Red Star Seafood Restaurant

Dim sum in bamboo trays on the average-to-low end. In contrast, high quality made to the order lunch dishes. Ginger chicken steamed bun: 3 pc, small size, dough a little soggy, guessing they steam up factory made frozen buns. Cod fish maw & vegetable in oyster sauce : Very tasty and good portion for the 3 of us! Rolled rice sheet with fish filling : great! Unlike the more common choice of rolled rice sheet with fish paste, this dish has fish pieces and no deep frying involved. Fried rice with diced chicken and salted fish: Great! Good portion. Overall, I have reservation on the quality of their bamboo tray steamed dim sum. I appreciate the flavour in their made-to-the-order items. I had dinner here on the past and I remember it was very flavourful, and they have very attentive servers.

The leader of our group frequent this place and we were treated very well. Food quality is excellent but the atmosphere is lacking.

The food was delicious. A solid Chinese restaurant. The dishes were plated beautifully. Highlights were the bitter melon with scrambled eggs. The scrambled eggs were creamy and the bitter melon was not bitter at all and the combo paired very well together. The sweet and sour pork had tasty vinegary flavour. The honey garlic spareribs were just the right amount of sticky with nice garlic flavour and the meat was both crisp and juicy. The almond and sesame cookies at the end were superb in flakiness and freshness. The mung bean soup was a sweet finish to the meal. The Peking duck was also great. Just wish they gave a bit more cucumber slices and green onion to top your pancake with. The shrimp and squid with snow peas, sweet and sour pineapple duck, and the fried fish were decent as well but more average in taste. A great place for a family dinner.

I visited twice as a tourist last week. On Saturday, 2 men only ordered 3 vegetable dishes and 6 bowls of rice 🤣 - carb loading for Vancouver Marathon on May 4th, 2025. Very good service and food quality, particularly the rices. I revisited it on Wed with my family for my favourite food - dim sum. Still very nice service.

This is my favorite dim sum place. I brought my friends here. Some of them are vegetarian and some of them like the dim sum to be cut into smaller pieces. The waiters are so helpful and they tried to accommodate my friends’ needs. Food are amazing, best steamed shrimp dumplings!

It's a nice restaurant with good food. The price is reasonable so it's a popular place to go, need a reservation if going at peak times. The menu is huge and lots of variety from soup to seafood. They have frequent deals too and plenty of free parking. Service can be better.

Excellent dim sum with indoor parking. Excellent, excellent, excellent service. Changes your plate, fill up your teapots and very proactive. Tasty food, good ambiance and centrally located. Also right now, there is 15% discount for lunch, simply amazing.

Great dim sum spot. Well prepared and friendly staff. The tables / linens are a bit old and worn out. Flavor profile of food was pretty spot on 5/5.

What I liked about Red Star was that every dish was consistently good Cantonese food. As a US visitor looking for good Cantonese food in Richmond, the big question is where do you go? You don't find many reviews for Canadian restaurants on Yelp and I questioned those rankings. You could also look at Google Reviews, Google search results rankings, Trip Advisor, and ask locals. Each of those provide different answers on where to get good or the best Cantonese food in Richmond. You can't go wrong with Parker Place bbq and HK BBQ Master and there are lots of good dim sum places, but if you're looking for Cantonese sea food for dinner, then there's no consistent recommendation. Ultimately, we went with the recommendation from locals, went to Red Star in Richmond, and we were very happy with the choice. We had many of the same dishes that we order at home when we go out for Chinese food. The Peking duck was very good. We had the duck meat served chopped up with lettuce cups. Sizzling beef with bbq sauce was tender. Sautéed pea sprouts were very good. The star of the meal was Dungeness crab served sautéed with ginger and scallions. The crab was a bit of a hassle to pick out the meat, but I had to try Dungeness crab once on this trip. The service was very good. One piece of advice is to call in advance for a reservation. The restaurant is very busy and it seemed like most of the places on our list of where to go were so busy that they couldn't take walk-in's.

Been here a few times, always forget to take pics of the food. Came for lunch...I love their halibut w/ginger scallion hot pot( came piping hot) and steamed clams(桂花蚌) We also ordered a plate of stir fried rice vermicelli w/pork(has wok hei flavour) and Siu mai dim sum( 4 big ones) The tables are far apart, relaxing atmosphere and friendly staff. Of course the food is good for both lunch and dinner. Also, the wait staff doesnt always try to upsell their pricier live seafood Enjoy....

