Lei Garden

Spacious restaurant with yummy authentic dim sum with extra oomph. The fish cheung fun with cilantro was superb, as were the seafood dumplings and soup dumplings. The char shiu puff pastry buttery and super light. The fried fish was delightful and the fried pumpkin with salted egg yolk original. The kai lan with oyster sauce cooked just right. Service was gracious and quick. Highly reccomend!

We picked this restaurant for a family reunion dinner. We used to come here for dim sum only but today we decided to try their dinner menu. We have had one of the best Chinese meal here. The dishes are packed with incredible flavor, and you can really taste the freshness of the ingredients in every bite. The food is consistently outstanding and full of authentic taste. Their roasted duck is crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and served with tasted sauce. Lei Garden strikes the perfect balance between a refined dining experience and the comforting essence of home-cooked Chinese meals. While the service can be a bit slow at times, the amazing quality of the food more than makes up for it.

This was the best dim sum I’ve ever had. Everything was tasty and it was all very reasonably priced. I will definitely be back!

The excellent service starts from the waiting. The front desk Joey is a professional waitress who handles the waiting list promptly and accurately. She always smiles. This restaurant always has a long waiting list. Customers usually wait for at least half an hour. Smile cures all their impatience. Of course, food quality and quantity are important, too. 2/9/2025 Restaurant celebrated Happy New Year with Lion Dance. Amazing.

Very good Chinese food. Crispy Baked BBQ and Chicken Pan Fried Noodle are really tasty. Recommend coming a bit early as the place gets crowded quickly.

Come here for dim sum, but avoid dinner. My experience with this restaurant is quite mixed. I came here for dim sum and enjoyed it very much—the dim sum was pretty decent, and the service was satisfactory. However, when I returned for dinner another day, I was very disappointed.It felt like a completely different restaurant. On a Friday evening, the place was half empty, and the food was mediocre. The roast duck was barely warm. The most disappointing aspect was the service. We ordered steamed live fish, and as is customary in Cantonese restaurants, the staff should inform the customers of the fish's weight and show it to them before cooking. Our waiter forgot to do this, and we noticed him showing the fish to two other tables. When we inquired with the manager, we were told that because we didn’t ask to see the fish, they didn't notice us the fish weight and show it to us. Having grown up in China and frequented many Cantonese restaurants, I knew this was just an excuse for their oversight. A simple apology would have sufficed, but instead, the manager came over twice to educate us on how to tell if a steamed fish was live. I came to enjoy my dinner, not to attend a class on fish. I won’t be returning for dinner. Dim sum? May be.

This review is for Sunday dim sum. Solid 4 stars in my opinion. We arrived at 11:30 am on a Sunday morning, right at the peak of any dim sum restaurants busy hours. There was plenty of parking in the area, even at this time. As a small party of 2, we were sat within 15 minutes. Larger parties were waiting about 20-30 minutes. There are no more carts, instead items are made to order and brought out by servers on large trays. You fill out a menu card complete with a full picture menu - helpful if you're not sure of what you're looking for, and be sure to get a waiters attention as soon as you're done. The dim sum is fresh and made to order. I'd say the quality of the food is very good, better than average, but nothing really stood out as outstanding. Lei's fulfilled our dim sum craving and I would recommend this place and already have a date set for coming back. Wait staff is attentive and prompt. Food is decently priced and comes to your table hot and fresh. The variety is very good and you're sure to find your favorite Cantonese dim sum delights.

This is one of the best dim sum places in the bay! I visited twice and tried different things, and everything I tried was very on point and super fresh. We especially enjoyed the egg tarts, chicken feet and the BBQ pork. Avoid going there on Sundays for lunch tho, the queue is very long. Weekdays are fine!

Great food, fast service. They do close midday 3-5 pm just FYI... i didn't realize this when we walked in at 2:15/2:30... i felt bad after sitting. but they were still happy to accept us and served us very quickly. id say just about everything is good. there was five of us and we loved every dish we got. the one different thing that i've never seen anywhere else was the crispy shrimp look fun. this is basically shrimp fried with string phyllo dough and wrapped in the look fun. it was good in that it gave a different texture that just all mushy (but i love the mush). it was a little oily but soo good.

