Been coming here and noticed at least the last half year things are different. We used to get the deep fried taro and shredded duck. It used to be nice and flaky, but the last few times it looks like a plop. One time we went recently and it was an hour before dishes came out. One large group was tired of waiting they were leaving and thats when food came out. Turns out the management changed. Suddenly it made sense. Its owned by one of the former waiters. He'd been there for years and was always lazy. Now hes the owner. There used to be a hard working manager there who pulled everyone's weight but he left. I think some kitchen staff quit, hence the duck has been a shell of its former glory. read more

I have been in this restaurant at least three times before. I always order from the secret Peruvian CHIFA menu, which the last two pages of their menu. I was excited since I was in China town today and was craving something familiar. I have to say, I was somewhat disappointed. I ordered 4 items. Fried wontons, sauce was ok but the amount of filling was close to none. The Chicharrón de Pollo was good enough but the lemon juice that comes with it was just that, bottled lemon juice. This is typically mixed with Chinese cinnamon at least, it took away from the dish. The Arroz Chaufa Especial was good, not the best and the Tallarin Saltado de Pollo was not what I expected. Mainly because the noodles were not cooked! The chicken was soft but not tasty enough and the only vegetable was cabbage, this usually has more variety of vegetables. I have to say, i was really dissatisfied with the whole experience and I also hope I can give them another chance to try their Chifa again. I do know is hard to come by what you expect to have but if they can't deliver, maybe don't offer it. Their regular menu, for what I could see, looked good while other people were eating at the restaurant. I had mine to go as I couldn't sit down to eat. read more

Fantastic food and service. Ask for the secret Peruvian Chinese menu. The duck with pineapple was exceptional.

New Sky is one of those places that for me, I would only go out of slight desperation (ie 3am and it's one of the 3-4 places that it actually open) The place is always understaffed and you will have to flag people like crazy to get anything (water, tea, etc). It's pure agony. The food is just OK - you could do worse in Chinatown - okay - a lot worse. The menu has all your typical Cantonese dishes. Portions are huge and greasy, but that's pretty standard for the area. Their Moo Shu Pork is my regular order, but the seafood hot pot is a decent pick too. It's not incredibly cheap either, for Chinatown, but if you're hungry at 3am it's a decent bet. If you are dining during normal hours, go elsewhere. read more

Just going to put it out there: New Sky's staff is totally racist. I'm not full of righteous indignation or anything, and I don't plan on filing a human rights complaint, but there is big trouble in little China when a table of 4 white people have to wait an hour for a bowl of won ton soup and two-and-a-half hours to finish the meal, all the while with tables of Chinese families lapping us and turning over. I don't think my allegations are unfounded, either -- a white guy and his Chinese wife, sitting next to us, received similar treatment and discussed it before she got up to give the waitstaff a piece of her mind. The food is pretty good here but maybe that's the strategy...make people wait until they are so unbearable starved that anything will taste good. Best parts were the won ton soup, salt and pepper shrimp and general Tso's chicken (I know, not authentic but still tasty). +3.5 stars for food, -1.5 stars for racism. read more

I like Chicken feet. Dim Sum is very good. The price is ok. Just one thing when I order Dim Sum after 3:00 pm they didn't tell the price is cost most for 50 cents. Otherwise I will go there before. Staffs is friendly but very expect high tips from you. read more

The layout of the dining room here is really weird. Not only is it cramped, a strategy employed to maximize seating and thus the takings, when you step through the door, you feel as if you're confronted by a phalanx of tables. Somehow, you'll just have to bust your way through. I recall liking this restaurant a couple years ago, when the food was comparable in quality to others on the same strip, like E-Pan or Lee Garden. This was not the case tonight. While the complimentary soup of the day was fine, the steamed chicken (guifeiji) was merely edible. One of my dinner companions actually exclaimed, only half-jokingly, "What IS that?" right in front of the server. While I suppose the taste was acceptable when you slather ginger-scallion sauce liberally onto your piece of chicken, it looked like it was just dunked in boiling water too cook, and the texture reflected as much. The sauteed bean shoot leaves with enoki (yaozhu jin'gu pa doumiao) was a platter of okay-tasting leaves, but capped by a layer of thick cornstarch slurry. Any thicker and it would have been cornstarch jello. We also ordered steamed sea scallops (suanrong zheng daizi) as they were on special. They were indeed very fresh, but way over cooked, to the point of being a little chewy. What a waste of good seafood. The steamed fish was probably the best dish of the night, though it too, was overdone. Overall, it was very disappointing. I was so looking forward to Chinese food. At least the washrooms were clean. We all know that the most important part of a review of a Chinatown restaurant, is the washroom. Oh, and it was cheap. And the service was decent. I will probably not come again, at least for a long time. There are other, better restaurants on that strip. [Seems like Yelp strips out the Unicode Chinese characters. Don't they want to expand to China???!!!] read more

