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I'm always here. I have tried a lot of their cakes & sometimes I just repeat the same cakes because I'm afraid to try something new. I love the Lavender & Rose cheesecakes. The ones made with brownies are pretty good too. The lighter, Japanese style cheesecakes taste like mousse, which I don't like. And the mochaccino cake is the best cake in Vancouver to get at night. Every bakery that opens at night cannot compare and I know my cakes.
for the first time, I decided to try the pasta. I usually really love Aoyama, which serves the same Japanese style pasta. But this place only serves pasta & omurice, whereas Aoyama has other options. Sadly, I will never eat anything other than cake here. I had a regular pasta and it was tasteless. I could've thrown this together at home with like salt only. The chicken was subway chicken, which is terrible. It looks dehydrated & rehydrated. It's bubbly, chewy, and does not flake like real chicken does. My bf made the mistake of ordering the same thing. The mushrooms taste either dried (but that's not possible since it's super expensive) or pre-cut days/weeks ago. The garlic sauce was not much better. My bf basically described the pasta as all prepared separated & tossed together after all cooked. Nothing blended together. The chicken& mushrooms had no garlic taste. The asparagus was done well but was really cheap. It was sliced so thinly, I barely saw any flowers/heads. They were probably mostly stalks. Good asparagus should be kept whole and just sliced width-wise. Sorry, but please keep the cakes good! the service is usually very good and food came quickly. but quickness was unnecessary since more time is needed to prepare the food. The lights are too bright if they want to create a romantic atmosphere.
This place isn't bad and I might return if I order something different. we thought it was called "house of tofu" because it had a lot of different kinds of tofu hotpots, but they don't have many at all. Just one tofu hot pot but you can choose from 5-6 different meats & seafood to put in it. So I don't really get why they call themselves house of tofu. Why not just another korean name? They have a lot of typical Korean dishes instead. still the menu isn't large and we didn't have much to choose from. The menu is pretty simple and cute. But the tofu soup was also a miss because it did not have enough beef or seafood flavor. However, it does come in a large pot which the person scoops out for you and leaves open. But we always keep our rice hot, so we just put the rice back into the pot & covered the lid. I had rice cakes with dumplings in the white (nonspicy) sauce. They fried the mandu and poured rice cakes on top. That was terrible! They should've kept them apart. If the mandu was going to end up soggy, they should've just steamed them. Still, the server was quite friendly & gladly refilled our side dishes and they were fairly good. The restaurant reminds me of a canteen but is very spacious.
I've been looking for good Korean food in Richmond and sadly I'm still looking. This place looks lovely and reminds you of home. Very spacious too. So props for that. However, their menu isn't as big as other restaurants; it doesn't have a lot of small dishes. They have meals, meat dishes, platters, and large hot pots. So we just had two personal meals. They are very stingy on the side dishes. Kimchi are not refillable. The owner was reluctant to even refill the other side dishes. I think there's only 1 refill on side dishes other than kimchi. The salad that comes with the meals was combined into one plate, assuming we want to share our food. But the salad was so small, it was meant more for one person. The seafood/beef tofu soup had mostly mussels and 1 half piece of shrimp. The bowl itself is smaller than typical Korean restaurants. they try to make this up by offered a few leaves of lettuce & a half bowl of congee. Medium was not hot enough for my bf and he found it lacked in flavor. It had almost no beef in it. I had the stirfried beef udon. There wasn't enough beef and many of the pieces had a lot of fat in it. However, everything was hot (but all Korean restaurants make this a priority) and the udon was quite tasty. Still not as tasty as Good Friends. But $9.99 per meal isn't worth it when we can get a bigger bowl & better taste for $8.95 that includes better & unlimited side dishes. The side dishes did not have enough variety and I didn't want to eat them all like I usually do at some really good restaurants. Perhaps their lack of MSG is the reason for the meal not being satisfying at all, but then I'd rather eat at another restaurant even if it has MSG as long as it tastes better. We left still thinking that the best Korean restaurants are in Burnaby & Coquitlam, with a couple in downtown.
