Dynasty House Seafood Restaurant is a Chinese restaurant located at 1635 Lawrence Ave W, Toronto, ON M6L 3C9, Canada. It has received 320 reviews with an average rating of 3.6 stars.
Monday | Closed |
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Tuesday | 11AM-10PM |
Wednesday | 11AM-10PM |
Thursday | 10AM-10PM |
Friday | 10AM-10PM |
Saturday | 11AM-10PM |
Sunday | 11AM-10PM |
The address of Dynasty House Seafood Restaurant: 1635 Lawrence Ave W, Toronto, ON M6L 3C9, Canada
Dynasty House Seafood Restaurant has 3.6 stars from 320 reviews
Chinese restaurant
"I ordered 5 dishes @9pm it was hot and ready @ 9:15pm"
"I've been to dozens of dim sum restaurants in the GTA"
"BEWARE! There are bugs in the food here"
"I ordered from Dynasty on UberEats because I’ve ordered from them before and the food was delicious"
"The food was okay at best"
I ordered 5 dishes @9pm it was hot and ready @ 9:15pm. I'm particularly picky with my Chinese food cuz It's what I grew up with and I've been spoiled having lived close to Spadina Ave, Chinatown. Food was decent, I ordered fried rice noodles with beef and bean sprouts, Shanghai noodles (with house made Char Siu ...BBQ pork), fried chicken wings, shrimp fried rice and Beef n Broccoli (Canadian Broccoli my husband's choice). The noodles had the right chew, the rice noodles were a wee over done but the Wok Hei (slight smokey char) made up for it. The rice was great as one would expect fried rice to be with a handful of big juicy whole shrimps. Beef n Broccoli had the right chew and the right sauce, not the type of sauce that snaps back. The Shanghai noodles were tasty but on the slightly sweet side maybe because the strips of Char Siu is slightly on the sweet side. Chicken Wings were perfect, big and perfectly fried. Juicy and crunchy. I didn't have any expectations going in but I would definitely order take out from them again. The portion size is much more than what I usually got served downtown. Especially when they give you 10% off when you pay with cash! #supportlocal #etobicokeeats #latenighteats
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot
I've been to dozens of dim sum restaurants in the GTA. This was the worst. Food I ordered: - Deep fried squid tentacles: not bad, but not great - Kalbi: deep fried to a crisp, it tasted like jerky. Probably my fault for ordering kalbi in a dim sum restaurant, but this was bad. - Har gow: flavorless - Beef cheung fung: flavorless, and the beef filling had an odd consistency - Beef short ribs: super chewy - Char siu bao: barely any filling, and the bun was very dense - Egg tarts: sweet, but somehow the filling was rubbery! - Mango pudding: good, but they served it initially without condensed milk, and we had to ask for it, which really annoyed me. Then they brought the smallest little bowl of milk I've ever seen... I have only ever written five star reviews on Google, but the service at this one combined with the brutal food warranted a review. Normally I don't expect much service at a dim sum restaurant. They bring the food, I eat it, it's tasty, I leave. But our waiter somehow managed not to say a word to us the whole meal. When I asked for a refill of water, he placed a pitcher of water next to my empty cup and walked away. The tipping point for me was serving the mango pudding without condensed milk, and acting surprised when we asked for it (the mango pudding picture on the menu has the milk on it). It was just a ridiculous experience all round.
BEWARE! There are bugs in the food here. I saw a LARGE cockroach walking over the meat in the glass bbq case. I alerted someone there. The staff did not seem alarmed or even slightly concerned/shocked by this. It was then squished with a napkin IN SIDE THE CASE and removed. I went on the toronto public heath-Dine safe to look this place up. In July 2017 it was noted that the restaurant had "INADEQUATE PEST CONTROL: Operator fail to provide adequate pest control- Significant" not minor my friends but noted as significant. God only knows what other pests lurk and feast there. What happened to this place it used to be about 3/5? Also, I really don't like how the staff eat and assist/serve etc. at the same time. Take a proper break people please and serve me without food in your mouth. But that is minor in comparison to the bug issue.
