Our group of five came to Tin Tin Seafood Harbor for dim sum and everything was fresh, flavorful, and well‑made. We ordered a great variety -- har gow, siu mai, shrimp with chives dumplings, sticky lotus rice, taro fried balls, salted shrimp with rice cakes, deep‑fried squid, and more. My personal favorites were the salted shrimp, taro balls, and shrimp‑and‑chives dumplings. This place gets busy fast, so coming early is definitely the move. You can also make a reservation, and don't forget to register your car's license plate at the front before parking. If you settle your bill before 11:30, they offer a 10% discount, which is a nice bonus. But Overall, a solid dim sum spot in Richmond and definitely worth visiting. read more

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My wife and I were in Richmond when we decided we wanted dim sum. As it was 9:30am at the time, not many dim sum places were open yet, but this one was, so decided to give it a try. As we entered, we were immediately greeted by the host, and she quickly sat us down. At first, I thought our tablecloth was dirty, but on closer inspection, it just had a lot of holes in it - four by my count. Not the greatest impression, but not uncommon either. We tried the following: - Pan Fried Diced Radish Cake with XO Sauce - Steamed Beef Rice Roll - Deep Fried Taro Dumplings - Sticky Rice Rolled in Lotus Leaf I can say all of them were average in quality, but generous in portion size. If I had ordered these four dishes somewhere else, I probably could have finished it all, but here, I had to take some home. Service was ok. Friendly enough, but when I paid with cash, the assumed that I didn't need change, which is a slightly bigger tip than I had planned on giving them. Overall, it was ok. The tables are a bit run down, the food quality is average, but the portion sizes are pretty good. The extra morning discount helps. I saw this place is filled with seniors, who often just like a good value meal. read more

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Woke up early enough this morning so we finally made it to Tin Tin at 1030am for their 10% off+ no tea chg I think we were a lil over ambitious, ordered a whole bunch of dim sum. Let me tell ya they are humongous! Each basket has 4 big morsels instead of the usual 3 at Kirin. Are they ever filling! Lotsa lotsa cheap white shrimp though not much flavour. My fav is the abalone Siu mai $12.85 and taro balls filled with curried pork filling. We took almost half our order home for dinner lol read more

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Came here with my extended family for lunch, food comes really promptly and tastes amazing. Really good variety as well. If you order before 10:30 there is a discount. Their hand shredded chicken is one of our favourites! read more

Tin Tin Seafood Harbour - Dim Sum Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Authentic Hong Kong dim sum that is very good in the quality. However it is also considered costly compared to other options you find nearby area. The price point for each order of dim sum is like around 9+ CAD and up Service is ok but you can sense preferable treatment for the frequent visitors who dined often compare to us new visitors. Much longer wait if you just walk in compared to domino who would just call ahead and made reservations who can just walk in for a table. Once inside, the ambience is good. We are given 90 minutes to dine for dim sum on Sunday morning. For us we checked out before 11:30am there is 10% off and no charge for tea, not sure if it's known but it's news to us as it is not mentioned when we walked in. read more

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I'm a fan. Lots of Chinese choices around but the elite reviews and close proximity led us here. Had an awesome meal, 10 of us, though 3 kids, got the dinner set menu for 6 priced at around 338 I believe. We added house chow fun, which was great, and a couple of dimsum dishes they accommodated for us. Overall food, presentation, service, all excellent. Just what I wanted from a trip to a new town with plenty of Chinese. Everything was awesome and we still left with leftovers. read more

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We walked in around 11 on a Monday and were told the wait was 30 minutes but we were seated in less time. You write what you want on a paper menu and they bring it as it's ready. There aren't a lot of descriptions so best to do your own research. My favorite were the fried tofu, the eggplant, and the cold cucumber. It was also the best, freshest shu mai I've ever had! I will definitely be returning next time I'm in Vancouver!! read more

Tin Tin Seafood Harbour - Dim sum - Dim Sum Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

Very good Dim Sum place, good service, medium price, free parking out front, open at 9 am and if pay bill before 12 noon get a discount on your bill, must try in Richmond, BC read more

Tin Tin Seafood Harbour - Durian Mochi - Dim Sum Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

