Emerald Chinese Restaurant in Mississauga
30 Eglinton Ave W, Mississauga, ON L5R 3E7, Canada
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Established in 1991. We are a family-owned business in the heart of Mississauga providing large array of traditional Chinese dishes. We have been serving the community and enjoying every moment of it for almost 30 years! We love to see so many of our returning customers who continually say they will not go anywhere else because of the tastiness and quality of our food. We truly put our heart and soul into every ingredient. Come experience it for yourself or call us to order delivery/take-out at 905-890-9338.
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DO NOT GO HERE!!! Dined here for the first time and it was the worst experience I have ever had. First off, their food was not fresh. Alot of the dishes we ordered was taken to the back to be microwaved. And they were not discreet about it. They literally told us they are taking it to the back to microwave!!!! Secondly, the dishes were overly priced. Came during lunch time and we were shocked that for two people it cost over $100, we might as well have gone to an all you can eat restaurant. Thirdly, they were pushing a lobster dish and who knows how long it's been sitting out for half price. We denied it the first and second time, why ask a third time! Fourth, they charged an automatic 12% service charge!!!! 12% SERIOUSLY???? there was only two of us and the place was empty. 3 tables were occupied with 1 or 2 guests. Yes, the place was empty during rush hour lunch! I can understand you charge 12% with groups of 6 or more people. But for 2 people!!! I've attached a copy of my bill and I'm still in shocked. They also don't have their prices listed on their menu. I've gone to many low rating DIM SUM restaurants and I find most of them, such as a hole in a wall ones are very good. But I have never experienced this low quality, for Micheline price DIM SUM.
Had a random Monday off and wanted to treat myself to some Dim Sum. We had plenty of seating options because of the day we went. We had tea to sip on while the carts rolled around the restaurant. Service was great! The server told us what everything was and we could say 'yes' or 'no thanks' with the options presented and there was no issue. We ate all the traditional Dim Sum offerings and everything was delicious! Would definitely recommend. Emerald is one of 2 main Dim Sum places in Mississauga and their food and service is excellent.
It's been a while since coming here, but I was in the area and was craving dim sum for lunch. COVID destroyed the dim sum cart service and is sadly missed, but all the same options were available. Service was prompt and accurate! The quality and speed were on point! Admittedly, I did not look closely at my bill to see if gratuity was already added as I included a tip in my total. As always, I would definitely return for quality!
Used to be a good place for tasty affordable dim sum. However, all that has changed from my recent experience in September 2024. Everything including food, service and atmosphere dropped in quality, while prices have increased. Not worth it. The servers and staff were rude an unapologetic when there were mistakes and errors during our visit. They stamped the incorrect size of the item which determines the cost. You can see pen scribbles scratching off the errors. They also made errors on the bill charging each child a fee for tea in which they did not drink. Good thing I reviwed it before paying. Please note 12% gratuity is automatically applied to the bill. There was plastic in my crab claw dish. No apologies or concern when I notified them of it. Unfortunately I do not plan to return to thia place. There are better options.
I used to come here for breakfast before then I stopped going for a while and I came back here for breakfast on the weekend. The food was not as good as before but the price is too expensive, comparing the same dish between this restaurant and the other restaurants, this one is much more expensive. They charged 12% tip in the bill which i didn't pay attention to it so i paid 15% extra tip adding up was 27% tip in my bill.
First time dining here in a group of 10 consist of kids for lunch time at 11:30 AM. Surprisingly, not sure if it's long weekend, there aren't many lineups or jam packed of people. This place looks modern outside and it has a big space inside. I was excited when I saw aunties pushing dim sum carts (which is pretty much a lost art nowadays when most restaurants do made-to-order). There are pros and cons for pushing carts and made-to-order. I seen many unique items on pushing carts such as steam scallops, fried crab claws, bbq duck, green onion lobsters and roasted pork. Although it's cool to see these big dish items being pushed around on the cart, I really don't understand why the restaurant management do that, these dishes should be served when the customers specifically order them coz they are high price items and patrons prefer them to be served hot instantly and not leaving it out cold for long periods of time if no one claims them off the cart. The service isn't the greatest but again, you don't expect service in any Chinese restaurants anyways, LOL The usual steam dim sum items, in my opinion are not as good as other Chinese restaruants. For example, the har gao (shrimp dumplings) and siu mai (pork dumplings), they are both relatively small and the meat aren't as fresh or chewy like other places. And they aren't steamy hot either. I do really like the fried crab claws, the fried octopus was my fav as it's gigantic. Beware that they automatically charged you 12% tip which I am ok with since most Non-Asian restaurants expect you to pay 18%-20% anyways, but just to look at your receipt before paying the terminal coz you don't want to pay an extra 15% not knowing the tip is already included (coz the staff don't tell you which legally they should). There aren't many Chinese restaurants in Mississauga that offers dim sum so Emerald Chinese Restaurant does the job, nothing fancy, nothing spectacular but it provides a spacious space for some authentic Chinese Dim Sum.
