Maxim is a fusion restaurant where Western foods is served with a Chinese twist.
Seating was spacious and there was no line when I went on Saturday night with my family.
The parking lot isn't bad as well, although several other restaurants share the plaza.
Walking in you can see this huge display of cakes, which is honestly the most exciting part of the meal.
Ordering was simple as the menu was literally 10 items (or less). This was a minus for me as I feel like the options weren't diverse enough.
We were served by 3 different waiters which made it confusing but understandable as we were the only table in the right-sided area, while everybody else was seated in the main (left) side.
Food came out pretty quick. The bread was heated before it was served which was appreciated. Nobody likes cold bread.
The soup appetizer was okay. I didn't really like the clam chowder as it was the easy, cheap kind to make. The tomato soup was yummy and had the kick of heat I wanted.
I got the cod and scallop with rice. The seafood itself was good but the rice was cold and had some hard pieces. It felt like it was left over night and then served back to me :(
Everybody else enjoyed their meal pretty well.
My family also ordered the:
- Lamb: this was a little too gamey, but the proportions were huge.
- Mixed grill: a lot, a lot of food. To me they actually all tasted the same as they drenched it in the gravy but still not bad.
- Korean styled beef: lots of meat but too little rice. The quality of the beef was good but I wished they filled the plate up instead of trying to make it look like the tiny French cuisine plates.
We got our drinks at the end which was a little strange for me. Honey-lemon-iced tea is always a fave - just don't poke too hard at the lemon so everything turns bitter. My mom loves their milk tea (lai cha).
The greatest part was the dessert:
Their meringue is famous and we order it every time it's my mom's birthday. The "shell" is crispy but so flavorful with this nutty flavor. It is FILLED with cream and fruits (mangoes or strawberries). I wish they kept their quality with how much fruit they put in. It's diminished quite a lot over the years.
Final Thoughts:
- First, yes I will definitely be back but maybe for only special occasions when I'm craving the cake.
- Second, they are so unorganized. My mom ordered a cake to go to go for my sister's birthday (for after the meal). When I was up looking at the display a little later the servers were like: oh what happened to the cake? We needed a whole cake. Turns out somebody else sliced a piece of our cake off to serve to another customer. Thank god they still had a small cake.
- Third, the waiters are a little short with service. Like: HERE, WHO GOT THIS? OK WHAT DO YOU WANT? Very Chinese style. But not rude.