Happy Fishman is a Cantonese seafood restaurant in Markham. They're known for their menu of fresh lobster, fish, crab, prawns, shrimp, squid, scallop, oyster, sea cucumber, razor clams, snails, golden fish rolls and other seafood. While shopping nearby we decided to get a bite to eat here. Happy Fishman was on my list of restaurants to go to so we came here to order a set meal. We were impressed by how quickly the food was prepared. Service was attentive and efficient. They brought teas to the table and a soup (hum choy tong) which was very good. The noodles (e-fu) were cooked just right and very flavourful. This contrasted well with the braised tofu and fish with gravy on rice. The dishes worked together to balance out the flavours. The HK milk tea was smooth, creamy and sweetened to my taste. Everything was excellent. We will definitely be coming back again soon. read more

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Cannot go wrong with their amazing value lunch combo for $11 or $12. There are a ton of dishes to choose from so there is something for everyone. The lunch combo comes with a drink (add $1.50 for an iced beverage), soup, and great portion entree. I ordered the beef brisket noodle soup and my boyfriend got the beef curry on rice. I was astounded by the portion of the beef curry - and it was super delicious! The noodle soup was good, it mainly took the flavour of the egg noodles, but I was happy with it. The beef was mainly beef tendon rather than actual meat, but for the price I wouldn't expect anything else. The iced HK milk tea was refreshing and they put it in a to-go cup which was very convenient. I will say that the service isn't great but it did the job. Before tip but after tax, it was $30 - which is really great for the amount of food we got (considering it was a drink, soup and entree for two). They take credit over $20. read more

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Heard that this place has affordable chinese food so gave it a try. Slightly cheaper but also smaller portions and quality is slightly below average. Most recently we tried the stir fried seafood rice noodles which was bland and the squid was so overcooked I almost choked on it when I couldn't bite through it. The beef with Chinese broccoli was ok. The sweet and sour pork with fried milk had too thick of a coating on the pork, and the fried milk had a dry breadcrumb coating and little flavour inside. Servers are also overbearing and at least 3 different ones came to push some kind of set menu or dishes. Space feels a bit cramped. read more

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This Chinese restaurant is quite new in the plaza and serving Cantonese cuisine. It's used to be the location for Asia legends. We ordered special combo with : 1. double fresh lobsters in Hong Kong style, 4/5 2. steamed chicken 4/5 3. Free soup 5/5 4. tofu 4/5 5. pineapple sweet and sour pork 4/5 Overall good quality with good portion, 1 point off for additional charges $12 on top of the combo price for father's day, which is unreasonable. read more

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Affordable Chinese food for bigger groups - this place has a wide variety of options to choose from. Overall my experience at the restaurant was positive - the servers let us know what the special dish of the day was and made recommendations but was not pushy about getting it. Our group opted to get the special combo which includes: 1.) Choice of Lobster or Crab or Fish 2.) Steamed or Hand Shredded Chicken 3.) Steamed Rice (2 bowls) and Soup 4.) Additional Dishes (starting from 1 additional) Price starts at $59.99 and goes up as you add more additional dishes. Price point is very reasonable for the portions you get. We also got complimentary dessert at the end. Would recommend any of the dishes you see in my photos! read more