Come early as there is typically a long wait on the weekends. We came on a Sunday at around 11:45AM and had to wait around 30 minutes for a table of 2. The food was average. Siu Mai is usually my go-to at dim sum places and this one didn't hit! The fried milk was unique though. I think I rather go elsewhere due to the wait.

Mother's Day weekend Saturday dinner, while a lot of restaurants are busy and full, this one still has some seatings and I could even call 30 mins before arrival to book a table for 6. We ordered half a set of banquet of 5 person with $338. Each dish was sumptuous and we even had left over after splitting them with 6 adults. Chicken with ginger sauce is a cold dish: I like the ginger sauce, flavorful. The BBQ combo dish is also a cold dish and it has seaweed, BBQ pork, roast duck and jelly fish: All are good. Walnut shrimp is decent. The XO sauce pork cheek stir-fry is flavorful. The steam fish is fresh and smooth, with silky flesh. The crab is my least favorite dish just because taking out the meat is so much trouble. The fish maw and tofu soup is ok, wish it's slightly more salty but overall loads of ingredients. For dessert, the restaurant gave us some baked buns and it's on the house. I think those are dim sum leftovers. Anyhow, we all loved the baked sesame buns. Service is a bit under-represented. For example, when the new dish was placed down, it almost swept away my plate while I was eating. I also have to ask for them to give us new plates while our own plates are piled up with bones and shells. They were also a bit slow in taking out the dirty dishes or helping us to make room for the new dishes by combining the half consumed dishes into one plate. However, when the waiter was helping us to distribute the soup to individual bowls, he paused to let me take a picture. Overall, my friends who had never visited this place enjoyed the food and wanted to revisit for dim sum. So I consider the dinner a good 4 star rating!

Lei Garden is my most favorite dim sum restaurant in the South Bay. You mark your orders directly onto a paper menu (it has pictures of most items) and the dishes are prepared made to order, which means mostly everything comes out together at the same time. This restaurant doesn't have staff pushing carts around for you to choose from. Although you don't get that traditional dim sum experience with the push carts and ladies yelling out their dishes I actually like that everything is freshly prepared. You have to wait a bit longer but the dishes come out steaming hot. The ambiance is what you might expect for a busy weekend brunch. On Saturday at noon there were several families waiting ahead of us and it took 15 mins for us to get a table. I didn't mind the table wait but the wait for food took longer than I expected, maybe 20 mins or so. As for food, I recommend the sticky rice, chives & shrimp dumplings, scallop & pea shoot dumplings, deep fried taro dumplings, baked char siu buns, deep fried taro dumplings, and the deep fried glutinous dumplings with pork. For 8 small dishes the total came to approximately $80, this includes added $2.50 per person for tea. They didn't automatically include gratuity for us like others had mentioned. Perhaps it's added for a large group (we had 3 people in our group). #25-04-05

Decent dim sum but a little on the salty side. They also get pretty packed on the weekends. We came on a Sunday afternoon around 12pm and took us 30 min to get a table for 4

The dining experience here featured acceptable food but the service quality fell short of expectations. The staff delivered all dishes simultaneously without leaving any space on the table so I needed to carry the condiment tray in my hands. The staff members refused to remove the tray after I requested it and they ignored my request. The service quality at this price range should be better than what I received. The large serving sizes and several tasty dim sum dishes did not compensate for the terrible service and inadequate table organization. Not rushing back.

Terrible service. The All the dishes were brought out at once, and there wasn't enough space on the table. I had to hold the condiment tray in my hands to help the staff fit all the dishes on the table. Afterwards, I asked them to take the condiment tray away, but they said they couldn't. I asked, "Then how am I supposed to eat while holding this? Where am I supposed to put it? Maybe on the next table?" The server actually replied, "If you ask me, I can't do anything about it," and just walked away. The table was small, and they expected the customer to hold a full tray of condiments -- how is anyone supposed to eat like that? The service attitude was extremely poor.