We learned of this restaurant through Dine Out Vancouver. All the menu offerings looked tempting, so we booked. Later we discovered some negative reviews on this website and had second thoughts.It was Sat. night and not much chance of getting anything else on short notice so we chanced it. we had our fingers crossed on that long drive from New West. and were very pleased to find we worried for nothing.
I had lobster, done to perfection, and my wife had a delicious (and also done to perfection) salmon wellington.
The service left nothing to be desired, we didn't have to wait long between courses, and plates were cleared away within minutes of our being done with them. The servers were friendly and efficient,and a window seat was a bonus,even though it was dark out.
All and all a pleasant expierience and well worth the drive.
My mother usually goes to costco...to shop. But when I go with her, we sometimes go eat at the Costco Restuarant. The food is cheap, but great at the end of the day when you are tired and hungry...which is usually me. The hot dogs are oily, but what hot dogs aren't? The hot dog combo is $1.50 for a long hot dog and a refillable drink.
There are other great combos, like the pizzas.
My dad is a very picky eater. And the fact that he used to go the Alleluia every morning to eat breakfast will suprise you. Inside, it is a clean and comfy place. The parking lot is usually full because there is so many people going there. Especially on Saturday nights. My favourite food there is the baked minced beef spaghetti. And yes, it is baked. The drinks there are okay, but if you live in Richmond, you should definately try it out.
If you are a person with a large appetite, you should go to Aji Taro. They offer a variety of Japenese food for a great price, if you're going to take the all you can eat side.
It used to be really disgusting, but that was 6 years ago. The bathrooms now are not AS dirty as the last time I ate there.
Try it again.
we went here as a party of 6, i like the seating here as there are lots of booths and the dining is quite private. We sat down ordered from the menu as all you can eat. Food was very good, and came out quick. There was no service to speak of as there was no organization. All the service staff were doing the food running, with no one in charge of looking after the tables. Very dis organized, as we did not have a waiter, just all these food runners that are on the way back to the kitchen, that you would yell out and hope they would stop to service your table.
Anyways, it is what it is. I actually had a pretty good meal, besides the lack of service, there was a diner at the next table that was having a spirited conversation with his dinning companions. He was literally yelling at the top of his lungs speaking his native language(mandarin) having a great time. Pretty annoying for the rest of us around his table having to listen to it while eating. Not the restaurants fault, just takes away from the experience. when we were done, we had to ask at least 5 times for the bill from different servers on their way back to the kitchen, and leave the table full of dirty dishes and still boiling hot pot, because there was no one that wanted to service our table,
Anyways, i left the appropriate tip for the level of service experienced here, we'll have a better meal sometime else, somewhere else. pity, i felt the food was pretty good.
I went here for the dine out vancouver menu. the seafood chowder was ok.. then i ordered the ribs and prawns for my entre and the ribs were sooo fatty that i only had a bite or two and the prawns had no flavour at all.. for dessert i had the creme brule and the top of it wasn't even crispy... so food was not good at all. and on top of that, the service was sooo slow.. we were the only table in there so they had no excuse.. i would not go back to this restaurant.
We go to the south terminal often, which is right across from the Flying Beaver. The last time we were there a couple of years ago was a bad experience so we hadn't been frequenting it.
However, we were at the main airport and were going to the south terminal and had 1 1/2 hours to kill. We thought we would give this place another chance as it is close and does have a wonderful view.
From the moment we walked in, we did not get a good impression. The music was to loud to talk comfortably. The place needed a good clean. The tables were dirty.
We selected a table but their was a note saying something like "you can sit here, but if people we like stop by you will be asked to move". Why not put a reserved sign on it? We moved on, found another table and sat down. The waitress did come over promptly to get our drink order When I only wanted water, her attitude was disdainful. However, I got the water when the others got their drinks.
