Seng Seafood Restaurant

Had to do our annual dim sum feast before the Super Saturday parade. Seng Seafood restaurant is still our best dim sum spot in Chinatown, Manhattan. We got there 15 mins before they were officially opened, but they were super friendly and told us to wait upstairs instead and offered us hot tea, a table while we waited for our party to arrive.The best thing about dim sum is that it has so much to offer for people who are allergic to gluten, seafood, etc.The fact is there's ALWAYS something for everyone, which is the best way to enjoy it. Here's what we ordered. - 2x Shrimp Dumplings - Chicken feet - 2x Steam spare ribs - Beef Balls [lion heads]- 4x roasted pork pastries - Vegetarian Spring Rolls - 2x Cilantro Cheung fun - 2x Crispy vegetarian Cheung fun - 2x Mini sticky rice wrapped with bamboo leaves - 2x mini egg tarts - Chive dumplings - 5x sesame balls with black sesame filling - Custard pineapple buns - 2x roasted pork pineapple buns - Red Cheung fun wrapped with crispy shrimp inside of a fried dough. - 2x coconut pudding - 8x to refill our teapot Party of 8, and the bill came out to be 29.00 per person plus tips. Not bad at all for 8 people, 31 dishes.Seng Seafood restaurant 39 East Broadway 2nd floor

Seng Seafood Restaurant is located right in Manhattan's Chinatown. They specialize in authentic Chinese/Cantonese food, where you can get some good Ginger scallion lobster, or if you're looking for something different, they do Thai-style fried lobster with sticky rice which is really delicious. In the mornings and afternoons, they offer dim sum. Cannot go wrong with the dim sum here; I believe they still do the traditional carts. Very spacious restaurant with lots of tables. Can see it being a nice spot to hold big family event, definitely has the space. Service is always good here too! Quick and always tasty food. Highly recommend!

Solid food, but service left a lot to be desired. We walked in with a large group of 12 on a Saturday night with no wait and were seated immediately. Between us, we ordered 9 mains and 3 appetizers, having read that the portions are fairly generous. The waiter seemed extremely irritated and help telling us that we had only ordered enough food for 5-6, which was clearly not true given what everyone else around us had received. He came back 3 times after we ordered and egged us on to double each dish, and each time we had to politely tell him no despite both us and him getting more and more frustrated. The dishes arrived fairly quickly, though the ordering was a bit off. All of the meats were brought out first, followed by the vegetables and appetizers, which was slightly off putting. The galbi, lamb chops, walnut shrimp, and steamed ginger soy fish were our favorites. The peking pork chop, gai lan, garlic chicken, and fish maw soup were just okay. Bill came out to be about $58pp after tax and tip for a large meal.It seems like they take both cash and card, and are also BYOB (despite the fact that they sell beer, they let us drink the soju we bought).

A decent spot to get dimsum. The seating was pretty quick even though it was so busy there. We did have the share the table with two other parties, but that was okay for the short wait. The dimsum was fresh and came out quickly. We didn't really have to wait a long time for anything. They refilled our tea quickly and I left with a full stomach. The price was reasonable and the service was quick and fast.

Solid spot for Chinese new year! The courses was swell. The duck was nice and crispy and the lobster truly was great. Wonderful broccoli crunch, but the egg tart did not hit.Cheers!

Alot of things have changed at this restaurant. Food quality have gone down significantly. We had a problem with spoiled tasting meat and even though we brought it to the attention of management they rudely insisted there are no issues and tried to blame us. Also the fried dough wrapped with pink noodle dish had a rancid oil taste. I will be going to House of Joy for my Dimsum fix going forward where the quality and price are both superior.

