We stopped by for dinner as we were craving some good Cantonese style options. I'm always open to flexing my Cantonese in front of my girlfriend too. For anyone coming, the parking can be really bad as it shares probably 20 or so spots with several other restaurants. It's near impossible to park nearby with the alternative of parking near the Panera's or even the target. There's plenty of tables and seats inside, and it was pretty slow when we dined in. Convenient televisions on two different sides where all the workers were casually watching, and quite the chatter in the kitchen where they're all watching the World Cup. That doesn't really affect service however as they're quite attentive when called for. We ordered the salted fish and chicken fried rice, and the medium bbq platter with char sound soy sauce chicken. All very delicious! The only thing is that they can bit on the pricier side with $20 for the fried rice and $30 for the bbq plate. Overall, I thought grand cafe definitely scratched our itch for Cantonese style dining experience. It typically comes with great food, good service, and a bit of nostalgia from being from the Bay Area. read more

Grand Cafe - Salty fish and chicken fried rice - Cafes Near Me - Dublin, California

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10/10!! I was so hungry I forgot to take a photo! If you are looking for a beef chow fun, salt and pepper wings, sweet and sour pork, this is the spot to go to! The food is amazing, got that amazing wok-hay and so flavorful! We also ordered the green beans. Definitely will come back and get some pictures next time. read more

Amazing food to dine in or take out. My favorites are the pork ribs in Peking sauce, garlic pea sprouts and honey walnut shrimp! Parking is a bit tight during lunch and dinner time. Customer service is wonderful! read more

Grand Café is still good even though they have changed their name. I heard that the chef is still there. It's kind of pricey, especially compared to the original location in Oakland, but the food is authentic Hong Kong/Cantonese style cuisine. This will definitely satisfy your carb/MSG cravings, lol! We got takeout for a weekday lunch. This is our usual order now: Fresh sliced fish porridge, $14.95 - they always do a great job with this. This is the Cantonese equivalent of chicken noodle soup. The texture is just right, there are plenty of fish pieces, and the flavor is classic, right down to the ginger slivers. Shrimp rice noodle roll $9.50 - DH's favorite dim sum item. It is tender, and the shrimp are large and crispy. Comes with the classic soy-based sauce. Crab meat braised E - fu noodle $24.95 - DH's favorite noodle. This type of noodle is very soft and absorbs all of the flavors from the crab pieces and sauce. Great choice for seafood lovers! Shrimp silky egg chow fun $24.95 - little one's favorite. This one just has such a great combination of flavors. The velvety "gravy" really ties everything together and makes it go down smoothly. This one has flat noodles (cheung fun), like the classic beef chow fun. Comfort food for sure! Sautéed Chinese green $22.95 - this looks to be pan seared choy sum. Seems kind of expensive, but they actually pack a lot of greens into the box. They don't have the veggie clay pot anymore, Barbecue pork $15.95 - they do a pretty good job with this one too. The flavors are really good and interestingly enough it comes with these little beans on the bottom. Pork tends to be a little bit on the lean side. Portion size seems okay. We didn't get the beef chow fun because we didn't need that much food. But that one is a classic here and they usually do a great job with it too. Food is usually ready very quickly and everything was steaming hot. Staff are efficient and friendly. Give it a try; this place is consistently good and I highly recommend it! read more

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It's been a year since I've back. Friends and I came in for lunch. We ordered a few dishes to share. My fave was the free range chicken stir fried with peppers. The chicken is tender and nice flavors. It's perfectly cooked with a bit of spicy kick to it. We also ordered sweet and sour pork and a veggie dish. read more

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I absolutely love a good HK cafe and this was no different! Nothing beats a solid plate of beef chow fun, with the crunchiness of the bean sprouts, and the smooth, slippery texture of the rice noodles, to the soft and tender beef slices to the delicious wok hay char flavor that can only be accomplished by cooking in a wok over a high flame. I settled on my go to this time, the bbq pork over rice. It is my ultimate comfort food and Grand cafe does it really well. The bbq pork was glowing in a glistening hue that I just could not resist. It had a sweet glaze and the pork itself had a nice soft, yet chewy texture to it. The rice was no different. It was coated with the glaze from the bbq pork and each bite was nothing but heavenly, sweet grains entering the taste buds. I would love to come back to eat this dish several more times! read more

Grand Cafe - Bbq pork over rice with bok choy and green beans with ground pork in the back - Cafes Near Me - Dublin, California