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Chinese | Seafood | Combo | Foodie Boy Milk Tea | Metro Square | Card & cash accepted ********** Soft opening dinner review *********** Upgraded rating!!! Second time visiting and trying their dinner menu instead. Same great, speedy and attentive service and I really appreciate that they took my suggestions into consideration and actually took action! First thing I noticed is that they had attempted to tape up the draft spot for a more comfortable seating experience. The lovely music is still playing. They're also very busy with take out and Fantuan orders. ~ Food ~ $88 特價和菜 Combo (4-6 people) Great deal! Good portion and came so fast! Does not include daily soup. Double lobster 薑蔥蒸龍蝦 - Came really fast, good flavour and texture Steamed tilapia 清蒸立魚 - Nice and hot, flavourful and texture was steamed to perfection Steamed half chicken 貴妃雞 - Came quick and cooked well Stir fried beef w/ vegetables 菜心炒牛肉 - Good Sweet & sour pork 咕嚕肉 - Nice and crispy, sauce coated evenly Fried rice w/ lobster tomalley 龍蝦膏炒飯 - Good, you can see lots of pieces and also eggs Add: Pepper pork belly chicken soup 胡椒豬肚雞湯 - Large $38.99 Lots of ingredients, good portion, good flavours and good price Personally I can do more pepper but this was great too for its price! ~ 2nd Conclusion ~ Definitely saw that improvement; that's what soft openings are all about. Happy to upgrade the rating and definitely return again! I can see the hard working staff and dedication. *********** Soft opening lunch review ********** Old 味香村 location. They kept the old interior design from the previous restaurant. Currently some good lunch combo deals starting at $7.99 and seafood combos at $38. Service was great, very friendly staff that looked after us well. The bathrooms could use some cleaning and furniture fixing though. Beware when you sit by the window there was a cold draft that came from the unused door. ~ Food ~ $48 Grass Bass Set 青斑套餐 & $68 Lobster Set 龍蝦套餐 All the dishes were displayed nicely. Daily soup 霸王花蘿蔔例湯 was good but first pot there was only one piece of 霸王花. Second refill there were 2 pieces of 蘿蔔. The noodle dishes were kind of bland 清清地. For me it's okay cause I like things not too salty but perhaps for average people they may want more flavour. The Maggie sauce fish bone 美極魚骨腩 was good. Crispy, hot and flavorful. Also had the fish head. 粉絲蒜蓉蒸龍蝦球 Garlic vermicelli steamed lobster was good. The flavouring was good but the vermicelli could be softer. The little pieces of lobsters were good for lunch size. The fish congee felt like just plain congee topped with fish and not boiled in it. Could maybe boil longer with fish. 白粥加魚片. Same with the lobster congee, taste like they just topped the congee with lobster. There was a generous amount of fish and lobster pieces though. The congee texture was pretty good. However, we did not get deep fried dough sticks油條. I only remembered it after I left so I didn't ask them. ~ Drinks ~ The drinks were made by Foodie Boy who also had a store upstairs of Pacific Mall before the fire happened. The hot and cold milk teas were smooth and good. ~ Conclusion ~ Overall a great place for a generous hearty meal. I'll definitely come back to try other dishes, combos and dinner. read more

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Just read public health in Markham has charged this restaurant with repeatedly failing inspections. The kitchen is dirty, workers don't wash hands, surfaces are washed and cross contamination can occur. read more

When we arrived here for dinner the place was pretty busy, but we only had to wait about 10-15 minutes for a table. After we ordered our food was brought to us pretty quickly as well. The first thing we got was the HK Style Milk Tea and we really enjoyed it! The first entree we tried was the Seafood Fried Taiwanese Vermicelli. I'm usually a big fan of vermicelli dishes and this was no exception. The noodles had tons of flavour and they gave a good amount of shrimp and squid. Next we tried the sweet and sour pork and we loved it! The pork was delicious and the peppers and pineapple were nice too. The sweet and sour sauce was really tasty and not too overpowering. The last dish to arrive with the BBQ Duck With Rice and it was probably my favourite. The duck was amazing and the skin was really crispy. The Chinese broccoli was refreshing and complemented the duck very well. We were glad we got so much rice and ended up eating it with the sweet and sour pork as well. Overall we had a great experience here and will probably be back some day. The service was pretty good and they didn't seem to mind bringing me an extra set of chopsticks when I accidentally dropped mine. However, the restaurant was very crowded and loud so it could get overwhelming at times. read more

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The food here is cheap and tasty. I have been here for dinner and lunch and both times I come food is great. The lunch here is approximately $12 bucks for a noodle and drink with plenty of options I get the beef brisket with crispy noodles or the efu noodles or rice noodle in black bean sauce and pair it with a lemon tea. For dinner their lobster combos are great and super affordable and lost of choices for the dishes to make it a combo. The service is hit or miss tho as the servers can be super attentive or they don't care as much depends on their mood of that day. This place used to be an Asian legend and everything inside still has the same colour scheme of it. read more

