They got the best ginger beef and hot pots here. They invented ginger beef and many others try to imitate it but they can never duplicate it. Been coming here for over 20 year. They are the best. read more

I am not a Chinese food connoisseur, but I'm going to venture to say, that this is the best Chinese food in town. Service is ok, kind of basic, but they are polite. I know where I'm going to be going whenever I get Chinese food cravings :) read more

We scouted this place for dim sum to find the horrible customer service. We were sitted all the way back with no utensils and an unclean table. The servers were visually unhappy and were shouting in chinese. They thought we couldn't understand, but we knew that they were throwing profanities towards each other. The vegetables were really pricy, but the dim sum is good. The front desk person with short hair is really rude. We paid and she was so unhappy with us. Never recommend this place to anyone. Restaurant experience is not suppose to be all about the food, it's about the atmosphere too. read more

Very good! Had an early dinner there, and was impressed. There was two of us and we ordered the shrimp toast (which was okay..), egg rolls (which are homemade, huge, and tasty), crispy ginger beef (very tasty) and BBQ Pork lo mein (so. absolutely. delicious). I ate too much lo mein, and we had a bunch of leftovers to take home. The ginger beef didn't come with any sides or rice. But we had plenty of food anyway. Service was efficient and pleasant, and price was reasonable. Would definitely go there again. read more

Dim Sum at the Silver Dragon is amazing. I have been there a few times on special occasions, and I must say that the food is excellent. The shrimp balls are delicious. They are cooked to perfection and are tasty, as are many of the other dishes. It's been awhile since I went there, since I no longer live in Alberta, but I have great memories of dinning there with my friend. I also love the mango pudding for desert. While I enjoy it without milk, I'm sure it's great either way. We were always so excited when we got to sit down. The place is usually packed on Sundays with people lined up on the round staircase that leads to the second floor. However, it is SO worth the wait. The price is reasonable too, and while it is a relatively large restaurant, the service and attention to detail is very good. Truly a gem in the heart of Calgary's Chinatown. You rock Silver Dragon. 5 stars all the way baby!!! read more

Steamed fresh fish is super good!!! Egg roll looked different from what I had ever seen.

Absolutely delicious, amazing service! We wanted to support a restaurant in Chinatown given how slow business has been in general. I would now say get takeout from this place, bit we went as a big group before social distancing was in effect and it was outstanding! Huge portions of flavourful and piping hot food, the sizzling rice was one of the best I've had! I can't wait to have their food again. read more

This restaurant continually gets a readers' choice award in a local Calgary newspaper each and every year. However, I must ask those who praise it, have you tried any of the other delights in the area or elsewhere in the city. Do not misinterpret me, I have enjoyed the meals I have eaten at Silver Dragon thoroughly, but there are others nearby and far away that eclipse them in quality and some in price. I find the food somewhat, but not totally, westernized. Regardless of my own quirky tastes, nobody who eats here is going to be disappointed. It is classy enough for a first night out date. The Chinese restaurants that I would give five stars to are anything but classy except for a few. Local five stars for me include the U and Me, the Happy Valley, and the Harbour City. Local four stars include the Golden Inn and the Gee Gong. For me the finest dim sum in Calgary is at the T.Pot China Bistro at 9650 Harvest Hills right next to TnT. read more

This is probably the best Chinese place in town. Very spacious also. You and me is good too but crammed by comparison which affects the experience. read more

Our favorite place for the last 18 years. Always good always great quality. Can get very busy around noon. The best Dim Sum we have had anywhere. Hard to say anything else. read more

Well I have been coming here for years for dim sum an it's always been great an great service but today I can't say that it seemed like cause we were not Asian that some things they dint even offer us all the dishes that were more of Asian culture we has to ask for not to impressed read more

This is an old-school dim sum place. There are carts circulating, and the kindly staff pushing them around will open the steamer containers and show you their wares. In addition to the old standbys -har gau, char shu bao, and rice crepes- there are some novel items. We enjoyed the Shanghai baozi (which were distributed in a giant steamer and portioned out to order rather than in individual small steamers) and a tasty pork and vegetable dumpling in a wonton wrapper. The knowledgeable managers keep an eye on things and your teapot is never left empty for long. Food was tasty and we enjoyed it. read more

We enjoyed our meal and liked that all four of out dishes came at the same time. The ginger chicken is a family favorite. This is our first choice for Chinese food in Calgary. Although not as good as Golden Dragon in Red Deer, we'll definitely be back. read more

