Our go-to place for over a decade. Snow Palace demonstrates food consistent quality and service. They do have some unique Chinese dishes which you cannot easily find in Calgary. The location is a little hidden, however the ambiance is always relaxing and not too loud. read more

A good family Chinese restaurant in NW Calgary. Big dishes with decent price. It located ok the lower level of shopping centre with no elevator. So it may a problem for some people with less Mobility. I like their sweet and sour pork, which is crispy and taste just right on. Also recommend the old style steamed fish fillet with soy sauce. Yes this is one of my "always" visit restaurant. read more

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Meh. Nothing terribly bad, just very ... meh. I long to find a restaurant in this category where the vegetable dishes are not 80% celery, onions and carrots. These were 60% celery. I get it - vegetables are expensive - but that's why you charge 14.95 for the dish. 14.95 for a bowl of cooked celery is a bit much. Their pork was mostly gristle. However, the springs rolls were good, and it was well spiced. read more

Review: dinner with vegetarian options. Bottomline: food is on point and authentic, whether it be vegetarian or not. It's unfortunate that this restaurant is not easily accessible. Atmosphere: I've frequented this restaurant even before they moved near Dalhousie station. When I went to check out their new digs, I was truly lost and confused. I didn't realize that they had moved to the basement of a commercial complex. Access is not easy because there is no elevator. The flight of stairs makes it difficult for people less mobile. Otherwise, the place is clean and decorated traditionally with Chinese lanterns and such. But unlike other traditional Chinese restaurants, service is great and very friendly. Food: great authentic Chinese food. Sweet and sour pork was awesome here. So was the fried duck with taro. Both were fried to perfection and batters were light. Veggie options were fantastic as well. The diced pineapple veggie ham fried rice had good "wok hay" (where the heat of the wok gets so hot it transfers the wok taste to the rice) and the fried egg plant with salted egg yolk was very flavorful. Value: average for the quality and type of food. Portions were reasonable. read more

I had done a negative review on this restaurant a year ago, so now I must say that these people have changed things up and I need to give them kudos. We have ordered in twice now since April, and have been pleasantly surprised. Tonight's delivery was the best ever, so thank you. Food arrived quickly, it was hot, fried squid was even still crispy. If they keep this up, we'll keep ordering from them (via Skip The Dishes). Well done. read more

Snow Palace - Salt & Pepper Squid, Ginger Fried Beef, chicken Chow Mein, steamed rice. Awesome. - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

I was working at the construction site next door and came with one of my coworkers for lunch. While you can order anything off the menu, they have a lunch menu where you can have soup or a "combo" where there's limited selection of items. Overall the food was decent. I had a combo. The quality seemed like they have a bunch of the items pre-made. It hit the spot and came out relatively quick. read more

We were first time visitors and enjoyed this place. Lots of other Chinese visitors here which was a good sign. The food was good and had authentic flavours here. I did find certain dishes to be blander such as the fried rice and the chow mein. But there was Excellent service here!! Also I thought the location inside the complex in the basement was really cool! read more

RUN! Food was not what we expected. The noodles and beef were soggy and old. When we let the server know that we weren't happy with our meals and asked if we could order something else, the server just argued with us that this is simply how the dish was. She then told the table beside us that we were complaining and not wanting to eat our food (in her native language not realizing one of us could speak mandarin) which was completely inappropriate. After ordering a different plate from the manager our server did not come back to our table at all except to deliver the meal. The manager still charged us for both meals and the server made it clear she was unhappy when she looked at the receipts and saw that we did not leave a tip (she rolled her eyes and "huffed" right infront of us). As a manager of a restaurant myself I would NEVER return to this restaurant. read more

