My family and I waited maybe 30 minutes. When we got here, it was already packed. We marked which food we wanted on the paper menu. We were seated near the room divider inside the restaurant. On the other side of the divider was a birthday celebration. They even had dragon dancers performing. The service was quick. The food came out piping hot. read more

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Having been back here for a while, foods is great and services is good this time! We came here early dinner on Friday night and it was empty but by the time we leaved it was busy. We order the set menu for 6 people for $208 without taxes and tips. It comes with 6 giant clams, soups, whole pecking duck, stream fish, veggies, crabs over noodles and desserts. It is prefect for 6 average people eater. The giants clam was fresh and good. The stream fish was fresh and light. We had left over so it was too much foods for us. The set was great since we don't have to decide what to eat. read more

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Had a quick Dim Sum lunch here, so i didn't take any photos. But rest the assure the Shumai, Hargow, Scallop & Shrimp Dumplings, Pork Ribs with Black Bean Sauce, Pork XLB, and the Roasted Pork Belly's were excellent. The dumplings were good size. Very authentic. The service was good as well, they refilled ice water without being asked. read more

This was by far one of the craziest dining experiences I've ever had. If I could give zero stars, I would. 1. Our waiter was completely unresponsive. We waited 15+ minutes just to get water, and even then had to flag someone else down. 2. The bowl and spoon were visibly dirty, with an actual dead bug on the spoon. Disgusting. 3. Then the waitress brought us the wrong orders. When we pointed it out, she seemed annoyed rather than apologetic. 4. The seafood had a weird, off-putting taste, definitely not fresh, and frankly, it made us question the kitchen's hygiene. 5. And just when we thought it couldn't get worse, another waitress threatened not to let us leave over a bill error that wasn't even our fault. It was honestly shocking and borderline harassment. read more

Mayflower Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

This review is for the restaurant as a guest of a party hosted at this restaurant. I attended a family party here as a guest in a party of what must have been over 200 people. The atmosphere was good, there was a pretty much separate room towards the back of the restaurant where we all were seated. The restaurant was busy but I was extremely impressed by the service, speed, quality of food and presentation. Definitely a professional group of people were serving our party and it made it a great experience where I think everyone was very impressed. Would definitely recommend for parties and looking forward to visiting at some point for a regular meal :) read more

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The dumplings are all over steamed. Not worth the money. They charge 18% service fee no matter how many people. I won't come back.

Excellent dimsum. Quality not far from HK. Service good, not too in your face. Fairly quiet for a Cantonese restaurant.

Really avoid. The siu mai and fung jao were good. The creamy yolk bun not bad thought a little too sweet which it's supposed to be really. Crispy noodles too salty. Seating in the back was awkward. People running in to my chair next to the aisle. They charge 18% for service, then tax ON TOP of that. The service was terrible. You have to flag them to get their attention. They never even look your way. read more

This is a togo order of lunar new year cakes. 1. Yellow one is waterchestnut dessert cake 2. Grey purple one is taro asian dry sausage cake which is savory. I highly recommend taro cake. My friends like the water chestnut cake better. You just need to cut and pan-fried in oil to make them crispy. read more

Mayflower Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

Everything great! Very pleased with service! My friends and I had very hood time, we enjoyed! read more

Located in Milpitas, parking is plentiful and easy to find. I was expecting the interior to be larger but it seems on the smaller side. However there are quite a few large tables for big groups, but none from what I saw for small groups. The food was ok. Nothing spectacular but not terrible. I like the red bean porridge though. It was a nice touch and wasn't too sweet. Overall, Mayflower Restaurant is alright. read more

