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    Utopia Dream Cafe

    2.6 (85 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 pm - 11:30 PM

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    So many rules
    Karmen N.

    Stay away! So many rules and the food is (in a nice way of saying it), crap. I have never been to a board game cafe-- let alone any food place-- as disappointing as this. Not impressed at all. First, I was set off by so many rules they laid out for you. One, to which you have to purchase an item of food/drink every 3 hours, which is understandable. But the food is such poor quality! I will get to that later. Another rule is that you are only allowed 2 glasses of water and no more. That raised a red flag. Is this even legal? You are not even allowed to bring your OWN water. Okay let's talk about the food. I got the coconut toast (~$6) and the menu picture shows a nice caramelized top. I was so disappointed by what was placed before me. First off, what was on the plate, looks different than the picture. My toast had a giant yellow wet patch on top, and was confused on what it was. It smelled like butter, and was iffy about it, but I went with it. It had a mild taste of coconut, but it wasn't what I expected. In addition to false advertising, the quality they have for food was the deal breaker for me that led me straight to giving this place a 1 star. 1) the bread was DRY AS HECK. As I cut into it, it was as dense as a pound cake and as tough as a week old bun. It was so dry that there were WHITE SPECKS on it! I could shred the bread apart with my fork. I don't even know if you can even find stale bread like this at the discount section of the grocery store. 2) As if it couldn't get any worse, my toast wasn't even toasted-- at all. It was a plain dry bun. So my coconut toast was not toasted nor did it have much coconut flavour. I was shocked. The fact that they were willing to serve such gross food says something about them. My friend ordered a tapioca slush, to which tastes terrible. In addition, all the drinks were all served in plastic take aways. Which makes sense because if they can't afford to serve water to guests, they can't afford to wash dishes, right? Sure the place looks clean and decent, though very empty on a Sunday evening, with just 3-4 other tables filled. I wonder why the place isn't popular. At least they were able to bend the rule of no splitting bills because it wasn't busy. I really appreciate that they didn't make me pay for my order, after discussing with them that I wasn't happy. That made things better and I considered bumping their rating to a 2/5, but I predict this place will go bankrupt soon. Asian places have low standards in general, but this is so extreme. I would not come back nor would I recommend this place, sorry!

    Board game shelf
    Titus T.

    This boardgame cafe. Has been around for a long time and have been here a few times. The price of food is overpriced. The drinks are about average when it comes to boardgame bubbletea places. Although decor is nice. And the boardgame selection is plentiful. This place is chronically understaffed Weve ordered food here. And it does take a long time when it is a busy weekend night. And food is largely inconsisent. It is very salty most of the time when it comes to the food. And popcorn chicken is overpriced. The service is subpar. However most peopl come to this place for one reason which is the games available and the comfortable environment. The place has mahjong tables as well. Along with poker though i would not play poker here since its popular with teenagers and therefore loud. Overall as a neighbourhood place it is good. Since not overly pricey and offers variety of games. I would suggest thise around the area to go if they like board games

    Clara C.

    Love coming here for board games as this is one of the only board game cafes near me. They also open very late on weekends.They have quite a wide selection of board games, including the most popular ones and chinese ones. There are also a couple mahjong tables. Theres a lot of seating in the cafe and I've never had to wait. The food is not pricey, but it is not cheap. Only downside is it can get cold inside, probably because they don't turn up their heat.

    Lol they have WoW style Monopoly
    Linda L.

    So many people on weekends...... The place is great for casual gatherings with friends when you want to enjoy rounds of board games or have loud chats in general. It's perfect if you're looking for a vibrant environment, because the place is super busy and sometimes you have to yell over people. Food wise the place is pretty average. Bubble teas can't compare with real teashops like Chattime, but the price is like them... They offer a large collection of both Chinese and Western board games, plus majong tables. Be sure to ask the server for pokers because they don't keep them out

    Their "rules"
    Kathy Y.

    Great place for mahjong and board/card games in Markham. Downside is that a lot of the board games have been worn down from usage over time. The mahjong tables have an hourly fee, for the traditional tables they're $5 per hour and the automatic tables are $10 per hour. Relatively cheap compared to other mahjong places. They also have numerous "rule" such as minimum one food/drink per person for every 3 hours and they automatically charge 10% service charge if you plan on going with a group of 8 or more. The service here isn't the best either, very slow. They also only provide you with a maximum of 2 cups of water per person if you decide not to get a drink. Also make sure to have cash or your debit card if you plan on coming here they don't accept credit cards. Their milk tea here isn't the greatest either, taste just like powder but they do have a large selection of drinks and food here as well. They have entrees, snacks, desserts and soup. However, I wasn't a fan of their food either, haha. It may look good but the taste was far off from the flavour! This place does have wifi though! ID: Utopia Dream Cafe Password: 7170 warden

    Matcha red bean snowflake (shaved ice). Tasted mostly like ice with a hint of bitterness from the matcha.
    Katie S.

    Went here this afternoon just to chill. The place is nicely decorated and spacious with a ton of board games on a couple tall shelves and a good amount of seating. It was empty when we were there in the afternoon. Service was good. Not everything might be available - we wanted a mango shaved ice (snowflake on the menu) but they didn't have it so we got a matcha red bean one instead. The portion was decent though the dessert itself tasted mostly like ice with a hint of matcha. Not nearly sweet enough and didn't taste that good. We also got a mango slush with tapioca and this was okay. It wasn't mixed very well as I think they soak their tapioca in sugar water and so the bottom was where all the sweetness was. The slush itself tasted fine though the tapioca took some time to chew and was harder than usual. Overall not a super great experience but could be a good place if you want a drink and somewhere quiet to do work as there is free wi-fi. It was also a little awkward because there was zero music and also no one except us and the one server.

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    it wasn't my dream cafe and the place was very dirty I left immediately without ordering. The management needs to improve.

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    Utopia Dream Tea is now under new management with a brand new look and new menu.

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    Review Highlights - Utopia Dream Cafe

    Great selection of English and Chinese board games, including hard to find games, like Defenders of the Realm and Emissary Crisis, and Love Jenga.

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