Came with a group of 10 for dim sum on a Saturday afternoon around 1PM and there was no wait because this place is really huge. We sat towards the left corner of the restaurant where there's a private room. Good for us, which was a lot quieter compared to sitting outside. Lots of choices for dim sum and taste good. read more

Sometimes I come here for dim sum with my family. This place is pretty big, but of course there's always a wait to get seated, especially on weekends. The food here is pretty good. Sometimes when we get here mid-morning and there's a long wait, we would send someone to East Harbor to get a ticket and see which place can seat us first haha. But most of the time this place seats us rather quickly. It's typical dim sum foods, fast and friendly service. read more

This restaurant was so unappetizing. Came here for a wedding and of course I assume everything is mostly seafood - but seriously didn't think all the seafood would come out first and then the nonseafood ones come along with the dessert. That's fine because I'm used to that in Chinese banquets, but omgosh this was totally inappropriate where they serve the fish (that people eat) next to a glass of live gold fish on the platter as well. This was completely shocking and I was sick to my stomach on how they use these live fishes just as simple visual decorations and then flush them away. Why was this even a thought ??? Disgusting and real animal cruelty ... Not only was the food non flavorful the staff there were beyond rude. The thing I hate the most at banquet is that they fill your plates from the main dishes like we can't serve ourselves. The guy was serving me seafood and then spilled the soy sauce based sauce over my dress and barely looked at me while he whispered an "apology". I was dressed for a wedding banquet and you ruin my dress - all you have to say is a whispered sorry? Ridiculous. I was lucky that my napkin covered most of the spill - but it still stained my dress. Walked away appalled and starving. read more

Affable Eatery - Disgusting and cruel. They put live goldfish next to your food and then flush them away. - Dim Sum Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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So whenever my family wants dimsum on the weekend, this is THE PLACE to go. Why? #1 Easy street parking. Theres a parking lot but it's usually packed. Everyone knows driving to 8th Ave on a weekend is a major mistake! #2 Delicious dimsum, of course. Many dishes to choose from and the portions are huge -- definitely no skimping on the ingredients!! In addition to that, each dish is well-prepared. Nothing pisses me off more than a wimpy "ha gow" (shrimp dumpling) with the skin sticking to the paper. #3 Abundance of food carts rolling around. The space is big & the wait is long (at times) so once I sit down.. I am hungry and I want food asap! Good thing the carts are never too far away #4 There's a million TVs.. they're all over the restaurant. Literally everywhere you turn, theres at least 3 within your view. Important b/c my brother is a Knicks fan & hates missing games. So for all you other Knicks fans out there.. they put the Sunday games on!! No worries about missing any of the action :) read more

Haven't been here since it was Spring Garden. Gotta say it really surprised and impressed me. I'm super confused by the low rating this place got. Maybe dimsum service is different from dinner service. My favorite dim sum dishes were on point; the phoenix claws, siu mai, short ribs, and cherng fun. All of them very flavorful and satisfying. The staff was very attentive to our needs. Refilling our teapot as soon as it was almost empty even when we didn't open the lid. It's like they just knew. Swapping out our plates for clean ones frequently. read more

This place has some new twist on the Chinese classic. The kitchen in the back will cook up more complicated dishes. The atmosphere is neo banquet style with two huge lcd panel. read more

POOR SERVICE!!!!! WILL NOT COME BACK. The service gets worst and worst each time. The ladies that push the cars are nice but the waiters ate poor. read more

Let's see my daughter who goes to Ps 69 across the street went on a kindergarden trip there last week had the egg rice which she loved! Her being a picky eater I was impressed. So tonight my wife decided to go in a get a order for her. staff was very,very rude charged us $7 for basically white rice. Waiter said to come back another day???????? What the Hell is that about racism? Or what? Plus he says we don't have that here?? She just Freaking had it last week, he said hold on and got it anyways wow! They only cared about helping the asian guests it was such a horrible experience..... read more

I ordered for the first time today- very fast delivery. I was not a fan of the spring rolls- they seem like they are the frozen kind you can get at the supermarket. The vegetables were cooked just right. The noodles had a weird fish taste though. Would order again read more

