This restaurant is good for family events. There are couple rooms for reservations. In the reservation rooms, they have karaoke system, but the karaoke system is very old and you have to search for the song based on the singer name. The microphone does not working well. Food was good, I love the flower tea they provided. The food portion is huge. If you have less than 4 people, you should order 2 dishes and it will be good. read more

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Their dim sum here is pretty decent, but I wasn't too fond of their catering. A lot of their dishes were very bland or not the typical Chinese style. For their fish maw soup, they put tofu and tons of greens (I think seaweed in it). It felt more like a miso soup but had seafood in it and was thick like fish maw. Walnut shrimp- they fried the shrimp and squeezed the mayo sauce in top. Some pieces had the sauce and some had none. They need to actually mix it up. The shrimp was fried perfectly though. Had a nice crisp to it Whole fish - pretty bland. Fish was moist though Birds nest - it was made with different types of noodles but it was actually pretty good. I enjoyed it. There were 10 dishes total and none of them really WOWed me. If I come back, it'll just be for their dim sum. read more

On a Saturday after noon my aunt and I was meeting some family members, we are about a party of 15 people. Our party was meeting there for lunch and we got there super early so we decided to get some dim sum because we were hungry and we were up since 7 am with no food in our system. The dim sum that we end up order was vegetable dumplings, shrimp rolls and chicken feet which all three dish was kinda bland. About 20 minutes later, all of our family members arrived and we were then seated into 2 big tables. The dishes we had was pre-ordered, everything I had was decent nothing really stood out. But overall I was satisfied. But after 30 mins later I started to get thirsty, like crazy thirsty that's when I know I just had MSG overdose. Service was on point, the dim sum ladies was super friendly and helpful. They would stop what they're doing and try to help us with anything we needed such as extra napkins, refill our water even tho their job was just to serve and push the dim sum carts. There was a younger guy who was really friendly and helpful and he spoke perfect English as well. But then there was this older man that became our server and he was not friendly at all, he looked annoyed at our request of more napkins and sauces. At one point I just decided to just help myself and he told me to sit down and let him do his job, in a rude way. I just thought if it took him more than 5 minutes to get me a extra plate since we were missing a extra plate and chopstick, I could just turn around and grab the table's plates and silverware that was behind me since there wasn't anyone seated in that table, but yet he had a problem with that and pretty much decided to yell at me. Besides the one crappy waiter and me getting MSG overdose, everything else was okay. Parking was easy since they had a big parking lot. Would I come back? Sure, but if someone else suggested this place because I don't think this restaurant wow'ed me enough for me to even actually remember or suggest this this place at all. read more

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First time here so I decided to call in advance to see if they served dim sum on a Monday because a lot of places will serve it on weekends only. The man who picked up the phone replied angrily with "why do you ask if we serve dim sum today, we serve it every day!" I laughed because I was so shocked at his reply lol. We were already in the plaza and my uncle and his wife wanted dim sum so we go in anyways. Terrible choice. There was ONE other person dining besides us and the options weren't great, the service was horrible and they had two options for soda and both were flat. I spent about 20 mins in there and decided to leave. We went and ate elsewhere. read more

Went here again for dim sum and wow, was this place bustling. Glad to see that business is doing well. We did have to wait for a table, all of 2 minutes. Service was quick as before - carts came out with the quickness. One thing different from my prior visit is that the staff seem to be more aggressive with the food offerings. I'd look into the cart and order the things I like. Immediately after, they would try to push a different dish on me. When i politely decline, they would then offer another dish. Perhaps they've been directed to upsell? In any case, I would decline and they didn't seem mad or upset over it. So not a big deal. The food didn't seem as oily as it did before, so that's definitely a plus. Maybe they read my last yelp review?!? Overall, still a fine place to come to for dim sum. They are currently celebrating their anniversary, so you can get 20% off your check when paying with cash, 10% if paying with credit card. Not bad, right? Not valid on weekends or holidays. read more

Harbor Seafood Garden - Special as of July 13th, 2014. - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

