This is one of the standard downtown Chinatown joints that continues with great deals and consistent quality. I went for the lunch special and it's definitely ok. Nothing amazing, but hits the spot and decent portions make it worthwhile. If you want good Chinese food in a large scale restaurant with plenty of room around, definitely consider Rol Jui. This is the kind of place that has legends around it, similar to other long-running Chinese places and I hope they continue to provide these kind of deals and variety in their menu. Bring a gang or the whole family and they will take care of you! read more

Rol Jui Seafood Restaurant - Shrimp and eggplant lunch special $8.99. - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This restaurant offers amazing lunch specials that runs until 4:30 pm for a reasonable price of 9.99$ (cash only). I ordered their beef fried noodle with veggies and eggplant and mince pork on rice. They are super generous with the serving size, and ingredients. The eggplant and mince pork on rice had a strong salt dish flav, this really gave a dish a kick! Oh, and they offer free wifi for those that need do some homework/ work remotely! read more

Rol Jui Seafood Restaurant - Lunch special 9.99$ - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

A typical Chinese restaurant. My grandfather used to come here all the time when he was still around. They have decent food and great deals for their lunch special. I ordered their lunch special take out and got soya beef rice noodles and general Tao chicken, both for $22.60 after taxes but they take cash only for their lunch special so make sure to bring some. The rice noodles was a generous portion, could've been a bit more seasoned but decent otherwise for the price, there's definitely a lot better out there. I was disappointed when I opened the container of the general Tao chicken to find out that it was sweet and sour instead but we still ate it and it was fine. The chicken was served on top of rice so you don't get as much meat but the price was fine so we didn't care. read more

So I think it is still a good deal. $8 for the specials. I took away 1 star because I got a piece of dried fish in my eggplant. Which was fine with me cause I love dried fish but it makes me think their quality control is only average. But if you don't mind that, the food is decent Cantonese cuisine. I noticed they changed the containers from styrofoam to the black plastic ones. I honestly think there is less volume in the black ones so the quantity is less now than when I went last.(another reason to take down a star!). But for the price, I will still go back. I remembered to take a photo of the menu. I kinda wonder if it is available after 430pm, but I didn't ask cause I was there early enough read more

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While exploring China Town, we picked this restaurant, because we saw other people eating inside and our server was very welcoming. It's a great place for 5 people parties and up. We picked a combo dinner for 6, and were happy with our choice, because we're very hungry. I highly suggest you this deal: it's diverse, has many items, comes with rice, veggies and spring rolls. Good came quick and sizzling hot. The service is very attentive and friendly. Great place to visit and try Chinese food! read more

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That Umbrella Guy @ Rol Jui. Came for lunch. It was pretty empty, which probably isn't a good sign compared to other chinese restaurants downtown at lunch time. Could be the weather, but today is pretty nice. Service is alright. Lighting is a bit dim to me but that's because I would like all the lighting I can get for pictures since my phone isn't good in low-light. They advertise $5.99 cash-only lunch specials which comes with a free soup. Ordered the chicken fried noodles (with vegetables 時菜雞炒麵), cause I like the crispy egg noodles that cantonese restaurants make. Chicken was really salty, and the vegetables were really greasy but still had no real flavour. Noodles were nice and crispy, but that's about the only thing I enjoyed. The free soup is a bit difficult to judge. It sort of tasted like a pork-bone based soup, though the colour was very opaque, the flavour was very light and you could taste hints of water added afterwards. I'm not sure if that's how it's supposed to taste but it wasn't anything special. Portion size was massive (enough for two, maybe three), but flavour wasn't there. They also charged $7, which does not seem consistent with the advertised price. I just assumed they included tip. Don't know if this kind of experience is only with their deals. read more

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I came here with a group of friends for the lunch special. All lunch specials were $7.50 and it had a good variety of choices. I order the Szechuan chicken with rice. The dish was not spicy at all. It tasted more sweet like they used Thai sweet chili sauce to make the dish. The celery was not peeled so there were still long strings that you couldn't digest. Service was slow only one dish came out at a time. The person bring it to your table was a little kid! I made the wrong choice by coming here. I talked to my other friends they said they didn't like their food either. read more

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I was looking for an affordable and calm place for lunch. I stepped into this restaurant and greeted very gently. The Chicken fried noodles with vegetables was delicious. Will visit there again. Highly recommend for students and families who are looking for a calm environment. P.S: Cash Only :) read more

