Rosewood Chinese Cuisine

So I came back for another round of cheap dimsum on a weekday. The price went up from 2.50 to 2.80. I did try a few items I wouldn’t normally get. They were lotus paste tapioca cup, tofu fa, sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf and double fried milk. The tapioca cup was like sago in a cup and filled with lotus paste. The double fried milk was like fried cream puff. They were both okay, nothing amazing. Tofu fa was a letdown, it wasn’t smooth nor silky (boo). The sticky rice was delicious. Normally I don’t like sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf but I do like this one. So thumbs up! Other than that nothing much has changed.

THEY bleach white dishware… did a poor in washing. bleach off… tea smelled like bleach. complained game me. another bleached.tea.
FOOD is. standard dim sum0

The dimsum was pretty good but ended up being there beside a table with two dudes who were the strangest co-​diners I’ve ever dealt with. One guy was a drunk dwarf-​like Asian guy who insisted on swearing and talking about conspiracy theories while the other guy was a taller white dude who didn’t say a single word for the entire 45 minutes that my girlfriend and I were in the restaurant. Food was good but the entertainment was stellar. If you can go there while the dwarf Asian dude is there you’ll have a stellar experience.

1 star for service, the waitress are courteous and attentive. another star for speed, it came out pretty fast.
Opted to this place cuz we are sick of the long wait at Rol San and Crown princess is too pricy. there is no wait. comparative better décor than Rol San. but the food… sigh… it does not taste good at all… one of the worst dim sup i’ve had… lots of cute white guys there (by themselves) tho… i guess thats why. cuz every white guy in Rol San were brought by an Asian girl. lmaoooooo

It was my first time at Rosewood with friends. We had reservations and we were seated quickly on a Saturday night. We ordered several dishes but the stand outs were the shrimp and chive dumplings (better than the har gow, in my opinion), and the chicken ginger and coriander buns. It was a little loud but there were a couple of large parties there that night. I’m definitely coming back to try the other things on the menu.

Quality is pretty good and there are a lot of variety but I find it pretty pricey for dim sum. I usually pay $ 15 – 20 on a non-​ayce dimsum and I’m already super full and have leftovers to take home. This one ended up costing $ 28. Still prefer me my LHL or Fisherman Villa because of this.

Dim sum on a weekday afternoon was fresh and delicious. It was very busy and we still had to wait even though we had made reservations.
Food rating is easily 4 stars but I was not impressed with the service. We were seated in a private room and were forgotten. We waited 40 mins before reminding them again.

Went to this restaurant as a group with my co-​workers for dim sum lunch and honestly would never want to go back there again. The food was not even impressive but the service was deplorable. As a Chinese that grew up having dim sum every weekend, I was furious with how my group was treated.
Since we were a group of 13 people, we order a really huge amount of dim sum. The food was flooding out very quickly and we had a very enjoyable time until 1 hour later when we asked for the bill to leave. We realized there was a dish, steamed chicken on rice, that never arrived and we let the waitress know that we do not want it anymore. The lady ignored us and said it’s still cooking (Note this is 1 hour after we put in the order… what kind of chicken were they cooking, Turkey?). 5 minutes later, we asked for the bill again and said to cancel the dish, she ignored us again and said that it’s coming. She refused to give us the bill until the dish came out. I stepped up to the cashier to request for the bill again and insisted we do not want the dish anymore. The lady, like she was yelling, said we are not allowed to cancel the dish and refused to take it off the bill. As I was trying to reason with her, the 2 other ladies started getting involved and soon enough, I was surrounded by all 3 ladies (which was all the servers in the restaurant) yelling at my face saying that it’s only a couple of dollars and that I should just pay it. I got fed up with them and walked back to my table while one of the ladies continued to yell at me. We paid the bill but left no tips. Of course, the ladies confronted us for not giving tips so we straight up told them, «if you are not removing the extra dish you forced us to pay for, then you don’t deserve tips with that kind of service». The 3 ladies were yelling the whole time as our group walked out of the restaurant saying that we ordered too much food and that we couldn’t afford to pay and we were cheap and other nasty things in Chinese that I couldn’t even translate…
As a Chinese myself, being treated this way… this is a disgrace!

