Emerald Chinese Restaurant

What did that fish ever do to you?
Food was adequate, service was terrible, evening was ruined when a fish that was scooped out of the crowed, dingy tank, flopped onto the floor. Before a waitress could scoop it up with a net, while it lay there gasping for its last breaths, a waiter stomped it. I wonder who got it for their dinner, I'm sure it wasn't wasted there. Won't be going back, still having nightmares.

Only good for dim sum!!! Make sure the get an order of the fried scallops they make it better then any other Chinese restaurant. Also some other great choices are how-gaw, shrimp in rice paper, fried taro, and i would suggest to avoid the big spring rolls there not that great and expensive.

Only good for dim sum which is 10 - 4 daliy. Best to arrive early on weekends tends to be really busy. Make sure the get an order of the fried scallop they make it better then any other chinese restaurant.

We have been here many times before for dinner/dimsum and the food isn't bad. After a $288 bill, I left them $320 which I think is adequate. Out party sat around chatting and noticed the waiter didn't bother to bring us complimentary oranges/fortune cookies as the other table around us had. These people didn't even bother to ask how the meal went or anything like that. They just lacked basic manners and customer service skills. I'll spent my money somewhere else next time.

Food was pretty good. Service was alright, though we had to flag them a few times when we wanted something. We're Chinese - and the service was poor for us too!

At the end of the meal, there was a minor dispute as we were slightly overcharged on one item. After waiting 7 minutes for the server to bring it back, we gave him a 8% tip. In front of our guests, he loudly states "that's not even 10%!!". Not wanting to embarass ourselves or our guests, we added a couple more bucks to bring it right to 10%. He just stood there... We added a couple more bucks, and then he put on a fake smile and said "Ah, thank you, thank you.".

We were shocked that he had the nerve to ask for a bigger tip, given the service levels. We dine at many Chinese restos, and have never had this happen in the last 5 years!!

Friend had recommended place to eat. First glance thought was good establishment. Asked for a water to drink; when the third member of our party came back from the bathroom, asked waiter for a refill on the water. Never arrived - friend had to flag down waiter for pitcher!

Wait-staff ignored us and we had to flag them down each time we wanted something, including the bill! Waiter had the audacity to demand a tip from us when he realized we paid the bill with exact change. Got rid of him by saying we'd leave it on the table.

Will not go back there and would not recommend place to anyone to eat because the service was absolutely shite. No customer should have the wait staff DEMAND a tip. Have blogged about location, too, to ensure that everyone who knows me is warned away.

I go here often for dim sum, as it's the closest place near me and no one in the party felt like traveling further for dimsum. I'd rather go downtown/uptown than eat here. I wouldn't suggest going here during the holidays as they're very busy and they do skimp out on ingredients!! You would expect at LEAST 2 shrimps in a "ha chur" (shrimp roll), but they put one shrimp in each roll. The list goes on.
The service is a hit or miss - I've had fresh dishes, as well as cold stale dishes!! Unimpressive.

Best Dim Sum Place I have ever been to in the last 20 years!!!!!!

Drive from Markham for the dim sum. Prices are great and the food is really good!!!!

Parking is really bad/tight/small, especially for me in a large SUV; and the washrooms could be cleaner and be fresh painted!!!

$20 including taxes for 1 small, 3 mediums and 2 large plates. Dim sum carts came around at a good speed. This was a weekday lunch, so they are prepared for English-only customers (which we were) and business people in a hurry. Watch out, you'll find that your eyes are bigger than your stomach and you may not finish everything!

The only drawback is the parking lot at the front - quite tight for anything larger than a compact car.

We visited this restaurant expecting a bit of a horror show but came away very pleasantly surprised. There were no traces of rudeness and the washrooms were quite clean - none of the issues raised in other reviews. It may have helped that one of my guests spoke Cantonese, but everyone was very friendly to the entire table.