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| - I cannot in good faith give Matsuya more than 2 stars in their current state as much as I love their staff and location. I hope their owner takes note of constructive criticism to improve their restaurant drastically.
VENUE/AMBIANCE (3 stars)
This is a fairly large sized restaurant located in the corner of the Garden Basket plaza on Markham and 16. Probably seats 40-50 people. Parking is abundant. They have several TVs that simultaneously play CP24 (Is there anything else they can play???).
As many others have noted, this clearly Hong Kong style cafe has a Japanese name and calls themselves a Korean House. I have no idea who's doing their branding but nothing makes sense. They should really just pick one cuisine and stick with it.
SERVICE (3 stars)
Courteous staff uncharacteristic of Chinese establishments in the Markham area. Everything else is slow. Food was slow. Drinks were slow. An afternoon tea that could have easily taken 45 minutes took over 1.5 hours! We were starving by the food arrived. It's been several weeks since they've opened so I expect their kitchen staff to be running smoothly by now. Also, after taking our orders, the waitress came back with utensils (fork and spoon). We all ordered noodles, so I'm not sure how they expected us to eat this. Apparently it's their policy to provide forks and spoons every time. (Why?)
FOOD (2 stars)
I ordered a "Korean Style Pork Chop Instant Noodle". First, I don't know where they got Korean from. The soup base was a watery pork bone soup. The pork chop was over-marinated and too sweet and too salty at the same time. The instant noodles were just instant noodles, not even shin ramyun. There were no veggies or other seasoning. I barely finished half before I gave up. Their pork belly ramen was disappointing as well. Whose idea was it to serve unseasoned, hard boiled eggs with the ramen? Pork bone soup base was bland and watery as well. I will commend them, however, on giving three slices of pork belly.
The iced milk tea was standard offering. I will note drinks are not included in the dinner menu. Patrons have to pay for drinks individually, on top of their already pricey meals.
QUALITY/VALUE (2 stars)
Afternoon tea is around 7.99 (+ $1 for cold drinks), which is around the same as other HK cafes in the area if not more expensive. Dinner menu is ridiculously expensive for quality. I don't think this location or their food quality warrants the inflated pricing.
OVERALL
2.5 stars
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