Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Victoria Seafood Restaurant

    3.3 (448 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Seafood, Soup
    Closed 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated 3 months ago

    Victoria Seafood Restaurant Photos

    Business Info

    VICTORIA SEAFOOD RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

    You might also consider

    More like Victoria Seafood Restaurant

    Recommended Reviews - Victoria Seafood Restaurant

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Angela L.

    My favorite canton place in Boston!! Always come here for birthdays. Great for large group gatherings. Food is amazing. Staff are super friendly.

    Lily L.

    I bought a fish for takeout. This is a $30 dish... I think people can judge for whatever they think it is worth. Hopefully, it's tasty.

    Salt and pepper squid
    Darian C.

    The salt and pepper squid was really crispy and fresh. The barbecue pork was seasoned well but slightly dry and tough. I liked the barbecue duck as well and it had crispy skin. We were able to be seated immediately and the food came out quickly. The workers didn't really check up on us when we needed more water but other than that they were nice.

    Salt and Pepper Squid
    Caroline S.

    I thought the food was just okay (they were a bit heavy for me), however the value is great. The portions are very large and are generally within a $15-$20 range (excluding the market price items). Most dishes are family style, so I would recommend coming with a group. Also note that rice is an additional $2/bowl. For those that are looking for a Cantonese place to take their visiting family, this is the place to go. There are lots of round tables and service is pretty quick. My family really enjoyed their experience here and they'd want to come back.

    House fried rice and sauce for pan fried noodles
    Brian W.

    This is a great Cantonese style restaurant - my family has been coming here for years, and the location is a great change from trying to navigate the tricky streets of Chinatown. On the most recent trip, we ordered: House fried rice - Very standard but very tasty. Also, it felt like this time they packed a lot more rice into the container - after a few people had taken helpings, it didn't even look like any was missing. I'm always a fan of getting large portions from restaurants, and most of the dishes today had heaping helpings. Chicken pan fried noodles - This was very good, but probably not the best for takeout. In the restaurant, it's served with the sauce on top so some of the noodles get softer while the rest is nice and crispy, but when you do takeout they package the sauce and the noodles separately, which makes sense. However, it results in the noodles being overly crispy (if that's possible) and hard to break apart into smaller portions. Still, it's the best way to package this for takeout and the taste is amazing. This is my favorite dish. Beef chow foon (dry wide rice noodles) - Always a classic - these noodles are bouncy and chewy and the beef is nice and tender. Really good wok flavor on these noodles - we get this almost every time. Braised beef - This normally comes with radish, but the restaurant was out of radish on this particular day. Instead of giving us a smaller portion, they loaded our portion up with a TON of beef. This was amazing - the beef fell apart in your mouth and had a ton of flavor. And the tupperware was jam packed with meat - no fillers at all. Rice noodles - These were okay. There wasn't a ton of taste, but there was a LOT of noodles crammed into this container. This is the one dish I may not order again, but it wasn't bad. All in all, there was a LOT of food packed into those 5 dishes. I'd absolutely order from here again!

    Alexandra A.

    " Service is Poor , Food is good , Parking is difficult & Food is Pricey ". The service is poor. You are not greeted or welcomed when entering. They have new owners . The vibe is not too friendly or welcoming as you are not greeted . So it makes it uncomfortable. I said hi and greeted the staff to make it feel comfortable, lol . I ordered soft shell crab it was like $25.50 . The portion size is ok . The taste is good and it tastes fresh . I got that with large white rice . It also tasted fresh not heated up . I took this for take out . I waited about 15 minutes for my order . So it was not too bad of a wait time for the time of day . I went in on a Saturday around 3:30 pm . The parking is street metered. However it's difficult to find. So overall the food is good just parking is terrible. It's also a little pricey so keep that in mind.

    17 bucks for 5 ribs with no flavor
    Jay M.

