Third time and you’re out. It’s like this business doesn’t want customers. They always seem to be out of products, don’t show up at the time their signs say or they don’t update their Uber Eats availability
Service: 2
Connie Lai
Authentic Chinese food. I’ll definitely come back
Ben Hutchinson
The Fresh Pineapple Crunchy Pork tasted like fish. Dirty Oil? Reused Pan? I don't know but it was the worst thing I ever tasted and was $28.80!!! Ordered Eggplant Pumpkin String beans for $22.80 and they substituted Gai Lan... after tax we paid $25 for Gai Lan.!!! Didn't realize until we got the take out home. The portion size was tiny... terrible. Absolutely terrible. My friend who paid is too embarrassed to go back and ask for a refund so I'm doing it here
Response to Owner's Response: $25 for Gai Lan is criminal and not what we ordered. It was the Eggplant Pumpkin String Bean and Gai Lan was meant to substitute for String Bean you did not have. Instead you charged $25.00 for some Gai Lan only. You tell me why it tastes like fish. Maybe the same breading, maybe same oil... NO the taste did not go away as you suggest it would it absolutely did not and was disgusting, and no a few pieces of fresh pineapple does not justify a nearly $30 price tag for the small portion size of your fishy balls. My friend who ordered (and is Chinese) was too embarrassed to go in for a refund, but I will come and collect.
Chloe Zhang
We came here at 9 and being told the server wasn’t here so they close early. If the server doesn’t come affected that much just close the store for one day.
P Lau
Great place to try Hong Kong food ! Superb and delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rosaline Wong
Tonight, I tried this cozy little restaurant with relatives. The food was top-notch, the service super friendly, and the prices really fair. Definitely the highlight of my day!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Corinna Ng
My husband brought me here to celebrate our wedding anniversary. He was recommended to come by a friend and we were glad we came.
The owner was so nice and had messaged my husband with recommendations of dishes to try (some of which were not on the menu).
All his dishes were amazing and so delicious. As he is the only chef, dishes took a while to come out but we did not mind the wait at all. The server was nice and tended to us when we needed anything.
It was definitely worth our trip to downtown for this restaurant. Highly recommended!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
T H
Very slow service, 50+ minutes wait and the restaurant wasn’t even full. Liked 2 out of 3 dishes, but it’s just not worth the time and money. Would not recommend, unless you’re ok with the long wait time. We could see the staff working hard to keep up, but this restaurant just doesn’t have the capacity to serve more than 3 tables at once
Food: 4
Aaron Shelby
My Dad and I stopped in for dinner after a BC Lions game. We enjoyed our meal - the menu had so many choices that I couldn't choose but landed on Singapore Noodles while my Dad ordered Beef Curry! The food was cooked fresh to order which is appreciated. The portion sizes are huge - definitely shareable. The food is seasoned well too! Service is efficient and the restaurant itself is cozy. I was happy we found Kin's Food and Bistro for dinner!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Plantiful Picnic
The food here is so delicious! We got the vegan chow mein and vegan pumpkin eggplant dish. It took awhile to get our food, but the wait was well worth it! Best food I’ve had in Vancouver!
This is a truly hidden gem in Vancouver Downtown We keep coming back to Kin’s as this is by far the best Chinese bistro in Vancouver! The chef puts so much love into every dish, making each one perfect. Since it is a one-man show, so be expected the dinner may takes hours, but it’s totally worth it. Don’t come here if you want fast food—this place is for enjoying slow, incredible meals. Advanced reservation recommended
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Zi Qi
the service is too slow
Sara l
Understaffed and poor understanding of hospitality. We were super understanding at first because I could see that they were struggling with demand, so I didn’t say anything about my missed drink order. We ordered their special clams when we sat down, and continued to look at what else to order. Shortly after we added the curry brisket. After that, another table of two was sat beside us. After waiting about 30+ minutes for anything to come to our table, the guests sat after us, complained about how long they have been waiting. The chef and the server (who I think are the owners) decided that they took priority over us, and they were receiving dish after dish. My mom and I, we only ordered two dishes. I had a chat with our server about the situation and she told me because the table beside us complained, they made their food first. I reminded them that we had ordered the clams an hour ago and it still hasn’t come. I sat back down and she proceeded to let the table beside us know that they were out of clams. We got our first dish (the clams) about an hour and a half after being seated. I’m pretty certain that the clams would have gone to the table beside us if I hadn’t had that chat with our server.
Either way, I came to kin’s food & bistro excited and left disappointed.
The clams did not look like they were prepared with consistent ingredients because they looked different from the ones that were sitting on another table when we walked in. The curry beef brisket was bland and under seasoned with little to no curry sauce. They also ran out of rice which was supposed to come with our curry, and only proceeded to notify us after they served the beef brisket.
I hope they figure it out, but I don’t have much optimism about that.
Arthur Tong
Hidden gem. Top notch quality.
Chris Chen
King's Food and Bistro is an underrated spot in downtown. The Hong Kong cafe food is superb, albeit a little salty at times. It's only gotten better each time I've gone. The only issue is that the food takes time to come out, but it's well worth it if you want to have a nice conversation before you eat.
