Extremely pricey and small portions. Peking duck was not available. The decor is nice as it has a classical Chinese style. Staff are friendly and attentive.
Selina C.
This hidden place was a super throwback to the old dynasty times without any modern tastes whatsoever. * The pecking duck (duck $88, $8 for wrap, $8 for the sauce). The duck was super meaty, and there was a lot to go around! It was tender, and cooked perfectly! 7/10 - wished there was a bit more flavour on the duck. It was a bit bland for me but it's their style that dated back to the old days. * Noble Crispy prawn ($29.88) definitely one of my favourite dishes here. It was so delicious. I loved the taste and the presentation. 10/10 - I'd get this if you come here! * Fish in chilli oil ($29.88) the dish was huge, a lot of fillets and a lot of chilies. 7/10 - flavours were not spicy enough. With the amount of chilies my expectations were high, but it was no spice at all. * Egg fried rice ($18) I honestly was super surprised by this dish. I really enjoyed it and it tasted amazing. Seasoning, fillings, and the best part they had the crispy fried dough stick 10/10 - I really enjoyed this dish a lot. * Kung Pao chicken ($26.88) this dish was ok la, more nuts than chicken, the flavours weren't my favourite 3/10 - meh won't get this. * House social tofu ($19.88) the tofu was crispy and super soft, it honestly tasted like egg tofu but it wasnt! 8/10 - wished they had more sauce on it but it. * Hot/sour soup ($18) the soup was aight i don't really like hot/sour soup so this wasn't it for me 3/10 - flavours were good tasted the sour not the hot. * Sesame spinach ($11.88) tasted like Japanese gomae. 8/10 tasted nicely small for portion though. * Hot/spicy beef shank ($21) this dish wasn't spicy or hot, served as a cold dish, it was very flavourful though. 7/10 - wish it was spicier as it stated. * 5.5/10 - overall some were super disappointing flavour wise but it was stated that they used old style flavours with no modern twist. I'd get the prawns and fried rice again for sure. * 3/10 - honestly for the price of the dishes it wasn't worth it the rice was worth due to the portion and the duck was worth for the amount of meat. But the other dishes were a let down size wise.
Sandy Y.
NaJia Restaurant (Najia Xiaoguan 那家小館) is a chain Manchurian restaurant from Beijing. It serves unique and royal Manchu cuisine. We came here on our friend's birthday. Apparently, we have never tried Manchu cuisine. We see many notable dishes that have mentioned in the movie or drama about the Qing dynasty of China. They were served at the imperial banquets and the emperor's meals. Manchu dishes appeal to both eye and palate. We tried most of their signature dishes. Cold appetizer 1: Dairy Fish 干酪鱼 It is milky cheese in a fish-shaped. It was very refreshing, and it was great to eat just before dinner. Cold appetizer 2: Noble Beef Tendon 宅門蹄筋 The appetizer consists of cutting of thinly sliced beef tendon, and it has lot of spice. It was very favourable. Small pavilion taste: Na's Secret Tofu 那府自制豆腐 The tofu with seaweed was deep-fried. It was crunchy outside and very soft inside. It was amazing! Peking Roast Duck 北京烤鴨 It was an excellent choice as is roasted perfectly. The skin was crispy, and meat was very tender. Crystal Pear Drink 小吊梨湯 Its ingredient has pear, tremella, dried goji berry, and rock sugar. It helps to relieve cough and nourish the lungs. It was very moisturizing. Najia Restaurant is located at 1018 Beach Avenue, Vancouver, BC. It is a higher-end Chinese restaurant located by the Granville bridge. Food: 4/5 Should Try! Service: 4/5 Kids: 4/5 Yay! (Most kids love noodles and dumplings.) Price: $50-$100 for two (Dinner) Presentation: 4/5 Parking: 5/5 ample parking space in the building Tips: *has private rooms for big parties. *accommodates for large group. *has remarkable Chinese style decor and has nice view of the water. *recommends making a reservation Would I Return: Yes
Dapeng Li
The restaurant services Northern Chinese dishes. Food are great, exactly followed the traditional cooks, very well done. The serving size is also great as well. Overall, I enjoyed, food are close to my hometown taste. Definitely will visit next time. Service was not that good.
