This restaurant just opened during the middle of this week. I love lobster, anything lobster, so when I saw there is lobster har gwa (Steamed fresh lobster dumpling) I had to come. There were chucks of lobster in the Steamed fresh lobster dumpling and beautifully wrapped, almost reminds me of siu loan bao and a small rose. The bonuses on the menu was that I found other lobster items such as the lobster rice roll. Again chucks of lobster with peashoot inside. Not bad at all! In terms of the Deep fried fresh fruit and lobster roll, I didn't like the fruits inside, it makes it very watery and ruins the consistency. I can't really taste the lobster chucks in this one. Service was nice and friendly. Same chef as the Lobster Port 1 on Leslie. The patio was comfortable. I will be back! read more

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October 9, 2023 - Great dim sum spot, this restaurant is huge, lots of seating. The service was fast and staff are very nice! Affordable and yummy food. read more

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Came here for a dinner during a weekday night. To our surprise, there was a wedding dinner happening on the other side of the restaurant. There was not too much noise and it was rather calm. We ordered a lamb hotpot, sweet and sour pork, and fried oysters. The lamb hotpot looked appetizing and had loads of lamb in it. Compared to other restaurants in the area, it was worth the price. Both the sweet and sour pork and the fried oysters were a bit overdone making many crispy to solidly fried ends on each side. It was difficult to eat. The service however, was spectacular. The staff were attentive despite the busy wedding. The staff were quick to add tea to our tea pots, giving us napkins were needed, and was able to bring up dishes in a quick and efficient manner. Overall, the restaurant during dinner was average. The attentiveness of the staff was phenomenal. read more

great chinese food! staff are quite friendly. they charged us for an item we never received and had cashed out their dimsum shift. however, they kindly offered us to come back next time for the refund and the complimentary dish. bathrooms are really clean too. great space for parties, large gatherings, or a table for 2 to order 18 dimsum & a la cart lunch items! read more

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Came here with 6 others for a birthday dinner. We got the King Crab combo: Daily Soup Suckling Pig Steamed King Crab Legs Maggie Sauce Crab Joints Snow Pea Leaf Fried Rice with King Crab Go Garlic stir fry Beef Tenderloin The food comes out so fast and so cute how the robot brings you the Crab and all the food! -------- Also came for lunch on a weekend: Peking Duck & Cabbage wrap Fried Oysters Suckling pig Beef chow mein Fried sea bass Assorted dim sum (not pictured) read more

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Came here for dim sum. This place is huge! That's a definite plus and you're less likely to need to wait. Came as a big group and easily got a table without reservations. Food and pricing was fine. The service I won't lie, sometimes felt unnecessarily aggresive or negative. Don't get me wrong, I don't expect good service in general when at a Chinese restaurant but I also don't expect bad service where it actually has an impact on our meal experience. Overall the food was average. Their fried foods were really well done though. Steamed stuff was decent. If service wasn't such a factor I'd probably come back given it's such a big place but there is definitely much better dim sum out there. read more

Lobster Port - Dim Sum Near Me - Markham, Ontario

This place has ample seatings, yet was super busy on a Saturday and we had to wait a little. We wanted the lobster balls with vegetable in fresh fish soup, but was sold out. The substitute soup we chose (vermicelli fish soup with assorted mushroom) was mediocre. We liked the deep fried chicken and veg dumpling (which was a little sweet). The noodle dish has plenty of shrimp and scallops and flavourful. It took time to receive the wagyu pastry, we were full by then. Not a bad dimsum, maybe have to try other items here. read more

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Alright... So... How did we arrive at 4 stars? Food is inconsistent, half the food is cold. The taste is subpar. Fried squid had no crispiness to it. Turnip was no where to be found in the turnip cake. Anyways if you like hot food just make sure to stick to the steamed dishes. Place is big, I'll give them that. Otherwise stay home and go to fu kee and steam your own dim sum. read more