Mayflower Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

I've had this review in my draft folder since 2012, and I'm happy to report that Mayflower has remained a solid, reliable place for good dim sum. I was worried when Koi Palace opened just a few yards away, and then there was COVID in 2020. But Mayflower adapted and has survived. The outdoor seating is now gone, but you can still order takeout. Indoor dining is back in full swing, but there were no carts the last time I was there. You check off the items that you want on the ordering slip and hand it to the server. Then sit back as they bring you dish after dish. The good news is that items are fresh and hot. The bad news is that I'm old school, so I miss the carts. Double-check your ordering slip to make sure they got everything that you checked off. It's a fairly big menu, front and back, so it's easy to miss something. read more

Mayflower Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

My review is really a 3.5 star review but no half stars on Yelp. This is how I would break it down: Food 5/5 Authentic, really tasty food which is why Mayflower is a strong name in Chinese food around the area. They are both good for Dim Sum and regular dining and this review will be about their Mother's Day Banquet Menu on 05/14/2023 for dinner. Service 3.5/5 I would say they clear out plates quickly but loudly and sometime ignore you when you are trying to flag them down but this is not atypical for Chinese Restaurants. I also know there is a lot of complaints of the mandatory 18% gratuity but I've seen this in multiple places I've visited and they clearly mark it on their menu if you look at their website ahead of time. Restaurant = 2/5 This restaurant is OLD. It's been at this Milpitas location since I was a kid (I'm in my mid 30's now) and can really use a facelift. Everything feels dirty and aged for what's supposed to be a "high class" Chinese restaurant. A good example of this is their seafood tanks are really dirty and you can even see the rust coming down the tank which definitely doesn't evoke "cleanliness and fresh". The chairs/turntables have multiple scratches on them as well. If you are trying to impress someone here, I would not recommend it. If you can ignore all the downsides, the food is definitely very good as stated above. I'll attach the Mother's Day Menu to my pictures but will list it here as well. We went with Menu A for $369 plus 18% gratuity. 1.) Special Assorted Appetizers 2.) Pan Fried Minced Squab w/Lettuce Cup 3.) Sautéed Prawns with Greens 4.) Fish Maw Soup w/Crab Meat 5.) Steamed "Kei Fei" Chicken 6.) Sautéed "Pea Sprout" w/Bailing Mushroom 7.) Baked Lobsters w/Ginger & Green Onion 8.) Steamed Whole Fresh Fish 9.) Fried Rice w/Dried Scallop & Egg White 10.) Dessert of the Day I also think we added Honey Walnut Shrimp, Fried Noodle, and Peking Duck as extra's for fun. read more

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Food was fresh and tasty. Service was fast and attentive. Ambiance felt like a typical Chinese banquet. Good quality food. My favorite was the steak with snap peas and prawns with walnuts but all dishes photographed were amazing!!! Highly recommend Mayflower! read more

Mayflower Restaurant - Mmmmmm lobster!!!!! - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

It's been many years since we visited Mayflower, I do remember the last banquet dinner we had here was quite impressive. Four of us came on a week night last week around 6 pm, the large dining hall was quite empty, only a few tables were occupied. The environment has clearly showed it's age, not much ambiance to speak of. With that said, we were more than happy with the quality / value of the food as well as the very pleasant and attentive service. We ordered one of the four people set menu for $168.80 plus half of a roast duck. The complimentary pickled daikon was very crunchy and refreshing that we asked for second, the XO sauce was a little too spicy for some of us. The chicken and Ginsang soup was very tasty, a little too herby for me but thoroughly enjoyed by our friends. Roast duck was excellent, definitely one of the best, crispy skin without a thick layer of fat, warm, tender and tasty meat. In addition to the soup, the set menu offered many scrumptious dishes. Steamed giant surf clams (x4) tender, meaty, fresh and sweet. Squab (1) although not my choice of poultry, it was meaty, flavorful and well roasted. Tender beef with Gailan, mushrooms in clay pot, very generous portion. Steamed whole black bass, tender, flaky fish in a slightly sweet soy sauce. everyone enjoyed it a lot. Lobster and kabocha with salted egg yolk, pretty tasty and enough to share We were also served with two desserts, a sweet peanut and pearl barley soup and sesame cookies. Our plates were constantly replaced, multiple wait staff checking on us, super friendly and pleasant service, all and all we had a very enjoyable meal. Upon leaving, we were told that Mayflower will be closed during the month of April to be remodeled which is definitely good news. We look forward to visit again when Mayflower is rejuvenated. read more