Bunched among other restaurants near the shopping outlet mall in Dublin, Grand Cafe delivers on quality Cantonese Chinese food. Pretty busy on a Friday night and parking was a bit of a challenge in the small parking lot in the strip mall. Once we got in though, we were still seated quickly, given hot tea and ice water right away, and had our order taken fast. Service was attentive and generally friendly. We tried three dishes this time: -Beef chow fun: went gravy style and it was delicious, with pillowy rice noodles, beef that was tender and not over-tenderized, and crispy sautéed bok choy. Serving size was good too. -Mushroom medley with Japanese tofu: good mix of different types of mushrooms and hockey puck-shaped custardy tofu that were tasty and perfect over rice -Chicken and Chinese sausage clay pot: nostalgic dish for us that didn't completely hit the mark. Flavors were on point but the chicken and overall dish were on the dry side. On the higher price side for Cantonese food even for the Tri-Valley area, but the portions were a good size and will come back to explore other menu items. read more

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Our family's go to spot for dinner! We often come were monthly when we are craving their fried pork chops and shrimp and egg chow fun! So good, everything always comes out fast and hot! Service is always on point, the staff are always so welcoming and friendly! read more

Grand Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Dublin, California

This is a huge plaza full of things like target and boba so if you can't find parking in the immediate area, just go across the parking lot and there's PLENTY of parking. I came here for my grandmas birthday with 2 full tables and they were really good about getting us a table on a Saturday night. Be prepared to wait a bit but the food is worth it. They're known for their wonton noodles which is super smooth with the right amount of savory in the soup and right amount of protein (wontons) with the carb that is in the form of noodles. If you're a spicy person, I suggest mixing in their chili oil for an extra kick. They also have this crab dish that they're famous for that I highly recommend. It is crab with sticky rice (lo mai fan), a glutinous rice with Chinese sausage. This was hands down my favorite dish out of everything that we got, even over honey walnut prawns and pan fried noodles. I'm usually really lazy to crack open crab legs but I couldn't help but dig in because the flavors meshed so well together with the sticky rice. In terms of the other dishes, they were delicious but nothing you can't get elsewhere in a different Chinese restaurant, but I do recommend getting your wonton noodles here and if you can spare the time, absolutely try their crab and sticky rice, the two things they are known for. read more

Grand Cafe - Crab and sticky rice - Cafes Near Me - Dublin, California

We stopped here on the way out of Bay Area after visiting the outlets. Grand Cafe is one of several Cantonese restaurants in the area. They are your typical HK style cafe with the usual Cantonese offerings like chowmein or chowfun, congee, rice noodle rolls. Only a few parking spots in front of the restaurant. But, they are plenty of spaces if you walk a little. Service was good. We ordered a congee and a seafood braised noodle. The food came out quickly. The portion size was big, but so was the price. Both the congee and noodle dish had plenty of ingredients inside it. The taste was good. My wife and I probably could've shared one entree instead of ordering 2. It was so good that we took the leftovers with us (we never do when we are traveling). Grand Cafe was a good find for us We might be back if in the area during lunchtime. read more

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Parking is a hit or a miss as it is shared with other stores and restaurants in a plaza. Service was quick and efficient. Outside looks small but it is very open and spacious inside. the booth or tables are divided well and does not make anyone feel cramped. Food portion is big. Big plate, lots of food. Beef Chow Fun ($19.95) - has good wok hay. Lots of noodles and had lots of slices of beef which is good. It is not super oily either. Salted Fish and Chicken Fried Rice (20.95) - Salty, Savory and Satisfying. Hits all the components of what a Salty Fish Fried Rice should be. We added loads of white pepper and that made the dish even more better! Pork Ribs in Peking Sauce ($20.95) - Big chunks of pork chop/ribs in a red sweet/savory sauce. Meat wasn't think or pounded out. It was chunky which made it even more better. Green Beans with Chicken ($20.95) - Was more like chicken with green beans but that means more protiens!. Dish is very good. Got the crunch from the green beans, the soft and tender chicken and the sauce coating the beans and chicken to tie it together. Shrimp Wonton Soup ($12.95) - 10 BIG shrimp wontons! Although there was only 10, it was enough for 4 ppl. Broth was very salty though even with a good amount of white pepper mixed into it. read more

Grand Cafe - Pork Spareribs - Cafes Near Me - Dublin, California

I was super sad when the old place kum gao closed, glad to see they reopen so stop by and try. The food quality is very similar and as good. We order the wet style beef chow fun, porridge, fish and tofu clay pot. The fish and tofu clay pot was so good. read more