And the winner of our 4-day dining-centric vacay to Vancouver BC is Tin Tin Seafood restaurant located in the very Chinese suburb of Richmond. We arrived for dim sum on a Thursday morning about 30 minutes after opening and were greeted and seated with a polite smile. For those of you who don't frequent Chinese eateries, a nice greeting is a 50/50 proposition! We ordered about 8 dishes to split amongst our party of 4. We also had 2 types of tea (gratis!). From the photos, you can see all the items we ordered, the outstanding items being the wu gok, beef balls, and the steamed seafood dumplings. Every item was flavorful and cooked just right. I've dined in HK and all major Chinatowns in US for decades so I've had a lot of dim sum. I would guess that the old standbys (shu Mai, ha gow, etc.) would have been prepared equally well. The servers and the waitstaff were friendly, polite, and responsive. The medium size dining room had a lot of dividers to partition off large groups as needed. The general decor felt upscale, and the outside was average (not dumpy like certain dissatisfied commenters had insinuated). The prices were comparable to most other dim sum serving restaurants (and yes, there are probably several dozen in the Vancouver metro area), but for early diners (before 11 AM?), they discount your bill by 10%. They open at 9 AM if you like to start your day early. I will likely try other dim sum places in the area for comparison sake, but I'm pretty comfortable recommending Tin Tin for dim sum. read more

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Arrived upon opening. As we waited at the host booth for a table, numerous folks walked in passed us without checking in and sat themselves. Asked if we had reservations. We did not, and they muttered something which had us wait another 10 minutes though empty tables were available. Dim Sum ~ standard, everyday, usual. Service ~ what you expect from a loud lunch atmosphere. read more

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This place was walking distance to our hotel during the 1 week we spent in Richmond! We came here twice, once for dinner and once for dim sum! The restaurant is super clean and the service was friendly, funny, and great! Their food was also so so fresh and good! I can really taste all the fresh ingredients they used and their food is not oily at all. This is not your typical oily Chinese food! This is your gourmet high end Chinese food! I love their dim sum, each piece is big and full of flavor. Their dinner menu is also devious and plenty. I would highly recommend! read more

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This place was recommended to me by a friend of mine. I may be biased because I live in Toronto and Toronto has really good dim sums especially in Markham. Compare to Toronto, this place is very mediocre. The black pepper grilled short rib doesn't have much taste or well done. Do not order that dish Egg tarts and salty yolk buns are really good. Shrimp pancake (seen in picture) is pretty good. read more

Tin Tin Seafood Harbour - 干炒牛河 - Dim Sum Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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I have only tried dim sum twice while visiting Vancouver BC. Out of the two dim sum restaurant I really like this place the most. Their dim sum serving portion sizes are not the biggest but I really enjoyed the quality of their dim sum dishes. Overall I liked their service. Their staff are attentive. Dishes came out in a timely fashion. I also was surprised to see the bill with 10% discount for early bird. I didn't know how we got that discount but was very happy to get it. Also they don't charge for tea. When we visited another dim sum restaurant in the area, they charged us tea and the tea was not fresh! But the tea is so fresh at Tin Tin. When I visit again, I will definitely come back for dim sum again. These are the dishes we ordered: steamed beef balls - pretty good with the right flavor. I wish it had more crunch of waterchestnut. bean curd skin and pork - Don't remember much of this dish but I think it was good. taro dumpling - The crust was nicely fried. I am not sure the center filling which was very yellow. I guess it was mustard? The exterior crust was excellent but I don't think this is traditional filling. prawns and chives dumpling - very good, not very big. However I enjoyed the touch of chives with prawns. pork buns - I believe this is the pork buns that are pan fried. It was probably the best dim sum I had that day. I liked the flavor and the bun was slightly sweet. When pan fried, it gave a nice sweet and savory taste to the dish. My mouth is watering just thinking how tasty it was. steamed beef rolls - not bad but not the best. The texture of the beef was not bad. I would prefer the rolls to glue better to the beef. homemade sponge cake - super buttery and tasty. I know they steamed the cake but it tasted just like baked. The flavor was rich. It was one of my favorite dishes I had that day,. read more

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What a treat if you're having dinner here. Dim sum is busy but dinner is very relaxing with a calm atmosphere. Calm because the staff is so organized and courteous. We had sort of an omakase menu with the head chef cooking up a storm for us. We had their signature "Fortune" chicken, presented first as a whole chicken, surrounded by sizeable abalones and bright green broccoli adds to the colour. While the abalone were served on individual plates, the chicken was chopped up into pieces. The chicken is extra large so each piece had lots of tender, juicy meat. After a sumptuous meal, the final touch was a bowl of bird's nest in almond milk. The sweetness provided a complementary taste to the generous serving of bird's nest. With the attentive service (yet not disturbing), all in all, it was a deserving 5-star experience. read more

