Peony Seafood Restaurant

Name: Peony Seafood Restaurant
Address: 388 9th St, Oakland, CA, United States, 94607
Telephone: (510) 286-8866
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.3

4.3 (37)

$30 and under

Chinese

388 9th St, Oakland, CA 94607

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2 people

Jun 29, 2025

10:00 PM

Booked 2 times today

About this restaurant

Good for groups
Great for brunch
Neighborhood gem

Peony Seafood restaurant is a dim sum and seafood restaurant serving the Bay Area for over 20 years. It's located at the heart of Chinatown Oakland CA. Our professional chefs from Hong Kong provide an authentic experience with every traditional food they prepare - from mouthwatering BBQ pork buns to flavorful Peking duck. Our food isn't just great because it's finger-licking. We insist that everything at Peony Seafood Restaurant is made by hand only using original and fresh ingredients.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Chinese, Dim Sum, Cantonese
Hours of operation
Mon, Wed–Fri 10:30 am–2:30 pm Mon, Wed–Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Sat, Sun 10:00 am–2:30 pm
Phone number
(510) 286-8866
Website
https://peonyrestaurant.com/
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
388 9th St, Oakland, CA 94607
Neighborhood
Oakland
Parking details
None
Additional
Banquet

What 37 people are saying

Peony Seafood Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.4Food
4.1Service
4.1Ambience
4.0Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

San Francisco Bay Area
Chinese
East Bay
Great for brunch

Review summary

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Peony Seafood Restaurant in Oakland's Chinatown is celebrated for its "delicious dim sum" and "attentive service." Guests appreciate the "extensive menu" featuring both traditional and creative dishes. While the dining experience may vary during busy times, the restaurant's "great OG choice" for dim sum and convenient parking make it a popular choice.

37 Reviews

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Aaron
San Francisco Bay Area21 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 22, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
This was our 1st visit and we enjoyed everything we tried. The service was attentive. The decor was pretty. Will come back to try something new from their extensive menu. Will recommend to family and friends.
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Joseph VIP
San Francisco Bay Area13 reviews
3.0
Dined on June 8, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Service not attentive, sparse. Had to ask for water, soy sauce and chili pepper, which was provided in miniscule portions, so we had to ask again. Food was not exceptional. Parking under building was safe and secure if you don't mind paying (weekend). Tea was expensive for a single container with flame heater and water to refill the single basket in the teapot. We were relegated to the back room which seemed to get less attention than the active front room, but I could be wrong. We'll probably be back, though, it's an easier drive than SF.
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Carrie
San Francisco Bay Area3 reviews
3.0
Dined on June 1, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Not a do again for me. My husband loved it. I ended up with a migraine from ingredients. Not sure what triggered it.
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Michael VIP
San Francisco Bay Area14 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 25, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The dim sum was great; a little slow in arriving but all was hot and felt right off the grill. I miss the serving carts, but they did come around with some trays, but their preferred method of ordering was by one’s cell phone. A huge place and very busy so you know it’s authentic
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Czarina VIP
San Francisco Bay Area5 reviews
1.0
Dined on May 11, 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
We made reservations here for Mother's day after seeing it reviewed on TV. We were excited to try it but were disappointed with the whole experience. We arrived in time for our reservation and was not greeted right away and had to wait another 15min before we were seated. It was a little chaotic to check in/wait for your table/to be seated. We ordered from our phones using the QR code on the table. The first plates took 25min to arrive and then arrived very sporadically. The dumplings we ordered were not very flavorful or had much taste. We chose different options from pork, chicken and shrimp and we were not happy with any of them. We also ordered sodas through the online menu and it never arrived, even though i was charged for it so they just gave us the soda cans to go. I understand it was busy because of Mother's Day but the food quality and lack of taste will ensure we don't go back.
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Grace
San Francisco Bay Area5 reviews
5.0
Dined on April 27, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Peony is a great OG choice for dim sum in Oakland's Chinatown. There's an underground parking garage in the complex so it makes for easy parking, and access to the restaurant. Parking fees and overall ease to find parking were typical of a metropolitan city, in my opinion. When we arrived the restaurant, we were greeted by staff and promptly seated at our table. Ordering was a breeze through a QR code. In addition, staff also walked around with trays of various dishes that you could order right then and there. Service was attentive without being overly so, or fussy. Peony offers a number of typical, traditional dim sum plates, but also has a variety of creative, new dishes too. Best of both worlds. We will be back!
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Alissa
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
1.0
Dined on April 26, 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
My sister and I bring our brother here to eat every time he visits from out of town. This was the worst service we have experienced. We will not be returning. We were here 30 min and the hostess continued to seat other people ahead of us. She said no room for party of 3 but then they seated multiple 3 parties. My sister went and complained in Chinese. She said the other people had Open Table so seated quicker. I used the Open Table app and did a reservation and went back to her (because sister needed to calm down lol). I returned my ticket and Open Table to seat me. She was shocked. Asked me which one to use. I said whichever gets me seated we have been here a long time. She said but now all the 3 tables are empty. I said they need to make it work. So we were seated quickly Then, they left the servers iPad at our table to look at the menu. But they never came back to take our order. I found a QR code on our table and placed the food order through Open Table. Someone brought our order ticket to our table and it showed everything twice, like a duplicate order. So we had to tell them to fix that. She seemed annoyed that we used the QR code to order. We ordered 5 items. It took 30 min to get first 2 items. Another 30 min for the next 2 items, and never received our 5th item, even after asking multiple people. We ended up cancelling our 5th item and was another 20 min to get our bill. Food was delicious. Would have ordered more if we thought we would actually receive it. We left hungry, so we ended up going to another restaurant afterwards. This was disappointing, especially as a returning customer, with out-of-town visitors.
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Rosanne
San Francisco Bay Area13 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 31, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great place for dining with a group. Food is delicious and good value.
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Vicki VIP
San Francisco Bay Area55 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 26, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Seven neighbors ventured over to Oakland for a delicious dim sum lunch. We enjoyed sharing a wide variety of plates and especially liked the calamari, green beans and adorable pig egg custard dessert.
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Sue VIP
San Francisco Bay Area123 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 9, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Delicious dim sum. Everyone is very nice who works there. Great experience. Can’t wait to go back.
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Peony Seafood Restaurant is rated 4.3 stars by 37 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Jun 29, 2025

10:00 PM

Booked 2 times today

388 9th St, Oakland, CA 94607

Additional information

Neighborhood
Oakland
Hours of operation
Mon, Wed–Fri 10:30 am–2:30 pm Mon, Wed–Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Sat, Sun 10:00 am–2:30 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Chinese, Dim Sum, Cantonese
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None
Additional
Banquet

Website
https://peonyrestaurant.com/
Phone number
(510) 286-8866

Peony Seafood Restaurant

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