One of my favorite Dim Sum restaurants has got to be Noble Seafood Restaurant, which is located in the heart of downtown Chinatown in Toronto. I have also ate at "Rol San", a neighboring dim sum restaurant, which I
will never return to (mainly due to the poor service, and our bill was between $6-$10 extra on two separate occasions).
I know that the sign outside of the restaurant advertises "All Day Dim Sum", but I really don't recommend ordering it past the dim sum hours of 4:00 pm. I ordered some dim sum dishes at around 8:00 pm one night, and they were pretty much re-heated from frozen (and $1 to $2 more).
The prices itself was pretty decent, as it was the standard pricing of any other dim sum places, so no complaints there.
The dim sum prices (11 am to 4 pm) are as followed:
Small - $1.68
Medium - $1.98
Large - $2.68
X-Large - $2.98
The siu mai (L) was decent; as there was a good amount of beef.
One of my favorite dishes was the noodle rice roll with shrimp (L). The rice rolls itself were nicely made, and it didn't fall apart when picking the item up to dip into the soy sauce. The shrimps used was really fresh, and tasted delicious.
There was also a choice of noodle rice roll with beef (L) for those who preferred beef more so than shrimps. The beef stuffing was plentiful.
The fried chicken/shrimp rolls wrapped in seaweed (L) came in four rolls
(sorry ... one was eaten before I took a pic), and accompanied by
mayonnaise.
The rolls were really greasy, but the mixture of chicken/shrimp in the roll was a good combination.
The fried chicken/shrimp rolls wrapped in seaweed (L)
are both fried dishes. So one can expect the dishes to be really greasy and fattening, which they were. Both dishes were freshly fried, and super crispy.
The next item is a standard dim sum dish, and also another one of my favorites. The har gow (L) here had the right texture, as it had a fairly thin skin, without the shrimp fillings being skimpy and falling out.
There are some people who just eat the har gow as is. However, if you want a little more flavor to it, then you should try dipping it into the red vinegar that is provided as condiments.
I also ordered the fried beef short Korean ribs (XL),
which is one of the newer dishes on the menu. It was pretty good. The
ribs were well seasoned. Even though this was a XL dish; disappointingly
there were only 4 pieces of ribs on the dish.
To the right of the menu; there was a list of dishes that are
recommended by the chef; prices vary between $4.99 to $12.99. I chose the yeung chow fried rice ($4.99), which is pictured below. It was an extremely good price for a full dish of the rice.
Despite the language barrier (as I can't speak Cantonese); I have always found that the service at Noble Seafood Restaurant to be quick and professional.
RATINGS:
Quality of Food: 4/5
Service: 3.5/5
Dining Experience: 3.5/5
Price: $$