James Freeman
Remarkable Chinese style decor, beautiful and cozy, signature dishes are honey prawn , eggplant with fish , delicious. Price is a bit higher But worth it for that nice location
Dave L.
I've been to China a few times and what I remember most vividly is the food. Sichuan, Yunnan, meat sticks and dumplings and noodles and all the rest. Najia delivers that, in an elegant yet family friendly setting. Easy to order and eat well in English.
Peter Ng
I found this nice restaurant on the web and decided to give Na Jia a go based on the rating and a gut feel amongst the numerous recommendations. Na Jia was wonderful from the moment we stepped in till the time we left. The manager was very helpful in suggesting their specialty dishes and not an overkill for the 4 of us. We were late and resulted them having to stay past hours but the manager was very accommodating. The Peking Roast Duck is an excellent choice as is roasted perfectly. The duck skin was crispy and the meat was without a gamey taste. Their Braised Beef Ribs is has a perfect east meets west combination that exuberantly brings out the flavours. The lentil noodles was to die for as the fragrance of the noodle and lentil compliments each other in this dish. The bean sprouts fried with vermicelli and egg was another good dish that will complete your meal. These dishes are highly recommended if you are craving for such original Chinese dishes. Na Jia provided also provide complimentary desert with their meals. I am overall pleased with Na Jia’s level of service provided and not forgetting to mentioned its located with ample parking space. It has 3 different section of seating and a private room on the second level that seats up-to 25 guests if you would like some privacy. Thank you for a great experience.
sophia j
Star Rating: Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Fish in Chili Oil ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Noble Beef Tendon ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75 Stir Fried Sliced Lamb ⭐️⭐️⭐️.25 Sauteed Vegetable and Mushroom ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ————————————— Chinese restaurant with beautiful view of the sunset beach ? Its hard to find good restaurant with nice vibe within downtown. I usually go to richmond or on kingways for chinese food. But I think this place can be one of my to go place to take my friends, families and even for business dinner! The service was very pleasing, as well as the taste of food, enviroment and where it’s located! None of the dishes were overly sauced ?? It was def new experience for me to have decent chinese food with such nice view instead of going to western restaurant!! —————————————— 단탄엔 중식이있긴하지만 중식하면 대부분 리치몬드 또는 킹스웨이쪽으로 많이 가게되죠. 여기는 다운타운에 위치한 중식음식인데요 beach ave쪽 바닷가 풍경으로 즐기실수있는 중식이에요! 인테리어도 매우 그냥 중!국! 같이 잘 꾸며져있고 서비스도 만족 음식들도 너무 자극적이지않고 맛있게 다 잘 먹고왔어요! 레스토랑 분위기가 괜찮아서 친구, 연인, 가족, 또는 비즈니스 저녁하기에 다 좋을꺼같아요! 또한 대부분 여기는 바닷가 풍경으로 양식을 주로 먹는데 중식을 먹으면서 밖을 보는데 워후 새로운 경험이였어욬ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 자주까진 아니더라도 뭔 특별한? 날에 중식이 끌린다싶으면 갈꺼같은 곳이에요!!
Legolas
Experienced pretty much like other reviews. Good food and decorations with terrible service. The server literally asked if we want drinks 4 times, once per 10 second. While I told him we need some time to have a look at drink menu every time he asked. And they also didn't pay attention to the order they presented the dishes. Our rice come 10 minutes after dish arrived the table, while the dish already become cold. The dish itself is good quality authentic, but the service and attention to detail is definitely far behind.
deuphony .
Fine Chinese restaurant. Pleasant view, complimentary parking and good service. Enjoyed the dishes, especially the fried shrimp. In general a very nice experiance.
Beautiful location, nice ambience, good service, decent price, delicious food, I'll return for special occasions!
박강아지
It is one of the finest Chinese restaurants in Vancouver. The lamb is delicious. Before I didn't like lamb. But here lamb is delicious.
박강아지
It is one of the finest Chinese restaurants in Vancouver. The lamb is delicious. Before I didn't like lamb. But here lamb is delicious. and view is good
J M
Being Chinese myself, have been living and traveling to many different places, to be honest I am not a big fan of eating Chinese food outside China because I often find too much "localization" version of Chinese food:) I have to say this one offers very authentic Chinese food, I also liked the interior design and atmosphere in the restaurant, highly recommend!!
