Yan Peninsula (知味轩)

1180 El Camino Real, Millbrae
(650) 541-8888

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karana chan

Our church had an anniversary dinner at Yan Peninsula restaurant yesterday. We have a delightful experience from start to finish. The quality of the food was fresh and tasty. The staffs attentive and friendly. We are enjoying a wonderful evening.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Richard Li

the atmosphere is very canton😂

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

SUNDOG55

Unique dim sum

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Avocado

Good food and nice atmosphere, but got charged 20% service charge even though we were only a table of 4. Wasn't indicated on the menu either

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 2

Keyao Song

Their food in general was good. However, one of the servers had very bad attitude. But everyone else was nice. Somehow the shrimp dumplings came out to be still raw but they took it back and brought out a new one for us which was good. We went in and told them we wanted cold water and no tea but they somehow brought out a teapot of hot water? And still charged us for teas. The teas were 3.9 dollars and when we found out about it we had already paid. So we talked to one of the servers and she brought back 2 dollars for us which clearly did not match what they charged us but we didn’t want to bother with it anymore.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Carey

Foods were ok. Reasonable prices in Bay Area. Spacious. Not difficult to find a parking. But, they automatically charged 18% compulsory tips without good service was ridiculous. The top management were zero smile and greeting to customers.

Eric Chen

Family's favorite dim sum on the peninsula. Dinner food is solid too. Parking can be real rough so plan accordingly

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pepper Morris

We been here before it was sold to this current owner. Back then the food was ok, the place was a bit dirty and never went back!
My niece made reservations and I didn’t know we were coming here to this new ownership restaurant! I was somewhat surprised how good the food was and quality ingredients! Except the broccoli was old and bitter!
It was a weekday with a skeleton staff, they only had 4-5 tables but still took a bit of time for service!
I’ll definitely be coming back when I’m in the area!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

aLbert Legaspi

One of my top 10 favorite places to eat!! Michelin star!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michelle Eliares

A very spacious dim sum location in Millbrae. The ornate ceiling decor elevates the ambiance. I appreciate that the restrooms are easily accessible right by the entrance and are fairly clean. Service was generally quick on a Saturday lunch, there was no wait for two people. We ordered the basics, siu mai and har gaw, and both were just fine, very dense filling but nothing too memorable. The two items that were surprisingly good were the shrimp rice noodle roll and the crispy shrimp fried noodle roll. Shrimp rice noodle roll was very flavorful. The crispy shrimp fried noodle roll was very unique with a bright orange rice noodle wrapped around a fried coating wrapped around shrimp. There was so much flavor in these rolls! Wish they carried a larger variety of beer though. Street parking is a bit hit and miss. Overall, pretty good affordable dim sum on the peninsula. May try it again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Jun L.

Saw a large cockroach climbing the wall in this restaurant. They really need to shut this place down and hire in a professional exterminator. Disgusting

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2

JS W

I stood in front of the waiters waiting for them to tell me if I could get a table while they ignored me and yelled for 5 minutes, lol. Then he rudely told me 15 minute wait with an annoyed tone. Yeah, if this is how they treat customers, no thanks.

Service: 1

Camp Carter

Wonderful place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hella Dam Bitches n Queens Rescue Inc.

Good food. Typical Chinese restaurant. Loud.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

Dee Smith

We used to come here often for tea and also ordered takeout regularly, but this time was extremely disappointing. They charged an automatic 18% service fee, yet there was basically no service at all. We were seated at a dirty table that hadn’t even been cleaned, with leftover tea from the previous guests and no fresh water or tea provided. Every time we needed something like forks, napkins, or a high chair, we had to get it ourselves. Even when we tried to call the staff, they often ignored us, and only responded after asking multiple times. It really feels like since they already add the service fee, they don’t care about customer service anymore. Sadly, after this experience, I don’t think I will come back again.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

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