Golden Duke Chinese Cuisine

I came here for dim sum on Chinese New Years. Price is definitely on the moderate to high end when compared to other dim sum places but I enjoyed it.
Staff: We were greeted and seated quite promptly. They didn’t have a lot of seating options because of the holiday, so many were reserved. They cleared dishes away quite frequently which was appreciated. One of the food servers marked one of our dishes to a large when it was suppose to be medium but when we brought it to her attention she fixed it and comped our tea charge. Great service!
Ambience: The seating was comfy and the utensils were nice; no chipping like some other dim sum places. There was plenty of space to maneuver around and did not feel cramped.
Food: Everything was delicious. The Siu Mai and Har Gow were very big so it makes up for the higher prices. The flavours were on point for me, but they needed to put more care into presentation because food was stuck on the side of the trays and stuck to each other.
I’ll definitely return, but the price of the dishes ($ 2 to $ 6 per dish) will make this a place only for special occasions for me.

came here for dim sum with family. it’s actually quite good. you get what you typically expect from a dim sum place and they don’t overdo the dishes to make it seem like it’s more than what it is: it’s not luxury food. one of my favourite things to order at dim sum is a shrimp almost like a wonton that is deep fried and served with mayonaise, they have a dish similar to this but it is in the form of a roll. it was actually better because you got more shrimp out of it, and the shrimp to outer layer ratio per bit is on point.
the only thing i have to say is that the carts are not really a common thing anymore, which is good. you order on a paper. however, desserts came first. it makes no sense at all because you eat dessert last, so it just sits there, takes up space, and then servers get frustrated when there’s no room to put any food down. this isn’t an issue exclusive to this restaurant, all dim sum places do the same thing and something needs to be done about it to bring up the customer experience and also server morale. think about it.

I’ve been here twice for dinner now. Once for a birthday and once just for a normal family dinner. The service here is great! There is a guy who sings happy birthday enthusiastically (quite the performance!) and the food is good. It’s great for families with younger kids too as there is more space between tables (not cramped like some other restaurants can be).
Both times that I was at the restaurant, I noticed that they had signs on the wall for an event. I wasn’t there during the event, but I have heard friends attending weddings at this restaurant.

YES I am a fan of this dim sum place in this vicinity.
I actually came here for a couple of times for the chinese brunch dimsum. I must say almost every time there was a wait. It is just that popular in this area. However, I assure you the wait is worth it.
They have great selection of dimsum, fried rice and other typical cantonese cuisine. Their service is good and friendly. Restaurant is clean and tidy overall. I would say it is a decent experience. If you are in this area and are interested in grabbing some dimsum. This wont be a bad idea.

This place is not that good. If you are doing a banquet with your family, there are much better, cheaper options elsewhere.
My family was here for a a regular banquet style dinner yesterday. The food wasn’t bad, but it was all pretty standard: Roasted pig and jellyfish, veggies, scallops, shrimp and fish, etc… However, they did have a conch shell filled with celery and carrots in a curry-​ish cream sauce. It was very strange, but not bad. I’m sure it was supposed to have some shellfish in it, but all we saw/​tasted were minced veggies.
The total came up to $ 530 for our table of 11 people. That’s almost $ 50 per person for just okay food. For that price you could go to many other Chinese seafood restaurants and get better quality food.
Maybe their dim sum is better?

Good quality dim sum at a convenient location. This is my family’s go to spot for weekend brunch. Their prices are slightly higher than other dim sum spots around, but the quality and big portions make up for the difference.

Great place for dim sum. Love the variety. Quality is pretty good. Service is definitely acceptable for Chinese restaurant. You’ll find both classics and modern dim sum here.
Price is not too scary for a place like this and type of food you get. My problem is always ordering too much because everything looks good. Waiter was great, reminded us we have ordered too much and to trim our order down based on #people. Where are you going to find that kind of sincere helpfulness?
Note: In the west end, we don’t have any dim sum places that even come close to this level. So, I must give this place a 5 star since we’ve been deprived of good dim sum.

Dim sum review! Below average to average quality, mostly tasteless. Discount before 11am. It gets busy after 11am though.
Service is wonderful! The restaurant is clean.

I don’t know why this place doesn’t get better reviews, granted, never been here for dim sum but have had supper here on numerous occasions. We usually come here to celebrate something and it never seems to disappoint even after 3 yrs. My family likes to order seafood a lot and we’ve had king crab, lobster, steamed bass, scallops with veggies and many more! The food quality is above average as are the prices. I find it acceptable and maybe not better than O Mei or Skyview Fusion Cuisine, but on par without the pretentious pricing (read — not cheap either!). We almost always order a half or full roast suckling pig and the Manager Gary and his staff always ensure we get a top notch pig — kudos to their supplier and Golden Duke’s staff for selecting the best ones available. Gary leads his entire front of house staff in multiple renditions of Happy Birthday — in a lot of languages too! For me and my family, we feel welcome and appreciated and will be continuing to support the Golden Duke!

I can’t believe it that I haven’t even reviewed this place since I’ve been going there for years. This is my number one go to dim sum restaurant Markham.
Nothing special. The usual stuff like beef balls, shrimp dumplings, but everything just tastes so much better. Only downside is parking in this trip was pretty bad especially on weekends.
Not a coincidence at Congee Queen is in the same strip mall. Both places tend to get really busy so come early.

This is my favorite dim sum place coz they take reservation; and even on weekends. The food here is good and service is attentive. I haven’t thought about writing a review until after trying their moon cake. This is my first time to get moon cakes from a restaurant. The moon cakes here are freshly made. The lotus seed paste is soft, moist and is just in the right amount of sweetness. The duck egg yolk has oil oozing out at the time I cut the cake in half. Each cake is individually packed in a nice paper box, and they sell in a box of 4. Full moon in September will turn me into a «moon-​cake-​eater»; and I can do «chained-​moon-​caking»!! I’ll sure go back for more moon cakes. Five stars for the moon cake and four stars for dim sum.

