Shocked at the low rating...the dim sum was sublime! Service was initially relaxed (took awhile to get someone to take our order), but then the food came out quite quickly. Definitely a bougier type of place, but I've not had dim sum that good in a LOOOONNNNGG time (and I live in the San Gabriel Valley where dim sum is plentiful). Also the pieces were generous! The hargow was juicy and had two HUGE pieces of shrimp in each one, I've never had ones that large--same thing with the siu mai. Soup dumplings were just ok but that's bc I'm used to Din Tai Fung and like the thinner skins. The custard tarts were so delicate and flaky. Definitely recommend! read more

It was super busy when we got to Kirin for a Dimsum lunch. However, we had reservations and were seated within 10 mins. We ordered fairly quickly as well, and the food didn't take long to come. A saucer and the teapot looked a little dirty. Not sure how it happened. The spicy squid was not as tasty as I expected. I was hoping for a bit of a crunch that I didn't get as well. The rest of the Dimsum dishes were delicious. read more

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Heard the dim sum here is the best I. Downtown area and it didn't disappoint. All of the favorite like shumai, hargow and chicken feet were excellent. Really enjoyed the fresh peapods and Chinese broccolis. Fried taro dumplings and roast squab were top notch. Fast and friendly service. Highly recommend. read more

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The restaurant offers free underground parking for 3 hours. The service was outstanding. They had a lot of staff working and they all seemed to be bilingual. My favorite dish was the prawns and eggplant with rice cakes. It was packed with so much flavor and was super delicious. The tofu pudding portion was massive. The ginger syrup that accompanied it wasn't too sweet and struck the perfect balance of sweetness with the ginger. read more

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Came here for a Chinese wedding reception and the whole place was reserved for us. The food was a set menu and everything on it was yummy and well prepared. I like the way they portioned it and served each of us. They did not skimp out on the ingredients, such as if they say whole abalone, it really is. They definitely served the best seafood. The dessert also was amazing with the brown sugar cake and tapioca pudding. The only reason 1 star was missing was that parking was not that easy and service was mostly good. At times, some staff were not was attentive such as: they took the chopsticks away, but you still needed them. Still, Kirin is solid for it's dim sum and seafood! read more

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The food is always top notch; my go-to place for Peking Duck and dim sum. Eddie Ng, senior assistant manager, is first-rate; his level of service and friendliness are unmatched. It's always packed; reservations recommended read more

I love Kirin's dim sum. Their flavour is always very dedicated, light and balanced with the ingredients feel so fresh. I made reservation for 11am for Father's Day lunch. We came here 15 min early but still got seated right away. My family enjoyed every single dishes, and it came pretty fast. Around 12 when we left, the restaurant became packed, so I am happy we came earlier and had reservation. The service was good! All servers are multi-lingual, and I really appreciate the efficiency and simplicity. The pea tip is super tender, perfectly cooked with light garlic flavour. We loved it. All the dim sums are so yummy, fresh and very balanced taste. My favourite here is scallop dumpling, tofu skin wrapped mushroom, and the taro dumpling with pork, which I forgot to take a photo. But so delicious! They have restaurant parking with the building! I always forget! But that's something if you drive to here, go to the building parking! read more

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以高級餐廳來說食物品質已經不太行了。不過最讓人失望的是服務態度非常差。當天用餐人不多，但上菜速度卻非常慢，點了四道菜，結果兩道菜先上了，後面兩道等了45分鐘都沒上，想加點白飯和要水也等了很久才有人處理，整個過程都感覺被怠慢。 不知道是不是因為我們沒有點高價海鮮或其他高單價餐點，服務人員的態度顯得相當冷淡，讓人用餐體驗大打折扣。以這樣的價位來說，這樣的服務品質實在無法接受。整體感受非常差，不會再訪，也不推薦。 As a high end restaurant, the food quality was below average. However, what truly disappointed me was the poor service. Even though the restaurant was not busy, the dishes were served very slowly. The first 2 dishes came out fast, but the later 2 dishes came out after 45 min. When we asked for additional rice and water, we had to wait an unusually long time. Throughout the meal, we felt neglected. It was hard not to feel that the level of service was noticeably indifferent, possibly because we did not order any high-priced seafood or premium dishes. For a restaurant at this price point, the service was simply unacceptable. Overall, it was a very disappointing experience. I would not return and would not recommend it. read more