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Our go to spot for Dim Sum in the South Bay! Gone are the days of the dim sum carts making the rounds with stale dim sum. Order from the menu and and it is served fresh and hot. Highly recommend for Sunday Dim Sum! read more

Simple tradition Cantonese style Dim Sum which I like. Outside parking lot the restaurant facing a lot parking spaces.

Mom loved the lobster Cantonese she had been craving since her days living back east! Great, fresh dishes. Nice serving sizes! read more

Mayflower Restaurant - Lobster Cantonese (scallions) - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

Excellent banquet style Chinese restaurant. We had a 6 course meal for 4 people for our Lunar New Year dinner. All the dishes were delicious and beautifully presented. The honey walnut shrimp was crispy and not too sweet. The steak cubes were extremely tender and juicy. The steamed fish was huge and one of the best I've had. The service was not great and the restaurant was also quite crowded. Overall, we really enjoyed the meal and would definitely visit again. read more

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We truly enjoy the food and services here - I am sure Asians and Americans and others appreciate and applaud this restaurant. From lunches to dinners for families or small parties to entertaining entire banquets, this place is highly recommended - Food - Quality, Ambience , Selections & Pricing all fit my needs. I noticed the food quantity & quality are constantly improving for their price to what one gets! read more

Food is very high quality authentic Cantonese style. Roast pork and Peking duck are so delicious . Spare ribs with supreme soya sauce is also very yummy. The waiters are very friendly. There is a big Parking lot and inside the same plaza as Ranch 99 market. read more

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Service excellence, fast , friendly and polite. Food is so good, traditional , tasty and fresh. Place are clean and comfortable. Thanks

I would strongly recommend you NOT going to this restaurant, because they not only charge 18% mandatory tips, but also calculate the sales tax, based on food and the tips!!! We have been traveling around the world including U.S. , this is the only restaurant calculated sales tax based on food and the mandatory tips. As customers, we should not encourage this kind of policy. After I brought this concern to the manager today, The manager showed us a very old and fuzzy print as the justification ( see attached). But based on the paragraph extracted from salestaxhelp.com, only owners who retain part or all tips, the amount will be regarded as part of the taxable selling price of the meal. So why should we support an owner who retain the tips to their staff instead of giving the tips as a supplement to their staff's earnings? Please continue echo this complaint to the restaurant or stop going to this restaurant to help their staff get their tips ( not the owner), and not additional unjustified sales tax to the customers. We should continue doing this until the owner corrects their policy or till the restaurant is closed. ++++++source: salestaxhelp.com If a tip charge is mandatory (required of the customer), or the employer is perceived to be retaining all or part of the tip, the amount will be regarded as part of the taxable selling price of the meal. In reality, very few restaurant owners retain even a portion of their employees' tips. Most owners regard tips as a supplement to their staff's earnings rather than a means to increase the gross receipts of their businesses. +++++++++ read more

Mayflower Restaurant - Our bill showing the sales tax was calculated based on both food and service charge (tips). - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

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Celebrated new years eve lunch here with my friends. My friend did all the ordering and I just ate all the food. I found everything to be quite delicious. Not sure what my friend order for the table but they were all absolutely delicious. It was not too busy when we arrived and were immediately seated for a group of 5. Arrived at 1:30pm; 1 hour before closing. Reading other reviews, I can definitely say customers service might be an issue as it is the bare minimum at this place. That being said, my first experience at this place was decent for customers service. We got our teas regularly topped off without asking and all our food was delivered correctly. read more

Mayflower Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

The servers are so nice here, the food is as expected for a dim sum place but I do like koi palace better.

