Mr. Congee Restaurant in Richmond Hill

9712 Yonge St, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 1V9, Canada

★★★★☆
(1671 reviews)
Categories: Chinese restaurant Barbecue restaurant Hot pot restaurant Meal delivery Takeout restaurant Restaurant Thai restaurant Vietnamese restaurant
Website
mrcongee.com
Address
9712 Yonge St, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 1V9, Canada
Plus Code
VH77+MC Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Sunday
11 AM–10 PM
Monday
11 AM–10 PM
Tuesday
11 AM–10 PM
Wednesday
11 AM–10 PM
Thursday
11 AM–10 PM
Friday
11 AM–11 PM
Saturday
11 AM–11 PM

Services

Service options
No-contact delivery Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Great tea selection
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Coffee Healthy options Late-night food Small plates Spirits Wine
Dining options
Brunch Lunch Dinner Catering Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Photos

Reviews

3.8
★★★★☆
1671 reviews

Most Mentioned

lobster (42) BBQ (31) peking duck (25) tip (23) cantonese (17) bill (14) afternoon tea (13) server (12) noisy (7) turnip cake (6)
5 stars
643
4 stars
544
3 stars
203
2 stars
85
1 stars
196
★★★★★
December 16, 2024

Came here for the second time. The food was very good and the service was also great. Tried the Beijing duck for the first time and it was surprisingly good. Jason served us very well. Will come again in the future.

★★★★★
December 15, 2024

Nice, this branch has the best service of the 3, Yonge, Kennedy, Warden. The staff were all very kind and courteous, even though it's out of the way for me, I enjoyed dining here; and today I made it just in time for their Afternoon Tea Specials, after my Happy Valley Maintenance Hike. Oh, bonus is no HST starting this weekend.😃

★★★★
December 4, 2024

It was my very first time at Mr Congee and phoned ordered 2 dishes of takeout just by looking at their menu online and calling out their menu number, like K6, M16. Not sure how recently the restaurant was opened, but the sparkling look of the restaurant is evident from the moment I walk in. Polished floors gleam underfoot, while tables and chairs are well maintained, with visually appealing setting. The walls themselves are adorned with tasteful decor that complements the restaurant’s vibe. The lighting creates a seamless environment that feels bright yet soothing. I arrived 15 mins later and service was relatively fast, as we waited not long with a lineup of customers picking up their order. One of the order was Chef Special Fried Rice with Scallops, Shrimps, BBQ Pork and preserved sausages. The serving was plentiful, nicely garnished with a delicious flavour, with the right amount of salt. The other order, Stir Fried Beef with Mushroom was equally delicious and not greasy at all. Food was at par with my expectations of the Congee family of restaurants. I did not expect to have a welcoming smile and I did not have any (this accounted for the 1 star loss), but still behaved professionally in a rush. Plenty of free parking and they take credit cards.

★★★★★
November 27, 2024

We had a mid-afternoon gathering of about 24 people and they were able to accommodate us by seating us at two tables; 12 persons per table. The food came out fast. All the dishes we ordered were on point and delicious. The staff was friendly and helpful especially during the time that we were deciding what to order. The restaurant was clean with plenty of seating. The washroom was very clean also. Furthermore, I was pleasantly surprised how reasonably priced it was. I highly recommend this restaurant especially for large groups.

★★★★★
November 16, 2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ On Saturday, November 16, 2024 I dined at Mr. Congee in Markham, ON, and I must say, it was an exceptional experience from start to finish! The service was superb—prompt and professional, making us feel welcomed and well taken care of throughout our meal. The food was absolutely delicious! Each dish was well-seasoned and bursting with flavor, served hot and beautifully displayed. It was evident that the chefs take pride in their culinary creations. A special shout-out to the manager, Sita, who was incredibly accommodating regarding our food allergies. She took the time to understand our needs and offered fantastic suggestions that truly enhanced our dining experience. Overall, the ambiance was delightful, making it the perfect setting to enjoy such amazing food. I highly recommend Mr. Congee to anyone looking for a remarkable dining experience!

★★★★★
October 12, 2024

Thanksgiving Holiday 2024,my family wants to eat lobster.So this restaurant is my choice. The garlic lobster taste is very good.I ordered 6 lbs and I paid 320$ for everything. After that,they will give you red bean dessert and melon. If you eat dinner same like me,you have to book appointment,you will not wait.