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Came here while visiting Vancouver on the recommendation of a friend, and they were spot on!!! Also, not sure where all the negativity around service is coming from, as the moment we entered, we were promptly greeted and seated, and our family dining commenced! We had an excellent server (name pending) that took such great care of us. We perused the menu before deciding on several dishes. As the food began to make its way around the table, everything smelled and tasted delicious! I'm not quite sure what my favorite one was but actually now that I think about it it was the fried halibut dish! It was cooked to peer perfection and amazing sauce that it was tossed in with the sautéed onions just made the whole dish come together. I love coming to dim sum because it's family style and everybody gets to try a little bit of everything! As plates became empty other servers came over to clear a table and take more orders for us constantly filling our waters and teas to quench our thirst. The restaurant was nice and clean and we got there early right when they open which I would highly recommend, because as soon as we sat down the place filled up quickly. If you're ever in Vancouver make your way over to Kirin and get you some dim sum! read more

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For 4 we sampled the dim Sun menu available until 230 when they stop. Serving those treats. The shrimp,scallop , pork bun with vegetable, and spring rolls were delicious as was a complimentary dessert. read more

One of the best dim sums i've had, ever! Located in a very convenient location in Downtown area, Kirin was just what I was looking for. The inside of the restaurant is very large and able to seat many different parties. The staff are so professional and helpful! Everything was fresh and amazing, if you haven't had vancouver dim sum yet you haven't lived. The leaf wrapped rice and rice rolls and the dumplings with consomme (soup dumplings) were the highlight. I will be back. read more

This place is legit. If we had more time in town then we would've come back. I would've ordered more dumplings. We got the shrimp hargow (our toddler ate 4) and these things are huge compare to what we get in Denver. We got the prawn spring rolls, scallop dumpling, Chinese broccoli, beef pan fried noodles, pork dumplings in chili oil and mango mochi and everything was so fresh. And the service was hands down the best service ever. They were so cautious of our son's allergies and we felt so taken care of. As dim sum lovers, this is our 2nd favorite dim sum restaurant in the world. Wish we had time to come twice. read more

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We are from southern California where Chinese food are excellent. Kirin in Vancouver has very delicious food, all the waiters offered friendly exceptional service. Only half a mile walk from the water front. I highly recommend them. read more

Great place for dim sum in downtown Vancouver. Pros - wide selection of dim sum options and noodle dishes. Convenient location downtown. Very large interior and quick friendly service Cons - none! Great place for weekend dim sun with the family. read more

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I joined 900 people for lunar new year festival here. The food was tasty but as you can imagine service was super slow. It was really hard to get water lol. Nevertheless the courses brought back memories of childhood. I especially liked their prawn chips And bbq pork! read more

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Consistent dimsum. Clean and generally efficient service in English and Chinese. A family go to for many years. read more

Kirin Seafood Restaurant - Salted egg yolk squid ink buns - Dim Sum Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

There's something about the Dim Sum here that makes it more fresh? I'm obsessed though. So glad we had lunch here and everything was good! ***What we ordered ~ **Char Siu Bao (8/10) ~ The Bao is soft, the filling has a nice sweetness to it, and it's not DRY! I would recommend getting this especially if you like Char Siu Bao! **Har Gaow (10/10) ~ Ooooooh my god. If I had a bigger stomach I would get lots of this. I love that the shrimp is juicy and spongey. The rice wrapper on the outside is also soft and not dry too. I would order plenty of this honestly. Overall, Food did take a little bit to come out, but everything was good! I would totally come back! Highly recommend making a reservation though! read more

Kirin Seafood Restaurant - Inside - Dim Sum Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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I haven't been here for many years, and this was my first time coming for dinner rather than dim sum. It was just 2 of us and 2 kids, so we couldn't order much. - Lobster e-fu noodles: with ginger and scallion. You can choose the weight of the lobster, and they'll show you your live lobster before it's cooked. The lobster was so flavorful and fresh. They also give you finger bowls and wet wipes, and they're good about changing out plates - Silken tofu braised with dried scallops and mushrooms - the kids loved the inside of this, and the exterior coating on the silken tofu added nice texture. The gravy was amazing with rice Service was very friendly and helpful, and they even refilled our water regularly. It was pretty empty on a Thursday night, but service was great, and the food was so good! read more

Apparently, this is a decent place for dim sum. Unfortunately, we were there just for dinner. The dining room was crowded, the service, initially, was friendly and helpful, and the first appetizer came out in a reasonable time. Our expectations were high. Then, the waiting. The first entree was 35 minutes later, the second over an hour after ordering. Then, the food was just average. Wait staff seemed focused entirely on new patrons. We waited over half an hour after our last dish before getting a bill. We were an easy to please group, but left very disappointed. read more

This is simply the worst Cantonese dim sum restaurant. Period! Try Dynasty or Seaport on Cambie and 7th street for authentic delectable dim sum. read more

