Seaport City Seafood Restaurant

The limited dim sum items we tried were excellent. The shrimp hargow were loaded with shrimp and the pork sui mai with black truffles were to die for.

Also had Peking duck two ways which was very good and Hong Kong style lobster (which came live from their tanks). Didn't try the live king crab, but next time.

Other dishes were authentic and very good including the string beans, snow pea leaves and pan fried pork bao.

FOOD AMAZING.
SERVICE AMAZING.
ENVIRONMENT AMAZING.

Unfortunately they confirmed with the chef that the crispy prawn rice rolls only had sesame sauce, and no nuts.

Welp, my friend's lips are all swollen now, and she had to take her anti histamines. Hopefully, we do not need to take her to the hospital.

Giving the food 5 stars and the service 4 stars. We made reservations for a table for 9 at 2 pm. The restaurant wasn't too busy on a Saturday afternoon. Keep in mind the restaurant closes at 3 and reopens for dinner.

The beef chow fun and the pei dan jook was on the top of the list for me. Other things we ordered fong jaw (chicken feet), ha gow (quite good), siu ma (good), green chive and shrimp dumpling, veggies, egg tart, lava bun, shrimp wrapped with tofu wrap, fried Chinese football, shrimp and beef chern fun, lo bat go and two different types of tea.

Everything tasted fresh and perfectly steamed.

Our only complaint was the service was slow and the owner probably doesn't know how to do business. We ordered $400 worth of food and she still charged us for the Togo boxes. I would assume it could be waived but she chose not to.

Food: 3/3
Service: 1/1
Ambience: 1/1

Perfect 5/5 for Seaport City Seafood Restaurant!! Truly deserving of the Michelin Bib Gourmand, this restaurant is top-notch!

My friends and I had wanted to come for dim sum, but it wasn't available for dinner. Oh well, we looked through the menu and ordered some other dishes. While each dish looked really pricey, they came in huge quantities! Many of their dishes are made using high quality or somewhat ingredients too (truffle oil with our chicken, preserved plum with our sweet and sour pork) so for the quality and how much you're getting it was totally worth it.

Service was amazing too! Our waiters came by frequently to check up on us, refill our tea, swap out dirty plates with fresh ones, and in general were extremely friendly, patient, and helpful in answering all our questions about the menu. We even got some complimentary desserts!

Not only that, the place was clean and decor was on point, with peaceful instrumental music playing in the background. I've been to many Chinese restaurants around Vancouver and Seaport City is definitely top-notch.

100% recommended for anyone who likes Chinese food, you won't ve disappointed!

We had stopped through Vancouver on our way to Whistler and made a reservation here. It was a bit challenging for 8 people to reserve from the states as they don't have an online form or email. I had to get my Canadian cousin to help me book it!

There is a garage attached so they validate parking as long as you have the license plate. This is a more high end dim sum restaurant that impressed my party as you don't see this often in Austin. But this was very reminiscent of places I've been to in Toronto.

We had ordered a lot of food and learned very quickly their dim sum portions are much larger than most. We had a lot of leftovers but everything tastes great and fresh. I loved their siu mai and the BBQ pork buns. They also have a fried ha gow which was new for me.

We liked this place so much we came back a second time after our Whistler days. We knew how to order less this time around, but we did also order a spicy crab dish which they showed us the crab before it's cooked. Very flavorful and fresh!

Service was not bad. It was nicer the first time around. They didn't seem as attentive the second time and we had a language barrier issue too with our waiter. Both times they forgot something we ordered, so just pay attention to the receipt because they cross items out as they are delivered.

Met up with fellow Yelpies to up my Dim Sum game.

Did you know that Dim Sum means 'touch the heart' in Cantonese.

I've had it several times before but just haven't felt comfortable when it's brought up in conversation & selective items are mentioned.

So here I was determined to fix that. If my memory of each item would fail me later on, I knew my trusty cell pix wouldn't!

Seaport City Seafood Restaurant is new to Vancouver, in the former location of Milestones restaurant.

High ceiling, cool lighting, comfortable chairs, it looks totally remodeled & has no resemblance to when Milestones occupied this space.

Came highly recommended by Yelpie - Sun G. who had dinner here a few weeks ago. Where he goes, I go.

This makes for the second Michelin Star awarded restaurant I've been to now this past weekend. Total coincidence.

Back to Fast Food joints I go to from tommorow onwards - LOL!

My gosh where to start ... everything was on point fresh & tasty! Yelpie - Carolyn thx for the help ordering & recommendations.

We had 11 items. Please see the bill pic I've posted.

Everything pretty much was a hit taste wise but I'll mention 3 standouts for your consideration.

1) BBQ Pork Buns in crispy layer. Absolutely delicious.

2) The Seafood Tart - I picked this item & the table loved it! Surprising hit with all of us.

3) The Passion Fruit Coconut Jelly - if the server puts this on the table early, do not eat it till the end!

All told it all came to $50 (including tip) Cad each, which is like $23US! LOL.

There definitely is more bang for your buck going with Dim Sum.

Oh yes before I forget, bring cash or a Black Card as they will not split the bill.

I highly recommend you make a reservation. SC is great for families & large groups.

I now feel more confident about Dim Sum.

And yes, Seaport City Dim Sum touched my heart!

We came here for dim sum and the food was good. Very well executed. The dishes were not oily and were pretty tasty. Good quality ingredients with no fillers. Prices were a bit high but comparable to other restaurants. They ranged from $9.99 to $13.99.