Decent dim sum. High prices and hidden fees. Lots of choices on the menu, but prices weren’t really clear. Was having lunch alone. Ended up with quite a high bill at the end of the meal, including a forced 10% tip. Their chicken feet, squid in shrimp sauce, saigo coconut soup, sweet rice cake and sesame balls were pretty good. Pork buns had very little filling, siu mai were decent. Many of their items are sized to be eaten by multiple people, like their plates of greens. But I needed some vegetables to help digest all the meat and bread I had so I ordered them. Good parking, dated interior, but lots of seating. Sometimes service was pushy and other times I had to wave down a server to get their attention.
Honestly reading the reviews I was sceptical and people were right. We came here specifically to try the Lunch Dim Sum as they still had the carts that went around and honestly it was a big mistake. First off the place is WAY too expensive for the quality of food they offer. We spent almost $400 for a group of 6 for Dim Sum which is ridiculous and a complete rip off. All the food on the carts was cold and below average at best. We even ordered a few made to order dishes and were completely disappointed. I’ve been to many Chinese Style Restaurants in the city and this was by far the worst one I’ve been too yet. I don’t like leaving negative reviews but for the quality of food we got versus what we paid made absolutely no sense at all. Everything was pretty heavily fried and even worse in what seemed very old oil. They automatically add a tip so be very careful but I would totally stay away from this place as it’s a complete rip off. Don’t be fooled by my pics as everything tasted way worse that it looks especially with everything being cold just sitting on the carts. Do yourself a favour and find another restaurant.
Charged 15% service charge without our consent. We could not avoid. It was a force payment which was a replacement for get?
Awful awful service. First time I have ever left a dim sum hungry. They completely ignored our tables and we were only able to order a single item off the carts during the entire meal. Prices are ridiculous in comparison to food quality that we did receive. This used to be a favorite restaurant we would visit regularly. Wont bother again.
Dimsum is good, but the wait is terrible. It is too crowded, and to get anything, you will have to either wait a long time or go take it yourself. I would dtay away from the weekend.
Overpriced and microwave heated, not good. Used to be good, not anymore. Check out other options in Mississauga. Food
Food is good you need to know what you going to eat
To be honest, this location is slightly run down, food quality is average at best and the service is not attentive at all. The only thing going for this location is the old-styled service of the dim sum. They push heated carts full of dim sum for the patrons to view and order. It is then directly served from the carts to the table. If not for this old style service, I would not recommend this restaurant at all.
Visited Emerald again which had always been my go-to Dim Sum over the years. For a prime-time Saturday afternoon, the place was decidedly less busy than before. None of the staff or managers are familiar. The food was not their usual quality and there have been changes. The chickens feet sauce was watery and not the same as usual. The pork hocks were now served in a honey-garlic sauce with a lot of ginger. It is as though the restaurant has been taken over by different management and different cooks. A couple of the cart servers were rather pushy and one had to be told very directly that we didnt want what she was insisting on putting down on our table. This was not an enjoyable experience this time.
A classic cart-service dim sum restaurant that has been around for years. A great variety of dim sum including items that other local dim sum restaurants dont carry, like fried lobster (on the cart - not special order.) The restaurant is showing its age but the food and service more than make up for it.
Peking duck here cant be beat
Good Chinese dishes
One of these days will dine in Vegetarian options: Mixed vegetables Food : 3/5 |
A family favourite! Been coming here for over 20 years Food
Wonderful Dim-Sum. Just dont have multiple people order at same time... or else!!!
Carts come out quick and full of small dishes. There is great variety of dishes and from what Ive tried they were all good. I wish I had room in my stomach to try them all. Wait staff were attentive, clearing out empty dishes and replacing our dirty plates with new ones. The staff were all friendly and even though they were all wearing masks you can tell they were smiling. Before being seated we were asked for our photo ID and proof of vaccinations. Tables were nicely spaced out. You dont feel overly crowded. Overall my experience dining at Emerald is one that I would definitely recommend for dimsum...it was fantastic. UPDATE: 2 years since visiting after COVID lockdown days and this place hasnt changed. Still delivering great service and food. The servers were all cheerful and willing to help us. The dishes came out on carts and provided a numerous selection of delicacies. The crab claws are huge. Everything was fresh and tasty, not rubbery like I had at a restaurant a day before I came here. Prices are reasonable too.
Very friendly staff. My parents favorite dim sum place. They have been going there for over 30 years! You got the usual Chinese dim sum with super friendly service. Place is a bit out dated but prices are reasonable and they include 12% tips on their bill and save my headache from trying to figure out how much tips to give.
