Yesterday after braving the cool, crisp, clear morning we met friends for dim sum at the old Bright Pearl. The place closed for awhile and has reopened as Gold Diamond with the same basic decor and I am guessing the same people. It is a big open space on the second floor that is accessed from the side of the building and a set of interior stairs. The tables and chairs are all slipcovered, I guess to make the place feel more posh, than all the plastic table clothed places along Spadina. It consists of lots of round tables with seats of six, eight and ten with a large gilded dragon and phoenix on the back wall and double happiness for weddings. These sit behind a set of two tables that are on raised podiums. There are windows that look out unto St. Andrew Street. There is a dim sum menu on the tables and dim sum carts that make their way around the tables allowing everyone to choose what looks yummy. We had an assortment of dim dishes and while the food was OK we were not that impressed with the quality. The dim sum at Rol San and the Pearl is still better, but it was nice to catch up and to try a new place.