Ginger Beef Bistro House

Came here for supper with some friends, and we ordered the 3-​course Peking duck and some other side dishes (steamed pork buns, as well as steamed plain buns served with sweetened condensed milk). The Peking duck dinner included the usual soup to start, then rice paper rolls to wrap thinly sliced duck pieces with cucumber, green onion, and hoisin sauce, finishing with handmade noodles (you can watch them being hand-​rolled) served with duck meat. Ambience is more elegant than most Chinese restaurants, and they even have a fair selection of wines!

Came here for a birthday dinner but within the 5 mins or less I was there for I was disappointed. I bet the food is good because i have been there before it wasn’t bad. But this time it was the last time I will probably set foot in that restaurant. My problem was not the food but it was the waitress that served us. She did not greet us when we arrived, no smile no nothing. There were people there before us and they ordered water, when we arrived they asked the server if they could bring us tea as well. She scoffed and just walked away, again said nothing. Came back with the tea and asked us if we were ready to order, so we decided to tell her that her attitude was horrible and that she was being pretty rude. We ended up leaving as she led us straight to the till and again said nothing but her face seemed pretty shocked so i think she knew what was happening. Anyways Never going back.

Just picked up beef with broccoli and curried beef. Pricier than other places yet I counted exactly 7 slices of beef in the beef with broccoli. Curried beef is 75 percent onions. It has exactly 8 slices of beef. Avoid this place if you actually want meat dishes with more than a few slices of meat.

I don’t know how people can post that this place is good. The ginger beef was awful and so was everything else we ordered I would not recommend or go here ever again they have better food at deerfoot mall at chinese buffet atleast you can sift through the crap.

Ok I’ll admit it, I can be a little bit snobby and for a while, I’ve had snobby rants about how Calgary doesn’t have any soup dumpling spots and needs to get it’s life in order and move out of its parent’s basement. Over time I’ve found SOME answers, but nothing too amazing to fully shut my dim sum eating pie-​hole. Is it just an online hipster food trend that most restaurants just don’t see lasting for long or what’s the reason?
Anyways Ginger Beef has always cropped up in these soup dumpling conversations, but I always gave it a pass because it literally takes 50 minutes to drive to from my area. I might as well drive to red deer or Edmonton and make a day out of it. But when I found myself with an calendar-​empty Sunday I made a straight shot and it was worth it. The soup dumplings, or «juicy braised pork dumplings» is legit. When I walked into the restaurant and saw an exposed kitchen (only separated by bulletproof glass) filled with a dozen cooks making fresh dim sum, I knew I had to get TWO orders of these pillows of soupy goodness.
And it’s legit. I was satisfied. The dumpling wrapper was fresh and the soup was full of flavor, followed by a delectable chew of pork. It scolded the roof of my mouth and that’s how it should be, because it’s my sole responsibility as an adult to know how to eat a proper soup dumpling.
Aside from that, the dim sum here was good. A few «mehs» but there were no disappointing misses. Their ginger beef is savory and crispy, but not heavy on the sweet sauce and msg. The chicken and salted fish fried rice is a must. And their shrimp and pork shumai yield two big bites per person which is the perfect first bites to have. At the same time I’d recommend a better Gai Lan and beef tripe dish elsewhere.
Service was prompt and helpful, oddly enough one of the old managers here used to work at another Chinese restaurant we frequented for dim sum but closed, which was the only one located in South Calgary.

Dim sum on New Year’s Day! What a way to celebrate New Year’s! We got there at about 10:10 a.m. and was whisked to a table for 4 right away. The line was starting to build. We checked off what we wanted to order on our dim sum list and the waitress came over promptly to fill our order. We also ordered 2 dishes that start coming out of the kitchen at 10:30 a.m. but they all came out together with the rest of the dim sum dishes!
Highlights: fresh, hot & piping dim sum served from kitchen to your table, chili sauce brought to your table without having to ask for it, ordered durian rice cake & pan fried turnip cake with XO sauce — both were supposed to come out at 10:30 a.m. but came out with the other dishes as I had mentioned above. Both were delicious! We also ordered Har Kau (steamed shrimp dumplings), Sticky Rice, Taro Cake, Char Leung (Chinese doughnut wrapped with rice crêpe comes with sweet sauce/​peanut sauce), steamed BBQ pork bun, steamed whole wheat bun with coconut cream filling, braised chicken feet (could be cooked a little longer), pork & century egg congee. All were delicious!
Will have to come back for more fresh dim sum! Thanks, Ginger Beef! In and out in 45 mins! Serious.