Mayflower was supposedly a decent Chinese restaurant. It was either Koi or Mayflower, but we tried it this past weekend and was completely disappointed. The restaurant is very tight and congested with tables, you would feel like you are sitting too close. First thing wrong was when I was being seated the table had soy sauce wrapper and sauce in the table. The employee was about to put the new setting on top and I said hey can you change that is that even sanitary. You don't expect that at a high end Chinese restaurant. Then the plate is dirty so I went to the table to grab one they are all dirty how is this even possible dirty dishes??? Now the food was wow very disappointing the soy Mai had pork fat and minced shrimp no meat at all. My 6 year old loves siu mais and said no and wouldn't eat it. The shrimp crepe was pretty good. The bar how was bland and the chicken feet was very salty. This Mayflower looks like it's dying and the workers don't care about anything, the service was meh. They use to be a go to spot for food and apparently not anymore. It is in need of remodel the restaurant has aged so much. If you want meh dim sum and dirty dishes then this is the place. Definitely not coming back to Mayflower Milpitas. read more

Mayflower Restaurant - Dirty dish - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

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Mayflower Restaurant is a dim sum/banquet restaurant located in the Milpitas 99 Ranch shopping center off Barber. This location is sort of a mainstay here at this location, even as its surroundings has changed quite drastically over the past decades where they were really primarily one of the main food places there. Now, this shopping center is littered with eating options, and that they're still here even after their other locations have closed, says a lot about visiting this place. Of course, place still looks almost identical to when it first opened, so don't come here expecting a nice looking banquet restaurant, but it's fair as it's been maintained well all things considered throughout the years. The menu is well sized, and have all of the main things you will be looking for from a dimsum place. They only have a few additional dishes included in that dimsum menu, like the chow fun, chow mein, fried rice, kinds of dinner dishes, though you may just ask for their regular menu if you wanted to order off of that during dimsum hours. The food here is very well portioned. All of the dimsum are big pieces, for example, the shumai and the hagao are quite large compared to some of the other dimsum places in the Bay, and some in this surrounding area as well. Certainly get a good bang for your buck since the items are a tad more expensive than some of the other cheaper dimsum places, but you can't beat the quality of ingredients here comparatively. The flavoring of the dimsum, no issues, flavoring of the regular dishes, it's so-so. For me, it's incredibly bland for anything that isn't dimsum, like the chow fun, and stuff. Not that flavorful for the regular dishes. They do get quite busy often, and this is also where I will talk about the service. I rarely say this about the service anywhere, but the service here sucks, plain and simple. Nobody there seems to want to be there at all, or at least, doesn't want to deal with customers. No matter who I've went up to, whichever waiter I've flagged down, or whoever I asked just to be put onto the waitlist, the same response every time is one of the following: sigh, blank face, scoff, *trying to find someone else to help me*, or something else rude. Nobody here cares, so do not come here expecting good service, because even trying to flag someone down to pay and leave was like putting up a road flare to catch someone's attention. This is the main reason for the low number of stars because otherwise, I do quite enjoy this place. Worth the visit? Yes for those who want some good dimsum. Expect good service? Lower your expectations, like, a lot. Price is good? For the portion of the dimsum, and even the regular dishes (as bland as they may be), are quite a bit, so you do get a good bang for your buck. read more

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Went here for celebration of Mothers Day. Want it to be special since mom loves dim sum. Worst decision and sad it ruined it for mom. Food was ok we been here before but today was the worse. It started with the ladies in front that check you in. Once we were seated we were not greeted so nicely like the Chinese people next to us . Very insulting. Then when the lady was setting up table we had questions on menu . She blew us off just ignore us . We try to be calm and just enjoy the time with our family. It even intensifies when at the end we had left over and we see the servers pack it up. When it was our turn they just threw the box there for us to do the work . Can you believe it they charge a 18% service automatic. Then when ask the lady to help us pack it she pretends she doesn't understand and says we can do our self . That ridiculous there's more words I can say but I won't. She the finally ask someone to do it but was not happy. I really think we were Excluded since we were not Chinese. It's sad won't be supporting this stupid business. Never will the family be coming back. Who wants to feel like nothing and discriminate. They just want bucks in the pocket but not willing to do the good service they are charging 18 % up front . Lazy workers especially the front ladies . Give you dirty looks. I'll take my business somewhere else. read more

