food & service served well delicious and pleasant. Happy to see a good restaurant as large as this is still around. We enjoyed our CHINSE NEW YEAR this year Very pleasant environment and clean If you are looking for a place to celebrate this is it! Also, it has something for every one; Veggies, Fish and meat HAPPY NEW YEAR read more

Went on a Sunday morning and waited less than 20 mins to get a large table. I call that a win. It was really busy and hectic. Some of the pushcart ladies were really nice and courteous. Some are really pushy. Either way the service is what you get. The dim sum is decent. Some of the items were really good like the ox tripe and rice roll. Some need more work like the radish cake and siu mai. Their al la carte noodles were pretty good like the dry stir fried beef noodles. read more

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This is my go-to and favorite dim sum shop. The dim sum is so delicious for a very good price, under $5 with specialty dim sum being only $1-$2 more. I went during prime times and the food was so fresh. It's quite a wait for tables though, but they do take-out which is a much shorter wait. It's a big restaurant and very popular. You sometimes have to share the big tables, else it's an even longer wait. My favorites are the shrimp dumplings, shrimp or beef rice rolls, sesame rolls. They also have rice and noodle dishes that you can place an order for. I am very full after dim sum, so don't usually order it, but have tried it before and it's very good also. read more

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This restaurant was around the corner from my hotel so I decided to stop by. Please be aware everything is a la cart so you have to order everything seperatly. I ordered the general tso chicken and the beef short rib. It was a solid meal taste wise but not the cook. The general tso chicken was heavy on the sweet side even tho it's advertised as spicy. The beef short rib was extremely chewey. This could have been a little more charred and it would have made it better. It did have a good seasoning on it. Beef short rib 6.5/10 General tso chicken 7/10 read more

Royal Seafood Restaurant - General tso - Dim Sum Near Me - New York, New York

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Service: 4.2/5 Food: 3.7/5 Price: $$ ($20-30) i usually only come here for dim sum. first time for a family meal after run club. It's funny seeing the stark contrast of 30min waits for dim sum vs. nearly all empty tables 1hr before closing. As such, the waiter was impatient + rushing us to order. Afterwards, they were very nice-making jokes with us + complimenting our semi-ok Cantonese. We ordered so many dishes (party of 11) they helped tetris our plates. Would recommend for large groups because you can share + it comes out to be pretty cheap per person. Tip: accepts credit card for a 4% fee, prefers cash. bathroom is downstairs *would recommend What I Ordered: - Young Chow fried rice: ok, no raisins + not much wok hei - *Chinese broccoli with garlic: standard - *Teriyaki sablefish: not a lot of bones, sleeper hit - *Peking pork chops: sweet + tender - Scallops + tofu w black bean sauce: not very flavorful - Walnut shrimp: ok, unexpectedly comes with melons + no broccoli - Roasted chicken: more bony pieces, still kind of tender + teensy dry - *Salted fish + eggplant clay pot: classic - Royal Special Seafood: not that special, heavy w stale or undercooked (?) taro read more

Royal Seafood Restaurant - Walnut Shrimp in Cream Sauce - Dim Sum Near Me - New York, New York

Average/mediocre Chinese restaurant. I ordered from the dinner menu so I can't say how their dim sum is. The restaurant is pretty big and is available for banquets. Dim sum is available only in the morning and during early lunch hours. The food was ok but nothing stood out. I had better walnut shrimp. The salt and pepper squid is a bit tough. The crispy jalapeno and fried crispies are delicious though. The seafood bird nest was a bit bland. The basket is made of some sort of fried noodles or flour instead of the traditional way with taro. The basket was not tasty. Dip it in the sauce to make it edible. It seems like very few restaurants even offer the seafood basket anymore. I actually liked the squid and seafood basket better as overnight leftovers. read more

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This restaurant has been here since forever and as long as I can remember when I was growing up in lower East side. My family and I would always come here to get dim sum on the weekends. This place has really good dim sum. I love the black bean and garlic steamed spare ribs from this place. They are very spicy and aromatic. Steamed black bean beef tripe here is good too with the sponginess of the beef stomach with a lot of sauce. The one thing I wish when I go to this place is that the wait time is very long and when there is a table, you have to share it with other guests since they only have large round tables that seat 10 people. The good thing is that they have a separate table cloth for each party on the table. read more

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Coming back to this restaurant was such a nostalgic experience. As a little girl, I used to come here for dim sum with my parents, and now, returning as an adult and ordering whatever I want feels completely different. I can't say the quality has stayed the same--or maybe my taste buds have just changed over the years. That said, they still serve decent dim sum, and the cart ladies are as friendly as ever. If you're planning to come here, it's best to come early, though expect a wait. Late afternoon, they often run out of popular items like shrimp rice noodle rolls--one of my favorites! read more

