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Dragon Boat Fusion Cuisine
Categories: Restaurants Asian Fusion Restaurants Chinese Dim Sum Asian Fusion, Dim Sum
160 E Beaver Creek RdRichmond Hill, ON L4B 3L4
(905) 731-3718
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
22 reviews for Dragon Boat Fusion Cuisine
Review Highlights
"Dim sum choices were unique and fresh."
(in 13 reviews)
"...and the Steamed Egg Yolk Cream Bun (see pic - it's the..."
(in 1 review)
"Number one thing you must order: SHARK FIN SOUP."
(in 3 reviews)
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22 reviews in English
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Review from Jonathan L.
Richmond Hill, ON
1/2/2012
Very good, but very pricey.
I love their sweet and sour pork and braised beef with peanuts. -
Review from Edwin A.
2/3/2012 3 photos
went here for dim sum around 1pm which is late because all the cheap pricing deals were to be found before 11am.
it was chinese new year week, we chose it because it had dragon in the name of the restaurant, it is after all the year of the dragon. haha
a decent selection, good taste, friendly service, it's a solid dim sum choice in the area.
random fact, location used to be an indian restaurant 10 years ago, then turned to an african resto. then now dragon boat fusion. -
Review from Gary S.
1/31/2012
My fav go to Dim Sum place, you better go early or late, anything in between 12-2pm and you'll be waiting on the weekends.
In general everything is fresh and delicious. I would suggest especially the egg tarts and the steamed pork bun. Egg tarts always sell out extra quick.
Tip: If you're making a trip out here I would suggest calling in advance, in some cases they shut down dim sum or early or do not serve it all due to weddings. As well watch where you park, if you park in other business spots, the owners will literally come out and yell at you. If you can't find spot you can park at the lower level pit area. -
Review from Chris P.
12/2/2011 1 Check-in Here
This was my first shot at Dim Sum and I'm very glad it was here.
The restaurant is deceivingly huge. It looks like a little hole-in-the-wall from the outside but has dozens of tables. My coworkers and I got a seat no problem when we strolled in around 12:30.
There was a little bit of a language barrier with our server but she grabbed a manager to come help with some of the questions we had. After we placed our order the manager came back to confirm our order as she thought we had ordered WAY too much, which we had. She went through the order with us and clarified some of the portion sizes. In the end we still had too much food, but it was so good we left almost nothing on the table.
Everything we had was really good. The wontons, har gow, squid, bbq pork, sticky rice, and more that I don't remember the names of.
After we were done eating the staff let us be. We had tons of time to kill and just sat and chatted while the staff cleaned up around us and got ready for dinner. When we were ready to go we asked for the bill. All-in-all it was $100 for four of us, which could have been less, but was still a great deal for the huge amount of food we got.Listed in: December 2011
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Review from anna z.
12/11/2011
This is one of my fav dim sum and dinner places. I think I prefer dinner here though, the sizzling beef, fried oysters, and soy sauce chicken are some of the go to dishes for my family. As for dim sum, anything with seafood especially shrimp is a yummy bet!
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Review from WaYnE c.
Maple, ON
6/9/2011
Tis the season for Dragonboats, otherwise know as Duanwu Festival.
DB Fusion's website speaks for itself...
Focus - Banquets & Special Occasions.
Design - Class with Elegance.
FUSION - Tradition meets Modern
Not quite speaking my language but exploration is about going outside of the comfort zone and meeting good Friends(T&G) for dinner gave me the opportunity to upscale myself for a moment.
Staff slices Peking Duck tableside. cha-ching
Staff clears dirty plates when needed. cha-ching
Barely any open tables without reservation. cha-ching
Service, environment and quality does factor in to the cost reasoning.
I believe it's the Modern elements/flavours/prices that I haven't embraced yet, a preference more so. I do see why others enjoy DB Fusion as much and more.
Peking Duck (After Sliced Skin Chopped Duck)(Whole 32.00)
Diced Duck Meat Wrapped with Lettuce(Extra 5.00)
Eggplant & Minced Pork with Chili,Pepper & Vinegar Sauce($11.80)Listed in: Southern Chinese Food, Fire'd - Asian
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Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
6/3/2011 9 photos
My Yelp friend would hardly takes me crawling to high end restaurants, unless we are having dinner with our guests of honour...
Our guest of Honour requested to have Peking Roasted Duck and my Yelp friend gave me a list of classy/plushyrestaurants to choose from and I ended up picking Dragon Boat Fusion Cuisine.
