Food is good. Service is excellent. Captain Ricky and the waiters Ed and Eddie were super friendly and attentive. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

This place was so amazingly good, we came back for lunch the next day after having dinner the night before. There were five in our party and we all ordered one or two of our favorites so we had a table of many delicious selections that included broccoli beef, honey prawns, garlic string beans, steamed fish, and noodles. Everything was delicious and cooked to perfection. We enjoyed our meal immensely, and hence the reason we came back the next day for lunch. Our server was especially friendly and he enjoyed that we enjoyed our selections on both days. Restaurant is large enough you can sit and enjoy having conversations at your table. read more

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My favourite dim sum restaurant. I dine there once per month always great. Decided to take out dinner last night. What a mistake. The worst Chinese meal I have had in years at outrageous prices. Pork was 40 dollars, had maybe 6 ounces of deep fried fat 2 ounces of meat. All the dishes were flavourless and over priced. Had much better meals from little hole in the wall joints at half the price. Total disappointment. Dim Sum yes Dinner a giant no. read more

Still a great classy restaurant. We came in Boxing Day so Chirstmas decorations were still on the walls. Very professional service and excellent food. I liked the shredded chicken and jellyfish dish. We also ordered fried yellow tail fish. I like how the pu er tea was in a glass container while hot water was in a metal container. read more

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Dim sum place on Granville & 67th. Parking is available in an underground lot (not sure if free), as well as the side streets. The place is pretty nice and modern on the inside. Staff are friendly and professional. No problems here. Dim sum quality is quite good. Dishes are few bucks more than the competition, but this is expected. This is the W side after all. One thing that is nice is that the shrimp dumplings and siu mai are 5 per basket. The other dish that stands out is their signature roast duck. Nice and moist, and not too fatty. Wouldn't mind coming back at some point. Recommended. read more

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Came here during a cousin's wedding in Vancouver and got taken here! Good: - Tons of variety and lots of Asian seafood dishes - Amazing fish and noodles - The dimsum all was very fresh - I especially liked the pineapple bbq bun and the egg yolk bun - Bustling ambiance and lots of people around Bad: - More on the expensive side - Very busy so takes some time to flag down a waiter Overall a solid dimsum experience! read more

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Dimsum was good, but the service wasn't the same anymore. Establishment cleanliness is acceptable, we were surprised wasn't busy at all on a Saturday morning .Reserve the Peking duck at advance, felt like it's a bit overpriced read more

Came for a classic Chinese dinner tonight and we were happy with the meal that we had tonight complete with winter melon soup (small) and peking duck (2 courses). We started off with the Peking duck wraps and honestly, were a bit disappointed to see their skin having quite a few feathers still stuck! The pancakes are a little bit on the dry side but their pieces of duck skin still had a lot of meat (which I prefer). The duck lettuce wraps were great with plenty of duck meat, some veggies and crisps. The lettuce was also expertly trimmed making for a pleasant experience. The winter melon soup was a family favourite being light, flavourful and filled with an assortment of ingredients. There were shrimps, chicken, pork, different veggies and of course, huge chunks of winter melon! Spareribs with candied walnuts - the fam LOVED this as there was a plethora of crunchy and sweet walnuts. The spareribs were not too fatty and the sauce was the right amount, not too much. Crabmeat with Greens - a little too saucy for my preference but the pea tips they gave us were fresh, sweet and well cooked. There was an adequate amount of crab meat on top but not enough to make a huge difference. Scallops and egg white fried rice - our final dish of the night was a pale and boring looking fried rice that was a huge surprise for us as it was great in texture, nice and dry and had lots of large scallops. It was not too oily either and very flavourful. Overall, a nice place to have a classy dinner with service that wasnt exactly on top of everything (had to ask for soup to be refilled/plates to be changed) but they were very nice and came when flagged down. read more