First time came here on a Friday night ! Food is good , especially the daily pot soup , sweet and fascinating! We ordered the lobster combo , it came with the beef ribs , goji Spanish, and of course , Chinese traditional wine steam double lobster . My bf brought me here and recommended this is a traditional Hong Kong style restaurant, the dishes here are different from other new restaurants opened within this decade! I liked it a lot and I will come back try other dishes ! Strongly recommend this place , much better than other Chinese uptown restaurants !!!!!!!!! read more

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An authentic Chinese restaurant. There were huge menus on the walls with mouth-watering pictures of menu items. Maybe because it was we were all Asian, or maybe because we ordered in Chinese, but the waiter didn't offer to suggest anything to us or offered us forks - which I think is probably more of a positive thing. The service was good for a Chinese restaurant, the waiters asked us if we needed white rice and served the soup for us when it came out. We had the seafood & fish maw soup, spicy beef and scallop & veggie dish (all with white rice). It was all very good, and reasonably priced. I would recommend this restaurant. The reason for only 3 star is that there was not one particular thing that popped out, when compared with other Chinese restaurant's I've been to. I also don't like how there are bugs in the red vinegar (but this is very typical of the vinegar in Chinese restaurants that keep the vinegar on the table). The decor is also not that nice, but better than most Chinese restaurants that are owner owned. read more

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We intended to go to House of Gourmet but there was a huge line up on Friday night. Instead, we walked down the street and decided to try Rol Jui. We were seated quickly and received menus. After a minute, they asked if were ready to order - we needed more time! They came by two more times before we finally decided on the stir fried scallops in black bean sauce. While we were waiting for our food, I checked the Yelp reviews and was a little concerned since I hadn't seen any recent ones. However, the food came out very quickly and it was piping hot and delicious. I'll stick to House of Gourmet as my go-to but wouldn't mind coming back: read more

Rol Jui Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Greeted by enthusiastic waitresses as my friends and I stepped into this restaurant one evening. Menus on the wall, plastic tablecloth, seems like a typical Chinese restaurant. Their kitchen is in the basement, and food is transported via a dumbwaiter. We ordered Beef and Choi Sum, Braised Pork with Preserved Vegetable, and Eggplants with Minced Pork en Casserole. The meal came with complimentary Pork and Vegetable Soup, and Red Bean and Tapioca for dessert. All the dishes were delicious, although the Braised Pork tasted a little different than what I'm used to. It was less spicy and had spinach underneath the meat. This dish took a while to make, so make sure you put this order in when you first arrive, as our friendly waitress suggested. Meal was satisfactory, price was great, staff was welcoming, will come back for other dishes in the future. read more

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I never understand why my mom love their lobsters so much, this is her go to place for lobster. Their lobsters are really just mediocre-average. Everything else tasted decent, quite greasy, nothing stands out. I have to admit I really enjoy the taro tapioca dessert at the end of the meal. Great service, decent food, price is fair. 3.5/5 read more

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Lunch special is very good, but their cooking speed is VERY slow! (even with very few patron in the restaurant) Reviewed during: Mon - Fri Lunch time Service Speed: 4 / 5 Cooking speed: 2.5 / 5 Food Quality: 4 / 5 Food Quantity: 4 / 5 Price: 5 / 5 (Lunch special is $4.99) Cleanness: 4 / 5 Repeat: Yes read more

Delivery was really fast but most of the food was extremely salty and usually I am pretty tolerant of salt. The salt and pepper shrimp (which I normally love and expect to be a bit salty) was basically inedible. Scallop sauce was also over salted. On the other hand, the fried rice was a bit bland! The food was very fresh but would be twice as good with a bit of attention to balancing flavour. read more

Food was delish! Very inexpensive for the portion sizes as well. Went during non rush hour (linner) and the owner/waitress was very nice and friendly, had a nice conversation with her. Located right in the heart of Chinatown. read more

The food here is good and I've ordered from here a few times, but I won't be ordering from here again. I found a strand of black hair and a dead cockroach in my fried rice. Disgusting! Had to throw out$50 worth of food. I looked them up on DineSafe and it looks like they have a history of infractions, including inadequate pest control! read more