Peking Roasted Duck was A-OK...
Skin was crispy and light.. I didn't feel guilty at all enjoy them! The pancake wrap was a little disappointing though, a little heavy and doughy for my taste.
The diced duck meat with lettuce wrap was excellent!! I love those crispy noodles that was sprinkled in.. gave the dish an interesting texture! Soft and crunchy at the same time!
Eggplant with minced pork in hot pot was not bad either... I have better but as long as my guests enjoying that, I am happy!
Service was lukewarm...as we were not ordering a lot of food or the expensive set abalone or shark fin meals...
BTW, the red bean soup dessert was excellent!! Tasty, tons of red bean and great texture!
Now, if I can convince my Yelp Friend to come with me for dim sum?? Maybe I need to find more guest of honours especially pretty and single ones... -
Review from Clement W.
Waterloo, ON
10/31/2010 14 photos
Classic and authentic Cantonese. Highly recommended. Had dimsum here for the first time with extended family that included two uncles who characterize themselves as foodies; one of whom had the VIP card (for discount of 10%). Had reservations for 11 am Saturday, and the place was just starting to fill up. By 12.30pm when we left, the place was packed (I only saw Asian faces and heard only Cantonese conversations - though given the menus are also English I don't think not knowing Cantonese would be an impediment).
The food was clean, fresh with excellent flavor sans msg (or at least noticeable msg). My favorites would be the Har Gow (steamed shrimp dumpling), the "crispy egg tarts" (the perfect level of flakiness), and the Steamed Egg Yolk Cream Bun (see pic - it's the perfect level of gooeyness, sweetness and consistency - though admittedly this may be a personal taste that may not be suitable for western palates). I confess it's the last dish that really sold me. Other places generally make the filling more doughey with a more textured consistency but this was just the way I remember it at one of my favorite dim sum places in Hong Kong.
I think I figured out the mystery of why they call themselves "fusion" - as they seem to have a few Malaysian dishes in their a la carte menu at least for lunch (see pics). One area I would dock them on is the cleanliness of their washrooms - though perhaps this was a function of the volume of the people who had gone through by 12.30pm just before I left. To the credit of their designers, it's tough to really notice if the washroom is really all that dirty because of the rough stone type tile, but there were a number of paper towels/garbage on the floor and the mirror appeared to be dirty.
I'd note that their facilities seem to be pretty nice and modern with muted tones (see pics). The fact that everything seems padded also helps a bit with the noise which didn't seem to approach the airport landing level volumes (though still loud as it usually is for Chinese restaurants, particularly for dimsum).
The parking immediately around the restaurant is limited with most of it being reserved for other tenants. Tip - park in the lower parking lot, don't even go up to the level where the restaurant is at or else you'll probably have to drive around the entire mall to get back or end up walking a lot further to find space that isn't reserved.
The cost for 10 of us came to $89 pre-tax, tip and discount - which is definitely cheap for what you get so I think $10-15 per person including tip is not an unreasonable expectation here. We'll definitely be returning. -
Review from Joe H.
Updated - 12/29/2010 6 Check-ins Here
Here's an update to the review after trying the dim sum at this place. The dim sum selection here is alright. One thing I can probably say is that they don't really have that crazy of a selection.
Here's a list of what I had and what I thought.
- Dough fritters w/ XO sauce (AMAZING, super fresh with a little twist)
- Vegetable and shrimp dumplings (AMAZING),
- Haw gow shrimp dumplings (MEH, kinda average),
- Egg yolk buns (Average)
- Beef brisket w/ turnip (very good, watch out for the dipping sauce... HOT)
- dried mussel and vegetable congee (Average)
The thing that really stood out is the BBQ duck. I mean, it's amazing, best I've ever had. The meat of the duck is seasoned all the way through and then the skin is really crispy (think peking duck). If you ever go here, trust me... order the BBQ duck.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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12/5/2010
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Review from Grace Y.
11/17/2010
Expensive for Chinese food, but so worth it. A clean and professional atmosphere.
We went for dinner, and were seated and served promptly. I don't know much about Cantonese food, but was told from the Catonese people eating with me, that the food was really good. I loved the Peking Duck. For $5 extra, you can get lettuce wraps to go with the leftover meat of the duck.
I was happy I went with people who spoke Cantonese. I think it would have been a more difficult experience if no one did. -
Review from TheGreyOne H.
