Came here over the weekend for dim sum. There's plenty of parking, and they have some specials available as well that they can explain better since it's not explicitly mentioned besides at the entrance. The staff were friendly, and they also have robots helping bring out some of the food. Food overall was okay and pretty standard for dim sum. Nothing really stood out, but nothing was bad either. Some items did take a bit longer than usual to come out, but it wasn't too bad overall. read more

During Chinese New Year we preorder their poon choi takeout. It came out to $230 ish and we were very impressed. The portion size was for six people and we definitely had enough to go around. Poon choi is a giant sharing dish with multi layer of ingredients where the top layer has the most expensive ingredients. There were six abalones and lots more sea cucumbers and numerous giant Chinese mushrooms and fish maw. There was also ample chicken, pork belly and duck. The main base layer was Napa cabbage which we enjoyed as usual poon choi have lotus root and radishes. Will prob go with them again next year! read more

NKS Banquet Hall - Dim Sum Near Me - Markham, Ontario

A pretty standard Chinese restaurant in the GTA area. It has everything you would expect - the popular dishes available as decently priced combos, a layout ready to be converted into a wedding hall at any point, and no frills but decent service. It definitely wasn't busy for a weekend, but I'm not sure why - the experience was fine and not any different to most other Chinese banquet style restaurants. The biggest highlight was the price. We were able to order a ton of dishes, including lobster and Peking duck, for around $200. It's quite rare to find such deals nowadays. The taste was authentic and since it wasn't busy, the service was fine. Overall, I could be back, but do wish the restaurant had more of a busy buzz to it. read more

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NKS Banquet Hall was recommended by my friend for dim sum. We came around 10:30am on a Sunday, and got a table for 6 people right away. First impression: the dim sum portions were quite big! There were so many varieties of food items to choose from, and all very reasonably priced! The restaurant was very spacious and they use robots to deliver dim sum items (** Note: when food arrives, you have to wait until a staff is available to get the food from the robot for you) We would highly recommend the cripsy seaweed rolls, aka 定海神針 (the Chinese name is nothing to do with the actual food item lol). We ordered by pointing it at other tables The BBQ Pork BLB was also very special, and you don't see this combo very often, plus, huge portions of 3! I also enjoyed the chicken rice rolls, and the one with steamed egg tofu! Overall, I had a great experience. I will return again and bring my parents next time! read more

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We went to NKS for dim sum a while back and the food ranged from poor to mediocre. We tried the following dim sum: Steamed beef tendon with special sauce steamed sticky rice with chicken & pork, wrapped in lotus leaves fried Aberdeen black sesame balls pan fried turnip cake with preserved pork steamed rice roll with snow pea leaves Steamed dumpling with coriander and scallops: this was a mess See photos of each below. I wouldn't want to return. read more

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Weekend dim sum: no deals on cash payment or timing of visit. They charge $2 for tea per person, even the kids who don't partake or use the cups. Would love someone to advise me if this can be taken off, so far staff look puzzles when I inquire. Service: typical for Chinese restaurants, not over friendly or helpful but they get the job done. Robots still the highlight for my kids. They speak in cantonese so we don't fully understand but they will excuse themselves if they need to pass a fellow robot. They deliver food to the front of the table but need a human to serve it onto the table still. Face has cat feature ears which the kids find hilarious its a cat robot. The Har Gow is plump and huge, worth the price. The deep fried shirmp dumpling is another winner. read more

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Super cute robots here that will bring some dishes if you eat at the main area. I didn't get to fully experience it because my family had rented out a part of a banquet room but the nice staff brought us a robot server so we could see it. The food was good I especially enjoyed the beef broccoli (beef was soo tender), the shrimp and the very crispy pork. Very spacious place good for a family or big group! read more

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Average dim sum taste. They have a few $3.99 special items to draw people in, but the rest are on par or more expensive than other dim sum places. They do have really good fried crispy chicken wings. Staff service was average. A few were prompt but it could take some time to get attention for others. read more

