Tried this spot since it's close to home, and overall the food didn't disappoint. Service was mostly good except they started cleaning before we even left which wasn't the best experience. Interior wasn't too fancy and I didn't have a problem with that. We started with the hot & sour soup which had huge portion, enough for 4-5 people. The flavor was decent, though it didn't have a lot of chicken pieces. Then we tried the spicy pork chop, which were hesitant to order but so glad we did because it was so good! Perfectly crispy with just the right amount of spice. The egg and shrimp fried rice was alright but could've used a bit more seasoning. The only real letdown was the chili fish. The pieces were overly crispy with too much batter and hardly any fish inside. I wouldn't recommend trying it. Ended the night with fortune cookies! read more

Greasy Spoon Traditional Chinese Restaurant. Accepts cash and Interac only (no tap). Food is good quality. Staff were fairly busy when I went in so I was patient and had to wait my turn to order. Turnaround for food was fast and tasted great. Will return in the new year. read more

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Not Chinese grandparents approved :( Decided to give this spot a try for takeout and switch it up from our usual family dinner spot, since the reviews for this place seemed pretty great... but I was fooled by the "rave" reviews. I placed an order online for pickup which was seamless and easy. I first noticed that their price points were fair and reasonable. I ordered a variety of dishes to feed 6 people -- a Super Bowl congee, chow mein, sweet & sour pork, 2 kinds bbq meat, sticky rice, fried turnips, and a salt & pepper squid. The congee was definitely on par with what I'm used to which was great. From there, there were noticeable differences in the quality of the other dishes, in that they tasted a bit more bland and less fresh (my grandma said some stuff tasted a day old and reheated). Personally, I thought this place was just ok. Though I did notice some quality and freshness flaws as well, it's not something I would complain about, other than noting that the other places we are used to going to are better. However, my grandparents were really strongly opinionated that they weren't pleased with the quality of the food. So much so that I felt bad about ordering this place for takeout for them. That being said, we won't be returning. read more

Great cheap eat place with generous portions and good taste. It is not one of those Canadian Chinese establishment. Food is not weiredly Westernized. I was here to get well reputed Mapo Tofu. While I was waiting for the order, I saw food items were brought to tables for eat-in customers. The portions were generous! The mapo tofu was tasty. Nothing stand out or wow but it was good. The spiciness/hot profile was from red pepper - i personally wished it had Chinese pepper sensation but what can I ask more for $12.25 (enough to serve 2 -3). :) read more

Royal Congee Chinese Cuisine - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Typical racially discriminatory restaurant. Serving the non-Asians first and let Chinese folks wait longer for food. Food is ok, convenient location. However service can be improved. read more

Great chinese food options in a part of scarborough that lacks chinese food selections. Fast service. Comparable to Congee Queen at a lesser cost. There's always traffic coming in/out, especially for pick up and online order. Right next door to Kung Fu tea. read more

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Love this place, the only authentic cantonese restaurant in the area, where prices are still pretty cheap for all their dishes compared to any other place. read more

Come here bearing in mind that you want food cooked quickly, accommodating service, and a modest meal. I wanted to get the soft egg with fish, which wasn't on the menu - they had soft egg with beef or shrimp, or fish with tofu, but not fish and egg together. So I requested for the soft egg with fish and for the fish not to be deep fried, which is usually how they do it. When at first our server said that he would have to ask whether the chef would do such a combination, but then the fish would have to be fried, I half gave up on the no-fry request, and still asked to see whether the combination was possible. Our server came back and said that the chef could do the combination (he had never done it before), PLUS, they had some unfried fish! Score! Not only did they accommodate my very specific request, the food came out beautifully, piping hot, and yummy as heck. See pictures. I'm definitely going back for more! read more

Royal Congee Chinese Cuisine - Fish with soft egg (by special request, not on menu) - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Overpriced bbq pork bun with very little filling. Overpriced tiny spring rolls. Tasteless, bland shanghai noodle. Veg fried rice was standard. Mediocre food, the only good thing was the sweet and sour pork but the portion was quite small. There are so many great reviews for this place, and this is my second try with this place, don't think I'll order again. ps. you get no condiments either soya sauce, plum sauce read more

Great restaurant!! Great service... Great food. The only thing I wish they had is tap on the interact machine. read more

