Skyview Fusion Cuisine — Restaurant in Markham

Reserved in advanced for 英雄宴/解穢酒/repast at higher-than-usual price (50% higher than walk-in ordering the same food) knowing the premium will ensure we have our table on time and extra service since we are a rather large group. We were a group of 63 having lunch at Skyview Fusion Cusine.

First of all, they didn't give us our tables on time complaining that they needed our tables to do more business so we can either choose to sit in the parking lot (aka patio) or wait until tables are ready. We were a group of 63 people waiting for our tables to be ready even though we called 2 hours in advance to triple confirm and showed up 30 minutes early.

Secondly, the service was horrible (or i should say almost no service at all???). They were unwilling to give us glass and ice saying they don't have much. For god sake, is simple ice, and they were reluctant to provide and we only got 10 glasses for a group of 63 people. Again, this is pre-ordered menu at premium price (for what we eat). What happen to those people to came to have dim sum and order ice water? We are chinese and we never expect much of service from a chinese restaurant, but this is beyond our knowledge of poor customer service. They were also rushing us to leave the whole meal.

Thirdly, the quality of food was horrific compared to the usual food quality we had at dinner at the same restaurant. Veggie dish was blend. Fried rice stuck together like a rice ball. Steam fish was over-cooked at rough. Sweet and sour pork was not crunchy. Dessert was so sweet that you can dilute one bowl into two with water. Everyone took one zip and left the rest on table. Overall food court quality at best.

Finally, we had people lining up next to us watching us eat the entire time. We even overheard the waiters talking about us (the large group) holding up the 6 tables even though we paid extra for our meal. If we walked in like anyone else, our bill would easily be 30% cheaper for the same food at the same restaurant. The restaurant knew the meaning of the package and charged higher as compensation.

Overall, we had an extremely poor experience. Poor service and poor food quality, and mostly important they didn't respect the chinese tradition even though they are chinese serving an important meal (解穢酒 / 英雄宴) with special meaning. If they couldn't serve us, they could have told us and not took our booking (we went to quite a few restaurants and some did turn us down knowing they wouldn't be able to serve us during a weekend lunch). We could have booked else where. They booked us because they wanted our business, but they didn't want to deliver their service because they had opportunity to make even more money and knew we would suck it up (we couldn't change plan in last minute). We will never dine at that restaurant again, and i'm sure all my guests would never dine there again or try it (those who had never been). There are plenty of selections in Markham, and i'm not sure why they felt they could do that to us. As a note, we finished our meal and walked out in an hour and a half. They made a decent profit from us charging $50 a piece for repast (no lobster, this is just 解穢酒/repast so it is not one of those typical big feasts you have in mind. The type of meal is served after a funeral in...

Dim Sum Lunch with a mid-course correction!

With fine, restaurant quality, frozen Dim-Sum products now readily available in a number of retail stores around my neighborhood. It has been weeks, if not months since I last had a sit-down Dim Sum lunch at a restaurant.

Based on past experiences and current suggestions from foodie friends and bloggers, my wife and I decided to pick up my brother-in-law from his car maintenance service at the dealership and head over to nearby ‘ Skyview Fusion ‘ for a long, overdue dim-sum lunch.

However, the presence of some alluring wall posters at the entrance, promoting a number of really attractive looking, value-for-money special dishes threw our menu order decision a curveball. Instead of just focusing on Dim-Sum dishes, we ended up making a detour and augmenting them with some of the specials.

To our Dim Sum order of:

Har Gow Shrimp Dumpling Freshly baked BBQ Pork Buns Pot-sticker style, pan fried diced Curry Beef Buns Thousand layer Duck Egg Yolk Sponge Cake

We splurged and ordered a plate of ‘ Shanghainese style, stirred fried whole Dungeness Crab with Chinese Rice Cake, Fava Beans and Preserved Chinese Mustard Greens ‘ plus a BBQ meal combo platter of BBQ Pork aka Char Siu and Cantonese Roasted Duck.

Our order turned out to be part hits and part misses!

Stand-out being the exemplary, well-executed, flavourful and crispy Roasted duck. For once, there’s a chef willing to put in the effort to prepare the marinade in the traditional, cumbersome, long-handed way. The result?….reminiscent of some of the excellent, authentic offerings found in local Hong Kong’s specialty Cantonese roasted meat shops! The well-charred, tender and nicely seasoned Char-Siu was top-notch too.

Sadly, the limp looking Crab dish was prepared totally void of ‘ wok-hay ‘. The starchy batter and gravy coating was crushingly overwhelming. However, the desired overall flavor profile was still there…..if only the chef would put a bit more loving effort in properly executing the dish??!!

As for the small number of Dim Sum products we ordered? Again, the seasoning was spot-on, though the overall construction and form of the products were way overboard and way too overwhelming in size! The gigantic Har Gow, requiring at least 3 bites was the size of a grenade!! Same was the baked BBQ pork buns!....so filling!

Overall, an acceptable but non-stand out lunch from one of GTA’s...

I recently tried the Eight Treasure Duck, Winter Melon Soup, and Mustard Beef.

The Eight Treasure Duck and Winter Melon Soup are both priced at $80 each, offering excellent value for their portions, which are sufficient for 10-12 people. The duck was flavorful with a variety of ingredients, making it a standout dish, while the soup was light, refreshing, and well-balanced—a perfect complement to the richness of the duck.

The Mustard Beef, priced at $36, felt slightly overpriced. While the portion size was generous, the dish was underwhelming. The beef was tender but over-marinated with baking powder, which compromised the natural flavor, and the mustard sauce was overly salty, masking the dish’s potential.

Recommendation: The sauce for the Mustard Beef could be improved by reducing the saltiness and balancing the mustard flavor to better highlight the meat’s taste.

Overall, the Eight Treasure Duck and Winter Melon Soup were delicious and great for large groups. With some tweaks to the Mustard Beef, this meal could become a more balanced dining experience. Probably it’s on Friday night, overall services are good.

20/12/2024 This is my second review for this amazing restaurant, and they continue to impress! We visited for a family dinner of 10 during the winter festival, and despite the full house, the experience was fantastic.

As returning customers, we enjoyed some of our favorites like the Eight Treasure Duck and Winter Melon Soup—both were just as excellent as before.

The surprise of the night was a new dish: the Three-Onion Shrimp in Clay Pot. It was perfectly fried with spring onions, sweet onion, and ref shallots. The combination of the onions and king-size shrimp created a beautiful balance of onion aroma and seafood flavour. Simple yet absolutely delicious!

The other dishes maintained the same excellent standard, and the service was good. But the real standout was the chef’s artistry. The attention to detail in every dish showed the skill of a true culinary master.

This restaurant never fails to deliver, whether it’s revisiting old favorites or trying new creations. Highly recommend it for family gatherings or...