San Francisco usually have great Chinese food restaurants and living in the east bay, I always look for something similar in terms of taste, portion, and price. A friend suggested this place , "Grand Cafe" in Dublin,CA. I was not disappointed! Coming here, there were plenty parking and tables inside to sit. We came on Saturday evening 6pm and was brought to our table within a couple of minutes. The place was clean and spacious. We ordered the following: Wonton Vermicelli noodle soup, beef chow fun, beef Chinese broccoli, jerk chicken Chinese sausage, and salt pepper fish. The beef was very tender, the fried salt and pepper fish was light and crunchy, and chow fun noodles was perfect and not greasy. The portion was a lot! After they gave us red bean soup as dessert. The service was friendly and quick. Overall, i`m very happy to have one here in the east bay and not have to drive into San Francisco. I will definitely return. read more

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Servers here are always so friendly. Usually at Chinese restaurants the service isn't the best but here is different. They smile and are patient, haha. Super fast as well (we ordered some extra items to take to-go after our meal and it was ready in I believe a little short of 10 mins)!! Will always come back. (Also love the free soups or fruits they give post meal :)) read more

Key points: - An amazing gem: delicious authentic Cantonese style cuisine that's NOT dim sum - Must try the salt and pepper pork Came here to Grand Café with The Fam and my folks before heading out to see Christmas lights with The Little One. Our friends have been raving about this place for a while. We recently discovered Hong Kong Café on the other side of Dublin and thought it was solid Cantonese-style cuisine, but our friends insisted Grand Café was better. I'm really glad we tried this place because I might have to concede that they might be right. My parents ordered most if not all their classic favorites and were very happy, which it's saying a lot. The Food: - Salt-and-pepper pork: crispy, savory, lightly spicy, and absolutely succulent. My favorite of the meal. - chef's combination platter, medium: included two meats and the medium comes with sides of seaweed salad and mini octopus (octopi? ). We chose roast duck, roast pork. The Little One got a kick seeing out of seeing tiny octopi on her plate, but ultimately didn't want to eat it. I really enjoyed the duck. So hard to mess that up. The roast pork, though, was lacking in crispiness, and felt a bit fattier and chewier than I prefer. Normally I love roast pork, so this one just didn't quite hit the spot for me. - tomato beef pan-fried noodles: I don't usually order this combination with tomato beef, but it was listed as a popular dish on Yelp. I actually enjoyed it. the beef was tender, and the sauce had a pleasant, slightly sweet flavor. That said, the sauce softened the crispy noodles quite a bit, which turned the picky Little One off a bit from eating it. - Honey walnut shrimp/prawns: one of my childhood favorites and still currently one of my wife's favorites. The Little One likes walnuts too. Can't go wrong with this dish. - Sampan jook/congee/porridge (tang jai jook): my dad's favorite and it was excellent. Paired with... - Chinese donut wrapped in noodles (zhaliang): quite the classic comforting, combo. Overall, an excellent meal, and my parents were kind enough to treat us. They asked for a paper menu to take home, which means they like it a lot. We'll definitely be back. Giving this 4 stars, which matches their current rating. I hear 3.5 is the sweet spot for Chinese food, so hopefully the higher star rating doesn't hurt them read more

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We stumbled across this restaurant on our drive back home. The food here is solid. Service was friendly. The chicken and green beans were delicious. We also ordered the Hong Kong style chow mein and that was also good. I liked the complimentary red bean dessert. It brought me back to how Chinese restaurants offered this dessert back in the day. The nostalgia was reminiscent of my youthful days. Overall, I would definitely visit this establishment should I be in the area and craving Chinese food. read more

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This place is my in-law's favorite restaurant. Service is good. Food is awesome as usual. Tried their Hainan Chicken Rice plate this time. Chicken is very well made, rice is good, but they only give ginger scallion as the dipping sauce, can't say it is fully authentic Hainan Chicken Rice. After all, this is not only my in-law's favorite, it is also one of my favorite too. Downside is parking is very limited, although there's plenty of parking across on Target side, but crossing that busy road is not fun at all read more

Grand Cafe - Hainan Chicken Rice plate - Cafes Near Me - Dublin, California

Service: Attentive. Place is spacious and we got seated right away since we also came at an odd time. Overall, the vaule is reasonable as far as taste of the food and portion. Fish congee was my favorite dish. read more

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Authentic Cantonese cuisine! Best place to get delicious roast pork belly (crispy top layer, juicy white pork meat). They offer the best congee in the bay! I highly recommend their congee with abalone and chicken. Slices of real abalone with soft pieces of fresh boneless chicken! read more