We had a company group dinner here courtesy of our boss last night. As it was a Monday night, there weren't many people in the spacious main dining room, but the Karaoke rooms in the back were filled with parties having fun and singing obnoxiously to Mandarin and Cantonese songs. The boss reserved one of the Karaoke rooms and though it was small, it was ample amount of space to seat 12 people around a large lazy Susan table. Towards the other side of the room was the karaoke system and TV. We ended up getting the $168 Lunar New Year fixed menu special, which included over eight or ten dishes (I forgot how many) and a choice of dessert or fruit. There were three or four other fixed menus priced accordingly to specific items (i.e. seafood fixed menu special was around $400ish). On top of that, we ordered an additional one or two dishes. I should have taken a picture of the menu and the food, so I can remember the names of the dishes, but I'll try my best to describe which were decent to me. - Jellyfish and Cold Cut Platter (if you've been to Asian weddings, you've had this before) - some sort of seafood and tofu soup - Walnut Shrimp (pretty standard, but good) - Shrimp Fried Rice (it might have had scallop, but don't remember) - Braised Pork with Peanuts - Pepper Beef Short Ribs (pretty good) - Ginger Scallion Lobsters - Tapioca and Taro Sweet Soup (mmmm) Overall, it was a good dinner with quick and friendly service. I would give this place three stars for my first dinner experience, but the Tapioca and Taro Sweet Soup completely sealed the deal for me. Not too sweet and a great way to finish off the food. It IS the reason for the extra star. I wanted so badly to get some to-go, but I was too full. Definitely recommend this place for dinner, large parties, and especially for the large parking lot! Not sure if they will have fixed menu specials year-round, but you can always ask. I will be back with the boyfriend to try the dim sum and get a serving of Tapioca and Taro Sweet Soup! read more

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Love their chicken feet, fried calamari and pork intestines in curry! Yes, pork intestines! So freakin delish. Good space. Plenty of parking. It gets very busy so get there early! read more

Harbor Seafood Garden - The best dim sum that's not in Chinatown - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

We were pleasantly surprised that they served dim sum today. They told me that they serve it daily 10am to 3pm. Wonderful! The dim sum was excellent. Very fresh and tasty. The portions were a bit bigger than average. The place was clean and the staff was friendly. We will definitely go back for more. read more

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The dim sum here is actually pretty good. The carts they have here are like half going around the tables and half being called over. But the upside of that is that the service is very attentive and the dishes come our steaming hot. Everything was seasoned well. Overall it was a decent place to eat at. Good food, good service, good parking, what's there not to like? read more

Chinese immigrants started to reshape this neighborhood a decade ago with Chinatown crowded and N.Y. expensive. So it was only matter of time a dim sum restaurant open up in Northeast Philadelphia. So it's also not too surprising to see every Sunday's morning scores of families flock here to wait in line to eat dim sum at Harbor Seafood Garden's. The popularity here is partly due to the fact that Harbor has a spacious parking area for free whereas it's almost an impossibility to park in Chinatown for less than $10 on a weekend. But the main reason is probably because the dim sum here is actually pretty darn tasty! Several highlights: Har gow (shrimp dumpling)- one of the most difficult dumplings to make properly. I actually enjoyed mine quite a lot. Siu mai- open-topped steamed pork dumplings made with a wheat flour wrapper. Pretty darn good. Cha siu bao- Classic steamed buns with bbq pork. The ones here had a soft dough on the outside and savory, sweet fillings inside. Cheong fan- One of my favorites. It's rolled steamed noodles filled with either shrimp or beef soaked in a delicious, sweetened soy sauce. I finally found a good dim sum place somewhere not called Chinatown! It's nice to have dim sum options in the city. I recommend coming here if you don't want to worry and pay for parking. read more

Harbor Seafood Garden - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

They serve shark fin soup. Food is meh and not worth being party to such an awful practice.

How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop? -scratch that- How many minutes does it take to get food in the center of the table? Ready, set, GO! If this was a competition, my family would have definitely lost. We basically competed with all the tables to flag down a server for service. This restaurant lacks structure. Instead of splitting up sections for the servers, they all share the responsibility to service every occupied table, which clearly doesn't work. It took 15 minutes for someone to take our order and over ONE HOUR to receive our first dish. This was family style, if anything, the soup should have arrived within the first 10 minutes after ordering. It was by far the worst experience my family and I have ever received. Clams were either dead or not cooked all the way (a few were closed), our duck dish was only enough to feed 3 people when we have 6 in our family, and our vegetable dish never came. If only I can rate this place 0 stars. *sighs* read more

