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Service here is amazing. Best Hong Kong bistro hidden gem. Spaghetti and baked pork chop isnsos good. Get the iced lemon tea. Maybe some chicken wings. It's cash and debit only here. Love this on a weekend brunch

Coworker and I had a craving for some Hainanese Chicken after several failed attempts to find a decent one in downtown Toronto. After reading some blogs about best Hainanese chicken we were excited to try this place as it was voted as a good one and it was near where we work.

We learned that Hong Kong Bistro Cafe has been there since 1989. There are so many choices in Chinatown that this one is easy it miss. It's right beside HSBC and you have to go up a flight of stairs to get there. Please note this place is closed on Tuesdays, like many other establishments in Chinatown.

It restaurant was about 75% full and we waited patiently for the food however I will say that it took awhile. I don't know if it's because we both ordered the same thing and we had seen one other customer get the same dish (before us). Maybe they only keep 1 or 2 of them in the backburners so they had to make a fresh one. Either way, I'm typically used to getting food in about 5-10 minutes at any other restaurant in the Chinatown area but here the food took about 20-25 minutes to arrive.

Their Hainanese chicken did not disappoint. The portion is absolutely huge and the price comes out to around $18 after tip.

I would highly recommend this place and I will be coming back.

We saw this place has higher rating in Chinatown, and we wanted to go to a HK style cafe. So, here we are.

At first, we went to the place on the first floor by mistake and noticed everyone was having different kinds of food!

We ordered a T-bone meal that came with a daily soup, baked pork chop rice, and a HK style mix of tea and coffee.

The portion were big. We should have just ordered one dish! T-bone was great on a sizzling hot plate with gravy, it also came with rice or spaghetti and vegetables. Daily soup, bitter melon with pork. was unexpected good.

For baked pork chop rice, the pork chop was too deep fried for me and the flavour of the sauce was lighter than expected. The fried rice was pretty good, though; it was still good when I had it for lunch the next day.

HK style mix of tea and coffee was quite good as well. They had two tall tea spots, and we guessed they did it in the proper way.

Your classic HK cafe style, food here is fantastic. Really great value lunch specials for $14.95 plus tax that comes with a drink and a soup. The three options we had to choose from were a pork chop in garlic sauce with rice, curry beef brisket, and chicken with cream sauce. Each person at our table tried one and we all left full and happy!

Service here is nice but mostly just understaffed because it is one nice lady doing most of the serving while the guy makes the drinks and works the counter. Atmosphere is okay. Overall worth it for the food though!

The lady wearing round glasses were so so SO friendly and welcoming. I love her.
She treated us so well with smile!

The food was good, I found the meat to be a bit greasy, but liked the rice.
A good staple restaurant!

Been here twice, love the food, very authentic hong kong food. The two ladies waitresses are very nice and friendly. However the guy(at the cashier/bar) is kinda rude, we know he could speak Cantonese so we spoke Cantonese to him, and he spoke to us in English, which is totally fine!

The problem is, after we finished our meal and drinks, he came to us and spoke in Cantonese, “Chat next time, many people are waiting outside” His tone was very rude and annoying, and forced us to leave.

Each main dish is around $20, without drinks. We order two main dishes and two drinks, of course we wanted to enjoy the food and relax a bit. I don’t think anyone could leave right after they finish the meal. Also, we only spent less than 10 minutes after we finished everything and I still have some drinks left.

If you open a restaurant and expect everyone to leave right after they finish the food, maybe you should open a takeaway restaurant. If you asked us to leave politely, we are willing to do so. But we waited 30 minutes for the food, even the drinks are later than the food, and you forced us to leave immediately after we had our meal, this is unacceptable.

Even the food is pretty good, we might not come back again.

Great food! Authentic Cantonese! Disappointed with the lobster with ginger garlic sauce. There roast bbq selection was perfect. The Tao Miew veggies were fantastic.

food was great we had to come back after a few hours! love the roasted baby pig and duck. Food comes so quick and the portions are great!