This place has the best Cantonese style Chinese food on the Spadina strip. Although Toronto prides itself on its diversity in ethnic food, most people know the good Chinese food is in Markham / Scarborough. And while that is true, New Sky will have you returning back. Having been here by recommendation, I have since been a returning customer. It saves me a trip to the suburbs when I crave the food of my people. Beware though, they have a secret (better) menu in Chinese that I'm assuming would only be given to you if you appear to be Chinese. And although I am Cantonese, both times the Chinese menu was only offered to me once I've asked. Recommend dishes: Fried snow pea leaf, sizzling satay beef, fish and tofu clay pot, scallion and ginger stir fried lobster. OH: also, BONUS! The servers here are very friendly. They all speak decent English and are relatively attentive. read more

I went there with Jennifer M. and another friend of mine. It is usual Cantonese meal except the seating area was poorly designed. It seems like they try to pack as many people they can in to the place and we were literally only 2 inch away from our table next to us. The server also kept missing us, as we were tucked in the corner and I have to go the counter to pick up our menu because we can't seem to grab the server to serve us. (read Jennifer M's comment about the food we ordered, so I am not gonna repeat here again) I agree that the price isn't the best compare to other Chinese restaurants but it is A-OK. They have other menu on the chalkboard but it's all in Chinese. We didnt end up ordering from there as most of the dish are quite expensive. ($13 to $28) And literally don't be afraid to raise your hands or stand up to call the server because if you don't put your out there, the server will ignore you and of course, I wouldn't put more than 10% of tips because the service wasn't the greatest. read more

My family have been coming here for years and every time I visit, my parents still take me there once. The place is a bit crammed, service can be a bit slow but the servers has never oversold us food. This one lady who has worked there for years would always tell us that a soup and 3 dishes are more than enough for our family of 3 but we are always happy to take some home. I have had so many things there that I can't name them all, but most of them are very decent Cantonese style dishes. Basically I don't remember anything being bad. The duck with taro is definitely my favourite here. The fatty duck coated by mashed taro, crispily fried has the prefect texture and taste! read more

My boyfriend and I ordered dim sum from this place on UberEats and the shu mai was horrible. The chicken inside was RAW! Horrible experience, won't be ordering or visiting again. read more

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I had their lobster & I was utterly disappointed. Sorry but when you drop that kind of money on one dish it better be good. The dish was served to me grey since the tomalley was stir fried altogether with the rest of the lobster which was rather unsightly. In the beginning of the meal they give you free soup which they can keep as far as I am concerned & they give u free hot sweet potato soup at the end too which I didn't care for either. read more

I'm from Windsor and I believe they have the best Chinese food in North America. New Sky tho is up there. Best in Toronto by far. The quality of the food is great. It's a little pricey, but its worth it. Love the cantonese noodles, won ton, and spicy seafood. I'd move back to Toronto just for this restaurant!!! 3 1/2 STARS for the restaurant: nothing fancy 5 STARS for the food: absolutely amazing!!! read more

Came here on a Niagara+Toronto vacation half a year ago (so yeah, if the experience stuck around with for that long, that should tell you something). Food was okay, which is the only reason this place is two stars instead of one. Perhaps the reason it did not astound me was because we did not order any of the seafood ("market price" tends to scare us away from ordering). But really, the reason for the low score is my GOD the service was terrible. To put this in perspective, I think people that complain about service at Chinese restaurants are idiots who don't understand how stuff works there. Seriously, they're servers, their job is to bring you your food and keep your drinks topped off and get paid a salary plus tips (mostly tips) to do it quickly and attentively. Nowhere in that job description is "make small talk about the weather and how your kids are doing and whatnot". Seriously, how needy do you have to be to judge a restaurant based on that kind of stuff? So when I tell you that the service here was terrible, that should be telling you something. Specifically: we were seated promptly, but it literally took an hour to get a congee out, and the excuse was that "that's just the order in the queue" and another party that came in after us got all their food first, and that this was literally the first time in many years of dining out where I actually used the power of the tip to denote horrible service. As far as the racism allegations, my family is all completely Chinese and we still got this kind of treatment. I think what's probably the case is that they probably cater to the critics first and foremost, knowing that those people will give them high rankings and reviews, and then they figure they can just coast along because there will be no shortage of people (like my family) who will go there based on that. read more

