Spring Rolls – Fairview Mall

Rating — 2.5
Had dinner here this week with a friend. The temperature in the restaurant was incredibly warm and unbearable which made my dining experience difficult. However the restaurant is modern and is located close to a mall and TTC. We ordered ginger chicken, general tao chicken, rice and gyoza’s to start. The food reminded of something you would receive from a Chinese take out restaurant. Nothing special. The gyoza’s were filled nicely with pork and vegetables but were soggy when we received them and not crispy. The broccoli in my ginger chicken was bitter and I couldn’t understand why. Other than that the dish was fine. The general tao chicken had a nice kick but the sauce made the vegetables limp. The portions are large and you do get good bang for your buck. Please note that rice is not included with your entrees. Perhaps, I am being very critical but I’ve dined at the Spring Rolls in downtown Toronto and always found their food much more fresh. On a positive note, their service was great and the staff were attentive.

My daughter in-​law and I dined at Spring Rolls last night and were seated directly in line of the staff emptying the Kitchen in to a separate dinning area open to the public. One would think they were getting ready to have a treatment for bugs or rodents done. Why during business hours and while there were many seats would we be seated with a strange for of dinner show. I have been to the restaurant several times… this is a big turn off. This should have been done after hours therefore leaving your guest enjoying their dinner and not trying to guess what was going on in the kitchen that just prepared their food !!!

I came here for the first time yesterday with my friend. The restaurant was quite empty (only one other table was filled), so we got to choose where we sat. We had an option of ordering from the all you can eat menu vs. a la carte. We decided on all you can eat for $ 25 per person. You can order so many things off the menu because they all come in taster sizes. The only downside was that the food took a while to come out (I wonder how long it would take with a busy restaurant), and it was FREEZING in there. I had mentioned it to our server and he informed us that it was 15 degrees! However, everything tasted delicious. I would definitely go back.

We were a party of 7 adults celebrating a 90^th birthday party. We chose the tasting menu and were told by the server that we could only order appetizers and salads first and he will take our main course orders later. He then gave me a piece of paper and a pen and told me to write down our order and he would back?! After 20 minutes we waved down the server to give him our written order and asked for drinks. Some of the appetizers arrived before we received our drink order and had to remind the server of our drinks. My mother in-​law ordered a dirty martini with extra olives. He brought her a regular martini with a lemon twist and just said we ran out of olives so here drink this. Three appetizers were missing and we had to wave the server down again to order our main courses (1.5 hours after we arrived) Again two courses were missing. The food was horrible and mostly inedible. The server was non-​existent. Very sad way to enjoy someone’s milestone birthday and none of us will be returning again.

I honestly don’t understand why everyone is giving such bad reviews this is by far the best quality sushi for ayce in the greater toronto area. Sushi rolls are delicious even though they are standard rolls and they have lots of variety on the menu. Can’t complain I was happy with their service and food. Drinks should really be included though especially the green tea which is overly priced.

Hubby & I had the all you can eat. The AYCE menu has changed & doesn’t include dessert anymore. In the past if you chose the premium AYCE you had a choice of dessert. Also there is no description of ingredients for the maki rolls. I had to ask what was in each. Every Japanese restaurant has red dragon roll on their menu but every restaurant does it differently. Anyway the food was decent. The sushi wasn’t the freshest compared to some but it was also better than others I’ve tried. The other food on the menu was good. We tried some of the appetizers (Har Gow, Gyoza, Chicken wings) and maki (vegetarian surprise, red dragon roll, avocado roll), and some mains (mango chicken, chicken skewers).
As for the restaurant I found it way too warm in there. They had the heat up just a little too high. Being stuffed with food after lunch it was really hard for me to stay awake because of the heat and food coma effects. Wait staff service was great. Every thng came promptly and empty dishes were cleared away from the table quickly as well. Décor is pretty typical of spring rolls. But I found the frosted glass walls of the washroom kind of strange. Washroom was also quite small for the size of the restaurant.