I ordered from Dynasty on UberEats because I’ve ordered from them before and the food was delicious. When the package arrived, I opened the first container to see a dead bug in my dumplings. I instantly closed the container and threw the whole order out because of possible contamination to my other dishes. I got a refund back for the shrimp dumplings only and heard nothing from the restaurant when I gave them my review and reported the bug right away. They didn’t reach out or refund the entire meal, I was very disappointed as it was a large purchase. I alerted Public Health Toronto and they went to inspect the place and found cockroaches in the kitchen. They were given a Pass a few days later but I’d watch out everyone.
Service
Delivery
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$50–60
Food: 1
The food was okay at best. The only good thing is that it's pretty empty, so you don't need to wait for a table. We ordered Dim Sum, and the food came out fast (well...it was empty in there), but the shrimp balls tasted a bit funny. The best thing I ordered were the shrimp rice rolls, but even then it can't compare to other Dim Sum places. Squid tentacles are usually one of my favourites, but I couldn't bring myself to finish the remaining two pieces. Everything was pretty "meh". At least I don't have a stomach ache and it's 11 hours after eating there. So...we'll call that a win? I guess out of convenience, it's ok. Parking can be tight due all the other shops people go to.
It's an alright establishment located in a plaza right by Lawrence and Black Creek. There's a good amount of parking though I can see it getting busy during certain times. I think some people may come here for weddings but I'm not too sure (though I think it's a strange option to). I mean, I wouldn't say it's a super awesome place for getting Chinese food but it's not the greatest to say either. Just average, but standard Chinese food. My family would sometimes come here to order takeout if we are really feeling for some Chinese food with the family. I've sat here a few times to eat and like I said, just nothing too memorable about it.
You can look pass rude waiting staff and dingy, slightly unsanitary looking restaurant space if the food was good. Unfortunately, today was gross food. The soup tasted like it was watered down with dishwater, fried dim sum arrived lukewarm bordering cold (?!!), and despite having half of a roasted pork hanging on display, they served us old, microwaved roasted pork evident by excessive pooling grease at the bottom of the plate. It may have been better in the past, but it’s a no-go as it stands today. Be kind to yourself and go somewhere cleaner (with 99% likelihood of better food too) for your dim sum fixes.
The quality of this restaurant has gotten worse over the years, yet they were just mediocre to start. You can tell by the vacant tables in the restaurant when you walk in, and the worn out look on the overworked servers. Dim sum is overpriced which makes it worse considering the food quality is so poor. My suggestion is for the owners to do a taste test on all their dishes and re-train cook staff. Place extra care in serving better quality dishes with better quality ingredients. Exert better quality control. I don't see this restaurant lasting much longer otherwise.
Food quality isn’t as bad as the reviews, but when you spend thousands of dollars for a big gather ofc the food would be above mediocre, nothing wrong with the chef but the waitress and waiter are sketchy af, we told them to allow us to pack it but they kept taking our food away when we weren’t even done, even more alarming when we told them ahead of time we want to pack the food ourselves but they never brought it out on a dish, rather packed it in a little box. I suspect the staffs were stealing our food for themselves to eat for dinner.
Right off the bat…the man and lady looked at me like I was bothering them by interrupting their conversation when all I did was walk in and wait for someone to give me the food I ordered. Terrible customer service. Bland food and overpriced. My first and last time coming here. This is Toronto. There are tons of really good Chinese restaurants around. $17 for black chicken fried rice is ridiculous.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Some of the best Chinese food in the city. Attentive fast service, food comes out piping hot and everything we've ever tried there is very good. Not a cheap Chinese spot, but considering the quality and quantity of food the value is fantastic. Very large menu selection including Thai dishes. Nice atmosphere. Easy to park. Weekday evenings are quiet and the dim sum on weekends gets a good crowd. Recommend to call ahead to see if there's a big party as it can get loud when there is one. They partition off a portion of the room.
This place is good for a dim sum fix. Not the best I’ve ever had. Fun decorations inside and plenty of room for large groups. Anytime we’ve been it’s been pretty empty inside so the service was quick. It’s not the traditional dim sum where they walk around with carts and you pick what you want, instead you order from a menu and write your order on the paper yourself. Menu is nice because it pictures everything so if you don’t know the names of things you can still see what you’re going to get. Free parking in the plaza.
