Hubby & I were out shopping on Christmas Eve for some last minute gifts and groceries. We were…read moreclose to downtown Markham and the idea of Draco came up. Initially we were going for the idea of breakfast, but timing was a bit off from what we anticipated and it was a really nice lunch date instead. I love the Markham Marriott, the staff is always warm and welcoming. Draco has a very sleek, sophisticated and cozy atmosphere. We both ordered Bacon & Cheddar burgers. I opted for a Caesar salad as an appetizer and hubby ordered their Grilled Wagyu Flat Iron Steak. Let's start with the apps. The Caesar salad was SO good! I wish I had taken a pic, but admittedly, my phone was tucked away and I was caught up in the cozy seating, great food and Christmas vibes of the restaurant and lobby. Grilled Wagyu Flat Iron Steak: $33 - Buttercup Squash Puree and Truffle Oil - Everything you want Wagyu to be - tender, cooked to the perfect temp which left a nice warm red centre. This was melt in your mouth good! The burgers - these were perfection! Draco Bacon Cheddar Burger: $25 - Aged Cheddar with Crispy Bacon Strips; Crispy Onion Straws, Arugula and Garlic Aioli. This was a very well seasoned patty, so juicy and a substantial sized patty of fresh not frozen beef. The bun was lightly toasted, bacon crispy, easily taking this into my top 3 fav spots for burgers! Options for sides include fries, sweet potato fries, poutine, side Caesar or garden salad or truffle fries. We finished off our meal with 2 really good cappuccinos and just took our time before heading home. This was our first time back here in a few years. The food was exceptional as was the service and the warm staff. Draco is the perfect spot for an early morning breakfast, work or lunch date or a nice cozy dinner. They also have Christmas & New Years dinners and brunches. Relax in the restaurant with drinks or in the adjacent lounge, this is a great spot to unwind with some great food and drinks.

The esthetic is on point. They have an infusion of fresh coming through the vents. The staff were…read morequietly there if it makes sense checking on us throughout. The food was chefs kiss. I had chicken and waffles my daughter had steak and eggs. The steak was seasoned to perfection, my waffles were crispy and so was my chicken. I wanted lactose milk he heated it up for me which was a nice touch. Would recommend Drako 100%

Came here on a weekday night. The restaurant was quite empty but it still took a long time to get…read moreseated (unfortunately). We were a bit confused of the wait. However, we did end up getting seated - maybe about 20 minutes after arriving. We tried out a bunch of dishes including all the skewers, oysters, scallop, potatoes, and more. Honestly, you're classic Chinese skewer spot. Everything was super tasty and satisfying. The service was attentive. They play fun music and dim the lights at late night! Great spot for friends!

I love Chat Bar! It's a great late-night spot for Chinese BBQ, perfect for a casual hangout or a…read morepost-date bite on Main Street Unionville. We ordered the Grilled Sausage, Beef, Pork Belly, Lamb Skewers, and Charcoal Grilled Oysters. The skewers were all solid, better than most places I've tried, and I especially enjoyed their spicy seasoning blend that adds great flavour to the BBQ meats. Surprisingly, the grilled sausage was my favourite, it was juicy with a nice snap and a slightly sweet yet savoury taste. The lamb, however, was a bit too gamy for my liking. The Charcoal Grilled Oysters were tasty but felt a bit overpriced for the portion size, garnished with the usual chilli and garlic sauce you find at most BBQ spots. Service was decent, with food arriving fairly quickly (around 15 minutes) after ordering via QR code. The seating is a little tight and the chairs are on the low side, but still comfortable enough. Getting seated right away in the evening is nearly impossible, so I recommend calling ahead or arriving early to secure a spot. The bar's cozy atmosphere enhanced by the dim lighting, wooden decor, and playful wall doodles adds to the overall experience.

Stopped by for brunch at Next Door, located in the heart of Main St. Unionville. The restaurant is…read moreunique in a sense where it's situated in the historical Unionville Planing Mill. Was seated in their dinning hall ( the other side is more of a bar) and ordered a brunch tower for two. The tower includes their signature malaysian scrambled eggs, chorizo sausage, bacon, Brussel sprouts, toast with buttermilk pancakes stacked at top of the tower. The tower was beautifully presented and what I love most about the tower is their pancakes. Truly fluffy and light with whipped cream on top of it. Overall, service was efficient and attentive, often checked on and refilling water. On top of that, the restaurant has great decor and parking is provided in the back of the restaurant. Its considered on a slightly higher end for brunch ($20-30 range), but it was truly an amazing experience. They also have daily promos so worth checking out for dinner and late night deals.

