One of the best lobster restaurants in GTA Love their 避風塘 style Taste amazing Definitely will back soon again read more

Lobster King Seafood Restaurant - Lobster set - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

According to my relatives, this used to be the original location of Fishman, so the dishes on the set menu are similar. And I have to say, after visiting here twice in one week, the food here tasted quite like it! I noticed that there were many different flavours in terms of lobster dishes, which is good if you want a little variety and you don't want to get bored of having the same flavour the entire meal. We ordered the lobster in cheese sauce, lobster fried with garlic, and of course, the lobster mountain. They serve the lobster mountain with the little fried fishes which taste amazing on its own, and even better paired with congee or rice. We also had the steamed bass and crab legs which were tasty as well. However, there are a few cons about this place. The location is small and not very roomy, so it gets uncomfortable if you're with a big group. I felt squished sitting so close to my relatives and by the people sitting at the table behind me. Also, when the servers brought the live lobsters out, they let it crawl on the lazy Susan. The water that it was swimming in was left and not cleaned up which grossed me out. Not an appetizing site. Seafood was pretty average for the price paid. I probably won't come back here on my own because of the cons that I mentioned, but who knows, maybe I'll be back if my family drags me out here again. If you're looking to come here, make a reservation beforehand as this place gets packed! read more

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The place is relatively small. Came here for dinner around 6:30PM and there was only one other family at the restaurant. We decided to order one of their lobster dinner sets and for what we paid for, it wasn't anything mind-blowing. Each dish in the set used some part of the lobster (we had a fried rice dish, an egg dish, and two dishes of love that were cooked differently). The lobster is definitely fresh (they even bring it out to show you), but overall, the dishes were just alright. read more

Lobster King Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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+.5 for service If you're a broke family who wants lobster but doesn't wanna spend money on places nearby like Fishman Lobster, Fishmen Wharf Seafood, etc...this place is for you. No gimmicks, no decorations, straight up lobster and seafood for affordable prices. As you enter this place, you'll be greeted with aquariums of lobster sitting and about to be eaten by the likes of you. It's a little freaky, but hey, it's reality. Where else would they get lobster from? I came with my dad's company, which had a company dinner that consisted of 12 people. We had an 8lb garlic lobster, raw oysters, king crab, steamed fish, chicken, and boiled vegetables. The lobster, oysters, and crab were all very good. Granted it's not top tier quality, but for the price we paid (~$400) it was definitely of excellent value. The oysters were surprisingly juicy even though the presentation looked like it lacked meat. The steamed fish, chicken, and boiled vegetables, on the other hand, lacked the quality set by the shellfish meals, and were largely forgettable. Meal came with starter soup and dessert, both of which were average taste and also forgettable. Service was good for Asian standards. The restaurant is small enough that you get good treatment. I don't think I'll personally return here unless I'm with a big group, since the meals are targetted towards large parties. read more

Lobster King Seafood Restaurant - Lobster with fried garlic - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I had the hongkong style lobster combo. It came with seafood soup, steamed bokchoy, grilled bass, and lobster mountain. I went with a group of four. We paid extra $10 to get king crab chilli instead of bass. The lobster mountain was delicious. The lobster was very meaty, spicy and tasty. I was not a fan of the soup, it tasted very fishy and I wish they gave us miso soup instead. I am not generally a fan of crabs so I didn't like that as much. In total the price was $238 and for the experience and really good lobster, I say it is a must try once in your lifetime. read more