Like other 8th avenue places, this place gets packed quickly. It is relatively big and the wait time was long (at least 30 mins). Certainly not the best dim sum that I have had (there are plenty of good places around 86th st and Bay Parkway with shorter wait times). It is solid and if you like a festive and loud environment to drink your tea and eat dim sum, then this is the place for you. I didn't particularly like the chicken feet (not spicy enough for me). Service was good as the carts came around and the waiters refilled the tea pots quickly. Tables and chairs were nice (at least they have a cloth covering the table! Can't say the same for other places). I guess most people pick this place b/c of its location, but there are certainly better places in Brooklyn. I heard that this place has a parking lot, so that might be a plus, but you can always park in neighboring streets. This is my last review for 2012. Happy New Year everyone! May 2013 bring more great experiences and great eats! Cheers! read more

The interior design is pretty nice I would say. The food was not bad, but not really nice. Overall, I would say Meh.

It's the shittiest chinese restaurant i have.been to . With the worst attitude server that has no manner. we asked for a simple coke and sprite and was given so much attitude. didnt get back to us until 30 minutes. read more

If I had known about this place earlier, I might have held my Chinese wedding banquet here instead. Though, location-wise, this place, literally called "New World Banquet Restaurant" in Chinese, is seemingly located in the middle of nowhere on 65th street between 9th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Pkwy. The only highway nearby would be the BQE-278 three blocks away. Parking is definitely easy to get at night without even needing to park at the metered spots in front of the restaurant, unless it's after hours. The outside of this restaurant is unique in that the entire restaurant name is a neon, blinking sign, something I don't see at most restaurants. It could be a cheesy tactic, but it works really well here where in the middle of nowhere, the restaurant stands out. Inside, amazingly, the place is very beautiful with golden tablecloths, flat screen TVs on the sides that broadcast a Chinese cable channel, and a brightly lit room. As my Aunt reserved two large tables for 7:30pm, we were given the two "head" tables on the 1/2 step platform near the dragon/phoenix/double happiness decorations. Unfortunately, for such a beautiful place, the restaurant was mostly devoid of customers. If there were one or two customers, I wouldn't have noticed at all. They also have a private room on the side, but nobody was using it and the lights were turned off to save electricity. I did notice staff gather around to eat their group meal. It's a mystery why this restaurant isn't booming with business. The restaurant also has a take-out menu too. I don't know about pricing, but I'm thinking it's not bad (will check out the take-out menu later.) My Aunt ordered a ten-course meal and with 11 and 12 people at each table, it was hard for servers to serve the dishes without someone having to either get up or give leeway. That can't be helped at most Chinese restaurants. The food was so delicious to me especially the fried crunchy lobster meat. I'm not good with Chinese menus, but that was delicious. We ordered a spinach dish, which I devoured. When the birthday cake came, staff cued the music without warning and everybody sang happy birthday two times before the recording was done. I was disappointed they didn't play the Chinese version of Happy Birthday or even the congratulations song. Also, they could have waited until, the star of the show, my grandma, was off the phone before starting the music. We did have longevity peach buns, which are smaller sized in my opinion, but they look pretty. We didn't leave the restaurant until about 11pm. Overall, it was a nice experience and I would come here again. PROS: delicious food, available street parking at night, brightly lit and regal atmosphere with TV CONS: not sure how profitable this place is with no customers read more

The large space with comfortable seating is a plus, but I thought the food was hit or miss. Shrimp & chive wonton dumplings, shrimp rice crepes, and tofu skin rolls were good. Avoid the fried turnip cake which was utterly disappointing. It was like a brick of flour mush. The non-wonton version of the shrimp & chive dumplings with the tapioca starch wrapper wasn't good either as the wrapper was too thick. A lot of the dim sum was at room temperature instead of hot or even warm. read more

Came here for an early Father's Day dinner. Ordered ten dishes. Half an hour after ordering, they brought us our first dish (a cold dish with the roast pork, jelly fish, etc), and another half an hour later, crappy tasteless soup. They didn't bother to count how many people we had before distributing the soup, so two of us didn't get bowls/soup. Another half an hour later, we were still waiting for food.. Had to complain to several waiters and then to the manager before they started bringing out our food. Then they brought all the food out at once. The dishes were sloppy and obviously rushed. Portions were ridiculously small and seemed to be missing components. Disappointing experience, won't be returning. read more

I do not recommend taking a risk here if because the food is not worth the money. The service is just as bad, if not, worse. Affable Eatery is a horrible excuse for a restaurant, so please don't waste your time, taste buds and your money. read more