Went here for a dim sum lunch. Overall the food are great and staffs are friendly. The dim sum are authentic and the variety is good — lots of steamed items that I personally like

I’ve been here a few times in the past and again today for lunch. First time back in a year but as always, dim sum has never failed me. I’ve never been here for anything else, but it’s my favorite restaurant in Calgary for dim sum.
Food is always hot and fresh when ordered. So hot that it burns your tongue if you don’t let it sit on your plate for a couple of minutes. I also think they make the best egg tarts in town as the crust is always flaky. I brought a friend here who is from Hong Kong, and she thinks the egg tarts are comparable to some of the better restaurants in her hometown. Portion size is slightly bigger for the price that is pretty standard all over Calgary (about $ 5 per dish).
Note that this location is the only Ginger Beef that serves dim sum of this caliber. Even if you’re not in the area, it’s worth driving up to the NW just to eat here.

I had the chance to visit the esteemed Ginger Beef Bistro in Calgary and of course ordered their famous ginger beef dish. I found the dish on the sweeter side of things, but decent overall. In addition, I was able to sample their lemon chicken. Unfortunately, the dish was disappointing as the sauce was too sweet and the batter chicken had little flavor.
Place was packed with patrons and a bit noisy overall. Service was reasonable and prompt. I also thought the restaurant was well maintained and appointed. Enjoy Calgary!

This place is quite far from my home but well worth the drive. Absolutely the best Peking duck I have ever had. I have eaten here many times and is consistently great. Has really delicious ginger beef and western Chinese dishes but also some really great traditional Chinese dishes and a very nice dim sum.

Great authentic Chinese food. The dim sum is currently the best in Calgary where the basics such as ha gow & shiu mai (shrimp dumpling and pork dumpling), are consistently good. The crust on the egg tarts are amazing! So perfectly flaky and tasty! Theirs might be the best I’ve ever had (and I started eating egg tarts as a little kid in Vancouver).
The dinner here is also of great quality, with the standout dish being Peking Duck and the Shanghai dumplings. I also love the eggplant, egg tofu, scallop hot pot.
As for the service, for a Chinese restaurant (which generally have lower service standards than equivalent Western restaurant), they are pretty good. The people who bring the good out could smile a bit more, but most of the servers who take the orders and whatnot are friendly and efficient. Also, the restaurant is clean and it’s neat to see the kitchen at work.

Note: Rice is not included! Food was honestly four stars, but the staff was a bit rude. This might because I ordered Take-​Out and didn’t add a tip. I am American and we usually do not tip on Take-​Out that you pickup yourself. The interior seemed very clean and modern. In the back they had large windows, so that you could watch them prepare your food. I would recommend getting delivery instead of Take-​Out.

food is pretty good, if you can handle the salt and MSG. Clean cooking area which can be seen through a glass wall. Pretty nice staff.

We picked up takeout tonight. The food was fantastic and the staff was very friendly. We will definitely bookmark this place for future cravings. :)

This is by far the best Chinese food in the city!
They have the best peaking duck, ginger beef and dumplings. You know when you arrive that it must be good when you see how busy they always are and you will not be disappointed.
If your adventurous make sure to ask for the Chinese menu, there are some great dishes hidden on it!

Always fantastic here.
Best dim sum in Calgary.
Dinner food is awesome with great selection.
Highly recommend and very authentic Chinese food.

Where else can you eat dim sum AND peaking duck at 2 pm. Went in today for a late lunch with the girlfriend. Servers were attentive, which is rare for an Asian restaurant. Food came out in good time. The dim sum was HUGE and peaking duck crispy. The only thing was the rice that came with the duck combo was kinda bland for me. (July 12, 2014)

nice clean contemporary décor and excellent freshly made dim sum. The steamed dumplings are outstanding! You can watch them being made by master dumpling makers through the glass kitchen window.

Calgary doesn’t have the best Chinese food offerings but this one is pretty decent relative to the competition available. it’s a super busy restaurant so make reservations for dinner and prepare to wait a bit for dim sum.
They are known for their xiao long bao Shanghai pork dumplings where there’s soup inside along with the pork. The key to this dish is a really savoury and flavourful soup and a melt in your mouth pork filling inside. The soup was good and the dumpling skin was pretty good but the pork ball was more stiff then I expected. Stilll good but not great.
We ordered the ginger beef dish only because the restaurant is named after that dish! It was too sweet for my tastes but then again I don’t normally order ginger beef for that reason. The lemon chicken was disappointing — lemon sauce was too sweet and the batter chicken had no flavour.
For this place, stick with the more Cantonese style dishes — their seafood is exceptional. The halibut and a seafood medley dish with gai lan was really good. The peking duck was on par with most places I’ve dined at.
Place is packed with patrons, service is prompt and restaurant is clean.

Although the wait for a table for dim sum was around 20 mins, it was worth it!
Food was freshly made and came out shortly after we ordered.
I’ve ordered out a few times before and the food has always been great, this was a first for dim sum and I will definitely be back again