Lobster King Seafood Restaurant - a plate of food - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Nothing spectacular. Never disappoints. Lobster is good for many occasions, any occasion! My family and I frequent Lobster King Seafood Restaurant for special celebrations - birthdays, graduations, going away parties, and festivals. We are not selfish with shellfish! There is an awesome value menu for 4 for (approximately) $79 (if memory serves me correctly). It includes garlic lobster, free range chicken, oyster mushroom with pea sprouts or bok choi, onion ginger dungeon crab, clam with wine and bay leaf, soup of the day and dessert. Add $5 for amazing spicy salted lobster with tiny fried fishes! You also have the option for adding steamed fish for $3.99. From time to time, we add the lobster roe fried rice for $10.99. I would recommend asking the chef to reduce the amount of oil used when cooking the vegetable. It tends to get a bit overbearing, in a delicious but fattening way. We have also tried the King Crab 4-ways menu for 4 for $188. It was delicious in a wallet-hurting type of way. Our wallet shred a tear after the dinner. Great option for high rollers. I appreciate how Lobster King pressure their customer less than other seafood establishments in the neighborhood. As well as their frequent plate changing as we filled our plates with shells of crustacean. read more

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If you're looking for a place where they try to maximize the number of seats and minimize your level of comfort, look no further! This restaurant is very small to start and they try to fit as many people in to maximize profits lol. I came with a group of 14 so we ordered one of their huge sets which included lobster and crab. We were presented with the live lobster and crab shortly after when they were dropped on our table. They were still live and crawling around on the lazy Susan. They took them away afterwards and just left the puddles of water on the table. Talk about unsanitary. The food came pretty quickly but was nothing spectacular. The service or lack thereof was also very evident with the attitude we received. I would never go back. read more

small restaurant that serves fisherman's type of menu. Would say the flavour is definitely there. Like any other similar restaurant they will never have the size lobster or king crab on the menu, it's always an up sale. Minimum 6-8 pounds. I tried the king crab combo, have to say it is less pricey than fisherman's and more flavourful. Only complaint is that the place is very tiny and good for small size parties. The dining area also looked kind of dirty but nonetheless, food was good. Loved the deep fried king crab the most out of the 3 styles of cooking it. Felt the other 2 steam options were a bit bland. Came here a second time and tried the lobster and crab combo, lobster was huge and full of flavour - we chose the Maggie style. read more

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My family came here because Fisherman's Lobster House was completely booked for Chinese New Year. We had the lobster with fried garlic, steamed fish, king crab, fried oysters, rice noodles with beef and a fried rice with lobster "goh" (lobster... insides). My favourite thing was definitely the fried garlic with the lobster, it was so good I could eat it with rice for days. I'm usually not a fan of eating seafood with shells in public cause it's so messy but they provide these little plastic gloves so you don't have to get your hands dirty. The lobster was HUGE and my cousin and I did the math, the lobster we had was 26 years old! (That's older than me) The rest of the seafood was good but not memorable. I would not recommend the rice noodles or the fried rice though - they seem to have made it in a hurry and it didn't have much taste (which I guess was good to balance out the heavy garlic but I would not recommend it on it's own). read more

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Reasonable price with good lobster. The combo meal was decent but either hit or miss. Service was quick and friendly.

This is the economy version of Fishman lobster clubhouse. They also have the giant lobster towers but at a much more affordable price and the service is way better. Fishman keeps trying to upsell you crap but here they actually tell you when they think you've ordered too much. Came for my mom's birthday and pretty much every thing we had was delicious. From the crab to the lobster to the eel, the oysters and clams were all great but I seriously enjoyed the crab and eel. Delicious! Really enjoyed it! read more

This place is REALLY REALLY over priced. I can't believe how expensive lobster in Toronto can be. First of all, the decor was again, pretty average. The only complaint that I have goes with all Asian places. The washrooms are filthy. Do Not Touch Anything in there. The service was pretty good. Considering we are paying a premium for the food, good service is to be expected. The change our plates once a dish, and constantly comes by to make sure that we are enjoying the meal. The food, on the other hand, isn't very good. I mean there is only so many ways that you can eat seafood. Most of the live seafood was fresh, but some of the smaller fish, and cut fish wasn't that good. If you are interested in getting great seafood, make sure that they are getting the animal from the tank. If not, it doesn't taste that fresh. The first taste of all the food is very good. Unfortunately, it starts deteriorating from there. After the 4th bite, you start to feel sick from eating so much lobster. By the end of the night, you just want to go home and puke it all out. Again, maybe i'm not a seafood person, but if you like seafood only in moderation, this place isn't for you. read more