Coming from Pittsburgh, PA where there’s no such thing as dim sum, I might have low standards. Regardless, the food was amazing and we now crave it every weekend morning. My husband and I traveled to Toronto and we made a point to stop for dim sum. Rosewood is clean, their servers are attentive and the food came out quick, warm and delicious. Between the two of us, we ordered a table-​full. Our favorites were the roasted pork bun and shrimp dumplings. But all were good! One thing to note, they serve you tea and they also charge you for it. So if you don’t want tea, make sure you let them know before they provide it to you. If only we lived closer, we’d be here every weekend!

Love coming to Toronto for Asian food and dim sum is one of them. We met up with some Texan friends and we both agreed that Rosewood was better than our respective cities.
Sticky rice was banananana leaf aromatic!
Chow mein sopped the booze from night before!
Turnip cake was turnt up!

Better experience than last time. I will give this place another try in the future.
The staff this time asked me first if I wanted tea, so I had a chance to refuse that, instead of being forced to pay for it like last time.
But they sat me next at a table that already had other customers, despite other tables being free! I guess they want to reserve them for groups, or for their regulars. Fair enough. Unfortunately, one of the customers smelled like he hasn’t showered in a few days, which ruined the appetite a little.
Nonetheless, a small price to pay for small priced food.
Food here is dirt cheap. $ 2.20 per dish still.
Go for the classic stuff, so you can be sure it’ll be edible, like steamed buns.

My friends and I have been here a couple times, and were satisfied with previous experiences.
This time, one server kept hovering over us while we were choosing food as if she was rushing us. We asked for water multiple times with multiple servers and finally got it in the middle of our meal. One server was touching our food and moving it around. They were rude when they motioned for us to give them out empty plates and kept reaching over us. They dumped food on different plates to reduce clutter, but the reason why we kept them separate was because one of us had food allergies. We were very annoyed with the service.
We got our bill, payed and left. One server chased us out of the restaurant demanding for a tip. If she had actually counted the money, she would have seen that we did. Not the standard %10, a little less, but we were so dissatisfied with our experience. One of my friends felt bad and went inside to give them more tip. I had to go inside and tell them that it was unacceptable behaviour to chase customers after they leave. FOR A TIP. I shouldn’t have had to tell them that it wasn’t right. It’s common sense. We will NOT be back.

I really enjoy this place. My uncle introduced me to it as he’s friends with the owner, and we’ve been going back ever since.
To me, it’s one of the best places for dim sum in the core (it’s tied with Kowloon, but cheaper!). We usually avoid coming on the weekends, but we went there last Sunday night for Date Night and had a great meal.
I’m by no means an expert in dim sum, but I know good cooking from bad. I generally judge the place by a few dishes: namely, short ribs, beef omasum and sticky rice. Too often, the shortribs are dry and devoid of the unctuous glory of their potential. Not here! They were soft, moist and so satisfying — easy to eat and enjoy. The sticky rice was nicely cooked and had lots of filling (I find most places skimp on the meat). The tripe was cooked properly: it had a firm bite, but wasn’t shrunk and gooey from overcooking. As a texture person, this is a deal breaker for me.
And do yourself a favour — get the Sesame balls for dessert. They were HUGE. Just let them cool off a bit first, otherwise the molten filling will burn the crap out of your tongue.
They also offer private dining upstairs in two event rooms. COMPLETELY WORTH IT. I’m deathly allergic to lobster, but even their Lobster Tower makes me rethink my addiction to breathing. So tempting…
NOTE: They offer AYCE dim sum, but make sure you make it very clear before ordering that it’s what you want — circle it on the form or something. I didn’t and instead was handing a big bill that I wasn’t expecting. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed everything and willingly paid full price, but I wish the server had clarified with me first.
On the whole, a stellar place to visit when you’re in Chinatown. Did I mention the ½ price Dim Sum on weekday mornings?

