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Aberdeen Cafe

4.0 (71 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Rob B.

Food was good, decent experience. The service was as most Dim Sum places, emotionless but not rude... mostly attentive. The place is small and when a party of 9 came in, it became overwhelming for the host/server. She began turning away people saying, "no table", waving them away. She waved away at least 3 different couples, not even offering them to wait. One mom and her kid, then another couple came in later and just sat and waited anyway, despite the host/server trying to shoo them away. There was another table unused that they reserved for themselves/the staff. They could have more business, if they freed up that table and invited people to wait. The jasmine tea was good, the spare ribs were some of the best that I have ever had for Dim Sum, the bean curd was good... The onion pancake was quite thin and unimpressive. The parking is easy and close, the bathroom actually was nice and clean, nicely decorated and comfortable, although just one bathroom for all. We may still return, as we know now not to expect friendliness, and that we can count on pretty good dishes.

Sui Mai
Nikki C.

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).

Raymond Y.

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.

Asked for Chili Oil and received this.  Had to ask again since it was gone after dipping the Shiu Mai a few times.
Michael A.

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.

Pork soup dumpling. So delicious.
Olivia S.

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

Spicy chicken feet
Lindsay Z.

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.

Teri N.

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!!

Chicken feet, Shui Mai, BBQ pork bun
Mei B.

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.

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

Orange chicken
Monica S.

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.

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

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Our first time in, we are always looking for a good dim sum place. Good food, and all day dim sum. Will go again. Good service.

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The beef fried rice and Mongolian beef was delicious. My fiancé and I will definitely come back.

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Yummy and authentic dim sum. Entree's are also good. I enjoyed the honey garlic chicken.

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Went here for the first time. The barbequed pork is excellent. Definitely a return patron here.

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This might be my new favorite dim sum spot in the Seattle area! Everything we got was spot on -…read moreliterally nothing missed. We came around dinner time on a weekday and it wasn't busy at all, but it did take a while for the food to come out. We got the steamed spareribs, truffle shu mai, pork and taro shu mai, fried mochi with pork, sticky rice, and salted egg yolk mochi. I loved absolutely everything so much! Flavors were spot on, textures were amazing, and they were also really unique. I loved the truffle flavor on the shu mai, and the ham sui gok was done so well here too. I'm a huge salted egg yolk fan, and they did the mochi ball here perfectly too. I want to come back soon!!

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My boyfriend and I stopped by here after I needed to stop by the Best Buy to pick up something. He…read moretold me that there's a food court with great food and drinks nearby. I saw that Golden Daisy was here and I have always wanted to check them out but they are too far. They were closing in just a bit and were sold out of a lot of things. Luckily I was still able to get some goodies such as the steamed pork buns, shrimp dumplings, siu mai, and BBQ pork noodle soup. The food was pretty good, not the best I've ever had but for the price it isn't bad. My boyfriend and I arrived that the siu mai here was flavorful. He really wanted the baked pork buns so we definitely want to come back to try that and I do want to try the duck here too. The service here was decent, I felt a bit rushed as I hadn't realize that they were closing soon. She also would walk away with each order to set it up but it made it awkward as I was ordering more than a few things. But other than that, it's worth checking out. The store front looks a bit messy and they had some items that were covered with tape and not sure if that was cause it was sold out or maybe they don't offer that specific item at this location? It was a bit confusing.

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