This is very popular brunch place in Markham - but the options are more limited up here. Came with…read moremy parents to see what the hype is about (a few years after the hype has died down, but oh well). I must say that I do understand why people are drawn to the restaurant - it is very pretty and makes for wonderful pictures! This includes the lovely visuals of the food, which is beautifully presented and extremely photogenic. The taste of the food, although quite acceptable, fell just a bit short of its looks. The variety of colours was not matched with a variety of flavours, and everything was somewhat on the salty and greasy side. That being said, we very much enjoyed the potato hash, pancakes, and French toast. The portion sizes also outdid themselves - if you're coming here for brunch, just be prepared for a long nap in the afternoon! Service was excellent: prompt, helpful, and friendly. The interior is fairly spacious and elegantly decorated. Overall, a pleasant experience even if it's not the most spectacular - and perhaps worth a visit for some based on the aesthetics alone.

Tried this spot only because it looked like a nice vibe with the neon lighting and there are not…read moremuch bars in Richmond Hill. The drinks and service was okay, but there are other much nicer shisha spots in Richmond Hill. The place needs a renovation or some new tables/booths/chairs at least

Ambience was nice. Aesthetic was there. But hookah was not hitting hard at all. If you're a regular…read moreshisha smoker, you might be disappointed in that regard. Otherwise, the food and service were top tier. However, again, we mainly went for the hookah so that's why I'm giving this place a 4-star.

One of my go-to Thai spots! I love their pineapple fried rice, and my friend always gets the pad…read morethai. We've tried a few other dishes too and everything has been consistently good. The traditional decor gives it nice atmosphere, and service is always friendly. Definitely a place i keep coming back to

We loved it so much that we returned again yesterday for a lunch date. Jeremiah and Molly took…read moregreat care of us, and once again the food was fresh, flavorful, and so satisfying. We had the tom kha soup and the pineapple fried rice, and both were excellent. Two visits in, and this place has definitely earned our recommendation. We'll absolutely be back. - - - - It was an absolute treat visiting this restaurant on our trip from Texas to celebrate my husbands birthday with family. We were amazed with the service provided by Kevin and the entire staff, the location is clean, presentation of the food and the food is finger licking good. We had their pineapple fried rice, basil fried rice, chicken satay and pad ke mow! Everything was delicious and we cannot wait to be back to visit. Also, a plus point...this place is HALAL! See yall soon!!!

Came back for another visit and ordered a couple of different items from last time. In addition to…read morethe salad and crispy chicken we added a order of: Spring Rolls - love the way they come in little rolls as opposed to 2 large ones cut in half; perfectly crispy Bone Marrow Carbonara - unfortunately this was a miss. It's basically carbonara pasta with bone marrow you scrape off from the bone. Sauce wasn't very flavourful and a bit too watered down. Still a good second visit.

A cool, modern take on Vietnamese food. This place is really busy and for a good reason! Their menu…read morehas many items indicated as a "favourite". I found it funny cause almost every item has the "favourite" symbol but everything tastes good! I love the decor inside. Lots of lights, florals and greenery. There is limited seating though since it gets busy - Maybe 10 tables of 4 on the outside perimeter and another 5 tables of 4 on the inside. We got the razor clams, 12 wings and beer special (after 8:30pm), smoked beet and pig ear salad, brisket and ribs and bun bo hue. The 12 wings and beer would have been such a good deal except the drink was pretty watered down. We brought it up to the waitress so hopefully they change that in the future. The wings were crispy,m and delicious. The razor clams tasted good too, but it only comes with 4. The smoked beet and pig eat salad was one of our favourites! Unique, flavourful and good crunchy textured. The brisket and ribs were another favourite. Tender and flavourful. The bun bo hue was good too. Service could have been better. One of the waiters wasn't that friendly. We still had a good time though and enjoyed the food. I would come back to try their other dishes.

The food at Joey Markville was decent--pretty much what you'd expect for a restaurant of its style…read moreand price point. The real issue was the service. We were seated right behind the front desk, yet it felt like we were invisible. Even when I waved or called out, it took ages for anyone to acknowledge us. Everyone was polite when they finally came over, but it shouldn't take all night just to get a glass of water. In fact, my water never ended up getting refilled at all, even after asking twice. Toward the end of the night, a different server approached us, offered to show the dessert menu, and asked us to leave a 5-star review because they were doing some kind of competition. She said she'd comp our dessert, so we decided to go for it. Then she disappeared for about 15 minutes, and when she finally came back, the dessert wasn't actually comped. We were there for about two hours, but between two entrées, one drink, and one dessert, it easily could've been a one-hour visit if the service was more attentive. Overall, not the experience I was hoping for. Needless to say, I deleted my 5star review at the end of the night.