Delicious! Loved every bite.
Substandard and overpriced. Avoid.
Food was excellent and my waiter was very friendly. My only complaint is for the price. I only ordered 2 dishes, beef fried rice and a curry shrimp and a Heineken and my bill was over $70. Way too high. Maybe that why it was so dead on a Friday night.
This is my 2nd time. Food was good, price is little high. Food
Great food, ate here for lunch with my good friend and past client.
Had a great experience here. Food was great, servers were great, no complaints. Dont understand why they only have 3.5 stars. Should be atleast 4.5stars
Lots of hidden fees. They charged us 12$ for tea? ...Really? How cheap can you be Server was rude as well. Very sad and disappointed.
Not lit food kinda taste like half of a bug waitress threw food with bug into the roller they bring the food in zont go people
Food was great! Service was pretty good. Had a wedding the same day as we went, but was small. Big tables are all crammed on one side, could be spread out more.
My parents brought me here for dim sum. So glad that they did! Dim sum was so good. Love that they had the cart service during the week. They were pretty busy for a Tuesday. I can just imagine what it s like on the weekends. Will have to do this again sometime soon
Best resraurant with best tadte for our tounge during our 31 day visit aroubd australia. Vegetarian options: Tasty various food best choice
Delicious dim sum with attentive staff/service.
The best dimsum in Mississauga. Dimsum carts all around
Delicious dim sum
Always a great experience eating at the Emerald. Dim sum is delicious and lots of main courses to choose from.
Went here with my big family of 16 yesterday and damn the service is incredibly fast beyond belief like the food was literally waiting for you on the trollies all around the restaurant. Also the food tasted fresh and was very flavourful, the severs were funny and provided great quick service. Will definitely be back!!
The food quality has been improved
I kindly mentioned waitress the food I ordered not be spicy, but the waitress just ignored me, the food is super spicy, eventually they required me to pay 20% tips, really bad service!!!
Bad service and awful food! The food is super salty and the waitress ask me to pay 20% tips!
The food here has become less desirable and the price has gone up substantially. It still has the old dim sum cart experience but the food is lukewarm or cold by the time you pick it. Although the staff will reheat the food upon request. But ordering off a menu like all other dim sum restaurants would be better to get a hot dish.
Excellent dim sum! Dietary restrictions: Not good for anyone with dietary restrictions as most of the servers dont speak English well enough to understand you and give you a definitive answer on gluten, dairy, nuts, etc. Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Ordered 4 dimsum dishes. crab claw ball 15$ each. Size of tablespoon give you one plate with two on it as serving for a total of 30$. Total scam. Tasteless food avoid at all costs. Total for all 50$$
Always good whether its takeout or dimsum.
Been coming here for many years. We go here for the nostalgia and authentic dim sum experience. It s loud and busy on weekends, and food is pretty good.
Decent dim sum in the area. They push carts but not sure how fresh everything is. They have a menu but some less popular items might not be pushed around and have to be ordered separately. They include service charge so look at the receipt if you don t want to tip twice.
Initially no menu was given to me, I had to take a menu from another table. The dim sum dishes were very slow to come. My the last 2 dish was almost an hour of the initial order. One of the dish was suppose to have pork sausage on top, but that was missing. The price of the fried rice dish is $20 at lunch compared to $16 in the dinner menu. All the dimsim dishes was doubled the price of the menu posted online. At the end, I was over charged 2 dimsim dishes from what Ive ordered. Food was mediocre, service very slow, mandatory charging tips. A very poor restaurant overall.
A great place for authentic Cantonese food Emerald Chinese Restaurant, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
This was the premier dim sum place back in the day, but theyve been out of their prime for years, unfortunately. Lunch dim sum is still good, but the dinner fare is overpriced and mediocre.
Food poorly cooked
Convenient location with good variety of dim sum choice
Authentic Chinese food. Always delicious. Always fresh. The roast pork is a must-try!
Dont come out this way much but the the food was delicious and fantastic
Dim Sum with carts
Tasty !
Food is good. However, you have no idea how much each dim sum cost until you receive the bill.
Came out for dim sum, with some family. This place has the old school push carts. This way, you can see what you are getting. This way, you walk in and can get food the right way. You gotta try it. Have a look at my pictures and press the like button. Follow!
Came to meet friends for dim sum on the weekend. Many who lived in the area have arranged to meet here before, this time it is definitely quieter than what I remember. Menu is still big enough to cover the range of dim sum we want. Unlike most dim sum places, the dishes were not freshly made to order. Zso, though they are ok but just not great. A bit sad for such well established restaurant in the area.
The food is expensive and not good taste
This is one of the worse Chinese restaurants in Mississauga. A Chinese fastfood outlet is better than this place. The restaurant is dirty and food was horrible.
