Sesame Sea Asian Bistro - Dublin

I tried this restaurant for the first time. Upon entering the restaurant, my husband and I were told to pick out a table of where we wanted to sit. We chose a table by the window, but the table was dirty. The waiter came out and was prepared to put clean silverware on the dirty table, but we told him he should clean the table off first. He complied with this and we placed our order. We ordered Won Ton soup and it was merely lightly flavored water, 4 tiny sprigs of green onion, and two wontons with no greens or sliced pork. It was too bland for my tastes and appeared to be two dumplings floating in water. Next, we ordered tea and we had to ask for sugar as there was none in sight. The main entre came. It was okay. Nothing special. We were given the customary after-dinner Chinese cookies which were stale by the way. I went to use the rest room and when it came to drying my hands, the paper towel dispenser was the kind you have to press a lever to activate (which defeats the purpose of having clean hands because you have to touch the lever to get a paper towel). It turns out it was completely empty. Upon walking back to our table, it gave me a good chance to see the floor. The floor was filthy and looked like it had not been swept or cleaned in months. There were large bread crusts, dirt and large bits of food, etc. This was a complete turnoff and we will not be back.

We go to this restaurant if Hunan Lion is closed. Last night we got Kung Pao chicken. It was so awful. It was Kung Pao celery. There wasn't hardly any chicken in it at alll!! We were in shock. It also tasted like a different recipe, with ginger being the main ingredient. The hot and sour soup was wonderful. We won't go back though. They are apparently trying to cut corners with the chicken and it was to such and extreme they should be embarrassed.

My family and I decide to go here since they have a 4+ star rating. Our party was about 20-25 people which they would’ve made a good sale with tip. I use to waitress at a restaurant and I would never treat my guests the way they treated us. Worst customer service I’ve ever encountered! Our waiter and some other staff were straight rude from the start. It took my husband asking twice for menus. We had to asked if they were going to take our order and mind you they only had us and another table of 3. They we’re only opened for another hour and a half so I would’ve thought they’d at least try to get us through in time to close. We even called to give them a heads up of our large party. They obviously didn’t want our business! They never came and took our order! After waiting for so long and giving their staff a couple of chances over and over, we decide to leave as it was getting late and our kids were hungry. Such a waste of time! As we were getting up to leave, our waiter was so quick to slap the drink bill in my sister in law’s face. Where was his quickness when we were waiting to order?! We paid for the bill of $35 for some juices, water, and pop! Even left a few dollars for tip. Honestly I was very excited to try some of their dishes but no thanks after all of the rudeness. After paying, our waiter had the audacity to ask us why we were leaving? Really?! No apologies and he even told us not to go back there. We’re from Michigan so we won’t be going back anyways. If I can choose, I wouldn’t leave a star at all!

Large small Asian restaurant. Had a wonderful experience.

Best Chinese I’ve had! Super fresh and high quality ingredients. Great price for lunch specials.