Everett Krohn
Love the Peking Duck and Dim Sum (former HK Resident)
Extremely pricey and small portions. Peking duck was not available. The decor is nice as it has a classical Chinese style. Staff are friendly and attentive.
This hidden place was a super throwback to the old dynasty times without any modern tastes whatsoever. * The pecking duck (duck $88, $8 for wrap, $8 for the sauce). The duck was super meaty, and there was a lot to go around! It was tender, and cooked perfectly! 7/10 - wished there was a bit more flavour on the duck. It was a bit bland for me but it's their style that dated back to the old days. * Noble Crispy prawn ($29.88) definitely one of my favourite dishes here. It was so delicious. I loved the taste and the presentation. 10/10 - I'd get this if you come here! * Fish in chilli oil ($29.88) the dish was huge, a lot of fillets and a lot of chilies. 7/10 - flavours were not spicy enough. With the amount of chilies my expectations were high, but it was no spice at all. * Egg fried rice ($18) I honestly was super surprised by this dish. I really enjoyed it and it tasted amazing. Seasoning, fillings, and the best part they had the crispy fried dough stick 10/10 - I really enjoyed this dish a lot. * Kung Pao chicken ($26.88) this dish was ok la, more nuts than chicken, the flavours weren't my favourite 3/10 - meh won't get this. * House social tofu ($19.88) the tofu was crispy and super soft, it honestly tasted like egg tofu but it wasnt! 8/10 - wished they had more sauce on it but it. * Hot/sour soup ($18) the soup was aight i don't really like hot/sour soup so this wasn't it for me 3/10 - flavours were good tasted the sour not the hot. * Sesame spinach ($11.88) tasted like Japanese gomae. 8/10 tasted nicely small for portion though. * Hot/spicy beef shank ($21) this dish wasn't spicy or hot, served as a cold dish, it was very flavourful though. 7/10 - wish it was spicier as it stated. * 5.5/10 - overall some were super disappointing flavour wise but it was stated that they used old style flavours with no modern twist. I'd get the prawns and fried rice again for sure. * 3/10 - honestly for the price of the dishes it wasn't worth it the rice was worth due to the portion and the duck was worth for the amount of meat. But the other dishes were a let down size wise.
NaJia Restaurant (Najia Xiaoguan 那家小館) is a chain Manchurian restaurant from Beijing. It serves unique and royal Manchu cuisine. We came here on our friend's birthday. Apparently, we have never tried Manchu cuisine. We see many notable dishes that have mentioned in the movie or drama about the Qing dynasty of China. They were served at the imperial banquets and the emperor's meals. Manchu dishes appeal to both eye and palate. We tried most of their signature dishes. Cold appetizer 1: Dairy Fish 干酪鱼 It is milky cheese in a fish-shaped. It was very refreshing, and it was great to eat just before dinner. Cold appetizer 2: Noble Beef Tendon 宅門蹄筋 The appetizer consists of cutting of thinly sliced beef tendon, and it has lot of spice. It was very favourable. Small pavilion taste: Na's Secret Tofu 那府自制豆腐 The tofu with seaweed was deep-fried. It was crunchy outside and very soft inside. It was amazing! Peking Roast Duck 北京烤鴨 It was an excellent choice as is roasted perfectly. The skin was crispy, and meat was very tender. Crystal Pear Drink 小吊梨湯 Its ingredient has pear, tremella, dried goji berry, and rock sugar. It helps to relieve cough and nourish the lungs. It was very moisturizing. Najia Restaurant is located at 1018 Beach Avenue, Vancouver, BC. It is a higher-end Chinese restaurant located by the Granville bridge. Food: 4/5 Should Try! Service: 4/5 Kids: 4/5 Yay! (Most kids love noodles and dumplings.) Price: $50-$100 for two (Dinner) Presentation: 4/5 Parking: 5/5 ample parking space in the building Tips: *has private rooms for big parties. *accommodates for large group. *has remarkable Chinese style decor and has nice view of the water. *recommends making a reservation Would I Return: Yes
The restaurant services Northern Chinese dishes. Food are great, exactly followed the traditional cooks, very well done. The serving size is also great as well. Overall, I enjoyed, food are close to my hometown taste. Definitely will visit next time. Service was not that good.