Delicious dim sum. You'll notice a lot of local elder Chinese and families dining here and staff speaking Chinese with guests. That's a good indicator that the food is legit. That's also a heads up not to expect Western standards of service like constant checking in without you initiating a request. If you're wondering why the stars are low, it's because Asians don't give As. To request refill the tea, tilt the lid to sit vertical in the pot and someone will come to refill your tea. You are given two teapots at the beginning, one has a paper label with green print on it ... This has the tea. The other pot is just hot water so you can refill the tea when you've drank it all. An uncommon dim sum item is the curry baby squid that my friend ordered. The quality of food here is great. I enjoyed the bean curd with greens and daikon cake. The egg tart and brown sugar cake are delicious desserts. The brown sugar cake did not have the soggy bottom that happens when the steam condensation drips down.

Tbh I love most every dimsum restaurant I go to but this one had some dishes I've never tried before and they were all delicious! 5/5 food - my favorite was the abalone dumpling 5/5 service - quick and accommodating 4/5 ambiance - typical Chinese restaurant vibes

I like this place. The dim sum is fresh and there is a good variety. Parking is also easy compared to other restaurants in Richmond. They also have a good variety of teas.

We ordered a variety of items from Red Star Seafood Restaurant: the suckling pig, garlic abalone, honey garlic spareribs, crab meat w/seasonal vegetable, fried rice, and shark fin soup. The pork was not fresh. The honey pork ribs were the best item in terms of taste and flavor. Pricey, yet everything was just ok. Nothing really stood out in terms of taste or presentation. I wouldn't come back.

All of the food was super delicious and fresh! The quality was great & flavors were on point. The servers were really nice too - always refilling water, and cleaning up dishes. Me and my family got all of our food within 20 mins since we went on the 2nd day of chinese new year, so the servers gave us everything before the rush came in. Overall I would definitely go again!

Amazing service. Kervin hosted me and my bf. He was just what we needed. He was attentive and sooooo hilarious. He got our order to a T and overall made our dining experience so much better. Half duck, Salt n pepper crab and chicken chow mein for the two of us. It was the perfect amount of food.

I am not sure if we came to an off time but the service was REALLY slow! The produce didn't taste that fresh the chicken had a "chicken taste" and the egg with crab had a strong seafood taste and not in a fresh way. It was just really average and nothing stood out to me. I know they have a strong following but I think I rather go to Kirin or Shanghai River.

Great food! Dim sum is only available for lunch turns out. Glad we went ahead and ordered some dinner. The shrimp spring rolls were absolutely incredible and the house special chow mein was amazing. Absolutely humongous portions!

Came here for dinner and everything was just mediocre. I had huge expectations since I'm from the states and I was always told Richmond has good Chinese food. Service was a little slow. Peking duck was dry and the abalone had too much garlic smeared on top. The beef was super chewy so if you're going to order that you should ask for a knife ahead of time.

Another weekend that called for dimsum. My dad had recommended Red Star for this outing and made the reservation. They are quite busy, so I'd suggest doing the same. Located on the second floor of the President Plaza, parking is ample and easily accesses the restaurant if you park on the second floor of the parkade. The quality of dimsum is good, but ordering it could be quite the exercise considering it was only in provided in chinese. I'd imagine they also had an english sheet, but that was not offered to us. Thankfully, there were multiple people at our table that could translate for us. Among the highlights were their rice rolls with hoisin and peanut sauce. The rice rolls were super soft and delicate. Other tasty dishes included the chicken feet, spareribs, and the har gow (shrimp dumplings). The har gow was flavourful beyond the typical ones with a more pronounced white pepper and sesame oil flavour. As a fan of both things, it made them extra delicious to me. I'll be returning and am looking forward to trying more items on the menu.

We've been coming here for many years now for Dim Sum. Even in Richmond not all dim sum is created equal. This place has authentic and delicious Har Gow, Siu Mai, rice rolls where you can taste all of the ingredients, even the rice in the rice rolls. Their tea is proper loose leaf tea (and not the giant tea bag in the tea pot). Service and ambiance is modern Hong Kong Cantonese style, which is our preferred style of Dim Sum.