Royal Seafood Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - New York, New York

Prices are very good, the noise okay. You'll have to share tables, most likely, but things are fresh and the bathrooms are clean. It's a very affordable meal. read more

As soon as we came in, we were greeted immediately. The server was very nice and the food came out fast. Everything tasted delicious. It was seasoned perfectly. It was crisp and had perfect texture. The environment is what you would expect of a traditional dim sum Chinese restaurant, very nice. read more

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Always a go to spot for dim sum for my family and I! Gets crowded here fast and early so I'd recommend coming asap! Authentic dim sum as always, food comes pushed in carts, crowded atmosphere, shared tables & Cantonese conversations flooding the air. Dim sum is served here till 3pm then they switch to the dinner menu! Would recommend to anyone who's looking for dim sum in Chinatown or in Manhattan in general read more

Royal Seafood Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - New York, New York

Horrible experience. I was really exited to try this place because the menu looked so diverse and authentic. We came at around 2. It was the end of the dim sum service, but we didn't want dim sum. Suddenly a lady that spoke no English came by with a cart and just started putting stuff on our table no matter how much we said no. The food was old and cold. So even the normal stuff (pork shumai, shrimp shumai, vegetable egg rolls) was not good. Meanwhile the mushroom pork rice was utterly fowl. But it really went south when I went to use the bathroom in a flooded basement. I passed many large buckets of dead seafood sitting in tepid water instead of ice or appropriate refrigeration. The bathroom had a sign above the toilet in Chinese with a picture of a person standing on the toilet and squatting to poop with an X over it. Who is the clientele for this place? read more

Headed here for Dim Sum with the family on New Years Eve Eve. We waited awhile and even had to change tables once we were seated (not enough chairs for our party), but once we were seated the carts started rolling and everything we picked was great. shrimp dumplings shrimp and pork dumplings steamed pork buns shrimp stuffed eggplant More pork buns AND TOFU PUDDING-YES!!! read more

This is a legendary place. In my nearly 50 years on this planet, very few places hold the same reverence as Royal in my stomach. I remember coming here in the late 80s and getting my hand slapped for spinning the lazy Susan too often. Fast forward to 2002 and this was a late night rotation or a family trip on Sunday. Food was still out of this world and the wait for Sunday dim sum was well worth the hour. This brings us to 2025. This is not what I remember. I was one of 3 tables on a Friday at 6pm. It started to pick up a little as my gf and I were leaving but it seems like a shell of its former self. The good thing? The dim sum and a La carte dishes were still up to the old standard. Missing you... read more

Classic dim sum place in chinatown. The staff were quite pushy to get you to order food they were pushing around but that is to be expected. The ambience is a hit or miss as sometimes you;re seated near normal people while some other times you;re near a table that reeks of cigarettes. The food was just okay. read more

If you are looking for an authentic Dim Sum experience Royal Seafood in Chinatown NyC will give you just that. There is nothing fancy about the ambiance, lady's pushing carts of selections by your table for you to pick... it's typical and traditional. We were pleased with the quality of the food. read more

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A staple of the community, I've been coming here for the past two decades whenever there's a family celebration. The place is run by Toisan folks (my people) and has been around forever. Their dishes are solid, and we always come for the dimsum. The ladies still wheel around their carts, but the less patient clientele, like me, will run after them. Not yet (fully) gentrified by waiguoren, this is an authentic, legit dimsum experience that doesn't necessarily pander to foreigners. read more

During our trip to NYC we came here on 2 separate occasions once for dinner than later for dim sum. Food was pretty good, much better than at home. read more

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My family has been dining here for years but a recent experience has made us decide to never come back again. We asked for a table for 5 and was told to wait. The waiter walked away from us and continued his business. After standing there for 5-10 minutes, another waiter seated us and apologized saying that they thought we were waiting for takeout. When the bill came, we made the mistake of undertipping $1 from the recommended amount and the first waiter who never seated us came back with the bill demanding more tip. We gave them extra tip but will not be returning. I can't believe they had the audacity to come back for $1 The floor was very dirty as another reviewer stated. There was a used qtip, crumbs and some questionable stains on the floor next to our table. Also, one of the new waitresses does not understand Cantonese. I find it very strange that a Cantonese restaurant in the heart of Chinatown hired a waitress who doesn't understand Cantonese. When she reached over to clear the table, her shirt went into my tea cup. Additionally, the portion and taste of the food here is very inconsistent. You will get significantly less of a portion if you dine during the Chinese holidays and every time we come, it tastes like the food is made by a different chef. There are days where the food tastes food and other days where it's not so good. Nonetheless, we will be taking our business elsewhere after the terrible service today. read more

