Din Tai Fung

Never again! The worst soup dumplings restaurant I have ever eaten at. I’ll start by saying 99% of my reviews are 5-Stars. So, when I say it’s bad. I really mean it’s bad. There were three of us and the bill was $107.75 plus the $10 parking fee which was validated for a total of $117.75 or almost $40 per person. Everything should be almost perfect for that price, but it was far from it. I even left hungry if you can believe it. The sweet and sour pork baby back ribs were served lukewarm at best and had enough meat for one medium sized rib at any other restaurant. Definitely not worth it. The cucumber salad was okay taste-wise but again it was very small with 14 pieces that would equal 1/4 of a regular cucumber. Definitely not worth it. The dumplings came out lukewarm…everything is served lukewarm. They tried to tell me that’s the way it’s supposed to be but they should know better. The service time was unbelievable. It’s like they were timing each plate delivery at 10 minutes. It took us 45 minutes after sitting down to get our last plate. We sat there for 5-minutes in between plates just talking about how bad the service was. I had to flag down the waiter two times. Once to take our order and the other to ask where our order was. I would definitely recommend getting a new management team, especially for this location. Just because you have non-stop traffic who are not locals and won’t be frequenting, doesn’t mean you can serve people however you feel like it. It’s a big NO for me!

Everything was phenomenal. The staff that checked me in was so friendly and Kenny my server was exceptional. He made time to chat and make me feel welcome but also stayed engaged with how busy the restaurant was. Dumplings and cucumber salad were delicious. Absolutely perfect.

The food was delicious and about the going rate for a dumpling restaurant and especially on Disney property. As for the service it was okay…. Nothing over the top but definitely smart to give you a menu with a pin to prepare people to be ready to order once you get to the table. Once you are seated it does take quite awhile for someone to greet us. Upon ordering once we were finished they asked if we needed anything…. They are busy for sure. As for the atmosphere it’s a big open space with a lot of seating. Definitely make reservations if you want to get in or out else the walk up like will have you waiting for hours.

Very good food. Our server, Brandon, did a great job helping us understand the menu and pick a wide variety of dishes. They also have some signature cocktails that we loved. The mojito is really interesting and floral. We are glad that we made reservations 30 days before; this place can get BUSY but they also have a walkup line.

Can I add anything more to this icon of delicious Chinese cuisine? We could not get a booking, but lined up for bar service (only 2 of us). A fantastic experience. Luckily for us, the wait was not long. But then, we've just been to Disneyland. Wait was half an hour, and coz we enjoyed the food so much we came back again. This time wait was 5 minutes. Just before 1700. Food was excellent, as you'd expect.