Visiting family in Calgary, and my aunt wanted to take us to go have dimsum in Chinatown. Barely any parking during the weekday, we were able to find a spot after circling around for about 40minutes. Chinatown is very small maybe only a couple blocks and you'll be able to walk through it all. Went to Regency palace situated upstairs inside a mall. We ticked off what we wanted and food came very fast, it was already made and put inside a cart that had steam to keep it from getting cold. Most dishes were a miss or very underwhelming, but the best dishes were their deep fried squid and taro puff. I have to say Calgary version of deep fried squid is the best compared to Toronto's. It had a light crispy batter like tempura and their taro puff was stuffed with real mashed taro and minced pork. Super delicious. Everything else was meh or flavour was off. Staff is very nice, washroom was located in a scary section where the lights were off. My sister and I were scared to go in, so we got my younger brother to escort us there. read more

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Coming from the amazing restaurant scene of toronto, this place was a bit of a letdown food wise. Flavors were lacking and things seemed underseasoned or just "missing". Staff was very polite and attentive. Portions were good but it just didn't hit the spot like some of our spots back home! read more

Regency Palace - dim sum - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

We came here for an event and ordered their 10-course menu. We reserved a room for 2 tables to host about 20 people. It may not look that impressive when you walk in, but honestly the food was really good. You'll find for a lot of Chinese restaurants, the taste and quality of the food makes up for the aesthetics. It was super convenient not having to pick out dishes from the menu, worry about having enough food, etc. Each set was good for a table, with some leftovers. All of the seafood was really fresh. The course was very well rounded and had something for everyone. Parking in Chinatown can be a little challenging, especially on a Friday evening/weekend but it is definitely doable! read more

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Four of us had the buffet booked for 7 pm (it closes at 9pm). Upon our arrival the following were empty: Won Ton Soup, ginger beef, beef/bean/broccoli. Then I saw other dishes soon become empty. I saw staff taking note of them, but nothing happening to refill the buffet. At 7:30 I asked if they would be refilled, I was told yes. Shortly after 8 pm we left, none had been refilled. And they didn't reply to my Feb 16, Feb 24, and March 3 inquiries. read more

Regency Palace is offering a special promotion - $32.98 for three course Peking duck special. This is a wicked deal. Normally, just the Peking duck wraps are $32.99 and up, depending on where you go. We received so many pieces of duck and crepes - this order feeds at least four plus leftovers. There was a good amount of meat with each piece of crispy skin. We even had crepes leftover, which never happens. The fried duck rice was tasty. You can choose duck fried noodles as an alternative to the rice. I liked the bits of egg and green beans in the rice. I picked the duck broth soup with tofu, which tasted health'ish and nourishing. There's also sweet and sour soup for those looking for something more westernized. The third option for the soup course is duck congee, which I love, but its not to everyone's taste. I'm not sure how much longer Regency will be offering the Peking duck special. I would guess one more week, but if you want to try it, just give them a call. I found the staff very friendly and helpful on the phone and in person. read more

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We went on Christmas day. They took 15 to take our drink order of 2 pops and 2 waters. The buffet was small only 2 rows, and the food was either cold or out. There was no selection and to top it off we paid over 110$ for 2 kids,a senior and 1 adult. The carpets were filthy and there was food all over the floor. Do not go to the Regency Palace! read more

When this restaurant gets it right, they shine among the best in Calgary for dim sum. However, too often I have ordered items that were overcooked or just not prepared properly. I would give 5 stars if they got it right all the time. There are two other dim sum houses in Chinatown. One is stellar and the other gawd-awful; they will remain nameless. read more

This place is a must-eat in Chinatown! The taste is very authentic, siu mai and beef rice noodles were amazing. Service was friendly, I felt very welcome. Nice and spacious restaurant. Will be coming back! read more