Finally tried the dim sum and it's pretty good! The har gow and shumai are solid, and I LOVED the curry squid. Plus, the steamed leek dumplings have a very light but flavorful filling, and the steamed shrimp and leek crystal dumpling are delish. The mini egg custards are also solid, although the pastry shell is a bit on the thick side; the custard itself is very creamy and thick, which I really liked. Service is very fast and attentive. Definitely the place for dim sum in Northeast Philadelphia! read more

Long story short: roaches! I'm sad that I have to give such a low rating because the food was actually pretty good. We ordered the full course meal for 10 and were enjoying ourselves when we saw a tiny roach. Because the food was good we weren't going to completely freak out over one tiny roach. However, soon there was another and another and then a whole bunch all over our table. That was completely unacceptable. We talked to the manager, and she didn't charge us for the meal. I hope they get this issue resolved soon. It doesn't matter if the food is good if your appetite is ruined by roaches. read more

Good dim sum and plenty of parking makes this a solid choice for dim sum in the northern end of Philly. We stopped here for dim sum and enjoyed it. However, it was a weekday and they didn't have many sweet dim sum options available. Service was efficient and friendly. For now, it's a tough call between 3 or 4 stars. I heard good things about their dinner menu, so will have to give that a try and update my review then. Will be back again. Sure beats having to circle for parking spots or pay for garage parking in Chinatown. read more

The dimsum was surprisingly great. Everything was fresh and delicious. As with any new restaurants, they seem to be working out some of the service kinks, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt in that regard. The selection of food was decent, but not quite at the same level of what you'd see at a Chinatown dimsum restaurant. All in all, I will definitely try to go back. It was delicious read more

This is by far one of the best dim sum restaurant I went to around Philadelphia. Especially, the shrimp dumplings and the taro dumplings, which Is out of this world. The location is great too easy access from 309 and 73 East. Parking is great too! The price is affordable considering the food you get. I would highly recommend this restaurant to everyone. read more

I heard a lot of scuttlebutt about how terrible the dim sum was. Complaints about cold food & slow service were plenty. So when I was invited for dim sum at Harbor Seafood Garden for a 4th of July family function, I kept my expectations low. What I discovered was the kitchen and staff must of worked out all of their kinks. The place was packed and we had 3 tables in a private back room. We had multiple servers constantly bringing us fresh hot tea and a excellent selection of dim sum non-stop. Not only did this place have variety, it most importantly tasted good. Tip: You know it's an Asian sin if you're not getting timely hot tea refills. For those new to dim sum, if you want a refill, flip the tea pot lid open or slightly ajar. I hope this place keeps it up and keeps the head chefs happy. I really don't want to drive to Chinatown for dim sum. read more

Harbor Seafood Garden - Dim Sum - Seafood Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I thoroughly enjoyed the food and staff here. Everyone was so friendly and checked in on our group frequently. They had some dishes here that wasn't typical in my area at home, although I'm sure it can be requested (minced pork with clams). It's located in a large parking lot and stayed busy throughout our 4+ hours here. The back has a couple of rooms that can be rented out for larger parties to dine and sing karaoke. The food came out quickly after ordering and nothing was lacking. We were quite impressed with the Chinese food and how personable the staff were. Will look forward to our return to try their dim sum. read more

Crowded for Dim Sum on Father's Day. Food was very tasty, especially the fried spicy squid. Not the best Dim Sum I've ever had, but I wasn't doing the selecting so I had an interesting combo of things. Good, friendly service. read more

Not bad for dim sum that's not in Chinatown. It's definitely a closer drive for me in the suburbs than to Philly. Compared to my usual Ocean Harbor dim sum, the food is about the same but there is definitely a smaller selection. The coconut jello at Ocean Harbor is wayyyyyy better. The texture and consistency is much softer and creamier. My sister also agreed that the chicken feet are much better in Chinatown. But to make up for the difference, there is a parking lot! Many a time do we circle the streets of Chinatown to look for a parking spot. Here, there is actually a huge parking lot! The servers were also pretty helpful and the interior was large. But there's a really random tree in the building, like animal kingdom decor. It's very strange. Overall, I'd still prefer Chinatown over the north east because I'd rather drive on 95 than on the boulevard. read more

