I have wanted to try Mother's Dumplings for ages and finally got the chance while I was in the neighbourhood. I cannot believe how disappointing it was. I was dining alone around 3 pm on a week day so it wasn't super busy. Hostesses who were seating people were pretty gruff. My server was the same. The only nice server was the bus boy. Dumplings were worse than I could make at home (and I am not a great cook). My dumpling standards are pretty high as I have lived in Asia and my Chinese friends in Toronto are great cooks (and dumpling makers!) My food was so lacklustre and disappointing that I doubt I'll bother to give them a second chance. I definitely do not understand all the stellar reviews.