L15 Beef w/Black Bean on Rice $7.99 L48 Fried Rice w7 Chicken & Pineapple $8.99 L63 Fried Noodle w/Beef & Vegetable $8.99 Jumbo HK Milk Tea Cold $5 Jumbo Lemon Tea $5 You'll come and leave "" because the prices are so wallet friendly! The food is decent portions and the flavours were okay, not a huge wow factor but I do believe the cook with more healthy mindset i.e less salt and oil. I don't know too much about the restaurant itself but it seems like its new and old at the same time? Possibly a restaurant takeover. It has some modernish touches but a preloved feel.. for example our utensils were chipped Either way its worth a visit and a try because meals now a days cost a pretty penny and this wont break the bank plus you get a free soup starter? Thats unheard of read more

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If I could give zero stars, I actually might. We're just trying to have a good family dinner and noticed this place had good rating. Maybe we happen to come on a rough night for them. So first, black pepper pork belly soup. You kinda expect the gamey flavor, but this was like.... Unwashed.. it tastes like freaking unwashed innards. We've had this dish many places and this has to be the worst. The rest of dinner was meh, until we got to the beef. It was raw. Like fully and undeniably raw. She told us that's how rare looks. Listen, this was practically steak tartare. Also, our drinks never came. So much for their well known milk tea. As always, come try for yourself if you like. You may have a different experience. read more

Food was ok but boy did they shrink the dishes. Shrinkflation at its finest. I Hope they stop this. read more

First time at this recently opened restaurant for a family dinner, it was very disappointing. The ambiance is okay, but the service was pretty bad, especially this one lady who was loud and rude. We ordered 7 dishes, and somehow everything was bad, except for their chicken. The Pepper Pork Belly Soup was exceptionally terrible, it was very salty and it smelled horrible, don't think they washed the pork belly at all. Ordered their "famous" milk tea as well, but didn't get to try it as we had to wait more than 30mins and it was still not ready, so we cancelled it, we just wanted to leave. Not sure if it was just an off night, or if their chef wasn't there tonight, but it was a really bad experience. I don't think I can come back and give it another try anytime soon, it's been a long time since the last time I left a restaurant feeling angry... read more

Happy Fishman - Maggi Beef, but I couldn't taste the Maggi. Also it's RAW!! But when shown to the staff, they said it's 70% cooked.... You be the judge - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

First time at this relatively new restaurant. The interior is modern and relatively clean. The service is pretty good for a Chinese restaurant (IMO). We opted for their lunch specials which are offered from 11am to 3pm. I ordered L11 Chicken with Ginger Onion on Rice, $7.99 (comes with house soup). They say the chicken is free-run chicken. For the price, it is a great deal to get a massive plate of white rice, some vegetables and some protein (eating relatively nutritious and on a budget at a restaurant - can't ask for more). The chicken is cooked through, very tender and based on the size, appears to be free-run chicken. A lot of other tables were chowing down on their seafood specials - take a look at the menus! read more

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Overall not too bad, the food isn't mind blowing but it's hit a comforting mood if I can call it that. Also the food is palatable. For the price and what you get it hits a nice equilibrium. Service is pretty slow. Not as far as some other places. Make sure to reserve a spot or else you will end up waiting a long time. Even if you reserve, you still have to wait for a period of time. A good spot to come to if you want comforting food and not spend a fortune. read more

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Stumbled across Happy Fishman Seafood Restaurant located at Metro Square, tried out their combo A for $72 which includes: Double Lobster w/ Maggi Sauce (3/5) Steamed Chicken Half (3.5/5) Stir Fried Clam w/Black Bean Sauce(2.5/5) Fish Soup w/ Snow Pea Leaves(2.5/5) Spare Ribs w/Orange Peel(2/5) Fried Lobster w/ Lobster Tomolley(3.5/5) $72 Overall for the price it sure included lots of options but I did find the flavours were underwhelming... clams were rather fishy tasting. The dishes are smaller portions compared to other restaurants... I would say it's more like food court style? Not a bad meal but don't think I'd ever come back. I do recommend making reservations, they are quite busy. read more