Lobster King Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Way better than Fisherman Warf. 4 people to dine until we were stuffed and the price is reasonable for what you're getting. staff is warm and very nice and accomodating. The place itself could definitely use some renovation but aside from that this is the go to place for giant seafood lovers! Been here many times and will be going back many more! read more

Do not come to this place! We ordered their $359 lobster and king crab meal. Upon ordering, they showed us the seafood fresh and soon after, swapped them for the dead ones they had in the back. When the food arrived, it was very obvious the seafood was not fresh. The king crab leg meat was unusually crumbly and had an off taste to it. The server was not cooperative either and argued otherwise with a rude attitude. For this price point, I can get a get a much better value at another restaurant. Sadly, we can't give 0 stars on Yelp... read more

This is half of the combo for two which offered me and my wife a sanctuary of great service and superb friendliness from the staff. Fish soup was a great start to the late night meal. Lobster in the pic was spiced up and lobster itself was very plentiful satisfying balls of seafood flavor and texture. Thank you !! read more

Lobster King Seafood Restaurant - Spiced up lobster - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Been here a couple of times, service was slow but food was not bad. Today it got much worse and I feel like we were robbed. First the short and chubby lady forgot our order and we had to remind her, came 10 min later again with a Geoduck and said that they didnt have any 2.5lbs ones and that one is bigger, so naturally we were were saying ok because why would you mind; but at the end the bill came with extra 30 dollars, nothing was mentioned before the bill about this. A man looking like the manager stood there for a little and walked away soon, obviously didnt want to get involved. At the end the lady said 'I dont care if you come in the future anyways' Very good customer service. read more

Lobster King Seafood Restaurant - Got rubbed - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Decent place, it's expensive but the quality of the food is quite good. Came here for a family dinner, we ordered a variety of seafood dishes: King Crab (they steamed it, and served it on 3 different plates, because it was too large to serve it on one) From the crab legs to the shell, it was simply steamed with a bit of vegetable seasoning on it. I liked it because it brings out the flavour of the crab. Lobster (8lbs) this was a monster of a lobster, we had a table of 10 and we couldn't finish all of it. It was made with garlic, very delicious, probably the highlight of the night Then there were steamed fish (again, made very well), chicken, clams, and some boiled vegetables. Service was great as well, they would also change our plates when we had filled them from all the shells of the crab and lobster. read more

Lobster King Seafood Restaurant - King crab and lobster! - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Was going to take my dad out to Fishman lobster for his birthday, but my parents had it a few times and wasn't a fan of their selection, so they decided to try this place instead. Definitely a greater selection of dishes and combos in their menu. Everything was pretty good value too, especially compared to other places. We had the fried lobster, and it was sooo good. Super flavourful with the amount of dried fish they put in and fried perfectly. My parents enjoyed this lobster more than the ones the had at Fishman's. The other dishes we had as part of the combo was pretty good as well. My parents loved the fish soup they served us. The only thing is that the decor and service is a little ...subjective. The interiors of course arent as "pretty" as the other lobster places, but if its lobster you want, this place delivers and then some. read more

Worst seafood place ever. Sat in the corner and waited over 20 minutes for a server. Only ONE waitress available to do the ordering while there are 3 waiters (looks like high school students) who are unable to take orders.. why have them there then? Can't speak for the food as we left after waiting for too long. All the tables around us were in the same position, waiting for food and tea. AVOID THIS PLACE, MUCH BETTER OPTIONS OUT THERE. read more