Last Wednesday evening, it was our first visit to this restaurant after covid, but the experience was very unpleasant. After refuse the 'hard sale' for some dishes (probably more profitable) by the manager that day, the conversation became strange between us. We were even taught by the manager where to put the teapot lol! We have been their customer for many years before the Covid. However, I believe this will be our last time.

Awesome dim sum. We drive up from Seattle as the best Seattle dim sum is a 3 hour drive north to Vancouver :) check out our eats at red star and new mandarin 2023 January Carpool Dim Sum Vancouver https://youtu.be/6QeMw6TKlwg

The workers were rude and unprofessional. Food was awful. I've never seen anyone fuck up dimsum before. I had to spit the food out. It was that bad. The manger (presumably) asked us if we were enjoying the "fresh" egg tarts. They were not fresh. They were cold and undercooked. You can see a billion air bubbles. The xiao mai had a weird fake truffle thing on it and tasted absolutely awful. The xiao mai wasn't even cooked all the way. This place is absolutely horrid.

Red Star Seafood Restaurant 鴻星海鮮酒家 has two locations. This one is located in President Plaza across from Aberdeen Centre in Richmond. This place used to be good, but the food and service have gone downhill. We ordered a King Crab set dinner for a party of 10, and we also ordered additional dishes. We have to say it was pretty disappointing. A big disappointment was the House Chicken with Brown Bean Paste. The chicken was not tender, and it was real dry as cardboard. Food: Can Try! 3/5 Service: ‍‍‍3/5 Price: $50-$100 for two (dinner) Presentation: 2/5 Parking: 5/5 Would I Return: Maybe Explore the menu: King Crab Set Dinner for 10 people, Golden Shrimps with Salted Egg Yolk and Rice Cakes Tips: * makes a reservation * can cater to large party

I am updating this review with an extra star for "Consistency" after coming here on a pretty regular basis, I am awarding this extra star for their consistent food quality & service!

Had dinner both nights at both Red Star Seafood Restaurants, took out on Granville Street and in-dinning at the Cambie Road Richmond location. Both venues served excellent meals of Peking duck, lobster, fried rice, BC Crab, Vegetarian and Pan Fried Black Cod Fish. Loved all the food served and friendly services at both locations. Highly recommended

Breakfast and brunch...dim sum. This restaurant seemed busy during peak hours. The inside looks a little run down. Menu provided on a sheet. Write the number of that dim sum you want and give it to the server. Food came out slow. Food was ok. Was disappointed that we found a piece of metal scrub in our congee. It didn't come up until we were almost done with it. Bleeehhh. The server did not seem surprised. Server gave no expression and went to the kitchen with the item. They did take off that dish, but they don't seem sincere about the situation. Workers don't look attentive. They walk back and forth...not sure what they are doing.

Dim sum quality is quite subpar compared to other Chinese restaurants. Also, for those that pay via credit card, be careful as the counter staff there have been adding an auto 15% tip before handing the machine over which is totally unacceptable. How much gratuity to pay should always be up to the customer and not the staff. If the service warrants a certain tip percentage then I will be more than willing to offer it. Needless to say, we will not be returning to this restaurant.

Went for dinner last night for Peking Duck and it was a big disappointment. Pieces of skin and meat were dry. I have a feeling it was not freshly made. Even the wraps were bad. So thick and chewy. I have to say it was the worse that I've ever had. The second dish that they made out of the duck was lettuce wrap. That was just ok at best. Needed lots of hoisen sauce. Again it was dry. Ordered the Black Cod in soy sauce and it was also over cooked. The only thing that was ok was the Braised Beef. It was tender and juicy but my son didn't care for the mushroom gravy as it has a funny taste to him. So for $145 dinner, it was not worth it. I should have went to Kirin as that is usually my go to restaurant for dinner in Richmond when I come to visit. Also service was not that good either.

