Hakka Legend Asian Cuisine Photos
Business Info
Hakka Legend Asian Cuisine Popular Dishes
HAKKA LEGEND ASIAN CUISINE ATMOSPHERE
You might also consider
More like Hakka Legend Asian Cuisine
Recommended Reviews - Hakka Legend Asian Cuisine
Start your review...
Reviews With Photos
I've been going to this spot in the area since I was young. The chilli chicken is great but not the best I've had . The staff is nice and the sit down and eat area is decent.
This is one of my favourite places to order food from because the portions are massive! The Szechuan Hakka noodles are to die for, and they last me three meals!
Markham is slowly becoming saturated with Hakka restaurants. The latest I've come across is Hakka Legend. Their menu is extensive with plenty of variety. For the classic and safe bet we tried their hakka chow main and chili chicken. Chili chicken was lovely, slightly Crispy on the outside but tender on the inside. Their noodles were flavorful, but the texture/shape resembled somewhat like spaghetti. Do note, I was disappointed that they do not include rice with any entrees, while other Hakka restaurants do offer it free of charge. This can pose as a deterrence as they will need to contend against Frederick's located in the next plaza over that's already got it loyal clientele.
The staff were friendly and nice. However, the portions were much smaller in comparison to other Hakka places while keeping the same price. We did not enjoy the Orange Beef despite it being a specialty but the Hakka noodles and the Chilli Chicken were still very good.
Wow. The owner has gotten extreeemely greedy. The last few times I've been there, and I don't like writing negative reviews, but I just can ignore it anymore. We went to this restaurant a few weeks ago, for two people, I ordered a soup, a Singapore noodles and a Thai red curry. Thor wonder brought us the soup, then after 30 minute I called the server and they said it's coming, but we were quite hungry so we ordered some pakoras, which came within minutes, then shorty after only my Singapore noodles came, we waiting for the curry for another 20 minutes, then after adding another item to our order they brought the curry and my shrimp out. I went from having three menu items that I originally ordered to having 5, my bill was almost double than what I had initially planned for, and we had so much take home we ended up throwing most of it out. A few days ago, We dined here again with three people. I asked if any mains come with rice, they said no. Then I asked for hot water, they said they don't have hot water but can bring you tea. I told them regular water is fine. If there is no money to be made it seems the owner is not interested in providing his patrons with any hospitality. I mean to make tea surely you must have hot water.... We then asked for one lemon or lime wedge for my water, they said they don't have any for that. Then I let the waiter know that I ordered pakoras, and he said oh ok, I'll bring it with your pakora, and brought one thin wedge for 8 pieces of pakoras. This restaurant has really gone down hill. The only seasons he seems to use now are soy sauce and salt, that's what my hot and sour soup and house fried rice tasted like. The food quality is quite poor and the prices here are higher now than the other restaurants around this area. The prices range from 11.95 for a fried rice and 16.95 for a chef special I think. Also TIP IS ALREADY ADDED TO EVERY BILL. They do not tel you this, and you probably still add an extra 20% to your meal without knowing. The owner is just super greedy, and sacrificed food quality and gives you poor customer service. No surprise this place is still thriving through pandemic.
Picked up some take out for Valentine's Day. I've tried this place before and enjoyed their noodles and fried rice. Got Hakka noodle which was good, not spicy so my kids were able to have some. Got fish pakora, but a little spicy for me. The crispy ginger beef was the best. Wish I can have it in the restaurant so it is actually crispy. When I got home it was not crispy but soggy. Still good though. Got the chili chicken, it was okay. I wasn't too impressed as I've had better. Would try other dishes next time
This is one of the relatively rare Indian Chinese places actually run by Indian Chinese (they're from Mumbai). Unfortunately they don't accept credit cards unless the bill is $25 or more, and you don't get free steamed rice with entrées. That said the lunch specials are great. The lunch specials are a large portion for the rice (and the meat too, if you don't choose shrimp). Bombay chicken is Indian-style fried chicken tossed with chili & other spices. It was very tasty. Manchurian shrimp was not crispy but they were big and fresh tasting. The Manchurian sauce was great - robust, with good coriander flavour. The fried rice was pretty good too (vegetable fried rice has no egg, and egg fried rice has no fresh vegetables though it has frozen mixed vegetables [carrot & peas]). Egg fried rice is better. The vegetable spring roll was alright.