    Well, this turned bad I was in the area and wanted to try Victoria seafood as driven by it a million times over the many years by BU. I was enthused as mostly Asian diners and usually they know the best Chinese food spots. Seats me at a 1/2 table jammed in ; looked like the take out food table. I assumed as I was single diner; didn't want to waste a regular table ....tea pot looked ... great tea... no tea flavor, looked watered down water with faint tea color. Ordered the bbq ribs for 17 bucks. Ribs had no flavors, minimal meat, only 5 smaller ribs... wouldn't order again as poor value... Ordered the 3 delight noodle dish shrimp, chicken, meat... again all meat no flavors, sauce watery no spices at all... tasted like American chop suey.... Carrots rock hard, not even tender... big pile of thin noodles under the meat... some noodles tender, done not cooked or pan fried too long... Not sure what you the Asian diners see in this food... I assume many the seafood dishes better. Then pay bill with cash; she rounds down my change to cheat me out of 68 cents vs. they giving me the dollar and they lose the 32 cents difference? Either way... 68 cents loss came out of the tip. My tip is to never now ever return.

    Viv L.

    I was incredibly impressed with this place. They're really able to get the simple things done really well. I ordered the seafood udon, and was given a super flavorful and savory broth with generous seafood+vegetable portions. Everyone in my party was given massive portions and everything was incredibly delicious. You could tell these were made with technique and all somehow had very complex flavors and perfect textures which were unexpected to me. My friend ordered the tomato and egg rice plate. If you're chinese, you'd think this dish, while classic and delicious, would be pretty unimpressive. However, it was incredibly velveety and soft as well as perfectly seasoned. Our meal was served with hot tea, and each dish felt very authentic. I'd love to come here time and time again. It's popular for a reason!

    Howie H.

    came here for lunch one day. ordered quite a bit of food. to my surprise, everything was better than anticipated and expected since we had heard some mediocre reviews prior to our visit. I'm not sure if the kitchen finally got its stuff together. We were all delighted. Would return again

    Will W.

    As someone who grew up in the area, Victoria's was more or less of a childhood staple of mine. However, going back to revisit this spot after... maybe a decade or so... it seems a little less appealing to me - even with the order of some childhood favorites. First off, the overall vibe was pretty old school and classic for a Chinese establishment - which is honestly great if you're wishing for a more nostalgic feel. Though, depending on the day/time, service can be pretty slow and less attentive as one would like. Food-wise, their dishes were alright. There wasn't anything particularly special or appealing to me (aside from some of the childhood picks of mine), though their food was definitely much greasier and heavier than I remember. Still, not bad for a classic local food spot. Overall, it's still a pretty decent as a late night joint for the Boston area - esp since over the years, I feel like that's one of the things that this city lacks the most.

    Gabrielle K.

    I walk by this restaurant at night and always see a line out the door. Now I understand why... to start they close at 1am. Secondly, it is actually authentic Chinese food, you can tell from how the place is run to the styling of the restaurant and overall vibe. They even have those tables with a rotating middle to share food with a big group. For a place that is seafood named, they have a ton of different options for my non-seafood friends. The menu is stacked with options. I was a little worried about service after hearing some things but our server was great and very nice! Got our long order and our food came out in a good amount of time after our family talk. All the food was yummy and the portions were BIG. The appetizers were just alright but the mains were really good. Despite having leftovers of almost everything we cleared the plate for the house fried rice. One of my favorites was the scallop, shrimp stir fried with black bean soup and green bean. I don't even like beans but there is a way they make them in chinese restaurants that just hits.... I was eating them like french fries. We got a lot of food and had leftovers and overall split 6 ways was $33. What a steal! A great place to get some no frills food in Allston. I would just recommend not going late at night because it's crazy busy. I went at 3pm on a Sunday and it was empty. $$ Food 8 Atmosphere 7 Service 8 What we got Wonton soup Crab rangoons Scallion pancakes Scallops,shrimp stir fried with black beak soup and green beans House fried rice House lo mein Sizzling beef with black pepper Shrimp with lobster sauce Sweet and sour chicken

    Great traditional southern China dishes at a reasonable price! The employees are very friendly!

    Black pepper beef
    Joy Q.

