Gold Garden Seafood Restaurant

Reviews

• Samantha M.

  star star star star star_border 14 May 2026

  Great dim sum at a very reasonable price! The parking here wasn't great, but there's street parking nearby. I was a little put off by the kids riding their bike around the restaurant when we first came in, but as it got busier they settled down. Cute kids, seems like it's a family operation, and I'm happy to give them my business again.

• Kelcie H.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 11 May 2026

  First and foremost PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS REVIEW BEFORE CHOOSING TO PLAN A PARTY HERE. I had high hopes for this restaurant that left my husband and I very disappointed.
  
  I decided to celebrate my grad school graduation party here mostly because it was able to accommodate a large party of 50-70 guests. I had previously celebrated my undergrad graduation here in 2014 and had a positive experience that made me willing to go back. My husband and I walked into the restaurant to make the reservation and choose the dishes about one month prior to the celebration date.
  
  After asking if the restaurant was available on the specific date, the lady at the register said "oh, you're lucky because a previous party had that date reserved but they switched it to another date." I was so happy to hear this news and was under the impression that my party would be reserved in the inner part of the restaurant (furthest away from the entrance). While the rest of the restaurant would be open to the general public for dinner dining.
  
  The initial reservation was made for 5 tables of 10 people. And was assured that adding additional tables later would be no problem. I wish they would have told me to reserve the absolute minimum amount of guests prior to the event and if needed, on the day of they can add a table on the fly (with a modified menu).
  
  We chose nine dishes: Fish ma soup, Crab, Honey walnut shrimp, Snow pea leaf, Salt and pepper squid, Fish fried rice, Bird nest seafood, Clams, Bo luc lac.
  
  After choosing our dishes, we asked the lady if she thought this would be good enough. Her response was, "This is about $325/table and the other party had about $500/table. I think it should be good."  It would have been helpful if the restaurant recommended their current popular dishes.
  
  My husband and I put down a deposit and left the restaurant. But we kept wondering if we should have ordered more food/different dishes because of the lady's response. But after asking my mother in law, she thought this was a sufficient menu for our guests and we decided to make no further changes.
  
  Three days prior to the event, my husband received a call from the restaurant. They were asking if it would be possible to move our party earlier in the day because they will be having another party coming in at 8pm. Also, if it would be alright that our party is moved towards the entrance of the restaurant.
  
  This made me upset because (1) we made our reservation a month prior to, (2) we had already invited everyone with a set time and (3) we were promised the area away from the entrance of the restaurant. Out of frustration, I made another trip to the restaurant to sort things out. THIS RESTAURANT LACKS PROFESSIONALISM. And in the end I was ready to completely cancel the reservation.
  
  Although after further consideration and unwillingness to make it a bigger inconvenience for myself, family, friends and another restaurant - I decided to put my feelings aside and keep the reservation at Gold Garden. After all, they were willing to add two more tables to my party on very short notice. I wish they would have prioritized my reservation in a first come, first serve basis but instead it felt otherwise.
  
  What ultimately motivated me to write this negative review is what happened after the entire celebration.
  
  The final reservation was made for 7 tables of 10 people and less than 60 guests arrived. Although this was an unforeseen event, we were still charged for ALL 7 tables. We wished that we could have not been forced to pay and take the 7th table's food to-go but rather get restaurant credit.
  
  I believe that the most fair situation would be for us to pay for the excess speciality dishes such as the crab, clams, etc. Although there were several other dishes that was not made yet, that could have saved us a little extra money. We ended up having to pay for the full UNOCCUPIED 7th table of food PLUS 15% gratuity (even though we didn't use/need it).
  
  Additionally, we were expecting to pay about $2400 with alcohol drinks included. And they ended up over charging us by $300. Instead of planning costs around $ amount per table, it would have been helpful if a TOTAL estimated cost (+alcohol drinks, gratuity) was provided while we made the deposit during planning for the reservation.
  
  In general the quality and taste of the food was on the lower end of mediocre. It is clear that this restaurant does not focus on the quality of the dishes they serve. Their overall standards have gone down tremendously since my last experience here.
  
  In the end, my husband and I were very disappointed. Clear communication was lacking in this situation. Additionally, my guests also felt like the food was not up to par. I was embarrassed in choosing the Gold Garden restaurant. We will sadly never come back to the Gold Garden restaurant and strongly advise others to think twice before trying it for themselves.

• Cam T.

  star star star star star_border 11 May 2026

  This spot is one of those hole-in-the-wall places that deserves much more love than it actually receives. My family and I have been going here for years. Compared to other Chinese restaurants, they offer a wide array of foods that seem for the most part fresh and authentic (duck feet included!). I recommend this seafood restaurant to other Chinese places because while they offer a lot of commonly known dishes, most of their menu isn't stir-fried. Try the whole fried fish, calamari, deep fried tofu, bok choi, fried shrimp, and crab soup.
  
  Pros: 1) Traditional Chinese restaurant layout-spacious and ideal for big parties with spinning tabletop for family style dishes. 2) Great food and awesome service. 3) Dim sum is pretty basic but not bad.
  
  Room for improvement: 1)The menu could be scaled down a little, as many dishes seem similar with the same sauce, esp. in the hot pots. 2) A website would be helpful for those who have never been here. 3) Beef dishes don't seem seasoned enough and don't taste very fresh.

• Karen A.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 8 May 2026

  We came to this restaurant with great anticipation of it being fantastic, as my cousin had been getting food here for years and loves it.  That was my first mistake. Ordered an appetizer, fried rice and two mains. Asked waiter specifically to have my dish made extra spicy (chicken trio). Got it home, took a bit of each chicken dish and the first thing I notice is there is absolutely NO sauce on the General Tso's chicken. None. It was dry as a bone. Tasted it and bland as could be. No flavor and certainly no spice like I had asked. Went on to try the Kung Pao chicken. It was stuffed full of vegetables and the chicken I had to rout around for in the bottom of the container. Tasted it. Bland again. In fact, it tasted exactly like the General Tso chicken, except for having peanuts. It had no flavor, no spice as asked. I won't even rate the chicken and vegetables other than it was white. Stark white with a pop of green from the piece of broccoli. The bbq pork fried rice was bland and tasteless too with sooooooooo much soy sauce on it, it was gaging.  The pepper salted shrimp was alright--nothing spectacular (I miss My Canh). My husband's dish of Dragon and Phoenix was decent, which is why I am giving two stars instead of one. The whole $60 meal for my hub and me was very disappointing. We won't bother trying it ever again. AND, I am going to crack my cousin across the head and ask what the hell he is thinking?!
  UPDATE:  adding insult to injury, been up all night with a restless gut. Taking this review down to a one star wishing it could be less.

• duc b.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 7 May 2026

  The food is expensive and it's not even good.
  I should have known when you barely see anyone in there eating.
  
  Attached menu for price sheet as of today.