Two Friends and I hit New Sky for some real deal Chinese food on Friday eve. This is my Cantonese girl friend's goto so we new it would be good. We ordered three dishes to share. Fried White Fish with Crab Sauce, Chiese Tofu & Seafood Hot Pot and an Eggplant and Enoki Mushroom dish. All three were good. If you are used to eating Chinese Food in Markham, you will likely be disappointed my most of the Spadina Strip restaurants. New Sky is definitely one of the best in the bunch. I've been several times and its always been a good experience. There is usually a lineup around dinner hours. Mostly Cantonese Fare, and a good number of dishes offered in Chinese only without an English Translation. You really want to bring a Chinese speaker with you when you visit. (Thank You Patty H!) Heavy on the MSG though, was unbelievably thirsty for the rest of the evening. Brought some Chow Mein home for the SO which was really pricy at $12.40. Minus half a Star for the price. $44 for 3 dishes some tea and some rice? $12.40 for Chow Mein? ouch. Minus half a star for the MSG. Tonnes. read more

I'm a little conflicted by this restaurant and not too sure what to rate it. This place is more pricey than your average Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, but the quality of the food has always been superb and my family and I used to come here as a treat. At that time I would rate it 5/5, no questions asked. But ever since the owner changed for the restaurant, we've returned twice, and we decided we will no longer go back. The quality of the food decreased dramatically. The oil they use for the food is old, not filtered and it just tastes horrible. Maybe one day, we'll perk up the courage to try it again, but if it falls short of expectations, then that's just too bad. As it stands now, I would give this 2/5 stars, but didn't want to give a horrible rating since this was once my fave restaurant. read more

I used to go to this place every once in a while after night outs with friends. The food is not bad given the options after midnight. However, the service last night was awful! The waiter was literally making fun of (and laughing at) one of the guests in our party because she asked if she could order chow mein noodle on the side. When it came to paying, I used my Amex in the machine, and I was halfway through putting in my pin when he pulled the machine out of my hand, and pulled the card out when the message says "do not remove card". He then almost yelled at me and said they don't take Amex. I tried to explain that their machine was actually working, but he was so rude that I gave up. Avoid this place if you care about customer service. read more

Disappointed no double lobster deal. It was a whopping $27/lb so we went with live steamed tilapia which was quite good. Bird's nest seafood was pretty good. Scallop seafood soup was low on other seafood but tasted very good. Shrimp scallops and snow peas was disappointing... Very small amount of snow peas and a ton of celery! WTH!! Chinese broccoli was not good quality...pale stems and bitter. Fried rice was very good. A mixed bag overall. I thought it was a bit of a scam but my non-chinese wife that it was very good. read more

Awful customer service. We went for lunch takeout and asked their lunch menus which explicitly states that food comes with soup and spring roll. 1. I paid cash which came out to $7.35. They delibertly only gave $8.50. I had to ask for the rest of my change. Point is not that $0.15 matters, it only highlights the problem this restaurant has with honesty. 2. Meal came only with main dish. They did not give spring roll or soup. When we asked about these sides they first said we have to specify it. Which is ridiculous because the menu explicitly states it included soup and spring roll. Then when we explained what included means, they still refused. Instead they cited that our main dish had "more" meat and it was in a "larger" box and therefore we were not entitled to what the menu stated. During this discussion they pointed to a stack of "smaller" boxes that our lunch would have been served in if we had received the soup and spring roll. In essence they tried everything they could to justify not giving us what was clearly included in their own menu. This place has awful customer service and probably dealt with us in a borderline fraudulent manner. Please avoid it. Restaurant like these need to feel the repercussions of their bad customer service. read more

3.5* for late night food! New Sky serves as a cleaner, roomier, and fancier late night alternative to kom jug down the street! Most options do not include carbs as far as noodles or rice are concerned. The beef tenderloin and lemon chicken were served in very generous portions and were delicious! I've also heard good things about the lobster but did not feel the urge at 3am. Service was quick although not the most friendly, but that's understandable considering the hour of our visit and the volume of intoxicated patrons! Overall New Sky is a safe bet if you're hungry in the wee hours of the night! read more

