Busy on Sunday afternoon during dim sum. Huge variety of offerings, many are unique. Food came out quickly and was hot and fresh - this place makes all their own (not frozen and steamed like other dim sum restaurants). Loved the large sesame balls! Come early as it fills up quickly on weekends. read more

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Quite filling and tasty! We wanted to see what this "ginger beef" was about so tried this place that's talked about in online forums. I didn't taste the ginger but it was crispy! We loved the crab and noodles. Reminded us of places in SF and the price was right. read more

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Love this spot! We came here for a late lunch closer to 2PM on a Saturday before our flight (close to the airport) and was able to grab a table for just my husband and I. This spot is perfect for families and large groups so you can try a bit of everything. Service is quick, efficient, and no frills. We marked what we wanted on the paper menu and got only 5 items. Wish we had a larger group to try more because the menu was very extensive! Two pages front and back nearly. We tried the standard dim sum staples: siu mai, har gow, shrimp rice rolls, Hong Kong special congee, and spare ribs. the pricing was very affordable too. The siu mai had 5 pieces and tasted so good! Love the portion and quality. Everything else tasted fresh and of quality. The congee had bunch of jelly parts, believe they were tendon. It cured my tummy aches, along with the hot tea. I remember our bill came out to less than 50CAD, which if you convert to USD is quite affordable, and we got some packed to-go. Parking was a challenge on a Saturday afternoon, so come prepared or go at odd times. We'll be back to bring my family in the area! read more

We used to love going to the T Pot for lunch or dinner. But last night was not good. There were cigarette butts and used tissues on the ground in front of the restaurant when we entered and when we left. Leaving aside what kind of low-class person throws butts and tissues on the ground, it is the restaurants responsibility to have a clean entrance and exit. Next, there was a long wait for the food despite it not being busy and some of the food was undercooked, but instead of acknowledging this the waiter made excuses and denied it was undercooked. Thirdly, the service was in a word, awful. The lady in the mask that partially served our table could not have been more rude, at one point literally tossing a take home box on the table as she walked by without even breaking stride. We were there at least an hour and other than providing water initially there was no one providing a refill until we were ready to leave. Thats a miss considering the salt in the food served. I never write bad reviews but this one deserved it. Garbage at the door, frowns behind masks, an uncaring attitude, undercooked food, etc. There are many restaurants that are happy when you spend your hard-earned money with them. This one seems like they could not care less and showed no appreciation for the customer. At least pick up the garbage blowing around by the front door.. read more

I've been stopping by T. Pot most of the time when I'm in Calgary. It is one of the better Dim Sum places in Alberta. In terms of food, their siu mai (with truffles), shrimp dumpling, congee, beef meatballs, and rice rolls are all worth trying. Overall, I'd give it 8.3/10 read more

T.Pot China Bistro - the front of a restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

This is an excellent Chinese food restaurant. My Chinese wife and I both enjoy a wonderful variety of food on their menu. The staff were very attentive. The prices, even at today's high prices everywhere, is surprisingly reasonable. read more

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My family hasn't strayed away from Forbidden City, like ever- so when rerouting plans brought us to this joint, I was cautious with our expectations. To clarify I've been to T.Pot once before, with a group of friends back in 2018 and I'd recall the visit to be underwhelming with a huge price difference with other spots around town. This visit however, with covid and inflation the price was expected but the food was just as average as it was my first visit. Price wise, dim sum dishes start at $5.95 but a majority of the dishes you will be ordering will sit at the $7.50 a plate price. From the dishes we ordered, the shrimp and pork dumplings were standard, pretty good size and portion but the chicken feet was a super small plate. Chicken feet were also a little under steamed for the texture we like. The sauce was also not my favorite, we opted for beef and shrimp rice noodles. Noodle consistency was thicker than average. Overall, a decent spot for dim sum, food was decent and portions were on par with prices. Wouldn't be making a detour to come out over here though. read more

Liked the variety we sampled which included the BBQ pork buns in the pillowy dough and the pineapple topping, (never had this variation before), garlic onion trioe, Shu Mai, Harrow, pork black bean spare ribs, stuffed rice noodle rolls, and sticky rice. Pricing was a little higher than normal with dim sum for 4/coming just under $100 buy food quality was quite good. Lots of tables had the over puffed sesame balls which looked heavenly, something to try next time! read more

