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Looking like a fish out of water in Amsterdam, this floating Chinese seafood palace looks like a postcard from Aberdeen Harbor Hong Kong, which is probably where it was towed from. The barge interiors are a fabulous overload of traditional Cantonese grandiosity better than you'd find at any fancy Chinese wedding banquet hall. We came for late dim sum. Ordering is off a sheet with a pencil where you indicate the quantity, with a helpful picture menu for the less savvy of us that can't read phonetic Chinese. The dim sum menu was pretty extensive with both the usual steamed shrimp (har gow) and pork (sui mai) dumplings, and more unique items I've not seen in America. All our selections were tasty but nothing stood out. I forgot the name of the special noodle dish but it had preserved vegetables and duck. It was pretty good and I thought better than the dim sum. Service was ok as they were winding down and it wasn't crowded. Still, they forgot one of our orders and had to go and get it made at the end. Caveat: Make sure you reconcile your dish count (even though they take the finished ones away) with how many items you ordered on your sheet! To sum up this dim sum: You could easily get dim sum for cheaper in Amsterdam Chinatown on Zeedijk, but you wouldn't get the opulent experience. read more

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Fun family style dining on a floating restaurant! Really neat place to go and have food with friends or family for sure! read more

Sea Palace - Dim Sum Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

Had a great meal here. Do recommend reservations...as large a restaurant, they do fill up. Peking duck is a must and their bbq buns are delicious. read more

The customers service were horrible, I agree with almost all the negative comments on here. They were chatting, not attentive. Very disorganized. The food was mediocre. Do not be fooled with the hype. More Chinese restaurants nearby like 5 min walk. Trust me! read more

Customer service sucks after been waiting 35 mins in line for a table, they told us that they only have tables for four and my daughter is an infant so I was planning on keeping her on my lap and they still weren't able to provide us a table.. the lady said it was "very difficult" In addition, a male server was rude and disrespectful to my wife engaging myself into and argument with him. read more

Small menu, overpriced food lacking in taste and quality. Not even close to Hong Kong or even California standard. But excellent service, good ordering system, free wifi and gorgeous views. read more

Absolutely hands down the best Chinese food we have had in a long time! I would highly recommend this restaurant to any tourist in the area. The service was wonderful and we the food was delicious and fresh. From the dim sum to the Singapore curry noodles and the sweet and sour monk fish, everything was first rare! A must when visiting Amsterdam! read more

Wonderful jasmine tea. Delicious Dim Sum & Peking Duck! The ambiance and view are also quite nice.

Showed up and were seated with in 30 minutes on a busy night. Enjoyed some prosecco with lychees which were delicious. The Peking duck with pancakes was perfect. Lots of meat. We also had the salt and pepper squid and fried shrimp dumplings. I'd recommend both. Great ambiance. Food came out VERY quickly even though it was a busy Saturday. read more

Not good. Over hype. Go somewhere else. Service non-existent. Recommend by a number of locals but it's not good at all.

Nice set up. Food is decent so is the portion. The service however is horrible. First they won't change our seat to window even though there were plenty of empty tables for us to move to. When the table next to us opened up they still won't change our seat saying that it was reserved. We pretty much finished our meal and the tables remained empty. During the meal we had to flag them down for water and then after the meal no one would come by for the bill. The self ordering system online is somewhat convenient but once the screen closes on my iPhone you can't get the previous information back. read more

Fantastic food. Taste is delicious and quality is high. My only complaints are (1) that this is clearly a tourist trap and priced accordingly, and (2) the service is lacking. Our waiter visited us only twice: once to take our order and once to collect the check. One other very minor complaint is that I was looking forward to a nice pair of American fortunate cookies which sadly never arrived ;-) I enjoyed the "Drie cups kip" - 3 Cups Chicken. My vegetarian wife feels that her meal was the best she has eaten during the last week in Germany and Amsterdam: "Gedroogde tofu met haricots verts" - Dried bean curd with green beans. read more

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Waited for 45 min for a server to come to our table after being seated by the host. we tried flagging down several waiter but they all just ignored us and kept walking. on the way out i told the host what happened and he just looked at me and said have a nice day then walked away. and yes he spoke perfect english so i know he understood me. DO NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT. read more

Zero stars, DO NOT GO HERE, terrible service, you sit down quickly but you would have to wait to be served, we were visiting AMSTERDAM and thought about eating here, as we missed dimsum back home in Houston, TX. I highly recommend that you walk around as there more restaurants who would like your business...SO, DO NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT...spend your time elsewhere and enjoy AMSTERDAM...OH BTW, the host has a terrible attitude. read more

