New SF Asian Pearl Peninsula

We love New Asian Pearl. It's under new ownership, with a married couple running the kitchen and front of house. The connected kitchen and dining area create a smooth flow and enhance the experience. This restaurant specializes in authentic Cantonese cuisine, and the staff speaks both Mandarin and Cantonese. (Did you know there are 7-10 dialects in China?) They also speak English, so communication is easy. We typically visit for dinner.It's worth noting that New Asian Pearl is firmly rooted in Cantonese culinary traditions. If you're expecting flavors from other regions of China, you might be disappointed. Dim Sum here also follows the Cantonese style. Each dish has a distinct flavor, which is a real treat. Have you ever been to a Chinese restaurant where everything tastes the same? This is not that kind of place. When a chef lacks experience, they often use the same sauces with slight variations on every dish, making the experience feel repetitive. But here, the chef's expertise is evident, and we always enjoy dishes like:Walnut shrimpPeking duck wrap (banquet style)Braised fried whole fishWe highly recommend this restaurant. It's authentic Cantonese food.

I came here for dinner in the private karaoke room. The food was pretty good, I had the Peking duck and tortilla, bone broth soup, roasted pork, fish, two types of fried tofu. The only item that was chewy was some kind beef rib/bone dish, lobster garlic noodle, vegetable soup with vermicelli, red bean bun dessert and sponge cake. Everything was well seasoned and tasty.Some downsides include, glassware with old lipstick stain, small and outdated bathroom. Parking was challenging and I had to find street parking which took awhile. Service was attentive, however, water was not readily refilled. The private room had different song selections in multiple languages and the lighting can be controlled. It is a pretty loud and crowded restaurant.

Came here on a Sunday evening around 7pm to celebrate my MIL's birthday. First thing I noticed was that their chef special menu is only written in Chinese.. Okay so we just asked the waitress to recommend one of their specials and we will get it... Ok so what we ateSteak cube with mushrooms and vegetables: Tasted average like any other Chinese restaurant that serves it.Lobster lo mein: The lobster was small :( There wasn't much meat & the noodles were bland!**THE SPECIAL DISH** Asparagus with sea cucumber intestines: Oh no... it was a bit odd and definitely unique.. The waitress kept saying this is one of their best dishes... I don't think I would order it again unfortunately.. Steamed Fish with onion and soy sauce: Too bad this dish came out an hour later nearly when I was done with my meal.. The fish was dry and we were trying to flag down the waiter to help us debone which he didn't do such a great job..Overall, the service wasn't great and the food was very average.

We went on a Friday night and it was not full. Had my girlfriend not known two of the people who worked there , I am not sure we would have received the sameAttention . We wanted to try their truffle Peking duck specifically and was only mildly impressed . The soup made from the carcass was delicious however . We ordered watercress... ok . The Yee mean noodles was loaded with mushrooms.. good . The walnut prawns was very wellDone . The beef stir fry was also good. The deep fried lotus root was delicious . Will be back !

A nice intimate restaurant to host a Chinese wedding banquet. The food is decent. Wait staff is attentive and great at changing your plates.

Food was ok but the wait staff made me score them 5 stars! That lady manager made me feel home & made my palette to eat more

Dim sum - Average, same menu as every other dim sum restaurant. Service - We had to flag down servers for water, soy sauce, napkins - so also average authentic Asian restaurant experience. LolParking - Street parking available.Note: Read your bill. For 2 people, a service charge of 15% was already added to the total. We almost didn't see it since "that part" was stapled behind the top bill where you sign and add tip.

This place is just okay. We go here quite often, but there's nothing to write home about. The best part about Asian Pearl is the service. If you become a regular, they treat you really well. At the very least, you'll get classic Canto banquet food at a very decent price for Millbrae. You won't get wow-ed by anything you eat, and portions aren't very large, but you know exactly what you're paying for and getting. Parking is pretty easy, whether you want to nab street parking or circle in a lot.

Context: I came here for lunch with my family and arrived around 10:55am on a Sunday.Seating: When we first arrived there were plenty of open tables and no line. That being said, the staff will ignore you unless you walk up to them and get their attention, so we had to flag down wait staff to get a table. The silver lining is that they did seat us without our entire party being here, which is really nice since most places require the entire party to be here before being seated.Ambiance: Starting around 11:15 (once the restaurant filled up), it had the normal busy and bustling ambiance of your typical dim sum restaurant (minus the carts).Ordering: Ordering is done by marking how many of each dish you wanted off a menu, which was convenient! That being said, it took a long time for everything to come out. We were there for 1.5 hours and dishes were still coming out. We wanted to cancel two of our items since they took too long to come out and we were full. The wait staff only canceled one of them and marked the other as served / received even though we didn't get it. We tried to get them to take it off our bill, but they gave us complimentary orders of sesame balls and char siu bao to make up for it since they said it would be complicated to revise the bill. To be fair our group did order a lot of items. Make sure to double check your bill, especially if you ordered a lot of items or requested to have items removed from your bill if you didn't receive them before getting full.Taro Dumpling - 1/5: It was still cold on the inside and tasted sour, which it shouldn't have. They did try to make it up to us by giving us a complimentary order of pineapple custard buns.Pineapple Custard Buns - 4/5: Taste is pretty good and the had a nice color, but the inside was still doughy.Spicy Pig Ear - 4/5: In this dish, the pig ear pieces are cut in strips rather than thin slices, so the crunchy pieces of cartilage are more noticeable. Overall, the taste is pretty good and has a nice numbing taste / feeling. I do wish the spice / chili was more fragrant though.Shrimp Rice Roll - 5/5: The pieces of shrimp were pretty big and the dish is pretty tasty! It was exactly what we were looking for!Dumpling Items (Siu Mai, Har Gao, Scallop Dumpling, Chiu Chow Dumpling) - 5/5: Absolutely MASSIVE dumplings and all around pretty tasty! Would highly recommend!Chicken Feet - 4/5: These chicken must have been dinosaurs with how big these feet were! The flavor was pretty decent, but the feet themselves were not as soft as we'd like them.Portuguese Egg Tart - 4/5: Flavor was on point, but these were so flaky that they basically disintegrated the moment you picked them up.Egg Yolk Lava Buns - 4/5: Pretty standard, the taste was pretty good, the bun itself was nice an soft.Pork Spare Ribs - 5/5: Fresh out the steamer when it got to our table, tender, and the right amount of spicy.Lobster Yi Mein - 4/5: Tasty lobster and noodles with the right amount of bite / chew! We wish there was more in the dish though.Sesame Balls - 5/5: Tasty, not over cooked, and not too oily!Jasmine Tea - 5/5: Fragrant / fresh tea leaves that didn't need to be replaced the whole time we were there! And we had the tea refilled more times than I can count!Service - 3/5: The wait staff were really diligent about refilling tea and resolved all of our comments about our orders, but it did take some back and forth / haggling. Not to mention needing to flag down staff to get seated at the beginning.

Great food (if you get one). Really tasty. We liked it. Awful service. We tried to order a specific dish 3 times!!!. Finally got it after 1h30m of wait time and multiple promises from different waitresses. At least we had appetizers to fill the gap with, so we were not hungry while waiting. But nevertheless- it was weird. Disorganized or maybe they did this on purpose since we were not Chinese... Who knows...Another strike is that there was no apology from them. Like, "whatever". Well, this whatever got reflected on your tips. We will not recommend this place to anyone including our Cantones friends .