I have never come to this location, I always knew about it, but also from the community also know that the one on Granville is the better one, but if you do not try, you definitely do not know. As we were planning to go to dim sum on Good Friday, it was impossible to find a place that would take a table of 4 with minimal wait at around 11 AM... well not impossible if you come here, plenty seats available, weird.. yes.. especially since our two stops prior to this place were packed to the brim with hungry people! A warning to the wise, do not park in front of the T&T, there's only an hour of time here, and you will get ticketed, as one of our party learned this the hard way! Park in the back, where you go up a ramp, and read where you park, some spots have time limits, and it's not worth it to get one of these that will ruin your aftertaste of the meal! This is one of the higher ended dim sum joints in Richmond, as you can tell from the nice decor and the higher prices. I came in here, as my dear and her brother were already seated, and I didn't know there was a seperate section on another floor where you can sit. It's kinda hidden, as you walk into the restaurant, and along the wall, just keep going straight, you will hit some stairs that take you to a downward path. A nice hidden area with more dining tables that sits right beside the kitchen is where we sat on this beautiful Friday. It's an order off a sheet restaurant, no old-time push karts here (don't want to ruin the carpet now!) so if you're wishing for a place to see before you order, this isn't.. and is.. somewhat.. they do provide a menu with pictures! We ordered quite a variety, with the standard har gow and siu mai (stuff I don't usually order, but some others wanted it!), shrimp rice roll, deep fried chicken knee, chicken feet, spare ribs, hot and sour soup, duck tongues, and a big bowl of century egg and pork congee. A good variety, and everything came out in a timely manner, the food was pretty good from the preparation to the end taste, except for the hot and sour soup, as it was on the too sour side, with no need to add anymore vinegar to the equation. The bill came out to be higher than what I thought, also adding to the total was the $1 tea charge per person. I'm giving this a 3.5 on the rating, with a thought on the price, as compared to others, it's a tad high. Maybe I have been spoiled just recently at the Peninsula as they kept on coming with changing my plates consistently, and they were busy, unlike here, which, as I said earlier, you could get a seat, with many tables empty on a Good Friday! They did however come across and keep refilling the tea pots, and the food came quite quick, and they never did rush us (like there was a line-up....) but for the price there are options for you... the usual suspects like Kirin, Fisherman's Terrace, Sun Sui Wah.. all about the same in the $$$. You won't go wrong here if you do come to eat.

Price/quality (1/4): Came here for dim sum and I was quite disappointed. While they had all the standard items, many of those were subpar. For example, the shrimp dumplings had bits of shell and even shrimp legs, and the abalone soup dumpling had improperly cooked abalone, which was also quite fishy. I even found a strand of plastic fibre. Service (1/1): Service was reasonably effective, and they did give me a discount for all those problems. Would I come here again: No, though I heard good things about some of their other locations and I have yet to check them out.

Traditional Cantonese dim sum restaurant. The dim sum was okay and service was very great. They actually offered 20% off in the morning. We ordered food around 10:30am. Definitely gave it a try. We have been there for dinner sometimes. Dinner menu was a little expensive but tasted really good!!!!

Note: this review is for dim sum only good service / there was a major issue with our order and the manager fixed it accordingly decent food/ kinda of average Chinese food, nothing special or memorable lots of parking average price, similar to other dim sum places family friendly would I go back? Probably not

This place is located in President's Plaza across from aberdeen. There is free parking in the parkade next to it. The third level has 3 hours of free parking, the second level is 2 hours and the first level is one hour. The restaurant is located on the 2nd floor? Just above the food court in the Plaza. They have a menu with pictures which is really helpful. The prices are a bit more on the expensive side but the food was pretty decent. The way you order is with the pencil and the paper and you hand it in. I would come again if I was in the area but since we're in Richmond, I would want to try other dim sum places for comparison.

I have been here for dinner but never have a chance to try for their dim sim. After they renovated and changed the dim sim chef, I would say they're one of the best Chinese restaurant in Richmond. Dim sim were pretty good and tasty. Red star baked bun - sweet BBQ pork bun so soft and delicious Chiu Chow steamed dumpling - the skin so thin and sticky. Perfect!! Steamed prawn dumpling - Excellent and hot! Fish paste with bean curd in rice roll - just ok and a bit salty. The lunch special - Soy sauce chicken with rice only $2.99. Wow, good deal and good enough for a person. As usual, if you're not the regular customer or know anybody there. The service would be better!! But, I found the few waiters were very friendly.

I came here for dinner with my parents a few days ago. I can't remember exactly what we ordered, but we did have fish, a fish soup, and lobster with noodles. All the dishes were very tasty. Service is typical of Cantonese restaurants: they show you to your table, toss the menus on the table, and then ask you what kind of tea you'd like to drink. Prices were reasonable as well; our bill was a bit high because of the lobster, but I didn't think it was too expensive. I'd recommend this place and would come back to at least try the dim sum too.

good service, good food but not many choices for dim sum. Dinner set at attractive price, will definitely go again

Decent place in Richmond to go for dimsum. Due to their location on the third floor of President Plaza, they are less likely to be crowded than comparable Cantonese restaurants nearby, especially now that the T&T supermarket is no longer there. Their specialty is their BBQ duck, which is delicious. Most of the other items are decent too.