Third time and you’re out. It’s like this business doesn’t want customers. They always seem to be out of products, don’t show up at the time their signs say or they don’t update their Uber Eats availability
Service: 2
Authentic Chinese food. I’ll definitely come back
The Fresh Pineapple Crunchy Pork tasted like fish. Dirty Oil? Reused Pan? I don't know but it was the worst thing I ever tasted and was $28.80!!! Ordered Eggplant Pumpkin String beans for $22.80 and they substituted Gai Lan... after tax we paid $25 for Gai Lan.!!! Didn't realize until we got the take out home. The portion size was tiny... terrible. Absolutely terrible. My friend who paid is too embarrassed to go back and ask for a refund so I'm doing it here
Response to Owner's Response: $25 for Gai Lan is criminal and not what we ordered. It was the Eggplant Pumpkin String Bean and Gai Lan was meant to substitute for String Bean you did not have. Instead you charged $25.00 for some Gai Lan only. You tell me why it tastes like fish. Maybe the same breading, maybe same oil... NO the taste did not go away as you suggest it would it absolutely did not and was disgusting, and no a few pieces of fresh pineapple does not justify a nearly $30 price tag for the small portion size of your fishy balls. My friend who ordered (and is Chinese) was too embarrassed to go in for a refund, but I will come and collect.
We came here at 9 and being told the server wasn’t here so they close early. If the server doesn’t come affected that much just close the store for one day.
Great place to try Hong Kong food ! Superb and delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tonight, I tried this cozy little restaurant with relatives. The food was top-notch, the service super friendly, and the prices really fair. Definitely the highlight of my day!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My husband brought me here to celebrate our wedding anniversary. He was recommended to come by a friend and we were glad we came.
The owner was so nice and had messaged my husband with recommendations of dishes to try (some of which were not on the menu).
All his dishes were amazing and so delicious. As he is the only chef, dishes took a while to come out but we did not mind the wait at all. The server was nice and tended to us when we needed anything.
It was definitely worth our trip to downtown for this restaurant. Highly recommended!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very slow service, 50+ minutes wait and the restaurant wasn’t even full. Liked 2 out of 3 dishes, but it’s just not worth the time and money. Would not recommend, unless you’re ok with the long wait time.
We could see the staff working hard to keep up, but this restaurant just doesn’t have the capacity to serve more than 3 tables at once
Food: 4
My Dad and I stopped in for dinner after a BC Lions game. We enjoyed our meal - the menu had so many choices that I couldn't choose but landed on Singapore Noodles while my Dad ordered Beef Curry! The food was cooked fresh to order which is appreciated. The portion sizes are huge - definitely shareable. The food is seasoned well too! Service is efficient and the restaurant itself is cozy. I was happy we found Kin's Food and Bistro for dinner!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The food here is so delicious! We got the vegan chow mein and vegan pumpkin eggplant dish. It took awhile to get our food, but the wait was well worth it! Best food I’ve had in Vancouver!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This is a truly hidden gem in Vancouver Downtown
We keep coming back to Kin’s as this is by far the best Chinese bistro in Vancouver!
The chef puts so much love into every dish, making each one perfect.
Since it is a one-man show, so be expected the dinner may takes hours, but it’s totally worth it.
Don’t come here if you want fast food—this place is for enjoying slow, incredible meals.
Advanced reservation recommended
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
the service is too slow
Understaffed and poor understanding of hospitality. We were super understanding at first because I could see that they were struggling with demand, so I didn’t say anything about my missed drink order. We ordered their special clams when we sat down, and continued to look at what else to order. Shortly after we added the curry brisket. After that, another table of two was sat beside us. After waiting about 30+ minutes for anything to come to our table, the guests sat after us, complained about how long they have been waiting. The chef and the server (who I think are the owners) decided that they took priority over us, and they were receiving dish after dish. My mom and I, we only ordered two dishes. I had a chat with our server about the situation and she told me because the table beside us complained, they made their food first. I reminded them that we had ordered the clams an hour ago and it still hasn’t come. I sat back down and she proceeded to let the table beside us know that they were out of clams. We got our first dish (the clams) about an hour and a half after being seated. I’m pretty certain that the clams would have gone to the table beside us if I hadn’t had that chat with our server.
Either way, I came to kin’s food & bistro excited and left disappointed.
The clams did not look like they were prepared with consistent ingredients because they looked different from the ones that were sitting on another table when we walked in. The curry beef brisket was bland and under seasoned with little to no curry sauce. They also ran out of rice which was supposed to come with our curry, and only proceeded to notify us after they served the beef brisket.
I hope they figure it out, but I don’t have much optimism about that.
Hidden gem. Top notch quality.
King's Food and Bistro is an underrated spot in downtown. The Hong Kong cafe food is superb, albeit a little salty at times. It's only gotten better each time I've gone. The only issue is that the food takes time to come out, but it's well worth it if you want to have a nice conversation before you eat.
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