Mayflower Restaurant

I probably came here when I was younger for family dinner or wedding dinners but I don't really remember. I see that they have dim sum on the menu. I might need to come back to refresh my memory. I came here on Sunday to celebrate my grandma's bday with the family. We reserved 2 large tables for somehow managed to cram about 24 people into 2 tables. Lol. The food was pretty good. We ordered a variety of items, such as honey walnut shrimp, chow fun, fried oysters, fried rice, egg drop soup, Peking duck with bao bun, sea bass, and a glass noodle dish, etc.. Since we were a large group, 18% gratuity was added to the bill. Service was attentive and they cleaned our dishes frequently and swapped us with new plates. Overall, a decent spot!

Mayflower had been my family's go-to for dim sum for many years but we have not had dim sum together in a long time. My son was home for holiday block and one of the things he wanted to eat while home was dim sum. My parents made it happen because they are suckers for their grandchildren. My siblings and I are just chopped liver, LOL.There's cute seating for outside which wasn't there the last time we were at Mayflower. It was cold so we opted to sit inside. We arrived shortly after they had opened so we didn't have to wait and were seated right away. They don't do the carts anymore. When you are seated they give you a menu to order from. We were served water and tea. We ordered A LOT of food:Har Gar, Sui Mai, Chicken Feet, Steamed Sticky Rice, Steam Beef Tripe, Shrimp Rice Rolls, Chinese Broccoli in Oyster Sauce, Beef Chow Fun and Fried Shrimp Balls.At first I thought it was just my taste buds but my family agreed that the food was not good. The dishes were either bland or salty. No savory or in between which was a bummer for me. We couldn't finish and ended up taking a lot home. My mom ended up adding some extra seasoning which made it taste better.Service was not great but also not bad. I don't think we'd be back anytime soon. I'm going to look into other options when I'm craving dim sum.

New years day! We decided to try something new we haven't tried before. Dimsum was the pick, and normally we have our go to spot, but with it being new years, let's try something new!It's been a long time since the both of us have been here. It was good to see it's still around. Plenty of parking outside. They opened an outdoor area outside which is nice to see. The restaurant is clean and looks great inside. It was quite packed when we got there but we were seated immediately. You can select what you want on the menu. There's pictures for you as well, that always helps if you're not sure what you're wanting to order.We ordered the usual; sui mai, pork spare ribs, shrimp rice rolls, pork wrapped in tofu skin, and we decided to try the salt pepper fried fish, pea sprouts & duck wings. Overall, the dim sum was okay. My fiance was not a fan at all, sadly. I'm very critical when it comes to dim sum, and this was not the worst, nor was it anywhere near the best. I really thought it was okay. The sui mai was actually good, it was a good size, packed with pack and shrimp. That's always a big plus for me. The shrimp rice rolls could've used a little more sauce, and maybe not as watered down because the sauce is the flavor. The salt and pepper fish lacked salt and pepper, which was disappointing. The duck wings were decent, nice cold dish. With the food being decent, the prices did not live up to the quality of food. I guess $7-8 dollars a plate is the norm nowadays for dim sum, and that's just for the basic plates. Any speciality plates will be 9+. The pea sprouts was $10.50 and you barely got a handful. The salt and pepper fish were the same price and you probably got 10-12 small, mini nugget pieces. For 2 people, the bill came out to be $115, for 10 dishes, and that's with tip INCLUDED. Automatic gratuity, great. Highly doubt we'll come back in the future. Times like this, we both wish we just stuck with our go to and not be so spontaneous, but now least we know..

This is the best place for Cantonese food in the Bay Area!! The set meals are great for family gatherings or events and come with a great selection of dishes. Super authentic, delicious Cantonese cuisine in the middle of Milpitas's Barber Lane plaza which is full of other Chinese spots and dessert options as well. The servers are friendly and fun to chat with, I love coming to this place whether it be for dinner or dim sum on the weekends!

I hadn't been here since I was a kid doing yum cha with my family and it's funny to see all my friend's comments about how bad their experiences once were. However, I have to say that for my friend's wedding recently, they were the absolute best in providing an amazing banquet experience.The venue was large to fit nearly 300 guests with a small area for photos and an entire dance floor. Everyone was gathering around for photos with the couple and the staff were very accommodating for all of our needs.As a vegan, I usually get a major short end of the stick when it comes to Chinese restaurants and banquet meals, but I was shocked to have 6 different dishes served to me which was more than I expected. Everything was pretty good too - definitely a lot more inventive than at other Chinese banquets I've attended in recent years. Love the use of tofu and mushrooms to really amp up my offerings.Staff were also extremely friendly and would shoot the s--- with us especially when it came to requests for more water or making space in order for the wine glasses to start getting poured. They took real good care of us, serving my friends individually depending on their dish in the massive ten-course seafood meal.Cheers to the newlyweds and thanks Mayflower for hosting an incredible wedding banquet.

