Blooming Garden Chinese Cuisine 榮華苑 in Scarborough

The delivery speed is too slow and the service is not good. My friend and I ordered two sets of roasted pork and barbecued pork double rice at 11:52, but one was not served until 12:18. I want to ask where the other one went? I asked the waiter when would another order be ready? As a result, the waiter told me that there were too many takeaways and asked me to wait. I want to know that when any restaurant faces dine-in and takeout, shouldnt it devote more time to dine-in? When checking out, the waiter told me that I had to pay for the iced milk tea I drank. I said OK, and then the waiter gave the bill to me and my friend. The price was 18.04. We paid the money. After a while, the waiter told my friend that I would pay 5 more. I gave you 5 yuan, but I want to ask, since I have already given you the money, why do you ask me to give you 5 more yuan? What are these 5 yuan? Where are the flowers? I need a reasonable explanation to explain why I should pay more for these five dollars? I am a student at the school next to this restaurant. If I face this kind of service every time I go to this restaurant in the future, I will not recommend this restaurant to any of my friends and classmates.

Food here is absolute delicious. The service is fantastic as well. I came here with my buddy Parking: Tons of Parking in the front

I eat mostly at Chinese food restaurants and this is by far the best.

We had lunch in a private room. So, the service was not bad.

I ordered a Japanese dish tonight, but I was careful. Peking duck was a dish that I usually dont know. The crust was on for a long time but there was no duck. The soup was rushed to us and the service was mediocre. You can try other places. Sliced duck costs more than fifty yuan, and you can eat it everywhere.

Used to be my go-to-spot for late dinner. Been coming here since this place opened. I am still at the parking lot while writing this review, and will never come back! Our main dish came in really late and were already done eating by the time it came.. no apologies for the delay. I would understand if they even made an effort but NONE and even tried to justify that it okay. To add Salt to the wound, they started cleaning our table while we were still drinking tea and mom still eating VERY RUDE, WOULD NOT RECOMMEND AND PLS AVOID.

The service is horrible, a very bad experience!-5 star for the service Not recommend

Food was decent, service was lacking and they included tips in their bill already. This was odd for someone whos from Alberta, we dont have mandatory tipping there.

I definitely wont recommend this place. Food is oily. Taste is bland. Service is so bad, years before they give you water to drink and even have the audacity to charge 12% tip Dont come here, its just waste of money.

It turns out there is no need to queue up to get chips. As long as you get to know the staff, youll get a seat immediately!

Great dine in experience during a weekend lunch with family and relatives. The dishes were flavourful and all well prepared with quality ingredients. We really enjoyed the lobster dish and the fried radish cake. It gets crowded quickly but it was not as busy as the weekend dinner time rush. Service was attentive and efficient. Just a warning they do charge automatic gratuity (for our table it was 20% which seemed quite high compared to others who have reviewed). Definitely a good spot for chinese cuisine but try to reserve a table or go during off-peak hours! Parking: Sometimes better to park closer to the McDonalds to avoid the cars dropping off people in front of the restaurant

Walked in just today at 3:10pm to see if I can get late lunch special. Lady at front counter was in a VERY UPSET mood didn t want to describe the item, because i didnt understand what is on the menu, what items are called the chinese vegetable when asked for photos of the meal item, she kept on doing a cash counting at the counter and ignored me. Hope this place gets better management, to help non-chinese guests. Good luck if you dine here if you don t speak Chinese.

Subpar food and rude staff.

Dont go to this rubbish restaurant, a black shop. I ordered an eel rice for 19 or 20 dollars. When it arrived, there were only two pieces of eel as big as my thumb on the large bowl of rice. I was shocked at the time. I asked the waiter and she told me that was the case.

Love this place! Service is prompt, food is delicious, beautifully presented, and piping hot. Atmosphere is pleasant, clean. Parking: Try the eggplant and fried sticky rice!

The price is moderate and the service is ok. Southern style.

Good food.

Ordered the Crab Meat with fish maw thick soup ($14.45), half Pipa duck ($23), fried rice with eel ($18.49) anhd snow pea leaves with mushroom ($22.49). Overall the food is just average. They offer similar fare to Congee Queen but Congee Queen is way better. Also, they had an automatic gratuity of 12% for the 4 of us (2 adults and 2 little kids). And the 12% is on the after tax amount when it should have been before tax. Wont be back when they auto force a 12% gratuity.

Reasonable price, good taste, and big size Dietary restrictions: Claypot eel rice

The fried subs are delicious. The fried rice is a big portion and can be shared by 3-4 people! The beef offal is delicious without any fishy smell.

