Last night I dreamt about their fried eggplant in my dreams. It's Tuesday, showed up around 130 and got seated right away. Of course we had the Fried eggplant so yummy not greasy at all. The fried squid was not over fried, tender morsels. Also a few other dim sum dishes which is just ok. We really like the new West location, the tables are nicely spaced apart, a lot quieter compared to Richmond and service superb! read more

ttps://www.kirinrestaurants.com/ Lots of parking available -reservations highly recommended We were in the area at 11am & decided to grab a dim sum lunch at Kirin. I think this is one of the best decorated Kirin restaurants with a small garden & a private room to hold several tables. In addition, it is wheelchair accessible in the restaurant. The space in the restaurant is wide enough for wheelchairs which is a rarity in an Asia restaurant. Across our table were 2 tables of older adults with the staff from the Success care homes (located in Vancouver) having lunch. Many were in wheelchairs & having a great meal. The dim sum here is fresh & service is good. They would also carry dim sum items ( freshly made from the kitchen) to ask customers whether they liked an item that is immediately available. The dim sum is ordered from a menu. read more

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Everything we ordered was tasty and nicely presented. Superb service and food came out promptly. The interior of this Kirin feels like a HK dim sum restaurant. It's large, well light with big windows. I always leave Kirin wanting more! Parking lot upstairs is free - but may be hard to find parking during peak hours. The ground parking cost money. read more

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I've been here for dinner and it's the best Chinese restaurant out there but I went here for dimsum recently and unfortunately it was quite disappointing as the food was all lacking flavour and the portions were very small. It was reasonably priced though so I think it is a you get what you pay for type of situation but expected a larger menu as well from a top tier restaurant like this! read more

Came to Vancouver from NYC and had dim sum here with family/friends. I didnt do the planning but we made reservations to come. So i dont know how it is to just walk in. Overall, the dim sum was pretty good. The pieces of shrimp dumplings and shu mais are huuuge compared to NY. The food was ordered in the beginning and then they cook it and deliver it to your table. Its definitely not like NY where we push carts of food around the restaurant. Ambiance was nice. It wasnt crowded at all and not noisy. They also have a cute little garden outside as well as a parking lot. I didnt pay the bill nor looked at the menu so im unsure of the prices. read more

Whole roast pig combo is incredible. Service is great. Waiter (Rex) even told us how to pose when helping us take photos.

I have been to this location multiple times with a minimum of solid 4+ star quality. Came here for Mother's Day dimsum today and was pleasantly surprised by a 5 star visit. Seated for our reservation exactly on time with fast and professional service. We ordered the Kirin special chow mein and fried rice plus 6 dimsum dishes. Each dish was delicious and carefully prepared - which was surprising on a day like Mother's Day. We noticed that there were a number of empty tables and no line up at all - another surprise on Mother's Day. Price tag was steep at $170 (including tip) for 4 people. They treated my mom and myself to a chocolate, which was a lovely gesture. read more

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this is my second time at the kirin location in queensborough, by starlight casino and both times were for weddings. this time, we were fortunate to be invited to a dear friend's intimate celebration, along with 149 of their closest family and friends. as far as chinese wedding banquets go, this followed the classic ten course format. our table opted to be individually served rather than go self-serve or family style. service was attentive throughout, special shoutout to our server harvey, who noticed and quietly replaced a dirty soup spoon, little details like that don't go unnoticed. the couple mentioned they'd had several meetings with the restaurant manager, leading up to the event, who was accommodating and easy to work with. the team even placed bonbonniere on each place setting before guests arrived, a helpful and thoughtful touch. our set menu included: kirin special platter, a strong, satisfying start. the bbq pork had a great fat-to-meat ratio with a crisp, crunchy skin. sautéed prawn & scallop with assorted mushrooms & puréed truffle, peas were snappy and crisp, but the truffle was undetectable, even though it was visible. deep fried crab claw wrapped with minced prawn, golden, crunchy, and well executed. fish maw with bird's nest & minced chicken in puréed squash soup, no visible chicken, and overall quite bland. live lobster in consommé with ginger & green onion, despite being described as consommé, the sauce tasted more like a light cream, hardly any ginger or green onion. sliced wild catch "california mexico" brand abalone, braised with fish maw & peatip, not a fan of the fish maw, and the peatip lacked wok hei. crispy skin chicken - the standout dish of the night. juicy, tender meat and perfectly crisped skin. the prawn crackers, however, weren't fresh. steamed live fish - classic and well prepared. would've been great to keep the sauce to enjoy with the rice. special fried rice wrapped in lotus leaf - underwhelming in both flavour and presentation. stewed e-fu noodle with shredded pork & tender scallion, sadly, no pork or scallions appeared. another bland one. baked tapioca pudding, couldn't quite place the filling (maybe custard, coconut milk, or something condensed), but it had a nice flaky crust and wasn't too sweet. red bean sweetened soup with black sesame rice ball, soft, chewy mochi texture and a nutty black sesame filling, a lovely way to end. toward the end of the meal, some dishes appeared rushed in appearance. plating wasn't as clean, with smudges and splashes on the edges that could've been wiped. perhaps the staff figured it wasn't necessary since dishes were being served directly to guests rather than placed at the centre of the table. understandably, preparing a ten-course meal for 150 guests is no easy task. the timing alone is a major feat. for the most part, things ran smoothly, but a few corners were clearly cut. this dinner likely ran upwards of $150 per person, it's not a modest spend, so expectations were understandably high. while there were some misses, there were also definite highlights, and more importantly, it was a joyful evening made all the more special by the couple and the company around the table. read more