Amazing dim sum lunch menus and excellent quality of food. Service is highly attentive and ambiance is very spacious and clean for a traditional Chinese Restaurant. read more

This is my go to Chinese restaurant for dim sum and dinner. They are consistently amazing for the last 10+ since I started going. The food is solid and the chef's skills is top notch. Some of my must have: Fish maw soup Bbq duck Bbq pork Roasted pig (pre-order) Jelly fish Mandarin pork chop Black pepper beef tenderloin Beef rice noodle stir fry with bean sprouts Alaskan King Crab steamed with garlic Crabs made in various styles Stirfry scallops with mixed veggies Dim sum Shiu mai Pan fried pea tip bean curb shrimp roll Beef balls Fish maw with Chinese mushroom Dessert Kwai fa go (with goji) Egg tarts As you can see, I love a lot of their food there. If you haven't been here, make sure to make reservations before showing up. read more

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As a dimsum lover, I was delighted when my co-worker suggested having dimsum here for a team get-together. There are quite a number of parking stalls reserved for Red Star in the complex's underground parkade, so one doesn't have to worry about finding parking. We ordered half a duck, plus a variety of dimsum staples, including some of my faves: deep fried spring rolls (filled with prawn), siu mai (pork & prawn stuffing), har gow (fresh prawn inside), xiao long bao (soupy meat dumplings), and egg tarts. I also tried a duck-filled pastry for the first time, which I really liked! It tasted similar to the bbq pork-filled version that I like. The chrysanthemum tea we got was refreshing and aromatic, a good tea to help wash down the oilier dishes. Overall, excellent service and delicious food. I'll definitely be back again! read more

Wow! Amazing seafood, well prepared just as I remembered from my HK days. Every time I come visit my parents in Vancouver, I make sure to organize at least two feasts at Red Star. What I order is predictably the same with minor additions each time. Start with house shark fin soup, followed by whole Peking duck prepared two ways, steamed live shrimps, the king crab three ways. For a group of 5-6, that's plenty. The house deserts rounds out the meal. Services are great because they have people! Would vote for 5 star if there are more drinks choices and better wine list. read more

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Meeting up with friends we haven't seen for a while is always great. Nothing like going for a banquet style dinner at a chinese food restaurant. We started off with their Peking (Beijing) Duck and loved the crispiness of the skin. It seemed liked it was smallish but the flavour made up for it. Next up is one of my favourite vegetables. Pea sprouts! Simply blanched and then cooked with garlic, it's sooooo good! Then the duck lettuce wrap is always a nice second part of the Peking Duck experience. We also ordered what I call deep fried shrimp slathered in mayo and topped off with honey crusted walnuts. Might sound weird but the combo is delicious. Can't have a meal without sweet & sour pork! And their seafood e-fu noodles in a hot pot was excellent. Loved that they had it in a hot pot which kept it hot even at the end of our meal :) read more

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Best meal of our Vancouver trip. We had a party of 16 so experienced a myriad of dishes, but sadly not one photo. The Peking Duck and salted fish fried rice were the excellent standouts. Some dish with semi-crunchy egg noodles was my least favorite, but still good. Such good service. And definitely a value play as it came out to about $25 per person. read more

King of Crabs In the world of seafood, King Crab is among the most decadent delicacies and among the multiple species of King Crab, red Alaskan King Crab is considered the very best Vancouver, with one of the largest population of Chinese Americans and expats from Hong Kong, has been the top destination for King Crab feasts that have become so famous that even Hong Kong restaurants refer to the signature 3-style preparation as Vancouver-style. However, in more recent times, due to supply chain issues and increased king crab demand from China, the previously abundant Vancouver king crab season has either been characterized by shortages, significant price inflation or both Red Star is my top King Crab restaurant though I will admit this year the price came as a bit of sticker shock compared to years past Paired with the best whole suckling pig that I've had in my life (serves with hoisin sauce and sugar on the side), this feast was a meal to remember Thank you Red Star! I will forever dream of your unmatched Portuguese baked crab fried rice and salt and pepper deep fried crab! Alaskan King Crab Prepared Three-Styles $96.80 per lb / Steamed King Crab Legs with Garlic / Deep Fried Crab Knuckles with Salt and Pepper / Portuguese Baked Crab Fried Rice / Whole Suckling Pig $388 Red Star Seafood (Vancouver, BC) Red Star is dine-in only and accepts all credit cards including AmEx. Paid parking is available in a lot adjacent to the restaurant. read more

