Finally trying this place…read more We went early so there was no lineup. The restaurant is clean and of a good size. We had the before 5pm early special which includes a drink. It really is the full dish at an extra $2 price for the drink. The food came quickly. Chicken Rice Noodle: Had a good wok hay flavour on noodle however, it was lacking a bit on the flavour side. The chicken texture was a little weird. Salt and pepper Squid - needed salt. Nothing special. Beef and veggies rice noodle was bland. Needed more sauce. Overall - food was lacking in flavour and more salt. The drinks were good. Received bean dessert at the end of the meal.

My family's go to Chinese restaurant. We went for a dinner and thankfully we called for…read morereservations. The place was packed on the weekend and there were large parties waiting by the door. The food here is always fresh, just enough saltiness, and good portions. The price you pay is very good compared to other restaurants of the same style and area.

Can't go wrong with this place for some really good Thai food. It's roomy and service was great…read more The soup were rich and the volume of each dish was plentiful. I'm really glad I don't have to go North York for this as this location has plenty of parking.

My first time trying this location and was craving some authentic thai food! It's located right…read moreacross from Promenade mall and there's plenty of parking in the back. We ordered the tom yum noodles, pad kee mao and mango salad. I was quite surprised at how much mango they gave!! The dressing was definitely sweeter than viet mango salad though. The tom yum soup base was creamy and delicious but it wasn't spicy at all. I wish there was a little more spice though. The pad kee mao was good and it reminded us of the chinese beef noodle stir fry lol Service was good; the waitresses were knowledgeable and friendly. Restaurant was clean and spacious! Will definitely come back!

4.5 rounding down to 4…read more I found myself in the Leaside neighbourhood recently and met a friend to have lunch here. Having been around the area before, I was a little unsure what to expect with the parking situation. My friend assured me they have a private parking lot, if not too large. When I pulled in around noon on a Wednesday, I found most of the spaces available. Great start! I was struck by the decor as soon as I walked up to the entrance. I could see that it had initially been designed and executed with care; however, there are signs of half hearted reno and maintenance throughout, which is the main reason I've downgraded to a 4. As soon as I came into the restaurant proper, I was politely greeted by the service staff, and advised to take my pick of tables. I decided on a window booth, close to the back and the coat rack, away from the noisier front end. I let her know it would be 2 and she promptly returned with glasses and water, and menus. They have a lunch special menu, with all meals under $20 (unless adding on shrimp for some selections.) They include a spring roll, and a good choice of extras (either soup, or additional ingredients for the base.) I was drawn to both the coconut green curry and the noodle bowl, but chose the noodle bowl since it was a cold day. I went with tom yum broth, and added wontons for my included extra. The soup and the spring roll arrived piping hot and tasty. The soup had a good amount of vegetables to complement all the starchy noodles and wontons. The spice level wasn't at all overwhelming, although our server took care to point out that it is a spicy broth. It took me a good while to get through the huge, packed bowl. I could taste the sugar and likely msg, but it was thoroughly enjoyable. The restrooms are a little tricky to get to and tight, with 1 of the 2 ladies' stalls out of order. Still, you could tell it was originally quite pretty, and the little touches like fancy soap and air freshener carry it. The service was impeccable. Our ever polite server made several visits to our table throughout our meal, unobtrusively refilling our glasses of water and checking whether we required anything else. I would not hesitate to return for another meal here when back in Leaside.

Stopped over for lunch with my husband and was pleasantly surprised by the restaurant. It was cute…read morelittle gem on Laird drive with great service and delicious food. We ordered the lunch special crispy beef and kung Pao chicken, which came with hot and sour soup and spring rolls. I am glad we decided to stop there for our little lunch date!

We dropped in on a Saturday evening and had the place almost to ourselves, which was great since we…read morecould pick the perfect spot. The soup base selection is solid, and you can go with a single or a split pot depending on your mood. The self-serve setup is split into two sections: one for sauces and a limited dessert selection, and another for a good variety of fresh veggies, seafood, noodles, and soft drinks. You order your meats directly off the menu, and the servers are super attentive about keeping your broth topped up. It's got everything you'd expect from a basic hot pot spot. Pro tip: there's parking right in the building, but make sure to ask for a validation ticket when you pay your bill--it'll cover you for a little bit of free parking!