Joey's restaurant doesn't need any introduction. Decided to head to Markville mall location in…read moremarkham. The vibe was superb and the service we received was extraordinary. The food? Next level! Love their steak and frite. But what had us all smiling was the dessert menu. It is so darn good. Will definitely return!

Found this place because I wanted to see what bars were open around me at the time and DouYin…read morepopped up. I thought the name is basically TikTok. For $15 a drink I think i got bamboozled. If you compared the menu picture and actual drinks you can tell It doesn't look that great. The drink was very heavy on syrup or soda because there was no alcohol in it. I should've just gone to a chain bar to be quite honest. The vibe wasn't bad in terms of music and set up. Im quite surprised the non-alcoholic drink my girlfriend got was over $10. It's just sugar syrup! The service is pretty poor as well. Once the drinks were dropped, we never heard from our server again. The bill came and we got charged 13-15% service charge. It was a bit unfair to be paying that when the menu didn't have any disclaimers about this charge whatsoever. Sketchy bar! We were also told once we seated that we would get charge a cover fee because they were having an event later that evening. Like what?! Clubs downtown would never charge cover if its before a certain time for people who were already in and they were going to charge us after they sat us down? Highly don't recommend unless you just want vibes. LOL you can get vibes anywhere else you go to be honest.

Finally we get our own hidden bar uptown in Scarborough lol. It is located at the NE of Kennedy and…read moreFinch, Unit 1B - it is facing south, and with ample parking. I came to Dou Yin Bar aka DY Bar during their Soft Opening the past Saturday. My friends and I had a great time! The live music was very entertaining. This night, the duo were singing mainly popular mandarin songs that we know. Occasionally, you will have some brave souls that will take over the mic for a song for two lol. The food is alright - Popcorn chicken and Cuttlefish balls are typical items we see during Asian karaoke lol. I say skip the Ham Egg Noodles, unless you are SUPER hungry, the noods were way too soft for my liking. The cocktail drinks are super pretty and some were quite delicious. Since it was BOGO free during Soft Opening (until Nov 10), we ordered all 10 cocktails lol. I would recommend Kimochii, Berry Lady and Snowball :) The staff hardly speaks English, so make sure you speak slowly and use simpler words. Bring a friend who can speak mandarin would be helpful. If you want one of those nice booths with white couches, the staff mentioned it is minimum spending of $300, but I'm not sure how it works if you have a larger group. Perhaps, the next UYE here?

We celebrated our birthday this year, and making a reservation for the date was so easy! On the day…read moreoff the staff were so friendly and attentive, they helped us place orders for food and drinks, and dimmed the lights and played happy birthday while we blew out the candles. Interior is so nice and there is something for everyone there would book here again

Booked a package (Partee for 20) for my boyfriend's birthday and everyone had a really good time…read more Price was reasonable for what was being given ($150/hr): sim golf, karaoke, darts and pool + you can choose to get food and the drinks (alc and non-alc) from the place itself and/or through their partnering restaurants at additional charges. You can also bring your own food but there is a charge per person. The great - The customer service is top notch. I bombarded them with questions over email, they didn't leave a single one unanswered, they were quick to respond and very accommodating. The patience in answering multiple emails, questions and follow up questions is how I knew my experience here would be good. The good - The alcoholic drink options were okay, the variety wasn't large but the cocktails and mocktails were good. Food was good too. The karaoke was a bit confusing to navigate at first but we got the hang of it. There's something for everyone here and coming in a large group definitely made it worth it.

Got their Chirashi bowl, and a side of torched salmon belly nigiri. The nigiri was worth the try,…read morebut not sure it was wow enough for me to get again. The chirashi has some of my fave items, but then some not so exciting ones. Fave: salmon belly, herring roe sashimi, ika (squid), tamago, shiso leaf, hotate, and tuna. Unfortunately the hotate only looked like half the piece. Not exciting: imitation crab and cooked shrimp. Their octopus was a bit chewy. It also does come with some pickled yellow radish and pickled mushrooms which is nice. Altogether it was around $40 before tip... might try their sashimi platter next time. Parking lot is tiny, but there is street parking 9-5/6. Service is great.

Love the generously-portiomed sashimi slices! We ordered a 40 piece take out platter and we were…read morevery happy with the taste and freshness of the fish. Their vegetable tempura was also worth mentioning. It's a true mix of 8 d9fferent vegetables including okra, eggplant. We just love this neighborhood gem!