I had heard from a Chinese friend of mine that this was their favorite dim sum place and that the rest of the Cantonese food here was also very good so a group and I went here. As per most of my other reviews, I went to this restaurant several months ago. The food was excellent being higher quality than most of the other Canto spots around here at reasonable prices and I would go back here both to try their dim sum and also to just go back and have more of their Cantonese options. The staff was the expected for Canto spots and the room was originally a bit loud as there was a wedding in their other hall (which is always a good sign for these spots) but eventually the other side quieted down and it wasn't super loud in there even though it was pretty crowded.First to arrive was probably the best dish of the night which was an excellent version of Prawns With Mayonnaise Sauce. The shrimp were large and hot with a good crisp but not too much batter and was as per usual, a bit sweet from the mayo. There was also broccoli as well as candied walnuts as per always. This is one of the best versions of this dish I've had and I would recommend it heavily. The Fried Flounder was probably the next best. Outside of the main fish, there were several pieces on top which was a nice touch as well as some type of veggie. The fish had a nice light fry which allowed us to taste the delicate fish flavor better. I would also recommend it to share. The Peking Pork Chop was also great with the sauce not being overly sweetened and not being too boney though I would say that it's a bit better at some other spots like Wu's Wonton King where the pork there by comparison has a better crisp and is a bit more tender. The Lamb Chops With Scallions were also pretty solid. The lamb was tender and tasty and lightly seasoned. The dish otherwise came with some bell peppers and onions with the onions being nicely cooked down it's a little bit of a bite. Also pretty good was the Salted Fish And Pork With Eggplant Casserole. The eggplant in there was particularly tasty though there could have been more of the salted fish. Also with said ingredient but a bit more was the Salted Fish & Chicken Fried Rice. The rice had good flavor and good chunks of protein and didn't feel like a throwaway compared to some other Canto spots and was a lot better than the version at Uncle Lou among other popular spots in the area.The other carb dish was the Singapore Mei Fun which they liked. I think I remember there being some pieces of squid in there if I recall correctly so I couldn't try it but others liked the curry powder flavor. The last remaining dish was the Bacon Sauteed With Cauliflower which was fine. I prefer cauliflower with other preserved meat over this dish but you tend to find that more in non-Canto spots. It was fine with a bit of smokiness from the bacon but perhaps a bit too much grease.The food here was tasty and I can see why they've been around since the early 2000s if not the late 90s. Reasonably priced tasty good Cantonese food and a whole lot easier to get into than the next comparable spots; Wu's Wonton or Uncle Lou. Would go back again.

We walked in and were sat down immediately which was a good suprise considering it was Sunday brunch time. This place is packed and busy so except to sit with other people at a table if you're a small party and slight wait to use the bathroom. We tried only their dim sum selection and it was solid. My favorite dish was the shrimp shumai... I might even say it's my favorite of all shrimp shumai I've tried. The bill came out to about $40 for 4 people which is super affordable!

Old school Chinatown dim sum on the 2nd floor. Tables are quite close together so be prepared to be in other people's space. Also, it is very common to share tables here. There's a good variety of cart dim sum pushed around by some very passive aggressive ladies. You may have to say no a few times if they try to offer you their goods. It does get quite busy even on a weekday so service may be slow so don't go if you're on a time crunch.

first dim sum meal in a very long time at seng seafood today. we'd been once or twice before and had really liked it (probably a 4 or 5 star review if i rated my other visits in prior years). their prices used to be the same for all dish sizes, and presumably is still the same. our bill came out to $55 before tip for 10 items (which fed 3 adults and 1 child and are definitely not all pictured here ... was too hungry). the bill did include two shrimp cheung fun (rice rolls) which are usually pretty pricey at your typical dim sum establishment. all dishes were delicious, but we were quite disappointed by how limited the selections were today (there seemed to be way more in our previous visits as well as what is listed on their website). not sure if it might have been because we were visiting a little later in the day by dim sum standards (~1:00 pm). there was also virtually no service provided (e.g., water was never refilled) but the cart ladies were really nice in trying to help find the dishes that we wanted. we had made a reservation over the phone, but it didn't seem like they understood once we arrived. thankfully, we didn't need to wait long as we were put at an eight-person table with another party of four. considering the clientele visiting, you know that the dim sum is authentic. certainly can't go wrong here with your basic dim sum selections, though may opt to go earlier next time to see if there are more options or visit another place for more variety.