The dimsum place is kind of hidden, but there are signs that point you to where to go when you pull into the shopping center. From Adams, make a right into the center, go straight then make another right. You will find it hidden in the corner. This is a great place to go when you don't want to look for parking in ChinaTown, but I feel the dimsum isn't the best I've ever had. Some dishes were great though (har gow and shumai). Certain items I would normally find at the Chinatown locations, I just couldn't find here. Maybe because I was sitting on the inside and the cart really didn't come to me, but to the rest of my party instead. Bummer! But, I do have to admit that the price was awesome! For going with a large party, I thought for sure the price would have been crazy, but it wasn't. I think when the wife and I go to chinatown locations, we spend more with just us to than we did with the party here. Service was good. They were fast in bringing the carts around. They also brought out water when requested without giving attitudes. Overall: If you are looking for reasonably priced decent dimsum without having to pay for parking, this is your go to spot. I do prefer chinatown though bc It's closer to where I live, but I would come back here again (mom lives near here) read more

My husband and I wanted to try the dim sum at this restaurant. We're always looking for a dim sum alternative that is outside of chinatown . Love it: shrimp shumai, fried taro dumplings, sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves Leave it: chicken feet (undercooked and underseasoned) Overall experience - we'll keep looking for dim sum options. We most likely will not be returning. read more

Do not go for dinner. Dimsum in the morning is acceptable but not anything else. Especially dinner. The meat is not fresh and Chinese food are not made correctly. No wonder the place is empty all the time. read more

if you live in northeast philadelphia and don't want to drive 20-30 minutes to chinatown for dim sum then harbor seafood garden is definitely your best choice, plenty of parking and plenty of seats even if its packed my go to's: Lo mai gai (2/plate) - rice, chicken, baby shrimp, chinese sausage, egg yolk, and beef wrapped in banana leaf. my favorite at any dim sum restaurant. but today was a lil dry ha churn - shrimp rice noodle (3/plate) - they pour this special soy sauce only in this dish so remember to ask for extra so you can use the leftovers on the other dishes vs the table soy sauce shumai and har gow (4/plate) - pork dumplings and shrimp dumplings. these are staple dishes for my friends and myself chicken feet - more like chicken ewwwww, my niece loves this stuff, I could never get I to it 10% off when using credit cards, 20% off for cash. excluding sat/sun and holidays read more

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Great place. Excellent fresh seafood. Better than most center city places, plus lower prices, plus much cleaner. Sad for them good for us, rarely crowded. We were here for our new years eve dinner. It's that good. read more

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The place is really nice and clean inside. They have a few private rooms in the back for karaoke and have a lot of nice open space in the front. They have tables that can accommodate 10 people and less. The owners are very nice and the service is speedy. The staff is very nice and come to check on you here and there. The food is delicious. The salt and pepper pork had a great flavor. The beef pan fried noodle was very delicious too. We also ordered Salt and pepper shrimp, scallop, and squid, which was good but didn't have too much flavor. My personal preference is that the shrimp not have the shell on them so maybe I will ask that next time. Their dim sum is fresh and they have plenty of variety from dumplings, to spare ribs, to flat noodles, etc. It was delicious and was so much nicer to be able to go here instead of going to chinatown where there is no parking. My only issue is the fried dim sum dishes were greasy. I'm not sure if they fried it at a high enough temperature but overall it was definitely worth it. read more

This is the best dim sum in Philly, but you didn't hear it from me. In fact, I never posted this... let's just keep this our little secret ;) read more

I have never seen such terrible service. I ordered some items that they didnt have in thr carts for dimsum. I waited 25 mins and had nothing. And they ended giving my orded to someone else. When I told the waitress, she had the nerves to say it wasnt her fault. She is the one that took my order and gave it to someone else. Then when she finally gave me the food, she said it wasnt my fault, it was something wrong with the kitchen. Gfto! I saw u give it to someone else n I confronted you about it. I told the manager and he said nothing. I wont be coming back here anymore. Terrible services! !!! read more

I been traveling 30-45 minutes to Philly Chinatown for dim sum over 15 years, and finally a few Chinese restaurants opened in the northeast area. The shrimp dumplings and siu mai from this place is literately on point. I also enjoyed their rice rolls very much. Besides the tasty dimsum, there's free access to a fairly large parking lot right outside the restaurant. There's no doubt that I'll be returning more often. read more

