Peaceful Restaurant

This place is a hidden gem for sure! Good quality food and reasonable prices. Loved their chicken corn soup and Mala boiled fish! I can’t wait to eat there again when I visit poco.

At the old Deer Garden location, so same humble Chinese restaurant vibes, which is something I personally like not even any music. I'm guessing due to the pandemic, it was pretty empty, but our food came really quick and service was polite. They're known for their Xiao Long Bao soup dumplings and those didn't disappoint. We got other standard fare in this category of cuisine to test on this first visit rice cakes, garlic string beans, Taiwanese beef rolls, Northern pork dumplings, and it was all very flavourful. I could eat the rice cakes all day. Not a fan of using disposable plates, though. Feels a bit irresponsible, especially with so few customers during the pandemic. Will definitely return for the food.

Order Cumin Beef & Flatbread, Xinjiang Cumin Lamb and Sizzled Hot-Chili Noodles. We loved the first 2 dishes. The 3 one seems lack of salt.Food: 3/5

Amazing beef rolls, crispy ginger beef and Kong Pow Chicken like always. Didn't get the steam bums this time should have they are awesome too. They need to let people in the area they are there! As it's a little hidden secret more people then Vancouver locations need to know.

The food was good. I got my usual one plate, sat with my one year old and 9 year old. Beef and broccoli lunch special about $12. Paid. And then the young Asian girl rudely tells me I HAVE to tip her. I replied with. Really okay no problem. Haha I found it really unprofessional, disgusting and catty. Never went back. This incident happened in the summer mid july. I order from Uber eats now

Having been to the other Peaceful Restaurants in Vancouver I was excited to hear that a location opened up so close to home. They seemingly opened quietly during COVID so I wasn't too sure what to expect and I'm sure a lot of people also don't realize that this location is here. So that's why I really wanted to try it out and leave a review, because I think there's great potential here and I hope they get more business! I've been here twice now, as of this review, and I think this is the type of spot where they do some dishes well, and others not as much. I often find that to be the case for restaurants with larger menus, not every place can do every dish well, and I think that's understandable! So your experience here could definitely vary depending on what you choose to order. The first time we came we ordered the Kung Pao chicken because another review said they enjoyed it, but we found it to be pretty "meh" and just okay. So the next time we came we ordered a different chicken dish, the General Tsao's Chicken, and we like that one much better! Much better flavour! Other dishes that we enjoyed were the Xiao Long Bao a dish Peaceful Restaurant is known for, the Beef Rolls another dish they're known for, the Spicy Gingered Beef, the Vegetable & Tofu Stir-fried Noodles, and the Sichuan Stir-fried Noodles. The broth in the Xiao Long Bao Shanghai soup-filled dumplings was delicious and went well with the vinegar they serve it with, the vinegar really helps to cut the richness of the broth and pork filling. The noodles also had a great texture to them, a nice bounce and chewiness that was satisfying. The Sichuan Stir-fried Noodles were my favourite as they also had a nice light heat to them. I will say that the "Spicy" Gingered Beef isn't very spicy but that may be a good or bad thing depending on who you ask. It's still very tasty regardless of if you're a spice fan or not! I had family members who visited on a separate occasion from me and they said they wouldn't recommend the fried rice a category I didn't try on my visits and that the squid had good flavour but was not crispy enough! So maybe keep those notes in mind when you're deciding what to order! Now, the ambiance at the restaurant is where I think there could definitely be improvement. It's very clean and quiet in the restaurant, but a little too quiet as there's no music at all! So if you go on a quiet night it's a bit strange having it be so silent. I'd recommend they put some light background music of some kind on and it would be much better. Also in terms of ambiance, they don't provide regular eating utensils, but plastic cutlery and styrofoam plates and cups. Yes this does upset me as someone who hates single use waste, but I do understand that they opened during covid and it seems to be very quiet for dine in at least when we've gone. I suspect that they may also be short staffed, so this might be a way for them to keep costs low and keep workloads manageable with only a few staff members. I definitely hope in future that they will move toward regular cutlery and plates, but if this would be a deal breaker for your dine-in experience, then I recommend trying take out! I did see quite a few take out orders get picked up so that's definitely an option some customers are choosing, and it makes sense. Aside from the music and dinnerware, the waitress was very friendly and attentive, which we appreciated. Parking is also plentiful so there's no issues there. The price is not bad at all either, we always get at least another meal or two as leftovers so it's good value! My hope for this place is that it can work toward building a better ambiance and that people will still give it a try as they work toward that transition. I think there's room for improvement but I also think there's definitely some things they're doing well!

Flavor-less rice , beef and chicken. Served on plastic plates with paper cups for your tea and water. Only table dining in on a Friday night at 6pm yet still hard to get service. Will not be returning.

We have been to this place about 5 times now and each time is the same as the last. Chinese food perfection! Fast, friendly service. Never one thing wrong with order. The food is amazing. So many choices. Guy Fieri was right about this place. We drive 30 minutes past countless other Chinese restaurants to get the best. Mandarin orange ginger chicken is my favorite.

First time eating here. My first time having real Chinese food and it was to die for. We had steamed pork buns, bok choy with garlic sauce, deep fried salted squid, Shanghai stir fried noodles and cumin beef. Never had house made noodles before and they were so good. Really loved everything about our meal and will definitely be back!

Best Chinese food in the lower mainland. Super fresh and amazing taste. So happy they opened one close to home! Try the peaceful house stir fry noodles and the peaceful beef roll, they are to die for!