I used to live just around the block from New Sky, and it was by far my favourite late night Chinese spot on Spadina Ave. I like how versatile this place is. You can go for a sit down meal at three in the morning, or swing by for a quick pick-up (as in, call and it's ready in fifteen minutes) in the middle of the day. That speaks to me. Always check out the whiteboard of specials, where you'll find a frequently changing list of tasty surprises like deep-fried softshell crab. On the menu otherwise, it's always fun to get a sizzling plate and truthfully, I just can't stay away from the lemon chicken. The batter is thick and the chicken is searing hot, beside a bright yellow goo of lemon sauce. I order the dish knowing that it's not traditional, but the taste is too good to pass up. Also, I end up slopping the sauce on many other items. Service is as quick as possible, sometimes in as few words as possible. The plastic table cloths mean that people are in and out of there in no time. But when it comes to the crowds that the wee hours bring out, the staff really do have the patience of saints. Free tea is always a nice touch, and I appreciate that we have this beacon of hope during hours many other restaurants are closed. For late night Chinese, this place is A-OK in my books. read more

Was here one Saturday evening. The quality of the food is excellent and will not disappoint. We order Sweet and Sour Chicken with Pineapple, which is tender with a light coating on the chicken. Cantonese Chow Mien, Beef with Broccoli, and Shrimp Scallops with Snow Peas. All dishes we tasty and satisfying However, the quality of service needs to be improved. For example, one of the servers delivered a dish to our table that belonged to another. I talked to our waiter and said that we did not order the dish. His immediate reaction was "Yes you did!" in an accusatory tone of voice. I responded by asking him to tell me what dish it was. He then picked up the dish and delivered it to the correct table. Not even an apology for his arrogance in assuming the customer is wrong. However, some of the other wait staff was friendly. I would give a 4 star, but the quality and consistency of service deserves the docking of 1 star. read more

Not bad at all for a very late night Chinese food craving! We were walking around and starving and it seemed like nothing was still open. Except: New Sky Restaurant. Don't feel intimidated by their neon light sign saying they're open when it's passed midnight! In the heart of China Town, this little place serves generous portions of typical Chinese food such as fried rice chicken, dumplings and soy sauce sautés. We even had leftovers for our lunches! The service was good and we had absolutely no language barrier by pointing the elements of the menu that we wanted them to serve us! No problem! read more

As a Peruvian I was happy to finally find a Chifa in Toronto that lived up to childhood memories. Chifa is Chinese food adapted to Peruvian ingredients and palates. Chifa in Peru is fresh and full of flavours, onions, garlic and much more, perfectly embodied in the chancho with ajo dish found in New Sky's Chifa menu. We enjoyed classic Cantonese lobster and ginger, the lobster flesh was sweet which complimented a great tangy ginger flavour. Crunchy, sweet snow pea leaves were expertly cooked, a perfect accompaniment to the salty, briny and well spiced clams in black bean sauce. I'm looking forward to my next meal. read more

Well, It has been a long time since I have been to New Sky Restaurant and I went here on recommendation for a Mother's Day lunch and I was not disappointed. This is the some of the best Cantonese food that Toronto has to offer. This place has gained a lot of recognition over the years for the amazing food that is served. I received very nice service from the waiters and they actually speak decent English, which is a huge bonus. There is also a special menu with combinations of their most famous Chinese dishes, but unfortunately, the special is written in Chinese. Although we did wait a little bit longer than expected for our dishes, I was in complete heaven when I took a bite into the Garoupa with Tofu in Hot Pot, I was speechless. The chicken was moist and juicy and there was a lot of chicken available for everyone to share. I must warn you though, dinner does get chaotic due to the restaurant's reputation,so be sure to reserve a table in advance to have an amazing journey of authentic Cantonese cuisine. read more

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Delicious seafood fried noodles ! I tried the razor clams they were a bit spicy and good. I love how they give you free soup and dessert soup as well. Service is good. They come when you wave. Definitely decently priced for good food. It would be nice if they gave us a bigger table so I can have a chair to put my bags on ...since there was only one other party there since it was late ..like 9 pm. read more

Foods taste bad , service are Horrible , over charged . Never coming back here again read more

I've been here many times with my boyfriend's family and every time I love the food. Aside from growing up in a vietnamese household, I also grew up in a chinese one as well. So when I know good chinese food, i know it. This place gets very busy during dinner time and every time i come here, everyone orders their fresh lobster and seafood. At the end they even give you complementary oranges and sometimes free dessert. (but maybe cause the bill is always around $150. Either way i'm not complaining) This place is so good that i'd take my parents there but my mom is a vegetarian. The manager is very friendly and the service is quite good for a chinese restaurant! Food 5 stars :) read more

Best General Tso Chicken ever, I'm on my second visit within a week! Chicken is not overly sauced and has a delicious flavour which is not too sweet. read more