The food is decent but the service is awful. I had to ask 5 times for water and they kept waving me off. The last time I asked a different server she had explained to me that they had no more cups. What kind of restaurant cannot provide enough cups to a table that isn’t even fully seated? The end result we ended up paying our bill and not receiving any water. My family was parched and had to go to a convenience store nearby just for a drink. Don’t give them your money
Service
Dine in
We usually go there around 10:30 pm on Friday nights after our prayer meetings but we've also been there for lunch. Service is always quick and the food is very tasty. My son can't get enough of the shrimp balls and I love the beef with mushrooms. But the real draw for me is how pretty the restaurant is with its colourful lanterns! It's much prettier and more cheerful than your usual cheap chinese food place and that does boost the appetite!
Most places are packed for New years . And they are too . But they do their best to attend to you. Ginger lobster fairly priced and exquisite. Seafood plater delicious ! Shrimp fried rice like no other. Overall fairly priced . Non of the long line ups and extended wait . I've come often prior to covid and received a delicious and free hot tofu desert at the end of my meal which really hit the spot ! Great family restaurant .
STRONGLY recommend this restaurant. Absolutely the best quality food we have experienced at an authentic Chinese restaurant. We ordered Peking Duck, Seafood Chow Mein, and beef with broccoli for new year's Eve. Cannot stress how incredible the food was.
Service
Take out
Price per person
$100+
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Seafood
Great tasting food, the service was good as well. There's only one complaint I have to say, I don't like when staff are constantly talking to each other in a foreign language starring at you while laughing. I felt as if there was a joke being told about us, and really wanted to go up to the staff and ask "what's so funny I want to laugh too?" (awkward ambiance)
Ordered Dim Sum items from UberEats with my husband; the food was subpar. Only thing that stuck out to me -personally- were the steamed BBQ beef buns. Other than that, it tasted just like any other Dim Sum restaurant place. The pork Siu Mai felt and tasted frozen, they arrived frigid cold and we only live 2 mins from the restaurant.
Service
Delivery
We were greeted at the door and everyone we dealt with was very friendly and attentive. There may have been too much to choose from, but we managed. The food was good, served hot and the ingredients were fresh.. I was a little hesitant to come here because of a few comments online (dingy and rude come to mind) but glad we chose to find out for ourselves.
Getting expensive lately but still one of my family’s favourite restaurants since we came to canada in 08. Been the same server. Always nice to us and food always good. He gives us free taho(soft tofu dessert) at the end if not fortune cookies. We always get Pecking Duck and YeungChow fried rice and soup. I’m glad they survived corona
Food is good, not great but good. The fried rice can be better. The prices are mediocre but the reason they loose a point and maybe even. 5 more is due to service, they are always unpleasant and almost come off as rude. My family has gone there more than 5 times as it's the closest, but I won't go as it's a real turn off how they are.
I would give more stars because I Like the food, I like coming here because the its really close by, but the server sucks, he doesn't make you feel welcome doesn't smile and seems like he hates working at this place. You say thank you and he just walks away like you don't exist, i could go on but im done for now, till next time.
For the last 18 years of my life, I've always been coming here and each time the service has been absolutely phenomenal and the food is the best tasing... I bring my family and they enjoy it too!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
The worst food I've ever eaten. The chicken was mainly skin and the sauce was nothing but watery honey. Lemon chicken was like chewy leather and the lemon sauce was yellow water. Ginger shrimp had 7 shrimp. Shrimp fried rice was frozen in the middle. And this cost $52.00. Unbelievable! If I could give a minus rating I would.
I have been dinning here for many many years now good price for meals nice authentic Chinese food.
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$70–80
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3
Recommended dishes
Three BBQ Meat Platter, Roast Pork 3 Ribs, Lemon Chicken, Shrimp Fried Rice, Chili Chicken
They do a good job. The food is flavourful without being oily like some Chinese places. Lots (hundreds) of menu items from various Chinese types of cooking. Good selection of seafood and other meats and vegetables.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Parking
Parking is good.
