Lai Wah Heen used to be the place to go to for excellent Chinese food in downtown Toronto. Today's dim sum luncheon was a total disappointment. The quality of the food definitely went downhill from a year ago. Both the crab dumpling & har kow's skins were thick & chewy; the foie gras pastry tasted of stale oil, and the custard bun was bland & like it was prepared from a week ago. Paying a $8 premium for a dish of dim sum was definitely not worth it.
There were only 6-7 tables occupied during lunch hour today. Can now totally understand why the restaurant was rather empty.