Not the best dim sum joint in Toronto, but definitely a lot better than the other ones in Chinatown. The dishes will pass through the tables on carts so you can just point at something you want and they'll bring it to your table. Definitely get the usual dishes like Har Gow or shrimp rice rolls, and if you haven't already, try the chicken feet and the deep fried pork dumplings. One of the dishes came to our table pretty cold which was slightly disappointing. Overall, one of the better dim sum places in the area but if you don't mind a little drive I would recommend any dim sum restaurant in Scarborough instead. Also, don't come around lunch time on a weekend as the waiting time will be quite lengthy! read more

Located close to the AGO, this place is on the farther end of Chinatown. I use to go to Chinatown all the time when I was a kid, but rarely go back, mostly because it's a bit dirty and smelly compared to Markham/Richmond Hill and Mississauga where there are plenty of restaurants and grocery stores. However, we came here for a get together with old friends from university and there were some definite pros - clean, old school dim sum on the carts (so you never know what you were getting), kid-friendly (a 3 year old and a 6 month old from my friends), and the servers and cart pushers speak English, which was a definite benefit being the only Chinese person there (so I didn't have to translate everything!). It was 7 of us (8 if you include the infant) and it was just over $80 including tip. Not bad considering we ate huge amounts. We had the har gow, siu mai, fried squid, noodles, bbq pork bun, egg tarts, fried taro, and a lot more. The dim sum is average, but it gets the extra star for it's service. I would visit again. read more

In my limited dim sum experience, this place is pretty good! We were a big group and were able to sample many dishes, all very tasty. I didn't have to worry about ordering, as a the two Cantonese speakers in the group took care of that, but I did notice that the food just kept coming. Some of my past dim sum experience s have felt painfully slow ... not this one! Service was ultra quick. Overall a good time. And for anyone with young kids, they've got the standard issue Ikea high chairs. read more

Good place for cart dim sum! There's not a lot of them left in the city. Our favourites are the har how, siu mai, pan friend dumplings, pork buns and sesame balls. Don't expect much in the way of service and it might take ages for a cart with the right food item to reach you but it's all part of the fun! Better experienced in groups read more

Good old-fashioned cart service, tasty dishes and decent prices. Best to go with 3 or more so you can try more dishes. Pace yourself!

Pretty good dim sum, but not great. We were disappointed that it was ordering from a menu card, not a cart, but I think that's just because we went at dinnertime instead of lunch (not sure). The service was good -- a little fussy as some have said, but actually in a friendly way. We were a mixed-Asian family up visiting from the States, and several of the servers chatted with us about things to do and see (and eat) in town. The chicken feet and siu mai were OK, but not amazing. The sesame balls, on the other hand, were about the best I've had (and I've had a lot!) Don't tell my father-in-law, but they were every bit as good as his homemade. The hom sui gok (little fried pork/glutinous rice footballs) were outstanding as well. read more

It was okay. They didn't have many options (perhaps 8 items from which to choose), so didn't get to try much; what I did try was serviceable and unmemorable. 2.5 - 3 stars for the food. Service was dreadful, and I say this only because there were 24 people in a 400-seat restaurant with at least 8 servers (not cart pushers), and not a single one ever came to our table. I don't expect much at dim sum, so I'm only making a comment rather than slamming the restaurant - if you eat here, just go in with an open mind and the expectation of no service. The cart pushers are very active, but without many options, they keep cycling the same dishes around and around. Perhaps I need to try at peak time instead of off-hours. read more

If you are trying to look for a cheap dim sum place, dim sum king is the place for you. It's not only a decent price but the food is also good too! The service can be slow some times but that's most dim sum places in Chinatown because it is always packed! I'm not from Toronto but whenever I visit, dim sum king is the place I go for dim sum! read more

Wow! Yum yum yum! My colleague from China brought a group of us here for lunch. He swears by this place and I was a skeptic because I've been to many dim sum places and didn't think this could be much special. The place doesn't feel like much as you trek through china town and up the 2 flights of stairs to this place... Once you are there, you sit and are inundated with people asking if you want things... And once you fill your table with way too much food (eyes are always bigger than the stomach), you figure out just how great the food is. Everything was delicious! Definitely try the pork buns, egg tart, dumplings, and chicken feet... Really everything was great! I left way too full. read more

Had dumpling today. It tasted bad I mean probably frozen for months and then leftover for a few days

I am not returning anytime soon. Horrible service with very little variety of food. Please do not waste your money on this restaurant.

