Lai Wah Heen Review

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Lai Wah Heen

  • Address: Metropolitan Hotel, 108 Chestnut St., 2nd fl., Chinatown, Toronto, ON | Map It
  • Phone: 416/977-9899
Write a review | Avg. member rating: 2.8/5

Fodor's Review:

In an elegant room with a sculpted ceiling, etched-glass turntables, and silver serving dishes, the service is formal; here, mahogany-color Peking duck is wheeled in on a trolley and presented with panache. Excellent choices from the 100-dish inventory include wok-fried shredded beef and vegetables in a crisp potato nest. At lunch, dim sum is divine: baked meat-filled morsels and translucent dumplings burst with juicy fillings of shark's fin sprinkled with bright red lobster roe, and shrimp dumplings with green tops reminiscent of baby bok choy. Sister restaurant Lai Toh Heen, which opened in midtown this year, is also stealing hearts with dishes like fragrant seafood consommé served within a cooked papaya and tea-smoked duck breast over seaweed salad.

  • Keep in mind: Reservations essential.
  • Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
  • Metro: St. Patrick
  • Other location: 692 Mount Pleasant Rd., Midtown, Toronto, ON, 416 489-8922, Metro: St. Clair

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by lmhornet from Earth on 5/9/08
Terribly disappointing after all the hype. Neither of us particularly enjoyed the meal. We also tried Lai Toh Heen and it was downright awful. There are many better Chinese restaurants around without the hype or or the over inflated restaurants.

Member Rating: 2.8
Ratings details: Food: 3.0 Atmosphere: 3.0 Service: 4.0 Value: 1.0
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