I came here for dim sum with some friends and it was okay. The food was pretty much the same as any other Chinese place. Nothing really jumped out at me. The place is relatively clean - especially the bathroom which considering it's an asian restaurant, is rare. I had dinner here once before and it wasn't bad either. Overall a decent chinese restaurant with okay service. read more

Went there for dim sum on a Sunday... It was a typical China town dim sum joint and had a great selection of most everything that you would want. My only issues was that everything came out Luke warm. Usually the carts keep everything pretty hot but some of the dishes were just cold. If you are nearby and it's convenient this place isn't a bad choice but if you want to travel there are better. read more

Very fresh dim sum even though we didn't get there until 1:30 on Sunday, which is pretty late if you want the freshest dim sum. The variety was not tremendous but the quality was solid, and we saw some items we don't normally see, like vegetable and scallop dumplings topped with dots of an orange veggie (either squash or sweet potato, I imagine) and sweet pork and dried shrimp inside glutinous rice balls. The shrimp was better quality than at other similar joints. read more

Terrible service! We waited for 30 minutes meanwhile this lady pushes through who knows a manger(tallish male with bushy eyebrows) gets the whole room to themselves. Then the same manager made eye contact with me to do my check, but ignores me. Then I asked the same manager that was around for a box and he ignore me when I spoke in Chinese and when I started to speak in English he came over acting like he didn't hear me until I spoke English. Eat was iight if you want to deal with these discriminatory service. read more

This is my all time favorite chinese restaurant in Brooklyn! I only come here for weekend dim sum and the service is phenomenal despite it being crowded. I love their durian mochi because they actually use real durian unlike most dim sum places (they usually mix the durian with a lot of powder and sugar). The prices are very reasonable as well unlike certain overpriced dim sum restaurants I have been to. read more

The food here was authentic and tasted good. I recommend ordering the traditional favorites - mayo shrimp with walnuts and broccoli, steamed fish, lobster with garlic sauce, shrimp chow ho fun (flat noodles with shrimp and veggies, etc. The prices were a little steep compared to other places but I appreciated the service and the complimentary dessert afterwards; we got to try sweet red bean soup and they gave us sliced oranges. read more

Compared to the restaurant down a block..this place is shitttt. The food is plain and the prices are high!

Awesome service. Best dim sum in Brooklyn. I always come here with my family. Been coming here for a while because it's not cramped. Big space is important for me. The decor is standard but the flavor is where this place shines. Compared to the other banquets in the area I always come back because it's consistent. Portions are fair and the manager George always makes sure we're attended to. Ask for the fried steak with special sauce. Definitely not easy on the calories but it's a go to for me. read more

Dim sum was good. The fried noodle dish with chinese broccoli and squid was excellent!

Nice place for dimsum with the family except you most likely have to wait a long line. This place is usually crowded on the weekends. The food is decent. They still do the food carts so you can see everything you ordered. The food come out quick and fresh. read more

Review is for a large party banquet. Definitely not worth the money. The flavor of the dishes were either too salty or bland. $1200 bucks for sub par food that you can get much cheaper and more delicious anywhere. Roasted pig was good. Beef dish was tender but not enough seasoning. Tofu dish was bland and not enough salt. Corn egg drop soup was not good. Whole chicken was way too salty. Fried fish had not enough salt or soy sauce. Lobsters were small and the sauce had no flavor. Oranges=oranges Overall a total fail. Save your money and go anywhere but here if you are looking for a place to have a large gathering. read more

All the food we had was really good. My only comment was the variety compared to other dim sum restaurants. I thought that there wasn't too much to choose from but we were here after 1PM. read more

OMG - the runny custard bun will kill you (in a good way)

The place was crowded, we had to shsre a table with other people qhih is understandable. Dim sum cars started to go near our table, most of the dishes were already cold which means they were not fresh. The steam buns were cold and rehested, the fried dishes were very greasy and unfortunately not even the tea helped to take out that greasy flavor from your throat. read more

Although there were a great variety of dim sum dishes, the food was mediocre. The cheung fun or rice crepe rolls were cold and were among the worse that I've ever had. They did however have soup dumplings, which were decent, but not soupy. For the same wait time and much better food, I would go to East Harbor Seafood Palace. read more

Dim sum is just ok..may be we're here early (9:30am). Not too many varieties. But service is good. The place is clean & spacious.