No hell9 upon entering, sat us at a table & tossed down cutlery & menu. Both Host & waitress were on there phone texting gor at least 15 minutes until I spoke up & asked if somebody can take our order!!! Totally ignorant!! Will not return!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Sat down with my family for lunch and a cockroach walked across our table. Thankfully we had not ordered food as yet and we left right away. I've only heard good things about the food but cockroaches walking across the tables in broad daylight.... I'm sure this place needs a health inspection
Atmosphere: 1
First time visit with my family, the food look good but don’t tasty as it look. Some dishes taste stale and seafood not fresh at all. Those food are the same price with the other places around China town but the quality is way too far from them. Overall I think it’s very expensive and the service is just ok.
Ordered out food portioned for dim sum have gotten smaller and the price went up. I got half a duck it was cold like it came out a fridge my bill was around $80 waste of money
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$80–90
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
One of the best Dim Sum selections in North West Toronto. Especially on Delivery Apps, virtually no one delivers Dim Sum out of downtown. Went in person after a long time. Food was good, true, washrooms aren’t in great shape.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$30–40
Poor customer service, Specially the bald guy. Atleast even "try" to match customers expectation but you didn't, instead you showed a negative attitude. I been expecting a good experience from this location because of the good reviews.,but no!,, it's s a very disappointing experience. Facts
Food just wasn't it. The seafood soup smelled terrible and was a turn off and the shrimp dumpling smelled so fresh of raw fish. Shrimp fried was very good as well as the stir fry
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 2
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
We 3 people have been here for dim sum today, the beef and pork also the chicken feet are rotten and the bill was $94. The waiter or owner seems put customers money i n his pocket. Very disappointed with this restaurant. Wonder why no one report to the city about this place.
Sorry what a total disaster note to self, Never purchase $80 with of Take out until you try it first" Cantonese Chow main Horrible Lemon chicken old and Stale Pork dumplings were Good Spring Rolls were the Worse I've ever had Never order Food when you're hungry Lol
the wonderful restaurant. There are many families and old Friends gathering over delicious food. I highly recommend the dim sum. I highly recommend the Vietnamese dishes in the seafood. New paragraph. The service is exemplary and the table maintenance is very high
This Chinese restaurant serves a classic menu and style of dim sum (offered all day) and dishes. Possible choice instead of going to Chinatown. Prices are moderate to high, for the quality of food and service. Eclectic Chinese decor. Free surface parking.
My order was wrong the guy came back to my house for the food that we had already open to remake and then bring it back I have never seen a restaurant do this nor is it sanitary to do so I told him to keep the food and they refuse to give any refund.
Came here for dinner with a friend saturday night and the food was not great we ordered chow mein and sesame chicken. Everything was very bland and notice staff from the kitchen were not wearing face mask. Wouldn't recommend spending your money here.
AMAZING FOOD! I wish that I would of had the foresight to take some pictures because the execution on the food was OUTSTANDING! Everything we had was a hit and the delivery was 20 early. It is great to have the local Chinese restaurant. This is it!
Ordered dim sum take out and delivery and the flavors were spot on! This is the real deal. Also one of the few places in the west end that actually delivers dim sum.
Service
Delivery
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
This place been here awhile but changed hands 3 times the last 7 years. ..food isn't authentic chinese food more of a western style version. ..food is way over salted and greasy. ..service is ok. ..dining room is clean and bright. ..
Went for dim sum. Quite good, fast service, decent taste, price was reasonable. Nothing overall spectacular about the place but nothing bad either. Good amount of parking. Overall solid for dim sum and I would return with friends.
Came here on a Thursday morning to dine in. We were the only customers. Food was fresh and okay. The washroom doesn't have a baby changing table. They're closed on Wednesdays.
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Dim Sum was pretty good. Other food such as stir fry with rice is fair, nothing to write home about. The potion is pretty generous for the price point The restaurant is pretty spacious, the customer service could be improved.