Really dissapointed today. Came here with family and it was packed as usual. Wait wasn't too long but was cramped near high traffic hallway where they serve food and little seats without back supports. The free soup was very bland... supposedly boiled with corn and meat. There were corn cobs present but a weird super small piece of shred pork. We ordered fried oyster and it was $18 for 8 small, non crispy on the verge of soft, battered oysters. Flavorless or over killed saltiness when you use some of the salt that it comes with. The varied spice fried pork chop was very salty as well and on the verge of burnt as one can tell from the colour. The "ong" choy had a pretty decent cook but they missed that we ordered it with beef and not plain. We had a fresh fish that was braised in a thick sauce with mushrooms and veggies. Not bad...broth was savory and rich, but fish seemed small for almost $40. Didn't try their dessert soup since it had PEANUTS in it. :'( Used to be better before in my memory or maybe because today was too busy. read more

Was the second time there. Food was amazing, price also great and parking was easy as well. Recommended to come more often for lunh. Dim Sum was also great. read more

There are a lot of Chinese restaurants in Chinatown, this one stands out with the quality of the food and price that comes with the food. $8.5 would get you a very generous portion of sliced beef in schezwan sauce or schezwan noodles with beef or sliced beef in amazing black bean sauce. very tasty, very fresh also. Highly recommended read more

This place is old skool like the places your parents took you when you were eleven years old. You'd sit at the kids table and avoid eating any vegetables that weren't put on your plate by an adult. Anways, the food is not bad, the set dinner menu has the best value and you can certainly be nostalgic for past times. The decor and seating is cramped but it is filled with Chinese people so that's not a bad sign. read more

I have been to this restaurant many times over the years and given my experience today I am a little confused. While it has always been a place where you could find decent value, my parents have enjoyed it and there are often many people eating at the restaurant, I have never really liked the food that much. The taste of some dishes was poor and the chicken could have been of better quality. Today I went with my father yet again, but this time for a late lunch on a Thursday. The place was empty and I was wondering about the quality of the chef they might have on hand in the middle of the day. To my surprise, the food was quite good; much better than what I have had in the past. The wonton soup was tasty as was the beef with black bean sauce. The stir fried chicken with vegetables was well made. The chicken was a decent quality and the broccoli, snow peas, etc. were cooked to perfection. I am really not sure what to say. I don't know if they have a new chef in place or if they can cook better food when they are not so busy. Normally I would give this place two stars, but today I would have given it four. ' We will have to keep trying to see how it delivers in the future. November 4, 2014 So, I returned to New Sky for lunch and it came through a second time. The Chinese vegetables with walnuts were crispy and the beef with onion and ginger was tasty. I do need to try this place at dinner, but this could become a new go to place. read more

My go to late night spot for chinese food in the city. If youre not in the city head to markham/Richmond hill. Everytime i try a new dish im hella impressed. Prices are reasonable and portions are meant to share (even a single soup ) read more

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Probably the best general Chinese restaurant in Chinatown (non-general Chinese restaurants being hotpot, spicy restaurants, etc.) The set menu is amazing, the hot and sour soup is awesome (I might order a large one to go), and the service is OMG good. The last time I came here (last weekend), the server refilled my teacups when passing by! Also super friendly! read more

The Field's Institute is at the corner of College and Spadina. If you're there for a week or two of workshops, that means you're going to be looking for lunch and dinner places that are: close; reasonably priced; and good for groups. New Sky fits the bill, so I've been there several times. The food is pretty good, though there are other places in Toronto's Chinatown that are better, but less conveniently located. Three stars seems about right, but I somehow suspect I'll wander in again the next time I find myself at UT for some reason or other. read more

A really correct Chinese restaurant. Lobster is good and not that expensive. Other meals are like in every Chinese restaurant. Can be very good or really "surprising". Staff is OK. Cleanliness is OK (at least for the kitchen and table). May come back... not sure... read more

Though it's quite a ways. My family and I love coming here for dinner. The food is simply amazing , the staff very Friendly and the atmosphere is great. You have to try it , and once you do , you'll always come back ! read more

Food is good but the service can be lacking. There used to be a great waitress there named Peggy but she doesn't work there anymore. We have been going for years and have noticed recently that the portions of the food have substantially gone down. Would have given 5 stars if the service wasn't so hit and miss. If you want authentic chinese food this is the place to go. I highly recommend the Bird's nest with Seafood (the nest is comprised of shredded taro fried in a basket with vegetables, scallops, shrimp and squid). read more