My takeout experience at Hakka Legend was a lot better than I expected! When I called in for pick up, my call was answered professionally and my order was repeated back to me so make sure no mistakes on both end! When I arrived in 15 minute, my order was ready for picked up as promised. Lunch Special is available for take out which is good value at $7.95.
Disclaimer, this review is only based on the chicken pakora. So on some nights my parents will send me out to go pick up an order of chicken pakora to go with our home cooked meal as an extra side dish. Most of the time we order from Golden China which is by far my family's favourite hitting the mark on both value, size, and price. But for some reason that night Golden China was closed and we were craving some chicken pakora! So, we decided to try out Hakka Legend Asian Cuisine. We didn't have to look far as it was just around the corner and in the next plaza over. Ordered via phone and then went there after 10 mins for pick up. The staff were nice, we paid cash and didn't get the usual 10% cash discount like most Hakka places. The chicken pieces were smaller than our usual spot BUTTTTT the game changer was the sauce! This place attaches a sauce with an order of chicken pakora. It's this tangy vinaigrette that made the chicken pakora taste THAT MUCH better earning it a 4/5 star review. Totally would go back just to be able to have that sauce with my chicken pakora again. Definitely go check it out!
The food isn't too spicy compared to other Hakka places (which I appreciate for someone who likes spicy but can't handle too spicy). The portions were decent and our three dishes were good!
Superb service by staff today! They were very attentive to our needs and food was fabulous! Love the Manchurian soup here compared to the other locations (be warned it's spicy). I had the seafood Singapore noodles and was impressed with the flavour and portion here! Definitely repeatable!
We haas dinner here and ordered the chicken pakora and chicken and shrimp hot and sour soup. The pakoras were crunchy on the outside and the chicken was moiSt and tender. The flavourr can through with every bite. This dish comes with its own dipping sauce which is a perfect compliment to these Indian style chicken meat balls. I usually ask for a few lime wedges, a small spritz if lime juice really boots the flavour of chicken dish. The hot and sour soup was served fresh and hot, filled with buried pieces of chicken, shrimp, pickled mushrooms, and some veggies. It was a little saltier than I personally liked, but my family seemed to enjoy it. For our main courses we ordered the Singapore nooodles with chicken and shrimp. This is a pretty standard dish, it was loaded with meat, shrimp, and egg, and had lots of curry flavour and turmeric, and some onions. The Thai red curry was filled with veggies that were perfectly done, it was a little spicier than I can handle, but was delicious and filling. Lastly wee had TTC housee fried rice. This comes with chicken, shrimp and beef, a pretty standard fried rice dish with veggies and animal protein.
The chicken in our rice & in our cantonese chow main was like blubber. I have read great reviews & was so disappointed. We picked out the chicken & just ate the rice & noodles. Chicken fat, not chicken, very cheap meat.