Used to go here every Sunday - Dynasty House was my grandfather's favourite dim sum place. Portions became smaller throughout the many years we've been going here but overall a good experience. Usually quite busy on Sundays.
Ordered delivery directly from this restaurant for a staff lunch and food was good, customer service is excellent. Came hot and on time right to our door. The gentleman who delivered was very nice. Would order again!
Nice restaurant , serving almost all Chinese cuisine delicacies .
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Recommended dishes
Seafood, Lemon Chicken, Fried, Chili Chicken
Local restaurant serving dim sum and standard Asian dishes. Busy on Sunday morning with a diverse crowd. Service fast and pleasant. Parking lot makes parking easy. Several big tables for large parties. Good pricing.
We have a lot of fun for end season golf tournament. every guest enjoy the dinner. Thank you for hosting the event and we are looking for future events with you.
Service
Dine in
Price per person
$70–80
Food quality is not consistent. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's just ok. I guess it depends on who is the cook of the day. But overall, it's ok because there's no better Chinese restaurant in the area.
Great tasting Chinese food with generous portions and reasonable prices. The menu has lots of pictures of the food so you can order with your eyes instead of just reading a description of the food.
The food was over priced for the quality you recieve. The only good thing about this place is that its open to 12am on a Saturday near Lawrence and Blackcreek, other than that I wouldn't come back.
At 3:15pm Oct 26th we are there and the lady server is very rude. We just following up about our order the oyster on why it's too long, she said the cook forgot and it's not her in rude manner.
Foods are soo goods in here. I have been eating ever since 2012. This is hidden gems of Toronto. I recommend and I approve this message.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
One of the closest Dim Sum places in my area, good selection, but my only gripe is the price. I think they would attract more customers if they had a breakfast/lunch special; $1-$2 dim sum.
I used to love love love the food here. I think they changed chefs a few months ago now and it's just not the same quality anymore which makes me so sad because it was my favourite!
Flavour is 5/5, super delicious, but value for money is like 3/5.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$50–60
Recommended dishes
Seafood
1 I found one hair on the s sauce 2 the waitress came to me eating a egg (her breath was smelling egg) Not good, not good at all!!! Don't come here.... You'll be disappointed!!!!
Rude service, sub par food. I will not be going here again, had terrible experience. Manager is quite rude when serving and they and the restaurant was dirty, food stale.
Food is normally not fresh. Service is horrible. I’ve been here a few times and on a good day, the food is mediocre. To top that off, service is rude and place is dingy.
Tried most dim sum items and all were fresh and delicious. Love the noodles... Moved out of the area but will be driving from Brampton since I like it that much
I can't understand why people are rating this restaurant badly The food was outstanding! Highly Recommend to try the dumplings!!! My personal favorite
Been going here since I was little would be a 5star but one of my dishes tasted expired but other then that prices are very good for what you get!!!
Decent Chinese food restaurant! Ordered 4 plates between two people. Was more than enough. The shrimp in lobster sauce was my favourite …
Don't waste your time, terrible food terrible service I am appalled that they got 4 stars. Dim sum is not good. I would give 0 stars if i could.
Awesome food and excellent service!!! If you want, authentic Chinese food, go here! No frills, great portions and shareable with large group.
This place is delicious. Salty, comforting, full-scope menu Chinese food. The duck isn't half bad. Washrooms very grimy. But we will be back!
Ordered takeout food was ready when I arrived. Good prices very good dimsum.
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 2
Amazing food, the service is ok, should be improved. One of my favorite places to dine. Cozy and relaxing restaurant.
Ordered takeout on Uber eats. Came fast and fresh. The bbq pork and duck was some of the best I’ve had in the city!
Take out portions are really not worth it. They use the round black containers and dont fill them and charge more.
Tasty food but not authentic enough. Washroom could be more clean.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
They don’t seem to follow instructions. I prefer well done as I asked, but still I have half fried food
Love the quite atmosphere! Food was great!
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
I'm glad they are still open, great place for dim sum, great food, excellent service!
725 reviews
2167 Victoria Park Ave Unit# 1, Scarborough, ON M1R 1V5, Canada