I was debating between a 3 and a 4 star. I opted to go with 4 since it would be unfair to compare dim sum here with Southern California at this point. When I was a teen, Richmond had the best Chinese food outside of Asia. Now....I'd have to say Southern California (in particular San Gabriel Valley) has them beaten to a pulp. While I enjoyed the food here and Fisherman's Terrace, it did not meet my expectations...since I expected the best. Food: Ordered the usuals: Shrimp dumplings, rice rolls, sui mais, etc etc. Nothing stood out. Nothing was bad. Everything was a little above average to me. I expected everything to taste better because they did not have carts. Everything appear to be made fresh and brought to the table. Service: No complaints with the service, though I think the staff was much friendlier at Fisherman's Terrace. Needless to say the service in BC is friendlier as a whole, so even their service exceeded my expectations. Environment: I was expecting a much bigger restaurant since this one looks like one of the more popular dim sum joints in the area. It looked nice and clean in there. A small notch above a casual setting. Price: I don't know....(didn't pay) Food: 4 Service: 4 Environment: 4

Red Star looks like your average higher end Cantonese place, featuring dim sum during the day and lots of fancy seafood dishes. We had a couple dishes for our Sunday evening dinner- the black pepper beef and scallops, a fish and mushroom hot pot, and uhhh. Sauteed geoduck or some other sea creature. I forget what the English name is. Gelatinous and meaty at the same time though. The fish and mushroom hot pot was pretty good. Very rich and fresh fish, battered and fried very nicely and then cooked in the hot pot. The geoduck-thing was flavorful and well cooked, although there was more pork than actual seafood in the dish. The real star of the show here was the black pepper beef and scallops though. This was some of the best cooked beef I have had in a long time. Super duper tender while still managing to be cooked all the way through. "Melt in your mouth" as they say, without joints, tendons, gristle, or any other stuff. Just some really great beef. The scallops were pretty good too, but unfortunately nothing to write home about. The dishes came out within 5 minutes of us ordering, which was impressive given how full the restaurant was. The staff, while brusque and quick in that Cantonese restaurant way, was still attentive and helpful, with water and tea refills coming readily. A little on the expensive side in relation to the quantity of food we got, but the quality made up for it. Solid experience overall.

Most Vancouver folks don't know that there's a Red Star in Richmond. And for good reason: it's simply not as good as the venerable restaurant on Granville Street on the other side of the bridge. And perhaps for this reason, it's not as crowded either. Which is not to say that it's empty. Most tables were still filled for a weekday lunch. The high ceilings, contemporary light fixtures, and large windows give this dim sum and seafood restaurant a spacious and high-end feel. Large flat screen TVs loop slideshows of menu items; the same items can be found on a useful photo menu, in case you can't read the Chinese on the actual order form that looks like a Scantron form. Craving rice, we ordered some plain congee, pan fried rice rolls, and steamed rice with assorted preserved meats. The congee was good and hit the spot; the rice rolls, however, were rather anemic and lacking the 'wok' flavor of a good stir-fry that the Vancouver location generally produces. A big disappointment was the boiled chicken feet clay pot. They were not tender enough, and our server recognized it immediately upon seeing them, and voluntarily returned the pot to the kitchen (that's rare in a Chinese restaurant!). He claimed the chef knew the problem as soon as he brought the pot back; they brought it out again after a few minutes, but it still was not enough time. I'm pleased with the service, but I feel it would have been perfectly fine for the server and chef to voluntarily redirect our chicken feet craving to another preparation in the first place, if they knew they didn't have any ready in the back. We also ordered the chiu chow style steamed dumplings, the skin of which was too mushy and therefore sticky -- the opposite problem of the chicken feet (overcooked). Despite the attentive service we received, overall, given the higher price of the Red Star menu, I think you can get better for less in Richmond, or else go to the Vancouver side. On the plus side, parking is free and easy in the President Plaza lot (park on the second floor), and the overall experience is fairly comfortable.

