First time going to this restaurant, I had the worst experience in both food and service. If I could I would give no stars. My friend even called ahead of time to ensure there were space for two adults and two babies with a stroller. Having that in mind, they gave as a booth, no room for the stroller or room for them to serve us. It was one or the other. They asked me if I can strap my high chair on the booth. Most high chairs can't be strap onto a booth that I know of. Then they finally realized and moved us to a different table. So we put our babies at the new table. One we settled at our table, they forgot to bring us the menu. When we place the order the lunch specials, they didn't even asked us what soups we each wanted. After the food arrived and started eating, I found a long strand of hair that in my food. My friend asked the waitress to come and we told her about my food. The waitress took my plate away then she came back and ask me exactly " so do you want a new plate or what?" She was very rude about it. I decided to get a new plate. Can't honestly tell you if it was truly new or not. After that, you just don't want to eat due to the uncertainty. I only drank my beverage that it came with the food. I was left hungry. I would never go back there. read more

Don't be fooled by the name of the restaurant and don't come expecting Korean food - Matsuya is a HK style restaurant through and through. There are *some* items with a Korean twist but in the case if my Korean vermicelli, they out some kimchi in it and called it a day. Sorry, it doesn't cut it. Their Korean food aside, Matsuya has a decent menu for HK style cafe. Some of the staff were previously from New City Cafe, so expect the same kind of food here. I've been here a handful of times and have tried their rice/noodles all are slightly better than average. Their fried snacks feel too dry and oily. Takeout boxes are $0.25. read more

Very good service, nice TVs up. Its more of a chinese restaurant thats korean inspired. Great booths to sit in, if you like those! Price is a little bit more expensive compared to other chinese restaurants but the quantity and quality was worth it. read more

Matsuya - Normal hk breakfast, very good! - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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It is not a Korean restaurant and that's why lots of people gave bad reviews because they didn't get what they expected from the name. However it is a top rated HK style restaurant. A bit pricey comparing with similar restaurants but quality and quantity are outstanding. A must try. read more

The "hot pot" is a bit expensive - take away the burner-lit mini wok and it's basically just instant noodles with a couple thin slices of beef, a quarter piece of corn on the cob, and a couple other rando items. Place seems packed during weekend dinner times, so maybe best to come a bit early (ie: 6:30pm-ish) to beat the rush if you're interested in trying it. read more

Matsuya - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Foods and drinks were bad at my first visit already. At the second visit, I found my food have hair inside and asked for exchange. The waiter refused me to exchange another item (I were avoid they gave me back the same dishes). After few minutes, they really provide me the same dishes by just taking out the hair only!!!! That's disgusting!!! I just paid and go!! Terrible experience!!! read more

Came here with some friends for a casual dinner after work. I was pretty intrigued when I saw that it was classified as Korean on yelp even though all the pictures showed Hong Kong style café food. Forget what the classification on Yelp says, this place is a straight up Hong Kong style café with maybe a few fusion dishes. Anyway let's get into it. Our table ordered 4 dishes: a striploin steak on a sizzling platter (12oz), a pork neck special teppan, a duck breast special teppan, and a teriyaki chicken rice. Striploin Steak (12oz) - Ordered by my friend. Pretty standard steak, nothing special. My friend asked for rare because places like this usually overcook the steak a little. He was right and the steak arrived medium rare (which is what he actually wanted). The order came with bread, soup, vegetables, potatoes, rice and your choice of sauce (my friend chose gravy). I personally felt that, for what you got, the steak was a little overpriced at $21.99. Overall, the steak was decent - not bad, but not spectacular. Pork Neck Special Teppan: Ordered by me. In addition to the pork neck I chose to add cheese, raw egg, bacon, and mushrooms. The teppan arrived at our table sizzling hot and the waitress mixed around the rice, pork neck, and add-ons to ensure that everything was thoroughly heated. The pork neck was quite tasty, however I would not recommend getting any of the add-ons. The "cheese" was a measly square of processed cheese placed on top of the rice. Instead of a raw egg, they gave me a fried egg that was more or less well done. To make things worse, they just straight up forgot my bacon and I had to ask for it a few times. This could've been a great meal, but the whole experience with the cheese, egg, and bacon made it a little unpleasant. Duck Breast Special Teppan: Ordered by my friend. No add-ons. Same deal as the pork neck teppan in terms of how it arrived and how it was presented. I didn't get to try a piece of the duck breast, but I remember my friend saying how it tasted more like ham than duck breast and wasn't really impressed. Teriyaki Chicken Rice: Ordered by my friend. It looked and smelled pretty good, but it was definitely on the smaller side. My friend finished the whole thing in 5 minutes and wasn't full after eating. At the heart of it, Matsuya is just an average Hong Kong style café. I think they have a lot of potential to be a great café, but they'll need to do make some adjustments to their portion sizes, service, and pricing if they want to compete with the big boys (like New City Restaurant). Tl;dr - Nothing special. Wouldn't mind coming back if I'm in the area, but wouldn't go out of my way to eat here on my own. read more

