01 January 2024 2:58
The Dynasty experience is still one that I'm processing, but I'll put that aside for this:
1. The Food was good, even though we ordered a full duck but barely had up to 70% of the Meat for the 1st & 2nd Courses (maybe because we were a lot of mouths). 4 Star because, well.felt like "something was missing. "
2. The Service was confusing. It wasn't anything bad, but we had Waiters who told us something wasn't available, while another said it was. We asked for Pepper in oil, to give some heat to the food, first person brought Sriracha (Sweet). The main Waiter was patient though.
3. Atmosphere/Ambience being in Downtown probably made my expectations higher. Oh! Also, except we was blind, I didn't notice/see a Ramp to enable us use a Baby Stroller. Hmm, weird! Should be more accessible. But maybe it's somewhere.

All these to say it was a good experience!
Will I recommend? Well, you should definitely go at least once to make your own opinions. Mine's just, well, based on my experience.and it was a "good" one.

PS - Was majorly distracted, so my picture-game was lacking on the night. Apologies! Haha!
29 December 2023 17:25
My family and I used to go to their original location every Saturday morning as our go-to dim sum place. Now, years after they moved to this location, we wanted to come back for a taste of nostalgia for my Mom’s birthday, and they definitely delivered!

The restaurant is nicely decorated; I missed the large tables with fancy table cloths and Lazy Susans. Their tea was still as refreshing as it was when I used to have it as a kid, and we ordered all of our usual dishes.

Their sticky rice, Hargow, Siu Mai, garlic Bok Choy and Sesame Balls are timeless. They were all delicious and were exactly like I remember as a kid. They service was prompt and attentive, and brought over our dishes in a timely manner.

I would recommend coming here with friends and family so you can share lots of dishes and plates together! As this is in the heart of Yorkville, the dishes are on the pricy side, but their dim sim still reigns supreme!
26 December 2023 9:22
This restaurant has very nice decor and ambience. At first, the food seemed promising like the Peking duck wrap and lettuce meat wrap. However, I can see why the reviews on here are only 3.8 stars. The dishes were quite small and for 8 people, I felt like there was only 1 serving per person which is barely enough. We had to ration the food.

I came home not feeling full and had to eat snacks (which doesn’t usually happen at Chinese restaurants that I go to). But then again, I eat Chinese food mainly in Vancouver where the standard for Chinese food is incomparable to Toronto’s and the portions are much bigger. This restaurant is like a pretty person without trying as the decor was nice and there were many people there on Christmas Day, but the food in general was not memorable and the service was super slow and severely lacking. Paying $83 for an 8-course meal was not worth it. The biggest disappointment was the lobster. I cringed when I had my first bite as there was a distinct frozen taste. As someone who is used to eating fresh and live lobster from Vancouver, I can tell you the lobster was lacklustre, very small, had no lobster taste and was flavourless.

I told the server (manager?) my feedback about the lobster and he said that many people ordered it. But just because many people order it doesn’t mean it’s good. I told him that he should take my feedback for next time.

This restaurant seems to cater more to western people’s taste and isn’t the most authentic. I will not be coming back here. It’s overpriced for the lack of quality, taste and service.
18 December 2023 19:46
This was my second time coming here for dimsum. Food was not the most authentic tasting I've had, but the preparation time was acceptable (within 10 minutes for the first dish). The congee was tasteless and needed salt or needed to cook longer with the century egg so it could get more of its flavour, which is disappointing. In contrast, the stir fried rice cakes were too salty, in which case it might have been better off mixing the two together (meant to be a joke, don't mix them together lol). The other dishes we ordered met expectations but nothing outstanding. I'm glad the chicken feet turned out well, however, since it is a staple dish when eating dimsum.

The atmosphere was very nice, especially if you have a table next to the window so you can look down at passersby because the restaurant is on the second floor. Though the energy was lacking compared to other dimsum restaurants, it makes up for it by being a bit more peaceful. Of course, you no longer have the traditional experience of waving down the servers pushing the carts (probably ever since COVID happened), but it is arguably more organized.

Service was a bit disappointing because I remember being impressed by my first visit a few months ago, but today, it felt like we were largely ignored. Slow to take our order, slow to take away dishes, and even slower to bring the bill even when the traffic was slowing down and there were fewer guests in the restaurant.

Overall, I recommend eating here if you're getting together with people you don't often hang out with and want to impress them with your generosity to treat them to slightly overpriced, acceptable tasting dimsum.
14 December 2023 9:26
I don’t often review places but can’t understand the 1 star reviews and felt it necessary to let people know this place makes high-end dim sum at pretty reasonable prices. It’s delicious, light dumplings and great service.
05 December 2023 16:58
This restaurant seems to produce top-quality dim sum, shrimp dumplings, siu mai and rice rolls. Everything else is delicious. The kitchen products are all delicious. I fried a dry-fried beef river that day. Hong Kong can't get enough food. It's not so good. I went to have dinner late at night. They are in Hong Kong. Good product
11 October 2023 7:28
Food is good. I like the lighting at dinner time, a little darker. Amazing location right on Yorklville. I didn't give more stars because they gave us the bill before we asked for it. We didn't stay for more than one and a half hours and they are not closing yet, plus there were no clients waiting for a table, so we didn't see a rush they had to give us the bill. I might still go there again and hope they won't do that. I like this restaurant.
26 September 2023 23:45
Worst dim sum place I have ever been to. Waited thirty minutes to have dim sum served. The egg yolk bum is so hard, seems to be left outside for several days.
20 September 2023 2:44
Food:
The buns all taste like frozen ones from Costco. The egg yolk bun is so dry. It tastes like it’s been put outside for 5 days.

Service:
We only ordered 5 dishes and waited 30min for the first dim sum to come. After complaining with the manager, he somehow brought lots of the dishes together. It’s like the dishes are ready and they just don’t serve it. Service is extremely slow.

Vide: super noisy and poor atmosphere.

Price: they charge almost twice the price compared to other places.
15 September 2023 1:27
The food is so-so, the service is so-so, Cantonese-style mapo tofu, boiled fish on the plate (the first time I've seen it in my life). The price is generally a bit expensive. In short, it's okay to fool Westerners, and the location is good, which is also an advantage.
12 August 2023 21:06
4. Chinese restaraunt in the heart of Yorkville. Very big and usually lots of space available (except on Christmas and Christmas Eve).
Most of the standard items- bit of a higher price point. Friendly service!
25 July 2023 9:04
Stopped for lunch today while across the street for work.
Quick service, amazing flavours and taste to their food, decent prices and portion sizes.
Had left overs to take back to hotel.
24 July 2023 1:41
Traditional Chinese food
We sat at a window table looking at people walking along Yorkville Ave, really enjoying it.

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