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Toronto has no shortage of dim sum restaurants, but Shangri-La Banquet Hall touts theirs as one of the few where you’ll eat in a ballroom – their Esna Park ballroom to be exact. With no early bird specials on weekends, it’s also the place to go if you refuse to wait or have a large table and want to make reservations. While their regular prices will set you back $3.20 for S, $4.20 for M, $5.20 for L, $6.20 for XL, and $7.20 for SP (along with $2 a person for tea), if you order before 11am on weekdays, any of the S, M, or L dishes are all $3.20.
One of my favourite dishes is the large dumping with soup. At Shangri-La theirs is filled with abalone and conpoy and sits in supreme soup (SP). While the dish is expensive compared to other restaurants, it’s also huge and can easily feed four. The soup has a nice rich essence and the abundant seafood inside wasn’t too overcooked; yet, the broth could use more seasoning.
Their dumpling with shrimp (XL) and sui mai with fish roe (L) were both solid renditions of the staples, much larger than what you’d find elsewhere. While I didn’t try the har gow, their pork dumpling was
Delicious, beautiful. Love this place. unique dishes, you gotta try the peanut pastry dessert. everything is really high quality and beautifully made. i think it's cash only though. non-descript building. highly recommended.
Unique and delicious. First of all, beware that this place is expensive. $2.90 for the smaller dishes, and 5.50 XL and 7.00 for the special. This is an expensive dim sum restaurant and you should not expect any differently (there is a morning tea period that people should aim for if you're on a budget).
However, with price comes quality AND quantity.
The portions are massive. Shrimp dumplings will be the biggest you ever see (4.5 larger-than average portions). The congee will be enough on its own. The quality is incredible for the standard fare. Real (big) shrimp, actual roe, real clams and lobster etc. etc. And the deep fried squid isn't even battered so you can taste the freshness, and it comes in a shrimp-chip basket!
And then comes the unique aspect. They have dim sum here that no one else has put out: chestnut buns, lobster puffs, congees with actual clams in them.
This place is awesome.
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