Tomoko Sugiyama

Came here for dinner and… let’s just say the vibes weren’t it. There was a huge wedding banquet going on, which is fine, but even though the non-party side of the restaurant was half empty, we still got seated right next to the action. Translation: loud, nonstop background noise for the entire meal.

Eda

HL Peninsula Pearl offers an elegant dining experience that elevates the typical Chinese restaurant ambiance. The classy decor, with chandeliers and high ceilings, creates a sophisticated atmosphere. The food is great, well-seasoned, not overly salty, and bursting with flavor. Standout dishes include the delicious short ribs with teriyaki sauce, featuring mushrooms, bell peppers, and spring onions, and my personal favorite, the unique crispy wild rice noodle with shrimp, which has a striking purple hue. The deep-fried shrimp with almond slices was also delightful, while my sister and daughter raved about the honeycomb tripe with curry sauce. My daughter, a siumai lover, was thrilled with their siumai, which lived up to her high expectations. We also tried the soy sauce chow mein and beef and bamboo shoot rice noodle rolls, though these were less memorable for me. For dessert, the baked taro bao and salty egg yolk lava bao were delightful, especially paired with hot tea—a must-try for dessert lovers. Ordering can be tricky for first-timers, especially if you don’t speak Chinese. The paper menu requires you to write order numbers, but we weren’t initially provided a pen, which caused some confusion. Once we figured out the process, everything went smoothly. Note that a 16% service charge is automatically added to the bill. Overall, HL Peninsula Pearl is a gem worth revisiting. I’m excited to return and explore more of their menu!

+3

Donna Fong

I attended a Chinese wedding banquet here. Lots of fancy food. Most of it was good but some dishes were off on seasoning or doneness. But overall I think the place is good. The air conditioning couldn't quite keep up with a hot day.

+5

Sam

This is my first time here and the wait was luckily not long. This is a fairly new restaurant with two huge wall screens. You order from a menu and they will bring out the dishes. The dishes came out pretty slowly. We did get seated almost by 1pm. There were some dishes that were sold out. Everything looked good and almost all the dishes tasted great. Food just took so long to come out. We had to have them check on our orders.

+22

H T

Dinner: Fried rice is good, dry not greasy and flavorful. Beef and taro was a little sweet, but better than expected because taro cubes were crunchy. Fried scallops very savory flavor without being overly salty. Soup of the day was pork with sea coconut. Nice, but did not stand out as a must-order like some other places soup of the day.

+2

Steven Cheng

Good location and easy access to the freeway and easy free parking! Food is just acceptable, nothing standouts or WOW us! I wouldn’t order the Peking duck again because it was not worth the $55 you paid! They come to changing our bone plates when we all put down our chopsticks. The timing is way off. Or no observation or care! We may come back again to try their Dim-sum lunch too see if they can change my opinion?

+31

Service: 1⭐ . If you don't have friends working there, don't expect good service. We have to ask 3 times for hot sauce. 4 time for follow up an order that we have to wait over 30mins for them to figure out the order was enter for the wrong table and no service recovery for their mistakes. Food: 5⭐, so if you don't mind of the bad service, we recommend it for the food and variety of choices. Forgot to mention, 16% service fee will be automatically added, so you can't even tip them less if you are not satisfied with the service 😡

Charlotte Shi

My husband and I went here for dim sum yesterday morning and the only thing more memorable than the food was how freezing the restaurant was. It was uncomfortably cold the entire time. The dishes turned cold almost immediately, which completely ruined the eating experience. When we got home, my husband felt sick from how cold it was inside. It was so bad that I saw one of the servers wearing a wool coat over his uniform. If your own staff needs winter clothing indoors, that is a serious problem. The food and service were decent, but the owner’s apparent attempt to save money on air conditioning is ridiculous and unacceptable. Guests and employees should not have to suffer through a meal.

Dennis Weng

Seafood items were good, fresh and done well. Avoid the peking duck.. it was no peking duck, more like Cantonese style duck "pretending". While the place looks new and nice, service was poor. No one checks on our tea or change plates.

+2

Che L

The food was okay, but the service was extremely poor. After we were seated and given menus, we waited over 15 minutes and no one came to take our order. I eventually had to stop a staff member myself. After ordering, it took another 20 minutes for the food to arrive, and only after I went to ask about it. Even then, the dishes did not come out together. Two dishes were served first, and we waited nearly another 10 minutes with empty plates on the table before the remaining dish finally arrived — after we had already started eating. To make things worse, when we asked for the check, they took my card and did not return with the bill for almost 10 minutes. I honestly don’t understand why every step took so long. It’s disappointing because the food itself is not bad, but the service completely ruined the experience. I would not come back. Waiting hungry for such long periods, especially when dining with guests, is awkward and unacceptable.

anku kuey

Today. Very disappointed meals. 1)Cold soup. 2) Great Pork Belly. 3) fish dish came with fish head and body bones. 4)egg tofu without egg tofu. 5)chicken up to the standard level. 6) lamb stew not soft enough, maybe because of not warm enough. 7) no wok hei氣。 8)hot water strong clorox taste If cannot handle this class of restaurant, narrow down the customer numbers. End up pack home to eat. 4 people at this price with this presentation. If excuse for busy New Year Eve, then only worth 40-50% price value without service fee. Or redo this whole set to offer us to experience again. Item #1,3,4,6,7 were all our disappointed dishes.

+4

Kim Phung

It’s a beautiful restaurant, easy access to the parking lot. The food is acceptable, nothing standout. The moment I received my sweet pea spout with garlic, I knew it’s nothing good here because it was the full grown spout which so chewy and definitely overcooked, maybe they thought overcooked could cover the fact of the full grown leaves. The set of 3 BBQ items $39 was not worth it. The trio but if you ordered the small size $26, you only get 2 items. So my husband and I wanted to try so we have to order medium size, only the duck was good, the others either too much fat or too much meat, so chewy as well. The fried rice was tasteless and dried. The pork with broccoli was sweet but better than other dishes. Jasmine tea taste like perfume, bad tea. Service was rude and slow. Even when I was ready to pay, I had my credit card attached the bill for a long time, the employee still not ready yet. Surprisingly, tip 18% was included no matter what that explained the employees not pretty care about the service, whatever they do, they still get at least 18%. I usually tip more than that but this type of service, not deserved at all.

+1