Food was ok but msg loaded, very thirsty afterwards. Food came out relatively quickly but they took so long in getting the bill to us. Very loud atmosphere.

Mediocre food at best. The rice rolls were somehow bitter. The beef noodles were so bland. The congee tasted like someone dropped a bottle of white pepper into it accidentally. Long wait times at 11am and mediocre service. Got a stomach ache after. Downgrading to two stars

Overprice for average food. Will not return

The food is very good, and its hard to decide what to get as there are many delicious dishes. I really like the BBQ menu, but there are many other things to enjoy. The prices are reasonable, and the service is usually fast. The problems weve had are when ordering a noodle dish at dinner, that is usually served at lunch its a very long time before you see it. Last night when there they never brought out the traditional soup before our meal. After we got our 1st dish we asked for it. We were told it was sold out. Then low and behold 5 minutes later it was on our table. Several people were asked to bring a simple bowl of rice before we got any. I enjoy the food, but if much else happens we may stop going there. Bottom line, dont order noodles at night, and ask for the soup as soon as you place your order.

The breads and cakes there are in bad condition. The taste was terrible and not fresh. For your health, plz try anything here.

Service is unbelievably awful. Services attitude is awful and they dont care about their customers; only their profits. We went in with a party of four for dinner and when theres a table available for us, they bypass us for a larger group and say, without any guilt, say that its just business. To say that right to our faces is insulting and their attitude shows they dont care if we never come back. We only just arrived and were treated this awful. We will never give this place another chance.

The hosts are very rude and unprofessional!! They have a habit of bypassing smaller groups of people for newer larger groups!

Pro: portions remain overall on the larger size Quality trends towards better than average but frequently a bit oil heavy and can fluctuate Con: Consistency in service and quality fluctuates between our several visits, with a steady increase in price. Seafood and meat content in dishes has consistently gone down to next to nothing for most fried rice and noodle dishes Noticeably heavy on salt these days (make you order more drinks?) Items listed on the menu that are perpetually not available even after multiple visits and attempts to order (why even list it if you never intend to sell it) Seriously slow kitchen, dishes can arrive with gaps up to 25mins between first dish and last dish arriving (for fried noodles really, why?) Note: Have been going to this restaurant since they opened and its been a steady decline since the pandemic. I would be happy to see this place return to good form like when they opened, because they used to have very good quality, value and service, but dont expect much at this point. I would still go back to see if things change but not a while. Parking sucks nearby too, just FYI

-dinner sets for take out (2 woh 3 is my fav!!!) -sweet and sour pork is best here -black bean beef stir fried rice noodle is good, bittermelon beef fried noodle so good -beef brisket noodle soup is a basic, my go to is roast duck noodle soup now FYI -12% service charge is included on the bill -lunch comes with a drink (hk or milk tea) -chilli sauce is tasty, like to put this on nearly everything -pretty loud here

Great place to have authentic fried rice.Have been to this place multiple times and never disappoints

Food is good and price is okay. Just make sure you hold the payment before you are ready to go, otherwise they will start cleaning the table before you even finish your dessert. Not a very good experience overall.

The taste is too ordinary

I am judging solely on the roasted duck. It is a 4 stars duck. Crispy skin as expected, flavorful but not overpowering. Juicy meat and tender. The whole duck is $40 and it is one of the best bbq duck in town.

The service attitude and tone of voice were very, very poor, especially the fat woman with short yellow hair who ignored me when asked to get something and had a dark face.

Terrible service, don t waste your time here

Terrible service. We joined the waitlist and waited approximately an hour. Our party should have been next for the table as we were the next up in line. However they gave our table to another party that kept asking the servers when their table would be ready. However, that disregards the whole purpose of the waitlist and is disrespectful to our party. We asked the servers when our table would be ready after seeing them give our table away and they didn t know. Terrible service, would not come back!

atrocious service, not worth the trouble

Tasty food. Lots of variety. Reasonable price. Service has room to improve.

Poor service went to have lunch yesterday and it was very busy but the staff ratio was not enough. Called the server couple of times by waving hands up and she just ignored our table, finally called her over for a high chair for my kid and she was being rude by saying you have to wait, we are very busy! . One last thing, they charged 12% service charge on our bill while we did not get a well experience for the visit.

