this review has nothing to do with the price, because for years i got to (and continue to) wave my "kid status" at family gatherings - uhh... let the awwn-tees and unk-kos fight over the bill.
in fact, i just recently learned that it was the Lai Wah Heen that so many rave about. i only knew it as the place close to grampa's. when he was alive, we'd go here for dim sum and dinner pretty often. but now that he's dead, we never go there. the wider-family takes turns in Markham and Mississauga for meals.
the point is that Lai Wah Heen's quality of food and service, as well as central location make it *the* downtown Toronto choice for chinese food in a more formal setting. but if not for the convenience factor, it may not be worth your while when similar quality is to be had in the near-905.