This place was a bit of a disappointment. Considering the decor and environment looking like Congee Queen. Having almost the same menu items as Congee Queen. And relatively the same prices as congee queen with the addition of expensive things like $299 Peking Duck course and $250 crab courses and $33 Peking duck the food we got was very much sub par.
The service isn't too bad I have to admit. Though the layout of the restaurant will leave those at the back side lacking in service. Much like Congee Queen on Steeles and Don Mills. At least my arm didn't get sore waving like Green Grotto highway 7.
So we tried the house special fried rice. To be honest this would have been a good dish if they just didn't screw up on part. The rice.
The toppings itself were unique with bonito and pieces of fish that looked like large insects in the picture they had. Maybe I am colour blind or the lighting was off. The toppings themselves are good, but the rice ... Really ruined it for me. Fried rice is usually made with left over rice that had been put in the fridge. This one felt like it had just come from the rice cooker and had too soft a texture. On the border of mushy. I am like grumble grumble hoping the other dish we had would be better. Or at least fix up this dish.
No luck.
I ordered the deep fried squid tentacles because the salt and pepper squid in the picture looked like I was going to have a hard time chewing. Unfortunately I also had a hard time chewing this dish. The best part of the dish for me was the garnish of carrots and parsley which had at least corrected the after taste of the tentacles.
The service wasn't too bad. I would rate this a 2.5 star but because I didn't enjoy any food and I was really hungry that I just forced myself to eat the food rather than waste it. It was also at Congee Queen mains prices which are higher so I feel a bit more ripped off for the quality I got. At least they gave us some free red bean soup.
Anyway I decided to round this down to 2 stars.
Not sure if I want to try their Peking duck to see how it compares to others on that price range such as Chung King Garden or Spring Villa. Well we'll see and hope that this is just a blip.
The service wasn't too bad they seem like nice people. I kind of wished they had that call button.