Sampan Express

Small quantities of seafood in the dishes despite extra cost ($20.95 plus tax for small amount of pan-fried squid). The beef and broccoli was quite bland. Maybe you can request spice? They didn't offer a choice when I ordered. Otherwise it was decent. The squid was tasty.

I might order there again. A lot of Chinese food in Victoria is unfortunately kinda "North American. "

Worst Chinese Food I've eaten in Victoria

Amazing food! Traditional Hong Kong flavor! Love their HK menu! Definitely recommended!

This restaurant has been around for as long as I can remember. They used to be in a large restaurant and now it seems like they're built for take out. When I goto pick up my orders I notice that the food in the buffet doesn't look like the food I order. The chicken chow mein is delicious, I used to share an order with my son when he was younger. It was enough for supper for 2. The food is still great. TBH I am shocked to see bad reviews. I'm thinking that its because the take out food is better quality than the already prepared food.

I this right around the corner from Sampan and I have to say I'm here at least 2 times a week. Hands down the best hearty & fresh Chinese food in town!! Not to mention how lovely the 2 lady's who work there are! Great place.

I love this place! Very nice, clean restaurant. I am a regular. The ginger beef is amazing, the lemon chicken is the best I've ever had! And the rice is just perfect. They also have very good bottles of yellow iced tea you can't find anywhere else. I love Sampan!

This place is so underrated, they're very kind, have yummy food and great vegetarian options! I'm sad to see their rating isn't very high on yelp so I am writing my first ever review in order to try to change that. Check this place out!!!

The food at this so called "restaurant" is beyond horrible, it is quite simply the saddest excuse for chinese food I have ever experienced in my life.

As the above reviewers have stated the chow mein is absolute garbage and belongs in a dumpster. It is nothing more than overcooked under seasoned noodles coagulated together with MSG.

The ginger fried beef was overcooked and had no flavor of beef or anything remotely similar, its hard to decide what was worse the supposed "beef" or the disgusting vile sauce it was smothered in.

Next up we have the sweet and sour pork, a basic staple of any chinese food establishment and next to impossible to screw up. But once again Sampan doesn't disappoint and has managed to somehow produce overcooked, dried out nuggets of tasteless crap.

AVOID this establishment at all costs, it makes mall chinese food actually seem appealing. Its hard to believe or even understand how with that much MSG in the food it still manages to taste that bad.

I have never put soy sauce on chow mein until now. The food was very bland. Meat was dry and overcooked.

The service was terrible. The older short woman is very rude. We certainly won't be back.

The food is always reliably tasty. We've been ordering from them for over five years, and they never disappoint. I am a big fan of their honey-garlic chicken wings, dry garlic ribs, tasty spring-rolls, Hong Kong style chow mein with shredded chicken and bean sprouts, deep-fried wonton, and the very filling wor wanton soup, full of meats, veggies, and lots of wonton. They also make a variety of congees, my favourite is the ground pork. These people are friendly, helpful, and I think they make some of the best Chinese food in the city. We've had Chinese food all over the world -- Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, Spain, and even Cuba. Their food is delicious.