It’s pretty good, I don’t get why the rating is so low. I would probably give it a 3.5 stars. Obviously you have to come in here expecting Asian food that’s been heavily modified for a foreigner palate. If you come for authenticity then expect to be disappointed. Otherwise, it would be just fine.
Tried the tom yum soup, which was pretty good. Lots of mushrooms and tomatoes, and a strong taste in the broth that wasn’t too watery (had one of those recently at another place and was very relieved to experience a much better one here). The mango salad was so-​so, but then again most mango salads are pretty undistinguishable to me unless done very poorly.
Slightly impressive was the Mongolian beef. I don’t know why it’s called Mongolian because it definitely wasn’t, but the lightly breaded pieces of beef were done just right. The sauce was also delicious but a bit too sweet for my liking, and for once in my life I actually thought I had too MUCH sauce on a food item. Still, overall it was very good because fried beef done poorly will either result on awful chewiness or flat-​out burnt. This was JUST right.
The mango crème brûlée at the end was pretty good too, I just wished they had the tempura cheesecake (yep you read that right) available on the night. Service was very good, friendly, and polite without overdoing it.
The ambience is nice and modern, but still reserved. It provided a slightly sophisticated air that didn’t feel contrived. About on par with many decent restaurants I’ve been to in Asia, and that’s a pretty high compliment by my standards.
Anything groundbreaking? Not on this visit, but I’d consider coming back here if I want a simple dinner with my wife with a touch of class without going all-​out.

I didn’t expect amazing Pad Thai from here at all, but I didn’t expect it to be as bad as it was.
I got the Chicken Pad Thai, it was a pretty big portion but not worth $ 12.99+tax and tip. It tasted like really sweet ketchup with overcooked chicken; not like Pad Thai should taste at all. Not even hot sauce was able to save it. I took two bites and had to stop.
I had two pieces of my friend’s dragon roll and it was decent.
To be fair, my review may be skewed because of the awful server we had. He wasn’t very nice at all and didn’t he want to help us. It wasn’t busy at all when we went, and we didn’t even ask for much: water, food, hot sauce, and our bills. If tipping wasn’t absolutely necessary in North America he wouldn’t have gotten any tips from me. I won’t be back here.

Was here for an Xmas dinner
The place was able to cater to our party of 20
Service was good… checked on quite frequently
Our server forgot a couple of orders but he would eventually come back and get them for us
Expected for a big party
Food was delish
Sushi and sashimi were decent
Nothing knockout but good enough
The kicker was the appys and main course
Lamb was off the hook
Korean kali platter was awesome along with the bukgogi platter
Mongolian chicken was quite tasty
Loved their fried cheese dumplings
We definitely kept the kitchen busy with our AYCE orders
Will definitely come back again and recommend this for work groups doing their Xmas dinners

Came here for AYCE with one of my girlfriends. We were seated immediately which was great! the menu was huge and there were variety of different dishes you can choose from. We ordered a lot!
Here’s the list of what we ordered and our thoughts:
Mango salad — amazing! We ended up ordering another.
Seaweed salad — was a little too salty for our taste.
HarGow — the shrimp was good but the dumpling skin was a little too thick for our liking.
California roll, Dynamite roll, Spider roll, Red Dragon roll and Salmon Sashimi — good quality, nice presentation.
Coconut shrimp — loved it! We ordered 3 more orders of this. :)
Cashew chicken — way too much sauce. Not enough chicken.
Garlic Back Choy — mediocre at best. Had some gelatinous lumps in it.
Ginger Broccoli with beef — had no taste to it.
Beef with Squash — tasted awful. We asked the table beside us to taste it as well. They said the same.
Mango/​Matcha crème brulé — BEST dessert ever! A must try!
Needless to say, the food was meh. However, the service was AMAZING! Our server was hilarious. She was straight forward and gave us her honest opinions on some things that we wanted to try. She had a memory like no other. Loved her! Would go again just to be seated in her section!

I recommend this place looking for an Asian fusion restaurant with affordable pricing and great portions. You may even consider splitting a plate in half if you don’t want to over fill yourself and save some space for dessert.

I went here for dinner the food was great and the service was awesome .Had the all you could eat every time I was ready for my next dish it was there in a flash service was excellent. The atmosphere was very classy as well. I think this place is least worth experiencing once.