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Non English speaking waitresses is a turn off on the first part. The layout of the restaurant is cramped up as well. Just waiting on two dishes. Seems to take forever. Hopefully it's good but at the moment my hopes are refinery not up. Staff is a bit inattentive. Maybe lack of oxygen from wearing face diapers the whole day. Still waiting on a he food I already drank all the tea and a tel glass of water. No food yet. I think I should've just gone to Metro Square Cafe right now. At least I would have some food in my tummy by now. After a while the food finally arrived. Verdict wise the beefy tenderloin isn't too bad. But definitely not worth the wait and the money. The meat was bit on the tough side but the sauce they use is quite tasty. The yang chow well I don't eat any more but at least the shrimps I was picking off were crispy. There is barely any aroma on the rice. Therefore no match for Tiger BBQ and no better than metro square cafe. Definitely not come back by choice. I guess the lingering lack of quality from Asian Legend stayed as the Feng Shui of this restaurant read more

Special lunch menu at 10.99/11.99 which includes Chinese soup and tea/coffee, which you can choose the award winning Hong Kong style milk tea. read more

Happy Fishman - Lunch specials 11.9 including soup and coffee/tea - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Each time we visit from NYC we stop by at least a couple of times for their fresh and tasty dishes, great value set menus, and award winning Hong Kong style milk tea. One of if not the best HK Milk Tea on the east coast outside of Hong Kong! We buy a few bottles to drive back to NYC each time we visit! Must try! read more

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We came before Mother's Day so it was a while ago and I am writing from high level memory. Overall 4-stars because of the value of the combo and the high level of services. The services level during our visit exceeded many higher end Chinese restaurants. We ordered the lobster combo for 4. I think the portion could feed 5. So gauge how much you order. Lobsters were in season, so the lobster was fat and delicious. (BTW we chose to cook it with ginger and onion. As ours appeared to be the only table that ordered it cooked this way, the kitchen cooked it especially for us.). The other memorable dish was the fish in pickled vegetables pot. This was a spicy dish. Even though the kitchen tamed it down to suit southern people, it was really spicy still. Yes, it was delicious, as I used the leftover broth to make soup noodle. Yummy read more

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This restaurant used to be our cafeteria, we usually came here once a week, but time by time we found both the quantity and service quality was not as good as before. Today it was even disappointed as the tomato sauce shrimp was only 6 pieces (usually there are 8-10 pieces) , same as short pork rib with garlic, only 7 pieces (forgot to take the photo) read more

Lobster don't taste made to order, they fried the lobster then reheat when order came. Worst lobster i ever had in GTA. Chicken is decent, the rest of the dish portion are small. read more

A good seafood restaurant with reasonable price. Recommend their lobster noodle and Fujian fried rice, tastes great. read more

Happy Fishman - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Good portion is good except tiger shrimp. The price for tiger shrimp is $28.00 but only 6 pieces of shrimp. It is not worth to order. Other than this dish, the taste is not bad. read more

Happy Fishman - Only 6 pieces. - Chinese Near Me - Markham, Ontario

First time trying this fairly new restaurant and it went well. We tried one of their lobster combos and added a few more dishes. Everything we ordered was delicious (except for the stir fried beef as it was quite chewy) and the service was great. They even have tofu pudding as their complimentary dessert. read more

Quick service, everything we ordered came within about 20 minutes of ordering. Servers were very friendly (if you speak cantonese) . The food was okay, nothing special but not bad tasting either. The portion sizes were a bit in the smaller side. The store is very small. Unless you come early you will either have to reserve in advance or wait for at least an hour. Not a bad restaurant but there are definitely better places for the same price point read more

This small restaurant exceeded our expectations. Price performance is great, good food, good service, with lots of free parking. HK style milk tea is a must have, their fried food is also excellent. read more

The price is quite reasonable, the service was quick and the food size was impressive, it was very worthy in my opinion.

Price is reasonable and the portion is good. The HK style Milk tea is a MUST try!! Definitely will come back again. read more

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I would honestly come here again, as the wait time was short,(considering the shear amount of people) the service was good, the food was pretty reasonably priced with good portions, and the food was delicious. I had the sweet and sour pork and chicken rice, except the bathroom looked depressing, but honestly this place id a solid 9.9/10 ( just the bathroom issue) read more

Great place with great foods and excellent services. A lot of great selection and fresh seafoods.