My friend has been putting me onto so many food gems lately... So far I've been here twice. And I…read moredrive all the way here from Oakville. It's THAT good. Not only was the restaurant theme absolutely breathtaking (which was a huge surprise for being in an industrial area), the variety, flavors, and value were AMAZING. I really like the cordyceps flower, red date, and goji berry broth as my base, which is basically an elevated chick/pork broth. They have at least 10 other bases to choose from without and "premium" charge like other places. Classic sliced hotpot meats are ordered through their QR code menu, but mostly everything else is self serve. All I really eat off the ordering menu is beef belly so I get the rest of my proteins from the self serve buffet. They even have frog legs!! Which I'm still working up the courage to try but how often do you see that as an option for ayce?! For $29 +tax & included gratuity, they have a very large and high quality selection of food, as well as a large drink selection if you're feeling boozy of if you're into milk tea (additional cost), and pop is bottomless. They're also open until midnight, however they stop seating people past 10:30. Parking is validated for up to 4hrs in the complex's attached garage. I'd also like to note that this place is NOT halal or allergy friendly! Because of their self serve buffets it's really easy to cross-contaminate seafood, seed, and nut items. I also wish their seating was more comfortable, the chairs and benches are unpadded wood, which are beautiful but can be a little uncomfortable if you're staying for an extended period of time. Tbh the place and selection are just so big that if I went on about every little feature I'd probably max out the character limit for this review, lol. Just take a look at the pictures and videos I shared and you'll get a good idea of what to expect! 1000000/10 You won't regret coming here. ( )و

I found this place on Reddit after searching for over an hour for a reasonably priced, all you can…read moreeat hotpot place with a large selection. I've had my fair share of hotpot across North America- mainly shabu (Japanese hotpot), with Kim Tao being my first Chinese hotpot experience- and it did NOT disappoint. For starters, this place is HUGE. They have enough space for small parties, larger parties, and even banquets. Surprisingly no wait despite some surrounding hotpot places having over a 3 hour wait. If you really wanted to be secure and reserve a table, you can do it via Google reservations or call them. The menu was surprisingly extensive- there are so many options to choose from and were appropriately portioned so that way you don't over order. Two meats I would personally avoid would be the ox tongue and beef shank as they were pretty tough and didn't taste the best but everything else was really good. My brother and I tried most items on the menu and our favorite proteins were salmon, shrimp balls, tripe, sliced chicken, and marinated beef. Get the mango sago!! It's the perfect palate cleanser and tastes like fresh mangoes. Phillip, our main server, did an awesome job. He was friendly, super helpful, and quick to turn around my brother and I's back to back orders (lol). All of the other staff who occasionally took care of our table also did a great job keeping us clean and well stocked. Despite being relatively busy, service was lightning fast. I will note though, that if you're the type of person who prefers to be sweet talked or indulge in conversation with your server from time to time, this is not the kind of place for that, lol. Nothing wrong with this at all but I'd describe their hospitality as "Hong Kong style" where it's rather sharp and direct which I actually really like. This place implements auto gratuity of 15% which is totally okay with us.

We were very happy that we were in the VIP room. The large round table could easily accommodate us…read moreand could possibly seat more as comfortably. Each pot was for 3 people and each pot holds two soups. Service 4/5 Food 4/5 (I don't have a lot of experience with hotpot) Ambience 3.75/5 We had a great time eating and catching up. The pros are: AYCE The condiments were delivered to the room and set up on a separate table in our room The appetizers were also delivered and set up on a second separate table in our room Service was efficient and the servers often came around to top up the broths. Cons: The restaurant allows only one person to place all the food orders and refills. Our group problem solved this requirement but it made it a lot of work for one guest. Favourites: Fried sticky rice Fresh made fishballs Steamed stuffed egg plant Tons of veggie options Desserts Karaoke is available in the VIP room. The songs selection in English was limited with fewer new songs. Parking is available right outside restaurant in the plaza. The restaurant is open to 1:00am. This is a modest hotpot restaurant with modest decor.