Honestly dim sum in one place taste the same as it does to me in another place so I rarely choose a dim sum restaurant for the food quality. Although the asian friends of mine will tell me there is a huge difference between downtown vs uptown dim sum. Not enough to get me north of the Bloor so this one has become one of my preferred locations to hit on dim sum Sundays. (Yes that is a thing) They are able to accommodate large groups, I have had 12 people on one of their large tables once. The service is quick and the staff are great. This is trolley cart dim sum but you can ask one of the many servers for something specific should it not come around or order from the menu. Price wise it is good, obviously works out better when it is al large group. Oh on a plus when you ask for hot sauce they don't stinge out. read more

My sister and two cousins decided to stop here for dim sum. It's okay overall. Good ~ got seated fairly quick; no waiting time when we went at 11 am. ~ food came by via carts often but lacking in selections. Bad ~ very few selections, mostly shu mai came by. ~ very elderly (retirement age) nonspeaking ladies came by with carts; appeared annoyed when ask them to show what's in the bamboo containers since they don't speak English to describe them. ~ very unfriendly staff who barks "what you want?" when trying to ask if we can get vegetables. ~ spent 60 CAD for four people and we didn't eat that much. ~ tea pot looks unclean for ages. ~ can't get a constant waiter to help you. You had to hail a walking server to tell them what you need and hope they remember. Just like any Asian restaurants in ANY city, do not expect high level of customer service. Just hope that they understand what you're asking for. read more

Out favorite place in Toronto. Great vibes and interesting food. Feels like your at a wedding in a good way

well for downtown Dim sum, it was pretty good. I've had better but the place is big enough you don't have to wait. Though you do have to wait for things to come around. Went on a Sunday and I was surprised more carts weren't coming around. I thought the selection was less than what I'd get at sky dragon though I find sky dragon more oily. this is my second time here, last time I came during the week and I only thought it was ok. Maybe cause the selection is less. But I don't like their har gow, they use more tapioca starch than wheat starch and I don't like it. Though most people wouldn't notice that. I'm curious to try the weekday again ..definitely not a place to go if you can't take your time. read more

Brought my staff for a weekday lunch. Food was excellent, the food carts were plenty, the restaurant was clean and the restaurant staff were friendly. Value for the dollar with the weekday lunch special was fantastic. It was so good my team asked to make it a regular event. Bravo! read more

Update: We came back on a weekday, lunchtime. The service is extremely attentive this time and we got to try different kinds of food. It was overall an amazing experience! Strongly recommend this place for weekdays since it's super busy on the weekend. read more

There's some great dim sum here. Unfortunately, it's meat heavy. I told the server that I only ate vegetables, and she turned around with some of the best spinach and tofu wrapped veggie dim sum I've ever had! read more

Love this place! I don't get to come downtown often but if I ever feel like dim sum (yum cha), this is the place to go! (It's just a liiiiiitle loud on the weekends) Cart service is on point. The ladies never miss a table. Other reviewers complaining about not getting cart service is kind of silly because they only serve it during 10-2pm. You can't get breakfast options at certain restaurants after 11am either and you don't complain about that either! Service here is fast and waiters are attentive. It's super busy though so you may have to repeat yourself a couple times either because of the noise or because they forgot what you asked for (I don't blame them!) Food tastes amazing. Can't complain! I loved their shiumai (excuse my bad spelling), hargow, shrimp dumpling and flat rice noodles. Yum! On a separate note, I never got to get my chow fun dish that I saw being carted around on the other side of the room because it was just too loud for my baby and he was getting fussy. Had I been there without the babes, I would've gotten the chow fun lol read more

Best dim sum I can find downtown. Always a great experience and great food. Would give more stars but it's not the best I've had (although close). The best I've had is Perfect Chinese Restaurant in Scarborough. But for a good price on great dim sum - this is the best downtown has to offer. read more

- best downtown joint in my opinion. - plenty of chinese peeps eating here = good food / good deal / good value - dont be scared of dim sum - yes, dim sum is pork and seafood heavy.... read more

Ordered takeout dim sum from here for dinner yesterday, and it was delicious. We got: 1) Har gow (shrimp dumplings) 2) Siu mai 3) Chicken feet 4) Steamed spare ribs 5) Char siu bao (BBQ pork buns) 6) Fried vermicelli SIngapore style 7) Stir fried mixed vegetables & we got a bonus dish: deep fried taro with meat and deep fried meat and shrimp dumpling. We loved almost every dish! My favourite was the chicken feet and the siu mai, both were really flavourful and fresh and great portions. The stir fried mix veg was surprisingly free of oil and soy sauce, and looked almost steamed. It was so healthy and exactly what I was looking to balance out the other carb heavy stuff. The bonus dish of deep fried items was soggy and not crispy as I would expect from deep fried take out, but it was free and a bonus item so who cares, it was a nice surprise that it was even added at all. Will definitely come back here for dim sum again :) read more