Came on Sunday at 1pm, very busy! Call beforehand and RSVP to ensure you get a spot! SIU MAI 10/10! Love! I also cant wait to try their AYCE hotpot dinner next time! read more

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Sunday night dinner to celebrate the long Canada day weekend. Not sure if this happens every night (probably due to Canada day) but mahjong being played in the back rooms. Chinese line dancing on the right, someone Karaoke singing, all together the sounds making tonight a unique Chinese dining experience. Nothing fancy as far as atmosphere goes but everyone comes for the food; especially the lobster. Peking duck being served at adjacent tables, tempting but we decided to order the lobster as it's fresh, reasonably priced and the restaurant has a good "lobster rep" among the Chinese community. Live lobster brought to your table for your inspection and approval, so bougie!! Every table had a Lobster dish, many different cooking styles to choose on how you want your lobster served. Decided on 2 lobsters, one Cantonese style, the other Magi style. Why not, friends treating, what a glorious way to celebrate Canada day, O Canada!! Also go for the steamed egg dish, not an easy dish to perfect but theirs was the smoothest silkiest steamed egg dish I've had; outstanding Also included a free tapioca dessert and traditional Chinese birthday bun (someone was also celebrating a birthday) Other dishes ordered were standard, stick with their lobster & steamed egg dishes read more

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Had my grandmas 88th birthday here. Great spot for banquet dinners. Food portions were big and tasty. High ceilings make the spot very comfortable. Great spot for events. Would recommend coming for dinner. read more

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We were Angelou of 4 who came on a Saturday around 10:45. I think this is the best time to come because it wasn't too busy, only about half the restaurant was full. Because of this, we were served and seate very quickly and our food came out really quickly too. We were in and out in about an hour. We ordered 11 dishes and it came to $100 with tips and taxes included. It easily fed the 4 of us. My favourite dish was the chicken feet and spareribs on rice. Highly recommend read more

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Special discount on dim sum 3.99 but this is a all small dish price it not discount ,and evening dancing with one dinner from 33 dollars increase 38 dollars , food portion is small and bad read more

The food was good, service was good and ambiance is typical of a dim sum place. I like the pineapple bun and the egg tart! read more

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Big - large venue for special events or special dinners. We celebrated my wife's birthday tonight and we skipped the 11 course meal because it takes too much time. Instead we orders 13 dishes and went family style. We liked it better than one course at the time because they bring out the food quicker. We still hit the favourites like shrimp balls, deep fried chicken, lobsters and fish..they even gave us the red bean dessert with mango jello and cookies. Everyone was stuffed and we were out in 2.5 hours! It was amazing! The food is always great and the service is amazing. Bring cash because it is a better deal. read more

Came here on a Wednesday afternoon around 2:30pm. Was able to get a seat for two. They followed covid procedures here by checking your temperature, must wear mask, distanced tables and customer must provide name and number. Overall they do a good job with that. The food is very good especially the durian puff pastry. They made it soo fresh and you can really taste the freshness of the durian in the puff pastry. The rice noodle roll is good, not amazing but would pass regular standards for a rice noodle roll. The bbq pork is also not bad but I've had better. The Peking duck is very good. The meat was very crispy and their wraps are homemade! You can really taste the difference. The wrap could be a bit thinner but I think that would be hard if it's handmade. Overall we usually go dim sum here as it's close by and affordable compared to other dim sum restaurants. The service is excellent and the staff are very friendly! I'm so sad their closing again because of the lockdown but will definitely order take out from here during the lockdown if possible. read more