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I have been trying a new place for king crab every time I come to Richmond/Vancouver and this is probably one of the best places I have tried. The Alaskan king crab was cooked perfectly so the meat slides right off the shell with a tender sweet taste. Typhoon shelter crab was cooked perfectly too. The crab e-fu noodles could have used a bit more seasoning but I guess the crab essence was natural here. We had sweet and sour pork and peatips that were very good also. For dessert, they offered some sesame cookies, almond cookies and tofu skin, tapioca, ginkgo nut soup which was very unique and tasty. The restaurant was bright and new looking. Service was very kind and attentive. I'll have to come back and try the dim sum. read more

It has been a while since I have returned to this restaurant, my office used to be very close by and we would go there for dim sum lunches with my co-workers or order out and their quality has been very steady and with good service. Fast forward to 2020, during this lockdown period, getting take out is a real treat the we are all adhering to staying home as much as possible and cooking at home has become a norm. Seeing that they are still open for take out orders only, I thought to give it a try with some dim sum items, all items are made to order and you can tell from the food quality, they also did a great job in packaging, each comes with a small container for accompanying sauces! Star item for this take out order: Prawn Spring Roll! Still crispy and full of flavour, a hint of garlic makes it extra yummy! Call in to make the order, they advice to give them at least 30mins. to prepare as all items are made fresh, take do take credit cards and also during this lockdown, everything is 15% off! read more

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Review Template === 1. VERDICT/VALUE It's doesn't look like it would be anything special. A nondescript, one-storey building showing its age on a rhombus-shaped parking lot. But Tin Tin may perhaps be a good lesson on not judging a book by its cover: good eats at reasonable prices (in the post-pandemic era), and good service await you in the nice decor inside! === 2. FOOD Overall, the food quality is excellent: - Shao Mai ($8.89): handmade(?) delights! - Shrimp Dumplings ($8.89): nice and plump packages! - Steamed Beef Balls ($8.89): three medium-sized delights on tofu wrap. - Deep-Fried Shrimp Spring Rolls ($9.39): a two large rolls cut at an angle - surprisingly nice! - BBQ Pork & Duck Platter ($30.89): good meats, but the portions seemed a little small for the price... - Pan Fried Rice Roll with Soya Sauce ($11.89): well done, but a little small for the price. - Shredded Chicken with Sesame Salad ($12.89): a great starter any time of year! - Baked BBQ Pork Buns ($8.89): good yet different than typical bakeries - more yeast and steam? - Noodle with Soy Sauce ($22.59): a little spendy and the winner may still be Sea Harbour just down the road, but it's good. - Pan Fried Salted Fish ($19.80): not everyone does it, so if you love it, you'll want to order it here! - Honey Garlic Spare Ribs (or Pork Chops, really - $22.80): it's good, but you may find this one better at Sea Harbour down the road too... - Yam Tips ($28.80): spendy, but it's cooked well! === 3. SERVICE The service has always been good here - the staff are fairly responsive, professional, coordinated, and good with kids! === 4. ENVIRONMENT Like many other nicer Chinese restaurants in Vancouver, it's bright, and contemporary in a way that visitors from China would be used to. For those back home in Honolulu, think of the Jade Dynasty atop Ala Moana Center that's better in every way: lighting, atmosphere, spacing, tables/seating, etc. Wheelchairs and baby strollers work here, and parking is typically available in the lot outside. read more

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More take out as the physical distancing continues and with the family really missing dim sum, we heard that this place was still offering take out and decided to try it out. When we went to pick it up, they actually forgot our order but tried to pump it out quick (which was a hard task with the ABUNDANCE of orders being made). The wait wasnt a pleasant one but they seemed apologetic and with the situation, I was okay with waiting. The food itself was quite good (since it was fresh from being made right away) and with 15% discount, it wasnt too expensive either. They didn't have quite a few of their items like taro puff so we went for the shrimp spring rolls. Large in size and crispy. The sui mai, har gow, beef meatballs, beef rice roll and custard buns were nothing special but I did really enjoy their chicken bun. The dough was soft and fluffy and the filling had a little bit of shrimp which I enjoyed. My dad quite liked their fish paste stuffed rice rolls and fried glutinous rice. The yee mein with seafood was alright with nice chunks of seafood but the noodles were overcooked and broken. The disappointments included the pan fried turnip cakes and the fish stomach. Both weren't very good and I do not recommend getting these items. Overall, the food here isn't bad and in this situation, the service mishap is understandable. Would we return for dimsum? That is not known. read more