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This place has a hectic buzz to it. Things move quickly. The tuxedoed wait staff are looking to get you in and out. We thought that the food was above average overall, and the hot and sour soup was particularly outstanding. We saw lots of people getting entire deep fried Alaskan crabs and whole lobsters but we didn't . Almost all Chinese people here which is always a good sign. We would come back. read more

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Kirin was a favourite upscale Chinese restaurant for us, so we booked the entire restaurant (15 tables) for a Chinese banquet in celebration of a couple of family weddings. We have had many Chinese banquets in many good restaurants, but we were thrilled with how well the evening went. Ken, the manager, was very helpful and thorough in planning the event and the 10-course banquet menu with us. The food was outstanding, especially the lobster and the appetizer platter (the smoked salmon was superb). Every dish was tasteful and well presented. And the service was as outstanding as the food. Ken himself made sure that the head table was immaculately served, but his staff was just as good at the other tables. Many guests remarked on the quality of the food and several said that it was the best Chinese banquet that they've ever experienced. Nothing but accolades for Ken, his chefs, and his staff. Highly recommended! read more

Came here for a family group dinner for dim sum, they had a sale on the king crab and my dad decided to order it. The crab was very well done. They had a few different courses for it and each of them tasted great! The dim sum was also fairly good. While i did enjoy it, i wouldnt rank kirin dim sum as the best vancouver has to offer, but it would be in my top 5. read more

Kirin Restaurant - King crab - Seafood Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

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My favorite place for Dimsum in British Columbia. I love the foods here. Reservation is highly recommended. They have three locations: Richmond, Vancouver, and this one. I love this location because there is plenty of free parking. Easy to make a reservation (not as busy as the one in Richmond). Service is great. Everyone is polite and professional. read more

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I've been debating whether I would rate my dining experience this morning with one star or two stars. At the end, I'm giving two. My husband and I went there for dim sum with my parents this morning. While the foods are solid, the customer service left a rather disappointing experience at the end. The two incidents irked me and my husband throughout our brunch so much that we didn't even care to enjoy the foods thereafter. We just, ate them. (1) One of our dim sum courses was duck feet so naturally we had bones left on our plates. Our waitress came by to change our used plates with clean ones. My parents' and mine got changed. When it came to my husband's turn, he held up his used plate to be taken away. The waitress said, "oh yours is OK" (literally) and walked away. My and my husband's immediate reaction was "WTF?". Our only explanation to ourselves to the situation was that my husband did not partake in the duck feet so there was no bones on his dish. No explanation, however, was given by the waitress. There was leftover sauce on my husband's plate nonetheless. We have eaten at Chinese restaurants at all price ranges in Asia, North America and Europe. I have never seen used plates being changed selectively, particularly when it was held up to be changed, no less! When plates are changed at a table, all are changed regardless of how much it was used. It's a matter of courtesy and egality. And, it wasn't like there were not enough clean plates to go around. Next to us was a prep table with 2 tall stacks of clean plates to replace diners' used plates. (2) We ordered the Kirin fried noodle. After it was plated, my dad asked a waiter for Zhe (as in Zhejiang) vinegar for the noodle. The waiter asked to clarify whether my dad wanted red or black vinegar. My dad was stumped and repeated that he wanted Zhe vinegar. The waiter repeated the options of red or black vinegar. Zhe vinegar is synonymous as red vinegar. However, for those who are only familiar with one name, they may not be aware of the alternative name. That was the case with my dad and the waiter. That was when my mother stepped in to confirm the choice of red vinegar. The entire exchange was pleasant. When the same waiter, came back with the vinegar, he placed it right in front of me (not just in the general vicinity) and I sat opposite to my dad at a round table. In other words, he placed the vinegar at a spot furthest to my dad. I would hope the two actions were not intentionally "vindictive" of any nature. Although both the waiter and waitress were very accommodating at other times during our dining, their two actions above show they lack awareness of sensitivity to customers. There are hole-in-wall restaurants that pride themselves on very good food and there is no customer service to speak of. However, Kirin is not one of them. Although it is not a high end restaurant per se, it is a "finer" restaurant as reflected in its pricing. Quality of food, customer service and experience are all parts of the package. If one fails, the dining experience fails. read more