I paid visit to one of the OGs, very worth it. Parking: Big free parking lot. Food : 5/5 |
Usually the food is great. But yesterday during dim sum they refried some of the food and it came out super greasy and over cooked. The picking duck is awesome here
Expensive food and low quality. The meat they used was treated with some chemicals that makes your mouth weird and uncomfortable. Will never come back again.
Excellent, authentic, fun, and good value. Simple as
Love the Dim Sum here. Being going for 20+ years and always great Kid-friendliness: Always see families there enjoying meals Wheelchair accessibility: Main floor location and no streps
Service is good but food is way below average in Mississauga.
The shrimp dimsum, meat dimsum were very salty. The platter of1/2 lobster had only shells coated with batter for $$ The greens were cold and withered but generously salted served in a broken plate. Cantonese noodles were not bad. Green tea was full of tea-leaves (its not free). Dirty (greasy) plates and glasses.
Service was good, food was delicious and portions were huge
If I am near this place around lunch time, it is like a magnet for me. I love Dim Sum but it has to be done well and Emerald has been at the top of my list for decades. It never disappoints! Fresh and succulent squid thats never rubbery, fried and steamed dumplings that are excellent, perfect sticky rice in lotus leaf and all of the favorites. They are high volume and still use carts to order from. Give it a try!
Classic fine dining Southern Chinese cuisine. Authentic coming from a Chinese person. Lower ratings likely from those wanting a very Westernized style of Chinese food.
Except for the package, everything else is good
Full of old school Chinese restaurant nostalgia with hearty dishes from a wide-ranging menu. There are set meals on offer if it s too intimidating to pick from the vast number of choices available.
Sorry this review was based on my previous dining experience in Dec 2022. It was so bad it left a strong impression on me. Probably our fault for arriving late for dim sum past 12pm. Half of the items off the cart appeared re-heated and stale, for instance, fried items turned completely dry and steamed items appeared with soggy skins. Initially thought maybe it was just bad selections at the beginning but our luck didnt improve even after 8items in.. very disappointing experience. Really want to give it a 2.
Been going to this place for years, always love the dim sum!!
Started with the hot and sour soup which was OK. The Cantonese chow mein was quite good and was a generous portion. The sizzling beef plate was tasty with good amounts of beef. Service was attentive. I believe paying cash gets you a 5% discount
I ate here almost 3 years ago and it was so good I havent forgotten about it. Its late to review but the duck was a million stars. I have never had duck like that before and Ive been wanting to come back for it. I hope its still the same when I visit soon cause its a must if you go here
Great authentic Chinese dining restaurant in Mississauga. Been a regular for over 20 years and food quality and selection is always good.
One of the few morning tea shops selling push carts, it s quite satisfactory, come on!
Ridiculously expensive. Two adults and two children spent over $140 just for breakfast. Be careful, they try to cheat on the bill !!! Pay attention to the bill, it already includes a 12% tip, which they try to hide, not even mention it. And the POS machine asked for an additional tip. When I pointed this out, they act innocent, saying, Oh, right, you don t need to pay that just ignore it. What about the people who dont notice? Are they being charged a double tip? avoiding this place!!
The people who work there genuinely need to go to their family doctor and get a xanax prescription. I was literally just trying to order some takeout and the guy on the line was straight up yelling at me. Like for no reason, just while I was telling him the order he sounded so argumentative like the phone would be slammed in my face at any second. Ive been such a loyal customer as well and me and my family have spent more money then you can imagine. But his attitude genuinely left such a bad taste I dont think I can ever come back.
This restaurant is very vintage and old school in the best way possible. We visited on a weekday and the service was super fast and attentive. You don t have to wait long for a table at all and the servers are constantly checking up on you. The food is also exceptional and if you pay with cash, you get a discount. I definitely recommend the chrysanthemum tea and the deep fried crab balls. I will for sure be coming back again!!!
There two staff
BEWARE: Tips already added to bill. Be careful you dont give additional tip as servers wont point this out when youre paying. Also most dimsum dishes are bland and greasy. And some items (i.e. steamed scallops with vermicelli) are very expensive($18/ scallop) for mediocre taste and small portion Food
Great place for family dining. Love their Peaking Duck! Also the roasted pork is very nice. Fried rice is made very well lightly fried. Scallops stir fry with vegetables is really nice. Good variety of items on the menu. But my only suggestion is to add some vegetarian dishes to the menu. Vegetarian options: The have not many vegetarian options.
