Marathon Cafe Richmond Hill

Best milk tea in Canada, the food and service is great too. One of my favorite hk cafes in the GTA

The cashier does not know what she is doing and she is also being very rude. She overcharged me and did not want to admit it and did not give the extra charge back neither. The drink I got was grapefruit iced tea and I can taste the artificial syrup and half the cup was full of ice. Would not go back again!

This place was recommended to me from a local friend for the award winning milk tea and milk tea/coffee. Great tea taste in both and very silky. The satay beef instant noodle combo is great value at ~$12. If you get cold milk tea, get less sweet. Best bite was the milk tea, and the worst was the hk style French toast (weirdly there was no peanut butter in the centre). Overall it’s a solid hk breakfast spot!

Milk tea was very good, $4.75 for a rather large cup of cold milk tea was really worth it.

They got our order wrong though, so that was a little disappointing. We ordered baked rice with cheese ($1.5 more), but got one without cheese. Wasn't able to check before paying because everything was already tightly packed (would have had to untie the knot and remove the cardboard cover of the rice under another item). Taste was alright, there was a lot less sauce compared to other cha chaan tengs for both the sirloin rice bowl and baked rice.

Would probably come back for only the milk teas, as there are better options around for food.

This 5 star review is solely for a staff member named "Ah Fung". She made a mistake on my Uber order couple weeks ago. When I called to tell her about it, she was extremely apologetic and offered to give me a replacement on my next visit. When I went to the store, she even gave me 2 additional large milk teas and apologized once again. It is really unusual to see this level of customer service at a Chinese run restaurant (in my opinion). Would go back again for sure!

FOOD POISONING! BEWARE!

My boyfriend and I visited the Richmond Hill location yesterday around 12: 00pm. We did not eat anything prior to arriving, but an hour after eating food at this establishment – he immediately felt sick. He has been throwing up and having to use the bathroom every 20 minutes for the past 24 hours. He ordered the Beef Satay noodles, and we suspect that either the lettuce or beef has been exposed to bacteria.

This is extremely disappointing and we have spent so much time and money trying to remedy this situation. We work 9-5 jobs, and feeling sick from the negligence of the food staff and kitchen is extremely unacceptable. He has not gotten any sleep for the entire work day, and cannot eat anything without throwing up.
This is extremely disappointing, as Marathon Cafe was a staple in the community years ago. Please be careful!

I've been to Marathon Cafe many times at their Scarborough location. I see that they have expanded their menu to include additional food items, cool beans. This morning, I decided to grab a few milk teas for my office. I know that prices have gone up, and that's okay, inflation is here, we get it. It was still warm when I brought the drinks to our office and here we are, all sipping the milk tea. After about half an hour, I felt a surge of energy. I'm not a coffee drinker because I can't take too much caffeine. All of us kind of stared at each other, these drinks are no joke, it's PACKED with caffeine. I'm giving this 4 stars because these drinks are not watered down, it was so strong, all of us were high strung for hours LOL. Though you might call us weak sauce, I'd say this is milk tea on caffeine steroids. Anyhow, if you are weary, just order a size small for a try.

I love their milk tea most of the time. However, today was very disappointing. The quality needs to be more consistent. I am pretty sure regular milk tea drinker would be able to tell. Marathon is known for their milk tea, and hopefully it will stay this way.