Its 35 degrees today and feels like 39. And this restaurant doesnt have AC?!? We ordered a set dinner and the deep fried garlic lobster that comes wih the fried little fishies, was SO HARD that it hurt my teeth. Meaning they are refrying and reusing their food. The place itself is very crowded and not much room to even walk to the washroom. Stick with Fishermans House. Dont bother coming here read more

Lobster King Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Seafood place like other seafood restaurant that serve huge king carb n lobster, the taste n presentation also very similar, however, the main advantage here is the price is very competitive. we ordered a dinner set n added two extra dishes (one beef dish n one vegetables dish) bill came with tax n tips is around $50/person. To me the price is very reasonable for these kind of seafood. Also the service is considered good at chinese restaurant. One star lost on the hygiene n old decorations. read more

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Do not come here. This place is a scam. The food was mediocre, but what I want to complain is first of all, cash and debit only, meaning they probably does not report the proper tax to the government. Then they impose the tips on top. My bill was $66 before tax and tips, but end up I have to pay $83 with the "tax and tips". It's very shady! If I knew this before hand, I would not even eat here. A mistake once is good enough. read more

Probably the worst lobster house replica in the GTA. Brought my family here for lunch as they had an advertisement for a two person special for 28.99. We also called in before to confirm the deal, they assured us that it is for any date and any time. We let them know we were heading in. When we got there, we were seated and handed menus that started from 101.99. We politely asked for the special and the waiter said it was on,y for lunch. We let him know that we called in earlier and he gave a huge dissatisfied sigh and said, "fine, I'll get you the other menu". When we were handed the alternative menu, we felt ignore for quite some time. As if our order isn't large enough to deem worthy as a customer. To keep in mind, my purchase was been between 60-80 for two. Upon receiving the food, I was bewildered. There wasn't much seafood on the plate, noodles were soggy, rice dish was so bland. I tried my best to seek something good in the dishes, but could NOT. Not only were the dishes extremely overpriced for what they are, they completely ignored us As customers. All the staff seemed to huddle around the table that ordered the most expensive dishes. Which is fair, but I recalled them so many times without success. Overall, I'm extremely disappointed at this restaurant. Not only is their food dissatisfying, their service is determined by how much you spend at the restaurant. I have experienced many Chinese seafood restaurants, and decided to give this place a try, and will no longer be returning. I recommend to spend your money elsewhere, rather than visiting then leaving with a distasteful experience in the Chinese seafood category. read more

came here for CNY dinner with family last night and it was not a good experience. They didn't have many servers available and everything was not presented in an orderly manner. We ordered the package that came with lobster (6 lbs), steamed fish and veggies. We figured it wasn't enough so we added some oysters and fried rice. They were probably not use to being so busy as a restaurant. It is a relatively small restaurant with only 3 servers available, the lobster came out first, they were being kinda cheap on the fried garlic and mini fishies (minus 1 star) compared to Fisherman Lobster Club House, as they give you way more than you can imagine. The veggies was seriously a joke because it was boiled in hot water without salt and/or chicken broth. They were too lazy to even do that?! Blah~ (*minus 1 star) At the end when we were trying to get the bill, we realized the steamed fish never came but we already had our dessert. We asked what happened and they wanted to steam us the fish after we had our dessert? (minus 1 star) for service and we said "NO" just deduct the price of the fish and they said they couldn't do that since it was a package...well it's not my fault the fish never came...so we ended up not being happy and said well just don't charge us for the oysters that we ordered as an extra item (although the price was lower than the fish) they finally agreed and gave us the bill....we gave them a low tip since we were not satisfied with food and service... Not coming back here until I see some very impressive reviews...note to self...Fishman Lobster Club House is irreplaceable!!! read more