I wish I could give this place ½ star. I was completely disappointed in the food. Whatever you do DONT order the black pepper beef! The fried rice was totally tasteless it could be easily replaced with a bowl of plain white rice (that might have more flavor) I kept thinking what will chef Ramsey would say about the crappy food being served at this restaurant :(
My advice don’t waste your time or money going here

Spring Rolls has been around at this location for almost ever as far as I can remember… The decos are contemp and seating is quite comfortable. both times I checked in here was for the weekend brunch… which starts I think at 1130-​12. For 18.99 per head, its an acceptable price but the choices of food were limited and they came in such small portions, you would just keep ordering…
I guess being Chinese has its perks because I’ve already more of less tried all the items on the menu at different restaurants so the menu wasn’t especially appealing to me per say…
I can’t say they were authentic in any way, shape or form for Thai/​Chinese/​Viet/​Japanese. The food just tasted very sweet on most terms for me… I ordered more sushi and sashimi in comparison to the other foods available on the menu…
Tom Yum soup and Wonton Soup just felt like it was from a prepackaged mixing with luke warm water.(ewww…) not even boiling water… epic fail!
The service was an A-​OK, we were checked upon quite frequently by our server and refills of water… drinks are not included in this price, so if you want any alcohol or soft drinks. it’s all extra money…
All in all, not a place I’m desperate to come back since the food wasn’t great…

I like all the spring rolls locations for the «all you can taste «menu. The food is prepared and served as if you are ordering a la carte. The service is always excellent and the atmosphere is classy.

Ate here for supper on a gorgeous Thursday in July, and there were only three tables taken maybe in the whole restaurant, including the patio. (maybe 30 in total?) This location is a bit more basic in its décor than some of my preferred ones (Yonge & Dundas for example). Still has the modern Asian touches, such as a large light sculpture in the middle of the restaurant, a few giant clear glass vases with flowers, etc. I would say it’s my least favorite location actually, and I’ve been to at least five of the Spring Rolls spots, which I usually give 4 stars. Still good though. Friendly enough service, although nothing spectacular. I used to consider myself addicted to their famous original pad thai (thai rice noodle stir-​fried in your ‘choice of sauce?’ which I never realized before, tossed with garlic, onion, tofu, bean sprouts and egg, topped with crushed peanuts and fresh coriander) years ago when I lived in Toronto, so I was excited to have it again after about two years of being away. Although the dish was the same, maybe I was hungry enough, because it satisfied, but didn’t blow me away for some reason. I like their standard sweet pink sauce (compared to most restaurants where it’s morebrown). Their veggie spring rolls are quite small and average, but still taste fine. A friend had the Assorted Spring Rolls platter (2 chicken spring rolls, 1 shrimp roll, 2 veggie spring rolls, 1 cold shrimp roll, served on mango salad. $ 13) and she liked it a lot. The Dragon martini was good, but not very strong with the mix. I’d go back here, but only because there isn’t anything else in Fairview Mall that excites me.

I came here for lunch yesterday and the food was really fresh. I ordered the sashimi combo for one and added a Tom Yum Soup to my order for an additional $ 2.59. I was really satisfied with the portion and promotion. The sashimi combo could definitely serve two people or give you a second meal of you have someplace to store it until you get home.
The Tom Yum Soup was perfect. It was so delicious. It was the perfect combination of sour and spicy. The sashimi was also really good. The salmon and white tuna melted in my mouth. The red tuna was okay but the other two fishes knocked the red tuna out of the water.
I was also in a rush so I told my waiter when I arrived. They placed my order immediately and brought everything to me extremely quickly.
I would definitely go back to this location. :)

Anglicized Chinese Food. It looks somewhat authentic, but it’s a far cry from Richmond Hill. I started with a bowl of Hong Kong Style Wonton Soup. Small and watery, for the same $ 5.50 I can get a massive Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup at Richmond Court in Times Square, Richmond Hill.
For the main, I had the Stir Fried Seafood. It was stirred. It was fried. It had some seafood. Not much seafood. Not much flavour. The price was pretty spendy, though.
This is probably a great place if you have a sensitive stomach that reacts to anything above bland. The food is fresh, looks pretty appealing, but without flavour, I’m not their target customer.

I used to like Spring Rolls waaaaay back in the day. They had a lot of good dishes that were Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese for a decent price. The portions are pretty big as well.
I don’t know what has happened, maybe I have experienced much better due to the explosion of really good Asian food in the past 10 years that this place leaves me… meh.
There are now many locations and I think with this the quality of food has gone down. Just generic dishes now. I remember once I went on a Sunday morning as they had dim sum and it was the worst dim sum I have ever had and it was pretty pricey.
I may visit it again if need be, but I certainly won’t be on my list of go to places.

Mehhhh mediocre food, nothing bad nothing great, it’s like a of Changs, asian that’s meant for non asian folks… prices are reasonable $ 10 for the curry pad thai veggie and $ 16 for the shrimp and kalbi
Portions are reasonable, service was a bit slow and nice décor
Will probably come back to check out the ayce