About As Good As It Gets

Joined: Oct 18, 2007
Posts: 17
Review of Lei Garden
4

Recommended by a friend for their good quality DimSum Brunch, here's the breakdown:

Best Part:

* Very good quality DimSum, definitely up to my standards
* Favorites: Cha Shao Bao, Luobuo Gao, & Dan Tas for Dessert (see photo here)
* Pretty packed and nice buzzing atmosphere (always a good sign when a place is full)
* Nice, clean environment, good hygiene

Comments:

* I highly recommend booking ahead for a reservation, they said the wait was over an hour for those without a reservation. Lucky we came prepared.
* I know DimSum is meant to be small, but these portions were extra mini
* About RMB 150 per person (on the pricier side)
* The AC was on full blast – way too cold, but it was nice that they offered a shawl to wear, which nearly everyone in the restaurant was wearing
* The menu was not only written only in Chinese, it was most an odd mix of both traditional and simplified characters
* They won’t give you smaller bills in change to divide among the group (as with most Chinese restaurants – such a pet peeve).

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