Fisherman Villa

This is probably the worst service I have ever received in a restaurant. They messed up my order and did not even apologize. Instead, they just gave us some b.s. that we ordered incorrectly. We talked to the waiter and then the manager and after a tough debate they decided to cancel our order. Never coming back again. You can keep your rude staff and see how that goes.

I was lucky enough to go to dim sum at this place a few days ago. After hearing about it from a fellow Unilocaler we ventured out on a weekday to get our dim sum on. Located in Scarborough this is a decent (cheap!!!) place for trying out some dishes.
Now not sure if it was due to the holidays that it was super busy on a Wednesday morning, but it was packed!
There certainly isn’t anything fancy up in here — in fact the tablecloths are just ragged cutup pieces of white fabric.
But you aren’t coming here for the décor… nor the service (don’t expect much in that department either and you’ll be fine). You come here for the food which is pretty good but tastes fabulous when you realize the prices!
We ordered the deep fried korean short ribs, har gow, soup dumplings, lotus leaf/​rice wrap and squid tentacles. It all came to under $ 20 for 2 people! Now that’s how I like to roll — full and cheap!
This place definitely gets crowded on the weekends — and there really isn’t any waiting room inside — you’re literally standing in a diner’s lap.
If you can let go of the décor and any idea of good service than this a great dim sum option east side. If you are trying to impress someone I would skip this place but if you just want to eat and have a fat belly and a fat wallet then definitely check this place out.

All I can say is that this place needs a little updating.
The food is not bad there and if you are thinking of having dim sim during the weekend, be prepared for a little wait.

Yes this is a cheap decent place for dim sum. But the food all tasted very bland and comes in a smaller portion compared to other restaurants (you get what you paid for I guess). Even their soy sauce were watered down. The only dishes we ordered that tasted ok were chicken feet and deep fried squid tentacles. This restaurant would be great for the ones who live in the area and would like a cheap meal, it is not the kind of place I would bring out of town friends to.
We were seated at the table that’s closest to the entrance. So the people who were waiting for their tables were watching us eat. Some of them were standing right behind my chair. The guy who takes number even put his note pad with numbers on our table a couple times (unrespectful as f), some of the people who were waiting literally leaned over to our table to look at the notepad which was very rude. This plus the bland food made the whole experience not so enjoyable, I ended up going home hungry.
Food 3.5÷5
Service 3.5÷5
Environment ³⁄₅
Will I come back? Ha, lets see.

Monday — Friday all dishes at $ 2.08 & special dishes at $ 2.38!
You order and they steam the food for you so it’s fresh. Pretty tasty food at very reasonable price. Service can be a bit sloppy but can’t ask too much for this price.
Cleanliness is average.

Good place for nice cheap dim sum. The waiters always look unhappy though. Cheer up people!

Yet another typical dim sum place. The good thing is this is one of the cheaper places in the city, with pretty decent quality dim sum. I think on weekdays each dish is like $ 2.08 or something. It’s not the most glamorous place though, and service really is quite terrible. It’s hard to flag down people who work here, and pretty much all of them look like they are in a foul mood at all times. When we first came in, no one even glanced our way or gave us a number or offered to seat us or anything.
We just ordered the usual shrimp dumplings, siu mai, rice rolls, congee, etc. From what I remember, the siu mai were too salty, the skin around the shrimp dumplings was too sticky, but I thought both the rice roll and bean curd rolls that we had were better than what I’ve had at most other places. I also thought their Chiu Chow dumplings were pretty good, and normally I don’t even like that dish that much. Congee was bland and not memorable. Overall it’s another decent option for basic dim sum in Scarborough.

Read as 3.5
Came here on a weekday morning and the service was extremely slow. Took almost 30 minutes from when we put in our dimsum orders to our first food. Service in general was also rather poor, we always had wait a while before getting any waiters’ attention for refills/​bill/​etc.
Super cheap prices and even their «tea» price is very reasonable. The tea itself is rather poor quality and the water isn’t that hot. The food itself is better than you’d expect, very, very warm and with our highlights being the tofu/​vegetable rice noodle roll and the steamed tofu/​shrimp dish.
Definitely a good deal for the price you pay, but overall, service could be better!