The reason we came was recommended by my honey colleague. Totally disappointed. I don't know how difficult to make the club sandwiches and the eel heat stone with rice. We been waiting almost 40 mins. Long story make it short. I think they should give us a head up when we ordered for how long to be wait for the heat stone with rice. Not just let us wait ! This is ridiculous! read more

Matsuya is the Korean-themed sister restaurant in the long line of Matsuda siblings. There are Korean dishes on the menu like stone rice bowls, mini hot pots, and some that are hidden under other categories like the Korean Pork Belly Ramen that I had. The ramen had had a lot of toppings including wood ear mushroom, bamboo shoots, seaweed, an entire tea egg, corn, and a few strips of pork belly. The egg was surprisingly really flavourful and pork belly was long cut kinda like what you'd expect bacon to be and extremely tender. The broth itself was a thicker pork broth which had a good flavour. I wasn't a huge fan of the noodles though which reminded me of packaged instant noodles. Overall I don't think it was particularly Korean but it definitely hit the ramen spot for me. Speaking of Japanese food though, the menu does also have some Japanese options like omurice. I'd say the most prevalent thing on the menu is HK style fare however. There's really something for everyone and it's not strictly Korean as the name might suggest. The restaurant has a lot of seating and some of the booths have outlets that even have USB chargers if your phone needs juice. The wait staff are pretty awesome. The ramen that I had appears on the main menu but is also on the lunch menu as a special that comes with the beverage. I had intended to order the ramen off the main menu at lunch but the waitress was thoughtful enough to point out that the other one is a better deal. Great looking out! read more

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This restaurant provides great service to their customers and are very patient with customer's orders. I ordered a ramen and it was delicious! It was great quality and the pork chop wasn't tough, it was very soft and it tasted amazing. read more

Matsuya - This pork chop ramen was amazing! - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Went for the breakfast combo (6.99) served from 7am-11:30am. You can select from a variety of combinations which comes with a side + butter bread, the main meal choosing your choice of meat and noodle and your choice of hot beverage. For the sides I opted for hot dog with 2 eggs and buttered toast. For my main meal i got satay beef with spaghetti and hot milk tea. . You can't go wrong with fried eggs and hot dog. The satay beef and spaghetti noodle soup was decent and not too salty. The spaghetti was chewy and fresh and the hot milk tea was simple in which you add your own sugar. For 6.99, the breakfast combo was very filling and a decent price. But nothing special from any other Hong Kong cafe. Also their menu does not offer congee read more

Slightly over priced for what they offer. Really a Hong Kong style fast food joint. The Korean fusion idea just shows up on paper. Don't expect your food to taste anywhere looked Korean. Good quality itself is good. Place is clean. Service is efficient. But above the price range of other HK still fast for joints. The fact that they have alcohol is a pleasant surprise. read more

This place got too greedy. Their ice lemon tea used to be really good and now they put so much ice in there that you can't even move the spoon to poke the lemons. More than half of the glass is ice, come on. This is just to save tea and really pisses me off because we used to go there every week and sometimes more than once a week. Well not anymore. read more

Very creative one person hotpot. Satay beef macaroni is a must try. Curry dishes is good. Traditional HK milk tea.