I did not go here for dim sum. Instead my family went here for dinner because some of my relatives had come here for both lunch and dinner before. The place certainly looked nice. It looked like it was ready for a wedding or a very special occasion. My family was the first table to be filled. We were actually the only ones there for a while. It felt sort of strange just because this restaurant was so big (it took up an entire upper floor). The service was very odd, but looking back it was sort of funny. The staff, including the kitchen staff were playing mah jong in the corner of the restaurant since there were no customers coming. Even when we got there, they didn't do anything. We were seated and given a menu to look at, but that was about it. My family felt like the staff were more into their mah jong game than actually doing their jobs. We had a hard time getting someone's attention to take our order.The service kind of improved when 2-3 more tables were filled. (Still, it was strange that a place so large had almost no customers.) Foodwise, it was just okay. The seafood we got tasted dry and getting the shells off was a task. There was also a hair in our lobster dish. Nothing else we ordered really stood out. I don't think I ate much for dinner that night. I'll just assume that their dim sum is better than their dinner stuff since the place is called "Dim Sum KING". I for sure would never come back here for dinner and I don't know if I'd give lunch a shot. If I ever do, it won't be anytime soon. read more

Went there on the weekend for dinner with a group of friends. We ordered a lot of dim sum, beer, etc. For dim sum, everything was ok. Nothing stood out as being great or bad, pretty middle of the road stuff. Actually, the General Tso chicken was below average, like they just deep fried some chicken and added sweet and sour sauce. However, I would like to compliment the service. The head waiter/floor manager(?) was tentative, took care of us and genuinely funny. Even the others who actually did the serving, dishes removal, etc were very good and compliments to them all. Unfortunately with high volume restaurants, quantity and not quality is the usual so it was a pleasant surprise. If the food was better, it'd be 4 stars but definitely 3.5. read more

Blast from the past. This dim sum restaurant has been around for as long as I can remember! Very traditional and super old school with the golden phoenix and dragon backdrop at the back of the restaurant and middle-aged Chinese ladies pushing around dim sum carts. This restaurant serves some pretty solid dim sum without breaking the bank. No frills, nothing fancy. Decent service. I would certainly be back. read more

All day dim sum, on carts with good variety and very reasonably priced, fed 4 for C$32+ Inside is nice and big and spacious, with the push carts something of nostalgia - can't get these in many places now, so I love seeing them bring the delights of dim sum over and try and sell their wares :) Glad I was recommended this place, take the lift to the 3rd floor where they are located, or there are stairs too. read more

We didn't have to wait long, authentic, regulars from the community we're eating there, good selection, quality and price. read more

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Amazing cart service. Very impressive. Carts were consistent and had much variety. Best cart style dim-sum I've found in the city core. The only downside for me, which isn't a big deal, is that it is not meant for one as many of the dishes are family sizes, although not all. Limited my selection a bit but outside of that,great for couples and family. read more

9/10 | I don't often go downtown for Chinese food since it's always so busy, but I saw that it was cart service in Chinatown and my friend and I wanted to eat fast before getting a train. Service was quick and efficient this morning (10:45am) and it wasn't too busy. There was a medium sized variety coming out but it was all the good stuff like pork buns and egg tarts and beef ribs. For morning service midweek, there was at least 15 different options being rolled around including congee, chicken feet, dumplings (shrimp and other), beef balls, tofu etc. - so not too shabby. Food tasted pretty okay too (y). It was a great time to go since we finished in 35 minutes including paying for the bill.* I switched between Cantonese and English, and staff weren't giving us worse service because of it. This is *really* important to me as I usually bring non-Asian friends and sometimes traditional places can be quite rude. Brownie points for them! -- DIm Sum King is just upstairs in the plaza it's in, and it is close to 2 Green P's nearby if you're driving and really easy to get to on the Spadina streetcars. *In dim sum places it usually takes 1 hour min. to get through everything from my experiences so WOW. read more

As far as downtown dimsum goes, this place is alright. Not amazing, but alright. They have the carts in the morning, but it'll be SUPER SUPER busy. If you go after the morning rush, you have to order a la carte. Some items are more expensive, but you get peace and quiet. I prefer this place over Rol San. read more