I have tried this restaurant a few times, because it is closed to my workplace. I have to say Today I had pretty bad experience today at this restaurant! Firstly, the service is the worse I have ever had in Toronto. Bad service received from both counter and waitress! Additionally, the BBQ duck quality is way behind the average of Toronto honestly I felt like it is not fresh, just dry and cold! I am not sure if it is the overnight dish. The portion is ok, but absolutely not worthy in terms of the price! But the chicken is pretty good though.

Staff very helpful. Getting packed quickly. Crab meat with the fish maw is so good.

Aug 12., 2024, I purchased half of the BBQ duck from the Blooming Garden Chinese Cuisine restaurant. I opened the container at home and found out the container had only 3/4 quarter duck. 1/4 ducks was missing. Be careful, when you are going buy any foods from the restaurant. Please open the container and check the quality and quantity of the foods.

There are many kinds of side dishes! The roasting is good! The price is reasonable!

Food is reasonably priced and fresh. Get the eel clay pot rice!

Food quality is poor

As always, the food is down-to-earth, the taste is good, the price is not high, and the service is very good.

The most ridiculous dining experience in my life. We were a big group of people so we called to reserve the seat in advanced. However, the table arrangement was a mess and the attitude of the waitress was very bad and unhelpful. But the worst thing was a waitress pour a whole cup of tea on my body and said: water is fortune (Chinese belief). She didn t say sorry at all and just went away. Honestly it s not a big deal as the tea was not hot (luckily), but the attitude of people was really crazy and it s default to give 12% tips which didn t worth at all. Overall, I can only give my first 1 star review (which I wanna give 0 star if I can).

Very rude service.

Can I give you 0 points? The attitude is so bad that Zhong wants to force a 12% tip? The book station is useless I really want to write a poem to make trouble The attitude of the restaurant is so bad that tipping is mandatory. Booking a table in advance has no impact, but I am really disappointed with the poor service. As soon as I entered the door, my heart felt cold and I couldnt bear the cold greeting. The menu is expensive and not fresh, and the diners are upset. There is no reason to force a tip. There is something wrong with the restaurant management. It is up to you to improve your attitude, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain your customer base.

Food was pretty decent but service was surprisingly terrible. It seemed to me they didnt welcome you to visit or they didnt care. Some servers attitude was really rude. However, 12% service charge is their default setting embedded in the billing. I mean do you even deserve any service charge??

The food is good however The service is horrible , the staff do not care to talk if you are not Chinese .. I was highly disappointed. Will never visit this place again

Good food and good price

Very good food. Service can be improved a little bit.

I don t understand why the average rating is so low. I recently discovered that I switched to Tingzhi. It s been about a year and I feel it s much better than before. It was my first time to eat dry fried beef river and frozen duck beef river. It was a big plate of rice noodles. It was ok and less oily. The onions, scallions and sprouts are all crispy but not raw. I prefer more oil but less oil. The rice noodles are not sticky and are considered to be good. The second and third time I ate salted fish, chicken and eggplant rice because it is really good. The chicken was well cooked, well oiled and juicy, but not overcooked. The salted fish was big enough. The chicken was big, soft, fragrant, and the eggplant oil was just right. The taste was a little small and coincided with my taste. The portion was super small and the tip was 12%. It was the first time and I didn t know that my sister was going to put it in when she saw me. A low tip doesnt work for me. I prefer change instead of a tip. Lets see how much lower it is because its hard to figure out what to eat for one person. Its so nice to give IKEA the change directly. My sisters service is OK. Shes not so polite. Shes so polite. But it must not be impolite, it must be fast and efficient but not slanderous. There are teapots, cups, public chopsticks and private chopsticks, paper towels. The place is clean, the tea restaurant has such a layout for lunch, and the price is high. I think it is cost-effective.

The food and cooking skills are delicious. Its a pity to miss the meal selection.

Standard Cantonese restaurant. Gets quite busy during dinner time and weekend. Foods ok and ok priced. Service is what you expect. Recommend the eggplant and pork neck dish. Food : 4/5

I ordered food for pick up. I ordered cantonese chowmain, orange chicken, and chilli chicken.. came up to $60. Please take a look at my chilli chicken. What type of chilli chicken is this? All you can see is vegetables. never order again

Cheap and good quality. There are a lot of people on holidays and you have to wait for a table, so it s better on leisure days.

I ve had better food at manchoo wok. The tip is included in the bill so no need for the servers to try. They are rude and ignorant towards customers. Especially if you re not Chinese. The food is subpar at best. Very bland. Save your money and stay away from this place. Better off going to the Mr. Sub or the McDonald s in the same plaza. Just gross.