Kirin Restaurant - Kirin fried noodle - Seafood Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

This is my third time to this location for Dim Sum. It is easier to make reservation. I recommend you to ask for their homemade XO chili sauce. . It makes the dim sum more flavorful and less greasy. Some new items we tried this time. Shrimp and corn red yeast rice roll 3.5stars Beef balls 3.5 stars read more

I'm surprised to see that Kirin has a relatively low rating on Yelp, because this place was hands down some of the best Cantonese food I've ever eaten in my life. My family and I came here for dinner on two separate occasions, and both times we were completely blown away by the quality of food and service. We ordered set menus both times we visited, the first time we had an abalone menu, and the second time we had the suckling pig menu. Everything on both menus was SO GOOD. My personal favorites from the abalone menu were the braised beef short rib, the fried rice, and the braised abalone. I actually felt like crying when I finished the short rib because it was THAT good. Everything had such a delicious, fragrant, balanced flavor and was so masterfully presented. From the suckling pig menu, the highlight for me was the steamed sponge cake - I usually have this at dim sum, but here they also add a hint of grapefruit flavor and it elevated the entire dish. I can't emphasize enough how delicious every item is on both menus. Service here was also amazing. Every server that came to our table had impeccable manners and they were very quick with packing up unfinished food, changing plates, filling tea, etc. Seating is adequately spaced apart for both privacy as well as comfort. Every aspect of the dining experience just seemed very meticulously thought out and prepared. This is definitely a higher end Chinese restaurant and that's reflected in the menu price, but you certainly won't be disappointed coming here. read more

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Returned for Christmas Dim Sum and we were pleased with our brunch this morning as they were not too crowded (nicely spaced out) and good with reservation times. We ordered off their limited dim sum menu but all of their food was good quality and not quite as oily as other places around with prices on par with the going rate. We ordered: Chicken and Abalone Bun - The meat in this bun was a bit more like a meat ball in comparison with other chicken buns at other dim sum places. The bun itself wasnt as sweet but it was still tasty. Lava Egg Yolk Bun - this came too early to our table and when we finally made it to our "dessert", the filling was no longer lava but it was still very tasty. Beef Rice Roll, FIsh paste rice roll - both good, appreciated how the sauces were served on the sude Seafood and mushroom dumpling - whole shrimp, some mushrooms and a scallop on top of this dumpling, it was not too flavourful but didnt eat heavily either. Skin ripped apart a bit too easily though. BBQ Pork Jowl - A nicely flavoured dish of tender pork jowl (always a safe option). One of the few meat choices on the menu. Bean Curd with Bak Choy - standard, not too salty and a good portion Beef meatballs, taro puff, sui mai and bamboo sticky rice - all were good except the bamboo sticky rice did not have very much filling inside of it. Egg Tart - loved by my family, came super fresh to the table and piping hot. Nice pastry (the flaky kind) and a good custard inside that was a deep yellow. Overall, a good and reliable place for dim sum. Their menu is quite small and not too "innovative" but they do the dishes well. read more

