They're known to be a Hong Kong-headquartered Michelin star dim sum restaurant for their bbq pork bun. We walked in around 4 PM and were sat immediately with no wait. Even when we were ordering our food, it was disappointing since they didn't have three different dishes that we wanted to try. We ended up opting for the siu mai, shrimp rice rolls, bbq pork buns, and wonton noodle soup. The bbq pork bun was great. The rest of the food was worse than mediocre and as a comparison, I've had much better dim sum in Vancouver and Toronto. They didn't offer any hot tea with our meal which is interesting since dim sum translates to "yum cha" in Cantonese which literally translates to "drink tea". They didn't even offer water. The service was not good since there was no service. This was my last meal before I got crazy food poisoning that lasted several days. I can only suspect that something was bad in their food which made me feel extremely sick several hours later. read more

Tim Ho Wan - Wonton noodle soup - Dim Sum Near Me - Cebu City, CEB

Always a fave when in SM SEASIDE CEBU:) and they have a new dish wc is a MUST TRY! Steamed Chicken with scallions and ginger!!! read more

Tim Ho Wan - Steamed Chicken and Scallion - Dim Sum Near Me - Cebu City, CEB

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Lunch here was great! Lots of food choices and all so delicious! Will be back for more! read more

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This place was suprisingly tasty. Enjoyed all the dimsum dishes that we ordered and staff was super nice. read more

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I was really sour about The Halal Guys opening first in the Philippines before LA so when I heard the same story with Tim Ho Wan, it came as no surprise to me anymore. In a way I lucked out as I was able to finally try the famed BAKED BBQ PORK BUNS on my last trip to Cebu without having to wait in agony for their doors to open at Diamond Jamboree Plaza, Irvine. Served hot and fresh, a tip is to break it apart first to let the steam come out and cool down a bit before touching your lips. The bread itself is glorious with high marks on texture and taste while the bbq pork was sweet, savory, and just delicious. For this alone, now I understand why the Hong Kong location has been awarded a Michelin star; the cheapest restaurant yet. Featuring mainly dim sum dishes, I pleasantly devoured their siumai, vermicelli roll with shrimp, pan fried radish cake, spare ribs rice, wasabi prawn dumpling, and dumpling in spicy sauce. I wouldn't say they're the best I've had as most are comparable to what I can get from Chinese restaurants here, some even better. So long as you're here for those buns, you won't be disappointed. True story. read more

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Tim Ho Wan (THW) is located in different malls in the Philippines. This particular location was in a mall in Cebu. THW is based out of Hong Kong and is a Michelin rated restaurant. Anyhow my buddy had eaten at THW and recommended it for lunch. Tim Ho Wan specializes in dim sum. We ordered * Baked BBQ Pork Buns (3 Pieces) / 酥皮焗叉 (top selling item) * Steamed Dumplings w/Shrimp and Chives / 鮮蝦韮菜餃 (Awesome) * Steamed Bean Curd W/Meat & Vegetable 美味炆鮮竹卷 (these were truly F-in amazing) * Steamed Pork Dumplings W/Shrimp (Siu Mai) 鮮蝦燒賣皇 (Very good) * Congee W/Pork & Preserved Egg 金銀蛋瘦肉粥 read more

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This restaurant is among the 50 franchise locations in 12 countries.that earned a Michelin star for its baked buns with barbecue pork. I wasn't even aware it earned a Michelin star All I know is that the server mentioned a lot of items in the menu that were not available. They did not even have chicken feet! Usually when my family go to a dimsum restaurant we go all out, trying to sample almost everything on the menu. Not here. Except for my favorite sticky rice on wrapped in lotus leaves, the serving of which was larger than all of the dimsum place I've been to , my choices were limited to only two other available items as most of the items had shrimp which I am allergic to. The rest of the servings were small. I did some research about the place and found out that it is famous for being the cheapest Michelin star restaurant. Educate me about Michelin star. Is it awarded because of one popular and let's say extremely good baked bun? The place was nice, clean and classy, and the service was great, and yes the prices were very reasonable. But my disappointment in lack of availability of selections in their menu makes me disagree.with the award. Or are they just resting on their Michelin accolades and stopped trying? read more

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Gimmie sum dim sum! The famed Tim Ho Wan has finally arrived in cebu. Today is the first day it opens so there was definitely a line. For those of you not familiar with their reputation, their base restaurant in Hong Kong has earned a michelin star. There are many locations in manila, but this is the first one on cenu. Their signature dishes are the baked pork buns amd vermicilli dishes. I personally gonwith thr baked pork buns and the standard dim sim dishes of siomai (pork dumpling) and hakaw(shrimp dumpling) As a dim sum foodie, my expectations were high so, for me the food was good but it didnt wow me read more

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This place specializes in their dim sum however curiously their food tastes different than some of the classic dim sum I grew up with in China (guess it's because it's from Hong Kong). Regardless, the food is high quality and technically perfect so I can't complain. Definitely give the pork buns a go since that's what they're known for. The cookie crust outside and gooey inside make it an absolute joy to eat. Other than that, you won't go wrong ordering egg white egg rolls and pork and shrimp beancurd wraps. read more

First experience at a Michelin starred restaurant! Dim sum is usually not one of my first cuisine picks, though I couldn't pass up the chance to dine at this restaurant. Small menu, with photos of each menu item - nice touch. The pork buns. Oh, the pork buns. These are what earned this restaurant it's Michelin star. Traditionally steamed, but Tim Ho Wan got it right by baking them. Perfection! Take note, filling is on the sweeter side - if that doesn't suit your tastes. Congee was ok, not too salty considering the salted duck egg. The wasabi shrimp salad dumplings were delicious! I often find that deep fried dumplings at dim sum restaurants are often too greasy as if they've absorbed the oil or tasting like old/stale fryer oil. Not the case here. Gailan was steamed just right and still crunchy. Everything else was delicious. Food came out quick, and more or less all at the same time. Happy we came. Great meal overall. Only regret is overeating (as per usual) and not saving room to try dessert. read more

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Expectation vs reality. I expected more, sorry but it was just ok for me. Although the pork bun was exquisite, the rest of what we ordered was just mediocre. But still its a must try restaurant. read more