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| - I'm been here once previously for dinner, but this review is for dim sum. This place is super popular - when I arrived around 1:30 PM on Good Friday, the place was absolutely PACKED, and my parents and I had to wait close to an hour for a table (and that was only because we agreed to share, otherwise the wait would have been a lot longer.) This place mainly stands out to me for two reasons: the unique food items on their menu, and the quality of the food itself. I can honestly say I was pleased with pretty much every single item we ordered.
Siu mai - These were larger than the ones you get at most other places, and just really delicious. I loved that they were flavourful without being overly salty, as I often find at other places. I enjoyed these so much that I immediately devoured two when they arrived at our table.
BBQ pork rice rolls - I usually avoid getting the BBQ pork ones because I've had bad experiences at other places where the BBQ pork is too dry and cardboard-y. Not the case here, the pork in here was lovely and moist.
Shrimp dumplings - Also really large, and came with an actual shrimp. As another reviewer mentioned, there was a bit of a fishiness to these that you don't find at most other places. I can see how it might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I liked it because it indicated freshness to me.
Curry chicken pie - I think curry fans will like this. The pastry was delicious, had a bit of a sweetness/coconut flavour and was light and flaky.
Egg yolk custard bun - A lot of dim sum places don't even have these, so I always make sure to get them when I find them! The filling in these is a less violent shade of orange than I have seen at other places and also had less of a salty/egg yolk flavour (was more sweet) than I've had at other places. I think I would have liked a bit more filling though.
Chinese grass jelly cake and honey & brown sugar cake - Both of these items are pretty unique and good to try. The grass jelly cake tasted as expected and came with a side of condensed milk if you want some added sweetness. The honey & brown sugar cake actually tasted a bit like a chocolate cake to me, albeit a bit less sweet.
Tea tray - Comes with two layers, one with savoury items and the other with desserts. By the time this came out, we were pretty full, so ended up taking most of it home and I haven't gotten a chance to try some of the items. Some items include seaweed, beans soaked in honey, chicken feet, egg tart, papaya with coconut jello, mango jelly, grapes and an orange lol. I don't really see the point of getting this more than once, but it's a cool concept and looks beautiful!
The prices are a bit higher than your typical dim sum place (I mostly eat in Scarborough, which is cheap AF), but I do think it is worth it for the quality of the food. Small items are $3.10, medium $4.10, large $5.10, XL $6.10, special $7.10. The tea tray was about $13. Despite that, overall it wasn't too bad, our bill ended up being $60 for the three of us, and we were all really full. I thought service was okay for a Chinese restaurant - no one was openly rude at least. Experienced a bit of frustration with the tea tray because at first they forgot to put the order in, then we had to wait a long time for it. We had to ask multiple staff to check on it, and none of them ever came back to update us, so the communication was a bit lacking there.
I wouldn't make this my regular dim sum place because I don't think I'd be able to deal with the crazy weekend crowds, but would love to come back once in a while to indulge and try different items! Also good to note that on weekdays between 9-11 AM all items are $3.10.
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