Got there for our 12:15pm reservation and was told they couldn't find it. Had to come back again and insist that they look again for it , this time speaking to the attendant in Chinese, and somehow our reservation magically appeared. Menu selection is a little limited -- didn't have some of my favorites such as tripe with ginger, fried mochi dumpling with meat or radish cake. Highlight was the fried taro dumplings and truffle mushroom dumplings. Hargow was sadly not up to par; did not have the snap I expect from high end dim sum places. Service was nice and ambiance pleasant. Easy to get to on public transport from downtown Vancouver. read more

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Came for the set dinner. Food was good and the roasted pig was an interesting experience because I never had it served with steamed buns before. The skin was crispy but the meat was a bit tough. The other food we had was the wonton noodles, seafood fried rice, veggies with fish maw, salted chicken and fried cod. The dishes were pretty good but the wait time for the food was unbelievable! Our entire meal took 3 hours to complete which is way too long for a regular dinner service! With that said, the staff attended to us the best they could by filling up our tea and letting us know that there was only one chef working that night so that's why food took so long. read more

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Came here for Christmas lunch with church. We were the first to arrived and were promptly directed to the backroom / banquet room. It's a very nice room and the staff were very helpful and friendly. Food was very tasty and portions were big. Overall, a very satisfying and memorable experience. read more

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Rude service and food quality has gone down hill. Been going to this location for years, so we brought my 93 year old grandmother and other relatives who were visiting from the Philippines for lunch. We made a reservation for 14 people ahead of time, but when we arrived the hostess was rude to us saying that each table only seats 12 and that we should have told them we needed two tables. You think they'd figure that out when we gave them the number of people coming. We ordered dim sum, stir fried dishes, sea food and noodles. Lots of the fried dishes tasted like the oil was old or reused, took away from the flavour of the ingredients. The servers were not attentive at all to our requests for water, more tea, napkins. Food came out slow, and when we asked for certain dishes to come out first, like the rice and chow mien, those dishes came out last. When paying the bill, we were expressing how rude the front desk staff were to us and how the food was not as good as usual, the "manager" Ken just dismissed us. Overall terrible experience which was disappointing as we were looking to treat our out of town relatives to a nice meal. read more

Pardon my half eaten dishes LOL we were all so hungry. Dim sum was decent and we were satisfied. Service was a little bit unusual especially if you don't speak Chinese...but overall friendly. Prices were a bit high for some of the portion sizes and the menu items are a bit different than typical dim sum places. Food: 7/10 Experience: 7/10 Service: 6/10 Value: 5/10 read more

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Kirin Seafood Restaurant (Starlight) Southern Chinese (Authentic) (Dimsum lunch, dinners, banquets) Free parking Family friendly Casual Grand ambiance (private rooms available) Licensed Service good Food great! Roasted Suckling pig dinner (1/2 order) 5 people's portion. We had 7 and still had 4 boxes of left overs! There were 5 dumplings, we added 2 more for $4. Out of the 4 Kirin locations, New West is the only one that serves this banquet set and at an amazing price point! This dinner needs 2 days in advanced booking but call at least 1-2 weeks ahead to book a table!!! I've had this dinner a few times. We usually order a whole pig (even more amazing presentation) but we had less people this time so ordered 1/2. Either full or half orders are enough to feed at least 3 more adults. Food was fantastic as always! All ingredients were fresh! Authentic and true representations of Southen Chinese cuisine! The only disappointment was the dumplings noodle soup. I'm for certain that the kitchen forgot to add salt or something, it was very blend. I advised the waiter and was offered to remake a new one. We respectfully declined because we were too full already and still have 3 desserts coming. Plus everything else were so fantastic that we happily overlooked this 1 off boo boo. (A 3rd dessert not on the menu, steamed lotus paste buns Free because for a birthday celebration) Service was excellent. Staff were very attentive and sociable. Disclaimer: *This food journey was based on my personal opinion subjected to my own taste, experience and expectations. I don't expect same opinions specially if establishments lack consistentcy. I receive no kickbacks for any sharing. I'm also not obligated to provide clear photos of menus and address so please google for more info if interested* read more

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Dead fly in our soup. ARGHHH!!!!!! we went to Kirin for dinner to celebrate our son's passed his test. we ordered couple of dishes and it was delicious. Upon finishing up the soup, we found a dead fly in our soup. F@*#$ i was grossed out. I told the waiter and he took it away immediately without saying anything. He came back later and offered us a dessert in lieu of a fly in the soup (we got it recorded and everything). I was so disgusted and didn't want dessert. We received the bill and they charged us for the soup. I don't mind paying for the other courses, but definitely not this soup. I was not happy with it and asked to remove it from my bill. The service was good, i gave only 15%. it's not the server's fault. it's pretty upsetting to eat a fly soup. no. i am not doing this for a free $14 soup... i gave great reviews many times. but this is disgusting. I have video conversation with the waiter about this incident as well. read more