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Dim sum take out on a Wednesday. Called in order for 5 items around 1130am and was told takes 20 to 30min. Chicken feet. A little dry and tough but large portions Har gow shrimp dumplings. Nice and savory Beef balls. Pretty average. Beef rice noodles. Nice and savory. Chicken rice in sticky rice. Good flavoring but the rice really sticks to the leaves and hard to pull out. No raddish cakes. Limited lot parking and street. Came to $49... read more

Red star offers a more premium dining dim sum experience. We come here due to the higher quality and finer dining environment. Staff is almost always more friendly than some of the more popular dim sum spots in town (but this is almost like comparing a restaurant to a Cafe), and free underground parking is available. We have been here quite a few times throughout the years, and have enjoyed anything we have ordered off their dim sum menu. We'll continue to come whenever we are in town. read more

Red Star Seafood Restaurant - Chicken feet - Seafood Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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The food is very delicious from the plates we tried. The green beans tasted amazing, although a bit salty. The hot pot tofu and the prawns with honey walnuts were really delicious. The sweet and sour pork I thought was just okay, there's better places I've tried. But overall it was a very satisfying meal and I would definitely come back! read more

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We enjoy coming to this location for good quality, clean dim sum without having to go into Richmond. The food has always been anywhere from good to excellent. We usually focus on seafood, but their squab is particularly good. The only area that we are consistently disappointed with is that their deep fried items tend to be quite greasy, so we usually avoid it. Normally, this place is packed and you have to wade through a throng of 20++people in line to see the host/ess (make a reservation!), but alas, this weekend the place was barely full and absolutely nobody in line. I suspect that the COVID-19 scare has impacted this place like so many other restaurants. I noted that this weekend, the dim sum menu was significantly smaller than normal, with many of the usual favourites (pan fried seafood dumplings, pan fried radish cake, etc) were not available. That said, maybe because it wasn't as busy, and the menu smaller, that everything we had was excellent (with the exception of the deep fried dumplings which we found a bit too greasy). The squab in particular was really, really excellent and well worth the price and wait. read more

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I've been to Red Star before and was blown away by the food during my first visit. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same this time again. Actually, the food wasn't bad at all but there were other things like hair on our plate and lots of small hair on the napkins. The service was really good, and our waiter, Michael was exceptional. We ordered about 10 different dishes, not all of them are in my photos because we finished a couple of dishes before I managed to take my photos. I believe we ordered the following dishes: - Crispy duck skin and pancakes - scallops on tofu - pepper beef and mushrooms - crispy fried chicken - fried rice - shrimp in egg yolk - Beef noodles with enoki mushrooms - stir fried Duck and lettuce wraps - Shiitake mushrooms, broccoli and nom Choy - Honey garlic pork - Red bean soup. There were 10 of us in our group and we were hungry. We thought we hadn't ordered enough food but we actually ordered more than enough and there were 3 dishes that we took home. Everything was really good but I think most dishes were overly salted, especially the beef dish with mushrooms. Personally, I don't like sweet dishes so the honey garlic pork and the black bean soup didn't really work for me. My friends enjoyed them though. I am not a huge fan of steamed scallops so I didn't try them but based on feedback from the others, it was okay. I think we all like our Scollops nicely seared. The stir fried duck with lettuce wraps were exceptional. Packed with loads of flavour and just a really balanced dish. If you want a nice, fresh and healthy dish, go for the shiitake mushroom, broccoli and bok Choy dish. Just delicious! What I also really enjoyed was the shrimp dish, cooked with egg yolk. Who knew this could make such a delicious unhealthy dish but once in a blue moon, it's just divine! The winner for me was the crispy duck, as always. I could've just eaten the duck and be satisfied but dinner but everything else was quite good. We paid about $400, including tips for everything. I can't wait for the next time to have crispy duck skin from here again. read more