Came here on a Saturday for a late lunch (brunch). First off, my review is mostly based on the food. I will make the assumption that most Chinese restaurants are typically slow service and when you go to a restaurant expecting it that way then you will have a good time. The restaurant location is actually 2 restaurants - the bigger T-Pot and the smaller Cafe HK. We sat on the cafe side as we always liked HK style food. Dim Sum is also available on the cafe side. We ordered a selection of our usual Dim Sum favourites like Har Gow, Siu Mai, Rice crepe with Shrimp, Beef Tripe, and Deep Fried Shrimp dumplings. Everything was super good. One thing to note is the fried shrimp dumplings uses wonton wraps so it's different texture than usual. We also ordered HK French toast and Hainanese Style Chicken. Really good! Food came out quick and like I said if you go in knowing typically service will be slow you can enjoy yourself. We will be back. read more

We were craving for dim sum and porridge. (It's my first time having dim sum in Calgary.) One of my local friends recommended this place. This place is nice and have decent interior. We ordered 15 items and out of all that, few things tasted very good; deep fried eggplant with shrimp paste, the salted egg yolk tart and the truffle siu mai. (Note: the eggplant didn't have much shrimp paste, so really just eggplant.) The rest of the food wasn't bad. As for the service, it was a bit rude. The staff at the front won't be able to tell us how the estimated wait time nor could let us know how many parties ahead of us until someone leave. If so, then what was the queuing list for?! Other than that, the rest of the server were rough, but this is totally understandable. Also, this place do get crowded. I got there at around 10:30am (Saturday) and waited for 10mins. However, by the time we finished, we saw a huge line. We estimated that would be over an hour wait. If you have a party of 6 or more, you can call in to make a reservation. As an overall, this place is average, about 3.5 stars. However, I gave a 4 star because of the salted egg yolk tart and the interior. Try this tart if you go. ;) read more

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Came here for dim sum with relatives from Calgary who were regulars. Nothing fancy but good, wholesome dim sum. The flavours were good and the service was good, attentive and efficient. Would come back next time in Calgary. Lots of parking in the parking lot of the strip mall. read more

T pot needs to have a little better service , like some waitress are not that friendly and patience. Needs to be listen. Careful for what the customer need. read more

I finally found something that I like here in Calgary! Salted egg tart! Soo good!!! We arrived at about 10:45 and waited for 10 mins for our seat. Right when we got in we saw bunch of people came in and by the time we left there was a long line! We ordered 15 items! Yes 15 because we wanted to try everything here and compare it to what we have in Los Angeles (see my comment on the pic below) Come out everything was not bad although LA a bit better but consider its Calgary we just happy that we found a dim sum place. Price was a bit expensive but the taste was better than Phoenix kitchen. I think I would come here again. read more

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Dim sum in Calgary! 2 yrs. ago when we were in town we were already pretty impressed with the quality, this time around we tried this dim sum place that is also attached to a HK Style Cafe, and we are totally impressed!! As you can see all the dim sum in the photos looks totally authentic, some even I dare say is better then in Vancouver! I am glad that all these N. American cities are getting improved ethnic food and the standard keeps moving up. read more

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First time dim sum lunch here with my wife, great medium size restaurant with descent ambiance. Staff were very friendly, food was very acceptable. We had shrimp dumplings, beef meat balls, bbq pork buns, stuffed three treasures and chicken feet. All but beef meat balls were quite tasty, beef balls were too soft and odd taste? Staff seems super friendly, we enjoyed our lunch very much! You all should try them sometime. read more

Good value with generous portions. Food was fresh but slightly on the bland side. Service was lacking. Typical Chinese restaurant atmosphere. read more