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Dim sum is ok but service is not friendly, especially for a 'nice' chinese restaurant. While being seated we were told multiple times that our reserved table was only good for 90 minutes. I get it - they don't want people hanging around BUT it adds an element of needing to rush through dining before we're even seated. Waitstaff were no-nonsense and didn't provide any extra service (ie offering to cut dim sum pieces or offering scissors for us to do so). Scissors are customary especially when the number of dim sum pieces don't match the number of people at the table. When changing plates midway through dining, the server had a stack of clean plates for our table of four people. I was the last one to hand her my plate and she refused to change it and said it was 'ok' although clearly not clean. She turned briskly and walked away. She had the plate in her hand. Directly behind us was a staging table stacked with clean plates. I've never been rejected a clean plate at any chinese restaurant regardless of how clean/dirty it was. I noticed a bit later that the table next to us had all their plates changed by the same server even though they were clearly as 'ok' as mine. As soon as our dishes were cleared, a staff came over with bill and credit card reader (without being prompted). He was quite impatient as my 85 yr old mother in law opened her purse to retrieve the credit card. Overall, we didn't feel welcomed from beginning to end. Will not return. read more

Great Chinese dim sum spot. 1) I very much enjoyed the pork dumpling and buns. 2) The service was good. Kept the water and tea filled. 3) The round rotating table made it easy to eat each dish. read more

Sat down was given some mediocre pork roll and was ignored for over 40 mins. No apology when I asked for bill.. Just fake excuses... don't waste time here read more

I brought a couple of out of town friends here based on a friend's recommendation. If you're looking for the same old, same old dim sum dishes, you won't find it here. Our hopes were set high for the sesame seed deep fried balls and the deep fried 'footballs', and were majorly disappointed. The prices were reasonable based on the quality. The dim sum menu had 50 items which is small compared to many other dim sum places. Our favourites were Deep Fried Halibut in Premium Soy Sauce; Steamed Scallop & Pureed Truffle Rice Roll; Steamed Prawn, Pork, & Enoki Mushroom Bean Curd Roll; Pork & Chinese Mushroom Pastry topped w/Abalone; Egg Custard Tart & Deep Fried Egg Chip w/syrup. Checkout the photos as you'll be drooling. Everything was tasty. Service was good and efficient. The server was good in making suggestions. A good selection of ramen, fried rice, and noodle dishes which we passed on. There's plenty of free parking near the restaurant. Only steps away from the Starlight Casino. We were able to make reservations. Nice ambience. read more

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Out of all the different Kirin locations, I still like this one the best! It is a bit of a drive, when you have a Kirin right in downtown Richmond, ( as I live in Richmond), I still come here for dim sum or dinner. As most reviews commented about them having a higher price point, I agree but I still consider it to be worth the money, as their service is mostly above average comparing to other Chinese Restaurants, come to think of it only Dynasty on W. Broadway can compare to their service level. Food wise, it is pure Cantonese ( Hong Kong Style ), in recent years, they have added daily Chef's Recommendations and other menu items to attract family dinner gatherings, as these items are usually at a very reasonable price. My personal favourite is their Steamed Rock Cod, Roast Suckling Pig, and their Sea cucumber braised in a rich oyster sauce! Plenty of free parking since it shares the same complex as the Starlight Casino, maybe after dinner you can try a hand or two to see how lucky you are! read more

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Best dim sum in Vancouver. They have the best rice noodle, lotus wrap, and shumai. The charcoal bun with salted egg yolk is the best I had. This beats any dim sum place in LA including Chef Tony. I would definitely come back when I am in Vancouver. read more

great service and amazing food. love going there, its right in the neighbourhood. the ambiance is amazing and not as loud as other chinese restaurant. read more