This is a Japanese Korean restaurant owned and operated by Chinese staff. Food is quite delicious with a lot of variety. No sushi here but the food is decent, should try the ramen, simple but fulfilling! read more

This Japanese named Korean house is actually a hong kong style restaurant. The prices are pretty good, I often go for their breakfast and they have a combo that's 6.99. Some of the old new city restaurant workers came here, and I suspect that the chefs did too cause the ham omelette taste just as it used to at new city. I have yet to try their lunch or tea or dinner menu, but I'm sure it's just as worth it as the breakfast read more

We've gone to their ayce japanese restaurant and it was better. There is really nothing special about the menu here. Sorry.

Ordered a ginger pork rice for around $10 which was literally 4 slices of pork belly on a big bowl of plain white rice. Was in shock when it was served. Guess I picked the wrong item on the menu, wouldn't recommend this dish. read more

Matsuya - 4 slices of Pork belly on plain white rice for around $10 - Korean Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I read that there were afternoon specials so I went around 4pm to give it a try. There were none offered to me. Maybe because I didn't speak Chinese to them? The prices were a bit high for HK style cafe. Food was good. Not the best value. Clean and comfortable. I have been here before and each time with an open mind. There are so many HK style cafes in the area. It is very unlikely I will return to this one. read more

This place is mainly a very well run HK cafe with a mix of HK take on Korean food (also very yummy), funnily enough it has a very Japanese sounding name- Matsuya. We've ordered take out here before as well as dined in both experiences were very good. The price is a little higher than some other HK cafes in the area but everything is really fresh, seasoned well, portions are larger, and there's care in the presentation. Definitely worth a try if you get a chance. I think I'm not alone to notice that it is very difficult to find a decent HK cafe around the GTA area, most are quite disappointing. And it usually has a stigma quick and cheap-ish subpar food, so I usually dislike HK cafes when my friends want to go but it is different here. The food quality is way better, service was authentic hk- not overly friendly or smiley just quick and straight to the point. Tried the- Hainan Chicken - large portions, chicken was cooked perfectly -no sweet chilli sauce though just had ginger+green onion Pork neck with egg on rice - soo damn good! Tomato baked pork chop- two very large chops, pretty decent tomato sauce Milk tea here is pretty good, I like it when it is not too strong unlike some other places. Honestly, I think they call it Marathon because you need to run a marathon to burn off all the caffeine surging through your veins. Prices are around $15.00 pp for dinner read more

I absolutely loved this place! The aesthetics are great, it feels very cozy to eat with a few friends. The dessert menu was unreal and the service is really great too. The waitresses were so nice to talk to and were willing to help with anything. read more

HK style cafe with tons of choices on the menu -- with bargain prices. My fav has always been satay beef vermicelli for breakfast, and this place serves it with a ham omelette with toast -- excellent value!! I also found this place to be pleasantly new/decorated so my meal has always been enjoyable. Please note: there are long lines during peak times, so come early to avoid becoming hangry! read more

Terrible service. People just ignore you there. Took 30 minutes to get my food. It is a bit more expensive than similar places around the area. Food is average. read more

First things first, their info on yelp is already wrong as I sit in here now and see on Yelp that their status is "closed"... get it right people. Came here with 2 other friends and literally each dish came only when the first dish was FINISHED before the next one would come. Orders were mixed up, staff has no idea what is what on the menu, completely confusion. And as a HK style restaurant, they have no set dinners is something unheard of... Maybe they need a rude awakening before people would come back because I sure won't, soooo many different places in Markham that are better then this! read more