This place was recommended by our Airbnb host and they were spot on. Don't know why this place has some negative reviews and average rating is 3.5 stars, it's a solid 4 stars in my opinion. They have a pretty good early bird special, 20% and free tea, as long as you pay the bill before 11AM. Our dim sum came out a little slow as the place was packed, so give yourself some time to take advantage of this really good deal. Remember the prices in the pics are CAD. The standouts are the siu mai, har gau, beef balls and fried taro. The fried taro was the best out of everything. The filling was not too greasy and the outside was nice and crispy. Was a little disappointed by the shrimp rice roll, the roll was a little hard, not the silky smooth texture that you would expect. Also, what happened to the chinese parsley which should at least be asked as an option. Overall, pretty good experience. read more

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Cantonese seafood restaurant on No. 3 Rd, across from Yaohan Centre. This location used to be another Cantonese seafood restaurant that moved elsewhere. The place doesn't look like much from the outside, but does have its own parking lot. The inside has nice bright decor. Very busy on a weekend night so reservations definitely recommended. They had lots of servers for the amount of floor space. Dinner menu is classic Cantonese seafood fare. We got the crab and fish stomach soup to start, and that was very good. Very thick soup with a lot of ingredients and decent bits of crab meat. For mains, we got the crispy duck, split into the DIY wrap with the crispy skin and the DIY lettuce wrap with the meat. Both were delicious, although the lettuce wrap is an extra charge. The restaurant recommends reserving the crispy duck to guarantee availability. Also got the stir-fried scallops with pine seeds, and they gave big meaty pieces scallops without any veggies for fillers. Had the fried cod pieces as well, and they were really flaky on the outside and tender and piping hot on the inside. Finally, the stir-fired bean leaves were really good. The bean leaves were tender and had good flavor with the garlic. No complaints about any of the dishes. Everything we ordered was tasty. Only downside was the place is pricey. The bill was $220 including tip for 5 people, and we didn't have a big crab or lobster dish. read more

Tin Tin Seafood Harbour - assortment of dishes - Dim Sum Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

We went there at 2pm. They close at 3pm. Had plenty of tables available. There was two of us and when asked the lady looked at her watch and said they had a big party tonight so they couldn't seat us. There were no signs letting us know and still plenty of people eating. I don't know how the food was because we never got the chance to try it. The outside looks run down and when you walk in there is a divider keeping you from seeing the dining room. We stood there for about 5 minutes waiting for someone to seat us but no one came. I had to look around the divider to get someone's attention. I will not ever recommend this restaurant to anyone. I highly recommend driving 3 minutes down the street to Continental Seafood Dim Sum. read more

I came here for the dim sum breakfast around 9ish. I really like their dim sums, they are very delicious compared to the restaurants in Seattle. Price is reasonable too. Service is good. Spacious and won't feel too crowed or too noisy inside. Definitely would come back again. read more

Tin Tin Seafood Harbour - Dim Sum Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

This is my family's go to dim sum spot. Price wise its like standard dim sum price. Food is always delicious. Never had a dish that wasn't good. Service is always really good. Also really like here for cantonese dinner. Whether it's fancy canto dishes like abalone or king crab, or basic everyday dishes, its all good. Highly recommend. read more

Tin Tin Seafood Harbour - Dim Sum Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

First let's start with the prawns and chives dish. I didn't expect this to like it, but I actually really enjoyed it. A bit too oily, but there was a great crunch/flavor to it. Hak Gao, my typical go to dish at every dim sum was super tasty here. I really liked the portions, how they had more then 1 shrimp inside. Shao Mai also one of my go to orders, had great portions just like the hak gao. I loved the egg yolk pudding buns, the flavor was amazing and had a great ratio. Only thing I didn't like was how the sugar inside wasn't melted all the way so you could still taste the sugar bits. Onto the Chinese donut with the shredded pork in addition was decent but the Chinese donut wasn't hot. Another one of my go to orders is the chicken feet, this was not bad, but nothing too unique. Lastly, the eggplant, I took one bite and said no wayy. It was so oily and greasy that I could practically drown in it. read more

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The food was excellent. I came here after we got off our cruise and was happy to have a place open early in the morning; when I walked in, I saw many Chinese people eating and knew we were in a great location. The dim sum. was delicious, and the wrapper was soft. The fried taro is a must, and their steamed noodles were delicious read more