The food was cheap and overall just okay. However they served us for tea and then CHARGED us for it even though we never asked for it!
When we didn’t tip them THEY GOT MAD, we had to explain that they can’t charge us for something we didn’t order! Will never go back there again.

I now know the decent overall rating this place received on Unilocal is due to it’s affordability and not much anything else. The wife and I checked out this place yesterday. We ordered: beef tendon, deep fried squid legs, shrimp chow fun, hotpot lapchong rice, preserved egg and pork congee and the lobster & chow mein special. The total bill came out to $ 30 approx. (including taxes).
If you know anything about dim sum, or chinese food, you would agree, this overall total is very very cheap for what we ordered.
However, food to me, isn’t about being just cheap. If you are going to part ways with your hard earned dollar, make sure you get ‘value’ in return. When it comes to food, the term ‘value’ includes the yummy-​factor and not only the cost.
The wife and I generally go for dim sum at Royal Tea House, Dragon Boat or Spring Villa. Three of the top dim sum joints in Richmond Hill and Markham for the price. Compared to the quality and amount of food we get at these three dim sum joints, Fisherman Villa is a grave disappointment.
Summary:
1. Come here if — you are a starving student on a fixed income; or, if you know how to speak Cantonese and don’t mind the rough service you get from some of the staff (a certain woman in particular).
2. Don’t come here if — you value taste, quality and portion size as being more important than saving $ 2-​$ 3 per dish; or, you want a clean, modern ambiance to eat and relax in
Final Words:
This place is a poor representation of dim sum in terms of quantity and quality of dishes served. Of course it’s cheap, they give you nothing. The egg in the congee was diced so small it was probably ¹⁄₁₀ of the entire egg. The XXL squid legs were so soggy and oily and without flavour — not to mention tiny in portion size; I had to force myself to finish it on account of the fact there are starving children in North Korea…
FOODIES — do not come here. Spend the extra $ 2-​$ 3 more and go to Royal Tea House in Markham or Spring Villa on Woodbine/​Steeles. You won’t regret it.

This is my main go-​to place for dim sum. My favourites are their char siu bao (soft bun, ample char siu), beef short ribs, and black sesame mochi. However, all the other dim sum I’ve tried here is also of excellent quality. It’s always crowded at lunch hour which can be a testament so how good the food is. The staff are also very friendly. The only thing I don’t like about this place is that the décor is rather shabby and old and could use a spruce-​up.

Cheapest place I know for dim sum and tastes great too. Typical dim sum place. Busy on weekends during noon and you got to wait by the door for a table. You order from sheet so no carts being pushed around. I would recommend their Deep fried taro ball and theor steamed taro cake. You can order the usual dim sum menu har gow, Sui Mai, shrimp noodle roll, and even chicken feet which is pretty tasty despite its appearance. If you are feeling more hungry order their shredded pork and golden preserved egg congee. Do good. Or you can order some beef ho fun. Fried rice noodles a staple in canto cuisine.

This is the cheapest Dim Sum on my list of Go to dim sum places. If you are in the area and are looking for quick, quality, and cheap dim sum this is the place to go. I only ever come for the dim sum but there is usually always a line up that moves fairly quickly. The service is decent if you speak Mandarin or Cantonese and if you speak English it is still really good with «thank you» and «hello.»
Come here for the dim sum and keep coming back for the cheap prices!