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Many of these less fancy dim sum places usually end up with lower Yelp scores. Doesn't matter though. It's not the millennial "foodies" that will keep them thriving. It's the grannies who drag their millennial grandchildren to dim sum brunch on weekends. I mean, that's what my grandma does to me with Nks. And I LIKE it. Food-wise, the stuff here is actually pretty decent. Take a look at the shots I took. No filter needed. Smooth and plump shrimp rice rolls, glistening egg tarts, nicely glazed BBQ pork buns. But these guys aren't all looks, no substance. Sure, with every place, you'll have weaker dishes, but it's quite tasty overall. For dinner, I just got a chance to take part in the $98 dinner special. The amount of food we got, at such great quality, at THAT price? Unbelievable. Included Peking duck, fried ribs, steamed fish, poached chicken with lots of ginger/green onion oil, bean sprout leaves, and dessert (tofu pudding or sweet mung bean soup). ALL of it was delicious. Seriously, what a steal. We had 5 people and plenty of leftovers. Sure, they're probably not going to top the charts any time soon, but Nks is really quite good. Great food, decent prices, and not-too-shabby service. Oh, and the place is huuuuge so lines aren't that big of an issue. That's already better than a ton of dim sum places out there. And if it keeps grandma happy, well, that's a solid win in my books. (49/100) - 2018 read more

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We like the previous owners WAAAAAAAAAAAAY better. It obviously isnt as busy as before. Yet we still come for dinner for the peking duck. Communication is difficult but we manage, however they are so rude when we try to explain what we want. We come here occasionally for dim sum and the pace of the food is consistent. Sometimes it is rather slower and things needed to be reminded. We were here for Thanksgiving dinner and ordered two ducks and some other things. Its interesting how when we asked for the items to be packed up they handed us some styrofoam boxes and left it there (with no bag). If they're going to name themselves a "banquet hall" shouldnt the expectations be of that? Not just because they can book off sections of the room? The service should be just as expected. Maybe I'm high maintenance who knows but meh. The food is just average. Nothing spectacular. read more

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We came here for a big event on the weekends and the restaurant was very accommodating to our needs (we had 1000 people at the event). The restaurant was very spacious and had a stage for our MCs and performances. Our dinner was a 11 course meal and each plate of food tasted great. It's hard to explain every single dish, however, a majority of the meal was equally tender/juicy or flavorful. The portions were very big as our table of 10 couldn't even finish one; we had to put the leftovers in a take out box to which the restaurant has provided for us. Overall, nothing was too dry/overly salted. My all time favorite was their almond cookies because it was very soft. Our server was very polite and able to help our big table out. She was very prompt to ensure everyone had a good portion of food divided, and ensuring our water/tea was always filled up. She also made sure our plates were replaced right away to accommodate the new dishes. We had a lot of favours to ask of her and she was able to do everything. The service was pretty great. This place is recommended for big events :) read more

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Been here lots of times for that traditional Sunday family brunch. Quality is a solid 3* in the sense that it doesn't really stand out but it isn't the worst thing I've ever eaten either. It's a huge restaurant and the service is alright. Honestly, it's about as average à place as you can think of. I did really like their scallop and vermicelli with grated garlic dish. It's huge and it's $6.99, only available on weekends. Definitely get it if you are feeling rich. It's a nice experience and it's actually pretty tasty. I think this is what makes it different from other places. I also really like their congee. Flavour is great but the actual congee is a little too watery, meaning they didn't cook it enough. Finally, I don't know if it's because it's so big but their ac is weak. I was literally sweating and fanning myself the entire meal. I looked like I was having hotpot but I was just having cooled down dimsum. Ridiculous. Their yin yang rice... I wouldn't recommend it. The shrimp has some veins and the taste isn't totally spectacular but the red sourish sauce was not bad. read more

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Review for dim sum Finding myself at Nks Banquet Hall more often for dim sum than most of the abundant options in Markham, why? its good, its cheap, and we barely need to wait. Nothing fancy, its dim sum people, and they're doing it right for a decent price. Food: - Great selection of your typical dim sum items that are cooked well. Glistening flaky egg tarts, plump tender shrimp and pork dumplings, sweet and salty pineapple pork buns, and many more. - They also provide spontaneous specialty items created by the chef if you want to venture on something new and exciting. Space: - It's a banquet hall, theres lots of space and it still gets pretty filled. Not too often where you'll need to wait unless there is a special occasion taking place. Theres nothing fancy about this spot, but it doesn't need to be. The food speaks for itself. This isn't your modern type of dim sum getting the fame on IG or blogTO. This is the spot where you'll find a portion of Chinese families in the community just having their usual morning/afternoon dim sum. Our experiences have been great, and we always know that if we need dim sum this is a spot that will not dim-sappoint. @ajnicholafoodadventures read more

