I went to dim sum with my beloved spousal dining partner plus a couple of friends. It was an okay experience. The restaurant itself was simply decorated and seemed clean enough, including the w/c. Service was adequate and I had no issues there. As for the food, it was okay, but nothing special. We had the usual dim-sum favorites plus a couple of extras, which are ordered from a paper checklist. No carts in this place. I thought the green tea sesame balls were good, as were the Shanghai dumplings.

Two things really stood out for our group. First, this place was way quieter than dim sum restaurants in Richmond, for example. Second, I thought there were lots of choices on the menu, including some you don't see at many restaurants. That was a nice change.

My generous friends picked up the tab so I am not sure what the total was. According to the menu, the dim sum items are in the $2.50 - $4.50 range depending on what you order.

Overall a decent if unspectacular experience. Try it for yourself if you are nearby.

Deep fried calamari, peking duck, lobster with green onion and ginger, gai lan and beef, black cod. $110.00 before tip. Only went because they advertised the lobster at $13.95 a lb. Lobster was fine as was the peking duck. Gai lan was okay but smallish. The calamari was a disaster. Greased laden and tasteless. Black cod was equally bad. Service was poor. No one cleared dishes, no one refilled tea. Decor was alright. I might go back but would never order the calamari and cod again. Big plus free parking.

We went planning to enjoy Chinese Food. The Restaurant was incredibly cold. Most of the Diners had their coats on. It was also incredibly bright like a cafeteria. They are trying to cut costs by turning off the heat, or turn the tables by not encouraging diners to linger. Either way we weren't impressed and opted to leave and go across the street to the Spaghetti Factory which was warm and inviting.

I have been to DP for dim sum numerous time, and it has always been good. Last night, we decided to try out their dinner. We order the crab with sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf (one of their house specialty). Was it ever good! The 3 of us polished the crab off!! We also order the deep fried tofu with spicy salt and their eggplant dish. Both were excellent. The girls claimed that the deep fried tofu compliments the eggplant sauce, so they were happily dipping their tofu into the sauce.
We were too full for dessert, but I did inquire about their green tea ball. We were told that the dim sum chef was gone for the day. If you are having dim sum, you have to try their green tea ball, its to died for. Its a green tea rice flour deep fried and when you bite into the ball, it is oozing with black sesame paste. Not a dessert you find at any dim sum restaurant. That whats make it special. Its different.
I gave a 4 for ambiance because when you walk in, the place is bright, nicely decorated and clean. Even their washroom is clean!
Highly recommended for dim sum and dinner.

Had ginger beef, gai lan, Shanghai noodles and prawn balls. Ginger beef too sweet. Gai lan too large and bitter tasting. Shanghai noodles average. Prawn balls, OK the next day. Not bad for a local Chinese restaurant overall. However, the service was suspect, to say the least.

The service was fine until we wanted to leave and asked the server to pack up the rest of our food to take home. She brought over 4 boxes and bags and walked away. The problem is, the 4 other parties we saw take food home all had their food packed for them Why them but not us? The only difference I could discern was that we are a Caucasian couple, and all the other guests were Asian. I asked the server why she would not pack our food and she said she was busy, though the restaurant had half emptied by the time we were leaving. I asked the manager why we were treated differently and he said that people preferred to pack their own food and did so unless they specifically asked the staff to do so. Since when?

We were treated decently throughout the meal until the end, so I can't say conclusively that it was a case of racial discrimination, but I won't be going back to find out.

serves really good ShuChuan and Shanghai food, not exactly traditional, but good enough in the neighborhood, so I don't need to drive all the way to Richmond or NorthVan for such food. I've been visiting this place since its first grand open. Not the best choice for non-asian or non-chinese people thou. leaning towards more local chinese food lovers.

I had seen the adverts for dim sum at Dragon Palace, but today was the first day we went... As we always do, we ordered a mix of old favorites and utterly new items.
The old favorites, shrimp dumplings, pork and preserved egg congee, barbecue pork buns, etc., were well done. The congee was a little on the bland side, but I suppose we've been spoiled by places that put in more ginger than you normally should.
We also tried the Chiu Chow dumplings (very good), the fried bun (wonderful with the condensed milk) and the green tea sesame balls (which seemed to only have taken on the color of green tea, not the taste, but were still good).
And all for $25... not bad!

i dont like the service there...
food is acceptable but then the service isnt good at all.
(sorry!)

when we got our table... they didnt bother giving us a menu thing to tick off... we had to ask for it.

the waitor/waitresses seem to hate you. they dont smile at you at all...
(thats the only thing i dont like.)

i asked for boiled water and the waitress was like "okay" then she never gave it to us.. then we had to ask this guy for it and he gave it.

One of the waitress there is very rude to us just because we cancel one of the entree (because we waited for 20minutes).

Besides, the plates and bowls are very dirty. There are stuffs on it and touches oilly. I asked the waitress to change for me, but what I got is another oilly plate. And she seems very impatient.

I guess they could care less with customer satisfaction when the line is still long outside the restaurant.

If you don't care about the service, then this place is not bad, the food is not bad either, just the service and poor management need a big improvement.

Don't let the glitter of the new decorations blind you from this persistant service problem. I would suggest not to go to this resturant unless their service improved. Otherwise, you will have terrible experience.

I went to Dragon Palace for dim sum with a group of 7 people. We were seated in one of the rooms and I was a little bit apprehensive, since I was unsure if we would be forgotten. But the staff were very attentive, and we were served promptly as soon as the entire group had arrived. The waiter was very knowledgeable about the amounts of food to order, and what would be appropriate for the group (which included two younger children and one vegetarian). The food was brought by servers and we were informed what each plate/container contained. I found that the speed of the delivery was excellent, as each new dish was brought once everyone had a chance to try the old dish. The food was beautiful in presentation and was of very good quality. I found the seafood (especially the squid and scallops) to be fresh and tasty. The dish that I especially enjoyed was the Deep Fried Tofu with Salt and Peppers (which was spicy). I found the food to be well worth the money ($90 for 7 of us, with lots of leftovers to take home). I have not been to many dim sum restaurants, but I will defintely be back for some of the dishes we did not have a chance to try on this visit.

I was ther eand I ordered the Pekin Duck which in itself is hard to find. Bu they had it prepared ina special way I had never seen before clearly having put much more effort into it. I know my pekin Duck and this was on of the best. They laid the skin on a special layer of fried fat so it would be crispy which is essential in a Pekin Duck also know as Crispy Skin Pekin duck. The duck meat had been redone with finely choped pepers and other vewgetebals which were exquisite.
This was in a kind of upper chinees diunig surroundinds as everyone around me were asian, big families, big tables of 6 and 8 all sharing varieties of dishes on their plates. The assortments of colors from one plate to the other was beutifull.
Obviously those peole knew how to eat well in this kind of place.
This is the kind of place if you have money, and enjoy top notch service, and the best in food quality.
I beleive they have little private rooms to accomodate small private fuctions or family affairs.
Very nice. Except that you must expect that it is Chineese so there are no dimed lights nor fancy background music. Thats why I give it a 3 for ambiance.
but this is the real thing.
Very Good