We walked into the restaurant at 11:15am and requested a table for 4. The hostess asked if we had a reservation and we said that we did not. Before we could finish our conversation, the hostess immediately cut us off and spoke to another party that had entered behind us. At this point we indicated that we still had some questions and would appreciate if she finished with us first. The hostess then told us that it would be a 90 minute wait for a table. At that point we turned around and left telling her no thank you. I have no issue with the fact that no tables were available. I do take issue with the rude and dismissive attitude of the hostess who did not have the common courtesy to finish our conversation. As an aside I will mention that we did converse with the hostess in English. The party behind us addressed her in Chinese. Did that have any bearing on the attitude of the hostess? I do not know for a fact but do have my opinions about it. I have eaten at this restaurant a number of times but will not return. There are too many other good Chinese restaurants in the metro Vancouver area. read more

I love dim sum as long as it's not always the same things, this restaurant did not disappoint, the more the merrier right and with every dish that came out it tastes great, the appearance of the restaurant in my opinion looked clean and classy and the staff were by far efficient and very knowledgeable, I would recommend it read more

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We came to celebrate a birthday in the family. It's the first birthday celebration we've had as a big table in awhile so we were quite excited. We decided on the roasted suckling pig set at Kirin for $760. We added some extra things as we were a table of 13 instead of 10 (which is how many this set was originally made for). All the dishes were pretty good except for dessert but I'll get to that later. Firstly, my apologies for the lack of photos. As it's a family gathering, I didnt want to make it awkward by having to take photos of everything so my apologies! The first thing that came was the soup. The soup was very delicious. They used a lot of ingredients in the soup and you could taste the effort they put into it. I love that they give you the ingredients on the bottom of the soup dish so you can see what's in it. Next dish was the roasted suckling pig dish and man was this a show stopper. A lot of places when they say they serve suckling pig it's usually not a suckling pig. Kirin definitely pulled out all the stops and found that suckling pig for this meal. The skin was so crispy and thin. I hate to say it again but it was delicious. The fat layer beneath the crispy skin wasn't overly oily it added a layer of depth to the dish and then you hit the ever so succulent meat. What more is there to say. After you eat the top part. They take the dish back into the kitchen to chop into smaller bits for you to enjoy the meat. After that comes the lobster in consomme with squash, veggies and noodles. The lobster was very large and had a lot of meat to it. The noodles and the veggies soaked up the sauce from the lobster nicely. Another great dish. Roasted marinated chicken was another good dish. The skin was very crispy and thin. Sometimes I find the chicken at Chinese restaurants really dry but this one was not. It was very soft and fragrant. Steamed Live Rock cod - originally it's supposed to be served in congee but we were able to get it just steamed. This Rock cod was very fresh. The waiter told us they had just gotten it today. The meat was very bouncy and the sweet soy sauce was able to accompany the fleshy meat nicely. The veggie dish was slightly disappointing as they were unable to get pea shoots today. Instead we had a mixture of gailan and Bok Choy. Still nicely executed as the veggies were not overcooked and nicely seasoned but would have preferred pea shoots. Deep fried prawns dumpling in consomme - another highlight dish. The exterior of the prawn dumpling was similar to a ham siu Gok that one would have at dimsum but less chewy. Personally I felt that the consomme was not necessary. It's a soup that it served on the side that you can pour into your fried dumpling. I tried it with and without the consomme and I felt that it wasn't necessary. The shrimp was very crunchy and fresh. It was very addicting and I wish I could have eaten more of it but it's meant to be one per person (we added extra as we had more people and each one costed around 6$ each). Ramen stir fried with dried scallop and tender scallions - noodles were again cooked nicely. Lots of wok hey ( wok fire flavour). Not overly salty For dessert - we had the baked tapioca pudding, the almond sweetened soup, steamed lotus seed buns (for birthday) and durian mochis. The baked tapioca pudding and the almost sweetened soup were both a let down. The tapioca pudding was too stiff. It wasn't liquify enough. The crust wasn't buttery enough. The almond sweetened soup wasn't thick enough. Very watery and didn't have much almond flavour. The steamed lotus seed buns were very disappointing. The lotus filling was overly sweet and tasted store bought. The bun was not light enough. The only dessert that was good was the durian mochi (apparently they are famous for durian mochi). The mochi was super soft and chewy. If you are a durian lover you will love this dish. I personally don't love durian. But I'm told by my durian loving friend that they use premium durian. I tried a bit and I can say that the durian flavour was really unforgettable. It lasted through the rest of the night. Definitely tasted like basically straight up durian. Overall would definitely recommend this Kirin location. Most of the dishes blew my socks off. The execution of almost each and every dish was so well done. The desserts were a miss but I guess you can't have everything. My biggest peeve was the service. They were very prompt about changing dishes, but the dishes came out way too slow. We had to wait awhile between each dish which made the dinner drag on for 2.5 hours and yes I know your meant to enjoy but it just felt like a lot of waiting. Would have preferred to have at least 2 dishes on the table at a time or to have less wait time between the dishes. Other than that would definitely recommend a visit. I would want to come back to try their dimsum. Tip: I highly recommend you dip the crispy pork into the sugar. It adds an extra layer of flavour. read more