Was invited out for dinner by a family friend and she choosed the restaurant. This was my first time having dinner at Tin Tin so I was looking forward to trying it out as it is a popular Chinese restaurant in Richmond. We ordered the Chinese clay pot lamb stew, deep fried fish with tofu in clay pot, deep fried bean curd with assorted mushrooms, and braised fish maw, and three bowls of white rice to share between 5 of us. The braised fish maw came out with the rice first. Personally, I'm not a big fan of fish maw so eating a big piece of it wasn't tasty for me but the abalone type of sauce it was braised with was excellent. I prefer fish maw in small pieces in my Chinese soup and found the fish maw in this particular dish not tender nor braised long enough. If you're a fish maw fan this dish costs about $20 if you order it for dim sum/lunch and $26 for dinner (as told to me by the family friend). Next came the deep fried bean curd with assorted mushrooms. This was a pretty good dish with lots of mushrooms. The deep fried bean curd was freshly fried and tasty, only wish there was more! After, the deep fried fish with tofu in clay pot came. This was also quite delicious except I wish it came with some kind of vegetables, though I really liked the generous amount of green onions and cilantro on top. Lastly came the clay pot lamb stew. Both my family and I are huge fans of this dish, as it is perfect for winter, and Tin Tin did not disappoint. In fact it was the BEST clay pot lamb stew we've ever had! Everything was simmered to perfection in the stew with the lamb and bean curd soft and tender but the romaine lettuce and chestnut slices still slightly crunchy. There was a large amount of lamb and there were no bones to be seen! Usually most Chinese restaurants version of this dish is at least half filled with chunks of tiny lamb meat attached to a large piece of bone but not at Tin Tin! Highly recommend the lamb stew to everyone who likes lamb. My family has now established Tin Tin as our new to-go place for our favourite clay pot lamb stew. The service was good, all the dishes were tasty, and everything in pretty big portions. As it was the family friend's treat I didn't get a good look at the bill but saw the total to be something around $135+. I'm no expert in Chinese dinner prices but it seemed a little pricey for dinner of 5 adults but the quality and quantity is there if this is within one's budget. Want to give Tin Tin 4.5 stars but since it's not possible am defaulting to 4 stars due to the fish maw not being tender enough (no one else at the table complained though so might just be me) and prices seem to be a little on the high side. Am looking forward to trying Tin Tin out for dim sum to see how it compares to their great dinner service. Dim sum starts at 9:30am but if you get your bill by 11:30am there is a 20% discount, something that might be needed as am guessing dim sum will be pricier at Tin Tin than the average dim sum place in Richmond. read more

We were looking for a dim sum place near the aiport and found this one. We had an early lunch and paid prior to 11:30 so we were able to take advantage of the 10% discount. In general, food was okay. I liked their "wonton in soup with abalone". Soup has strong flavor. I really don't recommend the truffle and scallops rice rolls! read more

Tin Tin Seafood Harbour - Dim Sum Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

A trip to Vancouver/Richmond is incomplete without a hearty meal of some of the best dim sums outside of Asia. For this trip, we wanted to try a new place that we haven't been to, and based on the recommendation from a few local Yelp friends, we decided to give Tin Tin Seafood Harbour a try (not related to Ten Ten Seafood in California). TIP #1: This is one of very few good quality dim sum places that open at 9am and serve "morning tea". TIP #2: Pay your check by 11:30am and receive a 20% off discount. Excellent value! So now you know this is a local "morning tea" favorite. We went there on a weekday right at 9am and there were already 4 parties ahead of us. By about 9:30am the restaurant was almost full. When we left at around 10am, there was already a wait for tables. Most of the popular items like har gow, siu mai, etc. were good. No surprises there. So instead of writing about the basic staples, I would like to highlight a few of their specialties: DEEP FRIED TARO DUMPLING: These were not just really good looking (excellent presentation) taro tarts; they were also very creative and super yummy! What made them stand out from the rest of the dim sum world was that the taro dumplings were filled with a very tasty Portuguese curry sauce that made the fillings moist and delicious. WRAPPED GLUTINOUS RICE WITH PORK: This was like a Chinese tamale (for lack of a better description). It was legit Canto style as the filling was lined with a generous layer of mung beans. Fresh mung beans are green in color and look almost like green peas, but become yellowish when cooked and they had a very distinct flavor and aroma. The one piece of pork in the filling was very tender and tasty. The filling also included a salty egg yolk which was the perfect companion for any glutinous rice dish. Our other favorites include the STICKY RICE WRAP which was made with a blend of regular sticky rice and purple rice. The PAN-FRIED RADISH CAKE was loaded with lots of fresh shredded radish and was very delicious. We also sampled an order of TRUFFLE MUSHROOM DUMPLING which was made with a mix of chopped exotic mushrooms that were both aromatic and yummy. It's a vegetarian dish so the flavor was a bit on the lighter side but it was a refreshing dish. Morning tea in Richmond. 9:00 am sharp. See you there! read more