Have been back many times, and the food remains superb, done just right. Just noticed that the place has very, very few non-Chinese people. That's a good sign that the food is really authentic. Of course you have to know how to order. Fried rice and fried wontons won't tell you anything. read more

Royal Seafood is my grandmother's favorite dim sum house in Manhattan Chinatown. Get here before 11am to avoid long waits for tables. Favorite dishes: ha gow (glass shrimp dumplings), Cheung fun (steamed rice rolls with shrimp, beef, or fried savory donut), gow choy dumplings, chicken feet, lo Mai gai (sticky rice in a lotus leaf with sausage), custard buns, ham sui gok (oval shaped fried mochi stuffed with pork), dou fu fa (silken tofu with brown sugar syrup). Dishes rotate frequently on the stem carts and the aunties will push you all sorts of dishes. Don't expect great English and if you have dietary restrictions, you're not going to get satisfactory answers here unless you flag a manager. Ambiance is chaotic, in that Hong Kong, noisy hum of lots of grandmas greeting their neighbors and servers clamoring to clear tables. Expect to share a table if your party is 4 people or under. If you've never been to dim sum, your check on the table is a little counter of how many small, medium, and large dishes you ate. Each dish size has a different price, and the waiter will tally it up at the end. It's a bit of a mystery, but for all the little dishes you get, it's a good deal! There are no steps to get in, and wheelchairs/walkers are easily accommodated at tables. However, Bathrooms are downstairs and not ADA accessible and are not well kept. High chairs are available. read more

My go to for dim sum in the morning and seafood for dinner. The place is always fast pace and busy. The management staff are tentative. read more

Came here for dinner. The restaurant was lightly to moderately filled for a Wednesday night. The chairs show some wear. Overall, the place was quiet and somewhat worn. Service was efficient. There seemed to be one readily available. Asking for a bowl of rice was easy. A staff also came around to help change our plates when there was a lot of bones/shell. Food was all right. The lamb chops were tender and not dry. The other dishes were okay. The orange peel spare ribs are probably an acquired taste... Not impressed enough to come back on my own. Not opposed to returning if a family member/friend asked though. read more

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We came at 11:30am on a weekday holiday (New Year's Day), and it was super crowded, as expected. We only had two people, so we shared a table with four others. The dim sum was standard -- not good, not bad. I don't eat dim sum that often, so I'm not that picky about it. Everything was fresh and not too salty. The cart ladies were friendly, but because it was so crowded and loud, communicating with them and getting what we wanted wasn't the most pleasant. I feel like this is typical for most crowded and popular dim sum places though. I enjoyed most of the food. The only one I didn't enjoy that I normally don't mind is the pork cha siu baked buns. The cha siu filling tasted odd and bitter. The buns were fluffy though and didn't have too much flavor. Although they look nice, the pork buns just tasted odd. I really liked their pineapple buns filled with taro paste though. The Chinese Broccoli was also great. Probably wouldn't come here again for dim sum because the ambiance is not for me. It's hard to have an enjoyable meal in such a loud and hectic environment. read more

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This place is the epitome of traditional dim sum. They have everything here and the prices aren't bad at all. The first time I've ever had dim sum was here, and there hasn't been a place that's come close to it. If I were you, I would get the stricky rice, lol. The service here is really, really fast. The people here work hard, and it shows. As soon as you sit down, you're getting offered food left and right. And if you're ordering to go, you're getting your food in under 5 minutes (assuming you get their attention). The ambiance here gives traditional dim sum vibes. Come bless your taste buds and come! read more

Royal Seafood Restaurant - Sticky rice! Soo good. - Dim Sum Near Me - New York, New York

Got invited to a wonderful celebration and the food was so delicious. The service was great, too. Love the decor of the Phoenix and the Dragon on the wall. We'll be back for more! read more

Royal Seafood Restaurant - Nice desserts after the celebration/birthday dinner. - Dim Sum Near Me - New York, New York

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Classic dim sum dishes with the rolling carts. If it's busy, you may have to share a table. Food tasted good. Bumped down a star because of the temperature of foods. Many of the dishes were either warm or lukewarm. read more

Dim sum adventure with my bestie & one of my good friend. - Black pepper beef ribs - beef Cheung fun - shrimp Cheung fun - beef Cheung fun - fried dough wrap with Cheung fun - beef balls - beef triples - roasted pork pastry - baked roasted pork buns - mini egg tarts - shrimp sticks - mini pineapple buns with lotus - sticky fried rice - steam chinese sausage buns - coconut pudding Everything was delicious but definitely pricey read more

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I've been searching for an authentic dim sum place since Covid had shut a lot of them down. I saw this place called Royal seafood on Instagram. I was intrigued because it showed the ladies pushing the cart with the different dim sum foods. I put that on my places of must try. Sure enough I was not disappointed. The food was really good and the traditional cart service was what I was looking for. You would never know what this place looks like from the outside until you walk inside. It is really nice inside and really worth the food and experience. read more

