We were in Austin for a wedding and was so excited to try Qi Austin once we got into town. It was a plus that it was downtown and within walking distance of the bar we weren't meeting friends at too. This beautiful restaurant is so breathtaking!! I felt like I was in a movie that took place in Asia. We ordered a few different dumplings and OMG it was the best I have ever had! The Peking duck was a great dish too. I was even amazed at the toilet in the restroom lol. read more

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I was suuuuuuuuper skeptical of this place as a Cantonese Chinese person based on the mostly white clientele and the (high) price point, but I was pleasantly surprised. It ranks among the best dim sum I've ever had, and this is coming from someone who is from NYC / Hong Kong and has lived in San Francisco. Most of the dim sum dishes are a bit of a spin on the classic - for example they do a fish maw soup dumpling rather than the classic pork or pork/crab one, and they have truffle fried rice. They also put more pieces than usual in each dish (6 pieces usually) but charge $10-11 per dish. They don't shy away from ingredients that might scare the average American either, serving stuff like alligator. It's also beautiful inside. read more

Love this place! So flavorful and the service was great! The little mouse shaped buns are so cute and tasty! Soup dumplings were delish! Gorgeous ambiance and decor. read more

Qi Austin - Dim Sum Near Me - Austin, Texas

Very nice neo-Chinese cuisine with East meats west concept. From the naming (Qi instead of the antiquated spelling of "Chi"), decor, music choice, menu, tableware, to plating, it gives Austin an opportunity to experience current trends in authentic Chinese dining. The dim sum itself was pretty decent, with a better than average portion. Truffle fried rice was very delicious! The mustard green stir fry isn't a real dish in Chinese cuisine. It would be better if they offer other Cantonese leafy green stir fries such as baby bak choy, Yau choy, morning glory etc to complement the dim sum which is a Cantonese cuisine. Would be great to offer tea option to go with, or even boba or spiked boba drinks which would suit the modern dining theme as well. read more

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Pickled plate was amazing! Just the right amount of fresh crunch in every bite! Alligator was good but not much flavor considering the Szechuan title, was expecting much more flavor and spice. Now, the dumplings are absolutely perfect and delicious....although the variety is limited; every bite was incredible. Reminiscent of old family dinners. The snow pea greens were really good too. Was disappointed the mango cake dessert was sold out and although the one we got was really pretty it was just a pricy piece of candy but overall a good experience. The thing that really took away the one star was the alligator and had to keep hailing down someone to get refills on hot water. (Seating is in close proximity so side note: customers who are not Asian-and saying it out loud so all other tables could be sure- explaining loudly what authentic asian cuisine is, how to properly consume, and coaching table etiquette next to "Asian" me who grew up with restaurant owners, please stop referring to Asia as a country/singular culture/etiquette! Your frat bros and sorority sisters didn't seem impressed especially when talking about eating "real food" afterwards and your cowboy hat and muddy boots were just the worst way to horrify onlookers and tourists) would highly recommend coming here for all the dumplings and greens-next time I'll call ahead to check on menu availability on that dessert! read more

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We had a lovely Friday date night here this past weekend. I made reservations (like when they opened, but I was OK with that) and it was really nice...not too busy yet. Our waitress was really attentive and answered any questions we had and had some great suggestions. I highly recommend the Scallop and Caviar Sui Mai - like...wish I had ordered 2 of these!! Probably the best Sui Mai I've ever eaten. One of the driving factors of our visit is they had Peking Duck! I haven't had that since a trip to Beijing a few years ago and was wanting to try that again, plus the hubby had never tried it. That was a fun experience - they use bao buns instead of the thin pancakes I remembered, but loved it just the same! We both MMM'd our way through the meal. We'll be back for sure, there were too many things we didn't get to try this round. ;) Oh yeah, and there was parking in the lot on the 4th floor of the garage...bonus if a place has parking!! read more

Qi Austin - Scallop and caviar sui mai - my fav! - Dim Sum Near Me - Austin, Texas

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As a Cantonese person, I was surprised that a dim sum place doesn't offer free tea. They only had one choice of tea (jasmine) and it was charged per cup, despite the fact that there was one pot of tea brought to the table. The dim sum dishes were good quality, especially the har gow, which was perfect texture - comparable to the dim sum I've had in Hong Kong. It is an expensive restaurant, prices per dish is about double the price at a normal Cantonese dim sum eatery. It's one of those places that you want to go once in your life, but definitely not a frequent spot unless you are a baller. read more

Qi Austin - Dim Sum Near Me - Austin, Texas

Nice ambience and great food and service. They have free parking in the building garage and an amazing Wine Spectator wine list!