We got takeout from Lobster Port for a family dinner and found the food delicious! They have several combos to choose from and you can also order a la carte as well. We tried the one that came with a tray of lobster, seafood fried rice, snow pea tips (one of my favourite Chinese veggies), chicken, and Chinese soup. The portion was just right for the five of us and everything tasted good. The pickup process was very smooth with limited contact which was great. I could tell that they run their operations very efficiently, especially with the large number of takeout orders they do everyday! I wouldn't hesitate to order from Lobster Port again. Pro tip - 10% off if you pay with cash! read more

Lobster Port - Dim Sum Near Me - Markham, Ontario

It's very spacious and well decorated since the restaurant had moved to this location only a year or two ago and they had renovated the building. The previous location didn't have enough parking whereas the new location has lots of parking and can hold more tables and guests. The food is more towards the bland side but is appropriate for going with older family who cannot handle saltier foods. However, my biggest issue with the food is the temperature. I'm not sure if it's because the table I was seated at was inside one of the private rooms and the food has to travel further from the kitchen but every dish I had ordered was lukewarm at best if not fully room temperature. Everything tasted fine but I don't enjoy eating cooled down dimsum. Prices are average with a 2$ tea charge per person but at this price point, I have many other choices for dimsum and Lobster Port would not be a first choice that I would consider. Takeout for this place would be okay since the food will be the temperature you expect by the time you get home with it and the flavours are fine. There are a few highlights from my meal here which namely are the baked BBQ pork buns (they come in 4) and the durian pastries. Also the pudding dish were coffee and coconut flavored jellos. If you eat them together, it's like drinking a coffee with coconut milk which was an interestingly delicious flavor combination. Overall, I would go back eventually to see if they improved on their timeliness in the delivery of their food because the food is excellent. It's just not hot. Takeout is fine and it's spacious with lots of parking. read more

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The dim sum was absolutely delicious. Busy during lunch hours but service was fast-paced. read more

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Unique dimsum dishes - especially the sweet potato balls and the Wagyu tart. Would like to come back and try their lobster tower dish! read more

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Came here for dinner and it was delicious. Very spacious (think banquet hall) and pretty decors. The lobster was good and the other dishes too. Kind of hard to tell there's a restaurant here if you're driving down Leslie. Parking is spacious and free. read more

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Sorry to see it temporarily closed. Wish we knew why and for how long. A delicious dim sum experience well worth the drive. Free parking offsets the costs of parking in downtown Chinatown where we also have our other favorite restaurant. read more

Came here on to start off the New Year strong with a change of pace from our usual dim sum spots. Unfortunately, Port Lobster failed to hold water and the overall dining experience tanked and sunk. Before diving in, as a disclaimer, the staff were fine and were a level more attentive than your typical waitlist you would find in Chinese establishments. With that said, you're not coming to dim sum to get chummy with staff (...yet, maybe in another 20 years when I retire). The tea, the centrepiece of any dim sum experience, was not hot. Yes the water was warm, but look any self respecting old school Chinese person will tell you that if it isn't scalding it's no good. It's clear that price has inflated hard at this place with matching shrinkflation for their food. The portions are pretty disappointing. Let's take a look at the curry cuttlefish as an example (my personal favorite) - there was only 4 pieces in total which is pretty disappointing compounded with the fact that they were completely bland. Premium for minimum. The cherry on top was all the extra fees which are typically complementary for other places (with withstanding, as it's charged everywhere) including the table cloth and hot chili oil. All in all, it boils down to Lobster Port failing to make a splash and left my expectations high and dry. read more

We ordered their combo for 4 people on Uber Eats which included 2 lobsters, fried rice and 4 soups. The lobster portions were decent, the soup was a bit underwhelming (it was just sweet corn and egg drop soup with a couple mini specs of lobster in a small container the size of the kimchi containers you get ordering take-out at korean restaurants), and the rice was pretty bland with disproportional rice to veggie/meat ration (again there were only little specs of fish and vegetables and it smelled/tasted very fishy). Our total came to $280 after tax. Overall the food was good but nothing special especially for this price, maybe it would have been a different experience if we dined-in instead getting delivery. read more