We were a little hesitant to try Kirin for dim sum after reading mixed reviews, but decided to just go for it on a Sunday morning. We walked in without a reservation and we weren't sure if they were going to sit us, but they ended up giving us a table pretty quickly. The menu for dim sum is pretty small compared to other places we have been to, but they had most of the usual items. It was a little pricey, but maybe you pay for the elevated ambiance. We ordered siu mai, chicken feet, har gao, the deep fried prawn wrapped in taro root paste, and the charcoal salted egg yolk buns. Everything was pretty tasty and tasted a little "cleaner" than the normal push cart dim sum spots. Overall, decent experience in downtown Vancouver. I would probably go again if I visited the area and maybe try a couple more things if I had a bigger group. read more

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It's definitely a different way or high-class way of eating dimsum! Where I'm from, there are workers who bring carts filled with dimsum over to our table, and we would choose what we want. However, Kirin was just like your typical restaurant. You order off the menu, and the server brings it out to you. There's nothing wrong with this, but it's just different. I like that they give you two chopsticks- one to use for shared or communal dishes and one to use for your own plate. We didn't really care, but it was cool for them to have for germaphobes! Everything that we ate there was delicious! No complaints! Cleanliness on point! Excellent service! Reservations highly recommended! Everything was delicious! read more

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Kirin is a great place for a sort of elevated dim sum. The staff are very polite and helpful, and the food arrived quick. The Vegetarian Goose had the perfect outer layer, and the mushrooms inside were sweet and salty and overall was an amazing flavor combination. The truffle dumplings are the star of the show- with an aromatic flavor of truffle and a perfect, gooey, outer wrapper. The restaurant is well decorated with large windows and a nice view of outside, and not too bright but also not too dark. Kirin is a great restaurant and I recommend that you try it if you are in the area! read more

***FOOD: Utterly delish dim sum for downtown. Lots of variety and every dim sum we ordered was fresh and top knotch. SALT PEPPER FISH - Must Order/Try, so unbelievably good it'll have you craving long after; HAR GAW & STICKY RICE & SIU MAI & BBQ BUN - everything is good piping hot and so delicious. Totally satisfied our cravings. CONGEE- very very good; MANGO PUDDING - wow don't see this oldie and goodie on menus anymore. It was just so creamy good. So much mango. ***COST (OUT OF 4$) $$ expensive because it's downtown but if you are downtown and don't want to travel to Richmond or outside of downtown then this is as good as it gets. ***DÉCOR: upstairs, looks like it was carved out of lobby of the office building with skylights which made it pretty warm in there and the AC had hard time keeping the place cool. Contemporary modern pretty, upscale decor. Sparkly chandeliers. Parking may be an issue but it seems to me it's a place for tourists/visitors in hotel ***SERVICE: servers were ok, attentive, did try to seek us their special Kirin Mooncake. Dishes seemed to take a while so just assumed they were making them fresh. ***RECOMMEND: Yes highly RECOMMEND. Definitely would come back to eat here if have a craving for dim sum while visiting downtown. read more

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One is the best dim sums in town. Superb service. The ambience of the downtown location is a mix of Hong Kong banquet restaurant and business feel. It's also more quiet. It's suitable for all occasions. They validate either 1 or 2 hours for the underground parking. Otherwise it's parallel street parking. read more

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We came here from the San Fran for the Alaskan king crab and they didn't disappoint. one crab made three dishes + a bottle of sake = one sumptuous meal. read more

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Walking in it was really nice but I thought the food was okay. The service was okay but the price isn't too bad so it can make up for it. read more

Kirin Seafood Restaurant - It's the entrance - Dim Sum Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver is one of my favorite cities for Asian food. We wanted dim sum and Kirin Seafood was right around the corner from Robson street. We arrived for a late lunch and we were seated immediately. The servers were friendly and attentive. We ordered the traditional shrimp and pork dumplings, the rice and pork wrapped in Lotus leaves and the scallop, prawn and crab dumplings. The dumplings were plump and steaming hot! The dumplings had a lot of flavors and tasted so fresh! I've eaten a lot of dim sum and this is definitely one of my favorite spots! The rice and pork wrapped in lotus leaves is one of my go to dishes. The rice was soft and the meat was tender and the seasoning made everything tasty. We ate everything and left feeling very satisfied! read more

This is my first time at the downtown location and it's just as good as the Richmond location. If you have a big group, I recommend calling to make a reservation to guarantee seating, otherwise you may have a wait. Came for dimsum and it's so good. The food is brought out freshly made and their chili oil is a great touch as well. I believe their chili is home made, you can taste and smell the garlic. Their service is also top tier, friendly staff and constantly checking on us. Good food and good service! I always look forward to eating at Kirin when I'm in Vancouver. read more