Regency Palace - Pork and Shrimp Siu Mai - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Excellent place for dim sum in the middle of the mall. Took a few of my family members here for Saturday lunch. Friendly staff and the pot of tea comes to your table pretty quickly. You have your typical pushcarts going around the place providing the dim sum foods but a bonus thing is that they have a station in the front that provides some hot griddled food as well as an area near the buffet where you can just go up and grab a lot of the commonly requested and favorite items. We ordered a plate of beef flat noodle to share and then har gao, a scallop and shrimp dumpling, shrimp tofu cake of some sort, and a beef cheung fun. All are exemplary. The cheung fun is perfectly steamed and by that, I mean, it's firm, but held together so that it doesn't slip as you transfer it from plate to mouth. The dumplings are great too - you see real tender scallop and shrimp in there and the seafood flavor is clear. The shrimp tofu cake is a bit dry but the sauce it comes with is good. The flat noodle is not greasy, good distribution of bean sprouts, noodles with just a bit of meat. All in all, exemplary dim sum and wouldn't hesitate to come back for more. read more

Walked in at lunch time and seen very few people , should of left In middle of china town lunch and not many people 1st hint not to eat here We ordered food that we ordered one was a pork belly We dont eat pork, we told her that she walked away and left the plate at the table Later we got the bill to pay and the pork still on the bill When went to tell the girl and showed us the bill in chinese and said we ordered it On the final bill also placed tip ontop Really? This is a total stay away restaurant Food looks read more

Regency Palace is a Chinese dim sum and buffet restaurant located inside Dragon City Mall in Calgary's Chinatown district. Open from 10-10 every day, it's a spacious room that gets fairly busy during lunch and dinner hours, but nowhere near capacity levels. The décor is simple and a tad outdated, while the atmosphere is typical of a buffet, with hordes of diners that span all ages and demographics. I visited during their weekday lunch buffet and found the service to be just okay. My server seemed uninterested in her job and lacked basic serving skills - once my water was filled as I had started eating, she never came back to refill it until I was ready to pay the bill. The price of the buffet was fair and slightly cheaper than at Buffet Yangtze, where I had dined a few weeks before. Don't let the price fool you, however, as the food is not nearly as good when it comes to quality and taste. For a place that deems themselves a "seafood restaurant", their seafood selection during the lunch buffet was slim. I did enjoy the chicken drumsticks, the pork, and the wide noodles here quite a bit, but found many of the items far too greasy or just bland in taste. I didn't try their dim sum selection, so I can't comment on that. Of worthy note - a lady near me ordered a Rum & Coke and had to call the server back because there was no alcohol in the drink. If you're in Chinatown and want to drop under $20 to stuff your face with a myriad of different foods, this place might be a top contender. However, if you're serious about real Chinese food and don't want to leave with oil stains on your shirt, you're much better off exploring Chinatown for something more refined! read more

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We were very sceptical when we walked in and only saw one other table with people at it but we were getting hangry and decided to try anyway. We are glad we did; great service, great food. I'll be back read more

This is the first Chinese buffet I've reviewed in what seems like forever, but I had a really good experience at lunch at Regency Palace yesterday and so I thought I'd review and recommend it. First, I've lived in Calgary for almost 20 years and had never been here- I've been to several smaller restos in Chinatown, adore Han's in particular, and was unprepared for what a positively cavernous space this is. It seats SEVEN HUNDRED! So even the scores of diners present yesterday, it still felt empty. To the food: dining companion and I both had the buffet. It comprises a large range of gwai lo "Chinese" but lot of authenticity too (this place is Cantonese, and it shows with a lot of simple, delicately-seasoned things like gai lan with oyster sauce); I LOVED the roast chicken with a thin, sweet sauce and had seconds. The place has two long steam tables one seems to comprise more "Western" Chinese staples like sweet-and-sour this and that, but there are still plentiful "authentic" options. I enjoyed the food. One thing that really stood out was the service. Our water glasses were refilled constantly, plates removed with alacrity, and it really was one of the best experiences I've had in memory for a style of dining that's too often a bit dehumanizing. Great job. read more