First time here and the food and service were amazing. Loved our experience here! We were on our way to a show so had to eat early, but the reservation process was easy and the restaurant wasn't crowded at all. read more

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What a fantastic place! We had great service and the food was amazing. The lighting made for a romantic date night with my husband. The free parking was a great perk. Highly recommend. We tried 4 items off the appetizer dim sum menu then shared an entree. We had 6 between us and the bill was reasonably price for downtown. read more

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Of course I had to come here because Lin Asian is my husband and I's favorite restaurant. There are definitely some similarities in the menu, but I think the atmosphere is very different! They do have free parking in a parking garage attached, which is great for downtown. The service is always good, and I enjoyed the waiters recommendations the last time I went. We got the truffle egg fried rice, pan seared basil chicken dumpling, and spicy chicken with pinenuts. I didn't love the dumplings, but that's because I just should've stuck with my tried-and-true soup dumplings of theirs that I know is amazing! The other dishes were so good. I can't wait to come back. I'd highly recommend. read more

Qi Austin - Dim Sum Near Me - Austin, Texas

AMAZING!!!!! A must try. We were so fortunate to get in. While touring Austin on scooters on a Sunday morning, we thought what better way to end our weekend trip than with dim sum. The restaurant opened up at 10:30 and we were already waiting at the front door with 5-6 other parties. The host asked if we had reservations and since we didn't requested that our dine in experience be limited to 2 hours. EVERYTHING was PHENOMENAL. We cannot wait to go back. From taste to presentation - five stars. The only picture I posted that may be labeled inaccurately were the shrimp and potato balls. I'm thinking they're just shrimp balls without the potatoes because I don't remember it having any potatoes in it. I'm only stating this because when we ordered what we thought were our second round of salt and pepper shrimp, the "true" salt and pepper shrimp that came out was prepared totally different than the shrimp balls (see pictures posted) Both were great and I would order again in a heart beat. In terms of taste, just imagine your typical dim sum 10 times better. Here, the dim sum is prepared made to order (hence no rolling food carts) and nothing is frozen (per our server). And she was right, the food tastes so fresh. It has this clean taste that you have to try to see what I'm talking about. The bok choy and snow pea shoots, yums! You can't say you've had dim sum unless you've had the shrimp and pork xiu mai and pork spare ribs. The surprise star dish that I wouldn't have ordered but was served because I had forgotten to scratch it off my dim sum list was the crispy sea cucumber har caw. It's shaped like an empanada and filled with deliciousness. Again, you just have to try it to. It's really hard to describe. Also, we limit going to dim sum because many of the dishes are cooked with a lot of oil. Not here. I guess that's one of the reasons why I enjoyed the food so much at Qi, you don't feel gross after feasting. Sooooo order away. Side note. In my opinion, dim sum is better enjoyed/shared with a party of *three-four. It's like tapas. Everyone gets a taste and you all get to try more dishes. * you can have more people in your party, however, you would probably want to order 2 of most of the dim sum dishes. read more

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I came here for dimsum on Sunday and sat at the kitchen bar. We got to watch dumplings being wrapped while we ate our food. We liked: - Crab meat fish maw soup dumplings: pricy but the dumplings are large and tasty. Very well made - Shanghai soup dumplings: can't go wrong with a classic - Steamed egg cream bun I would not recommend: - Chinese sausage sticky rice: for the price I would've expected much more - Pan fried beef bao: very little beef filling and too much bun Overall I would recommend Qi, but you have to order the right items for it to be worth it read more

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This is fancy dim sum/elevated Asian. Just know that (and that the price reflects this), and it's great! Have been here three times now with different groups, and everything has been delicious every single time. Service is top notch. Drinks are lovely. Reminds me a lot of Yank Sing in San Francisco--similar vibe/crowd/quality. read more

came here for dinner on a thursday evening. the service was pretty good, but the food & drinks are even better. ambiance is cool, modern, and not-overtly-trying-too-hard feels. i loved the lychee martini, prickly pear paloma, soup dumplings, potstickers, sesame balls, and the Chinese Fried Chicken - awooga AWOOGA !!! read more

