The LC cafe 老朱餐廳

3290 Midland Ave #2, Toronto
(416) 293-0386

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Vivian Cheung

had a great time! the striploin steak and lobster bisque are my favourites.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Annie W

Excellent service👏 The waitresses are Very friendly.👍🏻

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

brandon

Went on a wednesday afternoon. Food here is always very clean. Portion is a little small for the price otherwise a great eat.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Angelica Chan

The Lobster bisque with rice came with a good presentation but quite watery. It would be better if the bisque was creamier. The texture of the rice is not risotto but more like sticky rice. The iced Dalgona coffee was a hit though. Lots of ice and the coffee foam was so smooth.
There were not much room between tables which was hard to maneuver. However, the service was good and efficient. I have to praise they wiped down the chairs when the restaurant whined down. It’s on the pricy side but I will still go back to try other food on the menu.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Gloria Lau

I came here to try their food and i think it is pretty good, although a bit pricy compared to other hk cafes. Their afternoon tea deal is good tho, $10 cash and reasonable options. I had the ox tongue baked rice (reg menu), and i found the sauce a bit heavy for my liking. The yin yang “coffee” wasnt good, but i hear their milk tea is decent. It is a comfortable place to eat and their menu is large, so i would likely come back to try something else.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Judith Baron

If you love ox tongue, this is the place! A slightly upscale Hong Kong style cafe, LC serves up comfort food at a higher price tag than many other similar eateries. I had ordered the grilled ox tongue, baked rice with ox tongue and grilled ox tongue on a bun and they were good.

The ambience is where I deduct the stars. The cafe is nicely renovated, don’t get me wrong, but seating is tight, and the AC is always blasting to the point of freezing cold even during the heatwave, so the food gets cold quickly and you don’t want to stay too long(which may be the intention lol). Service is ok…not attentive but pretty much expected at these eateries, even at a higher price point.

I would give a solid 3.5 stars for the food. Some dishes are super salty (like the mushroom sauce in any of the baked dishes), and the price is a little high for this kind of tight seating almost like a canteen. I have eaten there from time to time, and probably will go back whenever I have a craving for ox tongue.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Patricia Chan

Good cafe atmosphere, excellent choice of cuisine types, tasty food, well worth visiting

Yao Rosalie

taste good 👍

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Simon Siu

I was pleasantly surprised that this restaurant is not a typical Hong Kong style cafe but looks more western in the decor. Very neat and clean. We ordered a pork chop and chicken breast filet on an iron plate with black pepper sauce. It came with soup, a salad and a drink. Tasted better than the one in other HK style cafes. They always disappointed me but not The LC Cafe. My partner ordered an ox tongue with cauliflower rice. Very delicious too. Their afternoon tea menu is available 7 days a week and only $10 per dish. We will definitely come back to try it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alice Wong

Can't beat $10 afternoon tea

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

SSIU

we try their tiger shrimp and bbq pork with scrambled eggs on rice, what a pleasant surpris! The quality and presentation exceeded our expectation. We also ordered the Eisbein with sauerkraut, it is good. The Eisbein is very crisp. it can easily feed 2 adults. it took half an hour to cook. so you may want to order it ahead of time. Just my personal preference that i don't like the bacon bits that they put in the sauerkraut. That is not how I remember it in Munich. the honey lemon hot tea is also very good too. Definitely will come back again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Chris Tan

Food is not bad, tea time menu is the best value in town, but the coffee and tea is not up to the HK style standard compared to other HK cafes in town.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Frank Ho

Food quality is below average and is not tasty. Dining environment is very noisy and absolutely is not enjoyable. Price wise is therefore not convincing. We will not go back again, sorry.

Steve Chan

Food is good, and very good service. Menu selection is also very good price is usually $20+ per dish. Tables are very closed to each other.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Stephen Ho

The price was initially a little off-putting for dishes that are much cheaper at other cafes, but you'll understand the pricing once the food arrives. Quality of the food was obviously better and the portion sizes are great.

We had the chicken steak with fries and ox tongue with spaghetti. Both dishes were prepared excellently, especially the ox tongue. The quality of the ingredients, cutting, and portion, all put the cheaper restaurants to shame. I can't say for certain that the drinks are larger, but it certainly felt like it was.

For the atmosphere, it seems to use finer materials throughout the restaurant. Tables weren't wobbly, everything was clean, and the place generally feels higher end than cafes nearby.

The biggest issue I've had with this place is the parking and location. It's in a janky area and clearly nobody knows how to drive. People would get stuck routinely in the narrow parking lot and nobody would yield to each other which further exacerbated the issue of being boxed in.

Overall, this place leans towards the pricier end of things, but the quality and portion sizes make up for it.

Update: Their pork chop is pretty thick and the curry seafood spaghetti had a good amount of actual seafood.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled Ox Tongue on Bun w Beef Bouillion, Classic HK Milk Tea

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