Food is soso, wrappers of dumplings are so thick that you ll be full from eating them. Some fried / baked foods have to be taken inside to be reheated (microwaved?). Not enough staff, that s why they look so overworked during weekends. Horrible restaurant to go to during weekends, a bit better in weekdays
Great Chinese selections and Dim Sum. Very busy restaurant with traditional flare. The restrooms are terrible, and the place could use a good cleaning. Food : 5/5
I took a date there on a Sunday afternoon and was told there was a long queue of people who were waiting for their turn. I had to find another venue.
I feel like I was scammed here. Bad tasting food at a high cost
Been eating it for more than ten years. The taste is still passable, average.
The very authentic Cantonese morning tea has always been very popular. It is a good choice for family gatherings and dinners with friends.
This place was terrible, there was no service we have to wait 20 minutes until someone comes to serve you. The atmosphere was ok, but the place was a bit dirty and floors were slippery. The food was terrible, i ve tasted better than whatever i just had. They even charged us $7.20 for tea, how can you not have dimsum without tea?! This place is not worth your money and time not even your stomach.
Couldnt eat the food. Very bad. would never eat there again
They had live karaoke happening at 7:30 pm which made it impossible to have a conversation. Lemon chicken had hair on it. Servers were pretty nonchalant and unapologetic about it all.
To be honest, if I could give 0 stars, I would never give 1 star. Its outrageous. I won t say that this place is expensive. First of all, the soy sauce is really rancid. It has a sour smell. I searched the whole table for the source of this smell. I never thought it was from soy sauce. It was really disgusting. Secondly, this stores sales are really amazing. I told the same person three times that I dont want this cart, but then they were able to put things directly on my table. Is it so late? Finally, the bill here includes a 12% tip. If you insist on doing this, I cant help it. But can you at least tell the guests that our price already includes a tip? How many people will actually read your bill line by line? Many people will check out after seeing a price and then end up leaving an extra tip.
Great for dim sum. Still has the push carts, which is always fun.
Service is fast but staff NOT very friendly.
Just dined in this restaurant, it was an absolute horrible experience, food was stone cold, nothing was freshly made, they literally served us whatever it was on the carts, they put 2 orders of calamaries on the plate and charged us as 1 for $15.99, whats worse is they warmed the food up and seved it to us. Really???!!This is such a scam..I wont go back ever again!!!the bill was $100 and I didnt get what I paid for..no quality and rip you off just like..
Noodles with bean sprouts and soy sauce really good here as well as the Hong Kong style Lobster. I know it sounds cliche about the noodles but try them trust me its simple but somehow so good to me its comfort food.
Worst restaurant Ive visited in decades, the fried rice we ordered has rubber band in it, the duck dish is way undercooked! I cant imagine how filthy their kitchen is.
Great dim sum. I tried the dinner combo yesterday evening - great selection. Good food Tried the dim sum lunch today. I like their cow tendon Food : 4/5
Disappointing experience. I would never come here again. This place has really gone downhill through the years. 1. We ordered the double lobster dinner and the lobsters were tiny 2. There was a roasted garlic chicken dish that was very salty 3. Rest of the portions were extremely small. For 4 small dishes including the lobster dish it ended up being $170 before tip. On top of that this restaurant scams you by automatically tipping 12% without your prior knowledge and even asks you for additional tip on the credit card machine. Be warned
My my kinda food... And place but everyone has different choices and the are always busy so they are good
Ive been here twice and the service is really good. Instead of pushing the dishes, they put the food from the dining car directly on our table. I repeatedly said that I didn t want it anymore and that it was enough. They just pretended to be deaf and dumb because they didnt understand Mandarin or English. I was speechless. The kitchen chefs work so hard to make delicious food. Do they know what the aunty waiters in front of them are doing?
My first experience dining here was 20 ago. Not too many restaurant can survive that long. Everything including food service and restaurant have improved.
The pros: We came in around 12:30 PM and were seated right away. We got tea and food on our table within two minutes. Close to Pearson Airport, if you have a long layover and want to get out for some dim sum nearby. The cons: Half the food came out cold or just warm, even the dishes we specially ordered. Nothing was especially tasty. The green beans would have been good if they were served hot. Very expensive ($136) and tip was automatically added to our table of 4.
Incredible restaurant with high quality Chinese dishes, including Peking duck and roasted pork. The dim sum here is decent The service is good; the staff are fast and friendly, but they can also be funny It takes me almost 2 hours to drive here but I still ate here with my family at least 20 times and if not, then more. I 100% recommend eating here. Its worth every penny Heres what we got today: 1. Seafood soup 2. Steamed chicken 3. Roast duck skin in thin bread wrap 4. Rock salt shrimp 5. Roast duck diced in cabbage wrap 6. Tofu dessert
still a solid choice for dimsum. still busy on the weekend.
