Metro Square Café Restaurant — Restaurant in Markham

I used to be a regular here before the pandemic, and I recently had my first experience since the world changed. Unfortunately, I have to say that the food quality has taken a noticeable nosedive. We popped in for a quick bite in the afternoon, and the menu offered a range of options from an all-day menu to daily specials and an all-day breakfast menu.

We decided to try the curry beef with rice, which came with a daily soup and a drink. If you wanted to switch to a cold drink, there was an additional charge of $1.50. The food arrived swiftly, but I have to admit the presentation left much to be desired; it looked like the dishes had been hastily thrown onto the plates. Flavor-wise, it was a disappointment – you could clearly taste that the curry was diluted from a concentrate. Some vegetables were properly cooked, but the raw mushrooms were quite an unpleasant surprise. We also ordered a cold milk tea, which was just alright; sadly, the tea flavor didn't shine through, leaving it somewhat bland.

To top it off, when we requested a takeout container for our leftovers, we were charged $0.50 per container. The service didn't help improve the experience either; the servers seemed inattentive, and I had to flag them down every time I needed something. When the bill arrived at $19, it felt expensive given the quality, service, and portion size. I feel there are other restaurants around the area to better spend...

There weren't any other open resto options around in the morning when my fam came here to dine.

We ordered a bunch of stuff from the early morning menu.

The satay beef on vermicelli had the tiniest amount of beef portioned in. The soup had no taste whatsoever.

The beef brisket and tendon noodle soup was mid as well. The beef itself was tender but MY GOD WERE THEY STINGY with the protein. Also, the broth STILL had no taste.

The pork chop was pounded out thin and then smothered in gravy. Gravy was ok, pork chop itself was overcooked to smithereens. Same w/ the accompanying egg. Sunnyside up egg gets you a fully cooked one apparently.

My bro got an egg sandwich as an accompaniment to his pork chop and received egg that was also overcooked in the sandwich as well.

The lemon tea tasted bad, the milk tea was passable.

If I could sum up the food in one word it would be: bland. It didn't seem like they seasoned anything at all! I know HK cafe food is supposed to generally be lighter but that doesn't mean NO seasoning loool!

Oh yea, some other reviewer mentioned that the server forgot to bring eating utensils to the table. This was also the case for us. Brought all the dishes and left. Returned 5 min later to see if everything tasted already when we thought she was finding cutlery for us...

I came to Metro Square Cafe with my friends after a night of NYE partying, looking for a hearty meal for our hangovers.

We were looking forward to a simple meal with big portions for reasonable prices. It was a mixed experience to say the least.

We were seated upon arrival, which was nice considering it was during brunch hour. Among the food options, the main focus is on Hong Kong Style Diner food, ranging from baked rice, fried noodles, eggs and soup. The set combos come up with a daily soup and coffee/tea.

My friends and I ordered from their all day set menu. I ordered the Chicken in Honey Pepper Sauce on Rice. The dish was prepared decently, with the spicy honey sauce complimenting the chicken nicely. However, the portion of the entire dish was lackluster as me and my friend received only 5 pieces of chicken. The bell peppers could have been cooked a tad more and there could have been more sauce to bring the whole dish together.

The food here isn't bad, however the portion sizes are below par compared to other HK Diners in the GTA.

If there is a time where me and my friends need a quick bite, we will for sure swing by here, but it won't be for a while until they adjust their portions to...