I used to live in Richmond, BC for 10 years so I've had great experience with Canto-Western style of food. Is this Hong Kong Bistro Cafe the best? Nope. Their HK Milk Tea needs work but I also know this is probably the best Canto-Western food in downtown Toronto.
The Good:
1. Great portion!!! I swear their Baked Seafood Rice gives the most seafood of all I have tried and it's not even over $10. Great deal. My criticism is they need to put more cheese at the top. Their Tomato Based Pork Chop rice is also good. Big portion.
2. You always start with one of the 3 soups of your choice (Cream based, Tomato based and Hong Kong style traditional soup).
3. Friendly!! The hosts actually smile a lot. That's something Richmond/Vancouver servers severely lack in Hong Kong style restaurants IMO.
The Bad:
1. Milk tea needs a bit more work.
2. I was hoping to have some kind of combo deals with meal + milk tea. This was hugely popular in Richmond. If I order Iced Milk Tea separately, it pushes the bill over $13. Yeah yeah, I know I am cheap. lol