We tried Lei Garden for the first time on a weekend afternoon! We ordered their siu mai, har gow, fried Ham Sui Gok (Fried Glutinous Rice Dumplings), BBQ pork pastry, and fried shrimp wontons. We appreciate how the food all came out super hot! Some dim sum places will only serve some items hot, and some items are sometimes lukewarm or cold. The BBQ pork pastry was such a highlight for this meal! I cannot get over how good it tasted. I personally really enjoyed the milk powder flavor of the dough! We will come back for more! The fried shrimp wontons were also very hot and delicious!

Came here for dim sum with family. We got here soon after they opened, and got seated right away. We ordered some of the typical dim sum, but one thing that was unique was a red rice roll with fish filet. The wrapper was a bit on the thicker side, but I actually prefer that. The fish filet were thick enough where it didn't just fall apart. All that to say, it was yummy. Everything else was the typical dim sum goodness. The food came out fast, but not all at once which tells me that they were steaming them when ordered. Overall, a great dim sum experience, and I would definitely come again for dim sum.

I was recommended this restaurant by a Cantonese friend who says this is the best dim sum they tried in the South Bay! Food is so tender and delicious and freshly made, each dish was perfectly cooked & I have to say the dim sum here is the closest I've tried to Hong Kong. Plates are priced a bit in the higher side, but well worth the quality. Service is standard, we came in a pretty busy lunch hour. Ambiance is lovely, clean and tidy with a traditional Chinese aesthetic with a modern touch. Would definitely return when I have a craving for dim sum!

The food was amazing here! We ordered a little bit of everything - a good variation of their dim sums, turnip cake, cucumbers, snow pea leaves (not in menu but offered if asked), fish congee, fried rice, beef balls, pork spare ribs, and finished off with egg tarts. If I had a favorite it was the fried tofu skin with shrimp and chives - delicious! The egg tarts could have been skipped. Service is where I kicked off a star. Maybe it was because we came almost around closing time, but it was not something to write home about. Ambiance is casual enough to bring young children.

We come early to this place when visit my daughter. Got seat, drink was order. Menu was colorful and easy to read and put order in that paper menu. Food comes out quickly and delicious.

As a Cantonese I've wanted to try the dim sum here for a while. We had a fairly decent lunch here a while back. This time I came for dim sum with a bunch of friends. In general I think all the dim sum dishes we ordered were pretty good, with 腸粉 being the most memorable. I was pleasantly surprised by the various 腸粉 flavors and I liked them all. The other dishes were also quite generous. 糯米雞 might be a bit lacking in terms of the ingredients. No one would say no to a 糯米雞 filled quite generously, but this one ain't it. The bill came out to be ok, $40-50 per adult. Normal Bay Area price. Service was good, a very typical Cantonese restaurant vibe. Some waiters don't speak Cantonese, but it's totally fine. Parking was plenty around the restaurant. Location is quite convenient (there's a 99 ranch nearby). I think this would be a safe option for us, in the sense that if our non-Cantonese friends ask for a dim sum place in South Bay, we won't feel bad recommending this place to them.

We came here our last day in California. We got there around 11:00am and it was packed. We thought it opened at 11 but it must've opened earlier. They have a good system to check in. You tell them your name and they write your name and how many in your party on a paper. Then they give you a number. When a table is ready for you, they call your number. It was our first time going there and it was very big inside. We got a table for six and were serviced right away. It was dim sum time so we got a lot of little dishes. We got chow mein, duck, green beans, steamed pork buns, har gau, egg tarts, look fun with char siu, potstickers, dried scallop and pork sticky rice, green onion pancake, and veggie and pork bean curd. My favorites were the chow mein and the steamed pork buns. The chow mein had thin noodles and had really good flavor. The steamed pork buns had char siu in it and it had a nice sweet crispy crust on the top of it. It was a nice complement to it. All of the food was very good and we all left very stuffed. We will definitely try to come to this place again next time

New ownership! We went to have dimsum today, good news was it was a short wait for our party of 3 around 12:30pm (15-20 min). However, we noticed the food quality difference right away. Also, there were not enough workers so service was a bit limited. We handed in our own order, went to the front to get boxes and also handed in our own bill. They are just very very busy but the most important difference for me was the food.

