Modest cafe offering an array of Asian dishes, plus baked goods, flavored milk teas & smoothies.
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Address: 63 Beach St, Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 426-8899
Website: http://greattastebakery.com/
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Great Taste Bakery & Restaurant
We are Hong Kong style restaurant and we are located in heart of Boston’s Chinatown. We serve Chinese tea, dim sum, varieties of cakes, desserts, rice soup, …
Great Taste Bakery & Restaurant
Great Taste Bakery & Restaurant is located in Boston Chinatown. It is a typical Hong Kong styled restaurant. It serves Chinese tea, dim sum, cakes, desserts, …
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XiaoDong Cen
I went there yesterday for a family gathering. We came to enjoy some quality time together and have a good moment. We didn’t have to wait and were seated right away. We ordered some food, and after tasting it, it was just okay. The Singapore mai fun was not very flavorful. I liked the veal ribs with string beans, but they were stingy with the meat it felt more like a plate of string beans than veal.
My dad wanted some ginger oil with the soy sauce chicken, but the waitress said they don’t provide that with this dish. I thought that was strange because it’s just a small cup of sauce that we wanted to enjoy with the chicken(if they said they just genuinely doesn’t have it we will understand). Or If they had told us there would be an extra charge, we wouldn’t have minded paying. But she simply said no, and judging us which made the atmosphere tense.
Instead, they brought out a lot of the different sauce specifically for the chicken. but is a lot(a bowl), so we couldn’t finish the sauce with the chicken.
When we were paying, the waitress noticed we didn’t finish the sauce and started mumbling in Cantonese under her breath, which really shocks us. She probably thought we didn’t understand Cantonese. After that, we just wanted to pay and leave. The tip included on the receipt was calculated after tax, and we paid more than 15%, even though the service wasn’t very good. She only checked on us once and never refilled our teapot. Despite that and despite her speaking badly about us we still wanted to be polite and leave a reasonable tip.
However, as we were about to leave, she asked for an additional tip. My dad had already calculated and given her enough because our family usually tips based on the amount before tax. The recommended tip amounts at the bottom of the receipt were calculated after tax, and she pointed to those. My dad didn’t want to argue, so we gave her more.
We definitely will not be coming back again. I know the restaurant will continue to get new customers, and maybe that’s why they treat people this way because losing one customer doesn’t really affect their revenue.
… moreMy dad wanted some ginger oil with the soy sauce chicken, but the waitress said they don’t provide that with this dish. I thought that was strange because it’s just a small cup of sauce that we wanted to enjoy with the chicken(if they said they just genuinely doesn’t have it we will understand). Or If they had told us there would be an extra charge, we wouldn’t have minded paying. But she simply said no, and judging us which made the atmosphere tense.
Instead, they brought out a lot of the different sauce specifically for the chicken. but is a lot(a bowl), so we couldn’t finish the sauce with the chicken.
When we were paying, the waitress noticed we didn’t finish the sauce and started mumbling in Cantonese under her breath, which really shocks us. She probably thought we didn’t understand Cantonese. After that, we just wanted to pay and leave. The tip included on the receipt was calculated after tax, and we paid more than 15%, even though the service wasn’t very good. She only checked on us once and never refilled our teapot. Despite that and despite her speaking badly about us we still wanted to be polite and leave a reasonable tip.
However, as we were about to leave, she asked for an additional tip. My dad had already calculated and given her enough because our family usually tips based on the amount before tax. The recommended tip amounts at the bottom of the receipt were calculated after tax, and she pointed to those. My dad didn’t want to argue, so we gave her more.
We definitely will not be coming back again. I know the restaurant will continue to get new customers, and maybe that’s why they treat people this way because losing one customer doesn’t really affect their revenue.
Thomas Vu
It’s a pretty small dim sum place but they make the most out of it! The servers were attentive. As for the food, I thought the selection and quality of the food was average compared to other dim sum places I’ve been to. Nothing that was phenomenal, but nothing that was bad either. I particularly liked the shrimp dumplings. They also had a photo of red bean buns dressed like minions on the wall that we ordered. However, they gave us what I think are egg yolk buns instead, with no minions which was disappointing. Not sure if it was a language barrier or if they messed up our order.
… moreDanielle Reyes
The atmosphere was grimy, food was hella mid with minimal flavour, disappointed that I couldn’t detect work hei with the chow fun noodles. I packed up most of the food so that I could jazz it up later and while I was paying my bill the waitress guilt tripped me into paying more tip. I fished around my bag and found another dollar bringing the tip to 20%.. I handed it to her after she mopped the floor with chemicals and the waitress couldn’t be bothered in thanking me. Kinda sucks that I ate at this restaurant when there were so many others to choose from. Never again.
… moreJoyce Gong
I didn’t want to write this review because I don’t want a crowd to surge to this hidden gem!!
The molten egg yolk buns and fried turnip cake were actually unbeatable
… moreThe molten egg yolk buns and fried turnip cake were actually unbeatable
Mina Cao
The sponge cake was dry. Even worse, the black sesame soup tasted sour and old. It had a strange aftertaste and did not seem fresh at all. I’m very concerned it may have been expired. Serving food that tastes spoiled is unacceptable and unsafe.
