbing her. We sat to review the menu and when she came to clean the table next to us I tried to get her attention by day excuse me. She walked back in the kitchen like she didn't hear me. She exited the kitchen 3-4 more times went to the only other couple in there who told her they weren't ready and instead of checking with us she went back into the kitchen. We kindly waited again she exited the kitchen went to the back and returned to the kitchen. We got up and left. As we got in the car she went to the table we were sitting at and collected the menus. I'm strong against giving bad reviews but my thoughts for this place is solely based on the lack of customer services. read more

Aberdeen Cafe - Cantonese Near Me - Auburn, Washington

First off the restaurant is very clean. It is also very small and the restaurant really need some music playing in the background because it's very quiet in there, too quiet. Second I'm sure that the owner is also the waitress. I don't know if she's grumpy but she's just typical Chinese. It seemed to me she was running the whole restaurant. Also cooking cleaning and busing. There was only one other table there, the food took about 20 minutes and it all came out for five minutes apart from each other. I thought the food was very good all in all I just think the atmosphere in there was a little stale. I hope she reads this review and add some music so that you don't feel like you're in a library. read more

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After seeing the review went to try this café. I was very disappointed. The food is no way closer to hong kong food. Chicken teriyaki was simple chicken breast and half chewy. Chicken noodles called chow mein tasted horrible. Spam fried rice was so horrible. Vegetables hot soup was simple a tofu korean hot spicy soup. I spend over 100 dollars doesn't worth that much. read more

I've been wanting to try this place based on reviews and neighbors raving about it. I love dim sum and to be honest, was nervous about trying a dim sum restaurant in Auburn. The name threw me off a bit too. I later learned that Aberdeen is a city in Hong Kong. I finally tried it with my mom and son during lunchtime. My mom is your stereotypical Asian mom who is super critical with food. We ordered 71. shiu mai (pork and shrimp dumpling), 79. chicken feet, 39. vegetable chow mein, and bbq pork baos. Like other reviews mentioned, the food took a while to come out. That's because she (aside from working alone), cooks it upon order and it tastes fresh. The place is slow - we were the only ones there - and I was more nervous about food being frozen or leftovers from night before vs. how long it took to come out. So the wait time didn't bother me. Food was great!! We enjoyed all dishes but what stood out the most was the shiu mai which mom says is the best when comparing it to other WA and Hawaii dim sum spots. There's a good ratio of pork and shrimp, plus it's super juicy! Ambiance is in dire need of some background noise. It is super quiet in there. Place is clean and tidy. A high chair was available for my toddler. Whom she was very sweet too and even brought out a snack for. When I'm in need of a dim sum fix, I'm definitely coming back here. Screw driving all the way into the city when this gem is right in my neighborhood! read more

Authentic Chinese foods you wish you can cook at home. Expect to wait a while as quality food takes time to make. If you love boba milk tea, try the original Hong Kong milk tea (hot) - The Best!! read more

We went there about an hour before closing. Upon entering it looked like 3 groups had just left because the tables and dishes were not cleared. An hour later when we left the tables still weren't cleared. We went here because the community was raving about this place and it was only 2 miles away from our home. We grew up eating Chinese food from the international district in Seattle and having a good restaurant so close to us was enticing. Sadly, we were underwhelmed because of the portion to price ratio and flavors weren't to what we were used to. For the same prices you can go to another Chinese restaurant on Kent Kangley that serves their dishes in family style portions that feed 3-4 people. read more

Food is phenomenal here from the dim sum to the Chinese food. This is a hidden gem. The owner came from Seattle Chinatown area. I would highly recommend this spot if you want some good quality Chinese Food without driving to Seattle. *Must try the Wonton Soup. read more

The pork shumai and shrimp dumpling are really delicious and a fraction of the price you'd pay at ding tai fung. You can get full without spending a lot. The owner is kind and respectful (although doesn't say much) read more

Still love this place. If you're in the mood for some spicy garlic flavor, I highly recommend the Sichuan Fish. Comes in a broth with garlic and chili oil. If you don't want spicey, but still a garlic lover, the chicken mushroom wonton soup is also solid. This is my go to when I'm sick. In fact, it tastes even better as left overs, giving the garlic broth time to absorb into the wontons. (Can you tell I love garlic?) Now that I've become a regular, the lady recognizes me and smiles. It's interesting how the language barrier has softened a bit between us for simply being familiar faces. I recall how anxious and cold she used to seem when she tried to understand what I'm ordering my first few visits, but she's so warm and friendly now. I guess she's just introverted like me. Hope she can stick around for a long time. I really enjoy bringing my friends here. read more

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Great food amazing new flavors happy to have tried Cantonese food for the first time was not disappointed. The staff in area was great. The food was just something else. It was just great bomb of flavor overall it was amazing. read more

Many items to choose from with a good variety of things to choose from. Everyone was very friendly . Good for families , kids & elders

We are regulars at this place. The food is always great! We always love coming here. Everything we have tried has been delicious!

Great food and service!! Dim sum was great and their crispy shrimp bean paste dumplings are so yummy!!

This is one of the best & most authentic Hong Kong restaurants in Seattle! Their cooking is very homey & clean, and the owner is super kind & welcoming. The cafe is also very clean. Totally worth a long drive! read more

...had braised beef with daikon, a classic southern Chinese dish, my go to when test out a new Chinese restaurant. And also some dim sum dish, couple baos The beef was good, The daikon was not so great, I ended up with daikon fiber in my teeth. And the portion is very small. (I ordered togo, don't know if that matters ) Egg custard bao was awful, the custard was runny. BBQ bao was good. My visit to this establishment was around 1:30pm. It was just me and one other table that is already enjoying their food. The heat was not on, it was cold. And the chef lady doesn't seem very happy to see people, and she was the only person there. I cannot recommend this place for food or service or as a warm place to rest. read more

The ambiance was very peaceful. The smell was inviting. The service was great. They were understanding and on top of things. The food was amazing. I got potstickers, shrimp dumplings, shrimp and pork dumplings, and hummus baos...will be coming back often. read more

I loved that we could get dumplings at 4pm. We were given menus with pictures and written descriptions, which made it easy to find new things to try. It is a small, simple restaurant with a large selection of dishes and the woman minding the dining room was kind and made us feel welcome. read more