I go only to Silver Dragon for Dim Sum. I go once or twice a month with friends. Food is always fresh and hot, employees are always friendly and will to help as much as they can. Sure waiting for a table can be a bit of a pain, but once seated the enjoyment of the smells and tastes. I have tried several other places and they just can't compete. I will be back over and over until I get sick of Dim Sum :) read more

My visit to Silver Dragon was on a late Friday night and we chose it because, well, it was one of the only places left that was open and probably wouldn't have had a ton of obnoxious drunk people to contend with. Lo and behold, I was right. The first thing I noticed was how different silver dragon is from the other Chinese restaurants I've visited. We were greeted warmly and our server wore a classy, if not retro Vegas-y uniform. We were given water immediately and a few minutes later our order was taken. Our table shared the salt and pepper squid, the veggie chow mein and stir fried veg. The S&P squid was decent. Instead of bing spiced with hot pepper flakes it came served under jalapeño peppers and onions. The squid was crunchy but lacked any saltiness. The noodles and veg were pretty standard too, but I swear our veg was cooked in GASP! . . . Butter! Despite the fact we were the only table left when we were at the end of our meal, no one gave us the stank eye to encourage us to leave. They gave us the bill when we asked for it. read more

I hadn't been here for dim sum in so many years I've completely forgotten about the restaurant itself!! I thought gone were the days that dim sum carts were pushed from table to table. Nope. Not here! (Though I honestly hate them now because they're never stocked with freshly cooked items and they take forever to get to your table when you're completely famished!!!) We got a little bit of everything. Shiu mai, ribs, and the likes. They didn't seem to have the lotus wrapped rice that my son only eats from dim sum. The shiu mai was a bit on the sweet side. I can't recall anything memorable besides finding parking in Chinatown on a weekend was next to impossible. I don't know if it is worth it to come here when the experience is nothing like it was when I was a kid. It used to be the best place in Calgary for dim sum. I really don't find that's the case anymore. read more

Locals say it's the best in Calgary. How is that even possible? Sure it was packed, people were even waiting for tables for 30 mins. The food was not out of the ordinary, it was pretty much average,- no wait, below average considering the service. I asked the waiter for coffee and he yelled at me "No Coffee! Just Tea!". What? They don't have Chinese tea? read more

Came here for lunch with co-workers on a Monday and was pleasantly surprised by the dim sum carts being wheeled around the restaurant. Variety was great and the dim sum was tasty. For dessert we had these buns that were filled with a yellow, coconut paste. They were soooooo good! Best part of the meal! Seemed like the bill was very reasonable (I didn't pay). I think we'll be back! read more

Was so excited to eat here as I wanted dim sum on my first night in Calgary. They only do dim sum for lunch. Got stuck in the middle of the restaurant with a pushy server who was rushing for reasons I do not know why. Took 35 min to get our food and it was mediocre. When we weren't being rushed no one was around for long periods of time. The manager seemed to be yelling at an old man server, as well. Not enjoyable. Felt stressed by the whole situation. Definitely wasn't worth $108. read more

Solid 4-star Chinese....have yet to find a 5-star but I guess I'm picky considering I lived in Asia for 2 years. I've been here for the Dimsum and it was awesome but I just recently went for dinner. We ordered the dinner for 4 for 3 of us and it was more than enough...but a bit pricey at $80. The almond chicken was my favorite because ive had better ginger beef at several other places. If I lived close I'd probably hit it more, but I'll probably just go back for DimSum if I'm in the neighborhood. read more

It has been several years since I ate here. Last time it was lunch and all dim sum. It was outstanding. This time I had fried shrimp, scallops and calamari, spring roll and Peking duck. WOW! Is all I can say, again this restaurant did not disappoint! Fresh, crispy and delicious. As good as the last time. read more

Okay, long story short, a bunch of us missed a flight at Calgary and we decided to make use of an extra day there. This place has a lot of reviews and so, we decided to give it a try. We were there late by dim sum hours ~ 2pm - 3pm, and so there are less choices on wheels. Their menu orders don't take very long though. The food is a pleasant surprise. I would rate them among the finer Cantonese dim sum places, by NYC standards. (Of course by Guangzhou standards they are a bit old-schooled) One of us is from the Cantonese area, and she likes it as well. read more

There's a reason they didn't name it Gold Dragon, because it ain't the best dim sum place in Calgary, the food here seems subpar and the service is standard, been eating dim sum since I was born and this place just let me down, sorry silver dragon read more

Saturday dim sum. I think the service is excellent. All servers were in uniform and the restaurant was decorated for Chinese New year. Did not have to wait as we went early. The dim sum is pushed around on carts. Most dim sum is pretty tasty, I wouldn't say this is my favorite place, but it's alright. read more

Excellent location with a large variety of authentic Chinese foods. Attentive waitstaff without being pretentious. Totally enjoyable.

