Floata Seafood Restaurant

Was invited to a banquet at Floata Seafood Restaurant in Chinatown. I have not been here in ages. I remember coming here with my grandfather a long time ago for dim sum. It more or less looked the same; but I noticed they refurbished the interior a little. Unfortunately, a visit to the washroom disappointed me severely. The washroom was old and did not look maintained; definitely a drastic difference from top-end Chinese restaurants in Vancouver.

The service was also horrible. First, they force changed plates for me when I did not want to at all. Second, a few dishes and bowls were dirty; they were not washed properly and food bits could be clearly seen. Third, when the plates should have been changed (ie. after eating lobster), they were not changed. Fourth, the beverages, coke and sprite, were refilled once or twice in the entire dinner, and we had to call them to. Fifth, spinner thing on the table was dirty from the previous dishes as we ate our meal, not once was it wiped for us. Sixth, staff kept pushing big carts and big bins through the dining area to the other parts of the restaurant. Seventh, we had just had the fried rice, so we were given bowls; now it is assumed that bowls are used to eat the rice as this is common practice in every other Chinese restaurant I have been to. After we were done the rice, the waitress brought the desert (an almond soup), the waitress then rudely exclaimed in Cantonese "why would you use the bowls for the rice" We were absolutely appalled. One of the managers then took over but did not over any apologies at all, merely stating overcapacity as the reason to their rudeness. This is the most ridiculous service I have experienced in a long time.


Well let's talk about the food now, it doesn't get much better here either

4.5/5 

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•  Probably the best part of the meal
• My favourite Chinese dish of all time; I rarely have piglet because it is really expensive
• Crispy and thin skin
• Meat was not too fatty
• Taste was perfect, not too salty
• Pieces were cut perfectly small for putting into mouth in one bite

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• Skin could be a little more crispy

 4/5

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• Refreshing for the summer heat
• Lots of winter melon
• Ingredients (shrimp, BBQ duck, etc) were good

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• Not served hot enough

3/5

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• Didn't taste very special at all
• Everything was very standard (mushrooms, tofu skin, bok choy)

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• Too salty

2/5

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• Lobster

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• Meat did not taste fresh at all

3.5/5

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• Meat texture was pretty good

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• Not enough meat in the chicken

2/5

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• Sauce that accompanied the fish was very strong and provided good taste

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• Fish did not taste fresh at all, it was not soft enough

 

3.5/5

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• nothing special, tasted like the usual fried rice and noodles at the end of every banquet

Overall: Never again unless it was free like this time.