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Anywhere where Lazy Susan dominates the scene is A OK by me. I popped in here after an event with some buddies and ordered way too much of the good stuff. We were a motley crew of two big dudes, a pregnant lady, a small lady and a vegan. We went through the gamut of the usual goodness from hot and sour soup, to dumplings, to veggies, to fried rice, to meat dishes and back again. All of it was decent, and the staff was lovely. My favourite part of the evening was when a table mate ordered a vodka soda, and the language barrier made it slightly challenging. Our server then went and brought over a bottle of vodka to make sure she understood and free poured her drink. Awesome. read more

Toronto is a tough town for late night eats, but Rol Jui definitely fit the bill! Good food. Fast service. Open late. Fast. Friendly staff. Popular but not too crowded. Last Saturday night after 11PM was my first visit to Rol Jui, but it won't be my last. We ordered and started getting served within minutes. And the food was good and plentiful! Recommend: Hot and sour soup. Beef short ribs. Sizzling shrimp hot plate. Seriously good, fast service, and very nice staff. I will be back. read more

Fuck is Susan ever lazy.... but if you like Lazy Susan you'll love Rol Jui. Open most nights until 5am, this is easily my go late night (early morning) to china town eatery and as you've guessed it they have lazy susans on their tables. The place seems pretty ghetto once your start to deconstruct your surroundings. We have faded pictures of food blown up and mounted on the walls, the white garbage bag table cloths and the giant fish tanks with mammoth fish that often throw themselves against the tank (and scare the shit out of me every time!) The best or worse part is the cleanup... the waitress just grabs all four garbage bag table cloth corners and carries the plates and utensils in a makeshift bag-cluster to the back room (seriously I wish I could do this at home!) Now on to the food, which is delicious! I usually get the squid and crab corn chowder. The portions are large and made for sharing so bring friends and don't sit near the fish tank if you get startled easily! read more

Took awhile for me to get around to this review as my experience of this restaurant was on a Friday night on the Canada day long weekend. Was in the area again on the weekend and before I gave this place one star I wanted to make sure it was the right place. So like most the joints on this section there is absolutely nothing fancy about the interior or anything amazing about the ambience, it is all about the food and I give this one star based on the one bite I took out of a beef curry before I got up and left. Arriving early morning around 2am we randomly chose this place as it was not busy apart from one group of 6 already there. We sat down, ordered our dishes quick and myself opting for a simple beef curry. Mine was the first dish to come out and to be fair it was a very large portion so I offered it to two others to help themselves but after taking my first bite I had to spit it out into a napkin. The beef was rotten and the rice was completely off, after advising my friends to stop eating there share I decided I was not going to return the dish and ask for anything else so I quietly told the waitress lady the problem and politely told her we are going somewhere else. I will not be going here ever again read more

No where else in Chinatown would I risk a parking ticket for takeout. Upon entry it looks like any other Chinese food restaurant - with those elusive Chinese only menus on the wall which make you wonder if THAT menu is cheaper and the suspicious yet intriguing tank full of lazy/half dead lobsters. But don't let that fool you the food here is pretty great. I highly recommend the crab corn soup or the spicy fried squid. The service is quick and friendly and this place is open late! Its also large and pretty stroller friendly, good to bring a couple in there and the waitresses really love babies and pregnant women! But if you aren't in the baby way and you're looking for some eats after last call - order their "cold tea" which is code for beer in a tea pot. read more

I came here for lunch on a Wednesday at 12. The restaruant was not too crowded. I ordered the stir fry rice noodle with black bean chicken sauce. For $6.99 + tax, the portion was huge and it tasted good. They also gave me soup when i ordered the lunch special. There are approximately 10 to 12 choices on the lunch menu. I would come back again for lunch. read more

I was first introduced to Rol Jui through my girlfriend's family, it's here that we've been coming for years to have family dinners for all sorts of special occasions like birthdays and holidays. The restaurant is always filled and the food is very consistent. Dishes always come out piping hot, and are always tasty. Though I don't always know what the dishes we order are called, I have no problem going through eight of them over the course of a dinner. Even with so many dishes going through the kitchen, service is always great and fast. They've never gotten one of our dishes wrong either which is pretty amazing now that I think about it. Some of the dishes I first tried at Rol Jui include salt and pepper pork chops which are fried and spicy. They're a common dish at Chinese restaurants, but some serve them with extra fatty or boney piece of pork, Rol Jui's are great. I'm also a fan of the Lemon chicken, and the tapioca desert. If you are looking for a Chinese restaurant for two people, or 10, then Rol Jui is great. read more