After waiting for more than 30 minutes, I ordered two things! The most satisfying thing is a cup of milk tea!

The special dishes of the Chinese restaurant are quite fiery

Pleasantly surprised by the quality and taste of food here. Came here twice in a week. Favourite dishes include shredded chicken and hot casserole rice and fish with Maggie sauce. Come early to avoid lines.

Authentic canton food. Wish there is one on the west end of the city

Today me & my family went there. The ambiance was nice, The food was delicious but some food servers were rude. I asked for another order of hot milk tea when we were done with our food & the lady told me NO only cold milk tea, i tried to ask the other lady and decided it would be perhaps better of i ask for take away hot milk tea coz they were very busy, she said u can ask at the counter & pay our bill as they need the table already, tried to push us away from the table. I know there were a lot of waiting customers but that was very rude not to serve your paying customers & charge tips which U INCLUDE IN THE BILL. UPDATE: They did not tell us that there are free drinks with our food. A friend of mine told me the free drink & checked their menu online and its confirmed. Just note, i ordered for the hot milk tea when I was done with food and my husband paid for it when the waitress pushed us away from our table. And yet they charge you the tips automatically on your bill

Dietary restrictions: Congee tasty, fried noodles yummy, roasted pork and BBQ pork commendable. Seating arrangement a bit crowded, but staff are cheerful. Food

I ordered via Uber eats for Black Mushroom and Chicken on Rice. Are you serious? This is bottom of the pot burnt rice. You really serve this to your customers?

This place is crazy good. Authentic and amazing food. The service is good but when it gets busy - it s insane. It s really tough getting a table or making reservations accordingly. But it s all worth the wait! And the price is impeccable. Vegetarian options: There are plenty of vegetarian options. Just be aware of the batter that they use for deep frying. Kid-friendliness: Amazing place for families with children and babies. Nice big tables and seats/booths. Wheelchair accessibility: There is plenty of parking and lots of accessibility for a wheelchair.

Terrible customer service especially the front cashier

Friends recommend this place and we came for a normal dinner. All the dishes tasted really good. The place is newly renovated but the noise level and air circulation could improve. I enjoyed the dinner.

Satay noodle bowl is huge

Waited an hour for a table when I made a reservation 4 days ago. Terrible service and attitude. They aren t accommodating at all and some foods were raw. This is unacceptable. Highly don t recommend if you want to have a good time.

5% cash discount is already low but actually 2% discount ??? And host lied to say its only calculated on some dishes. Which dishes? This is mathematically impossible.

receipt shows 5% discount but math doesnt math! when confronted, they said only certain dishes apply...yeah right

The waiters and the proprietress are all very polite, and they insist on a 12% tip after tax, but I really wont give a penny.

We got the bill right after food was served. We paid the bill but the waitress asked us if we have paid when we start to leave. Over all it made us feel unwelcome.

If I could give this place a zero I would, the service here is trash and the waitresses don t know what they are doing. I asked if they had the complimentary soup and they said they sold out.. which doesn t make sense considering they knew we would be coming for 7:30 for reservations and we didn t get seated till 8:05 . honestly i would not recommend coming here.

I came back for the second time this time. I originally came here for the eel clay pot rice, but it all smelled like peel. There was really too much peel, and the eel was fried? It was fried so dry and hard. Its really, really bad. The ginger and scallion oyster stew was also over-fried and the oysters were dry and hard. I asked the waiter if the chef had changed, but the two waiters acted like a double act, saying that it had always tasted the same, which was impossible, and it was unpalatable anyway. The tip is 12%, I wanted to give less, but I forgot about it. Anyway, at most I will never come back again.

Did the boss charge a 12% tip? The waiter doesn t need to serve anymore. When I went in to eat, an old waitress and an old employee seemed like I owed her millions. I didn t take advantage of the short-haired waitress, but I kept saying I bought it, and when I showed her the invoice, she even glanced at me. Sister, don t you know how to apologize for slandering people? The only person who made me feel that the service was good was the sister who was wearing a white T-shirt and glasses today. I was really tired after spending money on this meal.

Both food and service are good. We visit once a week.

Buy big items There is wok gas Royal concubine chicken is super delicious

The service attitude of the receptionist was very bad. I thought I was the best in the world! I won t patronize you again!

I ve ordered takeout a few times and it tastes really good... The only drawback is that the rice is really hard...