Remarkable Chinese style decor, beautiful and cozy, signature dishes are honey prawn , eggplant with fish , delicious. Price is a bit higher But worth it for that nice location
I've been to China a few times and what I remember most vividly is the food. Sichuan, Yunnan, meat sticks and dumplings and noodles and all the rest. Najia delivers that, in an elegant yet family friendly setting. Easy to order and eat well in English.
I found this nice restaurant on the web and decided to give Na Jia a go based on the rating and a gut feel amongst the numerous recommendations. Na Jia was wonderful from the moment we stepped in till the time we left. The manager was very helpful in suggesting their specialty dishes and not an overkill for the 4 of us. We were late and resulted them having to stay past hours but the manager was very accommodating. The Peking Roast Duck is an excellent choice as is roasted perfectly. The duck skin was crispy and the meat was without a gamey taste. Their Braised Beef Ribs is has a perfect east meets west combination that exuberantly brings out the flavours. The lentil noodles was to die for as the fragrance of the noodle and lentil compliments each other in this dish. The bean sprouts fried with vermicelli and egg was another good dish that will complete your meal. These dishes are highly recommended if you are craving for such original Chinese dishes. Na Jia provided also provide complimentary desert with their meals. I am overall pleased with Na Jia’s level of service provided and not forgetting to mentioned its located with ample parking space. It has 3 different section of seating and a private room on the second level that seats up-to 25 guests if you would like some privacy. Thank you for a great experience.
Star Rating: Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Fish in Chili Oil ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 Noble Beef Tendon ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75 Stir Fried Sliced Lamb ⭐️⭐️⭐️.25 Sauteed Vegetable and Mushroom ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ————————————— Chinese restaurant with beautiful view of the sunset beach ? Its hard to find good restaurant with nice vibe within downtown. I usually go to richmond or on kingways for chinese food. But I think this place can be one of my to go place to take my friends, families and even for business dinner! The service was very pleasing, as well as the taste of food, enviroment and where it’s located! None of the dishes were overly sauced ?? It was def new experience for me to have decent chinese food with such nice view instead of going to western restaurant!! —————————————— 단탄엔 중식이있긴하지만 중식하면 대부분 리치몬드 또는 킹스웨이쪽으로 많이 가게되죠. 여기는 다운타운에 위치한 중식음식인데요 beach ave쪽 바닷가 풍경으로 즐기실수있는 중식이에요! 인테리어도 매우 그냥 중!국! 같이 잘 꾸며져있고 서비스도 만족 음식들도 너무 자극적이지않고 맛있게 다 잘 먹고왔어요! 레스토랑 분위기가 괜찮아서 친구, 연인, 가족, 또는 비즈니스 저녁하기에 다 좋을꺼같아요! 또한 대부분 여기는 바닷가 풍경으로 양식을 주로 먹는데 중식을 먹으면서 밖을 보는데 워후 새로운 경험이였어욬ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 자주까진 아니더라도 뭔 특별한? 날에 중식이 끌린다싶으면 갈꺼같은 곳이에요!!
Experienced pretty much like other reviews. Good food and decorations with terrible service. The server literally asked if we want drinks 4 times, once per 10 second. While I told him we need some time to have a look at drink menu every time he asked. And they also didn't pay attention to the order they presented the dishes. Our rice come 10 minutes after dish arrived the table, while the dish already become cold. The dish itself is good quality authentic, but the service and attention to detail is definitely far behind.
Fine Chinese restaurant. Pleasant view, complimentary parking and good service. Enjoyed the dishes, especially the fried shrimp. In general a very nice experiance.
Restaurantji Recommends
Beautiful location, nice ambience, good service, decent price, delicious food, I'll return for special occasions!
It is one of the finest Chinese restaurants in Vancouver. The lamb is delicious. Before I didn't like lamb. But here lamb is delicious.
It is one of the finest Chinese restaurants in Vancouver. The lamb is delicious. Before I didn't like lamb. But here lamb is delicious. and view is good
Being Chinese myself, have been living and traveling to many different places, to be honest I am not a big fan of eating Chinese food outside China because I often find too much "localization" version of Chinese food:) I have to say this one offers very authentic Chinese food, I also liked the interior design and atmosphere in the restaurant, highly recommend!!
Love the Peking Duck and Dim Sum (former HK Resident)