Don Mee

Food was ok, but service was terrible. They gave us high bills on purpose expecting to tip 10 dollars in a $30 bill, then complained my tip being too low.
They also forgot to give us cutlery to eat the dumplings and bowl for chow mian.

Also, many items in the menu not avaliable.

I write this review with great regret—Don Mee was a favourite restaurant for years before COVID—so the idea of revisiting this old haunt after so many years raised my expectations. Unfortunately, they were dashed. While I was greeted cheerfully, the waitress was surly and unhelpful. And the food, while served hot, was inedible. The final strike against the restaurant was that when I complained about the quality of the food, nothing was done to adjust the bill. So sorry Don Mee—I won‘t be back.

Authentic dim sum dishes, the way the ladies push the cart around is very authentic. The quality is acceptable 8/10. So overall it's a 9/10 experience.

It's a chaotic restaurant with very busy staff so inattentive let alone welcoming. The taste of the food is quite satisfactory, I ordered beef with black pepper, but the meat is pitiful. The advantage is that the business hours are longer, providing an option for people looking for a restaurant at night.

Very average chinese food.
They charged me for two cokes instead
of giving me a refill.
This is the first time in Canada that happened to me. I got charged for two drinks and actually the size was very small

We went for dim sum and did not realize that at dinner time, the only dim sum they serve is a 10pc platter. The menus are not super informative, so we didn’t know what we were eating. However, the dim sum did taste good. We ordered the Don Mee Chow Mein, and were surprised to see that chicken lunch meat was used instead of real chicken meat, and that the noodles were very dry. This was our first time there, so we didn’t realize that the meal is served more family style and that the portions per entree are quite large. The service was on the slow side, though the guys refilling the water did a great job! My impression is that they do really delicious dim sum, but that their normal entrees are lacking.

This restaurant is so weird. I tried to order from the menu but there is only runners with trolley tables. They show you if you want something you say "okay I will take those prawns stuff", than they check your billing sheet. They come back to you with more food. I end up to say no all the time.

I found this place annoying

The place to go for Dim Sum in Victoria, absolutely delicious. The service was slow and somewhat lacking attention though.

The food is good. Shanghai dumplings are soooooo authentic. Beef chow fun is tasty. Spareribs are so so though. We don’t quite like it. But I strongly recommend Shanghai dumplings! The waitress is too rushy, sounds like lack of patience.

The food here was really, really good. I'm picky with my dim sum and this ticked all my boxes. In particular the custard cups were among the best I've ever had. Would definitely come back at the next opportunity - I thoroughly enjoyed a large meal here.

Don Mee has been open since the 1940's. The food here is fantastic. You have to decide if you are going to order off the menu or off the Dim Sum carts. I didn't know this and one of the women with a Dim Sum cart chewed me out in Cantonese when I told her I changed my mind and wanted to order off the menu. The tea is fantastic. I ordered Moo Shu Pork which was the best I've ever tasted. When you're done eating, the cashier already knows what to charge you. Just bring the receipt they put on your table to pay. I'll definitely come back to this restaurant now that I know how it works!

I remember going as a kid during trips to Victoria. I have taken my kid now too and it brings me such joy. My top location for lunch in Victoria that is quick, delicious, and family friendly. Has not changed, that is a great thing.

Only down side is on the second floor with no elevator.

It is the better Chinese food in the area, though somewhat pricy. The dishes that are good are just good, some are meh. But, THE BEST egg tarts I've had in my life. It is adequate dim sum. If you want really good Chinese food, go to Vancouver. Or Richmond.

This was my second time at this restaurant. Last year the siu mai was what you'd get at any dim sum restaurant, this time it was chunky and kind of tough and tasted a bit too much like pork (might have been a little close to expiration if you know what I mean) and not much else. Chicken feet and cow intestine were good but the sticky rice was bland. Shrimp dumplings were excellent. So you have a range of pretty good to somewhat bland dishes.

I said the egg tarts were outstanding, and they were. I've had a LOT of egg tarts. I don't know what happened, but the custard was spiced with cardamom. While cardamom is not as common in Cantonese cuisine, and egg tarts are not made spiced, it happened. Whatever genius decided to do this deserves a raise because it subtly added a little complexity to make a beautiful tart.

We arrived at 11: 30a, the restaurant filled up steadily after and was packed by the time we left. People would come up the stairs, conglomerate at the top and block everyone who was trying to pay, while the line to be seated was somewhere behind them. There were not many people coming to clear the tables, I saw about two-three people pushing carts and four other people running around serving, clearing and setting up tables, and trying to handle payment. So 7 or 8 staff in total.

For a restaurant with 15+ tables that could seat 6+ at each it was clear they were overwhelmed. Not their fault, but they were understaffed, so while everyone was nice, service was just not as good.

For such a large and nice looking place you'd think the food would reflect it.my fried rice wasn't fried, had no flavor and arrived lukewarm.the hot pot (which wasn't even technically hot pot) also arrived lukewarm, and was barely edible with how tasteless and slimy the meat was.the ginger beef was the only thing that had any flavor.when we were finished eating what we could the server grilled us on why we hadn't finished the hot pot.definitely should've listened to my gut and went to one of the neighboring places instead

The elephant place to know its shops and the Chinese handicrafts that you find in the place

Really good dim sum, great staff and lots of tables. For me it had been a long time since I had dim sum and Don Mee didn't disappoint us.

The location is perfect
The restaurant atmosphere is just welcoming
The food is great
My favorite is the wanton soup and sticky rice

Decent Dim Sum place. Big lines on weekends but people are moved in and out quite quickly. Only downside on service is they were a little slow to ask about drinks/bring out water but everyone was friendly.