The decor was nice and modern, with some tables getting the Mountain View. There were private rooms available too.

The place got really busy after 12 pm on Sunday. Best to make reservations. Free 2 hour parking in the building, register your car plate at the reception.

We ordered a fair bit of food for 4. Everything was good though the skin of the beef rolls could be thinner and softer. Maybe it hardened a bit by the time I got to eating it.

Highlights for me:
- Spring rolls.
I usually don't like it but their version is good. Very light crispy skin, chockfull of shrimp and filling. Also not oily at all.

- Passionfruit coconut jelly.
The slight tartness made this the perfect dessert to finish the meal. Not too sweet either.

- Siu Mai
It has scallop and that's the first thing I tasted. The sweetness of the scallop.

The seafood tart reminded me of a dish though I could not recall it. Creamy and with plenty of seafood.

The bbq pork bun with crispy layer is similar to the one at Tim Ho Wan (HK Michelin star) but it pales in comparison. If you don't compare, it's good here.

Why 4-stars?
Service is quite lacking here. It is hit and miss. Quite ok in the beginning but not at the end. They missed out on a dish. We ordered 12 dishes but they only keyed in 11. Then they took a long time to give us the bill and the machine. I noticed after we paid that they overcharged us on the tea. They charged for 5 but there were 4 diners. Our fault for not checking the bill.

I would still come back here for the dimsum and to try the dinner dishes in future. This is also one place I will bring visitors and guests here.

Seaport City Seafood is a restaurant synonymous to the largesque opulent restaurant in global cities in China like Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing. Standard affair.

No expense was spared in the making of this restaurant in decor, dinner ware, and service. Food was also top notch. I would say overall the meal is refined, elevated, with exquisite ingredients and flavour leaning on the traditional side as opposed to the innovative side. Good cooking award of Bib Gourmand is adequately dispensed.

The menu is extensive and far reaching. Three master chefs in one place must be interesting politics-wise. But the food was delicious and clean tasting.

Definitely would like to come back to try some of the other 500 items.

Dim Sum in late January/2024:

Food:
006 - Dumplings with scallops and pork: basically siu mai but with scallops instead of prawns. Good. Nothing memorable about it though...

016 - Wild mushrooms with pork, and beet dumplings: this got forgotten by the staff and we had to ask for it well after our meal was over. But it was worth the wait. WOW. The beets aren't just for the gimmicky pink wrappers - this was really quite lovely and worth the wait. Definitely worth ordering!

024 - Rice rolls with eggs and beef: this was really good. I have never understood the point of rice rolls as they're usually just bland gummy goo with over-cooked prawns inside. But these were delicious!! I loved that beautiful hit of orange peel (don't add any chili oil on this because it seems to destroy/delete the delicate orange peel flavour that makes this SING on your tongue). (FYI - the photo for item 022 - crispy prawn rice rolls does not do it justice- we saw the table beside us have it and omg it looked amazeballs and I'm going to order it next time!)

029 - Pan fried dumplings with chives: wow, really good rendition of this dim sum classic!

036 - pan fried pork buns: these were good for what they are. I'm just not a big fan of this dish in general because it's just too filling. But yes, if you like those fluffy pork buns, this is delicious.

092 - braised tofu with "wild" mushrooms: well, I'm not sure WHO thinks white button mushrooms are "wild" but yeah, we got two kinds of mushrooms, some greens and tofu. It was "good" - but I've had better iterations of this dish in many other places, especially for $29.

We also ordered a bottle of their Alsatian Pinot Gris, which was a bit on the sweet side, but otherwise not acidic and went well with the food. They do not offer wines by the glass, just whole bottles of wine, whiskey, etc at a pretty decent mark up.

Service: Wow, I have no idea how they got a Michelin rating, because the screaming angry male manager on Saturday morning was definitely not cool. He was horrendous. The plucky female hostess defied him and sat us anyway since we had made reservations and had been waiting patiently for 10 minutes while many others who arrived after us got seated. He wanted to give our table to someone else. The staff seemed very harried and frantic because I think he set the tone. I noted that once he calmed down about 40 minutes later, the service was much better, more personable. But that dude is toxic. I've decided to not rate based on the toxic manager because clearly he's a terror to the staff and it's not their fault.

Ambience: it was as brightly lit as an operating room at 11:45am for dim sum. They had all the pot lights and chandeliers on at full power. Aside from that, yeah it was a nicely decorated over the top opulent Chinese banquet style room.

I went for dim sum with just my husband, and my recommendation is that you get 4-6 people, not just for ordering more dishes, but you will get less hassle being seated (even with a reservation made weeks in advance). I would be open to trying their dinner service, although the eye-watering prices will mean it has to be a special occasion experience.

Oh, and, I got locked in the bathroom stall because the lock mechanism is dicey. I eventually escaped the stall by doing a gentle wiggle-jiggle after each quarter turn of the locking mechanism (but be patient, it took about 4.5 full turns, a quarter turn at a time with a wiggle-jiggle).

I have not been to a high end Chinese restaurant for a long time and really like the bright and modern decor. The staff is very attentive and made sure we got our parking registered.

What is missing from this place is a "memorable" dish. They have a good selection of Cantonese, Chiuchow and Szechuan food while it's hard to pinpoint a dish I that really like.

Overall the best dish was the Chiuchow appetizers which has good flavor but the duck can more tender. The tiger shrimps were huge and fresh where the vermicelli noodles is still chewy. The dessert soup with different types of beans and taro is surprisingly good to end the meal.