A couple of nice waiters, but there is this one guy that had NO courtesy whatsoever. The waiter spills coke on my pants and my camera (estimated value of close to $2,000) and not a single word to apologize. after spilling the drink, he still attempts to place food on my plate that is drenched in coke. I don't know why they hired this clown. Absolutely no courtesy. Overall I would question the service here. Food is ok. read more

The dimsum is fine. Service is abysmal though. We asked the waiter for a fork but he forgot about it completely. It took us 3 times to finally get the fork. Even though we sat in the center area of the restaurant, there were very few carts coming around and when they did come around, the ladies just pushed by without announcing what they have in their cart or stopping. How are people supposed to get any food? We sat there waiting for carts with our plates empty and nothing on the table for at least 15 minutes, which is a pretty long time for a dimsum place. The plates and cups are also not clean. This is something they should be take awareness to if they expect customers to switch plates halfway into their meal to a new empty one free of bones. Thus, there is no reason that I needed to be forced to take a new one that had multiple dirty spots even when I told the waiter no multiple times. Go someplace else. There are many, many more dimsum restaurants in the area with better service and cleanliness. read more

Slow services. Waiters are rude. Waited over an hour and no food is coming out of the kitchen

What was supposed to be a lovely Sunday afternoon dim sum outing with the family turned out to be a total disaster. Waiting for more than an hour is customary at dim sum places on weekends, however what made the experience so distasteful was the fact that many people who arrived after us received a spot almost immediately. This was because they knew the waiters and thus the number system really wasn't followed. After our number was finally called, the waiter asked how many people were in our party (5) and what tea I had wanted to drink. My sister and I sat down and then what shocked me was that the waiters accused my other family members of sitting down without our number being called. I'm utterly disgusted at this place. Disorganized! And my appetite is ruined. Thanks New Spring Restaurant. And good job on the "C" health and cleanliness rating. Disgusting. I won't be coming here ever again! read more

i came in recently for a dimsum lunch. my family frequented this place prior to renovation but havent been since they reopened. the space def got a facelift but idk that anything that amazing was done to it. if you pat attention closely the back wall is not even finished painting. certain ceilings are missing chandeliers so you see open wires. the dimsum carts are extremely slow to come around to where you are. and when they do get around, theyre about as empty as can be! the taste was decent for what we picked but i find the options very boring and your avg dimsum fare. park asia and pacificana at least try new ideas every so often which i can appreciate. they added 2 huge tvs to the space and was airing cooking shows while we were there. interesting, but perhaps pointless. at the current moment theyre still offering 10% off to dinners read more

DON'T CHOOSE THIS RESTAURANT FOR WEDDINGS! I had an awful experience last night, I am a wedding emcee who has been doing this for 14 years,and i have been to lots venues and restaurants in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan or Long Island; never seen such disrespectful and bad attitude from restaurant managers or waiters. here is the story, 09/09/18, a newlyweds gave me 15 red envelopes which are filled with in a total of $1,000 lucky money as prizes for lucky drawing, i put all envelopes on a gold tray ( it's a brand new tray of mine) and left them on the side of the stage. A minute later, they had disappeared, my DJ & i were trying to look for the red envelopes and the tray, we finally found out there was a waitress threw them out in a smelly & stinky garage can, when i saw all those money and the tray were super rancid & smelly, it really burned me up; in fact, the manager, waiters & waitresses could have solved all problems by saying a magic word "SORRY", but the more angry is that no one from this restaurant were try to help cleaning the money or apologies, but also laugh at me &said: " isn't the money smell better after pour into the garbage can? hahahaha....." dont think anyone can control their anger at that scene. they are super irresponsible to customers and gave us such bad attitude and disrespect since we are the outside vendor; As a professional emcee, what i can do is to manage my emotion and leave all the anger behind at the moment, clean all the rancid money and the tray, then keep the party going.however, its not finish, at 10:15pm, when guests were still eating and dancing, all of staffs were already cleaning tables. what a blast! Don't know how can they run a restaurant without knowing what"basic manner"is! there are lots restaurants such as park Asia, bamboo garden or the seafood palace provide much much much better service than affable eatery! read more

Hasn't improved, food has actually gotten worse and cost more. Ordered a fish and it wasn't fully cooked

Was there last Wednesday and had some variety of dim sum. Everything was incredibly bland. The buns we had weren't even cooked! Was very disappointed especially since they charge more than regular dim sum restaurants. read more