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| - This place really made me realize how big of a difference ambiance makes for food. Had I had the same mediocre, over-cooked dimsum at a dingy Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, the food would probably be worse in my head and definitely the restaurant would be 2-star. However, due to the prime location it is in, and the fact that I was there on a sunny day, sitting near the window, the view made up for the somewhat crummy food.
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Location:
2nd floor in the Harbourfront building, with a corner location and a beautiful view to the lake. Restaurant is bright and clean. Very nice.
Food:
My friend and I, we ordered a LOT. Most of which were ridiculously overcooked, and obviously really hot. I think they have a huge stack of steamers in the back and they just leave the food in there all day.
- leaf wrapped rice: the leaves were dried up and stuck on to the rice. The flavour was okay, not authentic enough, and a little bland
- spinach dumplings: the clear skin literally breaks apart at the touch of chopstick. None of the al dente feel that skin should have. I might have liked the flavour better if it wasn't so steamy hot.
- chicken feet: the flavour was all there (in fact it was really tasty) and of course the bones fell apart as soon as you picked it up, somewhat in a good way, but you can tell the outerskin has been sucked of its moisture due to the overcookedness
- deep-fried squid tentacles: BEST dish of the meal. The only dish that didn't feel overcooked, amazingly tasty, and wasn't cold (unlike many of the dimsum restaurants with push carts).
- fried leek and shrimp dumplings: a bit cold,but really good
- scallop rice noodle wrap (chun fun) - OK
- black bean pork ribs: they used the good ribs, and a bit salty but pretty good.
- bbq pork bun: not a huge fan, a little too sweet
- garlic baby bokchoy veggie: the garlic was roasted and not stir-fried with the vegetable, weird. It was okay...
- jelly fish: weird dish for dimsum, but okay.
Price:
EXPENSIVE! $5.50 for a medium, $6 for large (scallop rice noodle), $7.50 for special (jelly fish, baby bok choy)
Our bill worked out to be $75 after tax and tip...for what i mentioned above. Ridiculous.
Service:
Ironically, it's your typical chinese service. Other than the fact that they spoke English, everyone pretty much ignores you and forgets to give you things when you ask for them. They do have push cart service, but they come around randomly and it's the same carts that go around and around, with nothing you actually want in them. You're better off ordering from the menu than wait for the push cart.
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Funnies:
- they have to take the push carts up and down the stairs, and every time the push cart lady has to ask some male server to help her.
- also THE PUSH CART LADIES CALL OUT THE FOODS IN ENGLISH, which, to be honest, makes the food somewhat incomprehensible.
Would I go back? Only if I want to bring someone special to go see the view while having dimsum...so very not likely.
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