This is pretty much all that I desire for a late night time Chinese feast. They have pretty much every classic that I want, and the most blessed BBQ pork I can't even believe it. Seriously quality food and good vibes. For $20 you can fill up on top tier shrimp wonton soup and a BBQ pork bowl?? Bless that.
Our server was awesome too. Fast and attentive.

We decided to stop by this House of Gourmet in Toronto’s Chinatown for a late dinner after our trip to the Niagara Falls. We were so happy that this restaurant opens till 1am on Sunday nights. We ordered the Shrimp Wanton with Egg Noodle Soup and also the Stewed Noodle with Wanton & Bbq Pork. Both dishes were so delicious and appetizing. The shrimp wantons were huge, tasted fresh and juicy. Both the dishes came in large portions and we couldn’t finish it all. So we asked for a box to take away.

Overall, they have a huge variety of dishes you can choose from the menus. Prices are affordable and reasonable. The waiters/ waitresses were friendly and quick to serve us our food. The atmosphere was a bit noisy but we’re ok with that. Will definitely come back to try the other dishes next time!

Really good value I feel, I had the afternoon special, stir fry beef chow fun and it comes with a free drink. The portion was a good size and it was delicious!

Definitely recommend this place if you visit Chinatown in Toronto!

Open late, great prices, quick food, but not the greatest service.

There’s not much to say about House of Gourmet that hasn’t been said before. The restaurant is famous in Toronto for being the go to cheap Chinese spot in Spadina. I’ve only recently started eating at House of Gourmet and can understand the hype.

Firstly, I’ll get it out of the way that this restaurant is older and not the absolute cleanest, but I haven’t had any instance where I felt the place is dirty. Dishes, cutlery, and glasses are all clean, it’s just simply an older spot. As for service, it’s actually very quick, just not always the most hospitable (depends on the server), and also sometimes you have to repeat your request multiple times.

With that out of the way, let’s talk food. House of Gourmet is really cheap cost wise, and you can easily get a very filling meal for <$15 including tax and tip. The house special beef noodle soup has become my go to, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a complete meal that offers a filling and warm portion.

From my multiple visits, we’ve ordered an array of dishes and I can say that the taste and quality is pretty consistent. At the price I’m not expecting the best food in the world, but this place I can easily say offers food that is worth the price.

Overall, House of Gourmet should be a regular spot that can please a crowd (especially if you’re drunk), while not hurting your pockets.

The food tasted amazing and had a lot of flavor, it would be perfect if all the food was hot when served though. I got the Roast duck, Roast BBQ pork, Chinese sausage fried rice and deep fried shrimp dumplings. Although they tasted amazing, the meats were not hot.
(I was too hungry by the time the rice arrived so I forgot to get an untouched photo.)
Only received a 4 instead of 5 for food and service because not all the food was hot, and although our server was friendly and helpful, she was probably stretched thin and we had a long wait for our food.

One of the best spots in Toronto for Cantonese food! Our server, Cindy was attentive and welcoming. She helped us with substitutions for our meal and made our dining experience enjoyable. The Fish Maw and Crab Soup was a great starter. The Sweet and Sour Pork Chops were juicy and tender. The Yin Yang Fried Rice is best for those who love creamy sauces. Lobster was fried perfectly, allowing us to easily remove the meat. Looking forward to the next meal here!

HK cafe located on the second floor. Staff was really friendly and the food was reasonably prices with good portions.
The meals come with soup which is a great appetizer! Everything we got was tasty, especially the baked pork chop on rice. It was my first time having it and will definitely come back again.

The club sandwich is amazing here!! But be warned it is not available during busy times (lunch rush or weekends) also it may take 40 mins for it to be made. My partner always gets the peppercorn sauce chicken.
This family run business has been around for a long time, the son and daughter work the front of house while the parents are working in the kitchen.