Lobster Port - Dim Sum Near Me - Markham, Ontario

While Lobster Port may have extra ordinary selections...they failed to meet my expectations. Perhaps they are still learning their kitchen after moving and opening to almost full capacity. Their selection, ambience, and quality of items was much better at their previous location. Would I return? Yes, but maybe after 6 months, hopefully enough time for them to work out their new recipes and kinks of working in a different kitchen. read more

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Stopped by Lobster Port No 1 for a birthday dim sum meal on a Monday. I was surprised that for a Monday, the place was pretty filled up (inside and out). There is outdoor and indoor dining but we opted for the indoor seating. The service was great as we were immediately greeted and the servers knew to come back to the table every so often to check on us. The pricing is around what you'd expect from a 'higher' end dim sum place with dishes ranging from $4 up to $8 per dim sum item. For our table of 7, we ordered around 15 dishes, which came to about $107 with tax, tip and a 10% discount. Items that were the most memorable for me: Lotus leaf wrapped rice, durian puff pastry, chicken, peanut and vegetable dumplings. These items stood out from the lot that we ordered. All the other items like the har gow, siu mai, chicken feet, pork ribs, bbq bun etc. were just standard tasting like any other dim sun place. The ambience, and decor for this place is pretty grand and would be a nice place for a family get together. read more

Great good, excellent service. My whole family loved it - prices were very reasonable for the quality. Must get - chicken spring roll, ginger fried rice with scallop and shrimp, whole bass. Next time will try more whole fish styles read more

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Service, food quality, ambiance and price are comparable with "The One" at Bayview and south of 16th. Tables in the patio are spaced out nicely. The 2 of us ordered 8 dim sum dishes, and the several steamed items came out last. The lady who brought out the steamed dish was very kind to offer to stack and cover a couple steamed dishes so they don't get cooled too quickly. Detailed-oriented and considerate service that I didn't expect. There is 10% off in cash for now. Would definitely come back. read more

Celebrated a friend's birthday at Lobster Port. We ordered a 8.3lbs lobster cooked in 2 ways: steamed and fried. We also ordered some honey oysters, ribs, chicken and some veggies. The service was superb! The waiter would come by to change your plate if it gets too dirty. At the end of the meal, they gave out some dessert which were also delicious. I would recommend coming here to have dinner at least once. read more

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My wife lives this place. We were here in Dec 2021 & Match 2021. The seafood & beef taste really. But, I think you need a group of 5 or more to really experience most of the food that they have. read more

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Ordered the King crab combo for 6 ppl. It was an over $800 bill but I was left hungry....The portions were small and taste was average. Definitely not satisfied and not worth it. Service was decent for a Chinese restaurant, & renovations were nice. read more

Great dim sum. Had eight dishes, most of them are better than restaurants nearby. Price of each dim sum is probably around or a little above average. read more

Food very slow. One dish came out every 10-15 minutes. 2 hours in we still had 4 dishes we were waiting on. We ended up cancelling the last 4 and leaving. If you don't have 3 hours to spare for dim sum don't go! read more

Lobster Port Is the worst restaurant in the world!!! I wish I could rate 0 stars, but I cannot. We booked a 10 seat table but they LIED!!! They told us they did not have the room for us when we got there. AND IT IS CHINESE NEW YEAR! We wasted all our time! read more

The restaurant is nicely decorated and have expanded even to le park area to accommodate large banquets. The service was a bit rushed. The food was decent compared to the rest of its near by competitors I would say this is a good alternative. Unfortunately the night we dined here there was a banquet in the other half of the restaurant which resulted with extreme difficulty to even hear anyone speak at our own table. It's our first time here since they moved locations I would give it another shot on a much less busy evening. read more

The food was tasty and not too oily. The pork ribs were very big and were deep fried as you can see from the photo. The ingredients were fresh. read more

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Placed a take out order and the portion is exceptionally small. Very disappointed to be charged $10. Does not justify $ spent. I do not recommend this place unless you want to be ripped off. read more

Lobster Port - Not worth $10 - Dim Sum Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Good food. Very tasty. Staff is nice. Restaurant is clean. Price is fair. Would go back to try all the other stuff.