    This restaurant was really busy on Sunday night. People lined up for seats. I grabbed to-go and I'm glad I took the recommendation to try the black pepper beef. I really liked the beef with long stream beans - tender meat and crispy beans just the way I like it. The stirfry was served on top of a generous amount of rice. Generally, great value and fast preparation . It looks like a good spot for individuals who want to grab a fast bite, as well as groups of friends to experience the authentic vibe and share dishes. I heard good words about the seafood as well. I might try next time.

    Salt and Pepper Squid Rice Plate - $13.50 as of  12/2023

    See all

    6 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1
    Photo of Xiao L.
    1
    55
    440

    4 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    6 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Lily L.
    14
    117
    44

    3 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Will K.
    31
    56
    70

    5 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1
    Photo of Jay M.
    70
    629
    4718

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 1

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 1

    2 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    2 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Joe M.
    7
    11
    0

    3 months ago

    Squid fishy smelling and massively oversalted. Overall quite disappointing. I recall this place used to be good.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 months ago

    Great hot and sour soup. We will go back soon. I love that this restaurant is open to 2 am.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    3 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1
    Photo of Neil B.
    640
    1239
    3534

    1 year ago

    Helpful 6
    Thanks 0
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 2
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Mel S.
    183
    622
    4589

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 4
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jireh H.
    1192
    557
    2943

    3 years ago

    Helpful 14
    Thanks 0
    Love this 10
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Lina H.
    2
    26
    79

    3 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 1
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Emily C.
    185
    888
    12524

    5 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    10 months ago

    Authentic Cantonese cuisine, quick service, I visited twice so far, everything is delicious, will definitely visit again.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 months ago

    Arrived from New York. Portions were excellent and price reasonable. Service was excellent

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Page 1 of 12

    Victoria Seafood Restaurant Reviews in Other Languages

    Ask the Community - Victoria Seafood Restaurant

    Are there any parking lots around? Is finding a parking spot difficult there?

    Mainly street parking. Difficult by mid-day until end of day. If you're willing to walk a bit, it's easier to park along inner residential streets several blocks south of the restaurant. Relatively easy to find parking after 8 pm.

    Victoria has been closed for many months. Are they permanently closed or will they truly open on August 31?

    Update as of 01/30/21- They are open for dine-in and take-out!

    Are they open? I tried calling several times and no one has picked up.

    No they aren't open yet

    Don’t See Your Question? Ask Away!

    You might also consider

    Verify this business for free

    People searched for Chinese 30,051 times last month within 15 miles of this business.

    Verify this business

    Spring Shanghai Pan-Fried Buns - Shanghai Classic Pan Fried Buns (4 pcs)

    Spring Shanghai Pan-Fried Buns

    4.3(94 reviews)
    1.3 miFenway

    Recommended by my friend, this pan-fried bun生煎 place isn't far from MFA Boston. The little place is…read moreincredibly popular and well-known among Boston's Chinese student community. Shanghai Classic Pork Pan-Fried Buns上海生煎饅頭: I was instantly hooked! It's hard to imagine finding such good pan-fried buns in the US. Almost every table ordered them, so they were all freshly made, piping hot. The bun was made with unleavened dough, making it chewy and refreshing, with a light, crispy bottom--not oily or hard. The meat filling was substantial and tender, with plenty of broth (see picture). It was sweeter than salty, incredibly umami. The chili oil was also very fragrant, and dipping it in Zhenjiang vinegar enhanced the flavor and cut through the greasiness. Shredded Pork & Preserved Vegetable Noodle Soup雪菜肉絲麵: The noodles were thin and round, with a soft, mushy texture. While the noodles were clearly machine-made, this isn't a problem in the Yangtze River Delta region; the issue was likely overcooking. The shredded pork were well-stirred, with tender meat, but the noodles lacked flavor. They had to be eaten with the pickled mustard greens雪菜 to be slightly salty, and the umami flavor was severely diluted. The tableware is all disposable, and tipping is not mandatory. It's quite affordable.

    First time seeing authentic Shanghai pan fried buns in US, I must say! From the look to the taste,…read moreI couldn't stop smiling, that's how it was supposed to be made! Highly recommend.