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I made reservations for the New Westminster location (Starlight Casino) and came for dinner at 5pm and we were given a 2.5 hour seating time. We ordered our dishes at 5:15pm and didn't come out until 7pm. They said our wonton soup was going to be 1.5 orders for our 7 person party but was barely enough for 6 people. The dishes were small and was lacking in flavour. How does one consider this a "high end" restaurant is beyond me!! I've had tastier food at the food court. I would never recommend this place to anyone!! read more

March, 2021 Deep fried chicken joints -- crispy but too salty Steamed chicken feet --  chicken feet are half size as before, not puffy as usual, can taste dated oil Steamed spare ribs -- tasteless,  oily, too much fat Deep fried pork, dried shrimp dumplings -- skins are too thick, not crispy And not much ingredients inside Steamed scallops and prawns dumplings -- big piece of scallop on top Of dumplings,  a lot if ingredients inside Steamed prawn rice roll -- they used to put 3 big pieces Of prawns inside, but they mixed chopped Shrimp, pork and powder together and Put in the roll Durian mochi -- they still taste good as usual, But half size as before Layers cake --- a lot of salty egg inside, Still good as usual I paid $80 for 2 people lunch. Services are friendly and fast. But food quality a little bit downhill. Will go there again for durian mochi and layers cake. read more

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I haven't been here for almost 2 years. Last Sunday, I booked a table of five for lunch and found the dim sums were not as good as before. The roasted duck was not crisply and dry, it seemed to be reheated (microwave) many times. The salt and pepper squid was dry and didn't look like squid. The other dim sums were not hot but okay. I'm disappointed this time. Service was nice as usual. read more

Kirin Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

A little disappointed. Everything was slow here. The food was ok but average. Next time we will remember to reserve the table in their Richmond branch. read more

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Our go to restaurant whenever we have family dinners. They have a delicious roast pig set dinner that is always a hit with everyone. You start off with a pot of morel mushroom soup, then roast pig, then egg plant and Lobster, crispy chicken, rock cod stir fry, e-fu noodles, fried rice, fish maw with pea sprouts, steamed Malay sponge cake, almond milk dessert... I don't know if I'm missing anything else but it was a LOT of delicious goodness and a lot of leftovers. I only made it to 2 pictures before I lost track in eating and forgot to take the rest lol! FYI, you have to order the roast pig set dinner in advance. They have a special rotisserie that only this Kirin location can make this roast pig, not any of the other locations. read more

Kirin Restaurant - Roast pig - Seafood Near Me - New Westminster, British Columbia

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We were disappointed and felt ripped off. First, we ordered 3.5 lb geoduck. But, we seriously doubted we didn't get the entire one. Second, there were couple hidden charges on the geoduck. The waiter didn't disclose all the charges upfront. E.g. we didn't order XO sauce but we got the XO sauce. It was charged $15 on the bill. read more

Definitely a nicer dim sum place in comparison to most dim sum places you'll find. There is a lot of seating and the overall ambiance from the seating ares to the bathroom was pretty nice. The food is high quality and sizable. We ordered the shrimp dumplings (standard), shumai, shrimp rice rolls (too sweet and slimy for me) and grapefruit sponge cake and they were all very good and "clean" tasting. Sometimes when I order shumai, there are these unpleasant hard bits inside but at Kirin it was not like that. The sponge cake was a pleasant surprise as it wasn't too sweet and had a nice grapefruit aroma. Service was mediocre. They will not ask you if you're ready to order or anything like that so you'll have to actively flag them down. They were very curt and did not seem to keen on answering questions about the menu and would clear the table the moment you were essentially not looking at your plate (would not consider this particularly good or bad). This is probably because of the staff to tables ratio. Lots of easy accessible parking right next to the restaurant. read more