We were staying in the city at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel across the way, and could see what seemed like a lit up floating restaurant out our large hotel windows. We did our usual thing and checked Yelp before even considering them. They had decent reviews, so we walked over one evening to have some Amsterdam Chinese cuisine. We checked in at the front and were quickly ushered to what seemed like their bar area and were told to have a seat at one of the immediate neighboring tables. The bartender took our orders as we sat and waited. It seemed weird that we were in this in-between area when we could clearly see a handful of tables open. So we sat...and waited. Our drinks never came, but we were told that our table was ready. We advised the bartender and were on our way. We were grateful to be seated at a long table by a window so that we could look outside. The restaurant was apparently very busy as we watched just one or two waiters covering what seemed like the entire restaurant. We were given our menus and we waited and waited to order. Then we waited and waited and waited for our food to arrive. Thankfully we had brought things with us to keep our young four-year-old occupied while she waited. Our food finally arrived and it was pretty flavorful and seemed fresh. The only problem afterwards was that no one had ever come back to check if we needed more hot tea or water (which we did), wanted to order anything else or brought us our bill. We tried flagging one of the waiters down for well over twenty minutes, but the waiters always darted from section to section with their eyes focused downwards, seemingly never coming to our section. I watched as other patrons around us looked frustrated either trying to place their orders or ask for something as well. After getting a little aggressive, we were finally able to flag someone down to request our bill. Then there was another long wait until someone brought it by. Quite a long, frustrating night it turned out to be. Our daughter was getting very tired of all the waiting around, which was making it hard on us. All in all the food was pretty good here (from what we ordered), but I wouldn't recommend coming here if you're on any time constraints. You throw that all out the window once you step inside their palace! Minus one star for turning our dinner hour into a multiple hour event! #92 / 100 Yelp 100 Review Challenge 2014 read more

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Okay, I admit I had to drag myself here to this tourist trap - how else would you classify an eye catching floating 700 seat monstrosity of a Chinese temple near Centraal Station? The decor is very elegant both inside and outside, and definitely worth a picture. The dim sum here actually tastes somewhat authentically Cantonese which was a pleasant surprise, but the portions were also small. The place is definitely pricey for the quantity, but consider it as the surcharge for the location. Probably worth a visit if just for the pictures. read more

We were excited to eat here as our special dinner out. However we were Very disappointed. The flavours were nice but the chicken was chewy and poor quality.The beef strips were tougher again.We ate half the food because we paid for it but really I should have complained. read more

The more I go to the Sea Palace, the more I love it. We try to convince everyone we know to give it a try! I know that some like Oriental City (http://www.yelp.com/biz/oriental-city-amsterdam) more, but I have been there-only once to be fair- and I still love the Sea Palace. Get a nice variety of Dim Sum between noon-4pm (the 2pm listed in my last review was a mistake!) and split it between friends. Everything is so tasty. My favorites are the fried shrimp dumplings and the Honey BBQ pork buns. Don't forget the Chinese tea! read more

// Super cool location that sits on the water // Lots of seating - BIG tables for BIG groups // Standard Chinese food, nothing too crazy // We were in a group and the portions were huge! We arrived via the canal boat and docked there - so it made the whole experience super fun! I dined here with my tour group, so my experience may be a little different than dining here with perhaps just a friend. The waiters were super nice too! Probably my one and only time coming here, but it hit the spot in terms of decent food in Amsterdam. read more

Great setting: a two-story floating Chinese restaurant right near Amsterdam Central station. Food is good. Service is very inattentive. I went in for a late lunch on Sunday (14:45), the place was only half full and they still took a long time for every step of the process (20+ minutes to get tea, for example). read more

Sea Palace - Dim Sum Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

Loved the Beijing Duck!! Really delicious food and nice place :) the service was a little slow, but I think the reason is that it is a big restaurant and it was very crowded. After all we were very happy with the food, and we will definitely come again! read more

Really a 2.5 star. Three for the restaurant, two for the service. The only reason I could think of going here is if you are a group of 6-8 persons as they have many large round tables for maximum 8 people. The internet (Wi-Fi) worked without problem. But other than the very poor service the food was quite boring although it didn't fast bad. The place is quite loud. Certainly not romantic. No background music but that is probably good considering how loud it already is. The place is expensive. No special lunch prices (as is normal in the Netherlands). Per person for one drink and a main course you will pay about 25-35 euro. read more