Toronto, ON
11/29/2010
Even with the over the top Chinese restaurants (eg crown prince etc) popping up lately I still think Dragon Boat is one of the best places for dim sum. The dishes are fresh and relatively priced good. The chicken feet are flavorful and saucy. They also have those Portuguese pies that are tasty and aren't found everywhere.
I've only been there for dinner a couple of times and it's decent but not as good as for dim sum.
Overall this place is good for the value and it's dim sum is "consistently" good! -
Review from Yvonne T.
I don't really understand how the "fusion" part applies to this restaurant as most of the items I read on the menu were typical Cantonese-style cuisine. Unless you're counting the sugared cashews or wakame salad that they serve at the beginning of your meal in a dipping bowl to be "fusion". But alas, as with most Chinese restaurants, its better to just nod your head than to understand the English names they list themselves as.
The service was exceptional, and I find that that's what differentiates so called Chinese "fine dining' restaurants from the usual mom and pop shop. The food itself is not much different IMHO. So just remember that Chinese "fine dining" = typical Chinese fare with service.
We ordered the Roasted Succulent Pork & BBQ Platter (BBQ portion is choice of BBQ pork, roast duck, etc), Dried Scallop, Scallions & Egg White Fried Rice, as well as a Mixed Mushroom, Vegetable & Vermicelli Medley.
The vegetable and mushroom dish was the first dish that was cranked out. It had straw mushrooms, shiitake and wood ear mushrooms and came with baby bok choy and what I think was spinach. It wasn't overly salty, the vermicelli soaked in all the flavours, and I loved the melange of textures from the various mushrooms. You got a crunch from the wood ears, the tenderness and denseness from the shiitakes, and the straw mushrooms, well they're my favourite, and I love the bamboo-shoot-like texture of them.
The second dish to come out was the pork and it was nicely roasted. The skin was nice and crispy without being too oily, and it felt like I was eating a potato chip. The roast duck however, was a little too fatty and greasy for my liking, albeit, it was bursting with intense ducky flavour! It was served with the traditional pork dipping sauce (but strangely, also with mustard sauce?!) and the duck came with the plum sauce.
The fried rice for me was a little bit bland, and I do not advise parents to order this dish for children as the size of the scallions were ridiculously large, and hard to swallow.
There was free dessert. It was a black-eyed peas sweet soup with bean curd. The sweet soup was extremely watered down, and tasted gross. All I ate were the black-eyed peas which were nice and tender. All in all, 3 stars. Perhaps a proper 10-course dinner or dim-sum experience would enable me to write a more complete review. But for now, 3 stars! -
Review from Robert C.
Toronto, ON
6/6/2011
All I have to say is try the BBQ pork...rice, noodle... I do believe this is T.O's best BBQ pork...it's so flavorful and so tasty. I mainly order this when we crave for some dim sum. I took the whole family there for my daughters 100 days for dinner and well the food did not disappoint. Dish after dish the food was great tasting and not so greasy and to end it off the tiny cookies was a great way to finish off the meal. Remember to order the BBQ PORK!
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Review from Calvin S.
Markham, ON
1/25/2011
You can never, ever, ever, ever, ever, EVER go wrong with this place. Especially dinner.
Number one thing you must order: SHARK FIN SOUP. You can order in a tureen, or individually, which I suggest. It's $26 each individually, but damn it's worth it. The shark fin selection is simply excellent: Thick fins, crunchy, fresh, juicy, along with the soup (can you believe they use chicken broth?!).
Peking duck is definitely another recommendation, which previous reviewers have already commented, so I won't go into that.
Service is excellent, although expect to wait for a table after around 6:30-7pm. -
Review from wendy c.
7/9/2010
One of the best Cantonese Chinese restaurants in GTA.
I don't get the "Fusion" in its name; the food is pure Chinese and mostly Cantonese. The decor is clean and not too "loud' for a Chinese restaurant, but distinctively Chinese.
+ Peking Duck is THE best
+ Live fish, always steamed to perfect done-ness regardless of size or type of fish
+ If (live) scallops in the shells are available, another must-try
+ Good Dim Sum selection and quality. The only downside for my friends who prefer push-cart style service is that you have to order from a menu. But that's been the way to serve Dim Sum in most GTA places for years and years now.
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Review from Karman L.
8/6/2008 1 photo
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We came here couple times to have dinner and dim sum when we visited last Christmas. Dim sum choices were unique and fresh. Dinner menu were phenomenon. Prices are reasonable.
