Panda Szechuan - Surrey

This restaurant in South Surrey is a decent spot for dim sum, although their choices are somewhat limited. They offer a selection of traditional dim sum dishes as well as some unique options on their menu. At night, they offer a full menu, which is a nice touch. The restaurant also provides takeout options for those who prefer to dine in.

My Wife and I went here with a couple of friends for lunch, the staff is friendly and the seating comfortable. We ordered some Dim Sum specifically shrimp and pork dumplings, my favourite being the shrimp. We also ordered some different dishes including the ginger...beef, the curried chicken and vegetables plus a couple of bowls of steamed rice, I enjoyed all the dishes especially the ginger beef although I did not care for the curried chicken. The total bill was 78.58 before tip.

The menu has lots to chose from and maybe we just made some bad choices. It was just the two of us for lunch and we ordered three items, the chicken chow mein, beef and broccoli with black bean sauce, and special fried rice. The...food was served quickly and was piping hot. But we thought that the beef dish was way too salty, the special fried rice had only a few prawns and tiny scallops and was basically just rice with corn and peas and a little chopped pork. The chow mein was okay, a few strips of chicken in it, but rather plain. The bill, without any drinks, was 54, so rather high priced. We had leftovers to take home, but the food was just okay. Maybe we would have liked it more if we had chosen something else. We paid by credit card and I had figured out a 15 tip based on the total before taxes. However, when the option to tip comes up on their credit card machine, a 15 tip was 2 more than my calculations....apparently the machine calculates the tip on the entire total, including the GST. Since I don’t agree with tipping on the tax, I left a cash tip, because you can’t put in just a dollar amount for a tip...you have to push on No Tip, your credit card pays for the food total and tax, and then leave a cash tip.

Great service. Delicious dim sum. Almost all of our favourites. The Sui Mai is crammed with nice chunks of shrimp. Sticky Rice has more flavourful meat than most places. Highly recommend it. Have yet to try their regular menu but second time back for dim...sum this year already!

I visited this recently opened restaurant and found it to be a bit hard to locate. The restaurant was not very crowded, but my order was prepared quickly and served hot. The spicy meat dishes and fried pork were delicious. I was pleased to see spring rolls on the menu. The restaurant is a member of the BC Restaurant Association, and according to their website, I should have received a 4.0% discount. However, when I inquired about it, the server seemed to have difficulty understanding.