This place is not bad. The restaurants has two sides to it. One side is Chinese dishes and the other side is HK café style. Depending what you feel like. So came here for the HK Café side and I got the Korean Style cheese beef pot dish which came with drinks and for an extra $2 you can add chicken wings (3) or gyoza (4) to it. I like their chicken wings and gyoza. The gyoza outside has a nice and crispy bottom. The chicken wings are pan fried and has a pretty good flavor to it. I personally like it. The Korean Cheese beef pot is not bad. I feel that its a dish made up by them and not really authentic. But Its ok. Only issue I have is that it takes a long time to eat because its super hot and comes in a really hot bowl that cooks nonstop. But anything with cheese is yummy. I like it. Not WOW that is for sure. The drink I got was a HK style milk tea. Nothing special from what I usually get at other HK style restaurants. Décor is not bad. Its interesting and clean. Nice chandeliers. Overall, its not bad. Maybe one of the better HK style café in Calgary. I don't have much high expectations in terms of Chinese food here. read more

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Authentic Chinese food in NW suburban Calgary. Huge menu with hundred of items and food comes out fresh and delicious. Dim sum offered here as well as Hong Kong style cafe food. Pricing is decent as well as portions are big. Large restaurant with lots of booths and of course round tables with lazy Susan's. Overall service is very good. read more

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I've been coming to T.Pot for years now. The food is always consistent, fresh, and delicious. My favourite dish from here is the tobiko and dried scallop fried rice - it's a must try if you come here. The food may be scrumptious, but be prepared for below average service. The waiters will not be coming to your table to see how your doing, or to give you refills. If you want something here you need to ask for it. read more

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What a surprise to find such a good Chinese seafood in Calgary. It was totally unexpected. Both the quality and quantity are amazing. We had the Peking duck and it is absolutely delicious. We ordered a soup with the duck meat for a minimal of additional CAD$10. The baby bean leaf is cooked to perfection. We absolutely love that place. read more

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Today me and two of my friends went to eat here. Two of us are of Asian while one of our friends is Indian. Our server at the time, Huang Xue Ai asked us what our preferred utensi of use will be. Chopsticks or a fork, we all agree on using chopsticks but she proceeded to give my Indian friend a fork assuming that he did not know how to use chopsticks. She went to other tables before ours and it took 25 minutes for our food to arrive at the table. Keep in mind I pointed at all these items on the menu for her to read.We ordered the Shanghai Tender chicken and rice, seafood paella, Malaysian style curry, and Tender chicken and rice noodle soup. she gave us two bowls of the Tender chicken and rice noodle soup and no Shanghai chicken. I asked/complained and she tried to convince that we were wrong and that they were the same thing. Thank god for recipes, because we had to pay 75 dollars for the meal even tho we didn't get the items we wanted, we had bad/racist customer service. the food was also mid tier. If you want good Hong Kong style cafe food, don't come to this place because the service will make you want to leave before you even taste the food. read more

T.Pot has the best dim sum I have ever had. The food came out piping hot, full of flavor, and a good portion size. The shrimp, scallop, truffle shumai was awesome. read more

Chinese new years is around the corner and we wanted to get some dim sum. Luckily we were planning to go to TnT for grocery so we made it a trip to go to T.Pot as well. We got to the restaurant at 11:30am and it was very very busy! We asked for a table for 5 (1 kid) and waited about 15 min. However, just a tip to everyone, when you enter the restaurant there are two sides. One side is the 'main restaurant' the right side is very casual 'HK Style' restaurant and we found out they also serve dim sum as well as their HK style menu. The right side typically have a shorter wait list, so I highly recommend putting your name on the right side if the left side is too busy. If you want the left side of the restaurant I highly recommend getting there earlier. Food here is good for dim sum and dinner. I would say the price for formal dining is pricy. Service is mediocre (cant expect much from a Chinese restaurant) read more

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This is a Chinese restaurant in the 'Taste of Asia' group located in Northwest Calgary. It is popular for dim sum, but this time we went for supper as a group of 4. There are two sides to the restaurant and we chose the more traditional sit-down regular Chinese dinner side, vs the HK style cafe side. Atmosphere: 4/5. Overall good, comfortable and clean environment. We were seated in a booth and it was not too loud or quiet. There was also enough parking as it is part of a mall with T&T and other stores. Food: 4/5 I really like the menu items at T.Pot as they usually add an interesting and creative twist to more traditional Chinese dishes. This time we ordered the (special) ling cod soup, stir fried cod with tofu, lobster with fried vermicelli, fried rice with roe, fried chicken wasabi and enoki mushroom w bean sprouts. It also came with free 'tong shui' with beans and kelp. I liked all of the dishes, esp the dessert which is quite different from other more standard desserts like red bean or sweet tofu at other Chinese restaurants. Price: 3/5 Maybe slightly higher than other chinese restaurants I have been at. Service: 3/5 Our orders arrived at a reasonable time. Overall satisfactory as for a Chinese restaurant. Overall: 4/5 I like T.Pot for their creative menu items, overall good atmosphere, and would definitely come back again for dim sum or dinner to try some of their new items! read more