Probably the most authentic Chinese restaurant I have ever been to in Canada. Lots of staff walking around with carts of food. They do weddings I hear so the decor was absolutely on point and on theme. Fresh duck hanging at the front window live fish in the tanks in the dining area. Whatever wasnt warm they went to warm up for you. A huge amount of selection and everything tasted fresh and delicious. If you are looking for authentic Chinese experience you must try this place!
I ve been going to Emerald for over 18 years and it is by far my favourite Chinese restaurant. I ve dine in , take-out and UberEat (living 45 minutes away) and it always so delicious . We ate in for Dim Sum yesterday and Jackie service was amazing. The menu is overwhelming but he was patient, attentive and funny. You will not be disappointed. The reason I gave it a 4 star and not a 5 is the restaurant is a little outdated.
There were loud sounds maybe from the kitchen or construction I couldnt tell which. The food was ok but I expected better since this place is always busy. The sweet tofu didnt have any ginger, only syrup. Beef ribs were all fat. Otherwise food was fresh and good.
Be careful They bill you with tip included. Sneaky and overpriced Food
Had a very good experience with my large family dinner. We had multiple tasty courses. Service was excellent. Thank you.
We were disappointed with the food. The place was very busy which may have had something to do with it but irregardless we didnt get everything we ordered and most of the food from the carts was lukewarm or even cold. Well try a different place next time.
Only have come for Dim sum but have never been disappointed. Great selection and typical quality with lots of seating and efficient service.
We had a fun early Lunar New Year dim sum meal at the Emerald Chinese Restaurant last week. Our Cantonese son-in-law did the ordering for us which was very helpful. The food was delicious with a great variety. The only thing I found was that the staff and carts came by at a very fast pace which felt rushed to me. The dessert selection was great with wonderful sesame balls and egg tarts.
The worse place you will ever want to be. So deceiving, ridiculously expensive and the food doesn t taste nice and on top of that they automatically add a tax of 12% without your consent. I regret ever going there and it will be the very last time even if being offered a free treat there. It s a complete waste of time and money. I don t like writing reviews and I am pretty sure it s my first or second review I have ever written. This is the worst place to good. I d rather stay hungry than to go there
Great Dim sum as always. I have been visiting this restaurant since 2004 and the quality of the food is very good and tasty.
The food was good but the service was not.
Very pleasantly surprised. The staff were very pleasant and attentive and provided great service. It was pretty busy due to Chinese New Year but the service was still great. The Peking duck was excellent, as were the other dishes we had.
My first experience at this restaurant and it was crazy busy given it was Chinese New Year. Went with a group of 30 people and the wait-staff did their best. Food was top notch and quantities were such that the table could share a little of everything.
Great Dim Sum! You get the authentic cart service so with that you know you may be waiting a bit for what you might want to come around, but the wait is worth it for the delicious food.
As soon as you get to your table the service is in your face. The food is too salty and overpriced.
Good fry rice egg
Been coming to Emerald for over 25 years. Yes its a LARGE busy restaurant but worth the wait. The food is always so delicious, fresh and authentic. Also found our waiter was a bit rude this time but we were a large group of 10 and had 4 hungry kids with us! The Black Pepper Beef was a HUGE hit trying that dish for the first time. Will be back soon!
Hectic place, almost got scammed out of a desert, check your bill before paying. Three grown adult managers couldnt figure out the mistake made on the bill and was arguing at each other. And incredibly overpriced. Stay away.
If you know dim sum and know exactly what to order, great place to be. It s not a perfect place but still a good a push cart ambience - this means they will be selling items on their cart. So as a customer you need to know what you want and be prepared to order with a buyer mentality. Otherwise you might well find yourselves drowned by the plentiful recommendations.
Very dishonest practices, make you sure ask for the price before ordering. They make you think the food isn t expensive by pushing the cart around but you end up with an outrageous bill. Also double dipped by adding 12% service fee to the bill and still asked for tip. The food is cold and very mediocre. Do yourself a service and stay away. Very dishonest people.
I used to eat here often but now its gone downhill. I think theyre understaffed. Went for dim sum and for over an hour only 5 carts rolled by. Ordered noodles that were too salty. Not coming back.
Food could have tasted better...Ive tasted better.
Yum yum dim sum! Been going here for years and its always been a good place to eat.
Emerald Chinese Restaurant has excellent traditional Cantonese cuisine. The patrons are 95% Chinese, which shows you that the food is authentically Chinese. Many Chinese wedding receptions are held here. The prices are on the low side. I recently went there for a dinner with extended family. For a party of 19 people, the bill came to $460 before taxes/tips. That comes to about $24 per person. And we had a ton of leftovers. The total bill included the traditional red bean soup for dessert for 20 people, which, if I had my way, we wouldnt have ordered, so the bill would have been even smaller. Its a very large restaurant. The decor is mediocre. Its not a dive, but its not fancy, like at The Pearl chain of Chinese restaurants. My aunt said that the food at The Emerald Chinese Restaurant was far superior to that at The Pearl, even though the prices at The Pearl are way higher. There is plenty of free parking. If you want Cantonese food, I highly recommend this restaurant.