★★★
October 6, 2024

Mr. Congee was a restaurant that we had been curious to visit as an alternative closer than our favourite congee chain. It was quite packed when we visited and took a bit of wait to be seated on a Friday evening. The flavors were indeed decently comparable for the sizzling dishes, BBQ meat and congee. We were less impressed by the sautéed shrimp. However we weren’t impressed by the cleanliness of the tablecloth that swiped our table and the slight smell as we dined. Prices were comparable to other congee chains so we won’t be back anytime soon.

★★★
August 12, 2024

My cousin was in town from Hong Kong for a visit and this resto was close by so us and some extended family came for a thursday night dinner (we got the private side room). There's plenty of parking as the resto is standalone and has a dedicated lot. Price-wise this place is pretty good. They are probably on the affordable compared to their York region counterparts so you might find good value eating here. I do think quality-wise it still kinda lacks something. The peking duck we ordered was one of the smallest ducks I think I've ever witnessed. The duck slices were tiny and had me wondering if we just got the runt of the litter. The duck lettuce wraps that are supposed to utilize the remainder of the duck carcass meat also came with a very small portion of duck meat. They gave us a ton of crepes for the peking duck (ironically it was paper thin and one of the best wraps in recent memory) and also a ton of lettuce for the duck meat wraps. The curry crab was pretty tasty I'll admit. It's not gonna beat curry crab at like Saigon Star but it's way cheaper and the taste was very solid. I do appreciate that for the beifongtang lobster prep they give you the fried fishies at the bottom of the plate instead of fries (which Lobster Port and Fishman do now). Pumpkin sago wasn't very good. Wayyy too much starch used. The consistency was really gloopy and if you hadn't told me it was pumpkin I would NOT have known as there wasn't even the faintest taste of pumpkin imo. My family usually comes here with the cousins from time to time for convenience. It's not our first choice for canto food in York region but it gets the job done for quick gatherings.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2024

The food came out very swiftly and it was fresh. The portion sizes were bigger than expected. My only gripe is one employee (potential front of house or manager) who was berating the other employees. It made for a tense environment, and the other staff dont deserve that.

★★★★★
December 17, 2024

Best restaurant in Richmond Hill

★★★★★
December 16, 2024

Very delicious and attentive service. Highly recommended

★★★★★
December 16, 2024

Our server Jason was super nice and helpful. He always has the best attitude. The food never disappoints, must try the Peking duck combo too. We dine in and take out here all the time

★★★★
Local Guide
December 15, 2024

The food is on par with other local ones like Congee Queen. The service is good and the dinning room is comfortable.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 15, 2024

Delicious food and friendly staff

★★★★★
December 8, 2024

I had an amazing experience at Mr. Congee! The food was absolutely delicious flavorful, fresh, and perfectly cooked. It s my family s go to spot, their seafood dishes are very well made, as well their Pipa duck is also made in-house and superb. Our server, Jason, went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we needed. If you re looking for a cozy spot with great food and top-notch service, Mr. Congee is the place to go. Can t wait to come back!

★★★★★
December 8, 2024

This place is always busy but they still keep up with the service. Food is priced reasonably, good quality and comes out on time.

★★★★★
December 8, 2024

Great Customer Service!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 8, 2024

Good food with reasonable price. Best bbq pork in Toronto.

★★★★★
December 1, 2024

Overall experience was great! The food is so delicious, fresh and authentic. Jason is a such a nice guy gives us so warm and best services! Highly recommend this restaurant!

★★★★★
December 1, 2024

I tried oyster and garlic short ribs. They are very tasty.

★★★★★
November 24, 2024

I haven t been here with my family for a long time. They are very friendly and the service attitude is super good, especially Brother J.

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 24, 2024

Great Peking duck

★★★★
November 22, 2024

Food is great, nothing to talk about . But when I asked the waitstress by English that can she show me which food is low carbs, i want eat more vegetables and meat . She might dont understand my words or might not understand the menu, so she didnt assist me . Im not satisfied with that :(. But food is amazing.

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Good food great price that all i can said.