Based off dim sum only.
Arrived at around 10:20am and got seated at 10:40am
Placed our order before 11am so that we could take advantage of the early bird special where S, M, L dishes are all the same price.
Service was very friendly and quick. The only fall back with the service was that they forgot two of our dishes so we had to wait a bit longer than normal for the final two dishes to arrive. The place was super busy and stuff happens so its totally acceptable and no points deducted :)
The food was really good and all made fresh to order. I liked all the dishes we ordered except for one. The tofu fa was not really smooth and a bit too thick, but other than this everything was excellent.

The wait staff here is quite friendly as long as you are used to typical Chinese wait staff. We have been here for dim sum and dinner and both are great. They’re standards have been quite consistent which is rare for Chinese restaurants. Usually they’re good for a few years and then skimp on quality and quantity. Not here. They choose the freshest vegetables and don’t over salt their food. We had the same guy-​lan (Chinese broccoli) in the same week and Golden Duke’s was a rich emerald green and tender whereas next door’s Congee Queen had this washed out light green without flavour. It’s hard to go elsewhere when the food is this good.

Great Food
Attractive, clean and very tasty. I’d be glad take friends for dinner here.

Came here on a Friday holiday morning. We had to wait around 10 minutes for a table for 3 which was reasonable considering the small restaurant space they have.
The dimsum selection is actually very small. Mostly fried foods, and very little steamed dimsum options. The quality of the foods though, is better than average although it can be a bit salty at times. Their noodle dishes were about $ 15 and well worth the price though — very large and filling.
The service is horrible — most of the people working there look so annoyed and pissed off. Prices are higher than your typical dimsum restaurant. Their TV constantly flickers on and off, but the stuff they play is directly streamed from Hong Kong television.
Go early in the dimsum period if you’d like a comfortable meal (ie. not rushed or packed), and there are way more large tables than needed, so smaller groups may typically need to wait longer.
Might come back out of convenience, but would try out other restaurants of similar price first.

I’ve been to the Golden Duke Chinese Cuisine restaurant for Dim Sum three or four times.
The Pros:
Quality is consistent
Quality of food is excellent
Service is good
Selection of food is good
The Cons:
A bit more pricey than other Dim Sum restaurants
You need to arrive early or you will be waiting for a long time.
Highlights:
Peking Duck with Pancake wrap
The chicken (moist and flavourful)
I would recommend this restaurant but the thought of one less available table does not appeal to me. So please, stay away ;)

Cost: on the high side
Quality: good — 80%
Décor: good — 85%
Value: good — 80%
Keeper? Yes will go back for dim sum

I’ve been here a few times for dim sum and have been happy with the food. It’s great value at $ 2.60/dish for the early bird special, today I went for family day and the price was $ 5 per dish because it was a holiday. We ordered 7 dishes for 2 people and left stuffed with lots of left overs. Highlights include the Chicken steamed buns, shrimp rice rolls and papaya steamed cake (dessert). Service was slow to start but bit kicked up after we put in our order. We arrived just after opening and the line up was close to 30 people when we left 45 mins later so be ready to wait! Overall a nice place, I’d def come back for dimsum (not sure about dinner).
UPDATE: Okay, so I came back for dinner! Super happy with the food and service. Ordered crispy chicken and stir fried veg with crystal noodles. They offered free dessert: (GREAT service!) almond soup (sweet think almond milk) and red bean with coconut milk ‘cakes’. The almond soup was VERY sweet but grew on me, the red bean cakes had too gelatinous a taste (think jello) and were not my favorite. In fairness they were 20 mins to closing and had run out of other options. Good spot for sure!

I’ve been here a few times for dim sum before and once for dinner. The first time I came for dinner a while back it was packed. This time I came for dinner there were two different parties but the other tables were not full. This leads me to suspect that it’s not full generally on a Saturday night which doesn’t bode well I think.
With that said though, I thought the food was pretty good and it wasn’t too expensive. It wasn’t cheap but it wasn’t expensive.
We ate:
— Peking Duck two ways, one with the flour wrap and the remains with the lettuce wrap
— Salt and Pepper fried Eel
— Lotus Root and pork pancakes
— Snow Pea Shoots
Six people for dinner at $ 120 after tax and tip, not bad.
The place is quite bright and spacious. The staff, it might of been because it was not full so they came around quite a bit. Two types of dessert, either cashew or almond chinese dessert and also comes with some almond cookies and coconut jelly.
I’d come again for this meal. I should mention the couple times I’ve come for dim sum have always been on a Saturday morning for early morning special prices. It was packed as well every time I came. Food was pretty good too.

This review is based on my dinner experience at Golden Duke Chinese Cuisine on a weeknight.
Food though on the more pricey side but taste decent. Services though is quite lacking as the place definitely understaffed.
We shared:
Stir Fried Grouper with Vegetables ($ 24.99)
— The vegetable is nicely done and plentiful
— Only a few pieces of fish
— Portion size definitely disappointing at this price point! I would not order that again
Braised Tofu with Mushroom ($ 12.99)
— One of the best braised tofu dish I had
— Not overly salty but has great oyster sauce flavour
— broccoli cooked perfectly
— Great portion size and delicious!
Complimentary dessert is Grounded almond paste soup. I can still taste the bite and pieces of almond. One of the better complimentary dessert I had in Chinese restaurants. And almond suppose to be really good for me!
I am now eyeing the $ 198 lobster/​peking duck feast for 10 people.
Golden Duke definitely great for groups and families gatherings.