I booked our reservation for Father's Day a month ago, knowing how busy Dim Sum can be on Father's Day. Much to my chagrin, we were still waiting for our table at 11:25. We watched (hungrily) as many others walked up and were seated. The food was pretty good - stand outs include the gai lan with smoked fish sprinkles and the spicy deep fried tofu the gai lan, in particular, was probably the best any of us had ever had at the table (that is saying a lot!). har gow and siu mai were both solid and clearly fresh. We were very excited about the mushroom & truffle dumpling, but were disappointed. The service, once we were seated, was hit and miss. Our waitress was lovely and attentive, but the bus boy put tea on the table without us asking (which we were charged for an subsequently had removed from the bill) and proceeded to leave without asking whether or not we wanted anything other than tea (we did.) Finally, compared with other Dim Sum, I found this establishment to be quite pricey, all things considered. Overall, a solid dim sum experience marred by service issues.

Wish there was a rating in between 3 & 4 stars, as it's worth coming back again but only if i'm in the mood for dim sum. It's nice, clean, same for the washrooms which is a bonus for chinese restaurants. then again, it's probably in the upper-end (though not sun sui wah or kirin). My family came here a few days ago, and even at 2pm, still about 3/4 full... Would recommend the: 1. shrimp paste on eggplant 2. steamed noodles/hrimp flat noodles, soya sauce 3. baked rice w/ green leaves 4. steam BBQ pork bun 5. chinese-donut wrapped w/ steamed white noodle the chicken feet I dont' care for, nor for the duck in the noodle soup, as i think the duck lost its flavour...

It pains me to give this place such a low rating. The food here is pretty good, we had your normal dim sum choices. I actually tried and oyster duck soup that had rice in it and let me tell you, it was one of the most delicious soups I've ever had. The oysters were yummy. We got some egg tarts here too for the kiddos and I sneaked in a bite which was delicious. I'm not sure what the other stuff was I ate the my girlfriends parents ordered but I pretty much liked everything I tried. Why the two stars? The waitress here was extremely rude to my girlfriends dad, he was asking how to use the credit card machine since he didn't have cash and she basically demanded he tip more then 10%. He's been coming here a lot lately and usually tips good and spends a lot here and this was just flat out rude! Needless to say, I won't be coming back here...

2014 King Crab dinner combo. This restaurant knows how to steam the crab with the perfect time. A lot of restaurants didn't know how long they should steam the crab for and ended up over cooked the expensive king crab. What a waste of money. The King Crab combo is good for 6 people, but the food are not too filling, so u might need to order one extra dish just in case you feel hungry in the middle of the night. Lol. The King Crab combo includes 2 dishes garlic steam king crab legs, 1 plate of BBQ duck, 1 individual dish of sea cucumber dish, 1 plate of veggies, 1 dish of pan fried king crab and some dessert at the end. The BBQ duck is really good!!! Meat texture is unbelievably tender and juicy. Combo costs around $298 for 6 people.

Some friends treated us to dim sum, so I can't comment on prices, but I thought all the food was really excellent! The Custard Buns have salted egg yolk mixed in, and were a huge hit. The Durian Mochi was also really good (can you tell I have a sweet tooth?!) We had crab balls wrapped in dry fried noodles, and those were awesome. Really, everything was very, very good.

Came here with a party of ten. Be sure to make a reservation! The food came out rather quickly and was very tasty. The only thing that was a little weird was the mustard on the rice rolls. The mini BBQ buns (baked) are so cute and delicious! Great authentic Chinese dim sum; they don't have coffee, so don't even ask.

We went there for the second time, since we feel the food was good last time. The deep fried chicken knees we ordered was very salty so we told the server about it and he helped us talk to the kitchen, so we got it remove from our bill. Very good custimer service.

USED to be one of my favourite places to go but service has really ruined it for me. The food is good. But the managers and staff are pretty terrible. After waiting 20 minutes for a takeout order (after we had paid for 200$+ dim sum order eating in), we inquired about the status of our food. Servers and managers snootily ignored us and talked crap about us to the other staff. They asked us to free up the table- which is fine, but my 90 year old grandmother has mobility issues and there were no chairs for her to sit down on in the hallway where we THEN waited another 15 minutes- we kept asking but they kept saying "almost ready". Finally, our 14 person party had left and it was just me and grandmother waiting for her fried rice takeout and finally just decided to tell them to cancel the order and get the money back. THEY HAD NOT EVEN STARTED THE ORDER- and then they became SOOO condescending and difficult refusing the give us a refund until my boyfriend had really gave them some confrontation. Got my $23 back and left. Funny enough- another yelper was there and witnessed my experience and wrote about this: http://www.yelp.ca/biz/red-star-seafood-restaurant-vancouver?hrid=eWCn2OELmEQi59g-ayKHVA&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct) I don't know Kevin C., but I'm glad someone else was also sympathetic to the service problems and noted it down. Lesson: Don't pay until you have all your food. This is a zero-tip establishment. Will not be returning.