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Jason is a very polite guy He is patient and helpful I strongly recommend this restaurant Food : 5/5

★★
November 22, 2024

This place advertises as a cantonese cuisine restaurant. Ordered beef fried rice noodle, got it with lumpy pad thai noodle. Lacked flavor and unauthentic.

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Very big oysters! I love here Food

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Food tasty price reasonable.

★★★
November 22, 2024

Food was delicious and priced attractively. But the cleanliness was questionable and definitely detracted from the experience. Its not too different from a Congee Queen level of cleanliness. Like with Congee Queen, Im going to stick with takeout. Food : 4/5

November 22, 2024

Food flies everywhere.

November 22, 2024

Recently the last 2 times we went we received really bad service. Not all servants were bad but a few of the female servants behavior significantly overrided the nice waiters/waitress. 1st incident this waitress stood right beside us waiting for us to collect our change while we were busy packing our left overs... but she was basically telling us how much tip we should leave. It was so awkward that another waitress overheard and said wow she asking for more tips again? 2nd incident we arrived at 4:50pm so we could overlap afternoon tea and dinner menu. Around 6ish a waitress came wanting to pack our food but some of my family members were still eating. Then one of my family members hear her whisper to another waitress asking why we taking so long to eat. Not sure when Mr. Congee had a time limit to eat, but even AYCE places atleast give 90 min to eat. We have 7 ppl, so I guess we were holding one of their big tables. Around 6:20pm we ask for the bill and immediately 3 female waitress bombarded us and came to start packing our left overs and clean our table. One waitress again was solely waiting for us to collect the change which pressured us to quickly leave. They did not even provide us or offer us complimentary dessert. After leaving, we realized they short changed us atleast $10. At the moment, the type of pressure they put on for us to leave made it difficult for us to clearly look at the bill. After these 2 incidents, no matter how good the food is, its not worth it. Also there is a lot of competition in the area now so dont need to go to them.

★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Claypot rice tastes pretty good The smell in the room is not very good, there is a damp smell from the carpet.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Very good taster

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Love the food here!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Friend recommended this amazing restaurant which impressed , foods are so delicious, fresh and authentic, stuff is so warm and nice, strongly recommended!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Both my buddy and I were served politely and professionally today by a young waiter name Wilson at Mr. Congee Restaurant in Richmond Hill. He packed our leftovers for us carefully, treated us like we were VIPs. We would definitely go back to this restaurant because of his service. Also, We would like to mention about a waitress named Michelle, We told her about Wilsons excellent attitude. She suggested us to write a good review online about Wilson to let a lot more people know about his good work. It was so nice to see Michelle giving strong support to her co-worker. Thanks Wilson and Michelle!

October 22, 2024

My experience at Mr. Congee Richmond Hill was extremely disappointing. First, I had to ask for tea, which took 10 minutes to arrive. Throughout the meal, empty, dirty dishes were left on the table and weren t cleared. We had to call the waiter multiple times to fix this, and at one point, one of the servers outright ignored us when we called him. I always give 15% tip but the service was very poor, so I left a $10 tip. Despite that, the server pointed to the tip suggestion on the receipt (10-15%) and told me my tip was too low (what guts and expectations), forcing me to pay an additional $8. I paid it because I was dining with a guest and didnt want to make an issue but I would like to point out the receipt indicated a suggested tip and not a mandatory service fee. This was unprofessional and unacceptable. Tip shouldn t be forced on the customers, especially when the service was not upto standard. Food was ok. Its my first and last visit to this restaurant.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Great food, great service, especially Jason!

★★★
October 22, 2024

This place is not good not bad. Large menu, but everything tastes only ok as expected. Service and communication skills lacking. If you want a quick fix then come, but I will go with the bbq dishes. A lot of room for improvements, but they will do just fine with the price point and large dishes even if quality is lacking.

★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Nice food, have been here many time, never disappointed. Background music (a lady singing) is noisy and always high tone. Asked the waitress but she couldnt do anything.

★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

sizes is different from other Mr Congee, I ask to cut the noodle but they did not, bubble tea has too thick of plastic cover, not easy to punch thru with paper straw. Food just ok. Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Having been here many times and even hosting our daughters 1st birthday here, I can truly say it is a great place! Food is top notch, and I would highly recommend the beef and noodle stir fry to anyone. The service is good, but at times a little slow. All in all, a great restaurant and they have been there for a very long time.