Sigh. It was too good to be true. When at a banquet not too long ago, I noticed that the quality of the food seemed to have gone a bit downhill. I had heard that the restaurant changed hands, but that shouldn't have affected standards, or was I being naiive? At that banquet, well... - the fish wasn't properly de-scaled... having to spit out scales as you're eating really isn't all too palatable; - shrimp dishes were basically overdone. It wasn't tender, it was tough; - is there a premium for rice requests? - I was served the wrong dishes, and even given extra dishes (we tried to alert the resto as we didnt order it, and did not want to be charged for stuff we didn't even want). But admittedly they redeemed themselves by knocking off the wrong stuff and so on. These were the big things, but really, in the end, while the rest of the food was ok, it just wasn't, well great. I might still give it another shot, since I really want to host a chinese banquet meal one more time before Xmas for my friends and I. Ever since I moved to Calgary, this place has been my fall back position when it came to dim sum and large banquet meals. The food has been good is not legendary, everyone has always enjoyed it, and there was rarely any problems. Now... hmm... hard to say. I've yet to go back for Dim Sum lately, so they might still redeem themselves hopefully. #UPDATE 5 in Yelp's 30-Day Review Challenge read more

there for hotpot, they give you whatever, not what you order. same thing when reorder, not the portion you order. Wait for ever for food, not coming back definitely read more

Never been here for Brunch before and also haven't been in 6-8 years. Was invited to join some friends and read the reviews and wasn't sure what to expect. The service was great. The dim sum carts were always close. The dishes were hot and fresh and everyone was happy and hustling. The room is huge so no waiting unlike pretty much every other place in the city for brunch. I'm disappointed in a lot of the reviews...seems like for some reason people just have some kind of axe to grind. If there is only one thing it would be the size of the room...it's not a very intimate setting, but it's certainly comfortable and efficient. read more

Had fish, lobster, sweet and sour pork, scallops. The food was pretty good. it's a fair Chinese restaurant. I do not recommend the buffet or the hot pot. read more

Regency Palace - Family dinner in calgary at the recency. - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Ordered delivery via Skip the Dishes. The siu mai I received were raw in the middle. Not only is this disgusting, but it's dangerous too. Will never order from them again. Edited to add: Skip gave me a full refund, at least. Thanks Skip! read more

Regency Palace - Ordered delivery and received siu mai that were raw in the middle. Didn't notice until one had already been half-eaten. Disgusting. - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Disclaimer* I've never been for dinner just dim sum So now that that's out of the way this is my favourite dim sum place cause they have the buffet so instead of waiting for the trolley girls to come around you just Zip up and grab your favs! The food is always tasty. The trolley girls are never happy ever pretty sure if they smile alarms go off some where and the kill a panda! The restaurant is nice on the inside like a really big hall so when it's busy it's a lot of noise but I think that just makes the experience more fun! read more

the dim sum menu was decent (ordered green tea, shrimp dumplings, pork buns, squid with curry, bbq pork fried rice and chicken with garlic sauce) everything tasted okay except the chicken was still bloody and unpleasing! on top of that one of our servers were extremely rude and inpatient. came here with friends and a couple of cups were not washed properly and were dirty. the price of everything was ridiculous for the quality of service and food. definitely not coming back! read more

Regency Palace - chicken with garlic sauce - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

We sit down. The waiter comes and pretty much throws the cutlery onto the table then nearly pokes me in the eye with her finger. The buffet was terrible. If we had ordered from the menu it might have been different. I don't recommend this restaurant to anybody. read more

Regency Palace - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Took my 12 member family to eat here last weekend, and there were 6 very large wanting to eat men in the group. I couldnt believe that they could actually say they were full. We must have ordered over 30 dinsum dishes here. Service was slow, so most of the time we got up and went and got things ourselves, its okay my one cousin is a pro at this. In the end it cost me around 130 bucks which made me very happy, what infuriated me was the 16 dollar parking bill outside in the back of the Dragon Mall. We could have had another 4 plates for that amount. Regency Dimsum amazing, parking in the parkade out back SUCKS!!! read more