I blame this place for starting the onslaught of mediocre lobster theme Chinese eateries in the GTA. Countless other imitators have appeared (mostly within 3 kms of this place) since I've last visited this place. I am not really going to go into too much detail about the atmosphere, service...blah blah blah. It is what it is and it's just like any other Chinese restaurant. Service like the tables are just as spotty as the washrooms in terms of cleanliness. So that about sums up that part. Price wise, I really have no complaints. You know what you are getting in to when you've summoned the courage to consume an 8lb lobster. Food wise, you can't really go wrong with fresh seafood and indeed it is fresh. However, I think the lobsters have been hanging out in the deep fryer a little longer than their shift. The meat is noticeably firmer, dryer and slightly more chewier than most I've had. BTW, if you don't know yet...most Chinese restaurant use a fast-fry method to pre-cook most of the meats, seafood and sometimes veggies before stir-frying it. It saves time, energy and helps prevent the product from bleeding too much water so it remains crispy and colourful. Anyhow, I don't want to get all Yan-can-cook on you. Furthermore, the lobsters are buried in so much garlic that it resembles a replica of the Gobi dessert. I am a huge garlic lover but even I was a bit overwhelmed and it really masks that salty, seaweed, sea water taste found in food from the sea. And therein lies the problem with this place as well as all others alike. Seafood should not be fried and overdressed unless it's fish and chips. If you must, then get it steamed or in the tradition ginger garlic sauce (still fried but minus all the garlic). Anyhow, they have managed to take a beautiful and delicate morsel from the sea and turned it into a garlic laced, deep fried lobster...sans the flavours. This stuff sure looks impressive but appearances can be deceiving. read more

This is one of the restaurants my friend highly recommended recently. About two weeks ago, me and a group of friends totally 5 finally came here for a lunch. We ordered one of my favorite foods - Lobster... The chef cooked it in 2 ways and both the dishes came out unbelievably so yummy.. Like the display, smell and texture. Besides, we also ordered other food like spicy clam, chicken and veggie and they all were cooked and served so good that you won't feel disappointed. Will definitely come back... read more

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This location used to be he old fishermans wharf a couple years back. However it was bought but another owner, I came a couple times before and he food was good. However this time the taste was a bit bland and the quality went down hill a bit. A bit disappointed since they had pretty descent food before. Bill came out to be $60 per person for a 10 course meal for 13 ppl read more

I've been here twice, and both meals were outstanding. Lobster King is known for their lobsters (obviously), and they do them well. The lobsters are large, and they can cook them in many different flavours. My personal favourite is the egg yolk sauce. This restaurant isn't the best looking restaurant, so it's relatively casual dining. However, it's still a fantastic place to bring family and friends. I recommend the set menus; you won't be disappointed! read more

Lobster King Seafood Restaurant - Oysters fried in egg yolk sauce - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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The restaurant is a bit dated and small when you enter. We made reservations prior to and luckily we did as it was super packed for dinner and people were waiting at the door. We wanted to give it a shot since we heard it was an "economical fishmans" and although the pricing is similar, I did find that they had a good number and variety of dishes for what you paid for. It was quite a bit of food. However, I felt that the quality wasn't there compared to Fishmans. Service was pretty good here and everyone seemed attentive. They do the same 10% tip for the meal. I mean I would probably come back here at some point. But the meal itself was okay. read more

Had to make a reservation in advance. The place itself has several tables, and you are literally touching the backs of the table beside you. There are several combos that you can choose from. The food tastes very average, with too much seasonings. Overall it is a decent experience. read more

Went there for New Year's Eve. Very bad derive and force you to tip . Never go there because of the service to it was slow no smile or being friendly those who give good reviews because they show favourites. read more

My boss treated us to a beautiful Seafood dinner tonite. We had Alaskan King Crab, Lobster, Steamed Fish, Veggies, Steak cubes with veggies, Special Fried Rice and more. Finished off with their home made Sesame dessert. Food was prepared perfectly, flavourful and tasty. So delicious. Staff are so friendly and professional. I would definitely go back. read more