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4++ great neighborhood Café/restaurant located in a strip mall in the East Bay. Specialize in Cantonese cuisine. The menu is full of family style classics, as well as some separate bowls of noodle soup and other items that you can order individually. The service here is very friendly and they operate very efficiently. Came here with some family to grab a bite to eat. We wanted something relatively quick and comforting. It was after the holidays so no one wanted to cook and this place sounded perfect for us. I got to try some bites of like the other shared items, but I really wanted a bowl of the shrimp dumpling noodle soup. The dumplings were well-made and the soup really hit the spot. Just a great restaurant all around. I'm not sure if it gets really busy at certain times but when we came in, we were able to get seated pretty much right away. Maybe because we came in at a late lunchtime Parking was pretty easy to find within the strip mall read more

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This is a great place to stop by for noodles or rice. We ordered hot and sour soup, sweet and sour pork, Yangzhou fried rice, a BBQ platter, and tofu with seafood. Their food was delicious, and they had a decent portion. We liked all the food we ordered; they were very Cantonese. The staff here are friendly; parking can be difficult in rush hours, but we can still get parking further down. read more

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Meanwhile at the Grand Cafe... a kung fu master and his eager student sat down for what was supposed to be a peaceful lunch. The master, famous for balancing on bamboo poles during typhoons, nearly fell off his chair after tasting the wonton noodle soup, exclaiming it had more power than a flying side kick. The student, trying to impress him, declared he could eat the Hainan chicken with perfect kung fu form only to accidentally flick a piece of chicken skin across the room like a throwing star then landing flat on a strangers forehead. Instead of scolding, the master laughed so hard his tea spilled, then solemnly declared, "True YELP mastery is knowing when to savor soup, not when to strike." The student nodded, cheeks red, and ordered another bowl of soup. True enlightenment, is like Hainan Chicken, harmony is in its broth and chicken rice. read more

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Good Chinese food served here. It's tasty but a bit pricy I would say. Service is good. Nothing fancy. read more

Came here on a Friday around 7:30pm and most of the small tables were taken. We got seated immediately. We order the thousand year old egg and pork congee, shrimp wonton noodle and bbq pork rice roll. Love the taste of the congee. Quite salty as it should be. Wish there was more pork. Wonton noodle came with 6 wontons, that's pretty generous. The noodle was al dente! Bbq pork rice roll was ok. The rice roll was thin but very fragile. The soy sauce was not flavorful. I would skip it next time. read more

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Underrated place! Got the shrimp noodles (one of my fave dishes) and it was so good! Service was good! read more

Saw this 4 star review restaurant and decided to give this a try. However I m Not sure why this place has such a high review. The food is really mediocre, nothing really wow me. Dishes we ordered are very greasy compared to other Chinese restaurants. On top of that this place is NOT CHEAP vs other Chinese restaurants around the area. Definitely will not return for next time. read more

Solid place for Cantonese style Chinese food! It's located in a strip mall in Dublin, nothing fancy inside but often busy (which is a good thing since it usually means good food!). We came early and so were seated immediately. We got several dishes- crispy pan fried noodles, Yang Chow fried rice, roast duck, green bean chicken, roast pork, and a won ton noodle. Everything was tasty! Portions were good sized. A little pricey but overall a good experience. We've been back since and had a couple more dishes (fish filet with corn sauce and shrimp & egg chow fun) and those were good too. Will be back again for sure! read more

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This place brings back the goodness of Cantonese cuisine from the east coast which you rarely find in California. The food was fantastic and tasted amazing. Great staff, very clean establishment and the price was very reasonable. I highly recommend this restaurant and I find it to be the best Cantonese restaurant in the Bay Area. read more

Grand Cafe - Master chef at his finest. - Cafes Near Me - Dublin, California

Needed to grab a quick bite around Dublin and found Grand Cafe on Yelp. The restaurant is nice and spacious, the booths are very comfortable. Staff was very nice and friendly. They greeted us with a smile and brought tea quickly. Ordered Hainan Chicken over Rice and Shrimp and Silky Egg Chow Fun. Both dishes were very well made. The Hainan Chicken was very good free range chicken. The chow fun came with ten huge prawns that were very fresh. Portions were quite generous. We were served very sweet sliced orange for dessert. Prices are a bit on the high side, $22.95 for a plate of chow fun. Other than that, it's a pretty good and legit Cantonese restaurant. read more