We had decided to order the wings special. Oh boy, the rules. First we each had to have a real drink, water was not acceptable. OK, I ordered a beer and gave it to my husband. My husband ordered 12 hot wings, which was ok. But my Grandmother and I each ordered 6. Not acceptable, the minimum was 10. Again, ok, we ordered 10 each. They came covered in goop and were not very good. We each ate a couple but couldn't continue as the sauce was overpowering. We did eat the decent yam fries.
Up until this point we took the rules in stride. But when we asked the waitress to wrap the wings up so we could take them home, she informs us we can only take a maximum of 7 wings with us. When I explained we could not eat them all and didn't want to order that many anyways, she said "I explained you had to order 10". Yes, she did, but she did not explain we would have to eat the all of them. She informed us she would pack up 7 and throw the extras away, or we could eat them. At this point I snapped "Who makes these ridiculous *)(*& rules?". She stomped off and refused to come back.
So I asked to speak to the manager. He eventually came over and started chewing me out for swearing at the waitress. I apologized and tried to explain our situation, and that all I wanted was to take the leftovers home but he just kept explaining the rules to us over and over. Finally I said there is no point in continuing this conversation, could we please have our bill so we could leave. He then continued to talk, but he became angry because I cut him off. He just wouldn't go away.
It's ridiculous really, we are good customers, pleasant, take situations as they occur and tip well. All we ask is that we get treated fairly and with respect. I understand they need to have rules surrounding their specials, but come on, don't make me order more food than I want then tell me I either have to eat them or throw them out, but still have to pay for them.
Well, the best way to vote is by not bothering to go back and you can be sure that is what we will do.
The menu on Dine out Vancouver sounded great. Drove 1 hour to get here. It was not a good experience, so disappointed. Waited 1.5 hours for appy. Crab cakes were good. Caesar salad so, so. Baked garlic and brie appy was a joke. Dry, withered up garlic. So bad that we complained and got another one. It came no better and only partially cooked this time. Dinner was another wait. The Salmon Neptune on the Dine out menu came raw in the middle. Another wait for two new meals. Cooked this time, but no big deal. The Rissoto was the worst I have ever had. Husband had the crab, it was so, so. Another of us had the Dine out menu of Ribs and prawn. Disappointed also. Waiter new how unhappy we were and tried his best, He came up with some excuse of how we were the last of 6 six tables to come in and therefore they couldn't handle it. Chef came and was apologetic. Dessert was the only saving grace. Biggest disappointment was the bill. After getting two terrible appys, waiting 2 hours plus for our meals, after getting raw salmon, disgusting rissoto, not one penny was taken off the bill. Some customer service! Needless to say, will not return!
Had dinner with my wife and daughter and the server was too slow. For some reason, she is obviously serving other tables ahead of us. We waited over 20minutes just to have water and dessert. Even though we asked for the check in advance so we can go home as soon as possible, it still didn’t come until my wife had to go to the kitchen area and talk to the server. When she told the server that we just need the check, the server told her it’s busy and her tone was not apologetic at all. She eventually served the dessert and apologized but that’s after I asked for the manager to talk to us. Generally, all of the servers there are not friendly at all. Our glasses were off to the side of the table empty but nobody bothered to give us water. 1st time to dine here because of the DOV and it is most probably the last.
This is the only Xinjiang restaurant I have tried in Vancouver. I don't know of any other. But I sure do love the food!
They have great da-pan-ji (sorry for the spelling). I really want to come back to this restaurant. A lot of lamb, a lot of cumin, and nicely spiced. Not too hot, but just enough to have you addicted.
Service was there, don't expect much in that department.
The atmosphere is nothing special.
