silver dragon restaurant

used to be a family favorite, very disappointing now. i grew up going with my whole family to silver dragon whenever my father wanted shrimp toast. we have not been in the last 2 years because my father, who loved it there, had passed away. for my mothers 60th birthday we decided it wastimeto go back. we wish we hadn't. we do not eat pork and have always clearly started this fact at the beginning of every single meal. we began our order the same as usual no pork and can we start with shrimp toast please? the server informed us that there is pork in their shrimp toast and that despite clearly stating that we aren't permitted to eat pork, we have been for the last 25 years everytimewe came to this place. that alone was disheartening. but then the service was horrible, our soup came after our meal was finished. everything was dry and tasteless. sadly we will never return to this place, and i personally feel a sense of betrayal after learning that we had been mislead about what we were consuming.

i give them 3.5 stars
old school dim sum … there are much more creative styles out there now
itstimeto upgrade the menu  - watch youtube videos for incentive
such as shrimp, pork dim sum with truffles on top

a little pricey but worth it. best ginger beef is awesome and the noodles dishes are great. the lemon crispy chicken dish was not my favorite. tried to go a few times but was closed for private function, so if it is the weekend maybe try and check ahead oftimefor that.

february 2018

went to silver dragon on tuesday afternoon with coworkers at 12noon. the menu definitely caters to western clientele as cart after cart were filled with dumplings and more dumplings - the worst part was that it was the same type of dumplings coming around. it wasn't until nearly the end of our meal when a cart caring only two containers of chicken feet at the very bottom arrived.

we started to order things from the waitress, who then gave out a loud *sigh* and said exasperatedly, "are you not waiting for the cart?" so we said, okay. we were able to find one of the dishes we were looking for (salt and pepper squid), but the rest took awhile before coming by. the waitress did come back with a salt and pepper squid order after we had already received it, and then got mad and stomped off (literally).

we ended up ordering 2 types of shrimp dumplings in rice wrappers, pork dumplings, sticky rice, ginger beef, salt and pepper squid, shrimp rice crepes and chinese doughnuts wrapped in rice crepes (which we had to order directly from the waitress as it never came around on a cart), chicken feet and spare ribs.

extremely disappointed if you were looking for variety, or anything other than dumplings.

lunch was $100 for 6 people - much more expensive than the lasttimei was here!


may 2017

silver dragon is always a popular restaurant for dim sum and the line of people waiting in the lobby and down the staircase would support this.  we arrived sunday at 10:30am and there was already a short line down the stairs.  luckily, we didn’t have to wait as our companions were already seated.

silver dragon is one of the few restaurants that still push the dim sum dishes in carts around the tables, which i always think is part of the dim sum experience – the anticipation of carts arriving is half the fun. 

food was consistently arriving at our table.  they offered all the “classics” of dim sum (ie. har gow, pork buns, chicken feet, rice noodle rolls, etc) and also had a few unique dishes that i haven’t seen at other places like shrimp toast.   in addition to the carts, they sometimes have waiters/waitresses carrying large trays of plated dishes around such as salt and pepper squid, soy chicken wings, and vegetables.

from previous experiences, silver dragon has always been consistent with their food. prices are reasonable - it cost: $60 including tax and tip for 4 people.

this is our favorite spot to go for dim sum when we visit calgary! the dim sum is superb and service is fast. i noticed that they have a pretty good system with the carts. when they fully sit the next batch of guests is when they bring out all the carts with the rice, the meat, the seafood etc. we have come here 4 times now. we make it a must everytimewe visit. edmonton has the worst dim sum. such a treat to have whenever in calgary!

been going to this restaurant for the past 18 years, and many of the staff have been there just as long if not longer. everytimei go there i am so happy to see familiar faces. this is the best dim sum restaurant in calgary in my opinion. the sticky rice and coconut desert jello are my favorites- but everything that comes by in the carts is delicious. will continue to eat here for the rest of mytimein calgary. :)
it is pricey, but in my opinion definitely worth it. i would recommend going with a group of friends and splitting the bill!

i love the dim sum here, great selection and very authentic, but for what it is, the prices are still steep. it gets very busy during lunchtimewith ridiculous wait time, better to come a bit before that rush starts to get a table.

food was very fresh and tasty. soup was fantastic both won ton and hot and sour. ginger beef was delicious and special rice was very nice. spring roll tasted very fresh and cooked perfectly. chicken vegetable was least favourite but was still good.
service was wonderful and very friendly. john took histimewith us and helped us order making sure we didn't order more than we could eat. we decided on the dinner for two with john's help and it was still more than we could eat!
to summarize, service was polite, efficient and genuinely friendly. the food was great! we will be back! highly recommend this place!

love the dim sum, it's hot,fresh and delicious everytimewithout fail, love going there on sunday's. however i was disappointed in there dinner service and wouldn't recommend it. while it wasn't bad it was nothing special and a little bit pricey.

disappointment. saturday, 21 of march , five of us had dinner there.
what did we had to eat old food? we had won ton soup, we just started to eat , when all the rest of our food came.by thetimewe got to it, it was cold.
we asked for one serving of sticky rice, it was dark, dry and over heated who knows how many times.
how long was it kept in that leaf? the texture? anything but how rice should be.
our food shurley did not tasted like made to order, do you have them ready and just put the order on the plate?
it seemed like we were rushed, the man was trying to take plates off the table, even before it was ampty.

shame, you used to be much better than that!!!

the waiters are deaf robots and there's no sign that says come up and take a number. so i wait in line for sunday dim sum, no signs that say "come up the stairs to pick a number", i explained this twice to the staff, while everyone else had a waittimeof 30min our waittimewas an hour. i guess firsttimecustomers are supposed to be psychic and not hungover. finally we get a table, a table for four with 2 chairs. we asked twice for them to sweep the pound of crushed fortune cookies under the table, one woman came with a chair, on the thirdtimeexplaining again to them that it needed to be swept, they got it right. there was also only 2 chairs to boot. finally we're seated there is only one set of chop sticks and two plates for the four of us. we asked twice for more utensils and plates, the waiter got everyone utensils and plates except for my dad, he completely ignored him and walked away when my dad mentioned about it. second try asked for forks, nothing. third try, finally got forks. they ignored us and walked away everytime they would pick up a plate and leave other garbage behind like napkins. basically everytimewe said excuse me to them with their backs partially turned a foot away from us, they walked away. these people might as well be monotonous deaf robots, the customer service would remain unchanged. regency palace next time.

service may suck but deliver is great. come right ontimeand the for is hot hot hot. my favorite place for lemon chicken.

i have a few coworkers that really like dim sum at silver dragon in chinatown...o i thought it was abouttimei gave them another shot – but for dim sum instead of dinner...i love this place as it’s a good traditional place. they give you a stamp card and they stamp the price range of the dish you order, and they actually come around in carts. my modern places give you a menu and you select what you want to eat, and it’s not traditional at all. so, once the first few carts came by, our table was filled.

love it here!. i have been going to silver dragon for over ten years and i still think it is authentic and delicious. some of the staff struggle with english, but i've always been able to get any requests. it might be pricier than other restaurants, but it is consistent and fresh, which is all that matters to me. the place is usually packed with a lineup at the door, so it appears as though others feel the same way. there are so many great places to eat in calgary, with few that i return totimeandtimeagain; however, silver dragon is one place i'll never stray from.

awesome!!. great food and worth the price. premium chinese food. everytimei come to banff i eat there.

also, the one in calgary is amaaaazing.