The rice in my dish was cold. No soup provided. When asked for it, they said they run out. We did not venture for the complicated dishes. The restaurant was pretty empty. Only one table for two with client. The waitress was absent-minded and over-billed us at the checkout when we did not notice. We happened to ask for a copy of their receipt. Regret paying too much tips to them. The restaurant does not seem to be carefully managed and it should not be recommended. read more

I really do have a food crush on this place! I have eaten in this restaurant several times and always have had a good experience. I love the plastic table clothes, I love the lazy susan and I love the staff. Service is quick and the food comes out quickly too. Staff have always been friendly and helpful. This feels like a family place. The restaurant is clean. I love that the menus are on the walls. Food - fresh, hot and tasty. The crispy ginger beef is delicious, as are the curries, stir frys, dumplings, sweet and sour. Fried rice dishes are huge! Portions are big, you could easily share a main dish and fried rice between two people. I need to remember that this place does take out! Definitely worth a try, certainly one of my preferred places to eat in Chinatown read more

I love Chinese food but this place is the absolute worst experience I have ever had in a Chinese restaurant. The lunch special fried noodles were greasy and disgusting, immediately upsetting my stomach, and when I asked for a fortune cookie after paying for my order the waitress told me "No fortune cookie for lunch special". There was a huge bowl full of fortune cookies right behind her, and they probably cost about 1-2 cents individually. I have never had experienced such pure contempt for a paying customer in my life. Also the restaurant is filthy, I was second-guessing myself ordering there just based on the dirt and grime on the walls, tables, and murky green fish tanks - if there's any blessing to my trip, it's that at least I didn't order the seafood. So to recap: Dimly lit and dirty restaurant serves horrendous, greasy and flavourless food served by the rudest staff I have ever encountered. You can get infinitely better Chinese food at literally any other restaurant nearby, so do that instead and avoid this place like the plague. Incidentally, the plague may have been easier on my stomach than the food was at rol jui. I love Chinese food but this place is the absolute worst experience I have ever had in a Chinese restaurant. The lunch special fried noodles were greasy and disgusting, immediately upsetting my stomach, and when I asked for a fortune cookie after paying for my order the waitress told me "No fortune cookie for lunch special". There was a huge bowl full of fortune cookies right behind her, and they probably cost about 1-2 cents individually. I have never had experienced such pure contempt for a paying customer in my life. Also the restaurant is filthy, I was second-guessing myself ordering there just based on the dirt and grime on the walls, tables, and murky green fish tanks - if there's any blessing to my trip, it's that at least I didn't order the seafood. So to recap: Dimly lit and dirty restaurant serves horrendous, greasy and flavourless food served by the rudest staff I have ever encountered. You can get infinitely better Chinese food at literally any other restaurant nearby, so do that instead and avoid this place like the plague. Incidentally, the plague may have been easier on my stomach than the "food" was at rol jui. read more

First off, I have walked by this place many times on Dundas as I head towards the Spadina parts of China Town. Finally decided to give this place a try for dinner one time and because of it's convenient location we came here for dinner again tonight. This is a very lay back Chinese Restaurant with a wide range of choices on their menu. We ordered their dinner for 6 people off of one of the Chinese menus. I think the prices were very reasonable. It was only $89.99 for six items and it comes with soup of the day and Chinese dessert - and this was the seafood dinner for six option. From the six dishes we ordered there was one dish that was Vancouver Crab and steamed fish. Overall great value for what you get and the portions are huge. In terms of the food quality, I would say it good. I think this has become another default dinner place option when we want to get good Chinese food downtown. read more

Fine, fine Chinese seafood restaurant. I was there at relatively off times 1:30 and 3 pm and it wasn't crowded. The staff were friendly and attentive. The waitress also described my choices as among her favorites, but then... On one visit I had the Steamed Lobster with Ginger and Onions, the Crab and Fish Maw Soup and the Stuff Crab Claws. All wonderful. On the second visit Steamed Sea Bass with Ginger and Onions. Also excellent. They have a pretty extensive menu but since this restaurant specializes is seafood that's what I wanted to try. Chinatown in Toronto is at least as good as its counterpart in New York. Lots of choices. I will return. read more