It was one-of-a-kind experience, but in a pretty bad way. I booked a wedding dinner here because this place was recommended by friend who says it provides quality presentation and service that is worth its higher prices. The menu and website also looked trustworthy. Tried pre-ordering several days ahead when I booked the table, but was told to order when we arrive. We arrived at 7:30pm for our table reservation and placed our order (Lobster combo E + Peking duck + vegetables. ~13 dishes) right before 8pm since the bride was arriving late. Explicitly told the server multiple times that the bride has a pretty severe onion allergy, and was promised that there will be no onion in any of the dishes. The bride arrives ~8:10pm just as our first dish (Peking duck) comes to the table. The duck was small with barely enough to go around our table of 13, but no matter. The second and third dish each took almost 15min to arrive after we finished the previous dish and was on the small side, which we attributed to a really busy kitchen. The bride also started getting a small allergic reaction, but it is very difficult to completely avoid contact with onions when eating Chinese cuisine. Understandable. However, when it became 9:45 pm and we watched the table beside us complete two rotation of customers with full course meals similar to ours while we were still waiting for our 4th dish, something started not adding up. We reasoned it shouldn't take so long to prepare even the ginger-cooked vegetables, nor were we shown any of the seafood normally displayed before being prepared for our lobster combo. Our server had checked in on us 4 times during our wait, once to take our order, and the other three times when our dishes arrived. our teapots were empty long ago and the bride and groom were obviously concerned about the wait, but did not ask questions, trusting the restaurant I chose. Finally at around 10pm one of the groom's relatives couldn't take it anymore and walked to the front desk to discuss our situation. Several servers immediately arrived to "check" the situation but inadvertently lost our order recipt in the process. At this point, all the other tables around us has pretty much finished their meals and we were the only table left in the vicinty. Our 4th dish (AAA beef) finally arrived at 10:10pm, but was covered in onions. We immediately requested them to take the dish away and reminded them of our dietary concerns, but the strong smell of onion had already triggered a mild allergic reaction from the bride (Thankfully it was not ingested). The server also finally brought out the lobsters for us to confirm its weight and looks, but also requested we pay our bill because the front desk is closing. We haven't even gotten half of our dishes yet at that point, but I agreed to pay to avoid further disruption to the bride and groom's night. When I double checked the bill, there was an extra charge for additional pounds of lobster despite the fact that they confirmed the weight of the lobster with us literally minutes ago. When I confronted them about it, they acted ignorant about the weight, apologized, and immediately erased the charge. I decided to give them less tips than typical for Chinese traditions due to the accumulation of these experiences and expected that to be the end of our troubles. The server immediately returned after checking the bill and proceeded to loudly complain to me in front of the table about the tip I gave, unapologetically requesting for a higher tip and left the bill at the table. Any attempts at the table to keep a joyous atmosphere fell dead at this point, and we ate quickly whatever was served while the the staff were rolling up tables, filling garbage bags, and dissembling barriers/walls all around us. The rest of the 8 dishes arrived within 15minutes of the lobster being shown. To throw a final wrench into things, the server notified us that one of the desserts from our menu was not available anymore because the dessert chef has already left(?), but they can compensate with lotus buns. Since we already paid, there really wasn't much we could do but accept. One cool thing was that we did see was how the wall dividers go up to show the rest of the banquet hall, and the fish was decent (not for the price point though). I apologized profusely to the bride and groom after the meal. Not sure if they will trust me with food ever again. Would I go back, or recommend anyone to this experience? No. Did I mention that we were shown 3 lobsters to be prepared, but our lobster dish had 4 lobster tails and 2 heads? Also, Google maps photos has a tab of sashimi photos, which they do not have. TL;dr: Waited 2 hours for food that ignored allergy concerns, missing foods and attempts to charge for extra items. Had to pay before all the dishes arrive, ate while the restaurant closed up, hassled publicly to pay more tips to "help servers survive in this job". read more