For my mom's birthday dinner, we had all the fancy food (shark fin, abalone, bird nest soup.) The dishes were very creative and great flavor. We had to hold my tummy when we finished our dinner.
Great decor there, it's very open and spacious and bright.
Parking can be a bit challenging in the evening. Limited space in the front, but tons of spaces within a short walk.
(Disclosure - My uncle is the chef there and my aunt is the hostess) -
Review from K T.
Markham, ON
12/31/2009
After reading the reviews, I tried it out and was pleasantly surprised that a tuck away restaurant was quite popular with the full parking lot. The food was very good, traditional Chinese, and non-greasy. We ordered a couple of seafood dishes, steamed fish, shrimp, scallops. The seafood was fresh. The suckling pig was roasted to a crisp. The eggplant/ green beans stir fry was well done. I would definitely come back again.
The manager was very nice. I did however found one of the waiter to be annoying when he watched over my shoulder as I was paying and deciding on how much tip to give. -
Review from Vivian Y.
7/14/2009
I came here last Thursday with my family and we had a table of 10. We had a HUGE assortment of super fresh seafood prepared the traditional Cantonese way. No MSG, not overly salty - just simple and delicious high end cantonese food.
I am not sure where the "fusion" is because nothing was fusion that we ordered. I really enjoyed the lobster (we ordered a 3.5 lb lobster!) Deep fried oysters (not the kind with alot of batter, super light and tasty!) Roast Suckling pig was awesome as was the duck that it came with. I normally don't enjoy sea cucumber but it was pretty good here! definitely better than other places that I have tried!
I highly recommend this place! Kudo's to my mom for finding it! Even if you are inexperienced with traditional Cantonese food, you'll enjoy this place! we brought out caucasion neighbors here (elderly couple) who's idea of chinese food is the "Mandarin" and the loved it! -
Review from Reynold X.
4/15/2010
This place is one of the best dim sum place in gta (around $15 per person after tip and tax). The dinner is also very good. If you go in 4 or 6 and get the combo dinner, it comes out to about $20 per person.
The environment in general is clean, and food is authentic Cantonese and tasty (not much MSG), and service is not too bad. -
Review from Vince L.
Markham, ON
1/26/2010
This place is awesome! I go here every other weekend for dim sum with the family (sometimes every weekend). The food is great. They have a lot of dim sum items that is not often found in other dim sum restaurants. They work on a menu card where you check off what you want and they bring it to you rather than waiting for delivery carts to arrive at your table like a lot of the dim sum restaurants out there and when they finally arrive, they're out of food!
The price is somewhat on the higher side compared to some others in the area but I think it's well worth it. You can even get a VIP card which gives you 10% off the bill. The tea they serve is pretty good. Their shrimp "har gow" doesn't have the black poop, as I call it in the shrimps. The place itself looks clean although I would highly recommend anyone going here to clean their bowls and cups with tea as I always find some dirt in them.
Highly recommend for anyone who wants to try delicious dim sum with friends or family. Their duck egg yolk bun (forgot the actual name) is a MUST try in my opinion. Going here for Chinese New Year's dinner. Can't wait! -
Review from Catherine L.
Toronto, ON
11/23/2009
This is my go-to place when having dim sum with my family uptown. Food is fresh and great quality, place is very clean and modern, and service is good. It's a bit pricier as far as dim sum in that area goes, but if you are willing to get up early, there is cheaper pricing earlier in the morning (I think it applies if you leave before 11am). Advantage of getting there earlier is you don't have to wait. They also accept reservations.
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Review from Tina N.
Toronto, ON
5/15/2010
A more accurate way in describing this place is a Chinese Restaurant that serves its food with good presentation. I know this restaurant is getting good ratings but I came here for dinner so my experience may have been different compared to the Dim Sum.
Personally, I found the food served at dinner time here was mediocre.
It may be because I'm more used to the traditional Cantonese styled foods and this was more of a 'fusion' feel to it. Regardless, the 4 pound lobster I ordered that was to be stir fried in ginger and green onion was pathetic. 1) It was sooo small compared to other restaurants 2) there was hardly any flavour to it and 3) meat did not exist on this lobster. It was very sad. The only highlight here for me was the Crab Meat & Fish Maw Soup (where they actually used a ton of crab meat) and the Fried Rice. Nothing else was that memorable since this restaurant is more serviced towards banquet styled food. Meh.