I went this evening to Hakka Legend in Markham with my friend for dinner They are located in the strip mall east off of New Delhi Dr on Markham Rd Inside the restaurant it is fairly small There is room to sit down and eat as they have some booths and tables to dine at They mostly cater to takeout The food tonight was excellent We started with the pakoras They were really good Very crispy and probably one of the best I have had For me and my buddy's mains we had the Szechwan house special Hakka noodles, the dry crispy spicy shrimp and the chilli chicken The food was excellent and had the proper amount of spice Loved the crispy prawns and the noodles The service was friendly and prompt Great experience at this Hakka Legend location and would definitely come back again to dine and order food from here read more
My go to Hakka restaurant in Markham, with the same amazing service for several years now! The food is great and always hits the spot for a fun night out with family. I will always love to come here to grab some vegetarian food, but all the food really is amazing! 10/10 recommend! read more
I've enjoyed the food overall many times but I keep coming back more because it's a family staple than a personal favorite. We order the fried rice, lo mein, fish pakora, and Bombay chicken, and Bombay paneer. All decent but there's a few issues. The protein breading is overly done. You're biting into way more of the breading then there is actual meat. Don't even attempt to order mild because they'll just throw every green chili they have in there so not a place I'd recommend at all for children. read more
1 year ago
I've been going to this spot in the area since I was young. The chilli chicken is great but not the best I've had . The staff is nice and the sit down and eat area is decent. read more
1 year ago
This is one of my favourite places to order food from because the portions are massive! The Szechuan Hakka noodles are to die for, and they last me three meals! read more
3 years ago
Markham is slowly becoming saturated with Hakka restaurants. The latest I've come across is Hakka Legend. Their menu is extensive with plenty of variety. For the classic and safe bet we tried their hakka chow main and chili chicken. Chili chicken was lovely, slightly Crispy on the outside but tender on the inside. Their noodles were flavorful, but the texture/shape resembled somewhat like spaghetti. Do note, I was disappointed that they do not include rice with any entrees, while other Hakka restaurants do offer it free of charge. This can pose as a deterrence as they will need to contend against Frederick's located in the next plaza over that's already got it loyal clientele. read more
2 years ago
The staff were friendly and nice. However, the portions were much smaller in comparison to other Hakka places while keeping the same price. We did not enjoy the Orange Beef despite it being a specialty but the Hakka noodles and the Chilli Chicken were still very good. read more
Wow. The owner has gotten extreeemely greedy. The last few times I've been there, and I don't like writing negative reviews, but I just can ignore it anymore. We went to this restaurant a few weeks ago, for two people, I ordered a soup, a Singapore noodles and a Thai red curry. Thor wonder brought us the soup, then after 30 minute I called the server and they said it's coming, but we were quite hungry so we ordered some pakoras, which came within minutes, then shorty after only my Singapore noodles came, we waiting for the curry for another 20 minutes, then after adding another item to our order they brought the curry and my shrimp out. I went from having three menu items that I originally ordered to having 5, my bill was almost double than what I had initially planned for, and we had so much take home we ended up throwing most of it out. A few days ago, We dined here again with three people. I asked if any mains come with rice, they said no. Then I asked for hot water, they said they don't have hot water but can bring you tea. I told them regular water is fine. If there is no money to be made it seems the owner is not interested in providing his patrons with any hospitality. I mean to make tea surely you must have hot water.... We then asked for one lemon or lime wedge for my water, they said they don't have any for that. Then I let the waiter know that I ordered pakoras, and he said oh ok, I'll bring it with your pakora, and brought one thin wedge for 8 pieces of pakoras. This restaurant has really gone down hill. The only seasons he seems to use now are soy sauce and salt, that's what my hot and sour soup and house fried rice tasted like. The food quality is quite poor and the prices here are higher now than the other restaurants around this area. The prices range from 11.95 for a fried rice and 16.95 for a chef special I think. Also TIP IS ALREADY ADDED TO EVERY BILL. They do not tel you this, and you probably still add an extra 20% to your meal without knowing. The owner is just super greedy, and sacrificed food quality and gives you poor customer service. No surprise this place is still thriving through pandemic. read more
