I don’t go for dim sum often but jumped at the chance when we were meeting up with some friends for Saturday brunch.
We arrived at 11:30am and put our name down. Only had to wait about 10-15 minutes for a table. It got pretty busy at noon so I suggest going earlier. Seems like the tour buses bring people here too.
Dim sum is old school cart style here. Surprisingly, the food was hot and fresh. Can’t say the same for service. Was brutally painful trying to get our tea and waters refilled. Dish prices ranged from $4.79 to $5.99.
5x tea ($1.00 each)
Never impressed when a place charges you for tea. Especially when you can’t get any refills.
Scallop and shrimp dumpling
Pork spare ribs
Seafood dumpling
Xia long bao (XLB)
Never order XLB’s at dim sum.
Siu mai
Ha gow
Wo guk
Fried glutinous red bean dumpling
Lo mai gai
Cha siu bao
Ma lay go (honey sponge cake)
Normally don’t order any sweets. This was light, airy and fluffy.
Gai lan with garlic ($7.99)
We needed some veggies so ordered some gai lan.
Ha cheung
Steamed shrimp balls
Never had these before. Stuffed with shrimp!
Eggplant shrimp
Decent enough but this is a typical dim sum joint.
Don Mee Seafood Restaurant
http://www.donmee.com/
538 Fisgard Street
Victoria, BC
(250) 383-1032
CHERRY BOB-OMBS 