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Here with a group of 10 and they were accommodating. The bill came out to be 800 approx including taxes and tips which is reasonable for the amount of delicious live seafood! Dishes were a bit on the oily side but on par with fisherman. read more

Lobster King Seafood Restaurant - Piles and piles of seafood - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Went there with family in mother's day weekend , 6 of us . We got good experience at all of it .. First of all , I have to say : This is the real local neighborhood Cantonese (which we're )family seafood restaurant , live Lobster , Kingcrab , Fish , Geoduck . All display when u step in the shop. Basic on we're not rich family , just regular like one in so many of all Toronto family. So we were only order the $228 10LB Lobster Combo with 3 ways to eat (magi sauce body, claw with HK style, and Roe fired rice . on side with XO Sauce fish fin, Oil poached live bass, and snow pea vegetable).. I understand taste everybody is different , But for us , we give out 5 stars on food , espeically on them the magic sauce lobster body , and XO Sauce fish fin (the first time i ate this) ... Service is great too , even the night we there was so busy , but didn't feel lacking on service, just like hands up couple seconds then waiter comes in , hands down . . quick service. Be honeset . Little size restaurant standard has to be like that . Finally , we finished ate all , no packed it up to home (for seafood, get too many and can't finished, it's waste. .) after the desert ... Bills came in after tax $257 , which is fair price.. Imagining Lobster in Supermaket already $15-16/ LB nowdays.... so i got no complained on it .! Overall , Personally feel good .. definity will come back sometimes.. read more

The lobster here is OK but the service isn't great and the fried rice and vegetables are a joke. I came here for my father's birthday and the money we spent here could've gotten us a much better meal elsewhere. I don't recommend this lobster place to anyone. You can find much better places. Also, anything but lobster (side dishes like rice, noodles, eggplant) taste terrible. Had a very bad experience here. read more

I went to this place with my parents and my sister a few weeks ago, and the tables were almost full, but there were some left in the corner. It was a nice evening, and we we were just looking for somewhere to eat. As soon as we got in, my sister already thought the place was dirty, but I was fine with it. We ordered the fried rice and the crab, because weren't too hungry, as we already had too much for lunch. It took about 20 minutes to serve, and I would say it was worth it. The fried rice was so good, I could live on that stuff(seriously, if you're reading this, you need to go there and try it)! The crab was okay, as it was slightly undercooked, and it was served kind of messily. Overall, I'd come here again. 6.5/10 read more

Less $$$ less Fisherman's Lobster but smaller place, though easier to get a table. The guitar bet stand just right but the cheesy lobster dish was over rated. Saw hear reviews online so we went to try it. But it was a bit dry, definitely not enough cheese and totally sort in yee mein too. Place was not 100% clean and the crowd was loud and drunk. Service was good. read more

Great food for the price. Great value hands down. But ghetto washrooms and below par for decor and ambiance. It's a hole in the wall thats a but run down, that has very cheap good food, but I wouldn't take my parents here. read more

ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE--From start to finish!!! So much so that I'm typing this at the restaurant). From the looks we got from the waitstaff when we walked in to the horrible service to the horrible food! I wish I'd read the reviews before coming here but it was recommended by a coworker and I was excited to try it. Never again. I agree with the previous posts--they definitely did the bait and switch with the lobster, the fish was not fresh, the rice was brought out 30 minutes after the meal (after repeatedly requesting it) and everything was flavorless. That along with the language barrier and horrible attitude of the waitress (we had to constantly call on others-there were 3 other parties there)...NEVER again. The fact that they tried to charge extra because the lobster was a little over 6lbs (the one we were served definitely was NOT) the waitress lied and told the manager she told us along with the fact that they had the nerve to automatically include gratuity (there was 3 of us) was the icing on the cake. We absolutely refused to pay it and left without getting the dessert (I'm sure it was horrible too). If I could give it no stars I would. read more

The young girl that served me was amazing, she was so cute and had very good energy. The lobster was great and