We have decided to expand past dinners. There are many Chinese restaurants in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland that serve delicious dim sum. This page is about exploring the many dim sum foods available and recommending the best items. If you are interested in coming to dim sum with us, please RSVP at reservations<at>lisasdining.com.
Gingeri Chinese Cuisine Unit 323 Lansdowne Center 5300 No 3 Rd, Richmond, BC
Items we ordered: - steamed beef tendon with teriyaki sauce - $3.95 - chicken feet with black bean sauce - $3.75 - steamed spareribs with black bean sauce - $3.75 - deep fried crab claws with shrimp paste - $4.80 - deep fried wonton with sweet and sour sauce - $3.95 - hot and sour soup - $5.80 - steamed minced pork with Chinese celery in dumpling - $3.75
Overall experience: - authentic and upscale - above average service - only place that we know of that serves crab claws for dim sum - above average food Neptune Sharkfin Seafood Restaurant 100 - 110, 8171 Ackroyd Rd,Richmond, BC
If you go between 8 - 11 am most items are $2.50 each.
Items we ordered: - abalone buddhist delicious dumplings - $3.98 - steamed squid with garlic - $2.50 - spare ribs in black bean sauce on rice - $2.50 - phoenix claws in black bean sauce - $2.50 (chicken feet) - lobster dumplings - $5.95
Overall experience: - good food - the dishes are beautiful with a design on them (not cheap and dingy) - good service
Red Star Seafood Restaurant 8298 Granville St, Vancouver, BC
Items we ordered: - steamed mushroom with fish paste - $4.75 - chicken feet with sauce - $3.95 - rice roll with scallop - $4.75 - sea cucumber with geoduck - $10.95
Overall experience: - good food - a tad expensive - restaurant clean - service was good
Pelican Seafood Restaurant 1895 E Hastings St, Vancouver
Items we ordered: - steamed scallop with vegetable dumplings - $3.75 - steamed eel with black bean sauce - $3.95 - steamed chicken feet with black bean sauce - $3.25 - steamed rice flour rolls with scallops and bean leaves - $3.95 - conch braised in spicy hot sauce - $4.95 - clams with black bean sauce - $4.95
Overall experience: - service is ok - line up starts at 11am, advisable to go there early to get a seat - only place we know of that serves conch for dim sum - food is good - we have been back a few times already
Prince Restaurant 2881 Grandview Hwy, Vancouver
Items we ordered: - sauteed string beans with geoduck - $5.50 - rice flour rolls in hot pot with fresh prawns & spicey XO sauce - $6.95 - steamed prawn with kai lan with water chestnut dumplings - $3.95 - deep fried bean curd wraps with shrimp & veggie - $3.95 - deep fried seafood wonton with sweet and sour sauce - $3.50
Overall experience: - gets busy at 11 am - once it gets busy, the service slows down - food is good for the price - we have been back a few times
Kirin Mandarin Restaurant 102 - 1166 Alberni St, Vancouver
Overall experience: - service was really really slow - we ordered 5 items. the first item arrived 15 mins after we ordered. the second item arrived 15 mins after the first item. we had to remind our server that the rest of our order didn't come yet. 45 mins after we ordered, we got the rest of our dishes. - the selection was really limited - the price was very high - food wasn't good