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Food is OK and much more expensive then other dim sum locations. What really got me, was their customer service. Two words, "it sucks" . The lady in front that give you a number then eventually seats you, is beyond rude, and never smiles. When you finally get seated, it takes forever for someone to acknowledge you, to bring tea and menu. I don't know, but my experience here, is no where near acceptable. read more

Things you should know before going to T.Pot - it is almost always busy (especially for dim sum on the weekends - expect to wait from 15-45 minutes), the menu caters more authentic Chinese dishes with minimal western Chinese dishes, service isn't always spectacular but the food is good. I would probably rate T.Pot a 4.5/5. My only real issue is that service can be slow when they are real busy. Most of that sums up T.Pot. In my opinion, T.Pot is probably one of my favourite Chinese restaurants in both Calgary and Edmonton. I've been here multiple times for both dim sum and dinner and I've never had a bad experience regarding how the food tasted. Tip: if you go here for dim sum, try to make it before 10:45 am to avoid the long line. You can make a reservation too but still expect that if it's around noon to have to wait for your table read more

T.Pot China Bistro - Partially eaten dim sum. No push carts. T.Pot uses the order sheets. - Dim Sum Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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yummm! Dim sum was yummm! very busy. -fried salt and pepper tofu -salty fish and chicken fried rice -salt and pepper squid the usual: - ha gow (shrimp dumpling) - sui mai (pork dumpling) - rice crepe (shrimp, beef, or plain) - BBQ pork bun Go ... go eat now! :) haha. read more

T.Pot China Bistro - Dim Sum Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Took a few friends here for dinner on a Sunday at 6pm. Not very busy. I've eaten here before but haven't returned in over a year or more as the service was somewhat slow and disorganized the last time. This time, service was much better. We ordered wine, placed our order and the food began to arrive in a good succession after 15-20 minutes. The food selection is upscale Cantonese and is amazing! I love that they add/change menu items to keep it fresh but still keep their regular items. Every dish was well seasoned, not overly salty ( my big pet peeve) and very fresh. See pics for what we had. You won't find any Chinese Cdn dishes and they crank up the standard Cantonese fare a few notches. This place is great for creativity in their dishes and not unreasonably priced. You get what you pay for so dishes range from $12-25. They offer a wide range of preparation (pan fry, steamed, grilled, sautéed) for your lobster/crab/ fish etc in a variety of sauces and styles too. As for ambience, it's better than most Chinese restaurants in town but can get very loud. One side of the resto is for family dining and one side is more of a Hong Kong Cafe. They also offer dimsum but I've only eaten dinner here. If you're seeking a new Chinese experience, a few items may be unfamiliar or possibly frightening so go with a friend if it's your first time who knows about things like pig intestines, sea cucumbers, enoki mushrooms and tofu concoctions. Don't worry, they still offer beef chow mein and spring rolls but this is not the right place for those items. Go here if you want to extend your Chinese palate!!! read more

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Came back excited for some dank dim sum and it was a huge let down. Those huge pieces of shrimp, are now were small. The food tasted whatever and I'm currently writing this update feeling embarrassed we raved about this place to our friends. Maybe we came on a bad day. Maybe our first time we were starving. Maybe when it's busy like today, things get rushed and quality goes down, Whatever the reason, our experience was black and white. My girlfriend who came last time agreed it was not the same. I can't say this is a must stop destination anymore. Sorry T. Pot, your service was still the same and nice which I appreciated though. read more

Calgary, didn't know you had such good Chinese food. Stopped here on an overnight passing through airport. One thing to notice is the interior is quite shiny... very interesting to go with the red bathroom stalls. Food is excellent, everything has a slight twist on the traditional dish. I would come back. read more

Food is okay. Not as expected but still okay Chinese dim sum to eat. Service really bad! They give u attitudes and everyone has a shitty face on. read more