The manager is a bit tough but food is good can use more cleaning
Busy dim sum restaurant in Mississauga.
Food is very good. Beef dish didnt t have alot of beef but other chicken dishes had a good portion in dish. I really enjoyed eating the Chicken fried rice and general Tao too. Very good!
Went here with my family and it was one of the worst experiences I ve had with a restaurant. Reading other reviews I thought that the restaurant was having a bad day but it was worse than I thought. Upon ordering shrimp dumplings, the shrimp came completely raw and was still gray, after that, we ordered another fried shrimp dish and the shrimp inside was completely raw as well. My brothers mouth started bleeding as he bit too hard on one of the dishes, and the chopstick we used snapped in half and flung. There are some good dishes such as the crab claw (when it doesn t come raw) and the seafood fried rice. The place brings dishes around in carts so there is little to no wait time for the food, and there s no wait time upon entering.
Emerald is a must stop every time we head into Toronto. It is an authentic dim sum experience.
Always good food and quick service.
Not recommend for Indian people.
This chinese restaurant has been around for many years and is always busy especially during the lunch and dinner rush. You would think they would be prepared for this or have enough staff working. It was actually mayhem when my family went for dim sum. It was a serve yourself type of deal as in, get your own water, clear away dishes and if you wanted food from the carts, you actually would have to get up and walk over to order what you wanted. When a server did come around, they were nice but you would have to wait so long for a refill on tea, water, more cutlery and napkins, etc. The food is good but we did order a couple dishes where I am sure the pork was still raw - it was pink, but the server insisted it was cooked so we didnt eat these but were still charged for them. The ladies pushing around the carts are so sweet and trying to do their jobs but it was just so crazy busy. This definately isnt my go to place for dim sum but maybe the service is existent on a slower day.
Decent food. Menu needs to be updated and consolidated to only their best dishes. Too many of their dishes are just mediocre. Try their dimsums. The second course of the peking duck order isnt worth it. Great quality of the duck skin though and the server gave a tableside service of duck cutting which we appreciated. Great service though, hardworking front of house staff.
The ambience was spot on and the meal was top notch
The food is good and the ambiance of the location is beautiful
Terrible experience no help with menu selection two of the same dishes bad attitude from management pretending not to understand English plus sickness after eating obviously something was rotten
So accomodating, the food, the staffs are great. All things seems to be best. Must recommended restaurant ever
complete disillusionment. decided to celebrate the birth of a child in the family circle in the evening. ordered Peking duck with rice. brought in 40 minutes. After receiving the order, there was no desire to take a picture as the dinner was ruined and the child was upset. You list a whole duck in the photo for $69.99, and its only 100 grammes. Arent you ashamed to deceive your customers like that?
Expensive with ok food. Your traditional Dim sum experience. Tremendous is a cheaper price for the same if not better food
If I could give 0 stars I would. Food served cold and service was terrible. Would not recommend!
Absolutely great food but you re going to pay for it. It is not cheap. Also, watch your bill. Even for a party of just two of us they added their own gratuity of 12% so take that into account when you are adding your own tip.
Its a big, clean and nice restaurant. We had dimsum here. The service and the food are good. Come here second time for dinner. We ordered Lobster combo; double lobsters plus choices three other dishes from a variety list. We enjoyed the dinner very much. The lobsters are fresh, tender and tasty, the other dishes are also well cooked, a fairly big portion and delicious. We would recommend this is a good restaurant for family dinner.
The portions are large, but the taste needs to be improved a bit.
Desserts ~ bad, bad, bad
Our family loves this place. Be it dim sum or dinner, its always delicious. Food quality has been consistent over the past 20 years that weve been going. And many of the wait staff have been there as long as well!
1: Food- mango pudding went bad, either the milk way passed experation date or in fridge way too long. Other food was ok, but taste aged. 2: Service- non-existent, waited 20 min to get a server to take order. When told the mango pudding was bad, there wasnt a investigation or apology 3: Atomosphere- atosphere was fine, old school Hong Kong style dim sum. 4: Pricing: average for dim sum, 12% tips was included.
worst dim sum restaurant ever. Service is really bad, I was asking for the food cart coming to our side since I was waiting soooo long and I can t choose the food I want. The server ignore me. Also, they force us to pay 12% tips.
This place was so disappointing. Not worth the money.Poor quality dim sum, dirty, aggressive dim sum severs who would place food on your table, stamp your bill and not even ask if you wanted it. We couldn t get the additional food charges off our bill when they took the food back. We were totally overcharged for a poor quality dim sum experience.Never again.