On a weekday afternoon, my family and I stopped at Kirin for dim sum. Since we arrived right before lunchtime, the restaurant was fairly empty and we were seated right away. The waiter was very helpful and offered suggestions on menu items that he thought we may like. We ordered some standard dim sum items and were especially excited to try the special cuttlefish ink egg yolk baos/buns. Our waiter even offered to hold our orders of baos until after we were done with our meal so we could enjoy them fresh as dessert; so nice! The food and the service were exceptional. I especially loved the sticky rice in lotus leaf and the soy sauce rolled noodles. The cuttlefish ink egg yolk baos were also delicious and worth the hype. They weren't too sweet and didn't take cuttlefishy at all. They looked beautiful and tasted great. Throughout our meal, the restaurant got fuller until nearly all tables were occupied. It may be the downtown location as well, but it was encouraging to see Kirin have such good business on a weekday! I'd highly recommend stopping by if you're looking for good dim sum. The regular menu items looked good as well, and we would've visited again for dinner if we had more time in the city. Next time! read more

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The food was super yummy and juicy, service was great as food came out immediately. They offered us jasmine tea and there is free mint at the front! The restaurant felt cozy, there is parking right underneath very easy to get to, come eat here ! read more

Kirin Seafood Restaurant - our food - Dim Sum Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Visited for lunch. We were immediately seated and the wait staff was pleasant/efficient/attentive. We enjoyed the prawn dim sum, pork in consumé, stir fry beef and sweet & sour fish fillet with pineapple. Everything was DELICIOUS! read more

Pretty good dim sum, some specialty dishes that aren't normally at dim sum places. The portions are pretty large here. The beef was really good, as was the ha gao. The ha gao skin was thick enough to not sag, and had good texture. The spicy wonton dish reminded me of what you get at Din Tai Fung, but tasted less sweet. Overall, good dim sum, can't complain about any of the food. read more

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Good Dimsum place. I like it better than Sun Sui Wah. I like all I tried. -Prawn dumplings -Prawn and pork dumplings -Bean curd roll -sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf - puréed egg yolk in cuttlefish ink bun Reservation is possible Street parking. read more

Kirin Seafood Restaurant - Kirin in Vancouver - Dim Sum Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Some of the best Ha Gow and some of the worst service I've had anyplace. Ha gow are delicious, large and well seasoned. However, service is atrocious. Disinterested servers who forget multiple items and act extremely bothered when asked for dim sum staples like chili oil and black vinegar. We will not be returning here. read more

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE 2.5 stars - the food is good, the environment nice - just ahem, need to look past the prices and slow service! === 2. FOOD On this day of dine-in dim sum: - Chicken Feet: good taste and texture. - Pork & Shrimp Dumplings: good choice! - Beef Balls: taste on point! - Shrimp Dumplings: plump and good! - Pork & Scallion Soft Noodles: good, but ouch - $23.50 for a relatively small portion! === 3. SERVICE Perhaps they were short-staffed during our most recent visit, but it was just one man handling all of the host/front duties with dine-in and takeout patrons, escorting patients to tables, and taking payments from diners. It also felt like it took a while to get someone to take our dim sum order. The dishes also seemed to take a while to come out. === 4. ENVIRONMENT While it seems not to have been changed in a while, the decor is still contemporary. There are stairs at various points but for the most part, wheelchairs and baby strollers would work at the first set of tables. Parking is available underground. read more

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Lovely Dim Sum lunch best in Downtown Vancouver. Elegant, well appointed and sophisticated. Great for business meetings or a date. Service is excellent and very fast. read more

Kirin was recommended to us by our hotel concierge. We were craving some dim sum after a long Alaskan cruise. Nice, modern space with friendly and quick service. Food was overall very solid, particularly the sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf, shumai (large portion) and the beef tendon, brisket with flat noodle. The XLB was okay but a bit thicker dough than my liking but overall good. We also had the spareribs in plum sauce but had thought they were black bean sauce, it was listed correctly but our mistake which was more surprising than it was bad. Nice spot, would recommend coming in for some tasty dim sum! read more

Visited the vancouver downtown location with my friend to kick off short vacation in Canada. I usually order seafood dishes but my friend is allergic to shrimp so decided to go with pork bao, xiaolongbao and special chow men with some seafood. Not very impressed with pork dishes, I like shrimp dim sum way better that I've tried before. The special chow men was soooo good! This is a bit more expensive as it's one of the main dishes not dim sum, but it's a big portion and so much flavor. Noodle is fried crispy, the sauce is delicious. Must try! The service and the cleanliness are a lot better than other dim sum locations. That's one of the reasons why I always come here. read more

Kirin Seafood Restaurant - Kirin special chow men - Dim Sum Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

We came here around 1.30 pm for dimsum on a Sunday and got seated right away (party of 6). It took a bit for our dimsum orders to come out, but everything were delicious. We live in SGV area so I could say the dimsum is similar taste to SGV dimsum. We love their yang chou fried rice and hakao! read more