Great Eastern Restaurant

649 Jackson St, San Francisco - 94133
250 reviews
Cantonese Dim Sum Seafood
(415) 986-2500

This restaurant was highly rated and recommended, but the service is poor, borderline rude, and the food is not thing too brag about. I ordered the beef spare ribs dish and sent it back. The meat was fatty and undercooked. We also ordered orange chicken and though cooked well, it had too much orange flavor. Our appetizer was good — the seafood platter sampler. Unfortunately, I do not recommend restaurant. The wait staff is awful.

The restaurant Obama ate at years ago when he was president is still a solid dining experience a decade later. The Beijing duck wasn’t that great but the pan fried pork buns were legit. If you’re confused and don’t speak mandarin, the bathroom is downstairs under the staircase.

Enjoyed a nice meal at this restaurant. We were looking for a place to eat and this place was pretty full, which I think is always a good indication that the food is good. We were quickly shown to a table by an efficient waiter. We had 2 mains, rice and a couple of drinks. I liked the food, freshly cooked and tasty. Portion size was adequate and tea was also served which was refreshing. Reasonably priced and worth a visit. Busy as I said.

Awesome authentic Asian food. My love and I ordered the chicken chow mein. One of the best noodles weve ever had. This is a must try location if you are looking in China Town

I came here because of the great reviews of the food. The food was outstanding and the service was standard. Everything was perfect up until they brought the bill. My husband and I opted for the family dinner option B which was $38.50 per person and we were billed $130. The bill was handwritten, hardly legible but for the most part I could decipher the two $38.50 charges, plus a tip of $19.99 and a few other illegible items totaling up to $130. I asked the waiter to explain the bill to me and he snatched it from my hand and came back a few minutes later with the correct bill. Initially I thought they accidentally gave us someone else's bill but such was not the case because our items appeared on the bill legibly and the fake charges were sloppily written. Again, the food was delicious but the portions were small for the money that we paid. . . plus they tried to scam us. Be sure to read your bill before paying.

Enjoyed the green tea on the table but that was pretty much it. Sweet and sour chicken was wet and bland. Noodles were rubbery, and all the food was barely above room temperature. Service charge is added on as standard, despite the fact that service was not good. Would not recommend!

We were really looking forward to on authentic meal at China town after a long day of touristing. And this restaurant delivered. Everything we ate was satisfying, - the various dim sums, the chicken sweet corn soup, the duck roast, the fried rice, and perhaps most of all the bokchoy with mushrooms and tofu. Nice large restaurant, good decor. Would recommend without reservations.

Really good authentic food. Ordered several dishes to share. Wonton soup fried shrimp dumpling, fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, spring rolls, steamed pork dumpling.

The experience was horrible. They have no courtesy towards blacks. I saw the waiter treat the white customer with patience and respect but was always in a hurry when I had questions. I cancelled my order and left.

The restaurant is large and very open. It's also a little run down. But, we came for the food. Dim Sum is the specialty and excellent. The menu has a good variety and food quality is good. Service and cost are fair.