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Wandering around Amsterdam Central, it's difficult not to spot the large floating Chinese Palace, docked near the city library. Using a tired idiom, to say it sticks out like an architectural sore thumb would be underplaying it - it's about as subtle as a hyperactive porcupine in a room full of balloons. But, on my final day in Amsterdam, I figured I'd do something I've never done in my life before - dine by myself in a restaurant. I've heard myths of others who have done it, and allegedly lived to have told the tale. That could be me! Like in much of Holland, everyone at the Sea Palace speaks good English - much better than you'd find in most London restaurants, to be fair. Though the greeter appeared to be having an argument with one of the waiters when I arrive, and I was milling about for a couple of minutes, my "Table for One, please?" request wasn't met with the eyes of pity I was expecting. The interior design and decor of the restaurant is very pretty - many traditional Chinese ornaments and decor elements, almost verging on cheesy. You can also purchase some of the said decor trinkets, from a glass cabinet at the front of the restaurant (I didn't). After settling down at a table with a great view of the city's science museum, across the waters, I pulled out my iPad and caught up on the day's news until the waiter turned up with the menu. Don't expect the prices to be aligned to that of your local Chinese takeaway - the Sea Palace charges a premium for their food, so I immediately set my expectations bar higher, and offered the pole vault to the waiter to impress me with. He then proceeded to place a fork and spoon on my table "just in case". Bah - I know my way around a pair of chopsticks. I was using them before YouTube taught Joe Average how to use them. For starter, I ordered the deep fried breaded squid, which was very delicious - I'm a sucker for good seafood, and this was definitely amongst the best I've had. For the main, I asked for the 'Bird's Nest of Seafood'. As it turns out, it sounded much more impressive than it actually turned out to be. Coming with a bowl of steamed rice, it was a mix of crunchy vegetables and various seafood, in what I believe was an oyster sauce, served in a couple of shaped filo sheets, made to look like a... nest. It wasn't the culinary pinnacle I was hoping for, to the end of my Amsterdam trip, though I can't fault it for how it was cooked. It just wasn't 'amazing'. Nevertheless, the portion was pretty huge, so dessert was definitely out of the question, without wanting to ask for extra sick bags on the flight back to London. Overall, I would recommend Sea Palace, if you fancy a Chinese in Dutchland. It's a good little venue for a fun evening out, and I'm sure there are many dishes on the menu which are much more tasty and satisfying than the one I opted for. read more

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We saw this "palace" from our cruise around the city and decided we had to eat at a place that looked like that! We were in awe as we walked in since it was one of the most elaborately decorated Chinese restaurants that I've ever been to. That excitement quickly disappeared when we sat down and saw the prices of the food. I wasn't expecting anything cheap but definitely wasn't expecting to pay around $25 USD for Orange Chicken and around $25 USD for Steamed and Salted Chicken when I normally pay less than $10 USD for each here in the States. The orange chicken barely had any chicken. The service was subpar. The rice came out 10 mins after the dishes arrived? read more

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The food was average but it was a good experience in general specially because its a floating restaurant in a canal. The food tasted bland and they had very few vegetarian options. read more

Standard Chinese fair in a cool pagoda on the water,,,, Nice for large groups.... Cool place to chill, get a drink appetizer, nothing more.... Sorry it's ok.... read more

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Unique experience to say the least. So much to choose from on the menu. Service was spot on as was the food. Waterside window seating is a must and worth the wait. Enjoy the atmosphere and good food! read more

We were staying at the Doubletree right next door. Apparently this restaurant can see like 900 people. With that being said, we thought our party of 10 can just walk in and have no issues getting a seat. We tried to call ahead to get rsvp but miscommunication via phone and reservation was not made. For what ever reason we arrived and tried to get seated...apparently kitchen was going to close in 30mins (we non locals did not know this). The host lady scrambled around to get us seated (place was totally empty actually yet there was confusion as to where we should seat). Our waiter was a bit cold and I almost took out his right eye ball as I returned the menu to him (Totally accidentally btw). But by end of the night he became less cold. Over all our orders were taken (rushed) but everything arrived correctly and I was really impressed at how fast the food came out. The food was good. I think everyone enjoyed their meal. read more

Atmosphere is lively, but so were the people in our large party reservation. Started off with a cocktail at the bar. I ordered a summer Moscow mule mainly because I wanted something light and refreshing (restaurant was warm); girlfriend ordered caipirinha. Overall time to get drinks: 10 mins. We sat at a great corner table overlooking the views of the city, but the table was set for 8 only. A great start with our server, however, throughout the evening, we had about 5 different servers come to the table. I was already told that Dutch dining experience is nothing like what I'm used to in New York, but I still was shocked to see food come to the table every time without any plates or cups being cleared. How is it okay to still attempt to drop off multiple hot plates while the table was full?? We helped move things around, of course, not a big problem but it happened the ENTIRE evening. Also, when we ordered more wine, it took over 20 mins. Overall, I enjoyed the meal thoroughly. I would recommend starting off the meal with some dim sum as we did. I hadn't had it in a long while, and I realize how much I can't wait to eat more back home. We ordered the Peking duck which was delicious, but I'm sure we would have enjoyed it more had we had wine or water... It was comical at one point as we finally got the wine and everybody put out their glasses at the same time. When we asked for water and they asked how many, we all practically raised our hands bc we were so unbelievably thirsty! Favorite dish were the mushrooms (3 types: Korean, Chinese, and Japanese) and flowering sprouts (possibly my new favorite vegetable). I'm not one for "fancy Chinese" but I think I was satisfied with the food more so bc I didn't have any of the MSG after effects which I'm very sensitive to. That alone makes for a happy diner. Food was decent; can't say the same about service. By the end of the night, we were still moving all the glasses and plates. read more

