The Bottom Line
Despite good service, the food was a let down. Skip the dinner, come here for dim sum instead.
Overall rating
- Overall rating: 5.3/10
- 2/5 for food
- 3/5 for value
- 1/2 for ambiance
- 2/2 for service
- 0/1 for hitting the spot
- Overall rating: 5.3/10
- 2/5 for food
- 3/5 for value
- 1/2 for ambiance
- 2/2 for service
- 0/1 for hitting the spot
Time to Spend
- 2-3 hours
- 2-3 hours
Recommended Dishes
- Roasted Suckling Pig
- Crispy Chicken
- Japanese style fish tacos
- Dessert: chrysanthemum Jelly
- Roasted Suckling Pig
- Crispy Chicken
- Japanese style fish tacos
- Dessert: chrysanthemum Jelly
The Restaurant
It was my grandpa-in-law's big 90 birthday, and as Golden Court is one of his favourite restaurants, we went ahead and made reservation for the typical 10 course Chinese feast with the immediate family and close friends.
It was a nice spring day, and we arrived at the plaza at 6:30pm and managed to snag a parking spot (if you have been to Chinese strip malls in Canada, you will understand what a mad house it is in the parking lot on weekends).
We walked into an extremely busy restaurant, it seems to be the "happening" place for birthday parties and such. We were quickly seated at a table near the back, after navigating amongst a maze of partitions separating the various parties.
While waiting for the food, I watched in amusement as a couple walked in, obviously on a date, sat down, and before ordering, got up and left. I could tell by their gestures with the servers that it was simply too noisy for them. If you're out for a romantic date, Golden Court is probably not the place for you.
Despite the restaurant being worn, as evident by the clearly scratched lazy susan glass and the paint wearing off wooden trims, I surprisingly did not mind. It somehow felt that it fit into the overall feel of the restaurant. Loud, no-fuss, down to earth kind of a hang out place.
The Food
I've been to Golden Court half a dozen times before for dim sum, but this being my first dinner experience here (let alone a banquet menu), I was somewhat intrigued.I have to say, the dim sum food was better than the banquet menu. The meal started off well enough with a crispy suckling pig, but then quickly went downhill with a flour dense shrimp, overcooked abalone, and in general, overly salty and greasy food.
The only dishes I enjoyed was the suckling pig, the interested japanese style fish taco, and the definitely the fragrant chrysanthemum jelly. The almond cookies were tasty as well, with a nice chewy texture.
In all, I would come back for dim sum, but not for dinner.
Golden Court Abalone Restaurant
270 West Beaver Creek Rd,Richmond Hill, Ontario. L4B 3Y9.
http://goldencourt.ca/
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