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Red Star Seafood Restaurant Vancouver location serves good quality food, and excellent customer service! The only issue we had was the chicken feet (lacked seasoning) but other than that the food was delicious! * Steamed Pork Siu Mai * Shanghai Steamed Dumplings * Braised Abalone & Supreme Dumpling in Soup * Rice Flour Rolls w/ Beef & Parsley * Sticky Rice Wraps w/ Dried Scallops * Steamed Crystal Prawn Dumplings * Chicken Feet w/ House Sauce * Squid Tentacles w/ salt & pepper I've been told due to COVID-19 the restaurant isn't as busy as how it usually is. We went on a weekday but people slowly started to trickle in, the wait isn't long so you wouldn't have a problem waiting for a while when you're hungry! There's also free underground parking as well! read more

Red Star Seafood Restaurant - a table full of food - Seafood Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Evidence suggests that some of you Canadians are terribly spoiled!! How can you rate this place below 4 stars?? Just how?? Amazing food that were made-to-order, fresh and steamy, plus incredible service. Never ever experienced any places like this in the states within this unbelievable unbeatable price range. Solid five stars! read more

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I've been here for years, both for dim sum lunch and dinners ranging from family dinners to special celebrations. The meals have been mostly good, but tonight was oddly...odd. We ordered mostly classic ordinary dishes like crispy skin chicken, seafood tofu soup, beef, prawns, deep fried oysters, and vegetables. We have comments on both the food and the service. Food was mediocre. Nothing spectacular (except for the price). Chicken was dry. Deep fried prawns were chewy, including the walnuts that came with it. Beef was only warm. Vegetables was bland. Deep fried oysters was probably the biggest surprise. At $35, we only got EIGHT pieces. They were good, but certainly not spectacular. Service was unusual as each dish arrived individually with a 5-10 minute interval between each dish. This made it a slow meal. By the time the last two dishes came, we were getting full, not because of the amount we ate, but due to the time we waited. One of the bowls served to us was not only stained, but actually had a piece of vegetable left behind! Lost a bit of my appetite there. Then at the end, we had the almond milk dessert with egg white. It was just OK. A bit watery, and only a bit of egg white. The big surprise was that it cost $27!! We rather doubt they ground almond nuts to make this. More likely from powder. We could certainly have done better with that. So it was a bit of a let down. Had this been my first time there, this would have been a 1 or 2 star rating. I've kept it at 3 due to past experiences, which were good but still, nothing outstanding. Hopefully, they get it together soon! read more

A good place to have dim sum with family and friends. We arrived around 12pm on a Saturday with no reservation. Luckily we waited for only 15 minutes in line. Most dishes were satisfying, with nice taste and decent price. The dining environment was okay, and their service was excellent. I would recommend my friends to visit here for dim sum! Free underground parking, but spots are very limited. read more

Red Star Seafood Restaurant - My favourite is Beef Omasum - Seafood Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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My family and I are regulars at the Granville Street (Vancouver) location. For about eight years now, any time we have a family dinner or meal, Red star is our go-to so heads up!!! my review is more biased than others. To be honest, I have grown sick of chinese food and seafood restaurants (海鲜酒家) because there was a period of time where my family would come here for dimsum and then later again for dinner! I think I've tried everything on their menu already. However, my family's loyalty to the Granville location is not due to our relationship (friendship at this point) with the staff but because the food here really is delicious. Whether it be the seafood, the meat, veggies or desert--everything is fresh and you can taste it! Whenever we have relatives or friends from overseas, we always take or recommend them to Red Star Granville location--that's how confident we are about this place. Red Star (Granville) holds a special place in my heart as many special occasions were celebrated here and the staff have watched me grow from a little girl to a young adult. A lil tmi but check it out if you're ever on Granville Street for some dimsum or dinner :) read more