I just realized I have not reviewed Mayflower Restaurant even though I've been dining here since they opened 20+ years ago. I feel that the quality has dipped a little since the early years but the food is still pretty good. I've attended a handful of wedding banquets held at Mayflower as they can partition off rooms and sections.For dim sum, they serve all the standard items like egg tarts, shrimp har gow, pork sui mai, chicken feet, bbq pork buns, etc. The items come out fresh and directly from the kitchen rather than the old school dim sum push carts. I've been here for dinner several times the last year. Their prices are on the higher side compared to some of the neighboring restaurants. Quality wise, it's a solid 3 stars. The restaurant does feel a bit aged and the tables are pretty close to each other. Service is good, they refilled our tea several times without us asking.Parking can be a bit tough at lunch on the weekends due to the all the other restaurants and shops at this plaza.All in all, it's still a decent place for dim sum or for dinner.

Excellent banquet style Chinese restaurant. We had a 6 course meal for 4 people for our Lunar New Year dinner. All the dishes were delicious and beautifully presented. The honey walnut shrimp was crispy and not too sweet. The steak cubes were extremely tender and juicy. The steamed fish was huge and one of the best I've had. The service was not great and the restaurant was also quite crowded. Overall, we really enjoyed the meal and would definitely visit again.

My visits to Mayflower have been for 100 day or birthday celebrations with group sizes of 100-160 people. With a lot of large traditional Chinese banquet restaurants closing around the Bay Area, this is one of the few that are open that service the East and South Bay. While I'm not familiar with their pricing they have, they have some pretty menu sets to choose from.This location shares parking with the entire plaza and depending on the night, it can be pretty packed so be ready to circle the lot like a shark or park further away from the restaurant so you can get some steps in after your meal. From the outside, you can't tell how big the restaurant is but as you catch glimpses of it inside, they have the ability to partition it off to cater to your group or party size. One of the celebrations I went to had a few lion dancers parading through and both had enough space to put up a nice standing decor display to take photos in front of. The service was relatively quick when bringing out food to each table and would periodically check to swap out clean plates for guests.Let's talk about the food (combined visits):- BBQ combo appetizer platter: Didn't eat much, but others really enjoyed the variety (BBQ pork, Hainan chicken, jellyfish, and beef).- Roast pig with jelly fish platter: The skin was crunchy and the meat tasted good.- Stuffed crab claws: These packed good flavor and had crab meat in it.- Abalone, shrimp, and snap peas: The shrimp was tender and the snap peas were a bit undercooked, didn't try the abalone.- Fried squab: Very good flavoring, but beware of the little bones.- Abalone, black mushrooms and greens: Enjoyed the mushrooms and the greens in their dark gravy sauce.- Steamed fish: Very tender meat although there were some scales that were hard to avoid, beware of bones.- Seafood & crab meat soup: I really enjoyed this, had 2 bowls as it was flavorful and easy to eat.- Peking duck with buns: Delicious flavor, had duck meat, the skin was on point, and the buns were soft.- Lobster with ginger: A fair amount of pieces, but difficult to eat.- Longevity noodles: Usually these are bland, but this was pretty flavorful and had mushrooms and Chinese broccoli in it.- Red bean soup: Not something I tried, but others ate it with ease.- Tapioca cake: Never had this before nor have I seen this, but it wasn't my kind of thing. Very mushy, not spongey.- Sesame cookies & other dessert plates: Didn't eat it, but there was plenty to go around the table and take home at the end of the meal.Overall, the food was decent and has good variety to choose from. If you have leftovers, the restaurant will provide plenty of take out boxes to bring the food home.

We had a belated Chinese New Year family dinner on Sat. March 1st. There were 10 of us, and we were able to reserve a private room weeks in advance. During our dinner, our plates were changed out frequently, and the teapot was kept full. Food arrived in a timely manner too, and the banquet portions were generous. Speaking of the food, it was the best we have ever had at this restaurant! Everyone raved about the winter melon soup which had pieces of duck and crab to elevate the flavor. The Peking duck had moist meat with crispy skin. The smoked sea bass was very flavorful, and the stuffed chicken with sticky rice was so delicious! The sauce that came with it enhanced the flavor even more. We also ordered dishes with deep fried oysters, lobster, scallops, abalone with mushrooms and honey walnut prawns. They all tasted delicious! One of my favorite dishes we ordered was the half order of suckling pig. (We ordered the whole one the last time we dined at the Mayflower but had so many other dishes this time we decided to order the smaller portion.) It was amazingly delicious! The meat was so tender, and the skin was very crispy. It could not have tasted any better. Finally, we were served several yummy desserts that were sesame cookies (photo not included), pink coconut jello and sweet bean soup. The special dessert was the best! It was pan fried and had sweet beans inside. Thank you Mayflower, for providing us with excellent food and service!

This is mainly for the gratuity. Was charged 18% gratuity for 4 people party. When is this ever acceptable? Literally hardly any service provided besides bringing out the food. It would be nice if we could choose our own tip level based on the service provided not mandatory especially for 4 people. Otherwise food was decent.