Name is misleading, this is definitely a hk style cha Chang tang. I swear the most Korean thing you can get here is Korean instant noodles. The food isn't bad though, especially their more traditional hk style dishes. Portions are generous and filling and menu does have quite a bit of variety. I wasn't a fan of their instant noodles thst came with a slice of processed cheese, but again I shouldn't have expected more. It's nice to have more Asian food choices in this neighbourhood! read more

came with my family and ordered a few items to share. has a japanese name, but it's more like an hk style cafe, tbh. ordered eel omurice, spaghetti with meat sauce and cheese, the matsuya basket, and some korean beef udon dish. i really liked the eel omurice. eel was very flavourful and tender.has some sweet and tang to it. spaghetti was nice but the cheese was i believe just some parmesan sprinkled on top. i would've preferred a molten mozza or cheddar on top. the matsuya basket was alright, they didn't have calamari though, so they subbed it with spring rolls. everything in the basket is the same colour lol. the korean beef udon dish was alright. maybe my least favourite out of everything ordered, but it wasn't bad. just personal preference. read more

To call yourself a Korean House is embarrassing...........my wife (who is Korean) and I (I know Korean food for 35+ years) were finally looking forward to a good local Korean restaurant. What a disappointment. Couldn't even get basic bibimbap correct. Ordered Kimchee fries-they brought fries with bolagnais sauce. We asked "is this how you serve kimchee fries? They took the fries back to the kitchen and threw on 2 small pieces of kimchee on the same fries they took back. We said we want to try the kimchee fries the proper way.......they came back and were horrible. You want to know how to do proper kimchee fries.....go to Kings Landing Stouffville and order the Seoul Poutine. Would never go back. read more

Offers a lot of traditional Chinese cafe dishes. Food quality is good and everything is reasonably priced. Their high tea menu offers a lot of variety, which I appreciate. They have mini blocks of French Toast which I absolutely love. A little too fried but still yummy. Their fried fish with fries is perfectly crispy. My family likes to come during lunch or dinner time. read more

The people that work here are super rude. I went back in November and I had a coupon from HSBC and they told me I needed to spend a minimum amount to use it. There was no stipulation on my coupon. I told them I would just leave and buy food elsewhere cause their menu is more expensive than Phoenix Cafe and less appealing. They begged me to stay and then they told me I had to pay cash which I didn't have and the window said they took credit. Then after conceding and buying TWO meals they had the audacity to add a charge to the debit machine which I told them to take off. They gave me a lot of attitude and went back to the kitchen where I'm sure they told the chef to leave out food or something. Then the meal said it came with a coffee or milk tea and they told me I'd have to pay cause containers cost money. DO NOT GO HERE THEY ARE NO RESPECTFUL AND WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU. Terrible people, terrible service. read more

As compare to others Chinese restaurants in the neighborhood, I give it a 5 stars. Foods are good in general and very experienced waitresses which make such a big difference. read more

Finally, a restaurant I like opened at 16th Ave and Markham, no need to drive all the way to Hwy 7 anymore, foods taste good and staffs are excellent in customer service. Yay!!! read more

It's a cute place to get afternoon tea or breakfast! The milk tea is lovely and it's just a great place to hang with friends :))

Went during weekday happy hour (3 - 5 pm) at the recommendation of a friend. Like many other reviews, thought it was a Korean restaurant but the menu was anything but. Ordered pork chop in ramen, BBQ sausage, pork belly ramen, fried chicken wings and fries. All of the food were substandard and poor quality, looked like chicken wings were re-fried many times in old oil, and the pork belly ramen broth was very salty. Also found hair in the pork belly ramen. Will not go back to this restaurant. read more

Being a hk cafe, taste comes first before service or overall environment. Unfortunately, the food quality is definitely below average. Ordered the korean beef rice and pork neck with egg for lunch. Portion was decent however both dishes lacked flavour. Bland and boring... Probably won't be returning because there are much better cafes at the same price or less read more