Worst Kung Pow Chicken, no heat only 2 chili peppers in order and zero peanuts. No flavor, very bland. Also the Sweet and Sour pork was not the best, the pork was very fatty. read more

I was born and raised in San Jose and have been coming here for family function diners growing up, even my cousin had the wedding reception here. I'm in town visiting family for the Thanksgiving holiday and my dad picked this place to have dim sum and my goodness it was not good at all. You order via the menu like how you would at a sushi restaurant. The food came out super quick and it seemed like everything was sitting under a heat lamp for a while before being served to us. The chicken feet was so dry and disgusting and mostly everything else we ordered was not good. I was honestly shocked at how bad it was and especially bringing my girlfriend to the bay area for the first time, this was a joke. First sign was that the parking lot wasn't busy, but gave it a pass because it's an American holiday weekend. My dad who says dinner here is good because he frequents the place even said it was terrible the day we went. I would not come back here for the dim sum. No issues with service though. read more

Bad food / over-priced / bad service. Please, do not bother to go here. You will come out with unpleasant feeling. read more

Service is suck. Our waitress -Alex simply just not a happy person or we are not Chinese ? He literally just threw the reciept , bags to us ? Seriously ?!? And automatically charged 18% tip . That's why they don't care about the service !!! Never return! read more

Mayflower is an established, authentic Cantonese restaurant with great and consistent food quality. My family is from Hong Kong and this restaurant is our most favorite Chinese restaurant. They have a variety of set dinners for 4 -10 people which I like a lot. read more

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繁忙的週六中午跟父母和親戚們共10人+1嬰兒浩浩蕩蕩的來到五月花。在南灣眾多的海鮮酒樓中五月花絕對不算突出，即不新也不華麗。但是有時候會發現這些能在灣區存活30多年的中式餐廳絕對有兩把刷子。 我用了Yelp 十幾年了，我對中式餐廳的看法是，星數低的反而更勝星數高的。 中餐館會來評價的基本上幾種人： 1. 遇到服務差的店員而來評價的華人 2. 覺得菜色很合胃口的ABC或非華人 3. 吃完覺得不道地的華人 基於以上原因中餐館只能低星，因為正常發揮時沒人來評價。如果高評價的都是2 號選民的功勞，更適合美國口味。 有點扯遠了，拉回當天的菜色。我們點了$288的套餐十道菜外加$40 的貴妃蚌所以是十一道菜（十菜以及甜品）。我覺得有五道正常發揮、三道超乎預期、以及兩道表現不佳。貴妃蚌 、菜包肉、和海鮮羹非常好吃，龍蝦和龍利魚欠佳。整體來說長輩們都很滿意，稅跟小費後一個人才$40 可以吃飽吃好，這讓大家暫時忘了這是什麼都貴的2023年灣區物價。 近幾年來傳統的中式餐廳正在從灣區慢慢消失中，取而代之的是一家又一家的火鍋店。這些店不用廚子，只需一些打工仔和食材供應商，說真的根本不算餐廳。 這也是為什麼我用了10多年的 Yelp 後才決定在最近開始做評價。我想用中文在這個基本上全是英文用戶的平台留下我對這些灣區的餐廳的評價，面向看的懂中文的食客。讓他們看到一個台灣吃貨的評價。 PS 小紅書上的推薦基本上跟我的八字不符；上面推薦的十個有九個難吃。但是這純粹是我的個人口味愛好，如果您的口味跟小紅書吻合那我也沒什麼意見。畢竟我是用嘴巴吃飯的，那些網紅店感覺是給相機吃的。 read more