Tin Tin Seafood Harbour - Taro Dumpling, Rice Noodle, Glutinous Rice, Turnip Cake. - Dim Sum Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

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Lots of interesting and different dim sum here This review is for Sept 2017 Sadly I forget the exacts of this place but I remember that each item was good and very unique from your traditional dim sum place. The place is pretty busy, even during a weekday, and it's very good. I recommend it. Shao Mai Steamed Shrimp Dumpling - Ha How Mush Truffle Dumpling Truffle DUmping Steam Beef Balls Deep Fried Taro Dumpling Fish Puree Rice Crepe Steam Beef Rice Crepe Tea is free too read more

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I went to Tin Tin Seafood Harbour for the morning Dim Sum deal. It was 20% off select item like Dim Sum and free tea seating when paying before 11 AM. Parking was easy as they had a big lot even though the restaurant was busy. They gave us a paper to order our Dim Sum which I liked. We ordered Siu Mai Dumplings, Shrimp Dumplings (Ha Gao), Deep Fried Taro Dumplings, Steamed Shrimp Rice Roll, and Steamed shrimp and pea-tip leave Dumplings. Shrimp Dumplings - We ordered two of these and I am so glad that we did. The Ha Gao was very flavorful and just perfect from the inside out. Definitely get these. They were amazing and so much better than other Dim Sum places!! Siu Mai - These were good but they're comparable to other dim sum places. Deep Fried Taro Dumplings - The inside was not hot and the filling was kind of bland. The inside was curry flavour but very mild. I would say you can get better Taro Dumplings at other places. Steamed shrimp and pea-tip leave Dumpling - There was a lot of filling in this dumpling. I especially loved the skin. Steamed Shrimp Rice Roll - This was disappointing for me. The inside wasn't cooked enough so it tasted a bit floury and bland. The service was great as there was a lot of staff around. I liked how they had a 20% off and free tea seating promotion before 11AM. I would say this restaurant offers great value. The best item I had was the Ha Gao and steamed pea-tip dumpling so I would definitely come back for that. read more

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The person in the front let someone who didn't have a reservation go in before us. It was pretty obvious they didn't have a reservation, but for some reason they still let them in before us. We asked them why and they berated us for not having a reservation. Service overall is what brought this review down so much. Waiters weren't very respectful (they would throw things at us at times) and they seemed annoyed most of the time. The younger waiters/waitresses were more patient though. The food is fine, everything tastes fine, but the service and how expensive the food was put off the entire experience. They also served in a bit of a strange order for a dim sum restaurant (they served us taro balls first, when usually that should be served last because it's sweeter). I wouldn't personally want to come back, but their food is good. For the food alone, this review could've been a 4.5/5, but because the service experience was so off putting, I have to keep it at a 2. read more

I had a serious craving for dim sum today. I just so happened to be in Richmond when said craving hit, so I gave my dad a call and asked if he wanted to meet me for a quick dim sum lunch. Lucky for me, he agreed. He had been to Tin Tin before and enjoyed it so he told me to meet him here. It was peak lunch time, but since there was only 2 of us, we were able to get a table right away. Their menu is straightforward - a sheet of paper with a checkbox next to the menu item. They have your generic dim sum dishes as well as a few different chef's specials. They also have a box with the different prices at the top of the menu, which I found really helpful, since there are a few dim sum spots I've been to where they don't list the price at all. We ordered seven different dishes: + Ha gow (Steamed shrimp dumpling) + Siu mai (Steamed beef + shrimp dumpling) + Bean curd skin, tofu, shrimp dumpling + Steamed bbq buns + Deep fried eggplant and tofu + Deef friend shrimp spring roll + Shrimp roll As I typed that out, I realized that we ordered a lot of shrimp dishes, but since I don't eat red meat, this is usually my go to. All of the dishes came out fairly quickly. We probably could have done without one dish, but we left with full bellies and I was full for the rest of the day! One thing I do have to note is that the steamed bbq buns were some of the best I've ever tried. They coat the top of the bun in sugar so the bun has this lovely sweetness to it. I would order a pack of these to go if I could. They were the highlight of my meal. Honestly, everything we ordered was delicious and I'd happily order all of them again. I was quite surprised that I enjoyed the bean curd skin tofu. I had never had that before, but I'm all for trying new dishes, and was surprised with how good it was. For all of that I paid around $55, which I think is a pretty good deal for dim sum in Richmond. Plus, they have a large parking lot (another rarity in Richmond), free wifi, and clean bathrooms. I'd happily come back here again. read more

