Canteen
280 Spadina Ave., Toronto
(416) 593-6888
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Enjoyed the Nasi Lemak. Just as spicy as I wanted and expected 🙌 It is spicy folks!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Nasi Lemak Coconut Rice
Good Malaysian food. Best food in the world. Ikan Bakar a must. BakKutTeh a must.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sat us down and then after 15 minutes kicked us out because they had a reservation. Terrible service.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I recently visited this restaurant and enjoyed the food—the nasi lemak I ordered, which came with soup and a drink, was delicious and reasonably priced at $16 after tax. However, the service was unacceptable. Since there was no custom percentage option, I tipped $1, only for the waitress to complain that the minimum was 10% after I tapped my card. I was shocked but said I’d be more careful next time. What enraged me was when the staff forced my friend to “cover” my so-called lack of tip by making her tip 20% on her bill. This behavior is absurd and completely unprofessional, especially in Chinatown, where tipping isn’t generally expected. While the food was great, this experience left a terrible impression. Based on other reviews, it seems this has happened to many people. Management seriously needs to address this.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Food was great. Flavourful, fresh. Ordered beef steak with sauce on rice. And pork cutlet with gravy on rice. Both come as combos with soup of the day and coffee or tea. Reasonably priced.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Good food but won’t be returning - waitress expected more than a 10% tip and made a complaint about it, demanding more. Ungrateful and entitled much? Go anywhere else in the world outside of North America and there are 0 tips and BETTER service. This is a casual cafe, not fine dining and there was barely any service as it is. Get over yourself lol
Authentic Malaysian cuisine
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Curry Fish Head Noodles, Chicken Curry with Rice, Malaysian Stir Fried Hokkien Noodle, Char Kway Teow, Nasi Lemak Coconut Rice, Hainanese Chicken on Rice, Singapore Rice Noodles, Fish Vermicelli Noodle Soup
THEY GOT THE BEST FRIED NOODLE AND CHICKEN RICE!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bak kut teh is good 👍🏻
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
😋😋😋
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hainanese Chicken on Rice
Restaurantji Recommends
Server was entitled to 25% tips and was upset that we didn’t find that reasonable. Would not come here again. Ruins the experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
The Asam Laksa is passable, tastes good and authentic...just hoping the broth was stronger
The Nasi Lemak was alright as well but it was super super spicy even for a Malaysian XD
The soup given with the Nasi Lemak is good too.
The YinYong was meh....
Nice quiet place so you can enjoy a meal and chat.
Would definitely revisit to try the other Malaysian food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Soup of the Day, Nasi Lemak Coconut Rice
My go to place for Hainan chicken. Super cheap and always great.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Comfort food. Always fresh and delicious. Quick service and great prices!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I visited this place once with a friend back when they only accepted cash payments. It took us a bit of time to figure out how much tip to leave and check the value of the coins, since we rarely use cash these days. Unfortunately, the waitress became upset, grabbed the coins herself, and started complaining, calling us "new immigrants" and saying we didn’t know the rule of tipping at restaurants. I found her attitude quite unprofessional. Regardless of how good the food might be, I wouldn’t recommend this place, especially since the food was just okay. There are plenty of better options in Chinatown.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
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