Name: Lai Wah Heen
Address: 108 Chestnut St, Toronto, ON M5G 1R3, Canada, CA
Telephone: +1 416-977-9899

Lai Wah Heen is a bar, located at 108 Chestnut St, Toronto, ON M5G 1R3, Canada. They can be contacted via phone at +1 416-977-9899, visit their website www.laiwahheen.com for more detailed information.

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108 Chestnut St, Toronto, ON M5G 1R3

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Added by Jopie, at 24 August 2016

Monday 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Tuesday 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Wednesday 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Friday 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:00

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Mark Porter

27 November 2017

Food is good but not very good on the service
James Anderson, CFRE

26 November 2017

This is the best dim sum I have experienced in Canada. It has been said that it is arguably the best dim sum in North America. I believe it is tied or a very close second to Yank Sing in San Francisco. Do not miss any of their dishes which feature foie gras, truffle, lobster, or scallops. Do not order the Peking duck unless you are a party of four or would like to take home leftovers. You won't finish it.
Sabina Kwong

09 November 2017

One of the best Chinese dim sum restaurant in Toronto. Their stir fry beef noodle is one of my favourite dishes!
Port Cred

05 November 2017

What happen to Lai Wah Heen?? Yes, it's always been expensive but it was once worth it. Saturday lunch was so disappointing with food and service were well under par irregardless of cost. Har gow skin was tough. Shu Mai was dense and heavy. 5 other dishes were completely unremarkable. The former flair for presentation was completely absent. T.O. has lost another dining institution ..
David Engel

09 August 2017

Delicious and authentic dim sum in a very nice atmosphere. Staff was friendly. Thoroughly enjoyed the visit.
Jo Go

08 August 2017

The food contained a lot of sodium. Also, the beef tenderloin tasted like it was chemically tenderized beef from a different cut. The duck had the duck fat and skin adhered to it and was really gross. Sometimes all you picked up was duck fat or skin. Overall, the entire thing was overpriced, too unnaturally flavorful (probably from the use of MSG), and it made us all have acid reflux from the chemicals Li wah Heen used!
Graham Williamson

03 August 2017

Classy, upscale dim sum above a hotel. Just because this restaurant is in a hotel, don't mistake it for a hotel restaurant. This is great high class dim sum. You should really go here.
Allen M

19 June 2017

Food is not what it was years ago and on top of that I got attitude from the waitress. Was a regular but I'll never go back. Expensive with bad service like really
Anthony S

08 April 2017

Situated in a hotel on the second floor, Lai Wah Heen isn't exactly a restaurant locals would stroll into for a meal. I visited Lai Wah Heen a few days ago for their Spring Equinox event where they collaborated with Sake Kurabu & That's Life Toronto for a set menu with Sake Pairing. Since this is a review for Lai Wah Heen, I will limit my review to the food, as sake is not what they usually offer.

Our meal started off with a cute lobster and shrimp dumpling that was shaped and colored to look like a lobster. The filling tasted good, not amazing - so the appearance was definitely better. This item is usually on offer during their dim sum hours for $5.50 a piece.

A pan-seared scallop with white truffle cream was next - the scallop was perfectly seared (not overdone) and the white truffle cream was a heavenly pairing.

Scambled egg white with dungeness crab meat and silver fungus mushroom - the taste of the crab came through and the dish is on the light side. The egg whites didn't do too much other than adding some needed saltiness

Deep fried lamb rack, with truffles and assorted mushrooms - the truffle didn't really come through, but I like the assorted mushrooms. Deep fried lamb rack tasted ok, but I would have liked it better seared instead.

Pan-seared wagyu beef with raw sea salt and zucchini - I think the wagyu would have benefitted if it was grilled instead (with bamboo charcoal), but it was delicious and tender nonetheless

Briased pork belly - this is my favourite item of the night. The pork belly was very tender and braised well and flavoured well. YUM.

Crispy foie gras and minched chicken wonton, with clear truffle consumme - this was my second favourite dish. I thought the wonton was presented nicely, and the truffle broth was delicious

Black sesame rice ball with ginger syrup - I thought Lai Wah Heen could have given a few more rice balls considering this is probably the cheapest thing on the menu, but alas, one lone rice ball in a bowl lol.

Overall, I think the food at Lai Wah Heen tasted great, although there are elements of their cuisine that are not Chinese (i.e: truffles, wagyu beef). I believe the Spring Equinox menu was good value considering I got to taste a lot of premium sakes that are normally not found elsewhere.

There is very little question that in terms of Chinese food, Lai Wah Heen is probably the best in downtown Toronto. Given the price tag they normally charge however, I probably would not visit Lai Wah Heen on a normal night unless it is for a special occasion for someone who likes to dine in an upscale chinese restaurant.
Tim Ou

03 April 2017

It's hard to find a good dim sum place at down town, this is certainly one of the good choices. Some classic dishes you can't find in Markham. A good one s-a-while option. But won't be a regular.
Leo Qian

17 February 2017

It's expensive, but the quality is totally worth it, both for it's food (dimsum), service and setting.
Vikky Qi

04 November 2016

We went for dim sum on a saturday morning. The dishes are interesting, well made and tasty. The portions are quite small and moderately expensive. However, definitely worth the experience for something different from the usual dim sum affair.
Hung Trinh

31 August 2016

This is the WORST WORST WORST Wedding Restaurant which I attend in my life.
There are six courses (normally wedding have 10 courses). We don't have the whole big bowl or big dish for ten people. What we get is one tiny bowl of soup, 2 pieces of fried chicken, 2 pieces of lobster bone, 1 tiny bowl of fried rice with soy sauce, 1 piece of tiny steam fish.. All guests have to go out and eat after party.
The food of King Noodle are even better than this fancy restaurant.
Be aware of this restaurant.