Solid 3.5 stars! The dim sum wasn't the best I've had, but it wasn't bad either. We ordered our usual favorites--shu mai, shrimp roll, BBQ baked buns, taro puff, glutinous pork, roast duck, steamed Jidori chicken, and honey walnut prawns (which could've used a bit more sauce). While nothing truly stood out, everything was decent. Service was okay, though there seemed to be a bit of a language barrier. I'd be interested in coming back for dinner to see how their other dishes compare!

This place was hustling and bustling on a Saturday morning for dimsum, but it wasn't too crowded for we got seated immediately for a party of 4. Service was pretty straight forward like any other Chinese restaurant. They come and ask you which tea you want and at this location you mark what you want instead of grabbing from the carts. Overall, dimsum was okay! Not the best but not the worst. I think a lot of their food was under-salted like their Pan Fried Radish Cake (Lo Bat Gao). Nothing really stood out to me. I think prices are too expensive here vs. the quality. Overall, it's not a terrible place but there are much better options out there.

Been going to this spot with the family for a few years now and it satisfies our palette whenever we're all in the mood for dim sum. My go to items are the shrimp rice roll, pork ribs in black bean sauce, Chinese broccoli, and stuffed eggplant in black bean sauce which all tasted great and hits the spot every time. I enjoy the menu variety and everything is presented and cooked perfectly. However, when it comes to service it's kind of a hit or miss--especially during the lunch rush. You'll be waving your hands up in the air trying to wave someone down to get noticed and fill up your teapot.

You had me at Dim Sum! Ordering is easy: you check off the dishes you want on a paper menu that has photos and prices! Food comes out fast and service is fast, though seating is sometimes not as fast (on weekends, there is usually a line, but I see that as a positive bec it means the food is good so I'm ok waiting). I love the traditional Chinese dim sum places, like Lei Garden, where they ask you what kind of tea you want when they seat you. It's so fun to choose! My favorite is Crysanthemum tea. Prices are a little high to me, but I think that's the going rate for good food in that area. I've been here several times and most dishes I've had are "hits", rather than "misses". My go-to dishes are: sticky rice in lotus leaves, shu mai, shaio long bao, tofu skin wrapped shrimp, cold cucumber salad, and sesame balls. (The ones I skip after trying are: all the rice rolls and the fried tofu skin dish.). The restaurant is spacious and nicely decorated, so it's great for large parties. The waiting area is pretty small but there are a few chairs for elders. To Go orders have been pretty fast as well (I got a large order in 15 mins on a Sunday morning!) Lei Garden always hits the spot when I'm craving dim sum.

I had dim sum lunch on a Wednesday in June with family members. The food is very good, as well as the service. The inside decor is fine. My only suggestion is to install brighter light bulbs in the women's restroom. It was very dim, as I had to adjust my eyes to the dark restroom.

I liked: $7 Spare ribs in black bean sauce $7 Egg custard bun $7 Mango pudding $12 Pork belly $7 Scallion pancake $10 Pan fried pork bun $10 Chinese broccoli This was ok: $8 Shrimp & Pork Xlb $7 Steamed bbq pork bun $8 Mixed seafood dumpling $8 Chicken pot sticker $8 Beef rice roll The best thing I can say is that service here is very fast. Overall the food is ok but the high price pulls down the overall experience. If I were to come back, I'd be very selective about what we pick. Things I marked as OK were largely cuz they were bland and lacked the flavor I expected. Pretty mid because when I go to a large dim sum place that isn't fancy, I expect cheap tasty food. Because this meal cost 50 dollars per person and the flavors weren't worth it, I can't recommend people go to Lei Garden unless you need dim sum immediately. We got seated, ordered, ate, and paid all within 40 minutes.

Rude Staff and Horrible Service: My friend gave me a $150 gift certificate from Lei Garden which expired in one month (she just bought from Lei garden). When my family went to have lunch and pay with the certificate, we were told that they don't give change (either in cash or in certificate). However, there is no place that tells us if this policy (nothing shown in the certificate or the merchandise cannot show any regulations in their side about this policy). They just said either you give up changes, or use the certificate next time. Since the certificate is expiring very soon, we have to use the certificate. The billing lady is very rude, not saying any sorry for lack of policy and just say: what I said now is the policy, you can only accept it and then refuse to talk to me. I told her that I will post review to yelp to state this fact, she said: up to you. I started to take photo, she started to call me a "mad woman". I am very surprised. This is how they treat their customers.

