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| - Food alone 3 star. Overall value 4 stars.
Happy Time is one of those neighbourhood restaurants that depends on returning customers from the nearby neighbourhood. And words of mouth.
We visited based on recommendations from friends. The restaurant offered many dinner combos that were suitable for groups. Many combos featured lobsters, king crabs, skinned ducks and free range chicken. Too bad that we had a small group, so we ordered a small combo ($50) that featured half a free range chicken, and 3 entrees of your choice from a predefined list of entrees. The combo came with free starter soup and free dessert. The 4 entrees tasted average and slightly oily. The chefs did not cheap out on good ingredients since the dishes were loaded with fish fillets, beef, oysters, etc. The freshness of the ingredients were average. The portion was good. For $50, this was a steal.
In terms of services, we were seated promptly. We got the starter soup shortly after placing the order. Then we waited, and waited, and waited. I complained to a manager. The chicken (pre-made) arrived momentarily. The rest of the entrees arrived shortly after, and the manager took special care to bus our table and give us dessert himself. I guessed someone misplaced our order, and the manager tried to make up for the services lag.
Happy Time Seafood offered good value for big groups. The food tasted decent and traditionally prepared. Despite the service issues, the manager tried his best to make it up, so I am not deducting the stars. I am looking forward to revisiting with more people to take advantage of the bigger dinner combos.
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