2 years ago
1 year ago
4 years ago
Picked up some take out for Valentine's Day. I've tried this place before and enjoyed their noodles and fried rice. Got Hakka noodle which was good, not spicy so my kids were able to have some. Got fish pakora, but a little spicy for me. The crispy ginger beef was the best. Wish I can have it in the restaurant so it is actually crispy. When I got home it was not crispy but soggy. Still good though. Got the chili chicken, it was okay. I wasn't too impressed as I've had better. Would try other dishes next time read more
6 years ago
This is one of the relatively rare Indian Chinese places actually run by Indian Chinese (they're from Mumbai). Unfortunately they don't accept credit cards unless the bill is $25 or more, and you don't get free steamed rice with entrées. That said the lunch specials are great. The lunch specials are a large portion for the rice (and the meat too, if you don't choose shrimp). Bombay chicken is Indian-style fried chicken tossed with chili & other spices. It was very tasty. Manchurian shrimp was not crispy but they were big and fresh tasting. The Manchurian sauce was great - robust, with good coriander flavour. The fried rice was pretty good too (vegetable fried rice has no egg, and egg fried rice has no fresh vegetables though it has frozen mixed vegetables [carrot & peas]). Egg fried rice is better. The vegetable spring roll was alright. read more
3 years ago
7 years ago
My takeout experience at Hakka Legend was a lot better than I expected! When I called in for pick up, my call was answered professionally and my order was repeated back to me so make sure no mistakes on both end! When I arrived in 15 minute, my order was ready for picked up as promised. Lunch Special is available for take out which is good value at $7.95. read more
Disclaimer, this review is only based on the chicken pakora. So on some nights my parents will send me out to go pick up an order of chicken pakora to go with our home cooked meal as an extra side dish. Most of the time we order from Golden China which is by far my family's favourite hitting the mark on both value, size, and price. But for some reason that night Golden China was closed and we were craving some chicken pakora! So, we decided to try out Hakka Legend Asian Cuisine. We didn't have to look far as it was just around the corner and in the next plaza over. Ordered via phone and then went there after 10 mins for pick up. The staff were nice, we paid cash and didn't get the usual 10% cash discount like most Hakka places. The chicken pieces were smaller than our usual spot BUTTTTT the game changer was the sauce! This place attaches a sauce with an order of chicken pakora. It's this tangy vinaigrette that made the chicken pakora taste THAT MUCH better earning it a 4/5 star review. Totally would go back just to be able to have that sauce with my chicken pakora again. Definitely go check it out! read more
2 years ago
Superb service by staff today! They were very attentive to our needs and food was fabulous! Love the Manchurian soup here compared to the other locations (be warned it's spicy). I had the seafood Singapore noodles and was impressed with the flavour and portion here! Definitely repeatable! read more
We haas dinner here and ordered the chicken pakora and chicken and shrimp hot and sour soup. The pakoras were crunchy on the outside and the chicken was moiSt and tender. The flavourr can through with every bite. This dish comes with its own dipping sauce which is a perfect compliment to these Indian style chicken meat balls. I usually ask for a few lime wedges, a small spritz if lime juice really boots the flavour of chicken dish. The hot and sour soup was served fresh and hot, filled with buried pieces of chicken, shrimp, pickled mushrooms, and some veggies. It was a little saltier than I personally liked, but my family seemed to enjoy it. For our main courses we ordered the Singapore nooodles with chicken and shrimp. This is a pretty standard dish, it was loaded with meat, shrimp, and egg, and had lots of curry flavour and turmeric, and some onions. The Thai red curry was filled with veggies that were perfectly done, it was a little spicier than I can handle, but was delicious and filling. Lastly wee had TTC housee fried rice. This comes with chicken, shrimp and beef, a pretty standard fried rice dish with veggies and animal protein. read more
5 years ago
The chicken in our rice & in our cantonese chow main was like blubber. I have read great reviews & was so disappointed. We picked out the chicken & just ate the rice & noodles. Chicken fat, not chicken, very cheap meat. read more