Royal Seafood Restaurant is one of the best in the Chinatown Manhattan area. The food was delicious and authentic, Service was top notch!! Highly recommend!! Thank you Keong Ko and Winnie!! read more

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Nice spacious restaurant. Big tables available. Authentic food, fair portions. Service is okay. Had some questions about some dishes and answers were a bit wishy-washy. Bathroom didn't smell clean. read more

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I was a little skeptical at first when looking at the Google maps rating, but hey, always glad to be proven wrong! Really enjoyed the food and the very friendly staff at Royal Seafood! My favorite was the egg tofu. I want more! read more

Royal Seafood Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - New York, New York

Came here for an event and the dishes are definitely family style. The atmosphere can get kind of loud but the food is well served and has a good cadence. Sometimes can get on the oily side but it's normal for Chinese dishes. Definitely a good catch up place with families. read more

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Great place for dim sum. Yes they have the carts and they also have a menu. I was able to find a waiter who explained much in English so we were fine. Enjoyed everything we had. Busy at mid day but worth the wait. read more

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Best deal in NYC if you're in town for Chinese Cuisine! My dad and stepmom love this place for the food and the prices. My whole family and I love this restaurant for all the yummylicious dishes here. Royal Seafood Restaurant definitely gets my Yummylicious Stamp of Approval! read more

We just happened to be on this street looking for that forever restaurant that my husband grew up eating with. But he couldn't find it on that windy and cold spring day when we first arrived New York City for spring break. So I yelped and found Royal seafood just across st of where we were wandering around. So I made the decision to come in. It was the best decision for n that day The dim sum are fresh and fast! Restaurant is relatively clean as an old school dim sum place. They still have the carts ladies walking around to ask if you would like anything on their carts! That was nostalgic and sweet! I will be back next time in NYC. read more

Royal Seafood Restaurant - Dim sum - Dim Sum Near Me - New York, New York

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OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!! THE ABSOLUTE BEST, BEST, BEST DIM SUM WITH ROLLING CARTS YOU WILL EVER EAT - aside from in San Francisco. WE were the only caucasians in the entire place, were seated at a table with an Asian family of 5 ... a young sweet girl in their family translated what I was eating for me!! They served hot green tea, a steamed beef dumpling, shrimp roll and the taro (fried ) was all SUMPTUOUS!!! An experience unlike any other!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR THOSE ADVENTUROUS FOLKS OUT THERE! read more

Good variety of dim sum options here with all of the classics (chang fen, xia jiao, shao mai, etc.). I'm personally partial to the lo bo gao, always a must-eat dish at any dim sum place. Definitely get the dou hua here- it counts as a small dish in price and has great flavor. The dou hua is silky smooth with a pleasant soy taste, and the accompanying sugar ginger water you eat it with has the perfect balance between the two flavors. The chinese broccoli was also quite flavorful, stir-fried in a savory siy sauce with garlic. Only disappointing note was that the zhi ma qui was very light on the filling (the space is mainly taken up by the chewy ball part), but even then, the taste was good and it had a nice chewy mouthfeel. Service is dim sum style where they push dishes around on carts. You can order in Cantonese (probably Mandarin too, if I overheard another table correctly), but English also works. (Or, in a more efficient manner, just nod when they show/point the dishes you want lol.) If you're eating at a busy time, you might have to wave them down to get the carts to come to your table. The inside space is very spacious and can seat large parties. The clientele appear to be mainly older Asian people, but there was also a reasonable amount of younger and/or non-Asian customers when I visited. I believe wedding parties have been hosted here, too. The bathrooms are decent and clean enough. read more

My friends and I came here for a Mid-Autumn festival dinner and we had a great time! Even though we didn't make any reservations, they were kind enough to fit us in by setting up a table in the back quickly. The service was very friendly and quick, which we appreciated because we had plans right after dinner. The menu is very extensive, offering a wide variety of authentic Cantonese dishes. I know in the mornings, they serve dim sum, and at night they focus on the entrees. We ordered a variety of food, including the sweet and sour pork, lobster yee mein, steamed fish, half a chicken, some garlic stir fried veggies and everything was very flavorful and true to its Cantonese roots. I'm looking forward to trying some of their dim sum in the morning soon. read more

Royal Seafood is a little bit under the radar. It's out-of-the-way and not as easy to find as other places. The wait for dim sum on a Saturday was 20 minutes which was terrific. Very active scene with a lot of neighborhood people who knew each other. The dim sum carts were frequent and plentiful. The dim sum was very good. If you don't care about making the scene, this is a great place to grab dim sum. read more

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