Crystal Palace Restaurant

About

Chinese

Price Range : $11-30 ($$)

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    Yelp rating
    2.5 stars

Location

Adress: 10 King St S, Waterloo, ON N2J 1N8

Phone: (519) 888-6828

Business info

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    Takes Reservations
    Yes
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    Delivery
    Yes
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    Take-out
    Yes
  • local_parking
    Parking
    Street
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    Bike Parking
    No
  • accessibility
    Good for Kids
    Yes
  • group
    Good for Groups
    Yes
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    Noise Level
    Average
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    Outdoor Seating
    No
  • wifi
    Wi-Fi
    No
  • tv
    Has TV
    Yes
  • fastfood
    Caters
    Yes

Reviews

  • Kevin H.

    star star star star_border star_border 16 June 2026

    Been here for the weekend dimsum quite a few times. Most of the menu items are decent but not outstanding. Probably as good as it gets value-wise for dimsum in the KW-region.

    IMO - stay away from the siu mai.

  • Ali L.

    star star_border star_border star_border star_border 13 June 2026

    I ordered sesame balls (my favourite dish) for delivery. When they arrived, I opened the container to see 3 flat whimpy excuses for a sesame ball. I decided to give them a try. Not only were they flat, but they were unnecessarily greasy that I immediately felt sick to my stomach (and actually threw up about ten minutes later). They also gave me barely any bean paste, it looked like someone took it out and left what was stuck to the walls of the sesame ball. I will not be eating here ever again nor would I recommend it to anyone.

    I also got pan fried dumplings and stir fry chicken with rice noodles. They were okay, didn't stand out though. Overpriced for the quality of food if you ask me.

  • Sabrina N.

    star star star_border star_border star_border 3 June 2026

    We ordered delivery.
    Chow mein doesnt come with noodles. Yes they warned so okay.
    But the Ma po tofu was in a "rice dish " category. There was no rice.
    They forgot.
    Thank god my boyfriend has minute rice in his cabinet or else id be slurping my food.

    No utensils either.
    Not a big deal but im hungry. And i like everything in my package.

  • Selena C.

    star star star star star_border 27 May 2026

    Food is definitely authentic. If you're craving dimsum in waterloo and not wanting to pay the ridiculous price at Cameron, then this is your next best bet. The waitresses do speak english so there shouldn't be a language barrier. The dimsum came out hot and at a decent rate. Theres not too much selection vs the ones in Toronto or Markham, but what can you expect from a smaller city? Dimsum is by order and not rolled out on carts (the place is probably too small for it anyways).  We also ordered the beef ho fun which was surprisingly better than I expected (much better than the stuff you get from UW Plaza). The prices are very reasonable as well. I would recommend and would come back again. For four of us, it came up to be $60, after we ordered some dimsum and a plate of beef ho fun, not too shabby.

  • Ben Z.

    star star star star star_border 22 May 2026

    My first experience with dim-sums. The beef ribs are very tasty and the egg tarts have a slight durian taste, which I like. The food is a bit pricy for its portion, but the servers were friendly and I would come back again with friends.

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