Ming Cuisine is my favorite Chinese restaurant in GTA! The food here has great value for money, and…read moreyou can tell the food ingredients they use in every dish is really fresh. The chef also has very solid fundamentals in cooking. My family revisits here almost every month. Some favorite dishes include the hearty pumpkin, taro and pork ribs stew which is good for winter, the deep fried egg yolk pumpkins and shrimps, the Hainan chicken, stir fried beef noodles, pan fried eggplants with green beans, the egg yolk sweet bun and the sweet almond soup which is not often available. Make sure you make reservations ahead of time coz this place is usually packed.

Here to get together with my girlfriend for Saturday lunch- we had a lot to catch up, and this…read moreplace was perfect for ordering food slowly one by one as we talk. Arrived at 11am when they opened for the day. I was the first one to arrive, but this place got full by noon with families. I picked this place as they had XLB in their menu. But unfortunately, this was machine made - looks and tastes just like famous chain fast-food dumpling place. (of course, here charges more $$ than the chain restaurant). Har Gaw, hot& sour soup, black sesame sweet buns, deep fried dumplings with pork/shrimp are all OK. I wanted to order more but I did not find any small dishes that attract me. I wished they had more variety in their dim sum menu. It is quite limited. Nonetheless - this place was clean, stylish, and affordable. Service was pleasant. So very perfect for girls get together - what we wanted was relaxing/casual environment like here for endless chatting over tea and food that we can share!

1. Got charge "$25 water/tea" on my bill 2. Charged…read moremandatory 12% tip Food was mid, servers all looked unhappy working there.

I'm giving it a five because I enjoyed it, my husband loved it. They had all our regular dim sum…read moredishes, plus a few others we might try later. A very good solid variety . The portions are decent for the price. Every dish looked like a pic. We had to ask for hot sauce and mustard, but with everything else being spot on, could dock a point for that. All the food came to the table hot and fresh. The deep fried crispy came to the table hot, we had to let it cool. We were very pleased with the quality . The service was excellent. When we put our tea pot to the side, it was filled promptly. They even changed my tea cup plate when I wasn't looking, to remove the bones. It's very clean, a great ambiance. Although well decorated with fancy ceiling lights, fabric table cloths and chair covers, it had a very relaxed homey feeling. It was very comfortable and cozy. We checked out the set menus and they looked good, and were reasonably priced. but you need to read Chinese or have a translation on your phone. It's a place we will be hosting my husband's family at in the future based on this experience.

Great food and welcoming restaurant for Cantonese comfort food. Their specialties for sweet bun and…read moresticky rice chicken is very good

We had a very disappointing experience at Wins Eatery. When we arrived, we were told the wait would…read morebe approximately 10 minutes. The staff even checked with a table that was finishing up, and we were led to believe that would be our table. Based on that, we walked around for about 10 minutes as suggested and advise that we will be returning after our 10 minute walk, which they had told us! When we returned, instead of being seated, we were told that that same table, which had someone mentioned they were leaving in 10 minutes, they had given the table to someone else with a reservation. If they had a reservation then why didn't they tell us prior to us walking around? Am I right or is this sketchy? This was never mentioned when we first checked in. If the table was reserved, we should have been told from the beginning instead of being asked to wait n walk around outside. What made the experience even more frustrating was the amount of back-and-forth between the staff and the owner. BLAME GAME! The staff blamed the owner, saying he didn't know there was a reservation, yet we had spoken to both of them. The explanations kept changing, which made the situation feel disorganized and lacking transparency. The issue wasn't that someone had a reservation--it was the poor communication and how the situation was handled. It felt like they were only focused on serving whoever was immediately in front of them rather than honoring what they had already told waiting customers. Our time wasn't respected, and no one took responsibility or offered a sincere apology, nothing meaningful! Especially when we have always been going there we're very loyal to restaurants and adamant about supporting local business. The entire experience left a sour taste. Clear communication and honesty would have made all the difference, but unfortunately, this experience was enough that we won't be returning and no offense, the overpriced dim sum!