Fortune Terrace Chinese Cuisine

A-OK food at a premium price Dim sum dishes start at $7.80 and chef's specials go as high as $30-38.

I want to give a good review but wow that RBF ( resting B face) you get when you try to order anything from the waiter.

Went there with my family on a Sunday, would definitely recommend to book a table in advance because the place is really packed. The dim sum are pretty good and authentic. But the staff kinda forces you to leave after finished eating immediately.

This restaurant has been open for approximately a year. We arrived shortly past noon time and the restaurant was very busy; no lineup but still filled to 90% capacity during our stay.My spouse and I shared 5 dishes:• A11 – Steamed spareribs and taro ($8.80). The ribs were tasty but nothing spectacular• A12 – Steamed taro and barbecue pork roll (2 buns - $6.80) – steamed bun stuffed with a piece of BBQ pork and taro. This was a disappointing dish; not really much there, a piece of BBQ pork and a piece of taro stuffed inside a bun. This was an okay dish and overpriced. I won’t be ordering this dish anytime soon, if we ever go back.• A19 – Steamed seafood & crab meat dumplings (3 pieces - $8.80). This dish had a nice presentation – 2 “eyes” and “feelers” on each dumpling. See photo. It was tasty.• B10 – Stuffed whole eggplant in Thai sauce (sweet chilli sauce; $8.80) – a whole eggplant deep fried (light batter) and stuffed with seafood. This dish was by far the best “bang for the buck” of the dishes we ordered and also tasted okay.• C6 - Deep fried tofu Hong Kong style ($9.80). This was soft tofu lightly deep fried that lacked flavour and disappointing. In addition, quite a small dish for the price. I prefer deep fried tofu served with jalapeno peppers and minced garlic.There are “thumbs up” chef’s recommendations through out the 1 page dim sum menu. The A12, A19, B10 and C6 we chose were chef’s recommendations.I was surprised to see a 12% discount across the board (all items on the menu) on the bill as well as no charge for tea service.The total cost before tips was $40.97.There was talk that the dim sum prices were very high when the restaurant opened but were reduced subsequently. In my opinion, the prices are still high even with the 12% discount. The dim sum menu shows fried rice and noodle dish on the dim sum menu ranging from $19.80 - $39.80 (that’s not a typo) for long life noodles and abalone & seafood rice in soup. The “special” dim sum dishes start at $6.80 and then go up to on average $7.80 to $9.80 for dishes such as shrimp and siu mai dumplings and specialty rice rolls. The plain rice rolls were $5.80.Ratings breakdown:• Pricing – expensive; 2.25 out of 5 rating• Portion size – average – 3 out of 5 rating• Quality and Taste – above average – 3.25 out of rating• Service – above average; dirty dishes were replaced – 3.25 out of 5 rating• Presentation – 3.5 out of 5. You know the food is going to be pricy more often than not, if there is some presentation involved. For example, the steamed buns had a flower stuck onto a cucumber as a garnish and the fried rice was presented in the shape of pyramid.I would rate the overall food experience 3.25 out of 5, above average. I won’t be going back anytime soon because it is expensive but I’m glad I tried it.Notes & Tips• First time I’ve ever seen live Australian lobsters in the tank at a restaurant• Credit cards accepted• Huge projection tv 20 - 25 feet wide and 10 -15 feet high• About 22 tables in the main room and another 8 or so tables in the private function room; 200 – 300 seating capacity.• The washroom was clean.• There is free parking in the underground lot. Make sure you are parked in the right section or you will have to pay.• There is also the T&T Supermarket located next door that has been open for less than 3 years. This supermarket is a great place to shop, although you need to know your pricing. Also has a good Chinese bakery. See my review of the take-out food.• The Copa Café is located in the same complex. This is a Hong Kong style restaurant. See my review.• Across the street is the Richmond Oval (2010 Olympic venue). The Richmond Oval is now a multi-sport facility and also houses the Richmond OIympic Experience museum ( ROX for short). You can go for a free tour of the building (not the museum) if you book in advance.

All the traditional dim sum dishes can be found here. I especially like the fish roll with seaweed on top as garnish. The fried egg plant with shrimp filling and crispy skin is also a must-have dish here.