What a great restaurant. Generous portions of food that is served hot and fresh to order. Stunning presentation and delicious taste. I m very impressed with the BBQ duck and pork all done hot and fresh. This place sets the impression it is a cha chan teng but I believe it has higher value as a Chinese dinner restaurant. Good vibe and atmosphere with updated decor. Staff are super friendly and attentive even with a baby. Job well done and sets the bar high for the value they bring. Our meal included a 6 inch cake that they bake on their own. Will be headed back to try more dishes.

This place is awesome. The food was great and the staff was very friendly and the place is neat and tidy and me and my friends and relatives usually we loved this place and hope I too get a VIP card saw my friend had this card thanks

Overall, it was a good experience. The service was fast and the portions were good enough to fill 7 people. I enjoyed the complementary pumpkin desert and green tea, which was served warm. We ordered steamed chicken, salted egg and pork congee, egg white and seafood noodles, fried pumpkin and bitter melon, pork dish and fried taro. Among them, the steamed chicken, fried noodles and congee were good. The fried items were not that crunchy and lacked flavor or sauce. The pork dish was my least favorite, I didnt like the fat or texture. I liked the vibe of the restaurant but its so noisy that the person across your table can not hear you clearly. I would recommend this restaurant for get together as the portion and price was reasonable. Parking: Free parking, busy but easy to find space

First time came here for lunch, I m amazed on their menu. They almost covered everything you needed for Chinese Cuisine!! They have Chinese BBQ stall, congee, clay pot rice, baked rice, fried rice/ noodles, noodles in soup etc!! The best part is all the fried rice/ noodles dishes come with coffee/tea!! Their price is inexpensive, very economical, their take out menu is even much cheaper too!! Highly recommended and I will come here few more time to try out more of their food!! PS. They also have Iced Bear Milk Tea $4

Food and service are excellent. This restaurant is very busy most of the time, so its a little crowded and noisy.

Decent everyday Cantonese dinner. Reasonable prices for inflationary times. Dinner included stock soup and sweet soup. Steamed chicken was good w lots of ginger green onion dipping sauce. Decent Cantonese chow mein. Service abrupt almost rude at times. Food

The most disgusting restaurant that I ever ate here.Foods tasted so bad and service were so rude.

Very authentic! It doesn t thicken too much, tastes great, and has enough roasting. It takes 15 minutes to park and walk!

The fried rice noodles with beef sauce is by far the most unique. The cha lern (rice noodle with fried donut) gove it a skip as it is not that great and the donut is soft and chewy. Other things we tried is pretty good like fried hor fun

Mandatory tip is a turn off . It s my choice to tip , not you . Won t go again . They also charge 13% on HST and food price Cheating . Got to talk to CRA.

I was lucky and got a seat before the lunch hour rush for the weekend. It was unfortunate that I was seated right beside the fish tank where all the parents wanted to bring their kids to look at fishies. My kids liked to sit beside the fish but its just awkward having like a toddlers feet near your head and a rotation of parents and kids coming to your table. Food was alright, we had the sweet and sour and the eel fried rice. Also had the bear milk tea which was cute. Service was ok, when they seated me they didnt give me a menu and a waitress asked me, what do I need? because of my confused looked. Good portion sizes though

It like a typical Chinese restaurant. Very noisy :) The food is good, I liked the congee, fried seafood, the steam chicken and duck. The other food were similar to Congee Queen. They serve dessert as a complement in the end. We had pumpkin taro sago and it was super yummy and warm. I would surely go back for the dessert and the above food lol. Didnt like pork belly at all. Was super fatty and sticky. Radish dish was just ok, not as good as Congee Queen. Price is reasonable, 8 dishes for $172 including for 7 people and the service was fast.

Very good price!!

The quality of the food here is great. Really liked the soup, congee, and radish. The service is quite timely and friendly. Would recommend to family.

A mid sized Chinese restaurant with pretty good food. Cantonese chow mien being above average and decently priced. Overall its decent value and service is usually fairly quick. Can get various plates to share. Be aware of 12% gratuity automatically added to bill. Im uncertain if thats added to takeout. Cant get to restaurant from inside the mall. Parking is all around in the free lot of woodside square. However, with this mall constantly blocking 1/3 to 1/2 of the lot for special events that last months at a time, it can be incredibly difficult to find parking sometimes.

Came in as a group of 5 with elderly parents, and they offered us the table directly in front of the door, which consistently open/close letting cold air in. We asked for another table, and was told none were available and would have to wait a while for a table that fits 6. There were at least two larger tables that fits up to 8 available, but the servers insisted that we have to wait until a table of 6 opens up. As it was off peak hours - 2pm on a Sunday, we were the only people waiting. One star customer service. I guess theres a reason why they implement a mandatory service charge. Would recommend picking another location if you care about basic customer service.