★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

The food is of high quality, but it was not cooked correctly, so points were deducted for service. I ordered fried rice cakes with XO sauce (extra money), but the result was that there was no XO sauce. Waiter 1 couldnt even get it after using a spoon, but he still fried it. Waiter 2 didnt remember to say anything, but waiter 3 immediately said that the dish was Xingzhou fried rice cake (not the XO sauce version), but the other two people grabbed it. We asked for the money to be deducted, so we didn t cook one dish (because we didn t know if he could add ingredients). In the end, he took it in and cooked another dish (although it should have been done in a bag)

September 22, 2024

Difference! The West Lake beef soup turned into canned straw mushroom beef soup, which was thin, bland and unpalatable. Abalone and shredded chicken porridge, there are only three pieces of abalone in a bowl of porridge, and the shredded chicken with firewood skin is bland and tasteless.

★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

came here for dinner around 8pm. Food was not good, and did not taste fresh. Waited a long time to get our food and the place was too loud and tables were so close together. Would not come back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

My favourite place for Chinese food in Toronto. Highly recommended!

★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Normal: Tea time special

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Fresh and fast. Good selection of HK-style dishes, as well as items from other regions of Asia. Also have a decent selection of drinks like bubble teas and fruity beverages. Vegetarian options: Not sure if its vegan, but there were dishes with various greens, tofu, and fungi. Wheelchair accessibility: Automatic door buttons

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Jason has good service

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Great food and Jason is the best!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Good price & good taste!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Good food.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Food and service was amazing!!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Jason is the absolute best he s number one. He goes the extra mile to take care of our family every time we come over to eat the fresh food they make.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

We are well taken care of by Jason every time we come here to eat the food they make for us... high quality and fresh ...

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

very good

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

very good

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Excellent food and service from Jason

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

It s delicious Jason has a good service attitude. Food

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

My canteen is open twice a week.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

We have been here many times as eating here is an enjoyment. Not only the food is amazingly good and also the friendly service team, especially Jason, who serves the customers at our total satisfaction. You can spend an hour here eating in a pleasant environment. There are a variety of food for our choices at good reasonable prices. So this restaurant is highly recommended.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Food super delicious Jason very good service Food

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Jason is a paragon of service and professionalism! Fabulous food and always festive!

September 22, 2024

This place is a real letdown. My family lives behind this restaurant, so I have been helping out over the past few years, sometimes twice a day. Anyone who has eaten here should know that as soon as you walk in, there will be a musty smell, which feels like it comes from the air duct and hits your nose. I havent complained to anyone here once or twice. The taste of the meal was also very inconsistent. In June, when my home was being renovated, I came every day to bring food to the workers, and sometimes even they disliked it. I booked a 6-seater today and planned to go there for roast duck. Make an appointment with the person who answered the phone for a claypot rice meal (because you have to wait 30 minutes for this meal). She directly said that she would not give up and had to come over and wait (and her attitude was very bad). I have been eating at this place for 8 years, but I will never patronize it again in my life. I still have several of their cash cards at home, but they were burned! This place has been disappointing time and time again. I live right behind this restaurant, so Ive been a frequent customer for years, sometimes even twice a day. Anyone whos been here knows that as soon as you walk in, theres a musty , moldy smell, probably from the air ducts, which is really unpleasant. Ive complained to them more than once. The taste of the food is also very inconsistent. In June, when my home was being renovated, I came here every day to get food for the workers, and even they would sometimes refuse to eat it. Today, I made a reservation for a table for six, planning to have roast duck. I asked the person who answered the phone to prepare a clay pot rice ( since it takes 30 minutes to cook), and she flat-out refused, saying I must come and wait (with a really bad attitude too). Ive been eating here for 8 years, but I will never come back again in my life. I even have a few of their cash cards at home, and Im going to burn them!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Food is very delicious Jason is a nice guy I love here I come every week Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Best roast pork in the city. Excellent service from Jason and his team

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Today I came to Dragon Porridge for the first time, the Richmond Hill branch. Feeling very happy. The environment in the store is very warm and the menu is rich. The waiter Jason was very enthusiastic and explained the menu in detail, which was very helpful to us. I feel like I will come to this store often in the future.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Very authentic Cantonese food, yummy and fresh. Jason is very helpful and nice who offers lots of delicious suggestions! Highly recommended!