If you're looking for the typical Chinese dinner without the hassle of driving around in circles looking for a parking spot in Chinatown, then definitely give this place a try. Whenever the cravings consisting of walnut shrimp, Peking duck with the delicious buns, salt baked shrimp, scallops, and squids and possibly some fish maw soup just to name a few hit, the thought of driving to the city and spending 15-20 minutes looking for parking is such a deterrent. So when it came time to celebrate my birthday, Harbor Seafood Garden was a perfect choice - with a huge parking lot and no crowds. We were immediately seated once we arrived and brought into one of their private karaoke rooms. The songs were relatively updated minus your top 100 billboard faves but it was a decent selection. The food was fresh and came out very quickly. The staff were attentive and checked often to make sure my guests had everything they needed. Overall, if you're like me and you hate crowds and long waits and parking battles, but sometimes crave your favorite Chinese meals, then definitely give this place a try :) read more

Having good service, a chef's special, comfortable feasting aura, and wondrous food, though not extraordinary yet is exquisite and enjoyable, the Harbor Seafood Garden would be given 2 bells based upon the bell's system. This restaurant is most definitely recommended for any couple or families though may require a heavy pocket as the cuisine is not cheap. Serving popular and classic Asian, seafood cuisine and Dim Sum daily, the Harbor Seafood Garden Restaurant showcases valuable meals in a family-friendly and elegant manner. When entering the restaurant, you are beholden with large space, multiple circular tables covered in white cloth set with small plates and glass cups with seasoning prepared for you, and crystal and warmthing lights like every fancy restaurant. Being able to sit in unique, teal chairs with lightly playing violin and piano music, the place sets an ocean yet tropical-like theme of decor, with a large plastic tree on the side of the room and a rustic wood patterned mini bar/counter. With foods that range from simple soups to savory lobsters, the Harbor Seafood Garden provides exceptional and traditional Asian cuisine. Dim Sum dishes, Siu Mai, served steamy and fresh with flavorful taste even without sauce, and the bean curd roll, slimy yet once bitten into flourishes with large amounts of vegetables and meat. Though may be mediocrely too dry or wet or somewhat hard to eat without some mess, both are of appreciable taste; an appetizing fried eggplant with a light crunch on the outside and a soft and hot eggplant in the inside; sauteed clams with minced pork that is impressively not as messy to eat as other stores and though fishy, it is seasoned well and rich in flavor. read more

They no longer serve Dim Sum. Drove all the way from DE just to see the sign on the door. They used to be pretty busy, but now there was no one in there. What on earth were they thinking???? No other reason to go here now - there are tons of Chinese places everywhere. Dim Sum set this place apart, but not any longer. read more

They have dim sum again!!! No more driving to Chinatown anymore! The dim sum is good not as much selection as Chitown but plenty of parking! read more

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Great little spot to get dim sum and other asian goodies. A co worker and I went for lunch one day to get dumplings, and were not disappointed. They had a good amount of choices for the lunch dim sum. We ordered the pork sticky buns, this pepper beef, shrimp noodles and some asian meatballs. Everything was cooked to perfection, exactly what it should be. All told, $10 a piece out the door with hot tea! I'll definitely be back! read more

i had always pass by this place thinking that they only sold seafood and nothing more. to my surprise, they had dim sum and more! everything i had ordered to eat in there were actually very good! and honestly, i really don't have to travel all the way to chinatown or south philly anymore! this is a very smart idea for them to open one here in the north philadelphia area! i would definitely go back and i will sure spread the word about this place since its pretty new read more

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They have great dimsum here. Not as many options as Chinatown but I rather come here than Chinatown. Been here for dinner before & my boyfriend and I agreed that we like it. Their salted fish fried rice is better than any place in Chinatown. It's either really salty or bland at other places. And the Walnut/Mayo shrimp (which I know is a popular dish) is pretty good and much bigger too. Very spacious. Big parking lot! so no need to drive around looking for parking and no need to pay for meters or parking lot fees. They also have a karaoke room in the back for parties if u would like to RSVP. Waiters/waitress are pretty prompt and friendly. No complaints so far! read more

I love dim sum, enough said. Love the parking and available tables, no long wait ever! read more

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It's a better option for having a decent dimsum in the Philly area. The food is as good as most dimsum in the area. I think the service was much better here. Sunday dimsum is very convenient at this location. It's not over crowded compared to Chinatown. The location also offers plenty of free parking. read more

I really like this place but every time I go I feel like I'm not getting fair service. The carts rarely come to our table and they skip us often or have attitudes. When I come with my friends that are mostly mandarin speakers, the service is a complete 180. Anyway, the dim sum is yummy and it's easy to get to read more