This place used to be a favourite. The change in name and management coincided with a decrease in the quality of food and service. My last visit we ordered and my food came out very quickly I waited for the others food as I assumed it would be as quick and it took so long that mine had gotten cold. The server blamed me for not eating it. While the other food took almost 20 minutes to come out. Stop going here.Server could have handled this much better instead of blaming me for being polite and waiting.Food quality has also declined drastically, the beef was like boiled meat not braised there was almost no sauce/flavour at all.
We dined here as a family, busy so slower services. Great food as usual, their combos are great deals. Lots of options, we will be back to try more dishes.
GREAT food... all the dishes are interesting. Pi Pa duck is good. Jumbo prawns are crispy. The deep fried egg plant is really interesting crispy outside and really soft inside. My brother in law ordered 1 day ahead the seafood feast they give us 2 extra dishes. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
Have to wait for a long time to get the food. Desert came first, then other dishes came late. In the end, one dish was even missing. Tried to call the waiter a few times, but no response. The food does not taste well as before. Strongly not recommending.
Used to be great, but looks like they came under new management. The menu has been trimmed down and is a shadow of its former self. Bring back the old menu with the great variety of dishes. Food quality went down some as well, most notably the BBQ pork dish. The taste is off and the texture of the meat is a weird kind of chewy; it’s no longer caramelized on the outside and tender on the inside. Miss the old menu.
Located near the South Edmonton Common area, this modern-style restaurant offers a HUGE menu with a variety of Chinese and global dishes. However, depending on when you visit they can be out of many menu items when you try to order. I have been here on two separate occasions, and in terms of service, I definitely think it could have been better. I found that they really liked to upsell random expensive dishes when you ask what tastes great or what is popular. Also, considering there are no pictures or detailed dish descriptors it would have been nice for them to tell you what is being dropped off at the table.We ordered a plethora of items so I feel like I have a good sense of the menu and what they have to offer. I tried the Spring rolls, Sweet and Sour Pork, Spare Ribs with Garlic & Chilis, BBQ Pork, Special Fried Rice, Fried Rice with Black Truffle & Minced Beef, Curry Beef Brisket, Broccoli & Garlic, Crispy Prawn Balls, and BBQ/Peking Duck. One thing I love about this place is that the portions are huge, and are totally meant for sharing.To highlight some of my absolute favourite dishes and dishes I totally recommend are: Spare Ribs with Garlic & Chilis, Curry Beef Brisket, and Roasted/Peaking Duck (the sauce on the side is amazing). The fact that they even offer peaking duck alone is a reason for you to check this place out.Some dishes I was not a fan of were: Fried Rice with Black Truffle & Minced Beef, BBQ Pork (it was dry) Sweet and Sour Pork, and the Crispy Prawn Balls. I specifically would not recommend the Sweet and Sour Pork and the Crispy Prawn Balls as they were rather expensive and not anything special. Sure they were nicely plated, but it had an extremely poor protein to fried dough ratio lol.Overall though, this is a good place to bring a group friends and family for a large and tasty Chinese meal, especially when seated at the lazy susan tables! With careful consideration of your desired menu items, you are bound to leave with full and happy yummy!
Nice place,good food and fresh.?excellent service..
Ordered a “Poon Choi” To-Go for Chinese Lunar New a year dinner for my family. Delicious! My family really enjoyed it!
The food is good and very flavourful. We ordered the Christmas special meal.I gave the cafe an okay score because the holiday Christmas meal was tasty and each dish had an unique flavor.To start the meal was fish maw soup. The soup was good. Next dish is roasted duck was good with crispy skin and sauce to dip.Roast pork belly was good with crispy skin and beautifully presented compare to Chinatown BBQ house where they cut the roast pork haphazardly. Though some pieces were burnt and give that bitter taste.The lobster with fresh noodles. It was good and the cream sauce is not goopy. The noodles was fresh and has a good bite to it. Deep fried pork was good. The batter was crispy and fresh. Fish fins was not bad. Basically you just suck on the skin and collagen.Next dish was deep fried wantons. The wantons was crispy and that wedge of orange help brightens and cuts the grease from the wantons.The last dish is sui choi (cabbage) that looks like soup (?). The broth was good with the soft cabbage. It is not greasy.This meal does not come with noodles nor rice. Most of the dishes would go well with a bowl of white rice.Dessert is mango pudding. As I have been to 852 Hong Kong Cafe numerous times, the pudding is good.However I cannot give it any higher score as the portion in the dish was really small for $250 (Christmas meal had 6 dishes but we ordered 2 more dishes). You are better off buying the set menu for x amount of people like 6 or 8 wo choi (6 or 8 people set menu). Set menus comes with rice. After the meal, I still feel hungry after the meal.The score reflects on the Christmas meal. If it was the set menu or other dishes on the menu then I would give the restaurant a higher score and increase it by 1 star.
Order claypot rice with fish combo for lunch, comes with a soup and veggie. My friend ordered another claypot rice combo with chicken and chinese sausage. Both tasted really good and can justify the price.