    Photos
    Spring Shanghai Pan-Fried Buns - See in kitchen

    See in kitchen

    Spring Shanghai Pan-Fried Buns - Shanghai Classic Pan Fried Buns (4 pcs)

    Shanghai Classic Pan Fried Buns (4 pcs)

    Spring Shanghai Pan-Fried Buns - Shanghainese Pan Fried Buns

    See all

    Shanghainese Pan Fried Buns

    LiYin Rice Roll Master - Shrimp Rice Roll / Egg

    LiYin Rice Roll Master

    4.0(69 reviews)
    0.8 mi

    Walking to the St. Mary's St station to wait for the train, I looked up and saw Li Yin Rice Roll…read moreacross the street! I instantly teleported to the shop to show my support. Both Cantonese and Mandarin were seamlessly spoken. Shrimp Rice Roll / Egg: It looked very appealing. However, the soy sauce was ridiculously sweet, much sweeter than in China, completely exceeding the standard "umami and sweet" of the authentic Cantonese cheung fun腸粉 (rice roll) soy sauce. The cheung fun skin was somehow overcooked, so some parts without egg at the bottom were soggy from soaking in the soy sauce, making the whole roll quite greasy. I have to admire my culinary acumen: I managed to preserve most of the skin's basic texture with the extra egg. Fortunately, the shrimp were fresh enough, six in a serving, with a crispy texture. Oh well, since I'm in America, it's tolerable. I must say, I would never have come here specifically for this, never in my life. Spending $10+ on a plate of cheung fun after traveling so far, will make me feel more like a sucker than ever before!

    Great Hong Kong dining experience!…read more Located in Brookline on Beacon Street with abundant street parking, Liyin is a great walk-in option for breakfast lunch or dinner. They specialize in rice rolls with different fillings as well as porridge with a variety of toppings. We tried multiple items and I especially enjoyed the Shrimp Rice Roll! We also tried the Beef Chow Fun which was great and very flavorful. We also tried the Pineapple Fried Rice which was incredible! I don't usually like fried rice or pineapple but I really loved this dish--highly recommend. My friends also loved the Soybean Milk which comes out piping hot and sweet. Overall would definitely come back for a quick and yummy meal.

    Photos
    LiYin Rice Roll Master - Interior

    Interior

    LiYin Rice Roll Master - Pork & Preserved Egg Porridge

    Pork & Preserved Egg Porridge

    LiYin Rice Roll Master - Scallion Pancake

    See all

    Scallion Pancake

    Cubist Circle - Yu hsian shredded pork (鱼香肉丝)

    Cubist Circle

    4.2(25 reviews)
    1.4 miBrookline Village

    The best of the best!! The fish in a pot (干锅鱼)is the best!! It was crispy outside and very juicy…read moreand tender inside, the flavor was perfectly balanced with salty, peppery, and chili seasoning. Beef and tripe was very well seasoned and no weird taste at all. The duck blood is the best duck blood in Boston, very tender and delicious. The cost of the dishes surprisingly a little bit cheaper than other restaurants. Even though the restaurant was super super busy, a lot of people waiting for a seat, and there was only one server, a very friendly man, we had water refilled and all the dishes arrived quickly. The service was great. Because the food was so good, many people willing to wait for a seat. I love the small busy restaurant kind of ambience. I will definitely go back soon!

    A solid Chinese restaurant for the area. I have been to its Weymouth location. Not sure if this…read morelocation is newer than Weymouth or not. Limited street parking out front, but there are more street metered parking on the side street (next to the green line). The restaurant is much smaller than the Weymouth location, and the menu selection is also different. The server asked me to scan the QR code on the table for the menu, so I'm not sure if they have a paper menu. You can place the order directly via the QR code. I requested one dish to be non-spicy, and they were able to accommodate that. The only thing was that both dishes were a little bit too salty than my liking. I came here during a weekday lunch, and it wasn't super busy. I would return again.

    Photos
    Cubist Circle
    Cubist Circle - Chongqing noodles (重庆小面)

    Chongqing noodles (重庆小面)

    Cubist Circle - Mellow lunching

    See all

    Mellow lunching

    Victoria Seafood Restaurant - chinese - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...