We went here for a Saturday night dinner. It's not a big place but it's a nice family type place. Looking around at the other Diners were families. No loud douche bags here. We ordered the sliced beef congee, fires dough sticks, Yeung Chow fried rice and vegetable soup. Everything came out from the kitchen shortly after ordering. Everything was delicious. I would defiantly come here again. read more

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Finally found a place nearby if I'm craving Congee with dough fritters. Always order the house special congee seafood with white pepper. Very legit Cantonese chow mein and general Tao chicken. If I can afford to eat Chinese food everyday I would. But I do go twice a week so far. Service always prompt and friendly. Call to order because it's very busy, usually twenty minutes wait if u walk in. Also dine in, very clean but I would only dine in during the summer. I would seriously have a dinner party here. read more

It's a little hole in the wall that we went to on a whim when we moved to the area last year. Honestly, probably one of the best old school cantonese style chinese restaurants. The other reviews cover this place accurately. Growing up on the East end of Scarborough and having tried the varieties in Agincourt / Markham this place is better than the bulk that exsist today that still cater to the old Cantonese style dishes (you know the ones). Service is quick, food is delicious and in portion sizes you'd expect from most canto places. The servers are attentive and courteous. It's usually families and locals who come through this place. You can usually find a table quickly and it's really one of those great holes in the wall. Yet to try their dimsum line up but everything in their main dishes are really yummy and up to snuff. Worth trying. read more

We had lunch here as a family and it left us impressed. We had stir fried snow pea leafs, chicken fried rice, chicken in black bean sauce and shrimp dumplings and they all tasted fresh with loads of flavour. We'll surely be back. read more

The food is DELICIOUS! The server is fabulous! The place feels great. Love the ambiance ... Chicken Fried Rice Cantonese Chow MeinGeneral Tao Chicken BBQ PorkChinese CongeeSalt and Pepper Calamariwell all is delicious... read more

This is a new addition to the plaza. My family and I came by on a Saturday night. We ordered Pork Liver Congee, Blood Tofu & Minced Beef Congee, Fried Udon with Sliced Beef & Soy Sauce, Deep Fried Chicken Wings, Steamed fish in Soy Sauce and Youtiao (油條). Everything was very tasty and flavorful. The restaurant does not have much space for too many big groups, but looks modern and clean. As we dined, we saw many come and go for take out. This seems like a good place to get lunch for people who work in the area. They offer lunch combo special for $5.99 and up and also delivery is free over $25. It might be that this place is new, but the service was above par compared to other Chinese restaurants. There is also free wifi. Overall Food - 4/5 Service 5/5 Decor 4/5 Value 5/5 This is a welcome addition to the area. Would definitely be back! read more

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Came to this little gem tucked away in the Greystone plaza for an early lunch at 11:30 am on Saturday. Great Chinese congee place, attentive service and kid friendly. We ordered salt and pepper calamari, pork chop soup noodle, ying yang fried rice, bbq pork, Choy sum oyster sauce. Food tasted great and on par with congee queen. Didn't try the congee but will definitely go back again. Clean Chinese restaurant and washroom facilities. read more

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One of the better Chinese restaurants in the area. The menu is very similar to most Chinese restaurants and very comprehensive. They also have a dim sum menu. The food quality is good and consistent. Service is decent and relatively quick. The kitchen wastes no time and food is prepared fast so you won't be waiting for long. Overall, if you're in the area and want Chinese food, it's a very good pick. read more

YUUUUM! :) Freezing a$$ day = Congee on the mind. At the behest of my sweetie we went Royal Congee Chinese Cuisine. Don't expect much like we didn't and you'll be fine! The place is in a half run down plaza that doesn't strike hope in the hearts of men but inside...inside lays yummy yummy congee that has great consistency and flavour. Also it's almost HALF the COST of congee queen. (super congee at least, we got A7) and had almost twice as much ingredients in the congee. Such a wonderful delight. Deep fried squid was bomb, but Singapore Fried Vermicelli was lacking the spice. Overall, we're thinking of going again tomorrow. And it was fun after dinner, sipping tea and listening to the cooks at the next table, talk about gambling (we were the last ones in there). I give it 4 kung fu kicks out of 5. read more

The food is really good. Clean environment for peaceful family lunch and dinner. The service can be better and they should have value meal plan for the weekend. read more

