Chinese Restaurants: Tri-Valley Seafood
Address: 5588 Springdale Ave Ste B, Pleasanton, CA 94588
Tele: (925) 734-0222
Website: www.trivalleyseafood.com
Recommended Chinese dishes:
shrimp dumpling
Peking Spare Ribs
Eggplant W/Garlic Sauce
Restaurant Reservations: Yes
Home Food Delivery: No
Food Take-out: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Parking: Private Lot
Attire: Casual
Good for Groups: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Review:
They have all the regular variety of dumplings and special desserts that I crave at dim sum so no complaints there. They also bring you food relatively quickly after you sit down. We did notice that service tapered off after the initial rush though. I suggest assertiveness when tracking down the dim sum waitresses. Some basic Cantonese skills will go a long way.
Love the steamed fish. It’s a healthy pick, and it’s always so light and delicious. Definitely not something we can make at home! We’ve had a variety of dishes over our visits. A mushroom dish sticks out in my memory, but really everything has been good. I recommend asking the waiter/owner (tall-ish Asian man who doesn’t speak much English) what he suggests, because whenever he makes recommendations it’s usually our favorite dish of the night. There’s lots of parking, and lots of seating, so it’s good for groups. I’ve never had the dim sum, but I’d like to try it. They didn’t have coffee though, and once I really really needed it. But maybe the waitress didn’t understand what I was asking her.
Most of the dim sum we tried were pretty good though, good enough for a Hong Kong standard. The price is average, not cheap but not too pricey. But I wish they could improve their service. Be more attentive, sincere and smile more!
The staff is nice, but I wish they were a little more attentive. There is a lot of confusion depending on who you get coming to your table and fulfill your order. I also saw them poach dishes from orders if someone was waiting for food they had ordered.