OK, we were here on Sunday, so everything a little slow to come. I would think there are a few health violations. Overall food was good but slow and surly. read more

Disappointed with the service completely, our friend' nose was blooded suddenly, and we required more tissues, and a short hair lady said I already gave yours some, why you asked more, and her attitude was very bad and rude. The food is not the best in Calgary, but the service I can say it is the top1 worst. read more

This is a new discovery for me. I've eaten here 3 times in about 6 weeks. It's so good! Although I don't want people to know because it is always lined up. But it's so large that you can be seated relatively quickly. Obviously it's very popular. The food is excellent and the price is very reasonable. The free parking at the back of the building is nice. read more

I took my son and his coworkers who all are cooks in Banff for Dim Sum. The food and service was excellent, even though it was very busy. The use of the traditional carts allowed us to choose what looked fresh, and being able to be seated by the kitchen door made things especially good. read more

This place is packed when you go there on the weekend, but is definitely well worth the wait. I like their dim sum here too, especially this fried squid . It was so crunchy and all yummy goodness. I definitely recommend this place for others in yelp that live in Calgary. read more

Great place for Dim Sum! I liked the selection that they had on different dim sum carts. Good service too. Servers made sure that the table was never full of empty plates or steamer trays. We never ran out of tea. The only wish that I have is for them to have a better dessert selection. I think there were only 4 or 5 kinds... none that screamed EAT ME!!! However, having said that, I did enjoy the tofu dessert. The environment was good too. We were able to follow our conversations despite the noise level. read more

Consistent food quality for dim sum. My friends and I go here often because it's the best dim sum restaurants closest to the downtown core. The only complaint is if you come at the end of the lunch rush, the carts practically all disappear. read more

4.5 stars this restaurant is one of the few that Dim Sum carts, very traditional way of serving. You get to see what you are getting. They are very consistent with the quality of the food that they put out. Every Resturant that do Dim Sum have some different stuff that other restaurants don't offer or different variation of the basic stuff. If love Dim Sum it's worth trying. read more

We attended a birthday banquet and was presented with a standard Chinese banquet 10-course set menu (steamed fish, birdnest soup, chicken, 3-style appetizer, long life noodles etc). Maybe because it was a set menu and a larger party, the dishes didn't seem freshly prepared, except for the birthday bun (very good). Taste of the dishes was mediocre and unremarkable. The service was a little disappointing as one of the servers was extremely rude when we requested for water and other items. We ended up changing our own plates after several courses when it became pretty clear the server had no intention of doing it. The interiors seemed a little awkwardly laid but they did have more than one private room for small private parties. Tip: park in the rear or upstairs lot (limited spots though). read more

Good authentic dim sum brunch spot! I do wish there were more rice crepe dishes available though. The shrimp ones that were going around were great. read more

Textbook Chinese restaurant with banquet facilities. Located in an Asian mall, and so gets a lot of weekend traffic. Decent preparation of standard a la carte Chinese dishes. The highlight here has to be the dim sum, which is your traditional push-cart style, with good variety and you don't have to know a secret password to get the dipping sauces. I have a penchant for egg tarts, and both this place and the bakery downstairs have excellent ones (though I give the edge to the bakery). Free parking is a bonus for the pop-by dim summer vs. classic Chinatown joints. read more

RUDE RUDE RUDE RUDE SERVICE If i could rate this zero stars I would! I am someone who is NOT at all a picky eater and if service is sub par whatever I deal with it and still leave them at least a 15% tip. Well with what happened this weekend when my boyfriend and I went to eat Dim Sum there ..lets just say we will NEVER be back and to make sure that we let all our friends and family know not to as well. The service was absolutely horrendous. They put us in a section where hardly anyone came by with the dim sum carts, and for those who did come by would literately ignore you. We were there for over an hour and only got 2 dishes and to top it all of, food was cold and terrible. We didn't get refills for our tea, one thing that annoyed me the most was that I had asked TWO different servers if I could please have hot sauce and I got the response of "Yeah, yeah I'll get it" and never got it. I had to walk to the section where the servers makes tea and pours the hot sauce and get it myself. We were sick and tried of waiting ... so we left hungry and upset. When I went to pay I had mentioned to the guy at the counter what had happened(yes I was nice about it) and he made the dick comment saying "we have 6 carts going all the time, what do you mean you didn't get any food". Lets just say I hope he chokes on a fork and they lose their business. P.S -- NEVER EVER EAT AT THIS PLACE UNLESS YOU WANT TO LEAVE HUNGRY AND HAVE HORRIBLE SERVICE. read more