Still the best Chinese dim sum and seafood restaurant in Calgary. The food was fantastic as always. The service was wonderful. It was excellent to see they were so careful to keep us spaced out and safe. So definitely a must when in Calgary downtown. read more

A visit to the Regency Palace feels a little decadent right from the beginning. I mean, it was designed that way. You step onto the top floor of Dragon City Mall where it was located into the truly beautiful lobby area. It is lush, a bit like a garden, and you cross over a small bridge that spans a koi pond. With that grand entrance to set the stage, you step out into the massive dining room. The dining room is all one room, but the square footage must be huge and it is split into smaller sections. If you are going for dim sum (which is what I mostly do), you are taken to the section that is the furthest back. The thing I like about the Regency Palace is that it does feel a little decadent and royal. It has a grand atmosphere. In terms of lunch and/or dim sum, regency palace is where I bring picky people and large groups. At lunch time, there is also a lunch buffet that suits people who aren't as adventurous or who don't like dim sum, with more traditional chinese food (and western chinese food) fare. The dim sum itself is quite good but not spectacular. The sheer size of the room means that by the time the cart gets to you, the food has often gotten a bit cold. If you can finagle a good spot by the kitchen doors, this isn't such a problem. I find that the staff is very accommodating and if they have room they do their best to fulfill that request. At the end, you have to take your scantron dim sum sheet to one of the payment stations that are a little bit difficult to find. You know, I've never had a bad experience at the Regency Palace. It is always consistent in service and food quality, and while it doesn't fit the bill as my top dim sum restaurant, it is my old faithful. And I love to make an entrance, so that is definitely ok. read more

This review is loooong overdue. I've been eating here with family and friends...and their families for years. Dim sum, fondue, buffet - Regency has it all and does it all extremely well. This large venue also fantastic for meetings as they have several private rooms off the main dining rooms. The stage at the rear is ideal for large functions and the room can be segmented further for smaller functions. Personally, I've been here for fundraisers, Christmas parties, and the Sien Lok Society's Chinese New Year Party (which is by far the most elaborate and extravagant "do" of the new year...not to be missed!). If I were to pick favorite dishes, I'd say that the Peking duck is always outstanding. They also do a wonderful scallop dish for banquets that I don't know the name of, but it always makes my eyes light up. It is savory and slightly sweet and oh-so wonderful. For dim sum, well, I can't live without my lotus-leaf wrapped sticky rice, ha gow and shaomai! It's so great to have the carts circulating and continuously have food brought to you at will. After years of eating dim sum, the novelty still hasn't worn off! The fondue (hot pot) is also such a treat and there is a wonderful selection of meats and vegetables to add to the broth. Don't even get me started on the buffet...it's delicious. All I have to say is come hungry and bring friends...lots of them! read more

Regency does not have the best dim sum in Calgary, but is huge space, no lineup, and it is a great place to take family member who uses walkers or wheelchairs. For that it has my vote in this case. read more

Regency Palace - You can watch your rice rolls and dumplings being grilled, and they an express dim sum station if you're in a hurry. - Chinese Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

My family loves dim sum & Regency Palace is our favorite place to go. You can argue that it may not be the best place for dim sum in Calgary but there are definitely some perks: 1. It is HUGE so you can walk in at noon on Saturday with 8 of your closest friends & you'll still likely get a table with no wait. 2. It has carts and a steam table full of their most popular dim sum items. If the chicken feet have passed for the fifth time & you want something else just go up to the steam table with your ticket and take your dishes back to your table. Today there were 7 of us and we were stuffed and the bill came out to $15 per person including tax and tip. Woot! read more

Hot Pot anyone, this is some serious all you can eat buffet hot with choice of two soup base. The best part is you cook it the way like plus you get to create your own dipping sauces. There is lots to choice from you can also pick from regular buffet if you are eat hot pot but who care about that. I have uploaded photos there some photos that they ran out of food but I did not want to wait for it my food comes first. Lol. We all really enjoyed the food there. Service was good too. Full bar. read more

