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| - I am IMPRESSED. 5 stars. So very glad we came here.
A relative from Hong Kong came to visit my family, so we took him here for a nice dinner out. It is also close to my home, opens late (gosh I love Markham for that), and it looked beautiful.
I was imagining this to be a typical Chinese steakhouse but it was more than that. When you walk in, you are presented with their raw bar: oysters, shrimps, lobsters, geoduck.... It is dark and intimate here. Their washrooms are beautifully decorated (stars on the ceiling). It's trendy and lounge-like.
Great staff as well. Our waitress (I love you) says, "You're welcome" every single time we thanked her. EVERY single time. Every!!!! She doesn't wait until the very end, for example, when she pours the water... she says it immediately. That and she was attentive to details, very polite, made sure we were happy, gave lots of recommendations WHEN WE NEEDED (not randomly, only when necessary), and was very friendly.
==========THE FOOD
My brother and our relative ordered the set dinner $45/per person. They are picky eaters (oh man, so picky) but they were very happy with this deal. They both enjoyed their appetizers (Norwegian Smoked Salmon, and Smoked Moulard Duck Breast), their perfect steak, and the dessert was actually really good as well (Napoleon ice cream cake).
Now, my boyfriend and I wanted to try something MORE than just soup and steak... but we also ordered our own Norwegian Smoked Salmon $13. Very thick smoked salmon -so sooooo good.
Alaskan King Crab Legs (1/2 lb) $20 -we had it cold. It came in a large bowl of ice (with icey smoke pouring out). There were multi-color lights inside this bowl that change colors constantly, then the crab legs were sticking out of the ice. It looks pretty cool. The crab legs were very fresh, very juicy of ocean water, and the crab meat was generous.
They have cheap SIDES -and I ordered a Fettuccine for $3. I was told it will be small, but I know this dinner is already very expensive I decided "YES I will be cheap and get this." Turns out, this $3 dish was quite big (like a dish of extra large fries) and it was filling. Perhaps they felt sorry for me and gave me this much? Or perhaps this truly is just $3!!!
We also ordered a dozen assorted oysters. She said we could flip the oyster shell over if we decided to order this same one again. So we flipped a few tasty ones over, but before we even finished our oysters she came back with a full list of oyster names and their origin. She wrote it down just for us!! She's so cute.
You know, I remember oysters being $2 each that night. I'm not seeing this promotion again on their website though.
==========VERDICT
*Food: A+
*Service: A++
*Food presentation and creativity: A+
*Price: $200 late night dinner (we also had drinks), works out to be $50 per person.
*Vibe: A+, love that centre raw bar presentation. Love the very low lighting, the sofa seats, it felt intimate and I enjoyed this setting for a latenight dinner.
*Restaurant hours: 5pm to 1am, A+!!! We came here at 9:40. None of the typical comments like, "Kitchen will be closed at XOXOXO" and "We ran out of that, please order lalalala...."
Oh and visit the washrooms!!
I am not sure if this true, my friends told me to visit their south location near Pacific Mall for a cheaper meal and better food. Whatevs! It's still 5 stars here for me. I truly truly truly enjoyed our night here, thank you so much for having us!
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