Golden Ocean Seafood Restaurant is our favorite place for dim sum in Vancouver BC. We have come here many times whenever we visited Vancouver. The team members are so friendly even when they are very busy. We have tried many different items, and they are all very good. This time, we ordered Bean Curd Rolls with Oyster Sauce, Deep Fried Taro Cake, Steamed Shrimps & Chives, Pan Fried Turnip Cake, Pa Fried Shanghai Style Buns, and Deep Fried Black Sesame Balls. They are all super delicious. We cannot wait to come back again!

i have been here probably close to fifty times, i imagine it will be here long after the restaurants around it are closed and opened and closed again, after my parents and after myself, a forever inconsistent constant reminding us of life's truth - the more things change, the more they stay the same anyways the food is ok get the 豆苗 & 扬州炒饭

Traditional HK style and interesting cart with full of delicious dimsum. People are kind and price is reasonable.

This was my first time trying traditional-style dim sum and this place left me with a great impression. Both the decor and style of serving are really old-school - the servers still bring the dishes around on carts, although not everything makes the rounds so you can catch any of them for an order if there's something on the menu you really want. They stamp a card for your table when you get a dish and I thought the stamping was easy to understand so there were no surprises at the end. There's also a dim sum "robot" bringing dishes around. We didn't get anything from the robot so I'm not sure how it works but it has an electronic cat face and cat ears - I thought it was very cute and didn't compromise the traditional aesthetic of the place. All of the food we tried was delicious. I'm pescatarian but thought there was still a great variety to try. I personally tried the pan-fried taro cake, steamed lotus seed paste buns, black sesame rice balls, steamed shrimp dumpling pan-fried green beans, a steamed green that I wasn't sure on the name of, and mango pudding. Everything was really fresh. I especially liked the green beans which came in a tasty sauce and were cooked perfectly, and the black sesame rice balls, which I thought were a little different and interesting. Really everything was great though and deserves an honourable mention. The bill came out to $28 per person, which was actually pretty good value considering others in the group ate more than I did. One person warned us that they might treat us differently because no one in our group spoke Cantonese, but even if that was the case I felt that the service was great - all the staff was very warm and it was easy to get someone's attention when we wanted to order something. They did tell us we couldn't split the bill between the 6 of us - apparently they sometimes will and sometimes won't according to my friends in the party who had been there before - but it's easy enough to transfer money that it wasn't much of an inconvenience. I really hope to be back here in the future.

I had a friends reunion in this Chinese Restaurant in Kerrisdale and this is my first dine-out in this neighbourhood. Every time I walk pass the restaurant it gives me an old school impression. My first time in this restaurant was a good experience and the din sum are authentic like those in Hong Kong. I should say they preserve the authentic taste and the size of Har Gou (Shrimp dumplings) is larger than those in Hong Kong. I found the size of the din sum is generally larger in overseas - similar to those in Sydney. The service was good, the servers are attentive and polite. It will be nice to visit again.

Dim sum makes me nostalgic for my childhood; growing up and getting cart service dim sum after church every weekend. Cart service is quite rare nowadays and Golden Ocean is one of the few places left in the city that serve their dim sum cart style. During Covid times, staff are masked up and wearing gloves, tables are socially distant and there is hand sanitizer all throughout the restaurant. They are also offering take out and delivery via Fantuaan. I have to say, that this is one of the better dim sum spots I've been to in the city. Even with cart service, the food comes out warm and fresh. The quality of the dishes are high. The portions of each dumpling are large. Prices are decent for each dish. If there is something that isn't offered via cart service, you can order it a'la carte, which is what we did for a few dishes. A few of my stand out favorite dishes were the sio mai, hao gao, chinese donut, and the sweet bbq pork buns. Although, everything we had was delicious. Overall, a really great dim sum experience in the city with wonderful service. Parking is a bit tricky, as you have to find the parking garage behind the building. But there is also plenty of street parking available. Will definitely be back in the near future!

The grande dame of old school dim sum is my "go to" place. This is where I find all the traditional Cantonese fare - shrimp dumplings, rice wrapped beef (choong fun), etc. They still push the dim sum carts around! Have many favorites but what comes to mind are the rice wrapped Chinese donuts, deep fried taro dumplings and the chicken feet. Nothing reinvented or fusion. Just prepared fresh with quality equal to and sometimes exceeding places like Kirin. When the owner is around (weekends for sure) the service and food are truly 5 stars. It's a marvel to observe the quickening! Situated in the heart of Kerrisdale area of Vancouver, you will find many old style food places being gradually replaced with new Asian trendy. Glad Golden Ocean is still here. Be sure to make reservations on weekends for lunch as line ups can be long.