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We booked Tin Tin for dinner since our first choice, Kirin in Richmond, was booked until 730pm. Tin Tin (actually Tian Tian in Cantonese for double sky) was recommended to me by a foodie cousin as her #3 out of her top 6 Chinese places in Vancouver. Overall, I found the place extremely pricey, even factoring in the favorable CAD to USD exchange rate. Overall service was good and the dishes executed well, but I think the high price is not justified. With tip and tax we paid close to $300 CAD for the following: * Steamed Geoduck - A Pacific Northwest specialty that looked like a clam on steroids. Tasted much better than it looked, but a 2-lb beast was close to $110 CAD. Supposedly, the best quality geoduck according to my Dad is one with a short, stubby neck. Our geoduck had a long skinny neck which didn't bode well. However, it tasted pretty good, especially with ginger-scallion soy sauce. * Sautéed Yam Leaves - Similar to pea sprouts but a little gummier. Supposedly a very healthy dish, and a fine example of a dish with humble beginnings that is now showing up in upscale Chinese restaurants. * Wagyu Beef with Eggplant - Tender beef cubes with black pepper and some eggplants. They marked up this dish for sure because of Wagyu; however with the heavy sauce which dominates the flavor you can make this dish with much cheaper grades of beef at lower prices. * Shrimp and Scallops - This is a classic seafood dish stir-fried with sugar snap peas and celery. * Black Cod - My mom chose this dish. It looked like fried fish steaks prepared sweet and sour style but turned out pretty good. Light breading, garlicky-flavors, and some pretty moist fish meat underneath. Reminds me a bit like butter fish. The skin was fried nicely too. A solid 3-stars for me. The price is a bit high for dinner, so I probably won't recommend. Kirin would be a better dinner option in terms of value if you can get a reservation. read more

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My wife and I came in looking for good dim sum and we were not disappointed. We ordered some of traditional dishes - shrimp dumpling and Shumai. The shrimp dumplings were great; big chunks of shrimp. We also had taro cakes and tofu skin wrapped pork. Finally, we had egg tarts. These were probably the highlight of the meal. These egg tarts were the best I've ever had. Flaky and buttery crust and soft egg custard - delicious! The services was very good and the prices were reasonable given the great quality of the food. The restaurant had a nice atmosphere but it was crowded (to be expected). I'll be be bringing the rest of the family here next time we're in town. read more

This is legit Chinese restaurant. It was good but hard to understand staff because only one person helped us.

It was much better than I thought. Came here with my family on sunday after realizing HML and Tak Heng were closed. Plus we didn't book reservations for Empire Seafood and Tin Tin was our choice. Waiting time was not bad just spent 20 minutes. Ordered items off the menu and server accidentally took blank menu which delayed waiting time for food. We were confused about what happened and gave order to another server.Food really good. I'd have to say panfried rice rolls with soysauce was the highlight of the dish. This totally reminded me of soysauce flavour of Ddukbokki (Korean rice cakes). Fish puree in rice rolls, beef tendons in satay sauce( came out overcooked) didn't have chewy texture. It was kinda spicy and my family enjoyed it. Shrimp dumplings were good, however it seemed little small. We were impressed at the size of shrimp spring rolls. It was huge. Price was reasonable as well. Staff told us 20% off the menu along with free tea. I'm totally going back to Tin Tin for dimsum with my family next time. read more