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We've passed by this place several times but never went in until a friend went for dim sum and told me she goes here since it's close by to her. It wasn't too busy when we got there (around 9:30 on a Friday morning). It was a pretty typical dim sum experience, with a few carts but most of the order was placed via a laminated card and a china marker (though they did end up using another sheet of paper to transfer the order to...which I didn't understand but I'm not reviewing their operations processes!) I did like that it's reusable though. The food itself was pretty good but I wouldn't say anything different from a typical menu. The service was quick and the servers were responsive. read more

NKS Banquet Hall - Laminated menu card (January 2020) - Dim Sum Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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I've been here several times for dim sum before the change in name/ownership and I've always been satisfied with the food and service. I didn't expect anything different on this visit. We kinda got carried away with the ordering and dishes started showing up fast and plentiful. Maybe it was a bit too fast. We started getting duplicate dishes and we lost track of what we had already consumed. In the end, our party of nine had ordered 34 dishes (I told you we got carried away!) and they brought 37. Hmmm, whatever. We took home leftovers. Although the food was good and the service was fast, it was confusing. None of our servers spoke English and none of us spoke Chinese. If you come here for a meal, bring a friend or relative who speaks Cantonese. read more

Have dim sum for Chinese New Year lunch. Average quality and reasonable prices. The restaurant is big and enough space between tables. read more

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Dim sum are okay Siu mai is good. The thousand egg pastry is okay too. Service was a bit slow read more

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Was able to call and reserve a table on sunday morning with ease. No waiting time (unlike other placea). Place is big and spacious. Orders came out fast. Tea is required, they count by the person. Told them kids don't drink tea and they agreed to charge 4 adults $7.20. Everything was good, especially squid tentacles. Turnip cake was not tasty, felt like it was made with too much flour. read more

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Worst Dim Sum in 50 years! My wife and I went there for lunch on a Friday. We ordered a variety of items the only one that were enable was a rice roll with beef. Didn't taste as they usually do but it we could eat it. All the other of our favourites we couldn't eat, just one bite that we had to spit out. These were Siu Mai, Har Gau, Fried Spring Roll. We complained and they cut our bill in half. read more

So this Banquet hall is actually located in Kennedy Square or Peach Tree plaza. It is absolutely HUGE and you would have never have expected it to be so big.. you can't tell at all that this is there in the plaza. It's located in the corner and for the longest time i did not know such a huge establishment existed. I've recently had both dim sum and dinner there. The dinner is better than the dim sum. The dim sum is okay. Not the best but it's not bad. The prices are fair and the food is alright. The benefits of this place is that the restaurant is HUGE. The wait for dim sum is minimal and seating for big parties is great here! My family is pretty big so we'll continue to come back, but hopefully the food improves a little. read more

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[Good] Price - Dim sum prices are decent. Topped out at $4.99 for the special dishes like short ribs. Menu - I actually don't mind the dim sum menu being a little leaner. Most places have so many rows to sift through. I guess I was feeling lazy. Restaurant size - This replaced New Mong Kok and it's just as big. The bigger the less wait for a table. [Neutral] Food - Pretty standard fare and flavour. Nothing really stood out too much. If you like mango pudding, it's huge. Also they serve durian tarts for those who are into it. Flavour wasn't bad for the tarts. [Worth it?] Yes, it's not bad. Pretty middle of the pack on everything and hence the 3 stars for A-OK. read more

DO NOT EAT HERE. I found a piece of sharp metal in my vegetable last night. Luckily no one at our table swallowed it or it would have been deadly. They did not apologize at first and blamed it on the kitchen. They offered us a complimentary dish but would not remove the dish from our bill. Instead they said we didn't need to pay the taxes but to pay cash. Very scary experience. read more

