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China Cottage Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Chinese Restaurants Indian Chinese, Indian [Edit]
80 Ellesmere RdScarborough, ON M1R 4C2
Neighbourhood: Scarborough
(416) 445-6721
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Has TV:
- No
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6 reviews for China Cottage Restaurant
6 reviews in English
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Review from Alyssa G.
Toronto, ON
1/1/2012
I haven't had a lot of hakka food in the city but so far this is my favorite place. I ordered take out and glad I did because when I was there to pick up the food, the restaurant was packed. Prices are good and portions are generous.
We ordered the chili chicken (dry), masala beef, hakka noodles and hakka eggplant and all were excellent. It was hard to pick though because there are so many choices on their menu.
I know I'll be going back here for my next hakka craving. -
Review from Jay A.
Markham, ON
3/1/2012
Worst hakka in town.
We have been to several hakka restaurants in Markham and Scarborough and this location of China Cottage takes the cake of being the worst.
We ordered the vegetable hakka noodles and vegetable pakora with szechuan sauce. Both came out very quickly. The service was courteous.
The pakora were tasteless and horribly greasy. Although we requested extra vegetables in the noodles there were maybe 3 pieces of broccoli and some cabbage. The noodles were extremely greasy with absolutely no taste. Not salty, not spicy, just greasy.
Avoid. Or drive to the markham location which is slightly better. -
Review from Min Min T.
Scarborough, ON
10/27/2010
China Cottage is nestled on the corner of a small strip mall across from Parkway Mall. Seems like a hot spot for take-out. As for sit-in, mostly Indian families or high school friends or couples on cheap dates. We came here on a Wednesday night after playing badminton up at Richmond Hill.
The interior looks decently decorated, but is still pretty dark and gloomy. As for the menu, the prices for the main dishes range from $7-12 and are sorted according to the type of meat or lack thereof (i.e. chicken, shrimp, beef, vegetarian). While there are a number of soups listed under 'vegetarian', the waiter that served us confirmed that they did indeed have fish sauce.
We ended up starting with two spring rolls ($1.25 each) which large and of the frozen variety, accompanied by sweet plum sauce. We ordered two mains - Thai basil eggplant, which came with an enormous bowl of tough, dry rice, and Manchurian Hakka noodles.
The latter dish came with slices of green pepper and a few spears of broccoli. They were mildly spicy and, not surprisingly, heavily salted. As for the Thai basil, it came in a heavy, sticky and starchy sauce, overpowering any flavour of basil; the eggplant itself was overcooked. There were no other vegetables, except some raw chopped green onions garnished on top.
The place is fine if you're on a strict budget and want to split dishes with gigantic portions when out with a group of buddies, but in my books, but this is a restaurant that's not worth revisiting. At least Tangerine Asian Cuisine, also on Ellesmere, in east-end Scarborough offers better choices.
Still have yet to find a decent Hakka restaurant. My mom and I are starting to think that such a thing doesn't exist. -
Review from Michael V.
Toronto, ON
8/21/2010 1 Check-in Here
This is one of the best Asian restaurants I've been to. Their specialty is Haka and boy, is it good. Their sauces are the best part of all the meals. It doesn't really matter what the protein is, it's all very good. So far, there has only been one occasion where we order take-away and one of the dishes wasn't saucy enough.
Check it out! It's extremely good. -
Review from Dave O.
Toronto, ON
11/5/2009 1 photo
China Cottage is a quaint little space, with a nice decor and mediocre food. I went for lunch, and to be fair, the $6.25 lunch special is a lot of food, and it's definitely edible, hard to demand high-quality for 6 bucks.
The wait staff was quiet and quick, and I had my chili chicken in an almost scary-short time. The lunch specials come with either a pop, a spring roll or hot and sour soup. The soup was somewhat bland and could have been simmered longer, but the broth had good consistency.
The chicken was a little better quality than Lin, but the sauce wasn't as thick or spicy, and didn't have nearly enough garlic.
It is a decent, cheap option for Hakka lunch in the area. -
Review from Monica S.
12/28/2010
Chili Chicken, Chili Chicken Chili Chicken. I love this place! Anytime I'm in Toronto I MUST have their Chili Chicken and my hubby MUST have ... get ready... Chili Chicken without chili....yes I said without the chili. Trust me they are both awesome dishes. Love it Love it Love it.
