Yue Restaurant has been a staple in Richmond and best known for their Hong Kong–style dim sum along with Cantonese dishes for dinner. They have won countless awards from the Chinese Restaurant Awards to Vancouver Magazine Awards.
A few years ago, they relocated to Alexandra Road and the space is stunning with a decent amount of parking. During peak dining times, it might be a bit tricky to find parking.
We were invited to try a wide variety of items from their dim sum menu as well as some Chinese New Year specialties.
Interior
Th interior is large and there are lots of round tables in their main dining area as well as private areas.
Dim Sum menu
Award Winning Dishes
Yue Restaurant has 3 award winning dishes on the menu – Steamed Prawn Dumpling, Baked Durian Tart, and Singing Beef Brisket and Rice Rolls in Pot.
Steamed Prawn Dumpling 水晶蝦餃皇
In 2015, their steamed prawn dumplings won Chinese Restaurant Awards Social Media Choice for Best Steamed Prawn Dumpling. There are lots of prawns inside without too much filler and the rice skin in a good thickness. I love eating this with XO sauce or spicy sauce.
Baked Durian Tart 泰式榴槤撻
This isn’t a dish for everyone, but if you love durian, its a must. In 2016, this won Chinese Restaurant Awards Critics’ Choice for Best Durian Eggtart.
I actually don’t see this on the menu that often at other dim sum restaurants, so it was nice to see a baked durian tart on their menu. The tart had a nice crunch with the creamy filling.
Singing Beef Brisket and Rice Rolls in Pot 啫啫牛腩腸粉煲
Another winner in 2017 at the Chinese Restaurant Awards Critics’ Choice for Best Stewed Beef Brisket With Rice Roll. It was really good as well. The beef was tender and the rice rolls had great flavour.
Steamed Prawn and Spinach 柳葉鮮蝦菠菜餃
Each order comes with 3 dumplings per order. The exterior skin is green in colour due to the spinach. The prawn and the spinach inside was very delicious. Also excellent with XO sauce.
Steamed Spare Ribs with Pumpkin 金蒜南瓜蒸排骨
Can’t go wrong with juicy steamed spare ribs. A staple dish in Cantonese dim sum. It’s something my parents order every single time.
Steamed Pork Dumpling with Crab Roe 蟹籽切肉燒賣皇
Another classic dish that is a must. There is a good ratio of pork and shrimp in the mixture, plus not too fatty either.
Deep Fried Shrimp and Cheese Spring Roll 蒜香芝士春卷
There was a lot of shrimp in these big spring rolls. I was very surprised by the size. The exterior was very crispy and the shrimp filling had a nice bounce.
Pan Fried Turnip Cake 臘味煎蘿蔔糕
An order of turnip cake has 3 big pieces. You can also cut them in half so you have 6 if you want a smaller piece. I did find it was a tad salty.
Pan Fried Sticky Rice with Dried Seafood 老茶居鳳凰煎米雞
Hidden inside this thin omelette is the pan fried stick rice.
Baked BBQ Pork Bun 鮑粵軒焗餐包
Another great item is their baked BBQ Pork Bun. It has a good amount of delicious BBQ pork inside the delicate bun. Highly recommended.
Steamed Rice Rolls with Beef 香茜牛肉腸粉
Their rice rolls are unique here as the ingredients are spread throughout the roll rather in the centre like other restaurants. The beef version was pretty good. Just pour a bit of soy sauce on top to add extra flavour.
Steamed Rice Rolls with BBQ Pork and Corn 金粟叉燒腸粉
Similar with the beef rice roll, but this has the BBQ Pork and Corn. Also very delicious and generous amount of ingredients inside.
Steamed Rice Rolls with 3 Kinds of Mushroom 香素三菇腸粉
You’ll definitely want to add some soy sauce to this one aw well. It has a good amount of mushroom flavour and good for mushroom lovers.
Steamed Egg Yolk Bun 黑金流沙包
The buns are freshly steamed and had the hot egg yolk custard in the centre. Just be careful eating it as it can just squirt out. I actually like to rip it in half and then eat it. It takes some skill to do that, so don’t be to aggressive with the bun.
Baked Egg Tart with Milk Puff Pastry 酥皮焗鮮奶葡撻
This is a treat as well. I’m surprised this hasn’t won any awards. Very crisp flaky pastry on the outside and smooth egg custard in the centre. I also like how it’s smaller and bite size.
Pan Fried Vermicelli with Beef and Bitter Melon with Black Bean Sauce 豉汁涼瓜牛肉煎米粉
I’m not a fan of bitter melon, but some people are. It was a solid dish with different texture throughout the dish.
Pork Hock with Maggi Sauce 美極豬手
The pork hock is cut up into smaller pieces and isn’t too salty either.
Fried Squabs 紅燒乳鴿
The fried squabs were ok. It’s hard to beat the ones from Hong Kong. Lovely presentation, but I would have liked the skin to be a bit more crisp.
Pork Rib in Special Spicy Sauce 將軍過橋骨
This is one big pork rib and it reminds me of a bridge. This is one of the Chinese New Year Specialty dishes. Some parts of it were quite dry and not as tender as I would have liked. With the amount of spicy sauce, it was quite salty.
Deep Fried Bean Curd Sheets with Prawn and Chives
Not too oily and it has a good amount of filling inside.
Tao Jiao Peach Resin Cake
A fun little dessert to have all by yourself, but if you have to, you can share too. It’s not too sweet and its the perfect little bite to end the meal.
Lychee and Sweet Olive Jello
I also enjoy this type of dessert too. Not sweet and very floral tasting.
Chinese New Year Specialties
Yue Restaurant is offering Chinese New Year specials between Jan 20 and Feb 9, 2020 for dinner time.
Yue’s Appetizer
The appetizers has a variety of items from jelly fish, baby octopus, surf clams, smoked salmon and braised beef shank. It’s a good item to order during dinner as guests can snack on it.
Braised Dried Oysters and Dried Black Moss in Bean Sauce
One of my favourite Chinese dishes. It’s so saucy and so good assuming you like black moss and oysters.
Final Thoughts
Overall, dim sum at Yue Restaurant was really good. I was pleasantly surprised and would definitely make a trip to dine again. You can’t go wrong with dim sum. We tried a lot of items and they were either average or exceeded our expectations.
Make sure you call ahead of time for a reservation as weekend dim sum rush can be a bit crazy.
Address:
110-8351 Alexandra Rd, Richmond, BC
