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Peony Seafood Restaurant, Oakland, CA

Peony Seafood Restaurant

4.4
4.4
20 Reviews
$30 and under
Chinese

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2 people
19:00
Booked 3 times today
  • Good for groups
  • Great for brunch
  • Neighbourhood gem
Peony Seafood restaurant is a dim sum and seafood restaurant serving the Bay Area for over 20 years. It's located at the heart of Chinatown Oakland CA. Our professional chefs from Hong Kong provide an authentic experience with every traditional food they prepare - from mouthwatering BBQ pork buns to flavorful Peking duck. Our food isn't just great because it's finger-licking. We insist that everything at Peony Seafood Restaurant is made by hand only using original and fresh ingredients.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Chinese, Dim Sum, Cantonese
  • Phone number
    (510) 286-8866
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 20 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on all time ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.2Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Peony Seafood Restaurant offers a "unique and tasty" dim sum experience in Oakland Chinatown, with a "bright and clean" ambiance. Known for its "exceptional" service and expansive menu, Peony is perfect for both intimate gatherings and large banquets. While prices are higher, the "excellent food and ambiance" make it worthwhile.

20 Reviews
  1. Cynthia

    San Francisco

    15 reviews

    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on 17 August 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Absolutely love the food and the space. One word of caution though…..they close at 9:00. Not just the kitchen but the restaurant. So plan to arrive with plenty of time. We were rushed out by the staff at 9:00 while we were still finishing our meal. Desserts arrived while we were still eating and we were asked to pay the bill because the cashier was leaving. Then they packed up our food to go. We now know to arrive no later than 7pm in the future to not be rushed.

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  2. Brad

    San Francisco

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 17 August 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    The dishes that we ordered ranged from excellent, to good, to fair, to poor. Our server seemed annoyed with everybody, even her fellow staff. Worst of all the expense was double the cost of comparable dim sum or full menu restaurants. Probably won't try again.

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  3. fredsnet

    Portland

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 4 February 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    We love this restaurant, consistently good dim-sum. I would avoid making reservations on OpenTable, they will put you in the back "tea-room" which includes a charge for tea which you don't get in the front section, also service seems to be worse.

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  4. Skie

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 16 January 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food and friendly service, will be back again

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  5. BarrieG

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 13 January 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food is wonderful- made to order although not as fun as carts it is way better to have it come hot. Love ordering off the app, that is so great. The waitstaff is responsive and attentive And the food is really reasonably priced i love this place!!! Parking is so easy as well. Love this place!!!

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  6. JoshuaT

    Central Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 12 January 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Came here for Chinese banquet and loved it! All of the dishes were extremely well cooked.

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  7. SandyS

    Nashville

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 7 January 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    We ordered several types of Dim Sum. All of it was very tasty. The Chow Fun was quite bland, the fried rice ho hum and the roast duck , not my favorite. The wait staff didn't bring water, we had to ask for it and we also had to ask twice for soy sauce.

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  8. CristobalL

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 28 December 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Came here for the dim sum and it was fantastic. Def recommend! Staff were super friendly too and very kind toward our newborn as well!

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  9. Theda

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 18 November 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Peony Seafood Restaurant has excellent selection of very yummy dim sum!

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  10. foodie

    San Francisco

    30 reviews

    3.0

    30 reviews

    Dined on 29 October 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    I’m used to the traditional way dim sum is served. The high tech changes may be for COVID or something but loses tradition and interaction, questions etc

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FAQs

Peony Seafood Restaurant is rated 4.4 stars by 20 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 3 times today
Google Map for Peony Seafood Restaurant

388 9th St, Oakland, CA 94607

Additional information

  • Area
    Oakland
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Chinese, Dim Sum, Cantonese
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Additional
    Banquet
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