I used to live 5 min walk away from here, and I always see a line outside so I never really had the urge to try it out (but then our family would drive 10+ min to get dimsum at another place with long lines....so it doesn't really make sense). Anyway, I finally got the chance to try it out this year and I really liked it! Yes, it was a bit pricey compared the other dimsum places, but the quality was there. I enjoyed everything I had here. The tripe was the only one that was just okay though.

I love this restaurant, it is authentic, quick and serves amazingly delicious food. Select what you want and receive tasty dumplings, dishes and sides hot and flavorful. Come in a larger group to get lots on the menu and try everything!

Had a terrible experience at Lei Garden. The chairs were ridiculously old, with the seat and legs separated. When I tried to pull the chair forward, my hand got stuck between the seat and the legs, and my fingers were crushed, turning purple and even breaking the skin. I told the host, and he just said, "Let me get you a band-aid?" Another server tried replacing the chairs, but both were broken as well. This happened before the food even came, and no one bothered to check on us until we left. Poor facilities and worse service attitude.

Came in for lunch and it was not that busy but for some reason service seemed to be as if it was a full house that it took serious waving to get their attention. At one point frustrated I got up to service station to go get a dish for sauce. Oh then the lady who delivered our dim sum, I asked her to cut the Chinese Broccoli one more time especially the stem area. She didn't speak English so I gave her the cut sign (scissor) but she refused and server happened to walk by so I told him to ask her to cut it. If course then she did it but was rude about it as the cut pieces of the broccoli fell out of the plate. I then said are u upset but she ignored me. It was worse service ever! It's not first time we been here and I've seen how chaotic it can be during rush hour. I think with the bad service and wait I lost my appetite as everything didn't taste as good as I remembered. It was just average dim sum that is over priced these days. Cost has gone up to 8 to 13 per dish. Anyways I won't be coming back but I still gave you 3 stars for the food. Lastly when asking for tea pot refill make sure you tell them what it was because we started with Jasmine and it came back as oolong.

We brought in friends for a gathering. We have the dinner at 6p on Wednesday. One standout was the Beef Short Ribs with Honey Pepper Sauce. The melt-in-your-mouth ribs, similar to sesame beef in their rich sweetness, were cooked to absolute perfection, boasting a satisfyingly deep-fried flavor and a hint of peppery bite. Another crowd-pleaser was the Peppered Lobster with Dried Shrimp. Plump chunks of lobster meat brimming with the warmth of pepper and the umami depth of dried shrimp. It was a seafood lover's dream come true! For a touch of vegetarian delight, we also ordered the Salted Egg Pumpkin and Prawn. The dish beautifully balanced flavors and textures. Crispy, lightly breaded pumpkin pieces danced with pops of juicy prawns, all enveloped in a subtle, addictive salted egg sauce. It was a light and satisfying combination that perfectly rounded out the meal. Overall, our dinner a resounding success. The delicious food, paired with the attentive service and vibrant atmosphere, created a truly memorable evening for all. We left feeling happy, well-fed, and already planning our next get-together at this hidden gem.

bay areaaaa dim sum!! we came on a sunday morning and they were busy, but were were seated quickly. you order off the paper menu by marking what dishes you would like, so don't expect dim sum carts :( we got our food pretty promptly after ordering. stand outs to me were salt and pepper tofu, sautéed string beans, fried radish cake, and siu mai a bit pricier than oc dim sum but when in the bay...

My kids and I enjoy eating dim sum here. However, I find their service meh, and they overcharge for tea. They charge by individual so they sneak in charging my kids tea at $2 each even though they don't drink tea so double check your bill. Yesterday, I had lunch with my son, and had hot water. They charged me $1.20 for hot water. In addition to that, they had a mandatory service charge of 15% on the bill for the two of us. There was no way of opting out of it. Restaurants in California are not allowed to charge service fees on top of menu prices. Senate Bill 478 (SB 478), which went into effect on July 1, 2024, requires restaurants to include all mandatory fees in the price of the item. Again, that is pretty shady of this place to do that.

Food is good and the service is pretty quick. Be aware that some fish dishes may contain bones -- the small kind. Also some soups may come as a broth. The things that were cooked in the soup come in a separate bowl.