We ordered Cantonese chow mein, sweet and sour chicken on rice braised Chinese style vegetables and spring rolls for take out (same as a previous order). When we got home we discovered that we had not gotten what we ordered. We did get the chicken and the egg rolls. The other items were not what we ordered. The chow mein had fish (squid, shrimp) and something else. The stir fried vegetables had black fungus mushrooms We went back and they told us, "that is what you ordered". We told them it was not and they insisted that it was. We took in the menu we used to order both times. They argued with us and told us it was what we had ordered. It was not.... I told them I am allergic to mushrooms and they still said that is what we ordered. We took the food and left as they continued to insist that it was what we had ordered. The food was not what we ordered the last time. We went out in the rain twice. Once to pick it up and once to get what we ordered. The food was terrible. Not what we ordered. Check your food before you leave. Although I think that would not have mattered. I am allergic to mushrooms and fish. So I could have been very ill. We will not go there again. Customer service - zero. read more

Royal Congee Chinese Cuisine - Braised Chinese style vegetables. Not what we ordered - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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This is the only decent Chinese restaurant in the neighborhood that has regular Cantonese dishes such as congee, vermincellis, noodles and rices. Their food is actually consistently tasty, the salted fish chicken fried rice and Singapore style vermincelli are our go to. The Singapore style raddish cake surprisingly is better than a lot of Chinese restaurants in Markham area which is known for their authentic Chinese food. read more

This place had recently opened up near my girlfriend's place and honestly, this was my 2nd time going (first time was with her family for dinner). We dropped in at around 4:00pm, the place was somewhat deserted which was good for us hehehe. Anyways, we ordered the Super Supreme Congee Bowl which had various pieces of seafood, beef and they even added a raw egg in it (it wasn't on top but was in the middle of the congee), good thing my girlfriend decided to stir the congee up before we consumed it or else, I think it would have ended badly for the both of us. Very flavourful, add some hot oil if you like it spicy ;) or add a drop of soy sauce if it's too bland. The second dish we ordered Singaporean style fried turnip cakes. We had this on our first visit too, my girlfriend was hesitant the first time because she thought it was tofu but I told her they were turnip cakes and it was delicious and she should try...now it's one of her favourite dishes ahaha. They were good as well although lacking a crunch factor. The last dish we ordered was sweet and sour pork. Honestly that was one of my favourite sweet and sour pork I've have. Sauce wasn't drowning the pork and evenly distributed throughout the dish. Service for the first visit was lacking and disorganized (I think we went during their opening week so they didn't have a proper billing system) but upon my 2nd visit, everything was prompt, stress free. The waitress was very pleasant and very on point. I have some complaints about the waiter though. He was blasting music from his phone while on duty (BIG NO NO) and didn't even service us even though he saw us before the waitress did, he actually told the waitress to go help us and stayed seated on his lazy ass until the chef barked at him to bring our food out. Overall: Food: 4.5/5 Service: 4/5 Final score: 8.5/10 read more

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Spending a long weekend in the Toronto area from Buffalo, NY and wanted to try our go to, Chinese, we looked this place up on Yelp and were so glad we did!! Walked in to a tiny little place that was full of customers enjoying their meals, it was clean, and the staff extremely helpful. We ordered the wings, wonton soup, lo mein, house fried rice, and beef and broccoli (we were feeding 6 famished adults). Everything was fresh and very tasty! We will definitely visit again before our weekend is over! read more

This please never disappointed, probably one of the most under rated restaurants in the area. Authentic Cantonese/Chinese food. Very different than the Hakka Chinese restaurant in the area, good range of offerings. If you are a congee queen fan you got to try this. I had the chicken congee, stir fried ho fun and stir fried turnip cake. All three were on point! read more

Looks like family owned-free wifi similar to Congee Queen/Star. Very busy at times so that suggests the food is very good. All dishes that we ordered were as expected. Will go back anytime when in the area. read more