Local Guide
September 22, 2024

NEVER ORDER HERE ONLINE. I ordered $261 worth of food 2 days ago. I paid online via my credit card. I got my email confirmation as well. Today I went to pick up my food and they said they did not receive my order. Since they already charged my credit card for the fee, I showed them my statement online. It was clearly stated. Yet they still told me that they never received my order. I was pretty upset as I was ordering food for my sons birthday party. The restaurant refused to refund so I had to call my bank to dispute this transaction. THANKS FOR RUINING MY SONS BIRTHDAY.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

The overall feeling is very good. I think it is better than several similar stores.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Good food and price is competitive. It is a bit noisy though.

August 22, 2024

Is the porridge really too thin? It s far different from the Segabo main store.

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Delicious

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Surprisingly, their BBQ is very good here. The last time I checked, they even have lunch specials that include Chinese BBQ but you have to check as it changes every day. Service is average - could be better and friendlier but nothing horrible. Their prices are slightly higher than what I would expect, in general, for Chinese food, but its in line with Richmond Hill pricing.

★★★★
August 22, 2024

It s just a little hard to understand and place your order, especially on phone for takeout but food is excellent

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Went there countless times. I took my family to eat yesterday and found that the price has increased again. I hope it wont increase again. The chef cooked it very well around 4pm on August 16th. The sweet-scented osmanthus fish was fried thoroughly and no longer had the fishy smell from last time. The first time I ordered the fish-flavored eggplant, it was very delicious. The corn grouper fish was very solid, much better than the emperors, and the garlic tofu was as delicious as ever! The barbecued pork is better than the double combo.

August 22, 2024

The cashier is very rude, I m not finished to order yet and She hang up the phone. Today Aug.19, 2024 7:47pm. She is not nice. Not polite

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

This is one of my favorite places to once every month. Cathy was there and served us the way we wanted. Yesterday I was there but I did not feel that I am welcome and the fish I had was not as I expected. I had the same before it was fabulous. Other food was great as I expected. Overall great .

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

It is a wonderful place for Chinese food. Great food, great taste, and a great amount of portion.

★★★
July 22, 2024

Yesterday I went to eat lobster, and I found that the combo price was more expensive than a la carte. The waiter would just say that the price was set by the boss, and they had no way to shirk it. Will not go again in the future

July 22, 2024

Got a take out for fried beef. Turned out all onion very little beef

★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Food and service were good but its very noisy when were there on a Sunday evening.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Very good fried rice dishes, cooked perfectly

★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Food taste good! Loved the bbq pork and the chicken that we ordered! They missed one of our orders though >< but overall the taste is good! Worth trying!

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

A lot of choices and big size food. And cheap price!

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Many ice cream varieties. Friendly staff.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Loved the congee with assorted fungus and grains, so yummy and healthy, esp. helpful when our family are staying for a couple days and caught a cold. The stir fry veg is nice too. Huge portion also.

★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

The quality of this cha chaan teng (Hong Kong-style tea cafe) is just average, not exceptionally outstanding. However, their lemon chicken dish is handled very well, and is worth a try. The quality of this tea restaurant is average, not outstanding. However, their lemon chicken is very well prepared and worth a try.

June 22, 2024

when i went to this location the waitress was being very disrespectful to me and wasnt very a good atmosphere the food was also terrible wouldnt recommend coming here

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

This is my go to restaurant!! Every time i go, food quality is always great! Never fail me

Local Guide
June 22, 2024

The recommendations was not good. Both the shrimp and the beef rib were disappointing. The kebabs were good and seasoned well. Hygiene needed to be improved.