… moreJea Kim
A rare full-service spot for a hearty Chinatown breakfast.
For me, there’s something special about starting the day with a hearty Asian breakfast, and this spot is one of the few places in the city—let alone Chinatown—that offers a full-service experience. I like to come here once in a while, especially on holidays, and even as early as 8am, this place could get busy.
Like many Chinatown staples, the menu here is extensive: huge selection of small plates, from dim sum and dumplings to rice rolls and more. Each visit, I try to get something new, and so far, the fried turnip cake and deep fried spareribs were my favorites. Other classics like the Xiao Long Bao and Duck Noodle Soup were solid and on par with the popular spots nearby.
However, the bakery section has been a bit of a miss. While the egg tarts are great, the other pastries and cakes were subpar. The cakes have an unbalanced ratio of bread to cream, and the tarts sometimes taste like they’ve been sitting for a day or two.
Nevertheless, Great Taste will always be one of my go-to spots in Chinatown. There’s something irreplaceable about a hearty Asian breakfast, and this place delivers that in spades.
… moreFor me, there’s something special about starting the day with a hearty Asian breakfast, and this spot is one of the few places in the city—let alone Chinatown—that offers a full-service experience. I like to come here once in a while, especially on holidays, and even as early as 8am, this place could get busy.
Like many Chinatown staples, the menu here is extensive: huge selection of small plates, from dim sum and dumplings to rice rolls and more. Each visit, I try to get something new, and so far, the fried turnip cake and deep fried spareribs were my favorites. Other classics like the Xiao Long Bao and Duck Noodle Soup were solid and on par with the popular spots nearby.
However, the bakery section has been a bit of a miss. While the egg tarts are great, the other pastries and cakes were subpar. The cakes have an unbalanced ratio of bread to cream, and the tarts sometimes taste like they’ve been sitting for a day or two.
Nevertheless, Great Taste will always be one of my go-to spots in Chinatown. There’s something irreplaceable about a hearty Asian breakfast, and this place delivers that in spades.
Somboon Lertsuwannaroj
Start the day with our homecook breakfast, this place serve you a very good taste congee, dimsum, and many chinese food to kick start your day.
Price very reasonable comparing in Boston, and open too early for you to jump the day off.
Staff are freindly in Chinese way, which i got very comfort too, and surely come back when i have a chance to visit Boston again.
… morePrice very reasonable comparing in Boston, and open too early for you to jump the day off.
Staff are freindly in Chinese way, which i got very comfort too, and surely come back when i have a chance to visit Boston again.
Jessica Shah
Very authentic, hole in the wall dim sum restaurant! Food here is made to order instead of the dim sum carts, so all the food comes out very hot and fresh. The service is also very efficient. Highly recommend the taro spare ribs, XO fried turnip cakes, egg tarts, shrimp noodle rows, and the molten egg yolk lava buns. The restaurant is a bit small, but there are ~2 big tables and you can call ahead for reservations. This place is my go-to for dim sum in the Boston area!
… moretam pham
We’ve been loyal customers of this dim sum restaurant for many years. We visited again today and the food was still delicious, as expected.
However, we had a very disappointing experience when it came time to pay. We paid our bill and left a cash tip, as we usually do. A staff member came over to count the cash and told us the tip wasn’t enough, pointing out that the “suggested tip is at least 15%.”
My friend added two more dollars, which we believe brought the tip to 15%—and we calculated it before tax, which is the standard tipping practice. Despite that, the staff insisted we did not tip enough. I told her that the tip amount is suggested, not mandatory.
What was most upsetting was her attitude. She was rude and dismissive, even though one of our dishes had been forgotten during the meal, which we didn’t complain about because we had to leave early.
I’ve always been happy to tip fairly for good service, but this experience left a bad impression. I’m sorry to say I won’t be returning, and I would not recommend this place to my friends after how we were treated
(I added the photo to prove that this review is based on my real experience.)
… moreHowever, we had a very disappointing experience when it came time to pay. We paid our bill and left a cash tip, as we usually do. A staff member came over to count the cash and told us the tip wasn’t enough, pointing out that the “suggested tip is at least 15%.”
My friend added two more dollars, which we believe brought the tip to 15%—and we calculated it before tax, which is the standard tipping practice. Despite that, the staff insisted we did not tip enough. I told her that the tip amount is suggested, not mandatory.
What was most upsetting was her attitude. She was rude and dismissive, even though one of our dishes had been forgotten during the meal, which we didn’t complain about because we had to leave early.
I’ve always been happy to tip fairly for good service, but this experience left a bad impression. I’m sorry to say I won’t be returning, and I would not recommend this place to my friends after how we were treated
(I added the photo to prove that this review is based on my real experience.)
e t
The dimsum here is really good. We really enjoyed the snow pea tips and the fried taro. It’s a tight and small space so there’s not much room to move, but they seem to have a lot of regulars. The servers were very friendly even though they couldn’t speak or understand English too well. The food came out pretty much within 15 minutes of us ordering.
… more