Other than the food being really good, the people were just way to cold. I walk in and the servers just look at me very coldly. Afterwards, when we wanted to ask for the vinegar, she gave us the "not impressed look" Despite the servers being cold, the food was really good. I told my mum that I wasn't hungry and I didn't want to eat a lot, but I couldn't help it! My favorite dishes were the cow tendons, the steamed bun with salted egg yolk custard, and steamed chicken feet with abalone sauce...Soo good. read more

NKS Banquet Hall - Dim Sum Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Family dinner here during Christmas. Absolutely stunning quality food and portion. AC is too high blasting down uncomfortably so watch where you sit. I would give 5 stars but I have to say this place is pricier than most comparable restaurants. read more

This place is large and spacious! Lots of tasty treats all around! All of our food that came out in the baskets were steaming hot! Only few selections of food when waiters walk around with food carts, the rest is ordered on a sheet of paper. Very hard to find parking spot in busy times, so I'd suggest coming a little early. As for the food - LOTS of food to pick from, even if you're a picky eater, there's something on the menu that I'm sure you'd like. The food all came out fresh and quick! The servers don't talk much but are still fairly helpful when asked for help. read more

Came here for dim sum lunch today, haven't been in over a year and they have changed management. The great thing about coming here, is the size of the place. You rarely have to wait for a table or the wait is quite minimal. The walls have all been whitewashed and all wall decorations have been removed. The stage has been altered to the opposite side of the restaurant, to where it used to be. The food was ok, nothing great but nothing really bad. At $2.98 per S,M or L dish, you can't really complain. Early bird special is before 11am, and is $2.68 per S, M or L dish. The dim sum used to come out on trolleys/carts but they have been abolished. Only saw 1 congee cart. The food is now brought to the table on trays. I personally, prefer the carts, rather than placing the whole serving tray on your table. But times are changing and most restaurants serve like this now. The hot water for the tea, wasn't very hot. Overall, not a bad place for dim sum, less noisy than a lot of places. But I personally, prefer the hustle, bustle and atmosphere of noisier places. If you want a nice chit chat then it's better here. read more

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Service - Pretty awful. Had to get up and serve myself. Found a hair that's clear as daylight and the man in the black suit didn't even apologize. Food - Decent, cheap. Understandable why it's so busy. read more

It's extremely average. The oil to deep fry was old and the deep fried shrimp balls weren't "bouncy" in texture. However the tea was good. read more

NKS Banquet Hall - Haw gow skin too thick and over cooked. - Dim Sum Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Dimsum is pretty decent here nothing too special but I did spot dr. Ho so if it's good enough for him then it's good enough for me :) Wide selection of dimsum to choose from, big space and no waiting times. read more

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The dim sum here was disappointing. The shrimp and pork dumplings were soggy and didn't seem that fresh. Even the chicken wings were a battery fail. The bok choi a soggy steamed mess. Lake Tai is another dimsum restaurant in the same plaza that I'd choose over this restaurant. read more

I had a really really low expectation for this place and I honestly wasnt looking forward to coming here. However i was pleasantly suprised. Food wasnt as bad as I thought. It was quite fresh and the taste was legit too. The shrimp dumpling was fresh. The chicken feet was flavourful. The pan fried pork bun was also fried to perfection. Early bird is $2.98 mon-friday before 11 am. They also come out with a variety of dim sum too in their little carts. We got their fried red bean bun which was also delicious for $2.98. Service was friendly and food was fresh. read more

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+.5 for service Hmm...seemed like that experience I had the first time was a one-off experience. I've been back here a couple of times since, and I will admit, for the price you pay the food quality is actually very good. It's not Dragon Boat or Spring Villa quality, but for $2.98 fixed price dim sum on weekends the quality is way more than what I can ask for. In fact, I find the beef tripe here to be better than many other dim sum places I've dined at before. Service was also a lot better this time around. It was actually easy to wave someone down, and by no means will they chase you out once you finish eating. Hopefully this place stays afloat; it gets quite busy during weekend lunch! read more