Nice servants and tasty dishes. Loved their ginger onion stir fried lobster, marinated steamed free run chicken, steamed fish, bbq pork(char siu), ong-choy in bean curd sauce and green bean with meat stir fry. The crab steamed seafood rice in lotus leaf wrap was just ok. Bbq duck was average. Other veggies and appetizers we've ordered was fine but none of them was much impressive. The in house dessert of the day was mung Bean sweet soup, it was good. Overall the restaurant is worth trying. Recommend their green run chicken and lobster! read more

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Since my friend took me to this place months ago, I have become regular visitor. The food is always delicious, fresh, and really yummy. The service is fantastic. The staff is very friendly and welcoming. Plus, absolutely love their steamed fish and free range chicken. read more

Decided to check out Chinatown and randomly chose this restaurant. The staff was very inviting and the tea was amazing. However, it was definitely not the best Chinese food we have ever had. The chicken looked very strange and we were scared to eat it, the beef did not taste like beef, the rice was pretty tasteless, and the bathrooms were disgusting. The bottom of the urinal was completely black. I typically judge a restaurant by the cleanliness, but we were pressed for time. It was definitely a mistake. read more

Went here for dinner on Monday night. It was empty except for another table. Nothing that we ordered was memorable in any way. From the General Tso's chicken to the Cantonese chow mein to the deep fried tofu to the Chinese greens and a couple of other forgotten dishes, none stood out. The portion sizes were average to on the smallish size. It's not bad but it's not good either. read more

I ordered delivery tonight. The delivery took 70 mins to arrive and when I got that plastic bag, the driver just left immediately. I was confused until I find out that everything in the bag--including 2 congee and 1 beef dish--are all messed up. Its like I'm not holding my dinner but a garbage bag with disgusting liquid inside. Then I called them ask them to redeliver or just give my money back. THEY REFUSED!!!!! and told its ALL THEIR DRIVER'S FAULT, it has NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM. SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WORST RESTAURANT EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Very reasonable, and good. Go for scallops, squid, fish. Esp. liked the scallop - chicken combo. Nice place to enjoy Cantonese food read more

This is the Chinese restaurant we always go to. We really enjoy the Lemon Chicken, Cantonese Noodle Dish, Ginger and Onion Lobster, and Seafood Soup. We have had probably 5 other dishes and they were all very good as well. Service is always good (may be because we are regulars) and the beer is cheep. We got the discount card and always get a percentage off our meal when we pay with cash. I am taking one star off for the plastic tablecloths. read more

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My daughter has grown up loving to eat here. The waitresses know her and her love wonton soup. Very Tasty food, Great take-out. Reasonable price. read more

I have visited the Rol Jui a few times over the last few weeks, and every time the food has been top-quality and the service friendly and efficient. The luncheon specials for $7.50 plus tax are an incredible steal - my favorite is the eggplant and shrimp in black bean sauce, a large portion, as well as some noodle dishes. At dinner time I have had the double lobster with ginger and green onion, the lotus root with black fungus and snow peas (a delicious dish that is posted on the wall but may not be in the regular menu), king mushrooms with snow pea greens, mapo tofu, mussels in black bean sauce and other dishes. All were excellent. Last week I catered a dinner party for six guests with dishes from Rol Jui, including the double lobster, and the bill came to only $120. I live next to Chinatown and know most restaurants well. In my book Rol Jui is the best Cantonese seafood restaurant around, but to appreciate it you have to go outside your comfort zone of fried rice and chow mein. Nowadays in many restaurants the walk-in traffic has been replaced by delivery services. Unfortunately these services take 30 per cent of the price of the meal, which makes life hard for many of these places. So walk in and sit down or pick up your own food. That way you will keep your favorite restaurants alive. read more

Very plain dim sum, nothing fancy at all..was a bit disappointed. As Yelp describes it: "A-OK." read more

THE WORST TAKEOUT EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. Ordered the Spicy Szechuan Beef. Apparently in Szechuan, cows are composed entirely of skin and fat, with no muscle or meat to speak of. After eating five pieces, I cleaned off some other pieces to see if it was all the same. It was. A quivering mass of fat and cuttings - probably leftover cuts from all sorts of animals. A positively horrifying experience. I've been eating in Toronto's Chinatown for 10 years, and this stands out as by far the worst experience ever! read more