Called in to make an order, order was placed with ease and they even asked to confirm the location of the restaurant since they have two location on Markham Rd; I appreciated that they did this. I ordered the Bombay Chicken spicy, and Manchurian Shrimp Fried Rice. Being a take-out, I had my doubts since my take-out experience has never held the similar quality as to eating in. However, I was not disappointed this time since the food was great. I enjoyed the spicy Bombay chicken and the fried rice was great too with a generous amount of shrimp in it. The order was enough to feed at least 4 people and the price was reasonable as well. Was a little disappointed that they did not include paper towels and utensils for free for take out orders; I had to pay for these. They only accept cash or debit card. Overall, thoroughly enjoyed the food and will definitely go back. read more
3 years ago
8 years ago
Summary: Hakka restaurant holds its own in saucy classics such as Manchurian and Chili chicken, but REALLY stands out with it's dry chicken seasoning, although you'll have to forgive the service and average portion size Top Must-Get: Bombay chicken Top Regret: Spring rolls My friend and I have come here for lunch a few times as it's right in the area. It's in a quiet plaza just south of Frederick's, which is a more well-known Hakka restaurant - making comparisons between the two natural. Frederick's offers literally more (both in menu options and quantity), but Hakka Legend, in my experience, has a slight edge in flavour and taste in some of its dishes. FOOD Manchurian chicken: this is my go-to Hakka dish. At Hakka Legend, it was good but not incredible. The colour of the sauce was less vivid than others (and that's a good thing - I find I am a bit more cautious eating bright red foods than dull coloured sauces). 3.5/5 Bombay chicken: amazing flavour in this dry rub dish, although it leans to the slightly salty end. This has plenty of kick, and the more you eat it, the more the heat will kick in. 4.5/5 Lunch specials come with your choice of soup or spring roll. Neither were particularly amazing, but the spring roll tasted oily and soggy the first time I had it. The second time around, it was slightly better, but I definitely wouldn't come here for those. SERVICE You get your seats and your order in pretty quickly, and your food comes not too long after that, but that's where it seems to end. It's not too busy, so the slow service is really puzzling. We had our water refilled once (and only after a few minutes of trying to flag someone down), and this has happened almost every time I've been here. To be fair, the owner seems to care when he's not in the kitchen, but the serving staff are definitely not appearing interested in customer service. My thought is that restaurants that want to get away with shoddy service or check-ins should really provide whole pitchers of water/drinks. How can you serve spicy foods and not expect people to get thirsty? The service pulls it down to a 3/5. However, the Bombay chicken (and close proximity) keeps me coming back from time to time. read more
Second visit was just as good as the first and we got to try different dishes. Everything was good but my favourite from this evening was the Crispy Ginger Beef. It really was crispy, with just a little bit of sweetness. Service was, once again, friendly and very efficient. read more
7 years ago
Sure sex is great, but have you ever gorged yourself on Hakka when you're hungover? Chicken pakora? Bam! Delicious and full of flavour? Crispy ginger beef? The gingery-est and the crispiest! Manchurian cauliflower? Mega flavour! Steamed rice? Yeah it's just steamed rice (what did you expect?) I now live in Montreal and I missed Hakka legend so much. Hakka food is a revelation! Chinese food and Indian food just birthed a very delicious baby! A+ read more
8 years ago
8 years ago
I came in with my buddy colleague on a Wed afternoon, after work and their special lunch hours. We could have arrived earlier to enjoy the lunch special from 1 to 3pm. Alright, my bad ...I could have saved some coins. Anyways, here we are. Service is good first... why first.... yes here is the story. It could have deserved four stars.....sorry your server made our payment process stressful. The server who took our order , she was fine and able to answer our inquiries and suggested the appropriate size for two of us. Food & price value: 5/5 Service was good at the beginning and eating process. The server kept pouring water for us and got us napkins, everything seemed fine. We shared food so we were given two bowls but one has food remains or dirty stains on it so we asked to exchange one... one score lost due to the improper cleaning ..... having said that .. not a big deal . We were still enjoying the taste of the food at a good value. We spent almost two hours chatting while we were the only table in the restaurant. Okay, all of a sudden, the server (~ different one not the one who took the order) gave us a bill and asking us to pay debit or cash ...during our conversation... that means basically our dinner was interrupted inappropriately without asking, and getting us to pay the bill first..... I then asked ok, are you closing up your cash ? She said no but still standing there and waiting to take our payment. .. then we didn't wanna stay anymore and we paid cash and left unpleasantly.... the server could have handled this better. And we haven't ask for the bill yet....... it is understandable to empty the table at the restaurant if we were occupying your table while your restaurant is full or other customers were waiting badly. I would definitely look forward the improvement on the payment process. It was not a good impression at the end of our dining experience at this location of Hakka legend in Markham store. Tip: take out 10% off if order is over $20. It could be a better and enjoyable meal for me if I didn't need to get to pushed to pay. ........ unpleasantly leaving and we both were full with good hakka noodle and Thai veggie soup. Great value food and adequate service but was not a good end for us here.:( read more
9 years ago
This was not my go-to place, but had to settle since Frederick (just across the next block) was closed for take-out that night. I ordered the chilli chicken, garlic eggplants and the pankora chicken. The order itself was extremely fast (10 mins to get prepared) but when I went into the restaurant it surprised me a little that it was empty about 30min before closing on a friday night. It was my first time here so... benefit of the doubt - total $30. While driving past Frederick, which was closing in about 30min as well, I saw many people inside still eating (sadly takeout/last call closed)... hmmmm... I brought the food home, and after tasting it, I could honestly say that it was food court quality at best. Kinda of a rip-off for $30... Please see attached picture of the food taken. The eggplant and chili chicken was rather bland, meat quality was okay though. Update: the next day I got a stomache ache. I do not think I will be coming back here... Frederick is the go-to for hakka-chinese food. Could be a reason why this store was so empty when I went in... read more
11 years ago
Just near Fredericks. I was skeptical but no regrets. The chicken 88 was deep fried and stir fried in a sauce. The say it is Malay influence and excellent. This is one of the house specialty The General Tao Fish was yummy. Not too sweet and no annoying red sauce. Some great flavors here. The Manchurian Tofu and veg bit boring. Soya base in a deep brown soup. Not exactly what I expected. I am planning on coming back to explore the other dishes. read more
12 years ago
My family orders from here regularly. Quantity: very good. Most ppl will be full. Service: take out, extremely friendly! Quality: 4.5/5, very good food Ordered: Today: food was exceptional today!! Chicken Pad Thai: amazingggg. Really enjoy it and one of my favorites here! Chicken88: excellent! I def suggest Singapore fried rice: very good Honey garlic wings- ok, extreme sauce- but sweetness was welcomed with spicy. Previous: Chicken pad thai: excellent Chili chicken: ok Both dishes were fairly spicy but very tasty. Thoroughly enjoyed the pad thai and will be back for it regularly. read more
3 years ago
9 years ago
The food was good but nothing spectacular. The hot and sour soup was pretty good, the chili chicken was very so-so, and the fried ginger chicken was good. I don't know if I would particularly go back to eat this Hakka food. read more
10 years ago
Came here for dinner, and the food was delicious! We got the hot + sour soup, house special fried rice, chilli beef, and we got a chicken dish (forgot what it was called but know it's under the sizzling dishes). The portions here are huge (which is a plus)! The service def. can improve. I felt like the waiter did not check up on us often, also they seemed to be in a rush most the time. Other than that, I probably will be back! read more
We are a group of Chinese and Indian. We stopped by for lunch. The staff recommended us Legendary Paneer 88 and Veggie Ball. They were delicious! It cames with Hekka Legend's unique Manchurian sauce. This experience is unforgettable. read more
6 years ago
Been to this restaurant for quite a few times now. I am a huge fan of Indo-Chinese food and i tell you this place is a gem for someone looking to satisfy their taste palate with spicy indo-chinese cuisine. The person who runs this place is always smiling and a happy go lucky guy. Everything we have tried here so far has met our expectations of Indo-Chinese food in GTA. I highly recommend this restaurant for vegetarians especially bcz the staff said that vegan/vegetarian food is cooked separately from non vegetarian food which is good. The spice level can be adjusted as per your taste bud. So there is something for all. The quantity for some of the dishes are really good, can sometimes serve 2 people, service is super quick and reasonably priced which is the best part. read more
Page 1 of 3
More info about Hakka Legend Asian Cuisine
You might also consider
Why does Yelp recommend reviews?
3 reviews that are not currently recommended
The reviews below are not factored into the business's overall star rating.
7 years ago
11 years ago
10 years ago