I probably would have rated Lei Garden 5 stars for taste but ultimately decided on 4 for the high bill. For 3 dishes the total bill after tax and tip was $101 which is a little steep considering there are other restaurants that have just as good Cantonese food for cheaper. I went here for the memories since this used to be Canton Delight way back in the 90s. We were given Jasmine Tea when seated but since it was late we were also able to ask for Chrysanthemum Tea since it's caffeine free. Pickled cabbage and boiled peanuts are appetizers given when seated as well. We ordered Shrimp Chow Fun with Scrambled Eggs, Abalone with Tofu and Mushroom sizzling plate, and Honey Walnut Prawns. All the food was delicious, but a little heavy on the oil. The Shrimp Chow Fun with Scrambled Eggs is covered in gravy so it's like a wet noodle dish. The Abalone was soft and tender, and the sizzling plate came out piping hot. The Honey Walnut Prawns were solid. I appreciated they also gave complimentary Egg Tarts for dessert, this was a nice surprise! 3 dishes was definitely more than enough food for 2 people, and I appreciate the familiar faces of the servers too. All in all a good experience, but it was definitely more costlier than I'd prefer to pay

What's not to love when you get all the dim sum your heart desires?? I never leave here unsatisfied & always look forward to my next lunch. So much better to get here around 11ish on the weekends. Parking & ur wait time will all depend on ur timing...but lunch service is always quick so that's never a prob ;-)

Found this on Reddit of all places. Came here TWICE in 1 week. Everything we had was delicious and you know it's authentic when there are hardly any white folks there at any given time. One of the few true dim sum places I've been to since Covid and most of them shut down in the area.

I went here a few days ago and I can't really remember what I got exactly. It was a mix of shrimp dumplings, some bao's, green beans and some more things and everything was amazing Service was decent, it was really busy!

Similar to other reviewers, I consistently notice a line forming outside and the tables are consistently occupied inside, which creates a tempting allure to give this place a try. We decided to grab dim sum here for lunch during Cupertino's cherry blossom weekend. When you arrive, a host will guide you to your table and they will give you a paper menu and pen to mark your orders. Menu offers plenty of dishes to choose from which can take awhile to order if you're new to the restaurant. Side dishes have no price, but family dish does. Restaurant has a classical Chinese aesthetic: round table, white table cloth, and featuring a water wall. Even though the menu presented no prices on the single dishes, we kept choosing dishes as if playing roulette. I don't recall the names for each dish, but quality and tasting was satisfying. Serving size is perfect balance. Despite the enjoyable food, we ended up spending $60+ for the meal for two, which was more than we anticipated. While it might not become a regular haunt, it's a place worth saving for future visits.

This is the best Dim Sum place in Cupertino. I have been going to Lei Garden for a long time, food is always on point. The 3 stars is for them not using carts anymore. There's something missing from Dim Sum when you don't have carts going around.

At Lei Garden, you order off a menu and they don't have rolling carts. This is better for food safety concerns, but also results in over ordering. The food was good here and came out immediately after ordering. However, their prices are on the steep end. They charge $2.40 per person for tea which is a little absurd and they charged an 18% service fee for our party of 6. They tipped the tax so it was more like 20%. Their plates are much more expensive compared to other dim sum locations and the Ong Choy that we ordered off menu was $23. If you're looking for good food, I have to agree that the food is great, it's just not cost friendly compared to other places.

Weird that they don't have the carts here but cool because you can just order it and not have to wait for 30 minutes for what you actually want to arrive! The food has always been good here, and you can tell the meat was all cleaned well prior to cooking! Servers aren't all friendly, but what else are you expecting? Hahaha.

Went for dinner, pretty ordinary but overpriced. House pan fried noodles - a pretty unique dish and probably my favorite among the 3. Healthy and filling balance of meat, vegetables, and noodles. The noodles are soft at the top but crispy at the bottom! Spare ribs - too sweet and sticky for my teeth. Braised oyster and roast pork - this is a traditional Guangdong dish but would expect more flavors.. there's a lot of oyster in it though. After tax and tip it was ~$60 per person, and I don't think the food is worth the price and the service which we barely got.