Local Guide
June 22, 2024

I was planning to eat seafood and celebrate my friends birthday here, but it was not good. I saw a line outside when I passed by last time, so I thought it should be delicious. However, this restaurant made me so disappointed Food

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

Nice service and Nice price for big portion they offered dessert as well. However it feels like they are understaffed the servers are too busy to check on the waitlist system and take order

★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

The food is pretty decent here. We usually order lobster with silverfish, as well as the Peking duck combo. Pricing is not too bad as well. We also do the weekday afternoon specials as well.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

good food

June 22, 2024

Extremely poor service - or no service at all! Was reminded couple times on the seating limit and was pressured to leave the restaurant after dessert even within the 2 hour window. Would never return to this place again.

★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Decent food with relaxing atmosphere

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

My familys current favourite Chinese food because its tasty and portions are generous. My favourite was the eel fried rice because Ive never had this before or seen it offered at other places. Steamed oysters MP was $5per piece and the lobster with silverfish and garlic was only under $35! Most places serve the lobster with fries but I prefer silverfish.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Very spacious restaurant, products quality is very good as well as services. Price is reasonable

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Went here as my sister recommended it. Ordered Cantonese Fried Noodles, BBQ pork and sweet and sour pork. Portions were great, everything tasted great. We packed the food to go home and it lasted another two more meals.

May 22, 2024

Slow as hell

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Food is always fresh and delicious

★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Food and services good. The unfortunate thing that day is the kitchen drains have problems so they cant offer fried noodles etc

★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Their food is delicious. The service is good as well. Overall the dining experience is excellent.

★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

This place is always busy but the environment in general is acceptable. Food quality is above average but the portion can be a bit bigger.

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

My kids favorite restaurant

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Lunch good. Cha-siu (barbecue pork) great.

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Great value and quick service. Typical Cantonese style cuisine. Service is hit or miss but thats part of the experience

★★★
April 22, 2024

Food was great, huge portions. The customer service however was lackluster. Barely saw the waitress after ordering.. No refills for water, napkins or any cleanup. At the end the waitress showed me the bill, pointing at the tip I left.. Impyling it was too little..

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

A little noisy, but the food is delicious and good.

★★★★★
April 22, 2024

I love Mr. congee, the lighting is bright and happy when I entered the restaurant, the staffs are great. Jason at Markham is the best. Everything in the restaurant is perfect. Every dining experience is unique but very wonderful....

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Very delicious Chinese food

★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

I had a very unpleasant experience at this eatery. The food were fine, the order took too long to arrive, and the food was overpriced. What made it worse was that they forced me to pay a minimum of 12% tip, which I found outrageous. I paid $120 in cash for a bill of $117.xx and did not ask for change, but they insisted that I pay more by card. When I refused, they said that tipping was mandatory and that their boss would not accept anything less. I felt poor for the waiter, so I reluctantly agreed to pay the minimum tip. I do not understand how this restaurant can get away with such a practice. I think their service doesn t deserve high tips. They are also breaking the law, as controlled tips are taxable income and should be reported to the CRA. But I don t think this restaurant would take it fully as direct tips to waiters. So I have filed a complaint with the CRA and I hope they will take action against and help all waiters to get what they deserve. I do not recommend this eatery to anyone and I will never go back there again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Not just congee- elite chinese food of all varieties. we came here for brunch, the highlights were the Peking duck, steamed crab, garlic fried lobster. We were shocked that the seafood was so fresh and perfectly cooked. Other places often overcook the crab and it comes out dry, here was very moist and succulent.

Local Guide
March 22, 2024

A random staff member that wasnt our server came and told me at the end when we paid that the boss keeps all the tips. He asked me to take half my tip and put it in his pocket or the servers get nothing. I thought it was really odd, but didnt really care at the time. After I left and thought about it, I think he just stole tips from the ladies that served us. Ridiculous situation. If the boss truly isnt sharing tips, thats horrible. If this guy was taking tips from his colleagues thats even more horrible. Either way it made the experience really weird for me. Guy was a tall short hair male waiter.

★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Standard

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Good food and good environment. The taste is as good as the price. Normally one person cannot finish one dish completely, youd better come with friends . The service is also good, but sometimes the waitor/waitress keep recommending the promo dishes, that is a bit annoying (not always).

★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

A $14 double-boiled chicken rice came with only 5 pieces of chicken, some vege and tons of white rice. The chicken is mainly a chicken whole wing.