I believe this restuarant is one of the most authentic Chinese Restuarants in Calgary. I was a bit surprised to see a lower than expected rating for Snow Palace. I recall good reviews at their original location in Crowfoot, and I think that there should deservingly be better reviews for this new location in Varsity adjacent to Crowchild Trail. As most Chinese places do in Calgary, they cater to both Canadian and Chinese crowds, so obviously you'll find your sweet and sour pork and the like, which I won't comment on because I focused more on the Authentic Chinese culinary experience. (Which, outside of China, is actually somewhat difficult to find.) The real secret to a Chinese restuarant like this is to order off the Chinese menu; here, fortunately, it comes with pictures of the dishes and a description in Chinese (unfortunately, no english). I suggest that you even get the waitress/waiter to read and translate these dishes for you so you can pick some that you like. These dishes are the ones with authentic flavours and where Snow Palace really shines. A combination of both Northern and Southern Chinese flavours, Snow Palace did a truly impressive job capturing the authenticity of homestyle traditional cooking in a way that was not too greasy nor bland. We ordered a steamed fish on tofu dish that was incredibly flavourful and tender, in a way that even my grandmother admitted she couldn't get at home. The Green bean & Mince Pork stir fry was also excellent - often it can be soggy and greasy, but these beans were crisp and fresh, the mince pork was tender, and the flavours were bright. We also got the beef brisket "hot pot" plate, which was a favourite of mine and I highly recommend. The beef was tender, with rich flavour and a rich, stewed, thick sauce. Portions where reasonably sized and priced - we were very satisfied. Even the green tea was good tea, remarked my grandmother. We finished the meal with a sweet, tapioca based "dessert" soup that is traditional at Chinese restaurants after the meal (and is also complimentary). If you don't speak the language, you may have to ask for it as they will probably assume you'd rather prefer a fortune cookie. This is a chinese restaurant, which has culturally different service. Good service means that they are attentive in re-filling the tea pot and bringing the dishes and serving the soup, but will otherwise leave you alone to enjoy your meal. I wouldn't expect them to come around and ask how the meal is generally. Their new space is newly renovated, spacious (which can be unusual for a Chinese restaurant), and quite tastefully deocrated. Unfortunately, it requires a flight of stairs and is not wheelchair accessible, which made it a bit of a challenge for my grandfather (We insist the exercise was good for him, though). My favourite authentic Chinese restaurant in the city. read more

This restaurant used to be located in Crowfoot but now it is in Varsity and it is downstairs in a seemingly renovated area. It was my first visit to this location on a snowy Calgary afternoon. There was no wait for a table for two at noon. I first ordered the soup dumplings aka Shanghai xiao long baos. It's difficult to get delicious ones in Calgary so I wanted to try them here. They were a disgrace: Oversteamed and the soup (the best part!) had completely escaped the dumpling. On to my noodles in soup...steaming hot, delicious and hit the spot. It was also a generous portion. Hubby got the beef curry on rice and he loved it. Solid place but don't get the soup dumplings. read more

Visiting Calgary from Toronto, which is full of good Chinese food. We had frail family members who had trouble walking down the stairs (restaurant located in basement). We had dinner at 4PM. Restaurant was unsurprisingly empty at that time. Stylish décor, clean bathrooms, excellent customer service, and fast wifi. Food did not take long to arrive, and was surprisingly tasty and flavourful. Would definitely come back if in the area. read more

I haven't been to the new location since they moved and I'm quite impressed with it. The place is spacious, clean and nicely decorated. For a chinese restaurant that's quite impressive in my books. The service is a bit slow considering we were there on a Tuesday night and it wasn't terribly busy. The food is just as good as I remember it. We had the beef brisket hot pot, gai lan with garlic, imperial chicken and the deep fried soft shell crab in egg yolk sauce (must order!). The complimentary taro and coconut dessert soup was good and actually hot, not lukewarm like the other restaurants. I would really like to return for dim sum. read more

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Finally a place i can totally trust. D real deal lies in chinese menu. Otherwise ur missing out. I had my all time fav 8treasure tofu pot. It made me cry almost. It was sooooo good read more