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Very popular dim sum/Chinese restaurant in the area. This place is packed on weekends and busy even on weekdays. The dim sum is good, and prices are reasonable for the quality. The non dim sum dishes are good as well. This place also serves the popular king crab meal, which is on of the better prepared places. The service is very accommodating as they will cater to your specifications for custom orders. read more

Red Star Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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DO NOT order from Red Star via Uber Eats. I scheduled for 7:00pm to 7:30pm delivery Order was cancelled at 7:40pm AFTER Uber delivery person showed up to pick up the order. No ethics whatsoever. read more

Forget about other dim sum places in Van. Red Star is the place if you are looking for an authentic Cantonese dim sum read more

Red Star Seafood Restaurant - Xiaolongbao, hagau, shumai - Seafood Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

3.5 stars Came here for dim sum. Everything was a bit on the slightly salty side. Someone in the kitchen had a heavy hand in the salt jar - or MSG. This is a standard standard Chinese seafood restaurant. I've been here in the past but couldn't remember much of it. Most recent visit has reminded meselfs. The standard chow mein, yee noodles and fried rice tasted pretty standard. Nothing terribly exceptional.. The lotus wrapped sticky rice, sui mai, prawn spring rolls, stir fried pea tips tasted standard as well. Nothing exceptional. Exceptions noted: Prawn dumplings. These were massive. I would say they give the ones at Western Lake a run for the money. One difference tho, these had no paste like the ones at Western Lake. These were ALL prawn. No filler, no paste. Roast duck pastry. Never seen these before. Quite tasty and the pastry was made with butter or lard, (more likely the latter). A little on the sweet side. Fried wild rice with dungeness crab, chicken(?) and dried scallops. This was a wicked killer dish. I could eat this all day. Seriously. Nice wok flavour on the wild rice, which really surprised me. Why hasn't anyone else thought of this? However, this comes at a price. $38 for a standard sized main rice/noodle dish. Yeah, it's not cheap. Live a little and try it. I've waited close to 3-4 years before I got my chops on this. Highly recommended. read more

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Overpriced dimsum for the quality/taste that you get. All the dishes ordered are barely ok to terrible (so left unfinished). At $6.38 for overly garlicked spare ribs to $7.38 for overly gingered beef omasum (tripe). Basic dishes aren't even done well. Sticky rice wrap - bland and left a weird aftertaste. Chinese donut rice roll - burnt/stale tasting donut. BBQ Duck Bun - taste ok but you can't tell its duck. It taste exactly like the BBQ Pork Bun. Add $1.75/pp for tea. If it was OK food for a lower price, it would be less offensive but that's not what you'll get here. Top it off with subpar service (won't seat us even though plenty of seating because they wanted to wait for a smaller table cramped at the back). Way better dimsum for better value anywhere else. read more