Qi Austin - Lychee martini sweet, but tasty! - Dim Sum Near Me - Austin, Texas

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WOW this restaurant is a GO-TO in Austin. We've already made reservations for our next visit. If you love Gin you'll love the cocktails here. I also really recommend trying Manhattan here, SO GOOD. The top recommendations are the Shanghai Soup dumplings!!!! Seriously can eat just this off the dim sum menu and we'd be satisfied. Also, the green tea dessert is a MUST try, so refreshing and flavorful with so many layers. OVERALL great experience and I'm sad we didn't go here any sooner! read more

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Amazing Food, Service and Ambience. Have been here for date nights and large birthday dinners. This is one of my favorite places. Their room upstairs is perfect for large business dinners or birthdays. read more

Qi is a wonderful addition to Lin's. Must get the soup dumplings and salt and pepper shrimp . The chicken cashew dumplings were also great. This place is awesome or dim sum and the decor makes it all the better. Their manager Sunny is also awesome! He makes the experience truly special. He is such a friendly face and makes places like this worth coming back to. read more

I am Korean American living in Phoenix where good Asian food is basically nonexistent! Found this place off of Yelp and it is by far the best dim sum/Chinese food I've ever had and I lived in the SF Bay Area for three years! Who would have thought Tex-Ass was the place to go for dim sum!! The soup dumplings are to die for and the servers told us to poke a little hole on the top of them, then pour the sauce over them to cool them off and let the sauce soak into them, brilliant! The roasted duck was superb! I'm quite petite and ate half a duck to myself, giving the boyfriend a small bite, yes, it was that good, haha. I wanted to lick and swim into all the delicious sauces but the BF held me back, he's probably right. The BF ordered the alligator and it was ah-mazing! A cross between fish and chicken. You MUST order it. Also, the bathroom toilets are the best, heated seats, lovely music, and a lid that moves up and down while sanitizing, thanks Toto! read more

Food: The food was great! I wanted to experience an authentic dim sum. However, the extended menu is only for brunch on Saturday and Sunday. Nevertheless! Had a wonderful experience and tried alligator for the first time - Awesome! -dim sum was still good as appetizers, unfortunately left me wanting more PEOPLE: -Min (bartender) amazing suggestions on the wine and food that they offer- also funny -Alex (Waitress) extremely helpful in choosing entrée platters with her wonderful descriptions -I would definitely want to try this place once again during the weekend brunch. read more

Qi Austin - Alligator- I love alligator now - Dim Sum Near Me - Austin, Texas

Amazing restaurant for dim sum. A little on the pricier side but the quality is so worth it! The ambience and food were too notch. Definitely did not expect much walking in and we were blown away with the service, freshness of the food and overall taste. We ordered the pineapple buns, sesame balls, shrimp and pork dumplings, calamari and sticky rice. Portions were on the smaller side but our party was so full! This is a must try in Austin read more

Delicious food and big portions! Great family size options, food is great and so are the cocktails! Definitely will be back! read more

Food is always great and love the ambiance. I work close by so I eat here a lot and it never disappoints. Service is always very great as well. They're quick with drinks, food and the bill (when appropriate). Early on it seemed they were sticklers for not having a reservation, but it appears that has eased up recently. read more

So good! Small menu but beautifully executed. I had the chicken basil potstickers and lobster dumplings. read more

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I truly wanted to give this place a 5 stars...but in all fairness just can't. We went as soon as this place opened on a Sunday morning for our anniversary brunch. No reservations but got seated right away. Place was not busy yet...Waited a while before our waiter approached us to see about drinks. We ordered hot tea as that is our dim sum tradition. Our waiter didn't really say much to us and wasn't really making an attempt to be engaging...fine, gave him our order on a piece of paper that you check off which is no big deal. Then we wait...almost 10 minutes goes by and tables next to us were starting to get food and still no tea. Looked around and front house manager or maybe owner was just standing around, our waiter was "busy" behind the service station and not paying attention to us trying to get his attention. Again, not attentive. When we finally flagged him down about the tea he says oh we are still boiling water. What??? How can a Dim Sum place not have hot water ready for tea?? Come on. Food started to arrive and I must say the quality was very good and the ingredients used were top notch. The service did pick up once other service staff started to come around to grab used plates and so it did improve. We definitely loved the truffle fried rice (which I had to reorder because our waiter didn't put it in). The chicken feet had cold spots which means it wasn't heated thoroughly. The sea cucumber dumplings was epic! Definitely recommend. But couple other things were disappointing...like the sticky rice with sausage which was just sticky rice with tiny bits of sausage in there. The baked bbq pork bun was just ok. And the egg custard dessert pastry was too flaky that it fell apart and not authentic enough. The soup dumplings were definitely great and we were happy with those. During our meal we had finished our pot of tea and traditionally you just flip the top of the tea pot and the server knows you want a refill...but just to be sure I still asked one of the staff for more tea. But alas, all we got was the table cleared, the bill and no refill. With a bill that came to almost $200 before tip I really wanted to like this place...I really did... read more

