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| - The decor and hipster vibe in the space is great if that is what you are after. Staff was surly and unaccommodating. We had 4 people with a 5th on the way, we asked to be seated at one of the round tables that wasn't by the door because we had another person coming and we were cold but they said no because they wanted to save those tables in case more people came in even though no one ever did. Our server wouldn't crack a smile and when we asked about what the drinks were like he acted like it was a huge pain / didn't give us accurate information.
I loved the scallion pancake roll (a favorite of mine, especially at Peaceful Restaurant in Vancouver). Our Xiao Long Bao had been sitting in the back for a while so the bottom was hard and stuck to the paper when you tried to pick them up which caused us to "loose" the soup inside of the dumpling (best part!) we mentioned it to our server who reluctantly brought us new ones after a friend was quite firm with him. The steam buns were standard and the Dan Dan noodles lacked flavor, I ended up putting some of the dumpling vinegar on them to give them some taste.
On another occasion we went down to the Tea House and same thing, service was so bad. First of all they told us they don't serve tea there which seems weird, our server brought us menus and never told us about the cart that comes around. Our server was a total space cadet, we specifically asked her if there was anything that wasn't on the menu or any specials.
We eventually got some cart items, I didn't think any of them tasted good sadly. One item must have had Szechuan peppercorn in it because my friends were freaking out about their mouths being numb, I think the servers should warn customers when the kitchen uses this spice because non-Chinese people aren't used to that feeling. I think Calgarians like to try new things so I wouldn't eliminate it all together, but personally I wouldn't order something with that spice in it. .
Both upstairs and downstairs I didn't love any of the cocktails, I think the flavors either didn't mesh or they were boring. My friend did have a good whisky drink but the other cocktails were underwhelming.
I would say go here if you want a hip vibe, but if you want cocktails Native Tongues, Proof and Hotel Arts are all better in this area. If you want good Chinese go to Good Taste or Szechuan Restaurant - I hope the owners/chefs visit these two spots and Peaceful in Vancouver and up the flavor a bit! Good luck Two Penny, I hope you grow to be amazing.
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