We had a really nice Christmas dinner here! We knew it was authentic when we saw the whole place was filled with Asians. They do things very Chinese-style, such as only having one set of menus at the table for the person ordering. The service was professional and good, no complaints. THE WAIT: We called around 2pm on Christmas Day for a dinner reservation that night, and they had a 7:45pm for a table for six. They had the table ready for us just in time. MUST-HAVES: Dice Beef Tenderloin w/ String Bean (chef special) though it's pricey, Beef vermicelli hot pot. They have free wi-fi if you ask for the password too! * Sweet & Sour Soup - I won't rate this because I just don't like sweet & sour soup. I did notice from my one sip that this was a bit thicker than normal, with more mushrooms and seafood bits than normal. It was also more sour than normal. pic: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/red-star-seafood-restaurant-vancouver?select=R6z6HxaKV25gZHCl32iZ1g#iQSkxLGZ18a45Pcf2AcFcQ CHEF SPECIAL (smaller, wider menu) * Diced Beef Tenderloin with String Bean in Szechuan Style ($22.98) - 4 stars pic: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/red-star-seafood-restaurant-vancouver?select=R6z6HxaKV25gZHCl32iZ1g#De4sN1FVPFdV-11aRzjCFw Very tasty: crisp string beans, the meat very tasty with Italian sausage-like texture. I wished there was more meat. And it's a bit pricey for a mostly vegetarian dish. * Sauteed Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan) with Smoked Dry Fish ($16.98) - 3.5 stars pic: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/red-star-seafood-restaurant-vancouver?select=R6z6HxaKV25gZHCl32iZ1g#2_RGMTQ5RBOwfNqwZ8k_pA Good, can't go wrong with gai lan. Not really a standout or unique, but It was nice and crispy. We mostly tasted the garlic, not the smoked dry fish at all though. CHICKEN & DUCK (single page laminated menu) * Deep Fried Crispy Skin Chicken (half $16.98, whole $28.98) - 4 stars pic with shrimp chips: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/red-star-seafood-restaurant-vancouver?select=R6z6HxaKV25gZHCl32iZ1g#H9CkhZVH8iAGN5biKAjeSw pic of chicken: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/red-star-seafood-restaurant-vancouver?select=R6z6HxaKV25gZHCl32iZ1g#ZI8qhPVUoa9nkUQWFb-wBQ The chicken meat itself was a little dry, but the crispy skin was fantastic. You get a tiny bowl with vinegar and salt/pepper, which wasn't quite enough for everyone, and also the tiny little dish made it really hard to share. This came with those thick shrimp chips that you can get in the junk food aisle at Chinese grocery stores - a bit of an odd pairing. FRIED RICE & NOODLES (in skinnier, longer menu) * Fried Noodle with Assorted Seafood ($20.98) - 3 stars pic: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/red-star-seafood-restaurant-vancouver?select=R6z6HxaKV25gZHCl32iZ1g#Q7ELyFYfF_QfV_tvRwaPTA This came with the thinner, curly egg noodle that I love because there are always crunchy parts of the noodle. The "assorted seafood" amounted to a few pieces of scallop, a couple bits of fish & squid, and a few pieces of vegetables. All the components were tasty, but overall the dish was just 80% noodle and there really should have been way more seafood and veggies. HOT POT * Beef hot pot with vermicelli - 4 stars pic: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/red-star-seafood-restaurant-vancouver?select=R6z6HxaKV25gZHCl32iZ1g#5iuJEwEGy5rlOQXhI2Ewzw Wonderful! Very tender pieces of beef, tasty soft vermicelli, all in a very tasty sauce. DESSERT * Free cookies - 3.5 stars pic: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/red-star-seafood-restaurant-vancouver?select=R6z6HxaKV25gZHCl32iZ1g#WDPdirpgQdskJYHzjXnkqg A nice touch! Almond cookies are always dry. The dark ones with peanuts were more moist, a bit better. There was enough for everyone to try at least one of each. MENUS Chef Special: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/red-star-seafood-restaurant-vancouver?select=R6z6HxaKV25gZHCl32iZ1g#R6z6HxaKV25gZHCl32iZ1g http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/red-star-seafood-restaurant-vancouver?select=R6z6HxaKV25gZHCl32iZ1g#9RE0Hr44DsAFlo9Hjt6_sA Chicken & Duck: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/red-star-seafood-restaurant-vancouver?select=R6z6HxaKV25gZHCl32iZ1g#E-SURVcD0g-Fek9w52_HtQ Fried Rice & Noodles: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/red-star-seafood-restaurant-vancouver?select=R6z6HxaKV25gZHCl32iZ1g#SS8Wx0d67G_G7dWrE5DfoA read more