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

First time eating dinner here. Place was already packed at 5.30 Great service, mixed seafood was fresh and tasty. Overall quality was good. Will come back to try the noodle next time. Food

March 22, 2024

Long waiting time orded 1 hr ago when I arrived still keep waiting

★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

I love BBQ duck , another food so so

March 22, 2024

It stinks, people are pathetic, no proper customer service and if you ask any question they say they dont understand English. Super rasist place and they behave very very very rude. The food taste sucks and stinks at the same time. Dont go by peoples review they just fake the reviews. I had a bad experience with the staff and almost was about to cry.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Such yummy food for such a great price, generous portions

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

great food

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Great food everytime and lunch combos. Better than other locations Goto yonge st north of 16th. Featured crab offer so amazing and uses deep fried fish instead if frie Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Always busy, good price, good food, Chinese style comfort food...

★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Very cheap with portions. Ordered duck congee and only had 2-3 small pieces of duck inside. Same with fried rice cake.

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

Very good

★★★
February 22, 2024

Server was standing beside until I give a tip.

★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Good food, fair price! you just have to wait to be seated cause always busy during weekend dinner

Local Guide
February 22, 2024

I ordered a take out way before the pick up date. I arrived 10 min before the time. Pay my bill and wait for an hour still can t see my order. The stuffs are not helpful at all. I personal don t recommend and I won t come over again. Not organized and nobody is take care of the time. They probably don t care the review either, but I have to put my notes here.

February 22, 2024

Bad experience in this location, bad service, bad food, never go to this restaurant again.

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Excellent service, great food. The stuffed oyster is a must try! The steamed Telapiya, seafood pineapple fried rice, fried turnip bites were excellent.

Local Guide
January 22, 2024

It wasnt too busy even if we went there on a weekday night. When we asked for bowls of rice and porridge, they were all forgotten and we even ate foreign objects from the dishes. After giving us a discount and paying the money, an aunt came to us confidently and told us that our tip was too small. I didn t know whether the waiters in this store came to work or to beg for food. Waitress would come after you for higher tip despite they forgot to bring you multiple dishes and has attitude when serving

Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Was here a couple of weeks ago to celebrate a birthday. 4 of us got violently sick, obviously would NOT recommend it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

the food is delicious!

★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

We were here late evening, for late evening snacks. We ordered congee with shredded pork , salty egg n thousand years old eggs, very good, wonton noodles also very good, ordered congee with pig internal organs,mostly liver. I like kidney, only found about max 2 pieces, not recommend. Also ordered I think it called fried oysters with onions, its okay. Last time I ordered chilli glazed oyster with bell peppers,it was so good. Oh also had a plate of rice with chasiu n vegetables, the food was cold, we told the server, I think she told us they had it under the heat lamp, nothing else more can be done about it,so we ate it cold,not recommend. The foods came out quick. Mostly Chinese dinner , pretty authentic Chinese food. Parking: Small parking lot,pretty difficult to find parking space at busy time of the restaurant i.e dinner n lunch time. Kid-friendliness: Spacious inside, n casual,saw a few family with kids there.

Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Today was my first and last visit to this restaurant. We were a party of two none Chinese who walked in ahead of a party of seven Chinese customers, there was nobody to greet customers for ten minutes, the waitress that came to greet us after our long wait, completely ingnored us the none Chinese and greeted the Chinese people in perfect English. After I said excuse me she was forced to look at me, then ignored us again and asked who had been there first?, I said that we had been first. She proceeded to ignore me and started seating the Chinese people. I was very shocked so I stared at her for an explanation and she looked me in the eye and told me she had no space for a small party, we could see a table for two right behind her. When we finally got seated, it took them 30min to take our order while they were serving all Chinese customers sitting around us. When we finished eating; the rude racist waitress demanded a tip and made a scene in the middel of the place. I left her $0.80 and walked out leaving her screaming behind our backs. This is not an experience I ever wish to repeat again. A word to the wise, this restaurant definitely has issues with none Chinese customers. Vegetarian options: The food is fresh

Local Guide
January 22, 2024

The level of the kitchen is unstable. I probably changed the chef again. I ordered takeout. It tasted super terrible. It tasted completely different from the previous one. The food was completely tasteless. The queen can keep the taste of food consistent at all times. Dragon Porridge Ji cant.