Wait for long time to get food. When pay bill, 12% tips charge already. I get $38 total (include tips). I pay for $40, no change back. How come they didn t get my chance back? I will never go to this place. Too bad! Food : 3/5

I come during the day/ afternoon tea and the food options are great used to be better until they updated the menu for breakfast and took away some options a few months ago was a steal, still ok for value for money

The minced beef in Tingzi porridge is all full of roots and residue and cannot be eaten.

Nice quiet place, not so crowded on a weekday. Servings are generous and price is just right. Cantonese chow mein and congee are great. Fried tofu could be better if just cooked plain with just salt and pepper. Next time maybe it can be requested that way instead of making it fancy. Overall, recommended place for your congee craving.

Food good but cant honor a reservation. Very disappointing since they accepted the original reservation but offered 2 hours earlier or later than original time the same day we were supposed to go.

The food here is pretty mediocre, but somehow the service is worse. I ordered a takeout dish and waited 20 minutes for it (just a simple seafood fried noodle). People that ordered their food 10 minutes after I placed mine got it before I did. When I inquired about my order, I was brushed off and mocked for complaining about it being 20 minutes, and they said I was lying that it s been that long. I showed them the receipt time stamp and they refused to acknowledge that either. They also charged an auto gratuity fee of 12% on the meal even though it s takeout. Awful place, don t waste your time here. My food took over 30 minutes.

I had a wonderful dish of rice with barbecue duck at lunch. When ordering at lunch time, they have barbecue duck available hot from the oven. Fresh and tasty, I received a big portion.

Food quality is below average

Horrible service. We arrives at the restaurant and asked for a table and preferred a corner spot and the server indicate, if we sit there, you only have 30 mins to dine and give us a very mean look. We were in a middle of a meal and forced if the bill. What kind of service is this....The food overall is alright.

Food is very good especially for the price.

Came for weekend lunch got stir fry beef hor fun good portion taste pretty good also got the 2 item roast pork and duck. one thing to note they charge you 12% TIPS on the bill the service told us when we were handed the bill.

Good food but horrible service. Lots of impatience and attitude towards customers!!!!! I think it is because they impose tips onto your bill hence they dont care about customer experience.

Chinese catering, normal service, delicious food, after checkout, the customers walked quickly to the table without even putting on their clothes, the traffic seemed to be very high. Parking: Because there are shopping malls nearby, there are plenty of parking spaces.

Food is good, price is right, portion is big. Some meals come with Chinese milk tea,however tea is luke warm and thats is below standard and not acceptable in Hong Kong style milk tea. Hope the restaurant would improve in this.

Nice Chinese food in the area

order the right things like the steamed fish and it ALWAYS hits

Food is good, big portions. Didnt like the added 12% service charge to my bill.

Update, I just went back, this time for peking duck!! It was delishious!! It came with wraps, and veggi sticks and special duck sauce. The peking duck was so tender and juicy, and hot, it was made fresh on the spot. I also ordered beef in black bean sauce, and it too was delishious. The beef was tender and freshly made too, the black bean sauce was perfect!! I have been here a few times, and the staff have always been fast and curtious. The restaurant has been clean, and so was the washroom. This restaurant is handicapped accessible. Each time I have enjoyed the dishes. This time was the duck, and it was delishious! The fried rice was very light, and tasty too. I would definately go here again, just to try something new. Even though we had a full duck the price was reasonable. Kid-friendliness: There were lots of kids, and they seemed happy too.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? Okay, Ive been a long time customer of this restaurant. I was coming here when it was still called Congee Town. I know, I know, new management, new owner, SAME DAMN MENU. I loved this place. LOVED. Great for takeout, dine-in, the quality of the food was CONSISTENT. Not perfect, but it was at a tier that was pretty damn good, especially for the price. I move back to the city and the quality just falls off a cliff. I moved from GUELPH, a city that has never experienced anything beyond discount buffet grade chinese food, only to discover that one of my favourite locations decided to take notes from that culinary blackhole. What on earth happened? I ordered the basics, some black bean beef ho fun, a gon chow ngow ho, and some ginger gai lan. The Noodles were undercooked, the sauce watery, everything was overly greased (FOR CANTONESE FOOD), the vegetables were so under I might as well have eaten it RAW. All the containers were smeared with oil. DISGUSTING. Why. God, I miss Keung Kee.

The customer service was fantastic and the food was delicious. The seats were very comfortable. We highly recommended to anyone.