This took over the old spot where Lam Kee BBQ restaurant in the Greystone plaza was which I was very sad to see as the previous owners were very nice people so I felt like going here was a small betrayal somehow to the previous owners. After a dental appointment, I desperately needed something soft to eat so I begrudgingly stopped by Royal Congee as it was nearby. The place was clean and was made to look like a smaller version of the Congee Queens around the city... quite nice and a great use of the space. I ordered Shrimp Congee with Dough fritter (they didn't carry rice noodle roll to wrap around it to make it my usual chaleung but what can you do) and Fukien Fried Rice to go. Service was quick and friendly. They also deliver food over $25 which is what made the old Lam Kee popular during our last minute parties. I was in such a blur from the dentist that I forgot to take pictures but the food was delicious! The Congee was perfectly seasoned and can stand on its own without any soy sauce or shrimp required. Their dough fritter was crunchy on the outside and soft and moist on the inside. Their Fukien fried rice was exactly what I was expecting - I was not disappointed as their food was on point. However, I didn't commit to a full 5 due to their portions... the Congee and dough fritter (2 pieces cut in half) was good - they filled the container as expected. Their fried rice, however, was more comparable to that of other Congee places midtown (maybe slightly less than what you get at Congee star, Congee queen, Congee King and definitely less than what you get in Congee places in Richmond court) but considering there are at least 2 Hakka joints within 5 minutes whose fried rice fills BOTH sides of the container to where it needs a rubber band to keep it from pushing off its clips while this place only fills the BOTTOM part of the to go container 3/4ths of the way for 3 dollars more, I was expecting a little more bang for my buck due to its local comparators. I get that they can't fill it like Hakka places do but filling the container a little more would at least not make me notice the portion difference. That being said, I plan on going back to try other items from their menu before finalizing the 4 star rating and am hoping that their portions improve once they've scoped the area. So to sum it up, good food so far, pricing more on the top Congee Queen end ($9+) rather than the local chinese food end, selection is good, and service was good, but portion can be improved. Value for money still to be determined. read more

I've gotten take out and ate in at this restaurant many times. Food is always good! Try the spicy squid or the sizzling pepper steak. It gets busy on weeknights with take out orders but usually the food comes out in 20 min. read more

Reviews pretty much sum it up accurately. It's a good spot tucked away in the neighbourhood. If not for Yelp we wouldn't have known it was there. The lady at the counter was nice, the restaurant was quiet and the food was pretty good. We really enjoyed the chilli chicken and stir-fried baby bok choy dishes and will definitely return to try others. read more

Great value. 9 bucks for large bowl of congee is comparable to other places. The place has a lots of locals, clean, but modernish look of the restaurant is a bit out of place for the Plaza location. I would not go out of my way to come here, but it's a good value small restaurant to go to if you are in the area. read more

Great congee spot in Scarborough! Comparable to congee star, king and queen. I've only tried take out meat congee and it was delicious. Their Cantonese chow mein is legit. Loved their fried rice noodle with beef and bean sprout. So happy that they have a small selection of dim sum but only tried har gow and it was yummy. Others dishes I've tried and enjoyed was the shrimp fried rice and spicy salty squid. Definitely going back again! read more

Ordered delivery. Staff are courteous and the order came fast. I was delighted by the quality of the food. Very fresh and authentic.

I have been ordering from them at least once or twice a week ever since they've opened. Food were great and prices are very reasonable.

If you're tired of all the Hakka everywhere, this is a nice restaurant with traditional Chinese. The congee is as good as it gets.

Fantastic food and a fantastic atmosphere. We had several dishes, all were great. The waitress, Cherry, was very busy but still managed to bring the food hot and with grace and a smile. We had the deep fried banana with ice cream for desert and it was done to perfection. Finally a restraurant in Scarborough (midland and st. Clair area) that we can brag about! read more

Had takeout numerous times, rice dishes kids loved. Decided to have a sit down lunch on Sunday, invited the extended family, party of 14. They got swamped and some of our orders came late or did not get made. The food was great, the General Tsao was a nice surprise better than other similar restaurants. The sweet and sour pork was similar to mall food, think Manchu wok. Overall a good experience in a quiet corner of scarborough, a good local spot. Service should improve since management did apologize and did tell us that they are getting another server. read more

Very good chinese food in nicely renovated clean building. Similar to Congee Queen with many identical dishes and pricing. Underwhelming part of Scarborough and the plaza that its located in is not much to look at however the food is delicious and friendly service too. read more

Had lunch special today ..rice with bitter melon and chicken...$7.99 comes with small soup and spring roll....also ordered the beef brisket in hot pot...found a HAIR in this dish...called waitress over and showed her..all she said was I will tell the chef ?????? not even apologise or waive all or partial cost....how TERRIBLE...will never go back...prices overall on menu seem fair and atmosphere is nice..however don't like HAIR in my food !! read more