January 22, 2024

I just went to buy some roasted pork rice for the staff. They were all tacky. There were only two pieces of roasted duck and four or five pieces of roasted pork. They were all fat. I don t recommend buying from them. Bad review. Bad review. Bad review.

Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Too busy dont bother with reservations or schedule takeouts they still make you wait 30+ mins.

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

I came here at least 10 times in 2023 and would say very happy with them. The price is very reasonable in this economy today Services are always friendly even though I dont speak much Chinese And the food is delicious to me. Highly recommend

★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

The food is awesome, the service not so much. The men that work here are very friendly and answer all your questions pertaining to the menu, but the women here all look angry and bothered when you ask them something. Yikes

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Very good HongKong style restaurant. Reasonable price and food taste good. Restaurant is clean and service is very good . Will come back again for sure .

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Food was great and our waitress Cindy was amazing! very kind, warm person who helped us pick out our food. Recommend Pad Thai and Beef with Cucumber and Mushroom.

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

We have been coming to this restaurant for many years. The food quality, as usual, was excellent.The portions are generous and reasonably priced. Our server was Cindy. We have known her in the restaurant for many years. Her service and attentiveness was excellent, as usual. All of the above is why we keep coming back and back and back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Delicious food, very nice and hard working staff here.

January 22, 2024

Warning, rude staff here! I placed order online with the language they speak, but they placed the wrong order. When I came and picked it, they said I placed the wrong one. I was speechless . Do I have to record the phone call as a proof? Then they kept me waiting for long time for the correct one with an unfriendly attitude. When I finally got the correct one and pay for it, I found they got a wrong price I was not surprised anymore, they just kept making things wrong. Then they corrected the price with a bad attitude again. Will never get back again.

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

The price is reasonable (very conscientious in the era of soaring prices). The ginger and scallion lobster is delicious, and the sweet soup (mung bean and sago) is also great - not sweet!

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good food but worst service. They made us move table to accommodate larger group when our food came out. On top of that they gave us the wrong dish, and rather than correcting it they just gave one of the veggie ingredient to add it on to the wrong order when what we asked for is a completely different order. Then the server confronted me not tipping enough. I shouldnt have not tip at all. Also, whats up with flies in this place? I highly recommend bringing a fly zapper if you are planning to eat here

★★
December 22, 2023

When you pay $20 for a dish (house signature eel fried rice), you would expect the dish to be finished. Little did I know, it was so bland that we need to finish it off ourselves with salt and soy sauce. Very disappointing

December 22, 2023

Waiter, the service is poor, the order has not arrived for 20 minutes, please ask the waiter to see what kind of fruit is ordered? The customer who came ten minutes after us had already eaten, and he still wanted to ask me how long it would take to order? We ordered afternoon tea, and there should be a drink, but we were not given a drink!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

One of the best Chinese restaurant in Richmond Hill

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food. Be careful when ordering. I once got a noodle dish that had mixed seafood and different meats. I asked that it not have mixed seafood but shrimp was okay.. I. The end they only gave me shrimp and charged me for the seafood and meat noodle.. not sure how they figured that would make sense. Other then that its been great

December 22, 2023

My friend went to Long Porridge Kee for dinner and said that the sugar water after the meal had changed. It was no longer red bean porridge. However, I just finished eating at Long Porridge Kee and spent more than 100, but they didn t give me sugar water. How come every guest is treated so well? Is it different? I won t go again if I feel uncomfortable

December 22, 2023

wrong pick up order given. Four dishes and two of them were wrong and had a food poisoning after.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

We re Canadian retirees and away from Toronto for a few months. Earlier today we lunched at Mr. Congee, found that they re newly renovated (impressive)! Ordered our usual favourites: fish hot pot and a bbq pork rice. Found that bbq rice had just pork n rice and no veggies (original old ones had it). Thinking that it s a recession, as all prices are up! Thanks to servers Jason and Cindy who re aware of this and made up to our table a bowl of green chunky veggies. Wer are frequent eaters at Mr. Congee and we re happy your prices are still reasonable! Thankfully .. Parking: Safe and spacious!

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

You don t know mandarins you better not to enter. They force you to buy $600 food. Strange place!