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| - Cynthia's Paradise is an AYCE Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Thai restaurant. Typically I'm skeptical about places that specialize in more than one type of cuisine, since you would require a kick butt team or one heck of a worldly Chef, and few places can afford either. But there are many places like this all over Toronto and the GTA and they all do a decent job with their dishes, so this combo of cuisine is one of my few exceptions where I would dine at.
The decor is dated by a couple of decades, but still modern enough with clean lines and warm tones. In the evenings the lighting is dimmed to enhance the ambiance and provide a more intimate setting. There are motion sensors that automatically open the main entrance door once you pass the storm door. The washrooms doors are also automatic inside and out, triggered by a motion sensor to the right of it.
Like many other Buffets, seating times are limited to 2 hours and the menu stipulates (rarely enforced) that wasted food will be charged at full price for the dish. Ordering is done via iPad tablet by selecting the picture of the dish, then entering the desired quantity. When you're done, you submit the order and the wait staff will review it, then confirm it by entering their employee code. This can be done as many times as you like during the course of your seating.
Before I continue, a couple of tips: If you can, go in larger groups (6 or more). This enables you to be able to try a larger variety of dishes you never had before (Everyone has a bite, if you like it, order more, if not, well then the pain was contained to only that tasting). The other tip is don't order everything at once. This takes some practice and skill, but if you time it right, you'll be constantly eating, and food will always be hot and fresh. If you're into appetizers, select those immediately and submit them. These will come out fairly quickly as most require minimal preparation. If you're into Sushi/Sashimi do that next. This is prepared by the sushi chefs. While this also doesn't take long, the Sushi bar is often behind on orders (due to volume) so it will also take longer than you would anticipate getting it. After submitting that, immediately submit your cooked foods as this goes to the kitchen. Remember, don't order mass quantities of food, there's no limit to the number of orders you can submit. I would submit 2-3 consecutive rounds of kitchen foods as they will most likely come out before your initial Sushi/Sashimi order you placed earlier. Then submit a second round of Sushi. By this time, food would have already been flowing and you would have enough to feed a basketball team. But if your party has the appetite of a football team, now would be the time to peruse the menu for anything you want repeats of. Mix and match both the kitchen and sushi bar items. Once food from this last round begins to appear at your table, it's time to peruse the menu for dessert options and submit those.
I know that I have not reviewed any actual dishes, but there are just too many to go over. Some of my favourites are: Sashimi (Red Tuna, Octopus, Red Snapper, Mackerel (fishy), Salmon, Scallop, Beef Tataki); Sushi (Salmon Roe); Rolls (Spicy Tuna Crispy, Spicy Salmon Crispy; Spider); Kitchen: Salmon Belly, Enoki Beef, Mango Shrimp, Kalbi, Stir Fried Beef w/diced garlic, Japanese Fried Rice, Gyoza; Desserts: Fried Coconut Milk.
Things I stay away from: White Tuna Sushi/Sashimi, any dish in Cheese Sauce.
Things that are just "meh": Serf Clam, any dish with Crab Meat, all Tempura (batter is not tempura), all duck dishes.
Overall, Cynthia's paradise is one of my go to restaurants in Newmarket. I try to make the pilgrimage out here at least once per year. There are a few reasons why I come back, the first is that they don't over-portion their dishes (so you can actually come here with any size group). Large portions are terrible for small groups and fuels waste (you'll be full after a couple of dishes at best, and have little variety). The other reason is variety, they have an extensive array of both cooked and raw foods to satisfy many different appetites. Lastly, their Chefs are always coming up with at least a couple of new dishes. If they're popular enough, they remain as a staple on the menu. if not, then they move onto something new or trendy. Over the years, the price has inflated dramatically, but the quality of their food has remained consistent, and for that, I'm a fan...
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