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I don't have high expectations for dim sum restaurants in terms of service but this place was just disappointing. We had a reservation but still had to wait got 10 minutes to be even asked what tea we wanted waited almost an hour for rice rolls we ordered and they had the audacity to talk to other staff and complain thet we were rushing them. The 1 hr wait wasn't even worth it as they were so thick and not smooth. Expected more considering this is a more pricier establishment. read more

The quality of food here is excellent. Dim sum quality is as good as what you'll find in Hong Kong. As such this place is packed! Even with a reservation you'll be waiting for a bit. However, the service is speedy and friendly. I'll be back often and this may even be a train to come to Vancouver more often. The quality and prices of Cantonese good here is simply outstanding. The variety of dishes also great. Every inch of this restaurant is packed with tables.i don't know if this is a family run restaurant it feels like it. The dim sum favorites like shrimp dumplings, pork dumplings, e noodles, rice noodles with shrimp, etc are all expertly made. The hot sauce feels homemade. Great food experience. They also do a variety of seafood. read more

4 stars but -1 for service. Good food - better than the Richmond location. Street parking available. Reservations highly recommended. Also can reserve certain dishes that require preparation or are very popular, such as the suckling pig. We had reserved a suckling pig and wintermelon soup. We also ordered a half chicken and a tofu and vegetable dish. I was not too happy that the dishes did not come in order. The suckling pig is supposed to come first as appetizer. Then it is supposed to be the wintermelon soup. Then the chicken and tofu/vegetable dish. Instead, we got the chicken, suckling pig, and wintermelon soup in that order. Chicken - nothing special. Pretty good I guess. Suckling pig - amazing. Very expensive of course, but soooo delicious. Crispy top, flavourful meat. I love this dish. Wintermelon soup - presentation not as nice as the one I had recently in Toronto. Not many duck pieces, but there were scallops, shrimp pieces, crab pieces, dried scallops, ham, and chicken chunks. The soup was not salty. Quite nice for those who don't like super salty broths. When the wintermelon soup was brought out, they left it on a table near us but did not serve immediately. After 10 minutes of waiting, we had to ask multiple servers to serve the soup to us. The captain (no name tag, black suit) ended up doing it for us, without a word or a smile. This was not professional at all. Food should be served immediately when it has left the kitchen! At least throughout the meal they were compliant with refilling our soup bowls. I would have preferred if they were more careful when serving the soup - spilling it over the sides is not nice when we are paying $52 for the dish. I was disappointed that the soup was not placed on our table, but I guess it was because the table was too small for it. I would have liked the photo opportunity. I will probably be back, but not for the soup. Next time I would get the suckling pig and other dishes to accompany it. read more

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We had lunch and dinner at this restaurant in the past. Yesterday we came here for a Mother's Day lunch. We made reservation two weeks ago. Even though we had made reservation, the wait for a table was still very long. More than half an hour.... Lots of people were waiting for tables. The foyer or entrance of the restaurant was packed. Some customers had to wait outside the restaurant. It was ridiculously packed. We waited to be seated. The service was quite good even though the restaurant was busy full of customers. Surprisingly a few servers took care of our table. Not bad! We ordered a few dishes of food and some dim sum for lunch. Everything tasted great. We didn't have any complaints about it. We loved their roasted squabs and BBQ duck. The skin was crispy and tasty. This restaurant is located on Granville Street in Vancouver. There are not too many good Chinese restaurants around that neighbourhood. Be expected to pay a little bit more, but it was worth for the wait if you would like to eat good food. There is an underground parking next to the restaurant but not a lot of parking stalls that belong to this restaurant, so I would highly recommend people to look for street parking directly. Don't even drive into the small underground parking and get stuck that you have to wait to go in and out of the parking lot. There is free street parking just a couple blocks away. read more

