Vancouver · Chinese
Chef Tony Seafood Restaurant
Upscale Richmond Cantonese seafood and inventive dim sum from Tony He, opened 2014 at Empire Centre.
- Price
- $$$
- Opened
- 2014
- Neighborhood
- Richmond / Golden Village101-4600 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC V6X 2C2
About
Chef Tony Seafood Restaurant opened January 28, 2014, in Richmond’s Empire Centre under chef-operator Tony He, previously known locally for Sea Harbour. The room is banquet-scale, with VIP rooms and an iPad or check-sheet dim sum flow rather than carts. Vancouver Sun and early local reviews flagged creative dim sum (truffle-leaning specials, refined dumpling work) alongside classic Cantonese seafood dinners. The restaurant has appeared on Opinionated About Dining’s Casual North America lists in recent years. Book ahead for weekend dim sum; dinner runs a broader seafood and banquet menu.
Menu highlights
- Made-to-order dim sum (specialty and classic dumplings)
- Black-truffle-leaning siu mai and similar specials
- Cantonese live seafood
- Banquet dishes
- VIP-room group dining
Diners say
Reviewers on Yelp and Google Maps often call out inventive dim sum, fresher-than-average seafood, and a dressier banquet setting. Recurring caveats include higher prices than neighborhood dim sum halls, busy weekend waits without a reservation, and parking strain at Empire Centre. Many diners treat it as a celebration or out-of-town dim sum destination.
Review synthesis as of 2026-07-28. Synthesis of recurring themes in public Yelp and Google Maps reviews sampled July 2026; not a rating or ranking. Cross-checked against Vancouver Sun and Visit Richmond.