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Best Dragon Seafood Restaurant
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Loud
8 reviews for Best Dragon Seafood Restaurant
8 reviews in English
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Review from Randy H.
Montréal, QC
11/10/2011 2 photos
Here is a hidden gem for people visiting or are in the Toronto area. I went to a dozen of Chinese restaurants over the last week and this was by far the best one. The place was never full, although we were there a bit early (5pm) but I suspect that the far off location is probably the main reason.
My favorite dish was the Honey Garlic Short Ribs (beef). I think I hogged 3x my portion and left the veggies to the others :). Some other popular dishes were the pork short ribs and the Peking duck. We didn't try the seafood but apparently the lobster is amazing. -
Review from Johnny H.
Toronto, ON
Dropped by for dim dum lunch. The dumplings were ok. They don't taste amazing or sophisticated, but for the price they were acceptable. I did notice some watery taste in some of them while others were a bit salty. But overall flavors were balanced. The rice wrapped in leaf was too sticky for my taste. But the sweet fragrant tone that I like was present.
The restaurant is quite filthy. It seriously needs some cleaning. The servers are nice, but sometimes they are a bit abrupt. The foods on the cart were not properly explained, and she just dumped the foods on the plate. Not pleasant. And my drink was not brought to the table even after asking 3 times. The tables are large, and there is decent amount of space between them. Chair comfort is good. Noise level is average. I can get really hot and stuffy in the restaurant. -
Review from Roma M.
6/6/2011
Best Dragon has now nudged itself into my heart, securing the place for top Dim Sum restaurant. Service is excellent for those of the NEAPs* like me who've often had to brace ignoring servers, absent communication or missing dishes for some decent authentic Chinese food. This practice just doesn't occur at BDSR.
On weekday mornings, specifically from 10-11:30, all S,M, and L sized dishes are $2.30, otherwise standard price for just the small size. I wish there were a little more options for veggie dishes aside from steamed bok choy. The service is excellent and they always have the cart ladies walking around, opening lids for your viewing pleasure. Condiments are consistently replenished and empty plates are promptly taken away.
BDSR is always a lot cleaner than the standard dim sum joint, and it's often busy around lunch time.
5 Stars for excellent service, 4 for cleanliness and 3 for quality food.
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*Non-East Asian Patrons -
Review from Monica S.
11/28/2010
I visit often from San Francisco, where we have a decent China town with delicious dim sum. I was surprised to find that Best Dragon Seafood is my new fav place. The selection is soo great and the quality is top notch and oh so delicious.
The fam comes here on a regular basis so they know them well. What does this mean? We get GREAT service..
If you're coming on the weekend there may be a wait. The restaurant gets very busy.
You'll definitely see me here on my next visit! -
Review from maverick m.
Toronto, ON
11/21/2011
Sometimes dim sum looks different but everything ends up tasting the same but not in this case. I've had dim sum here many times and the quality and service is consistently good. This style is literally a la cart instead of off menu, a la carte. You can if you wish but the carts are more fun and is the traditional way dim sum is served. Quality and flavor rank high in my books here. When in the Steeles Bathurst area, this is a definite lunch stop for me.
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Review from Archimedes T.
Toronto, ON
6/15/2010
Went there again for weekend dimsum.
I am not sure, but it seems every time I go there, it feels progressively worse. I think if I am in that area next time I'll just go to Legend which is a few blocks up north on Yonge.
The steamed shrimp dishes had an odd smell and their beef rice noodle meat seemed wrong as well. Actually I didn't even finish one shrimp ha-gaw.
The only things that were acceptable in terms of quality are:
eggplant with shrimp paste (they stlll make a good one)
beef tripe
Their rice wrapped in Lotus leaf was not too bad either.
I think what I am trying to say is their standard fare steamed dim sum dishes are getting more and more crappier. yes I know it's a strong remark, but if they don't improve soon and take the rest of the good dishes with them then there is no point going there for dimsum anymore.
However!
SERVICE IS STILL VERY GOOD! Still very much above par compared to other Chinese restaurants of that price range.
No free wi-fi. -
Review from Geoffrey W.
Toronto, ON
1/28/2010
A medium-sized restaurant in a crowded mall, Best Dragon is bright, pleasant and clean. There's a reasonable selection of dim sum going around on carts. The carts don't pass as quickly as they would in a larger place with more customers, but they came quickly enough to satisfy our table, and the food that came on them was hot and of good quality. The pricing was higher than the cheaper places in chinatown, but not as expensive as some of the upscale dim sum restaurants.
Basically, it was solid dim sum without standing out in any particular way, and I'd definitely go again. -
Review from K V.
Thornhill, ON
2/20/2011
This is the closest dim sum, and once in a while we pop here for lunch. The strange thing is that every 2-3 years they announce that they are changing owners/management/decor and then only the name changes but everything else (food, menu and servers included) stays the same, reminds me of Brooklyn's everyday "going out of business" sale trick. Anyway, the dim sum is constantly good, the selection from the carts is ok but not too extensive, you can order items you don't see and there is a dinner menu from which to choose mains. We tried their Peking duck, nothing special, though good for inexperienced. I keep having trouble with their Hot and Sour soup which is one of my favourites, but it either comes out devilishly spicy (i mean that) or not spicy enough, so try to specify to the server how you want it. The service is friendly but don't expect things to happen on their own, if you want something, flag the waiter down. I always see people eating crabs, but I have never tried them myself (usually there is no room after dim sums), however them seem to be quite popular, so give it a try if you like crabs.