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It's always fun trying to order at the Regency Palace. In spite of this we really enjoy coming once in a while. Usually my ordering involves a lot of smiling, waving and pointing with a little bit of nodding. After all when in Rome... The salt-and-pepper squid are very flavorful with just the right amount of spice. One order is not enough. Same goes for the shrimp and cilantro dumplings. They were the favorite of the whole dinner. Steamed shrimp and pork dumplings are very good. This time we didn't save room for the delicious sesame rolls but next time we will. Great place. Great experience. Great food. read more

Great service from all the people! There buffet is huge and has lots of items to chose from, there Dim sum is best! Taste great! They also have hotpot, the soup doesn't taste as good but they have like TONS of hotpot goodies to put in yum. Beer for a cheap price? Thats like a bonus! read more

Buffet was not bad but 5 stars goes for great Hotpot: Many broths to choose from Tons of meat cuts Lots of seafood options Lots of veggies Tons of dipping sauces Buffet included Rapid service Great location Reasonable price for all you can eat buffet and hotpot Room foe improvement: Self serve drinks like lemonade and juice were room temp and not cold Broth after a while was super oily from boiled meat and seafood and not good tasting. Would be nice if we were offered refreshed new broth... read more

This is the worst buffet on the planet. To start, the service is miserable. My waitress saw that my water glass was empty, and just ignored it. All of the food on the buffet was old and dry. I ended up sticking to some tofu and soup. When you ask them if they're going to refresh the buffet, they say "ask my boss" and walk away or they pretend they don't hear you. This place is in China-town, so I just assumed their food would be a little more authentic or of better quality. Gross, gross, gross! read more

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Today I happened to go to this place for lunch with 15 ppl. I was really confused for coming to this place as this was my first chinese restaurant that I visited in calgary. I like Chinese food but as I am only a chicken and sea food lover, after finding so many other items here(like Eel as I checked on menu) I was in the impression that I had to find out some other place to fill my stomach. However, all my illusions were overcome by the amazing varieties in food. We chose to go for buffet and there were a lot of varieties and choices. Starting from appetizers,main course till desserts, there were wide variety of options. Pros - They have a big place that can handle a big crowd. Appetizers : soup, chicken finger, fish finger, chicken spring roll, onion rings, etc.. lot many that I tasted. Also there were many options for beef and pork and heard from frnds that they were delicious too. Main course : there were 3 different types of noodles. All 3 tasted good with plum sauce and shrimp curry. There were 3 varieties of sauce. There were many other varieties too in chicken,beef and pork but I didn't try them as I was saving some space for the desserts. Desserts: There were many flavors in icecream that we could select from, and fresh cut fruits - watermelon , musk melon,etc. Also they had jellys bt i didnt try that. Cons : The cake piece didnt really taste good. Didnt seem like a fresh one. Be cautious of vegetarian items, if you are a veggie( nt even egg) then you have to worry abt few items. Like veg-fried rice - it has egg in it but still called as veg-fried rice :P . Funny : After we finished with our buffet, we were given some small packets one each. It was written as a fortune cookie. We had to break that and check out a small slip in it on which a fortune will be written. Ain't that sound funny. First time I am seeing this in a restaurant. Overall - a good place to try !!! read more

Expensive and not yummy Chinese food. If you are Asian, this is NOT the Chinese restaurant for you. Everything is very salty. The price for the food (dim sum or order dishes) is more like $$$. The waiter /waitress here doesn't speak fluent Mandarin, or Cantonese or English. So be prepare to be able to say 3 different language when order food or ask for drinks. They also don't smile and seems very inpatient. Good luck trying to wave them down. read more

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Horrible buffet- HotPot is ok- service is BAD Buffet selection and taste is so bad. Hotpot was okay, but the servers were so rude and they don't even offer you drink or see how you're doing. I'm a server and there wasn't any "service" in that place at all. read more