Love their silver noodles. They have a sate version and a XO version. I love the flavour of the XO sauce but it has dried shrimp bits that I don't like. Have had dim sum here a couple of times already, its great to see a decent nw dim sum option is available. read more

Snow Palace - Silver noodles with beef in sate sauce. - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Excellent takeout place! Sorry that we haven't ordered from here until now. I would not order the shanghai noodles or the spring rolls again, they were both bland. The beef with green beans + black bean saud and eight precious jewels dishes were amazing! Portions were a good size. Veggies and meat were of good quality + fresh. They also offer free delivery within 6km which I didn't know about until I picked up. read more

I live right across the street, so have ordered from them probably 10+ times. The food is pretty good, fairly consistent, portion size can vary quite a bit from dish to dish, and the price is a little on the higher side for Chinese restaurants. I've tried couple of their noodle dishes and definitely would not re-order... Everything else have been tasty =) read more

I used to go here very often and these guys are great. Family owned business I believe; but regardless, they have a great atmosphere and are extremely friendly and they make great food. There were multiple times where I would call just before closing (the worst kind of customer, I know) and they would actually stay open, come down to meet me (as the plaza doors lock at a certain time and I would often run a few minutes past closing) with a debit machine and my order. It got to the point where I could call and they had remembered my order!! They would laugh and ask "the usual?" - seriously great service and great people. If you are looking for delicious food, or you're a picky eater and want to customize how your food is cooked or whatnot I would certainly recommend them. For example I would get Singapore fried rice noodles and ask that they not put in any vegetables and for it to be a little less spicy, and they always came up with something spot on and delicious. I don't live in the area any more but whenever I go back they remember my name and my custom order, this place has been my favourite for a long long time!!!!! Highly recommend read more

SOMETHING HAS CHANGED. We have been eating here (both dine-in and delivery) for years, and it has always been fresh and flavourful. Our last experience was AWFUL. Everything tasted old, with zero flavour. The salt and pepper squid was inedible! I should have complained, but didn't. Then I found other friends who have had similar experience lately and were VERY UNHAPPY. Obviously, there is something going on here, and if I every return, it will be a very long time. My advice, unless you have a time machine and can go back to the way it used to be, avoid this place at all costs. The only consistent thing on the menu is disappointment. read more

This is a review of the Snow Palace Restaurant at its current location, just south of Crowchild Trail at 53 Street NW junction. After years of driving all the way to north east Calgary for a good dim-sum lunch, we found this place very close to home. So far we have had over a dozen dim sum lunches on weekends and have come away totally satisfied by the quality of food and preparation, served piping hot and with the excellence of service. Some of our favourite items are: Eggplants with shrimp, scallop dumplings, red bean paste pancake, pumpkin pastry, various congees, chiu chow dumplings and so forth. At dinner time, a couple of dishes we really liked were the eggplant hot pot with salty fish and the Salt pepper prawns. The chef, John is a very pleasant and detailed individual, and the wait staff are friendly and efficient. Appreciate the care in preparing food with flavours that are alive but without the oiliness and unnecessary grease that some places resort to (to compensate for poor ingredients). Please keep it up. Great neighbourhood restaurant with quality food whose reputation is drawing in more customers. Hopefully, we don't end up having to line up and wait because of reviews such as mine :). And, btw, very clean washrooms. Reflects the positive attitude of the owners towards their clients, imo. Suggestion for improvement: maybe for frequent customers, provide the pot of green tea at no charge..will be a nice touch as we did not see this on our bill at other dim sum restaurants such as the Forbidden City. read more

We have been going to the Snow Place for years and always enjoyed it and found the service to be good. Ever since moving to the new location the service has become awful. On our last visit when the restaurant wasn't even half full it took 45 min for any food to reach our table. None of the plates arrived at the same time and by the time last order arrived the first person was almost done. We didn't see a server at all after the last place was brought to the table and had to track down someone to even get the bill. Very disappointed with them and will be looking for a new Chinese restaurant to go to from now on. read more