Emerald Chinese Restaurant

First time dining here in a group of 10 consist of kids for lunch time at 11:30 AM. Surprisingly, not sure if it's long weekend, there aren't many lineups or jam packed of people.nnThis place looks modern outside and it has a big space inside.nnI was excited when I saw aunties pushing dim sum carts which is pretty much a lost art nowadays when most restaurants do made-to-order. There are pros and cons for pushing carts and made-to-order.nnI seen many unique items on pushing carts such as steam scallops, fried crab claws, bbq duck, green onion lobsters and roasted pork. Although it's cool to see these big dish items being pushed around on the cart, I really don't understand why the restaurant management do that, these dishes should be served when the customers specifically order them coz they are high price items and patrons prefer them to be served hot instantly and not leaving it out cold for long periods of time if no one claims them off the cart.nnThe service isn't the greatest but again, you don't expect service in any Chinese restaurants anyways, LOLnnThe usual steam dim sum items, in my opinion are not as good as other Chinese restaruants. For example, the har gao shrimp dumplings and siu mai pork dumplings, they are both relatively small and the meat aren't as fresh or chewy like other places. And they aren't steamy hot either.nnI do really like the fried crab claws, the fried octopus was my fav as it's gigantic.nnBeware that they automatically charged you 12% tip which I am ok with since most Non-Asian restaurants expect you to pay 18%-20% anyways, but just to look at your receipt before paying the terminal coz you don't want to pay an extra 15% not knowing the tip is already included coz the staff don't tell you which legally they should.nnThere aren't many Chinese restaurants in Mississauga that offers dim sum so Emerald Chinese Restaurant does the job, nothing fancy, nothing spectacular but it provides a spacious space for some authentic Chinese Dim Sum.

Decent dim sum. High prices and hidden fees.nnLots of choices on the menu, but prices weren’t really clear. Was having lunch alone. Ended up with quite a high bill at the end of the meal, including a forced 10% tip.nnTheir chicken feet, squid in shrimp sauce, saigo coconut soup, sweet rice cake and sesame balls were pretty good.nnPork buns had very little filling, siu mai were decent.nnMany of their items are sized to be eaten by multiple people, like their plates of greens. But I needed some vegetables to help digest all the meat and bread I had so I ordered them.nnGood parking, dated interior, but lots of seating. Sometimes service was pushy and other times I had to wave down a server to get their attention.

This restaurant is very vintage and old school in the best way possible. We visited on a weekday and the service was super fast and attentive. You don’t have to wait long for a table at all and the servers are constantly checking up on you. The food is also exceptional and if you pay with cash, you get a discount. I definitely recommend the chrysanthemum tea and the deep fried crab balls. I will for sure be coming back again!!!

Incredible restaurant with high quality Chinese dishes, including Peking duck and roasted pork. The dim sum here is decentnnThe service is good; the staff are fast and friendly, but they can also be funnynnIt takes me almost 2 hours to drive here but I still ate here with my family at least 20 times and if not, then more. I 100% recommend eating here. It's worth every pennynnHere's what we got today:n1. Seafood soupn2. Steamed chickenn3. Roast duck skin in thin bread wrapn4. Rock salt shrimpn5. Roast duck diced in cabbage wrapn6. Tofu dessert

Honestly reading the reviews I was sceptical and people were right. We came here specifically to try the Lunch Dim Sum as they still had the carts that went around and honestly it was a big mistake. First off the place is WAY too expensive for the quality of food they offer. We spent almost $400 for a group of 6 for Dim Sum which is ridiculous and a complete rip off. All the food on the carts was cold and below average at best. We even ordered a few made to order dishes and were completely disappointed. I’ve been to many Chinese Style Restaurants in the city and this was by far the worst one I’ve been too yet. I don’t like leaving negative reviews but for the quality of food we got versus what we paid made absolutely no sense at all. Everything was pretty heavily fried and even worse in what seemed very old oil. They automatically add a tip so be very careful but I would totally stay away from this place as it’s a complete rip off. Don’t be fooled by my pics as everything tasted way worse that it looks especially with everything being cold just sitting on the carts. Do yourself a favour and find another restaurant.