Great experience!!

Pleasant Chinese-style diner with a fairly large variety of dishes, including rice, noodles, congee, etc.. Friendly staff with appropriately timely service. The restaurant was a little on the smaller side and seemed relatively busy during duration of my visit. Tables did not feel cramped. Barring specials menus, menu items have clear labels for ordering. However, Chinese reading literacy is a plus.

date visited Thurs Aug 11, 2022 Overall Experience : 2.0/5 Comments : First time dining in at this resto. We came around 8:30pm on a Thursday. As of time of writing, the resto has been open for maybe 3 weeks now. It seems they are still working out some of the kinks. They do not have their up to date menus yet. There are white stickers at the bottom of the dine-in menus when you flip open the cover. Noting that that there is an extra $1.00 added to each menu item on the menu due to inflation. Our table server did not mention this aspect. I learned about this from a negative Yelp and Google review for Blooming Garden. Also Debit/Credit card paying customers be aware!!! There is a 12% mandatory service fee already applied to your bill so DO NOT DOUBLE Tip!!! I also picked up a copy of their take out menu. The item breakdown you receive is not in English. I think there is also some price differences between their dine-in menu and their takeout menu. Example we ordered their T1 Fried tofu, on their dine in menu it was listed as $7.99+$1.00 inflation charge for a total of $8.99. On their takeout menu the same T1 is listed as $9.99, not sure if the $1.00 inflation charge applies on the takeout menu as well. Be careful when ordering Take away, you may be getting charged slightly higher. If you are managing Gout, it will be a challenge to eat here. Free dessert served at the end, which we declined. Service : 2/5 Service was so-so. At the time of our visit capacity was almost 90% full. They seem to pay more attention to the larger tables vs the smaller tables. We were 2 ppl dining, took a while to flag a person to place our order. Food : 3.0/5 For our dishes we asked for them not to use additional MSG. We ordered G15 HK Style Fried Vermicelli, H6 Garlic Shrimp & Egg White Fried Rice, T1 Fried Tofu. G15 was too salty for our tastes, we didn t finish it. H6 was more to our palate, but there were a lot of green peas, which I had to navigate around due to peas for me not being friendly with Gout, we also didn t finish this dish, we also felt there was not enough shrimps in the H6 dish. It is a Garlic Shrimp fried rice dish after all. The T1 fried tofu dish we enjoyed as well. Crispy exterior shell with a soft inside texture, think they used soft tofu for this dish. We wanted some rice rolls, but were informed they were not available. Which left me scratching my head as to why. Also not every table has provided condiments. Drinks : 2/5 Other than water, wasn t able to enjoy the drinks they provided due to the potential caffeine content. Not sure what the Chinese tea was that was provided to our table. Along with the lemon tea that was apparently offered with our meal/dishes. Value for Money Spent : 2/5 For the money we paid, we felt that the portioning was on the smaller side. I d have to agree with some of the other reviewers on this. Portioning does not seem consistent with dishes seen at other tables. Worth repeat visit : ?/5 On the fence with this. Even tho there are other dishes I am curious to try. We feel they are overpriced. Note : Updated review for Sept 19, 2023 on Yelp..since Google does not allow for review updates.

Pictures don t lie.

I came here wanting to have breakfast on Sunday morning. There were not many customers inside at 9:30. When I entered the door, there was a floor far away from the kitchen door. Come here, Im alone. I sit at the small table in the middle. Its not easy to sit in the booths. ! There was no one else in the huge restaurant, so I replied, I ll leave when more customers arrive! Then I sat down in the window seat. ......... As a result, no one responded or greeted me, so I got up and left, leaving all the stations to continue swatting flies

The Lamb Stew with vegetables has plenty of lamb with fat attached, and tofu skin. Wok Stir Fried Beans is very aromatic. Better come early as restaurant fills quickly in the evening. Also, there is no MSG in any of the food, surprisingly, as restaurants in Scarborough use MSG like its soy sauce. 2023-10-07 Update: Cold milk tea is ok, not bad. The lemon tea is watered down, and isnt flavourful. Dont expect much from these drinks as this place isnt a Cha Chan Ten.

Parking: Always so crowded Food

The Golden Sands tiger prawns are first-rate and the roast duck is very good.

Excellent food. The lobster and crab were very fresh and delicious.

This hotel has disabled facilities but they are not usable. The door cannot be opened and the toilet is locked. The food is very delicious and the service is attentive.