Decent food, has some unique dish. Service is okay, but not attentive about refilling the tea water. Very sketchy they PRE-CHARGE "service fee" of 15% AND the 15% is based off the after-tax amount. How about earning your tip? Not even sure how much the employees get to keep.

We had a wonderful dinner here for a special occasion on a weeknight. We started off with the Peking duck, which I really enjoyed! The duck was very crispy and freshly made - some places serve you regular roast duck, but the dish here was very authentic, and came with sauce, green onions, and soft buns. The sweet and sour pork was really great as well, with pineapple and green bell peppers mixed in. I also really enjoyed the Singapore vermicelli noodles, and the green beans and mushrooms on top of fried tofu was amazing as well! The tofu was very crispy and light on the breading. The staff were very attentive to us - refilling our tea and changing out our plates mid way through our meal. They also served a delicious complimentary dessert buns which our group really enjoyed. I haven't been to this restaurant in a number of years, and was pleasantly surprised by the excellent service and reasonable food during this visit.

My boyfriend and I loved this restaurant! We definitely fulfilled our dim sum craving. Lei Garden is located in Cupertino and has it's own parking lot (there's plenty of parking). We got here on a Wednesday afternoon so it wasn't super busy, but a decent crowd. Dishes aren't served on a cart, which I think is better. It's made to order, so they bring out the dishes hot and ready to eat. We ordered quite a few dishes ~ * salt and pepper tofu 5/5 * Crispy shrimp rice roll 5/5 * Dried scallop and pork sticky rice lotus leaf wrap 5/5 (did not have, but boyfriend liked it) * Deep fried shrimp ball 5/5 (cut in half and sweet/sour sauce on side) * Sautéed string bean w/ black bean sauce 5/5 * Braised beef offal 4/5 (did not have, but boyfriend didn't like the dark cuts of meat) * Pan fried noodle roll w/ XO sauce 5/5 (taste like chow fun with black bean sauce) * Black sesame mochi w/ peanut powder 5/5 We didn't get to finish four of the dishes, so we took it to-go. Best to eat it same day! Service was exceptional! Consistently refilling our glasses or removing finished plates. They charge tea per person, but we get free refills in the teapot. They have Jasmine or oolong for the options. We'd love to come back and try other dim sum dishes, maybe get a soup next time! I know more of the main entrees are a bit steep in price but if you're dining with a bigger group, it's not too bad.

Food is good. Tried both Dim Sum for lunch and Dinner. The price is on higher side in my opinion. I noticed they put 15% service fee although it was dim sum for party of 3. I am sorry but what kind of "service" do you provide for pre-order Dim Sum lunch. Just bring food out and take empty dishes away without saying anything. I had to ask for hot water refill for a tea and never brought back so had to ask for it again. It's such a shame - with good service this place can be better with excellent food!

Great food, fast service and vegetarian friendly! I came here on Sunday with a party of 7 and waited about 30 minutes during lunch. Shrimp dumplings: 5/5 shrimp and pork dumplings: 5/5 shrimp rice rolls: 5/5 beef rice roll: 5/5 curry chicken pastry: 4/5 bbq pork bun: 4/5 Pan-fried stuffed peppers: 3/5 turnip cake: 4/5 salt & pepper fish: 2/5 (very salty) Vegetarian friendly dishes: soy sauce noodles: 5/5 salt & pepper tofu: 4/5 Romain lettuce with garlic: 4/5 onion cilantro rice roll: 5/5 stir fried string beans: 4/5

No issues ordering dimsum over the phone on a Saturday. Pick up was 20 mins, all food was accounted for and packaged well. The family enjoyed the meal, food was tasty and not so heavy or greasy. I would definitely order takeout from here again!

3.5*, rounded down to 3. Came on a Saturday morning, and there was a 10 minute wait for a table. No cart service, everything is ordered on a menu. This is both good and bad -- you can find all the less common items, and items tend to come very fresh and hot, but it can also take awhile for someone to take your order and for the items to be prepared. Unfortunately it our case, it took almost 15 minutes before anyone came over and took our menu. This was pretty strange, but may be due to us being tucked away in a corner table behind a wall. We were really hungry after waiting to place our order and then waiting for the food to arrive. To our disappointment, several of the items were pretty bland and unspectacular. The ribs were very tender and all came clean off the bone, but they had very little flavor. The sauce for the rice roll was also very mild, we had to really dip/mix/soak it up to get the flavor. Finally, the roasted pork was really tough and hard to chew. Overall, the food was pretty average and the service was slightly frustrating. There's a lot of dim sum places in the South Bay, so it'll probably be awhile before we try this once again.