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This place was so good! Get the juicy pork dumplings for me please... best damn thing on that menu and will definitely be coming back to amsterdam just for those dumplings!!! Very cool restaurant, definitely worth seeing and eating. read more

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The food was delicious We had a bit of everything In the end the waiter gave me chopsticks to take home as souvenirs,so sweet read more

The service and attitude of the employees is horrendous. We entered and expected to have a nice meal but the hostess was too busy to seat us. She kept taking phone calls for reservations when there was a paying customer already in the house. Insulted we left. read more

While on holiday in Amsterdam, we passed this restaurant on our boat tour and the exterior definitely piqued our interest (it looks pretty magnificent sitting out there on the water!) so we decided to add it to our list of restaurants to try. Upon entering the restaurant, our attention was captured by the interior decorations. There is so much going on! It is quite elaborate and well-maintained. 4 stars for the atmosphere and ambiance created by all the little details in the decorations. It was beautiful, and we enjoyed looking around at everything while we ate. The food was fine. I definitely don't have any complaints, but it was probably about average as far as Dim Sum goes. There was a lot of variety, which we appreciated, but nothing really stood out as extra-amazing. I left with the opinion that this is more of a novelty restaurant. You go for the cool building and the exciting interior; the food is good, but not great. That being said, it was a pretty fun place! If atmosphere is your thing, you should consider visiting Sea Palace. read more

I'm giving it a 1 star because there isn't a zero option. Literally the worst dining experience I can recall. Rude team, we actually got the finger for asking for vegetarian dishes, waited for ever and found out metal objects in our drinking glasses. This is a place that hates customers. The customers need not love it back. If anything, come here for the comedy value. It's hilarious they call themselves a restaurant. read more

This place was worth going for the experience - decent Chinese food in a huge floating restaurant. Once was enough, however. The atmosphere is cool. Apparently this floating restaurant is an exact replica of one somewhere in China. It's anchored next to a dock near the Doubletree Hotel and is very impressive looking. Was told on a tour boat that it almost sank the night that it opened - was designed to hold 800 Asian people, not 800 Europeans. The capacity is now 600. The food was actually quite good. My egg rolls were nice and crispy. The chicken I ordered was quite spicy, exactly as promised, and very good. The down side was the service. Although the waiter was nice enough, he was clearly overworked. Although the restaurant was far from full, my main course took over an hour to arrive. At one point the waiter told me they were "backed up upstairs," so I would hate to see what happens when they are really busy. In short, was worth a try, but not worth a return visit. read more

It was okay. The view is great and the restaurant really clean. The bathroom was also clean. Staff super friendly. The food was okay a little on the greasy side. The shrimp bowl and sesame ball was really good. If you are used to the US dim sum be prepared for different taste and ingredients. It is not what you are accustomed in the states. But it's a good place to try if you like dim sum. read more

This is possibly the worst service I've ever had in my entire life. Like literally 0/10. I waited OVER an hour for a bowl (side) of rice. I asked three different servers multiple times for my order. Absolutely ridiculous. Generally speaking, the food was average (nothing special). The drinks were better. The service staff is clearly understaffed/overworked. I would not recommend this place if it was the last restaurant on earth. Run away. read more

- Staff was super nice. We came really late for dinner but they made sure that we could get the best table with the river view and served the food really quick with their best smile on their face. Very impressed! - Food was delicious but quite expensive then. read more

We came with rather low expectations and were pleasantly surprised with the Chinese food here. I honestly expected Panda Express quality food (for all you Americans). The fried rice and chow fun were good. They weren't too greasy and not overly MSG'ed. The most memorable dish was the roasted duck. It began with the friendly owner rolling up her sleeves and carving it herself at our table. The meat was soft, juicy and rather flavorful. They are served in a flat bun with some scallions and hoisin sauce, and served to each plate individually. The pomp and circumstance of the duck eating ceremony generated a lot of attention amongst the mostly Dutch clientele. Some pulled out their Iphones to capture such an exotic Hallmark moment. It was amusing to say the least. We would definitely come back. Attentive and friendly service. Nice view of the water during the day. It is rather pricey for Chinese food, but heck, it's Europe! read more