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solid typical dimsum spot & great for large groups. the place is not as nice as it used to be, but the portions are decent. to order they used to push around carts for dimsum but stopped during covid. i miss the carts and trying to track down the dishes that are our favorite but now you can see their inventory with an order sheet. as for service, expect typical chinese restaurant service. highly recommend if youre looking for decent dimsum in the bay. read more

Mayflower Restaurant - variety of dimsum - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

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DIM SUM TIME! Mayflower Seafood Restaurant at Milpitas, CA definitely has legit dim sum. If you strive for traditional dim sum. It's a great place for lunch, dinner, even banquet as theres lots a space with private room availablThis is the place to go! .... We ordered siu mai (shrimp pork dumpling) 燒賣 har gao (shrimp dumpling) 蝦餃 fried stuffed dumpling with minced pork 咸水角 stir fried noodle 豉油皇炒麵 pan fried chive dumpling 韮菜餃 noodle roll with string bean and beef 四季肥牛腸粉煲 read more

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Being in the Bay Area for over 20 yrs, I never came to Mayflower restaurant for dim sum. Always Dynasty, Koi Palace or some other restaurant. We came here bc Koi's waiting time @11:00 AM was over 45 min and since we were pressed on time, we just happened to come over here to test our luck. No wait time. There were no carts that were pushed around (that was my favorite growing up seeing that experience), but that was ok. Food came out fast and it was like any other dim dim restaurant. It was good for us. Our waiter was super friendly and easy going. He was our bonus experience and toon really good care of our table. read more

Mayflower Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Milpitas, California

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This restaurant has seen better days. The food is very bland now. I hope it was just an off-day.

what a terrible place to go for food. weekday night ~8pm, there were few tables with guests, service was slow, we wanted a quick meal, so we ordered soup of the day, stir fried kailan vege and claypot rice. The waiter didn't tell us about the waiting time for claypot rice, we finished our soup and vege, there was no sign of the rice, we asked and the waiter told us "40 minutes", we were in a hurry, need to leave soon, can we cancel the order, no, they refused saying it's cooking half way. In 5 minutes time, they served us the claypot rice, semi finished product! the rice is plain rice, a plate with chinese sausage, duck meat and vege, a small bowl with soy sauce. I was so shock till I forgot to take a photo of it. so, our claypot rice turned up to be the rice with meat and vege. And they still charged me for the price of claypot rice. my bill ended up with $111!!! this is really a loan shark restaurant, they even add 18% tip to my bill, even we were only three persons. read more

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Came here for a wedding rehearsal lunch, had the set that included a bunch of dishes: - honey walnut shrimp: pretty good, could've used more shrimp and crispier, had plenty of walnuts. - meat platter which included BBQ pork, Hainan chicken, jellyfish, and beef: didn't try the jellyfish but everything else was mediocre, not amazing flavor, not super juicy - Peking duck: pretty good, buns were soft and fluffy. Likely my favorite dish out of all of them - beef with bell pepper: beef was super tender (but they might have processed the beef with flour or something to make it that way, so I'm not sure). The sauce was super dark and could've done with more flavor. - lobster: decent. Difficult to eat as we weren't given lobster crackers - fried fish: lots of bones, a bit hard to eat. Liked the soy sauce that came with it, pretty tasty - seafood soup: pretty tasty, lots of ingredients inside, good flavor. A bit too much corn starch, too sticky for my liking. - minced duck in lettuce cups: duck didn't have much flavor, had some dark soy sauce flavor again. Fresh lettuce though! - seafood fried rice: pretty standard, was given this at almost the end of the meal. Think it should've come at the beginning so people could eat the food with it. - red bean soup: the beans were overcooked, was just eating skin. A tad too sweet as well. Overall, pretty mediocre, needs more flavor in the food. Also quite expensive for the amount, everyone pretty much only got a bite for each dish, yet it was about $35 per person. read more