Food is 4/10. Not English friendly.
They charge for tea. Big no no for me. Will not come back. Service charge already included on bill, so look out.
Weve been coming to this place for years now. The food is always fantastic and the staff are very friendly. If youre looking for a good dim sum restaurant, this is one of those places.
The restaurant had multiple parties going on and all were doing karaoke at extremely high sounds levels. The food was mediocre. Would not go back.
If you like Dim sum this is the place to go in Mississauga. The food is great and the service is very good. Weve been going for years. The wait staff are friendly and always eager to assist where possible .
The person at the front desk who was counting money had a very bad look on her face, as if she owed her money. The snacks were just mediocre and the price was unexpectedly expensive, and she was forced to collect a tip without saying a word. Wont go again
Amazing dim sum, fantastic personalized service, the cart people are very nice.
We ordered Peking duck, crab claws, tempura, short ribs , dumplings, sesame ball and taho. I vomitted 2 hours later. Not sure which food made me sick. My friend complained about the siumais/dumplings stuffing being uncooked. It was very pink inside. Not sure if I ate the same for the sesame ball (?) which instead of a bean paste stuffing they have meat inside. I didnt check whether the stuffings are sufficiently cooked. I enjoyed most the Peking duck so not sure if that is the one that made me sick as I was the only one who ate it. The service was not very quick when my friend asked for our dumplings to be replaced she was told to wait but the lady didnt come back, we had to call for another person to attend to us. The lady finally got back to us but we already had our siumais replaced for cooked ones. The carts going around the aisles are both a good and bad idea. It is good as you dont have to get up from your seat, you basically just point what you fancy in the cart. The downside is you get offered cart to cart when you are already settled and get interrupted when you are having a conversation. It takes 2-3 NOs before they stop offering you. If you are not up for that set up I recommend you go to an actual buffet where you can serve yourself what you like and enjoy your meal straight away without interruptions.
Dimsum galore but a bit pricey
Food is excellent. Parking and construction was a nightmare
It cost $60 for lunch for 2 of us and that didnt even include a drink. The lady re-deepfied the sping roll to heat it up and it was like eating grease. I dont think its worth the price for what you get. I wasnt even full when we left. The hot sauce was to slaty. I definitely wont be back!!
Good food
My first visit with group of three, and I am VERY DISAPPOINTED. Most dim sum items are below average, and they employ very shady business tactics. For instance, take the deep-fried crab claws, a common item. They are served with two claws on one plate, misleading you to think each order is for two pieces. However, when the bill arrives, you discover that they have charged you for two orders, effectively doubling the price. Additionally, they charged a 12% gratuity upfront, but the card machine prompts for an additional tip. Consequently, I ended up paying a total tip of 22%. Service does not exist during lunchtime, and some items are extremely expensive compared to other Chinese dim sum places even in Richmond Hill/Markham area. Definitely NEVER go back again!
Pretty good lemon chicken and fried rice. I wasn t crazy about the lo mein because the noodles weren t cooked. Service was excellent though.
This place is lacking staffs. long wait for anything. food is not like it used to be.
Everything was on par. Food was very appetizing and served in a timely manner. Great atmosphere! Food
Overpriced and below average taste
Quality of food is always consistent, fast and friendly take out
Make sure to check your bill before going to the cashier. 15% tips already included in the bill. DO NOT TIP TWICE.
Had not been since the beginning of the Pandemic. This place is still one of my favorites for authentic Dim Sum. Menu has a variety of non-pork items (which is boon in this genre). Ladies pushing their trollys around the restaurant - I love this aspect, but Vancouver and Richmond BC the cart-ladies seem to do it with panache. Emerald could do a better job in this respect... SELL your items with a smidge of showmanship, dont simply point and ask you want? For an example of mastery in this area, visit Francine Chans Don Mee Restaurant on Fisgard Street in Victoria, British Columbia. Vegetarian options: Emeralds dim sum actually has vegetarian and pork free dishes
its the only place where you can enjoy Chinas foods
Good place to check it out, a very Hongkong Chinese style Dimsum restaurant. It is a good place to pick for a group of ppl to chat and to eat and to share together. There are lot of free parking on site. Come n See. Food : 4/5
I really like their cart-style ordering, it has a sense of age, the service is very enthusiastic, and the food is also good
Disgusting! If I could give zero stars I would. Went for dimsum and in the span of 10 minutes 2 strikes and management had nothing to say about it. Just grabbed the cup of bug and didn t say anything back or apologize. Found a huge bug crawling in the tea cup and hair wrapped around the green beans. Just disgusting! You guys will be hearing this from health and safety inspectors. I also checked the status of their public health inspection on the website and it did say non compliant. I m not surprised to see this online after what I experienced. You ve already been reported. Do not eat here!