With all the choices available for dim sum in Richmond, how does one choose? Dim summing it up in Richmond is daunting with so many options in the neighbourhood. But I've been back here a few times now, which goes to show how reliable this place is. They've got 15% off dim sum if you get your order in before 11:30am, and the food here is always consistently good. There've also got a bowl of roast duck on soup noodles which is delish, since Red Star is known for their roast duck. The shrimp spring rolls are fantastic - they come wrapped with a little bit of seaweed for some extra texture and flavour, and the dough fritter rice rolls (ja leurng) comes with pork floss on top and is beautifully plated! Other winners include the egg tarts (lovely flaky pastry!), and tri-mushroom bean curd wrap. Overall, I love coming to this place for some decent dim sum. Takes cards, takes reservations, and never had a problem with service. If you come a bit late into the rush, they've got a second room downstairs down a hallway in a hidden area that they open up (super strange, since you can't exit anywhere from there, you have to go back to the main entrance. There are no washrooms by the second room either). So if you're considering dim sum options, I'd say you should put this on your list. :)

Came here for my 4th CNY dinner, completely chinese-fooded out and thinking to myself, "If I have to face another plate of butter lobster I am going to vomit." Well I didn't, in fact I helped myself to seconds...then thirds...and then yes that's right fourths. I also over indulged in the crackling pork that came as part of a cold cuts platter, the crispy pure fat skin was a symphony of flavors and textures in my mouth. Another surprising hit for me was the deep fried Typhoon Shelter Crab (which they are rather famous for). Personally, I am not a fan of eating crab - it is difficult, messy and rates low on the Return vs. Effort scale. This crab was just as difficult and messy to eat, but it was deeeeelllish! It was all I could do to stop shoveling spoonfuls of the fried garlic and chilli peppers in my mouth. If that sounds disgusting to you - go order yourself a crab and then we'll see who's judging who. Service was also excellent, which is really saying something for a Chinese restaurant. Our teapots were instantaneously topped up the minute they went dry, our shell ridden plates discretely replaced, and even though we were one of the last tables to leave the staff were pleasant and had smiles to spare.

Went for dim sum with my mom before dropping her off at the airport. This location is a pale comparison to the one on Granville Street. Ordered your typical dim sum items, couple dishes were cold and didn't taste nearly as good as Granville. Also, we ordered the bbq duck noodle, which was just cold duck plunked on top of wet noodles, not even worth the $6. All in all, there is better dim sum in Richmond and better Red Star in Vancouver.

I agree with some of the other reviews this place used to be good. But the food has gone downhill and I've never had such bad service. EVER!!! I was yelled at for asking for water by the manager. Damon is by far the worst! I can't believe how this guy treated me and family. It's like he hated us for coming to his restaurant. There were too many bad incidences for me to list everything but long story short it was one of my worst dining experiences ever.

It used to be "Richmond Mandarin Restaurant" Chinese food (Cantonese) here is just average but pricey. Service could be friendlier. I was told that the Granville location is much better. This location can cater to large parties and it's a nicely presented restaurant. That's probably why it's $$$. I probably wouldn't come back because there are better food around Richmond. I really think it's slightly better than the old "Richmond Mandarin Restaurant"

We went to Red Star on a Saturday afternoon for some dimsum. Much like all the other dimsum places, Red Star has the basics. We ordered the prawn wrapped in rice flour, Chinese donut wrapped in rice flour, sticky rice and eggplant. Overall the food was okay, nothing outstanding. The service was good since the restaurant was pretty dead, and the price is standard.

I totally agree w/ other Yelpers re this location, the original Granville location has the better Dim Sum. Honestly, if I had stopped in here first, I would have written off the other location by default. So glad luck would have me visit the Granville first since I plan to be regular there forward. Japanese use the word Umami to describe the "taste/essence". Granville has the Cantonese Umami essence while this location is just straight up in and out production.