It’s 2am and you can’t sleep so what do you do? You Dim sum! Go ahead, get your dim sum fix here.
All the items taste quite alright. Don’t be fooled by the lofty appearance of this place and their fancy spider-​esque LED chandelier; there’s no 5 star service here and the food is not served on any fancy chinaware.
This is an affordable, no frills, late night dim sum-​mery (yeah I just coined that).
If there’s one comment I must make, it would be about the décor. This is gotta be some of the most atrocious interior designs I have ever witnessed. Luckily, I am quite used to it because of my Asian background and this is a common trend amongst Asian establishments.
So if you’re having late night dim sum withdrawals, this is the place to be.

I eat dim sum quite often. Can’t get enough of that sho mui with hot mustard and chili combo. Sticky rice is the best as well. I have a few go to dim sum restaurants in the Los Angeles area but I’m quite a bit sad to admit this place kicks their butts.
Greatest dim sum I’ve ever had!

Came here on a Saturday afternoon for dim sum. We were a table of 12 so we ordered a lot of different dishes to try. Came out to $ 13 each including tip.
Notable items: sui mai, har gao, beef tripe, fish slice congee. All of these were really really good, and stood out to me as being better than other dim sum places in the city. The buns and dumplings are good here too.
Wasn’t a huge fan of: the turnip cake (not enough filling), meat in rice noodle (not enough filling), bbq pineapple pork bun (tasted like dough/​flour — definitely wasn’t in the oven long enough).
Regular bbq pork bun was just ok (the bread part was a bit mushy). The egg tarts were good, but maybe a tad too sweet for my liking.
Atmosphere was really nice, and deco was modern, spacious and comfortable. Overall, would recommend if you’re looking for dim sum in downtown Toronto! Of course, if you want amazing dim sum, then Markham is the place to go.

Very cheap and very delicious. I’m definitely going back here. The Noodles with beef and sprouts was my favorite. The meet is so flavourful. The sprouts gives it a great texture. Best had quickly while still hot. The portions r great so if u order 2 dishes it is good for 3 people.
PS: I haven’t tried their Dim Sum yet. Plus I hear it’s expensive.

I must say I am surprised to find a dim sum restaurant in the heart of Chinatown with such modern interior. We were quickly seated upon arrival as the restaurant has 2 floors, although it does fill up very quickly during lunch hour. If you are dining alone, they will most likely put you in a big communal table with others that are also dining alone.
They have an all day dim sum special for $ 2.50 every dish. Food arrives very quickly and most dishes are decent as they don’t cheap out on the filling with exception of the BBQ rice roll and the sweet egg yolk bun. The service is also fairly decent for Chinese restaurant. My coworkers and I have already been here twice in the last 2 weeks and definitely will not be our last!

Usually, when it comes to dim sum I like it cheap and dirty or high-​end and fancy schmancy. This place falls somewhere in the middle, and i can see this being ideal for many folks.
We had a party of six, and sat upstairs at a round table complete with a Lazy Susan. Looove me a Lazy Susan. We over ordered by a mile, but most of the buns, soups, dumplings and fried rice were delicious. They do the leaf wrapped sticky rice, too, which is a favourite in my camp.
The downside is the drink situation. They have a few of the most horrible wines available at the LCBO, and they brought two bottles over. One was the display wine, complete with bow, that was just off from being under a light. Aside from watching friends drink purple vinegar, this was a pretty decent dim sum experience.

Even though the food was delicious, we ended up spending $ 80 for two people (yes we did have leftovers). Too much!!! I’m better off eating dimsum in Scarborough.
The shrimp dumplings, sui mai, fried octopus, shrimp rice noodle, deep fried shrimp were all delicious! Get it all! They even have pictures for you to see if you don’t know what youre ordering. There’s AYCE but only after 5pm.
It did satisfy my dimsum craving though. Just won’t be doing it again. The price hurts :(