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I've been here twice in the past week for dinner, so I've tried lots of the entrees, rather than their dim sum dishes. I was really impressed by the food quality overall. Everything was cooked very well. However, the prices are on the high end for some of the entrees, and they also don't include rice with it so you have to order that separately. The entrees are pretty large though and good for family style sharing. Favorite dishes: braised oxtail, shiitake and bok choy, and duck. The lobster and imperial tofu were just alright. Truffle egg fried rice was tasty, but the truffle flavor is very subtle and just tasted more like egg fried rice. Overall, I would probably come back here, since the food is good and ambiance is nice. read more

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This place is right next to my company and I finally decided to check it out on Father's Day. As an Asian, I often heard that Chinese food is bad at high-end restaurants, and Qi Austin proved it wrong. Setting: - Very elegant and has very cute decors. Food: Food is served hot and fresh. The taste is amazing. The presentation is on-point. The portion is not small like other fancy restaurants, which I really do appreciate. Here are some of the dishes we ordered for dinner. * [Appetizers] * - Crab Meat Fish Maw Soup Dumpling: MUST GET. I love how chewy the skin is. I honestly won't forget how good the dumpling skin tastes. - Scallop Caviar Sui Mai: this was good but just tastes like a fancy sui mai. Kinda hard to eat because the caviar just drops everywhere when you dip the food in soy sauce. - Crispy Har Kaw with Sea Cucumber: MUST GET. At first, I was like why are these black. Though the har-kaw are fried, they don't taste oily at all. The sauce also has some hint of mayo and lime which is very light and refreshing. * [Vegetable] * - Sautéed Mustard Green: the veggie is stir-fried with garlic-oyster-ish sauce and was so good. The veggie was still crunchy and wasn't feel drenched in the sauce. * [Entree] * - Peking Duck (half): MUST GET. It was interesting that they didn't serve the Peking Duck with the traditional wrap and duck skin but they gave us the steamed buns and onions and hoisin sauce so we can wrap things ourselves.The bun was amazing and the duck was roasted perfectly. The meat was super tinder and already sliced in bite size. - Mei Choy Pork Belly: MUST GET. So glad that our waiter suggested this dish for us. I love eating this with rice. The steamed pork belly was so tender and the preserved mustard balance and soy-based sauce balance out the fat. I can eat this forever. - Braised Ox Tail: This was really good just to try out different dishes but I would not order this again. As a lazy person, I find it difficult to eat the whole big thing (the meat is just sticking to the bone too tightly). The sauce was really yummy tho. Service: - fast and efficient. We frequently got our plates changed for different dishes. Our waiters were very kind too. Tips: - I recommend you come with a party of 3-4 and order many dishes to share with a table to have a full experience. - Reserve a table beforehand on Resy to avoid waiting. read more

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Great service with a patient staff who answers all your questions. The soup dumplings are delicious. The downtown view is great and the patio is quiet and a good place to sit when it isn't super hot out. read more

I was in town on business and found this gem. I came twice within 3 days because it was so delicious. Sunday I came for dim sum. We ordered Shanghai Soup Dimplings, Seafood Soup Dimplings, Pea Shoots, Sticky Rice with Chinese Sausage, Beef Potstickers and a Coffee Martini. Today, I ordered the soup dumplings, pea shoots and pork loin in sweet & sour sauce. Service was excellent on both occasions and decor is amazing. I've been to Din Tai Fung and the dumplings are better at Qi! Ask for extra ginger. read more

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The dim sum was super good. So was the service. We will come back. I like all the soup dumplings. read more