The parking is absolutely ridiculous. They have spots dedicated to certain restaurants in the parking lot. A terrible decision by the property management. I couldn't find a spot so I parked in another restaurant's spot that was very empty only to be scolded by the old lady that owns the restaurant which I stole the spot from. Finally after circling a few times, a spot opened. And it is Richmond, people will wait in the middle of the lane until someone leaves. Very frustrating. One restaurant put up pylons and empty paint containers in some empty parking spots so they can save them for there customers. I kicked them over in anger.
Remember I did say I really want to come back. That means the food is absolutely fabulous. It makes the poor parking situation, average service and atmosphere all disappear.
T. Schuay
We went as a table of 15 in a 10 person table for dinner on a Saturday night, things were a bit tight as the table was small. that was ok we made do with what we got. Food came and was served by a waiter that was competent, but not very happy. id some it up with him just doing his job and not very friendly or happy. Food, was very small dishes, taste was soso, there were not many highlights to the meal. Fish maw soup was ok, crab claw ball were the highlight if i had to pick one dish. veggie dishes were small and lackluster for the price and caliber of this place. Peking duck and lettuce wrap were also lacking the enthusiasm of a spirited chef. Maybe it was a off night, maybe the chef was on vacation. also check out the inspection reports on this place, doesn't seem like they can get their act together in the kitchen qs the inspector has to come back many times for re inspection.
many other restaurants to spend my money at in Richmond at this price point, i don't think i will be back for a while.
I came here a few times, once, sometime last year, once, a few weeks ago, and again a few nights ago. First time I came here the food and service was excellent. The second time i went here, the food was worse, servings were less, and the service was getting worse. I thought nothing of it, but when I came in a few nights ago, I knew that I would never eat here again. First of all, when i walked in, I was ignored by all staff members. I had to wait ten minutes before i got a seat . It wasn't even busy. After that, I when i was seated, many Asian people came in after me. They were seated immediately and served, while I had to wait almost 15 minutes of waving my hand in the air. Makes me wonder if they ignored me because my friends and I were white. I only think this because of how two other caucasian couples had to wait like we did, whereas all the other customers got seated and served immidiately.
And now, onto the food, the food was horrid. Only go here if you want a few tasteless chunks of meat served with very little rice. Their tempura was complete crap as well. I will never come here again
Look out for a little chubby worker there. She had attitude and was the staff member that had ignored us . She did not have a name tag though.
I usually come the often but this is the worst visit yet. We were seated first and the table who came 10mins after us was served before I even ordered . I called out for help more than three times . All ignored. They made eye contact and was so obvious they knew we were ready to order but they only walked by us. By far the worst service yet. Simply horrible.
The GF and I always go to Aoyoma when we're in Richmond. They have lots of selections and their daily specials are pretty good. They have a bell (like those in Korean restaurants) to call the server to you. Food arrives promptly and is very good. Of all the dishes we ordered, all of them have came out nicely. They do offer "exotic" coffee but don't bother. If you're used to Tim Hortons or Starbucks, don't bother with the coffee. It's just horrible.
Recommend this restaurant. Will be coming back.
I admit it is a nice place to eat in. We ordered a lot of dishes which totalled $60 for 3 people. The portions were quite small and we were not full (or even close) when we were done. It's a good place to chill with a bunch of friends while munching on a bit of snack though. I saw a couple that actually went to the restaurant next to Guu because they were not full at all. The Guu in downtown was amazing, which makes me wonder why this place was so disappointing. Service was excellent and the ambience was very nice.
The food we got came promptly however the meal I had could have been better. It lacked a bit of flavour and just felt really homemade. The gf ordered curry and she said it was fine. Service was okay but the value wasn't that great. The dishes felt a bit overpriced for what they offered.
Came here with my gf and 2 other friends. We arrived at about 7PM and the place was pretty dead aside from a group of 4 at another table. The food took a bit longer than expected to arrive. You can tell it was going to bad just by the way it looked. The prawns had a very fishy smell to it and tasted very bad. The sushi was tiny and fell apart upon touching them. Overall the food was inedible. Will not come back again.