Their dim sum is solid, and our dinner yesterday went without a hitch. We had a party of 8 and ordered one of the 10 person set courses (family style of course), and everything was delicious. The Peking duck, lobster, and pineapple buns were our favorites, and the steamed live fish a close second. Service was great, our used plates were periodically switched out for clean ones, and they boxed our many, many leftovers for us. They included a service charge of 18% for our table, very reasonable for a nice setting on a Saturday night. Id come back!

Their hours on Yelp are inaccurate. Came by at exactly 11a (as stated on Yelp) on Sunday but the place was already open with a full house lol. Pretty pricey too! Spent about 160$ on about 10 different dishes. Can't really say much about service since we didn't dine in but our interaction with the server who took our order was no trouble at all. Food: 8/10 dim sums we got were a hit but the other 2: *Noodles with XO sauce - Meh. Wasn't saucy and didn't have much flavor. *Fried taro with scallops - Dry!! Tons of scallops though. -Har gow, mixed seafood dumplings, and siu mai were very meaty and juicy. -Preserved egg and pork congee was also delicious but pricey at 17$ lol. -Salt and pepper fish filet - Very nice flavor and lots of fish inside. -Bbq buns - Tons of filling inside and the bun was so soft!

Lei Garden comes up often in my quest to map out dimsum options, so I'd be remiss to not try it out at least once. Though not apparently related to the identically named restaurants in HK, Lei Garden at home is a solid option for dim sum with plenty of parking available and a full picture menu for easy ordering (nice for those less familiar with dish names). While it seems outdoor seating has been stripped down, the insides have quite the clean and modern look to them. The place definitely gets a good amount of folks coming in as it filled up quick despite us coming in near opening. Still a spacious enough lot that finding parking in their private lot wasn't too big of a deal. The service at Lei Garden is extremely attentive, with staff members frequently checking in on tables and making sure that everything is well stocked (just don't expect them to be too chatty, as usual for Chinese spots). Do note they do charge for tea on a per person basis, with the Chrysanthemum being upcharged somewhat. The dim sum dishes are generally well executed, but I can see it being a mixed bag depending on what you order. However, overall the quality of the food was good enough that I would feel comfortable taking friends here for a low-key casual meal. ==Beef rice noodle rolls [3.5/5]== Solid cheungfun with a nice fresh mouthfeel to them and not too much sauce drizzled on them. The filling could be improved though as it tasted remarkably starchy and a bit bland on the beef front. ==Beef balls [3.5/5]== Good beef balls that fell a smidge short as I felt they were a bit on the bland side and a little overdone on the texture front. Tender, but lacked a bite to it. Again, felt like it was too much starch and not enough meat. ==Deep-fried Taro [5/5]== Excellent flaky and crispy outer shell that crumbles/melts nicely into a savory interior with a nice balance of flavors. I was expecting sweet, but the salty meat filling did nicely blend with the taro, so I was happy either way. ==Baked BBQ Pork buns [4/5]== Solid exterior and a decently good filling; though the filling could be better, it is still plenty good enough to enjoy. These guys had a very nicely done sweet crumbly top to compliment a lightly savory chasiu. It could afford to be a bit punchier on flavor, but texture was spot on. ==Pork and veggies tofu wrap [5/5]== Plenty flavorful and tasty, but caution that this does actually contain shrimp in it despite not being named (it doesn't typically have it too, so it was a bit of an unfortunate discovery as my brother is allergic). ==Xiumai [4/5]== Solid and would happily munch on these again as they were quite fresh, though the shrimp flavors tasted a bit muted in these. Reasonably tender though. ==String beans [4/5]== Good flavors with a light spicy heat and savory to them to compliment saliter dimsum items. Not perkiest/freshest beans going by texture though and the portion did feel remarkably small for the price.