T.Pot China Bistro - Dim Sum Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Don't be fooled by the very American sounding name, this restaurant is legitimately Cantonese. The conjoining side is a more casual Hong Kong-style café, but T. Pot Bistro has the ambience of a slightly higher end Chinese restaurant and the food to back it up. Let's just say that my Asian parents - who are typically tough to please - were impressed. I read up on reviews prior to selecting the place, disregarding the 3.5 stars on Yelp because I've found that this is a typical rating for some of my favorite Chinese restaurants on the site since they often get dinged for service - but not food. And frankly, I don't trust Chinese restaurants that receive 5-star Yelp reviews across the board because it typically means that you're paying for the service and ambiance but might not be getting the authentic food (or the authentic experience). So yes, the service certainly wasn't white-glove treatment, but still got us our order quickly and without fuss - even though we were only Mandarin speakers while most of the waitresses were clearly more comfortable in Cantonese. But T. Pot Bistro provided well-crafted, authentic Cantonese food with specialties that are hard to find in the US. The steamed chicken in a wooden bucket and the stir-fried lotus root with pork belly were house specials and our two favorite dishes. We also ordered a shrimp and asparagus dish along with a ginger beef dish that were tasty but nothing mind-blowing. I've read great things about their pea shoot, enoki mushroom and dried scallop dish, but we didn't have room to order that as well. Food was served quickly, and was devoured equally quickly. It was so good, we considered returning to fit in dim sum the next morning before our flight because it starts at 9am which is early for most places in the states. I trust that their dim sum would be equally stellar. Find more reviews about restaurants around Calgary, Banff and Jasper on my blog here: http://www.vcinthekitchen.com/exploring-alberta/ read more

T.Pot China Bistro - Steamed chicken, and beef at T Pot. Find more on my blog: http://www.vcinthekitchen.com/exploring-alberta/ - Dim Sum Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Came back from Vancouver, my first meal in Calgary was DimSum. After picking me up from the airport, my boyfriend took me to the closest Chinese Restaurant for breakfast. The name of the restaurant called T Pot China Bistro. It located on Harvest Hills Blvd North. The restaurant itself stands alone and its anchored by T&T Supermarket and many other restaurants. It was our first time having food at this place. We stopped by the restaurant was very early Sunday morning. It was around 9:00 am when the restaurant just opened. It was not very busy at that time which was a great sign. We got a seat pretty after and began to order our meal. After discussed with each other, my boyfriend and I decided to order: Steamed Chicken Feet in Special Sauce Steamed Spare Rib in Black Bean Sauce steamed Shrimp Dumplings Seafood & Meat Rolls in abalone Gravy Baked BBQ Pork Pastry Deep Fried Shrimp Spring Rolls Rice Crepe Wrapped Chinese Dough with Crispy Dried Pork on Top Baked Egg Tart All the food came out of the kitchen was not so long. All the food was very fresh and well cooked, which was great. My favorite dishes in our orders are Steamed shrimp dumplings ($6.50), steamed chicken feet in special sauce ($5.95), and Rice crepe wrapped Chinese dough with crispy fried pork on top ($6.50). Steamed shrimp dumplings, there are 5 dumplings in the dish.One baby size one and other four are regular sized dumplings. The shrimp were very fresh and tasty. The Chicken feet was cooked till so soft with very special flavors on top, which was yummy. Rice crepe wrapped Chinese dough with crispy fried pork on top was my boyfriend's most favorite dishes. They provided us three different dipping sauces for this dish, such as sweet soy sauce, hoisin, and peanut sauce. My boyfriend preferred to dip it with peanut sauce more. I love the all three sauce combine together. So tasty. That was so much food for two of us and also was a pretty nice Dim Sum meal for us. We were super full in the end and we had to take two big boxes food back to home. The prices of the food were OK. Not too expensive and not too cheap. It was based on the size of the dish. The small dishes were $4.95 each, Mediums were $5.95, Larges were $6.50, the Special sizes were $7.50. It was not bad, we spent like $50.00 for dim sum and we still had lots of leftovers. Definitely, we will come back to T- Pot China Bistro again very soon. High recommend to people about this place. read more