Red Star Seafood Restaurant - Roasted squabs - Seafood Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Went once recently for dinner. Spicy deep fried sparibs were one of the the best I've had. Unique approach to the batter which was a little more sturdy than others which are more airy. The quality of the veggies even stood out (egg tofu w veggie and pea tips). The beef patty was also a unique and well prepared dinner item, similar flavour to the beef meatball at dim sum. Mango pudding was unique and well done. Good balance of creamy to fruity, and came with some mango sauce and evaporated milk in the dish. Service was very good from all servers which seemed to be from 3 different generations, and the young guys English was very good. Even addressed our member as "mam" which was funny. read more

The food is too greasy, I, my mom and her friends went there to dine, and we booked a room instead of eating outside ever since the summer for the chinese new year, however the waiter just took away our reservation and just gave it to others as they thought that the number of people we have had decreased. The food came up really slow and we have waited for 20 minutes and only 1 dish was brought up. My family and I never decided to go there ever again. The restaurant is missing a lot of decoration and looked almost exactly like back in the 1980s. read more

Red Star is my flavour dinner restaurant and my family goes there for dinner regularly, however, I didn't realize no dinner or update review since 2010. The service is great if they are not too busy, the staffs are fast and efficient. In general, food is not greasy but very favorable. Most important thing is the quality of food and the portion size is acceptable. Great place to go with big party too. I would say their roasted piglet and duck are the best in town even though it's a bit expensive! Roasted piglet so crispy and duck so delicious! Seafood dishes were excellent too! Fresh and cooked perfectly. They always give 2 kinds of dessert after meal (red bean soup and lotus paste cake). Lovely! read more

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This is an amazing place for dim sum! We came here on Christmas Day and it was delicious. The food here is very good and the price isn't too bad. * Steam pork dumpling w/ tobiko ($5.40) ~ these were super flavourful and bouncy texture. Very tender pork too. * Bean curd sheet wrapped with minced shrimp paste ($8.38) ~ nicely wrapped and the shrimp paste was flavourful and delicious. * Spring roll ($7.88) ~ super crunchy and garlic flavoured! One of the best! * Sticky rice ($7.98) ~ who doesn't like lotus sticky rice? Nice amount of filling to rice ratio. * Prawn rice noodle ($7.98) ~ very smooth rice noodles and perfectly cooked shrimps. * Bbq duck noodles ($9.38) ~ very flavourful duck, and the noodles were nice and chewy. Sweet and salty contrast is perfect! * Soy sauce rice roll ($10.98) ~ comfort food, very well dressed. * Shredded chicken cold cut ($11.98) ~ so good! Love the chicken, wish the crunchy part was crunchier though. * Bbq duck pastry ($7.68) ~ 100% my fav dish. Very flavourful and good. * Tea/person ($5.49/3 people) & Togo container ($0.25) * 8/10 ~ very delicious, the bbq duck pastry was so bomb I'd go back just for this dish solely. * 6.5/10 ~ overall not too bad compared to many dim sum places, but it sucks as we came right when they opened and had no discount. Maybe cause Christmas Day? Total bill before tip: $90.16 * 10/10 ~ good socially distanced tables, contact info gathered, mask required. read more

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Reservation on Saturday noon means nothing to the restaurant. Made reservation at 12:45pm but our table was given to other customers that know the staff. Waited for 45 minutes before we were seated. Food was very good though, especially the Sticky Rice with chicken wrapped in lotus leaf. The best I ever tasted in my life and I have eaten A Lot of Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf in my life! Other dimsum dishes we ordered were very good also, see attached photos. 4 of us ordered 10 dishes but we had left overs enough for one more person. Forgot to take some photos because I was getting Hangry! Over all. Food quality 9/10, service 8/10 once we got our table. Cleanliness in dining room 7/10, cleanliness in Men's washroom 7/10, Reservation 1/10. read more

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