The boys and I were here for the ImaginASIAN 2014 Cultural Gala dinner on May 31. Service was average (typical Chinese restaurant service in Calgary)--the servers did only what they were required to do (bring food to the table and clear empty plates). Even before the first dish arrived at our table, we had to walk to the bar to replace a dirty wine glass with a clean one (as it was still impossible to flag down a server). Once the emcees made their introductions, the food started to come out fairly quickly. 1. House special combination cold platter: duck, ham, jellied beef, sliced spiced jellyfish with cilantro garnish. We're off to a good start here! 2. Scallops and abalone mushrooms with vegetables: the whole dish was flavorful; the sugar snap peas were tender-crisp. The addition of more carrots could have made the plate more colorful (apart from the green from the sugar snap peas, everything else was white and beige). 3. Braised duck with taro: this was an amazing dish! The duck was tender and the sauce complimented the taro and duck perfectly(not too salty). 4. Supreme crabmeat fishmaw soup: there were generous portions of fishmaw and crabmeat in this soup. Yum. 5. Creamy lobster with noodles: ahhh, heaven... There's nothing like the combination of fresh lobster, noodles, and cream sauce. 6. Crispy chicken with onion in soy sauce: a delicious variation from the regular crispy chicken with shrimp chips. The chicken meat was tender, but not as juicy as the chicken in Ho Won. From here onwards, things started to go downhill... 7. Stuffed bean curd with shrimp paste with vegetables: there was a substitution in the menu here. We were served dow mew (pea shoots/greens) with whole garlic cloves. A bit oily, but delicious! Oiliness is nothing a good cup of tea can't fix. 8. Special steamed pickerel with ginger and green onion: what, no pickerel available?!? The substitution was battered fried fish fillets (which tasted like basa, an inexpensive Vietnamese catfish) in a sweet and sour sauce. The fish was drowning in the batter (many customers left this dish unfinished). Well, I guess I shouldn't complain much--it could have been tilapia... 9. Seafood and pineapple fried rice: rather uninspiring and utterly bland. I would even go so far to say that the kitchen cut corners and diluted the dish with more rice. It was mostly steamed white rice with hardly any seafood or pineapple in it. 10. Seasonal fruit and special cookies: I'm not a big fan of Chinese desserts, but there was a very interesting pink marshmallow-like coconut jello (well, it tasted like a marshmallow, but not as sweet!) and fried cookies with sesame seeds (I would've preferred eating an almond cookie). "Seasonal fruit" was the restaurant's term for sliced oranges. Overall, Regency has some good dishes. Some of the other dishes were way out in left field though. read more

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Did someone say buffet?! The mere mention and my ears perk up. I had to try it. Well actually, I went with some people from work who had been there a number of times and had good things to say about it. It was lunchtime and the place would get busy. Since we were there early, we got to the buffet with not much of a line up. There was a good selection of items from spring rolls, ginger beef, dumplings, salt & pepper squid, fried rice, chow mien, noodles, pretty much everything you want. It was all hot, fresh, and in good supply. The service was good. Our plates were cleared quickly and our drinks refreshed too. The value for your money is decent and they have a nice selection of food. There is something for everyone. I'd love to come back here and try the dim sum. read more

Tried the pot stickers, 3/4 dough, still gooey on the inside, beef w black Bean shanghai noodles was mostly soy sauce and pretty light on the black bean sauce 2 dishes $23 seemed a little steep for lunch read more

If you're in a bind for quick dim sum and all the other restaurants are full, Regency is the place to go. This is one large restaurant that can accommodate a lot of people. Having said that, the food here is mediocre at best and more often than not, quickly slapped together for the mass guests. The dim sum is sloppy with very little care to the cooking techniques so critical to each morsel of yumminess. Some of the items were over cooked while others were undercooked or lacked a depth of flavor. Like I said, unless you're in a pinch, I'd pass on Regency as there are many other good dim sum restaurants in Calgary. read more

Good place in downtown for Dim Sum. Overall pretty standard experience, nothing to complain about.