Tak Fu Seafood Restaurant

Perfect refreshment! The steamed bun is a must. I tried Steamed Dumpling today– so yummy!

We had ordered a congee with lean pork, liver and kidney (及第粥). The waitress gave us a congee with shrimps and fishes. When we told her that wasn’t our order. She said it was 及第粥。There were no liver and kidney in their congee (及第粥). Come on! Did she know what is 及第粥? Won’t go there anymore.

Food: 3 stars
Overall value: 4 stars
Defu offers good value for your money, and indeed the value is what propels the rating to 4 stars.
We came here for dinner. We ordered a Filet Mignon in Hong Kong Style Sauce ($ 10), a Chinese Mushroom with Vegetable ($ 8) and a Chinese Sausage Hot Pot Rice ($ 6). The portion of the vegetable dish was stunning. If I only show you the picture, I doubt you would guess that it only costs $ 8. It was rather well made: not too oily or salty, big thick mushrooms, fresh vegetable, nicely stir fried. The portion of a mere $ 6 hot pot rice was equally impressive. It fed both of us. Quality wise, it was below average, because there was no crust at the bottom and it was not fragrant. Nevertheless, we would likely order it again because 2 bowls of white rice cost $ 3. For additional $ 3, we can get an appetizer-​sized meat. The filet mignon tasted decent. The sauce was the star of this dish. The meat was not tender enough, but I could chew through it. Again, the portion was large for $ 10 of pure protein. At the end of the meal, we both found the meal satisfying, as if we had had comfort food for dinner.
Services was sufficient and fast. Meal comes with free starter soup and dessert soup. We didn’t order any seafood or fancy dishes, so I cannot comment on them.
I find Defu a good neighbourhood restaurant for regular family dinners or dinner gathering among close friends. This is not a fancy restaurant where you want to impress someone, unless you want to impress upon them that you know where the good deals are.

My go-​to dimsum place. I come here every time I have a dimsum craving, even in the evening — just ask for the dimsum sheet! Prices are fair and there’s something for everyone.
The salted fish & chicken fried rice here is one of the best in town, spare ribs, deep fried savory triangle, shrimp roll with salad dressing, custard bun are all great too!

i guess theres a reason why this place is jam packed in the morning… the dimsum is quite delicious here. the food speaks for itself. Price isnt the cheapest you would find in scarborough but not too bad… the chiu chow style congee is very tasty.

Okay, I came back for dim sum. I’m definitely comfortable giving this place 3.5 stars, since their dim sum is infinite times better than their dinner.
We arrived at around 2pm, and we were the only ones there by the time it was 2:30. Some of the stuff we ordered include veggie dumplings, har gow, siu mai, and two rice noodle rolls. The rice noodle rolls were probably some of the best I’ve ever had; it was not too thin and not too thick, and smooth as well. Everything else ranged from standard to decent.
In addition, we ordered the milky custard buns, which I HIGHLY RECOMMEND for every single person visiting. This is exactly how custard buns should be done: Hot (of course, cool it down before you eat it), yellow milky, and full of flavour. It was so good we ordered two dishes of it for a total of 6 buns.
Service was, well, not much better than dinner, but at least we were attended to this time.
Free wifi! Ask for password.

4.5 stars.
Went here for dim sum today and I will definitely come back. This place is very small and quite clean. It reminds me of the nosy dim sum places in Hong Kong. I love how the items are made to order (er, steamed to order). You can tell the food quality is higher and not oily.
We had mostly the standard items, har gao, siu mai, bbq pork cheung fun, spareribs rice, chiu chou dumplings, mushroom dumpling, radish cake and spring rolls (yes, I love me some spring rolls). No complaints about the food. The bbq pork Cheung fun is worth mentioning since it was that good. The rice noodles is very silky and not sticky. I haven’t had cheung fun this good in a very long time. The hao gao is also pretty good as it is quite big and it has good shrimp taste. A lot of places I go to just doesn’t have that good ol’ shrimp flavor in them. The spring rolls didn’t look that good to me, but it tasted really good.
They didn’t charge us for tea, probably because of they forgot one of my items. If you don’t like long line ups, come at an odd hour or come earlier. I highly recommend this place for anyone that enjoys high quality dim for a reasonable price.
I’m not sure what time they open, but they close at 1 am!

i went for dim sum at this place. not a huge place. it’s not cheap but you sure get some nice dim sum. no excess sauce, not too salty, things are very fresh, it seems that they steam/​make to order when you put in your order of dim sum. you can tell by the way the food tastes and by the time the food takes to get to you. it’s worth the wait. the bbq pork rice roll i got was perfect. you can tell the rice roll was freshly rolled. we also got the pot rice. poh chai fan. if you know what i mean. it was perfect. the pot was made to order, you can tell by the way the rice tasted. the tea that they served was also very unique. they only pour in boiling water into your teapot. this makes a difference in the way the tea tastes. a server would come by very often to see if you needed more boiling water for you tea to steep in. waiting staff was good. they actually smiled and joked around! we also tried the steamed chicken paw. this too was done well. not too much sauce. not too much garlice and the meat comes loose from the bone very easily.
all in all, this is a hidden gem in scarborough. not too many young kids. mainly old retired folks. it can get a bit loud.

Dim Sum the whole day? Here at Tak Fu, you may able to order dim sum if you have cravings at odd hours. as who said dim sum is only good for breakfast and lunch?
This place is small to be a dim sum restaurant as on holidays or weekends prime lunch area, there maybe a wait. Try not to get the table in the front at this time as you might be pushed and shuffled by the waiting crowds.
Prices are quite reasonable with Small ($ 2), Medium ($ 3), Large ($ 4) and XL ($ 4.80).
We ended up sharing:
Sweet and Creamy Bun (M)
Steamed Shrimp Dumpling (M)
Steamed Pork Dumpling (M)
Steamed Chicken Bun with Minced Ginger (S)
Beef Rice Noodle Roll (M)
Speciality Pastry (L)
Steamed Bean Curd Roll with Satay Sauce (M)
Steamed Beef Dumpling (S)
After eating all these buns and dumplings, I am definitely stuffed! Most of the dishes we ordered were quite standard, nothing too amazing.
Tak Fu does serves Cantonese dishes for dinner. The dinner set are priced reasonably too.
Service here is a little confusing as our orders kind of delivered to the table next to us. But aside from that the staffs are quite friendly.
It is an ok place to have dim sum in the area, but if you want to impress your date or have a more laid back experience where you can hang out and sip your tea, I would suggest you go somewhere else!