We only went here because our usual spot was closed due to City issues beyond their control. The food was not bad but not great. Some dishes were quite flavourful, but not to our full expectation of great dim sum. Service was lacking and we only got certain dishes right at the end even though the carts went around several times. Would we go back: no. We will stick with our regular dim sum place. read more

Best dim sum I've had in Calgary so far. Fresh dishes, pleasant service and very quick. Parking can be a challenge but if you live nearby it is easy to get to on foot or by bus. Prices were a little higher than normal, so I will not be eating here as often as I would like to. The mall that Grand Central Restaurant is located in is sort of unkempt and grimy. So... go for the food, not the looks. Overall, I'll be back again sometime for Dim Sum. read more

At Central Grand for special occasion meal. 12 courses of bland food. Everything seemed under seasoned and/or over/under cooked. Even simple dishes like vegetables were unappetizing. From previous visit with an unsatisfactory dim sum meal , I won't be back. read more

I ordered dinner for my family and I, the food was not very good and was served extremely late. The waitress was extremely rude and just threw our food on the table. When I went to pay I didnt leave a tip and the rude waitress kept saying wheres the tip, to which I replied the food isn't that good and service was lacking. She said get out and don't come back. Here I am now sitting here writing this review and I'm looking at the reciept, the prices were higher than what the menu stated. Overall this restuarant is absolute terrible, waiters are rude and they can't even add their own prices properly. If I could I would give a lower rating. read more

My first impressions of this place was that it was very aesthetically pleasing and spacious. I loved the fish tank and the photographs of the celebrities and famous people. The service was not exceptionally stellar, yet it was much better than at some other restaurants. However, I found the quality of the food to be rather appalling. Many of the steamed dumplings were overcooked and the wrappers had already burst and leaked out the juices and flavour. Also, the chicken feet did not look nor taste right. They are supposed to be deep fried and then marinated and steamed before serving. Yet, these feet looked like they had just been blanched and were flavourless. The crunch definitely was not right. We also had two rice crepes: the beef and the shrimp. I found the texture bland and it tasted reheated and just meh... I think the worst part was the egg tarts and baked buns. We ordered four plates of egg tarts and they did not taste nor look like egg tarts. Rather the appearance of undercooked curdled milk tarts which needed just a couple more minutes of oven time. The almond baked buns also seemed to taste a little yeasty... I am not sure if it was just an off day for the baked foods or...? On the other hand, the salt and pepper squid tentacles were to die for! They were not hard and chewy like some places. They were the perfect texture and the crispy batter was not too salty or greasy. YUM! The sticky rice was also rather tasty. A little salty for me, but I loved how it was chock full of yummy good ingredients! I did not enjoy the cart experience. I just watched the same old ladies pushing the same food back and forth around our section. Watching it get cold and watching as they put the dirty dishes right beneath the food that was waiting to go on someones table and into their mouths. Yuck. I think it didn't help that it was a not so busy week day and the food was not being kept fresh as a result... Overall, my experience was under par. The food was mainly poor and overpriced (our lunch meal for 6 came to $130), but I did like the decor and service. However, it may just be I prefer ordering piping hot fresh dim sum off the menu instead of the carts... read more

This restaurant is a joke. We went for dim sum one time and 2/3 dishes were turning bad, we told the waitress about the issue and she responded with "You should just never come here again". We went back recently to give it another chance then their owner came up to us, and shouted at us that if we're only going to cause problems, that we should just get the hell out of his restaurant. That is the exact translation from the Chinese phrase he said. They'll never accept the fact that their food are turning bad, it's only the customer's fault. And what kind of customer service is that?? I've never heard of any place that the owner of the business would yell at a customer in front of others when it is their own fault in the first place. 10/10 would NOT recommend, if you want your day ruined, go eat at this place read more