Grand Cafe - Shrimp and Silky Egg Chow Fun - Cafes Near Me - Dublin, California

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Come here if you want legit Cantonese food! We love getting the congee and the mushrooms and steak dish. This place used to be called Gum Kuo and the name changed, but menu looks similar if not the same. Workers are friendly and fast. Seating and lighting is nice, it's always busy here. The parking right by the restaurant can be packed, but if you park a little bit further away in the big lot, you'll always find a spot. read more

Delicious and fresh and the food comes in good portions Beef chow fun is loose and skinny, not clumped up at all like other asian restaurants. Wonton meat is packed and the wrap is thin. Salt and pepper pork is crisp and not too oily. The beef dish (and sadly most asian restaurants) doesn't have tendon but it was yummy and good bite size If you're around Dublin and want some asian food, definitely swing by or order to go read more

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Did the chef change? Quality is changed today. We order beef chow fun; they were out of chow fun so they offered yee-min noodles. That's fine BUT there was no bean spouts or onion like original beef chow fun in my order. It was simply ALL NOODLES with some pieces of beef. This was not a noodle substitute, it was a whole new dish. Smh! If you plan to offer a noodle replacement, dish should taste and items should be the same! Not cool. The second dish was Hainan chicken with rice. This dish also strikes out, there was a piece of plastic size of a tablespoon. If we were eating in the dark, we would have ate the plastic! read more

I was looking for a Hong Kong Style Cafe, but not too many around, so I gave this place a tried which I knew they had what I was looking for, the Beef Stew Wonton Ho Fun. Came in around 12:30pm, not many customers. The service was great. The beef stew was tender and flavorful, the shrimp wontons were good too, but the broth wasn't too flavorful, kind of blend. I also ordered a beef cheong fun, also not that good. I have eaten dinner here before, which is very good. read more

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Lunches and dinners for a casual 3-5 friends are OK. But have a banquet table for 10 people ordering their standard 10 courses banquet menu is inadequate. The menu lacks fresh live seafood such as steamed fresh fish, nor the stir fried lobsters, and they would not allow you to pay the difference just by substitute 1 or two items. They force you to order your choice as the 11th or 12th dish, which is way too much for 10 people and basically a waste of food. By the way, the quantity served in their 10 courses meal is big and plenty! There were also some misleading names of the dishes which you need to pay attention to; for example " Dry Fried Flounder ( 乾煎龍利）usually in Chinese restaurants mean a whole flounder dry braised on both sides. But what you get here is a plate of cut pieces of fish fillets of unknown fish ( definitely not flounder as we fishermen know flounder does not have that kind thickness nor the texture). The correct name of that plate they served should be labeled as (Crispy Fried Fish Fillets, 椒塩魚塊）。 read more

Close to the house and the food is fairly consistent, portion sizes are good/decent. Pricing reflects the area though I think I'm officially at the age of "I remember when this was only $$" or "I can make that for much less". :-) read more

Trash can is full, but no one came in to clean it. The toilet has shit and the pee is all over the ground for male toilet. ground is dirty and the detergent is falling on the ground!!! Food on the other side is much better. The roast duck skin is crispy. However, mine has a lot bone which is a bummer. Pork is a little bit too fatty Toilet: 1/5 Food: 4/5 Staff: 4/5 read more

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Just stopped by for a quick lunch yesterday 2/13 at 2:30pm. Service was super fast and good. They were about to close prior to their dinner service and still seated us, which was a plus and very nice of the staff. Ordered sampan congee, wonton noodle soup, fish ball ho fun soup, shrimp rice noodles, and salt and pepper pork chop. All items came out quickly and tasted good. They have a shared parking lot with the businesses in that complex so you usually don't have a hard time finding a spot. read more

Still my favorite Chinese food in the area! The fried whole fish was good but I think I'll have to go back to the chow fun next time. The fried rice was good too! read more

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We really like grand cafe. The portions are huge when you dine in. Noticed the to go portions are much smaller so won't be getting the food Togo anymore... Service is actually decent. We've liked most everything we've ordered so far but I think the roast duck has been a standout dish. read more

Super disappointed with the food that I purchased from Grand Cafe this evening around 5:00pm. First and foremost, I wanted a spicy dish with prawns and the girl said "Oh, salt and pepper prawns!" I said Ok and also ordered the chicken fried rice!! When I got home, the prawns were unshelled and with one taste, not even spicy... dry to go with the dry chicken fried rice!! I really wanted something with sauce and regular looking prawns, so I was disappointed that the girl at the counter was too busy to even listen to what I was trying to say and jumped the gun with this bad dish she recommended! Not a fan of this expensive food that was not appetizing! read more