HK Garden — Restaurant in Toronto

Did not go there for a long time and the crew of server was mostly changed from the previous visit (Heard about the incident of changing the owner but not sure since not much change in the decorations of the place). The waitresses today were not unfriendly and pretty rude for some reason: directly grabbing plates or bowls that seems to have been finished from our table and did not even ask if we had done; no communication completely when taking our food up to the table (just grabbed stuffs from the kitchen, and then put them on one side of our table and ran away so quickly…..).

The food was also somewhat awful: the milk tea that came up with the meal tasted like “milk” instead of “milk tea”, we only tasted milk or cream, they used to have very good milk tea. The sausage and bacon for the breakfast looked dried (they did not even give us fork or knife to eat, and we have to eat them using spoons, such poor customer service again!). The noodles were ok but the beefs on it were not too good (the “corn beefs” on the corned beef macaroni looks like to pieces of strongly burned meat floating on the soup.) Lastly, the price per dish was also increased strongly.

Overall, both of the quantities of the food and service were way worse than the previous visits and might not go again for...

Reasonably priced, tasty HK cafe in Scarborough. We came around noon on a Saturday and it wasn't very busy - seated immediately. Unfortunately we picked one of the tables close to the door and realized why everyone was avoiding these tables - whenever the door opens a crack, it is COLD! We aren't the type to move seats once we're settled so we just crossed our fingers that minimal people would come in during our lunch.

The menu isn't as extensive as some HK cafes, missing some notable favorites like Hainanese chicken, but we did manage to find something we liked. We ordered the beef brisket noodles ($11.99) and daily special Malaysian curry chicken ($11.50). We both added $1.50 to make our beverages cold. Both dishes were good, but nothing special. The beef brisket noodles were a great portion but I didn't love the texture of the noodles, which moreso resembled ramen noodles. I wish they gave an option as to what type / thickness of noodles we wanted, as I'm sure they have tons of options in the back. The curry was also decent, they provided a huge portion of rice.

Overall I'd recommend this place. Our total was less than...

This used to be my favorite spot for authentic HK Cafe meals. Since the start of the year, new management has taken over. Our most recent experience dining here under new management, we found the food we ordered was not up to the usual standard. I ordered minced beef rice, and my husband ordered baked chicken rice. The minced beef over rice dish was depressing. It was served lukewarm, the sauce was gloopy, and it tasted of tomato sauce/ketchup rather than the more authentic version that uses a savory brown sauce. The fried egg on top was cooked through when I expected it to be runny. The baked chicken rice was equally disappointing. The usual expectation of baked rice is seared juicy chicken thigh steak smothered with a tomatoe-y sauce. However, we received cubed chicken breast pieces, which were dry and lacked flavor. The redeeming quality of the baked rice was that it was served piping hot. I'm not sure why the new owner needed to mess with recipes that were foolproof. I hope my experience was a one-off and that it was an unusual experience. Needless to say, it will take some time for my confidence to return...