Tasty foods

Very crowded but it s worth your time to wait. The place is quite new and nicely decorated. The washrooms are clean. They serve you generous portion. You don t have to order a dish for each person unless you want to take home leftover. Before 11am they have really good specials. For $12 you get a huge congee plus a big plate of rice roll Or sandwiches. There is a wide list of selection. From 9am to 4pm there are also specials on several categories. Their bbq meats are excellent, roast pig skin is so crispy. The dial-your-own-noodles are really good. Excellent soup base and lots of ingredients. Baked spaghetti and rice are delicious too. Each dish comes with a drink. They charge for tea and gratuity is already included in the bill. 5 stars.

The place is open late, and the food is normal Cantonese food. No surprise.

Poor service and tasteless food

First visit to Blooming Garden at Woodside mall. Food was delicious, portions generous. Service was quick which was great cos we were hungry. Food : 4/5

Each grain of rice in the eel fried rice is distinct, and the eel and sauce are just right together with the rice mixed with egg yolk without being greasy. Each strip of fried rice noodles is separated and not stuck together, and the beef is not overcooked. It s a miracle that such Cantonese fried rice and fried river can be eaten in Canada.

This restaurant offers delicious meals with affordable prices in a spacious room. Their portion is generous and the service is fast and courteous. Their food is good in quantity and quality. Tip and service charge is already included in your bill. Highly recommended. Its almost always crowded, but its worth your time waiting.

Authentic taste and great value - the portion size are fairly large relative to the average. New and clean ambience for an HK style cafe.

Good food, great portion size

I come here with my dad every once in a while to eat a combination of noodles and congee. Great tasting.

Delicious food and great atmosphere for a meal with friends and family. Portions are worth every dollar and prices are reasonable.

Standard canto food - comparable to Royal Chinese or Congee Queen. Service is definitely better if you speak Cantonese. Eel rice dish is mid - it lacks flavour; I would just get plain rice. Lobster fried with Maggie sauce was solid. Chicken was good but may be top much sesame oily for some folks. Overall the food is salty and oily but its pretty standard for canto fare. It was a full house on a Tuesday evening. Service was good enough for our table of 10. I do not recommend the peking duck - its below average, not crispy at all.

Great service and enjoy the private room with TV.

Foods were great and selections were good. Prompt and friendly service.

We had the 8 big pcs of Fried oysters on teriyaki sauce ($30.50) which was great. Not many restaurants want to serve this dish. And the Singapore-styled fried radish ($10.90) was average. Other restaurants prepared and cooked it better. Their chili oil also below par. The big surprise practice is that the server dont warn you ahead that there is a 12% tip automatically added to the bill. Auto tipping is itself a rude practice not to mention it is a 12% high!!

Aware! This restaurant is a sly. The fish is not 2 bls as ad. It is a small fish they gave us. Added $15 in combo for 2 people is a rip off!

on standard range

When they first opened a few years ago, food was excellent along with very reasonable prices. We have noticed lately many dishes have gotten smaller and prices have risen. We do like that they already include the tip on your bill and it is less than 15%. You can always add to the tip but they do not expect more.

Found steel wool in our noodles and there were many flies flying around when we ate. When we brought up the steel wool to the waitress she said Oh it s from when they wash the wok . No kidding it s from washing the wok, but it doesn t belong in the noodles. As for the flies, her excuse was It s because it s warm inside and cold outside . Clearly it isn t properly managed with how many flies there are.

This one is too bad. I got a piece of paper when I bought takeout today. Moreover, the clerk asked me to take photos before confirming the change of dishes. I will never leave this store again. too dirty

They like to add their own tips, so look at your bill.

Great place for a good meal. Food quality is high, service is good n comfortable seating. Spacious n clean. One of my favourite Hong Kong style cafe. I love their clay pot rice n chicken pork stomach pot soup, amazing. Stir fry noodle n pasta are delicious. Parking is free n next to Woodside mall, after lunch, we can shop around in that area.

This service is so rubbish. I had some food left and I thought I would finish it in a while, but my plate was taken away without asking. I wanted to take away my drink, which I hadn t finished yet, but it cost me extra. You charge me money and ask me to pack my own drink, so you give me a cup, and you still have to pay for the tip. Is this how you serve me when I tip you?

Excellent food. Very tasty. Reasonable prices and very large portions.

Cashiers attitude was horrible, was getting my take out at 6:30pm and the cashier who was wearing glasses was very rude. How can these people be in the hospitality service industry? Such a disgrace, if I were the owner I would reconsider hiring these kind of people that would rune their restaurants reputation.