So, it's not fair when I review this place because I was the Guest of Honor at a convention and they took me here. And it was GOOOOOD!!!!! The dinner was arranged, so there was no ordering, but the start was Peking Duck, which was spectacular, and then a diced duck that was amazing. I loved the pancakes that came with the duck. The abalone was unexpected, and while a bit chewy was BIG flavor! I enjoyed the Crab Rangoon-y thing (there was no menu I saw, so I am guessing at a few names) and the Tea-smoked chicken was the ideal! The dessert, a sesame ball, was amazing, far better than the Red Bean Paste versions that I love in the Bay Area. Great stuff, and the next time in Toronto I'll be going back! read more

Our group meets every month for dim sum. We love this place. The service is fast and attentive. The food is consistently top notch - there are interesting food combos and it is always fresh. You order off carts here, though. So if you don't know your dim sum or are not willing to try what you don't know, you may have challenges. The cart ladies do try to help a bit, but really you are on your own. While you are at the mercy of whatever is coming by, if you ask for some specific dish usually they can a) send the right cart lady over, or b) tell you when it is scheduled to come out. You can be in and out in an hour. Our gang paid $13/person all in! Visited: Feb. 15, 2015; March 15, 2015 read more

Ordered delivery from Foodora (which arrived quickly, as always). We got: - Steamed Chicken Feet w/ Oyster Sauce (Excellent) - Pan Fried Seafood Pancake (A little on the oily side; would have preferred it to be a bit crispier, but it was tasty nonetheless) - Steamed Sticky Rice Pouch w/ Salted Meat (Not a lot of meat) - Steamed Beef Balls (Average) - Steamed Two Kinds of Meat Dumpling - siu mai (Nice texture, a bit firmer than other dim sum places) - Rice Noodle Roll w/ Minced Beef (Average) - Deep Fried Squid Tentacles (Average; note that these aren't the fully battered ones. They seem to be grilled instead) - Deep Fried Taro w/ Meat (Kind of soggy by the time they arrived but the filling was good) - Deep Fried Meat & Shrimp Dumplings (Unlike the fried taro, these held up quite well. Slightly crispy exterior but not a lot of meat fillings) Overall, this is worth a try but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here. The food quality is on par with places like Rosewood, but for me, Rol San still holds the #1 dim sum spot in Chinatown. read more

This was my first ever dim sum experience and I loved ittt. It's a very wide restaurant with plenty of options. The employees drive carts of different foods such as shu mai, dumplings, rice noodles, etc. around to customers' tables and offer you some. It's not very expensive, they have a lot to offer, and the food was delicious. We kept getting more of the shrimp and pork dumplings because they were that good. You get full pretty quickly without even realizing it! I'm giving a 4/5 because towards the end of our visit, we didn't get acknowledged as much. The food was still very delicious. read more

3.5/5 for the food 4.5/5 for service The food carts came around very frequently even though we were sat in a corner. We ordered a variety of dimsum - chicken feet, sesame ball, short ribs, egg & pork congee, rice rolls etc. The quality was on par with fmost dimsum restaurants; taste was nothing special but not a poor experience for sure. Overall positive experience. read more

This dim sum Has mediocre food. There chicken has little taste but the vegetables were amazing. They give you lots of food in one dish. The crab has lots of flavor and just the right amount of spice. They are one of the few restaurants that have a push cart service. But they put me and my family with two other families to save space. I found that outrageous because I wanted my privacy. read more

The food is very dull and oily would not recommend this restaurant for any one looking for an authentic Chinese experience. The lobster had little to no seasoning plus the noodles that came with it had no seasoning at all. The bacchoi was decent though. read more

This place is such an authentic experience. We had the pleasure to be there during Chinese new year and it was a bustling place with live music and lots of people. We order the half peking duck (about 30$) which comes out whole and they carve it and serve it to you with pancakes and hoisin. Then they take the rest of it back and get all of the meat off of the bones and bring it to you in a fried duck and veggie stir fry accompanied by lettuce wraps! Soooo delicious! We get that as well as a couple of Dim Sum classics like Siu Mai and Har Gow. The whole thing comes to around $50 for two people. Great price and great tasting food overall! read more

I like the restaurant, the price is reasonable considering it is in downtown. The drawback is that it is always crowded at weekends. But it is great to try dim sum read more

Fresh, fast, helpful and DELICIOUS!!!! The busy time is the best time for this vigorous lunch experience. Their cart service makes dimsum here so outstanding and exciting. They welcome "bring your own cake" for special occasions like birthdays. They helped me with candles and hiding a surprise cake for my husband in their fridge. Many thanks for the memorable bday luch! read more