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Tin Tin Seafood Harbour is a popular dim sum restaurant that we've been meaning to try for a long time (but the large early morning crowds have always detracted us in the past). We finally managed to pay them a visit in late June. The menu pricing here is a bit confusing as they use a bunch of different letters to denote different price points (whatever happened to just small, medium, and large?). In any case, the first item up was the Chinese Donut Rice Rolls ($7.99 - K) topped with pork floss. The Chinese donut on the inside had a crispness to the outside but was a bit chewy on the inside. Next was the Deep Fried Buns ($5.29 S). While it's served with condensed milk for dipping, this differs from the deep fried silver thread buns which have the soft fluffy layers on the inside. Still, can't really complain about a deep fried bun. We really enjoyed the Bean Curd Sheets with Pork ($6.29 M) as the pork filling turned out really nice with the slivers of water chestnuts. The Scallop Truffle Dumpling ($7.29 XL) had a fair amount of shrimp underneath the scallop but I'd say this dish wasn't my favourite. The shrimp wasn't too bouncy to the bite and despite the truffle on top, it lacked the truffle aromatics. Finally, we had the Steamed Beef Balls ($6.59 L) which turned out pretty good. Overall, most of the food items were okay but the prices tended to be on the higher end of the spectrum. That said, our tea was free and we also had a discount on the dim sum so that made it reasonable. The thing that's a turn-off here is how busy it gets on the weekend. read more

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4.5: From the perspective of an ABC and dining with picky Chinese eaters, this is a gem. Even on a Tuesday evening there was a healthy crowd, many of them Asian. The assistant manager was sharp and attentive and didn't give us any BS. She deserves a promotion! Excellent: beef with eggplant and mushroom with greens. Good: pan fried fish with veggies and shrimp and other seafood. The desserts on special (mango cheesecake tasted a bit artificial but tiramisu was better) weren't that great...by real good dessert standards. But you don't come here for the sweets. We glimpsed other tables that had the king crab and we couldn't help feeling a bit envious though for $55+ per lb and only cooked one way it better have been fantastic. Left feeling stuffed but not sick. This place is a little bit pricey. I'm impressed by the quality of Chinese food in Richmond! read more

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Dim sum is not bad here but they don't have a lot of special or different kind of dim sum. They have the gereric, ha gow (shrimp dumpling), shao mai etc. Nothing too special. If you come and pay before 11:30 am, you get 20% off. Like I said, dim sum are ok. Service is not bad. I noticed most people don't do early morning dim sum. I get up early so it works well for me. Parking is a hit and miss. Very limited parking spot. So if you come early, you have a higher chance of getting a spot. I like their mocha cheese cake. Very delicious with a strong cheese flavor. Decor is a bit up scale I would say. Nice and clean. The place does get busy. Even for dinner the place fills up quite quickly. read more

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Craving dim sum during this quarantine is definitely a challenge. Luckily many dim sum places has opened up for dim sum! Currently my go to place is here! They open @10:30am and do takeout via phone orders! * Chicken feet (L -$6.59) the chicken feet is is meaty and very tasty! The sauce itself is one of the best in town! And the meat slides right off! I love getting this dish during dim sum! 8/10 - takeout I recommend heating it up a bit as the sauce does thicken a lot when it's cold. * BBQ pork buns (M-$6.29) the buns here are exceptionally soft here, the buns are a bit sweet and the filling is sweet too! Really brings out the cha siu flavour! 6/10 - the bun had more bun than filling, I wished there was a bit more filling, seemed a bit empty. * Shrimp spring roll (RL - $6.99) the spring rolls here are very tasty. Crispy, and astonishing! I love the hint of garlic, and the shrimp is nice and juicy inside! 8/10 - super delicious wish they didn't cover the lid so quickly as the steam made it lose a bit of the crunch. But overall it was still crispy! * XO radish dish in XO sauxe (B - $9.29) this dish was very flavourful and probably one of my favourites! It was tasty and every single bite had an explosion of flavour. The XO made the radish nice and well coated. I recommend getting this! 9.5/10 - wish there was a bit more XO on the top as it was missing a bit of kick. * Shrimp dumpling/Siu mai (L - $6.59) both of these were average dishes. They were juicy and tender and nicely salted. 8/10 - can't go wrong with them! Wish there was a bit more garlic in shrimp dumpling tho! * Deep fried sesame balls with sesame paste (M - $6.29) I loved these! Super delicious and the crunchy first bite is perfect 7/10 - wish it was more liquidy than thick. * Steamed rice rolls ($?) this wasn't what we ordered we ordered another rice roll but got this. Not mad at it but it was plain when we ordered it with beef. Disappointed of our wrong order! 6/10 -still super smooth and soft. * 8/10 - love this dim sum place but limited option! * 7/10 - it is quite pricy however with pick up you get 10% off! read more

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