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They serve only chinamen, It seems like a Chinese secret society setup in Alberta. Food is below average and service to nonchinamen is non existent. Stay away from this network. read more

So going out for dim sum has slowly dwindled from my diet, there used to be a time when I'd be going weekly with the fam jam. What better way to break that streak than to check out T.Pot China Bistro? All my buddies in town along with my sis were raving about how good T.Pot was, which made it pretty surprising how bad their Urbanspoon rating is. Who knew the 'spoon could be wrong?!! Guess there's always a first for everything. I can only give my two cents on the dim sum but based on my visit, this place is legit. All their dim sum dishes are fresh and made to order. It even had me reminiscing about HK dim sum. Located in Country Hills, this place is inconveniently out of the way but it's worth the drive. The strip mall area is packed with several other Asian restaurants and a T&T Supermarket. We were able to get VIP parking and did not have to wait long to be seated. We came on a Saturday but way past the brunch/lunch rush, so there was no problem finding a table. The menu is straight forward - tick off what you want and flag down a waiter/waitress. Then wait for the goodies to come. -Siu mai (#14) ($5.75) - siu mai came in a fancy, wooden box. A staple item that we always order and it consisted of a mixture of pork and shrimp. Yum. - Loh mai fun (#29) ($6.50) - preserved meat with sticky rice. A good filler and while it didn't have a lot of meat in it, it was tasty. - Beef and cilantro cheong fun (#23) ($5.75) - we asked for the soya sauce on the side so that my sis could eat it. Otherwise, these rice crepes are normally drenched in a pool of sauce. They were pretty good. - Har gow (#11) ($5.75) - the har gow (shrimp dumplings) were nice and plump. Another staple order that we enjoyed. - Pan fried dumplings (#13) ($6.50) - the pan fried dumplings were delectable. Juicy pork in the inside, good amount of filling and the dumplings had a nice texture/light crisp to them. - Loh bak go (#39) ($5.75) - good, not too greasy but the fried turnip cakes could have been crispier. - Thai style vegetables (#80) ($7.95) - we wanted some vegetables to eat/to combat all the meat and grease, so we decided to order their "Thai" style vegetables. That's in quotations because I have no clue how these are even slightly associated to Thai food. These were basically stir fried vegetables, not a hint of spice or flavours that you'd expect. Definitely pass on this. - BBQ pork bun with butter and sugar (#9) ($5.75) - these were sooooooooooooo good. Piping hot, heavenly clouds of pillowy BBQ pork bun goodness. 100% order these, your taste buds can thank me later. T.Pot is a great spot to grab some tasty dim sum in Calgary. I will be back to try more of their dishes and of course, for their delicious buns. Bun me up! read more

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This place is very busy during lunch to dinner because of their awesome dimsum menu and their Chinese menu in general. I love the atmosphere of the place. Very good for a starving group of family/friends. Wide variety of food choices and their presentation of the food is good too. Mouth watering looking dimsum. Spacious place though you have to wait during peek hours. We also tried coming here 45 min before they closed and the food was still satisfying. Though I would have prefered if they still serve dimsum before they close. Sometimes I just have this late night dimsum cravings! The only downside here probably is the servers are sometimes hard to understand or I don't know if they understood me or not or vice versa. Though since they got the orders right- i guess it's just me! I'm also glad about their location here in Bedington! I don't have to go downtown to satisfy my dimsum cravings- though I still wish they serve dimsum late at night! read more

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Really good Dim Sum, same owner as Forbidden City. Always really good when I come here. Between Forbidden City and the Teapot, Forbidden City is better. Can't really explain why but it just is better. I am not saying anything bad about the teapot, it is exceptional. read more

T.Pot China Bistro - Custard buns. - Dim Sum Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

We came by after lunch hour. A great Chinese restaurant. Clean. The food are great and flavorful. It is an authentic cantonese food with Dim Sum served as well. The host is friendly and fast. Parking is easy. Will come again for sure. read more

My friend in Calgary highly recommends this restaurant to me, had a chance to try it out this time while traveling here, the food is indeed delicious! Very authentic Chinese flavor and decoration here! read more

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Wow, so much selections and the food is delicious! Very clean and they cook to order. Service was prompt and food was great! You can tell they use fresh ingredients and cooked with love. read more

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