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Lai Wah Heen - Food Court Quality at Gourmet Prices - Unbelievable 

When we walked into LAI WAH HEEN in Toronto's Metropolitan Hotel, the room was nearly empty - a bad sign, and things just got worse from there.  The dining room itself is representative of a four-star hotel with a modern Art Deco feel and first-rate service. We started with Duckling Rainbow Chop in Crystal Fold on the recommendation of our server and it was excellent, perhaps even worth the $28. I ordered the seafood Hot & Sour soup which was unimpressive, even by Spadina standards. There Deep-fried jumbo prawns glazed with sweet wine sauce tasted like sweet-and-sour shrimp mixed with a little bit of cheap wine (maybe that's what it was). Other dishes were even less memorable. 

In the end, we spent about $130 for what could be considered "food court Chinese".  I think their biggest problem is an oversized menu featuring lots of mediocre food.  Perhaps if they offered two dozen excellent things rather than foie gras, de-boned New Zealand lamb shank and other non-traditional choices, they would offer good dishes. Another problem may be opening a sister restaurant, Lai Toh Heen, located at 692 Mount Pleasant Rd., 416-489-8922.

It's a funny, you can no longer trust print media recommendations.  (I think the advertising dollars are too important for them to write a bad review.) We however belief the Metropolitan hotel's LAI WAH HEEN is probably Toronto's most overrated restaurant and we also have learned to trust the Internet over the traditional media.

Lai Wah Heen Restaurant
Metropolitan Hotel Toronto
108 Chestnut Street
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1R3
(416) 977-9899
Rating: Two Stars, and way overpriced

 

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