Want Chinese at your door in less than 30 minutes..call Silver Dragon. They don't promise it but they've never take any longer than that with my order. Their food is great and there's plenty off it, so much so you'll be eating it for a couple of days afterwards. I recently had some family and friends visit from Europe and treated them to takeout one of the nights. They still talk about how good it was and wish they had a Chinese that did a Spicy Shredded Pork as good as Silver Dragon. Definitely a fan :) read more

Food was very fresh and the sauces were light. We had a waiter that was as bland as white bread and the service was mediocre. Big dining room, not much charm. Think it would be fun with a group ... Not good for two. read more

This place has been Around for a while...ordinary food.....had steamed fish and it was very poorly done, maybe not fresh.... Other dishes were just ok......same style,clovers, and maybe chef from 20 years ago.... Decent service, although I think there main goal is to get u out in under 1 hour, I haven't been here in some time, and won't go back, there has to be better around! read more

Unexpectedly poor experience given all the great reviews. Came in, ordered from the menu, then the kitchen took a very very long time with the food read more

The only reason I gave 1 star is that at least a star to write a review！BRING THE ONE YOU HATE THERE HAVING DINNER . Absolutefuckingly do not recommend, PERIOD. read more

There was a hair on the chicken fried rice. The waitress said sorry. Never go back again. Portion was very small for the price. They even put lettuce on the bottom of plate to make it look fuller. Very disappointed read more

This used to be our favorite restaurant. A bit pricey but worth it. Today we went for the first time in a few years. We thought we should splurge as we hadn't been for so long. What a mistake that was. We were treated so badly. They took us to a table real quickly. We thought great as we were starving. We waited and waited to be asked for drinks and that never happened. After about 10 minutes we finally said can we have some water and tea. About 10 minutes later we finally got water and no tea. We had to wait another 10 minutes to order but no one came. Finally we asked one of the waitresses can you take our order finally they sent someone to take our order. The lady said oh you're really busy today sorry about the wait however the rush was over and they were setting up other tables and didn't come and take our order. When she finally took our order we were like oh thank God we're going to eat. We sat there for another 20 minutes and our food still didn't come and we could tell that others who were seated after us had been served before us. 20 minutes later we got only 2 dishes (we had ordered only 4 (ginger chicken, palace chicken, beef dish and chicken fried rice)). After 10 minutes we said where is the rest of our dishes? They said it's coming (yeah another 10 minutes later). 3/4 of our meal was over and said do you want tea? We are like we ordered it an hour ago. The worst service ever. The food was not good at all. We left no tip. Really bad service!!! read more

This used to be my families go-to spot when we moved here from Toronto but I haven't been back for years, mostly due to the sketchy reviews it's received lately from people. Tonight's dinner was very good. We had the veggie chow main and the Buddhist bowl. Both of these dishes were well executed with a variety of mushrooms, snow peas, and other crisp veggies. Glad it's still awesome! read more

After 10 years of being a loyal customer, I no longer recommend this place. Overpriced for the quality of food and undersized portions.

Great chinese food. Enjoy the ginger chicken, and most items on the menu. Very consistent! I like the fishtank that you see when you walk up the stairs. read more

Very good dim sum but a little more expensive and less options than what we are used to in the states.

My favourite dim sum spot in calgary. Great variety and good food. So far I've tried a different type of dumpling every time and I have been coming here for awhile. read more

Food was nothing special, I actually regretted of not staying home and cooking dinner myself. Szechuan chicken not spicy at all. Veggies were just horrible. read more

This restaurant has by far the worst of the worst customer service ever!!! I'm Chinese, and go to a lot of Chinese restaurants, and work in a night club as a bartender, so I know how the customer service industry works, we sat there and waited for 20mins until I had to wave someone down to get service, then he got our order and was super rude when I asked him a simple question of what something was, instead of answering my question and explaining simplicity, he looked at me like I was a child and walked away. I will never step foot into this place again! And I advice everyone else not to either!! read more

I have to give it to this place that it still gets so much business. The food is unimpressive and bland, and the scorn of all Chinese families I know. The prices were hiked up even before the economic downturn. Not worth.The flavor of the dimsum is completely warped to meld with Western tastebuds - and I do hold that it isn't what it used to be. My family has been here enough times and we've left each time disappointed. The servers are so used to pampering white clientele that we are treated with an offhand attitude just by our faces and our language - as if as Chinese people we should KNOW to expect subpar service. This attitude is disgraceful and I feel no cultural connection with this restaurant whatsoever. The only attraction is its decorative value and relative cleanliness. read more