3 and half stars.
service is excellent, english not so good, but a lot of thank-​yous and welcomes. i like that. we were the only round eyes in the place. good sign that the food with be authentic
very busy at 10:30am on Sunday, prices range from $ 2.30 for small to $ 2.80 for xxl. dim sum 8:30−4.
The order:
fried bean curd with meat, actually fried bean curd roll with shrimp, very good. i’ve only had the meat one at kowloon on baldwin and was hoping it was the same. 4 out of 5
steamed spareribs — very fatty but good flavour 2 out of 10
chicken with cloud mushrooms and rice hot pot — very tasty, more mushrooms and ginger pls 4 out of 5
steamed bean curd roll with meat — excellent fresh and soo hot (temperature wise) 5 out of 5
steamed silken tofu with shrimp — perfectly delicate and tasty 5 out of 5
steamed soup dumpling — no soup, dumpling tough to taste — 1 outta 5
6 dishes, one beer, 3 pots of tea $ 21 plus $ 5 tip (domestic beer $ 2.50 lol)

Negligence!
We were regular customers at this restaurant and although it’s not the best restaurant in the world, it is inexpensive and ok for the price.
HOWEVER, today, my mother was eating a soup dumpling and swallowed a piece of GLASS! Along with the piece she swallowed, there was another piece that was about an inch long that she managed to avoid swallowing!
Please beware! I know that we will not be returning.

Fisherman Villa is a Cantonese Seafood restaurant located on Glen Watford as a standalone restaurant. The place itself is rather large, and seems the ideal place to host larger parties. The prices are cheaper than a Fishman or Omei, but the menus are similar. They have plenty of lobster specials, but we just opted for some normal dishes.
Had the Crispy Sesame Beef, Three Kinds of Seafood, and Cantonese Chow Mein with Lobster. The Crispy Sesame Beef was a Chef’s Special, but it was just lightly breaded strips of beef that were glazed and coated with a sweet honey sesame sauce. The glaze of the honey actually added to the crunch of the dish. The beef itself was actually rather tender inside which is a bit of a surprise for fried beef. The Three Kinds of Seafood were lightly battered and fried with peppers, garlic, onions, salt, and pepper. There was fish fillets, squid, and shrimp. The dish itself was probably my favorite as the shrimp and fish were plump. The squid was stringy and not so great though.
The Lobster Chow Mein was OK. The lobster was good as always, but the noodles were a bit messed up. The middle was soaked in sauce as it should be, but the outside noodles were stale and too fried. Much of the outside noodles were burnt on the bottom so they stuck together and became inedible. The middle with all the lobster and sauce were delicious though so the whole dish wasn’t bad.
If you’re looking for reasonably priced seafood dishes, then Fisherman Villa isn’t a bad choice. The food was definitely good, while service was nice. The place isn’t dingy per se, but doesn’t have the grandeur of a place like Fishman Lobster Clubhouse. They also offer dim sum, but haven’t tried so no comments there.

I’ve only ever come here for dim sum, and the food has been decent.
Service is terrible, but prices are good. Value restaurant for sure.

I only come here because it is cheap and there isn’t usually a wait or a very short wait. There is a tea surcharge but still ends up being cheaper for the same amount of food as other places.
The quality is fine. especially for the price.
There are about 3 large tables for groups of 8 or more. Mostly tables for 4 – 6. Some tables of 2 along the wall.
Lots of parking (the plaza is mostly empty).

Anything shrimp dumplings. Taro bun and custard tarts are
place for serious dim sum. Nice atmosphere. Very busy.

I was here with my bf and family for Chinese New Years Day. Last time I have been to this restaurant was a few decades ago when I was a kid. I remember Dragon Centre next door was where I got my first Nintendo NES system, and the rat running around in the restaurant inside which I thought was very cute but my mom was screaming in horror.
On this Chinese New Years Day, they only had a small menu to choose from with patrons filling up the restaurant towards later in the evening. The entire menu was in Chinese, not sure if there was an English menu had we asked for one. We picked the $ 98 meal for 4 persons: includes lobster, scallop and fish, chicken, vegetables, and soup/​dessert.
The food here was ok, however the lobster was not fresh and meat was tough. For $ 130 tips/​tax included I felt it was a bit overpriced for the food we had. We were still not full after the meal.