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This is purely a review based on the take out portion for the rice. Most Chinese restaurants come with white rice with each entree, but I understand this is supposed to be a fancier style of restaurant, so things may be different. If you're charging $2 for a side of rice though, don't send me home with not even a cup of rice.. the portion was a joke. Picture for reference. read more

Qi Austin - Dim Sum Near Me - Austin, Texas

Love the food!!! We ordered The lobster tail and zha Jiangxi noodles.both were good and it complimented each other to!!!! We also had the Shanghai dim sum and lobster dim sum..both are sooooo delish!!!! We'll be back soon!!! read more

Qi Austin - Lobster Tail - Dim Sum Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Awesome food fun menu and environment!!! Love the large shareable menu options with super fresh high quality ingredients!

Great ambiance, not bad food. We went to celebrate something, sat at the bar. The bar tender was able to make decent non-alcoholic mock tails for us. For starters we had soup dumplings and beef bao. Both were extremely average. Definitely had much better elsewhere. But the ambiance makes up for it. For mains we took Honey Sizzling beef and the salt and pepper lobster! Beef was ok, lobster was amazing! Would I go again - sure! Loved our time there. But again, not the best food. read more

If you are looking for Authentic Chinese Food, skip this place completely. This place definitely have the worst Chinese food I have ever eaten. For appetizers, we ordered hot and sour soup, crab meat soup, Siu Mai & the Crab Meat Soup Dumpling, all extremely overpriced and terrible. The skin for the soup dumpling is extremely thick and chewy. The soups were flavorless. The Crab Meat soup tasted like egg drop soup. For entrees, we ordered the Asian fried chicken, Zha Jiang Noodle and fried rice. All of the food we ordered were extremely underwhelming in flavor and full of sodium. I am surprised by the amount of good reviews that this place has. It looks good but the taste is extremely disappointing. Never coming back. read more

Incredible vibes in the resturant. Definitely worth dining in. Awesome food menu, but the cocktail menu was very delicious. Definitely will be retuning. Great service. read more

We loved our dim sum experience here both times we went. I went to Qi twice before checking out it's sister restaurant, Lin, and it might be blasphemy to say, but I think I liked Qi better! Our favorites were: shrimp stuffed Chinese eggplant, shrimp Har gow, pork and shrimp sui mai, Shanghai soup dumplings, pan fried beef bao. We also have tried the lobster dumpling, crispy turnip cake, Chao shou, curry beef puff, baked bbq pork bun, and spare ribs and liked it all. It really comes down to how much room we have in our tummies. The only thing we did not like was the sautéed water spinach - pricy and not as yummy as everything else. read more

Qi is an upscale Chinese cuisine restaurant. They have covered patio seating and a small/medium sized indoor seating. The menu is small and has a selection of dim sum even at dinner. All of the dumpling/bao were very tasty. The sea cucumber dumpling were black and never seen anything like it before. Flavor was very good with thick black sauce but could not recognize any sea cucumber in the filling. The truffle shaving photos I saw in some other reviews of the truffle fried rice showed loads of truffle shavings and raised our expectations. Ours only had 3, but tasted like truffle oil was added as well which added to the flavor which was good but we felt undertruffled for $18. The salt n pepper tofu was good but not quite as crispy as we were hoping and the tofu pieces were very large. Too large such that the fried exterior to soft interior was too small. The imperial tofu also had large tofu pieces but they fit better with the sublime sauce. The Asian fried (roasted) chicken was good but lacking flavor so the dipping spices were necessary. I've had all these dishes in other cities and Qi's were good but not the best I've had and slightly under what I'd expect from a place vying for the top fine Chinese dining place in Austin so therefore only 4 star based on the prices and expectations they set for the customer. All the dishes tasted as if many elements had been precooked and merely warmed prior to serving. Again, tasted good but has room to be better executed. Service was prompt and very professional, yes! but Kane D lacked the warmth or even a small smile which would've improved our experience since everyone is there for a fun night out not a serious, suit/tie formal experience. Another small annoyance that could easily be rectified is the sound of the mobile ordering app dining coming from the bar area every other minute with another to go order. This is very common at fast casual restaurants these days but Qi is capable and aspiring to be better. read more

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The food was ok, but I could not believe the quality of the top water they serve in this expensive place. It is a shame

The hot and sour soup is the best!! The lunch specials are great and so fresh. I love the decor and design. Staff is super helpful. read more