Visited for Chinese New Year and had a great dining experience. The food was tasty and good value for money. Definitely recommend a visit if you are in China Town.
Simple menu and service and the food was amazing. We actually had our wedding anniversary dinner here! Portions were ample and it felt really good value for a capital city.
Super tasteseee yummy foodse here. I come here a lot all the time to taste goods. Food is always so good ?. Staff very nice and talk to you in China ?? English. When you pay, cash only this is China ??.
My favorite restaurant in Chinatown! Delicious food, friendly staff and warm vibe! Love this place!
Flavor is wonderful. The fried rice with something on top was amazing. We also had Snow pea leaves stired fry and shrimp dumpling soup and egg drop with mushrooms and shrimp cashew nut .Bring cash !! They accept only cash however, there is an ATM machine in restaurant .
Passed by this restaurant on a really cold day and decided to try it since it seemed popular. I was not disappointed. The food was very warming and comforting, would definitely come here again.
Located in the heart of downtown Toronto Chinatown, Swatow has been in business for a long time and have amassed loyal followings (including myself) for more than 4 decades now.They serve no frills traditional food and offers a wide menu of Chinese food favourites. They are best known for authentic Cantonese dishes and huge portions but the only drawback is they only accept cash payments.I’ve tried everything on their menu but these 3 are simply the stand out dishes for me because they’re comforting and delicious.Beef Stew Noodle Soup (aka Beef Brisket):I must have eaten a dozen appalling beef brisket noodle soup before I tried Swatow’s. Swatow’s beef brisket noodle soup is the real deal and one of the best bowls of beef noodle soup you’ll ever have!The brisket is slow-cooked which results in a very tender meat. They cooked it with beef bones and different dried spices/aromatics which transforms it into a delicious broth and adds an overall depth of flavour to the soup. You also have the option to choose for your noodles between Ho Fun (flat rice noodles) or Vermicelli (thin rice noodles).Cantonese-Style Ginger Scallion Lobster:Okay this one is more of an indulgence since it’s on a pricier side but whenever I’m craving for seafood, this is what I order at Swatow.For the price of $65 for two lobsters, I think this is still a good deal. You get a buttery and succulent lobster meat that easily pulls apart from the shell. The ginger scallion sauce is to die for, it generally coats the shellfish to create a light savory glaze. All the flavours meld in perfect balance to bring out the natural sweetness in the lobster.Beef Fried Rice:Beef fried rice is probably one of my favorite dishes on a Chinese menu so I’m a little bit picky when it comes to this dish. It needs to satisfy my criteria to make it a distinctly good beef fried rice.This is why I like Swatow’s beef fried rice. There are ample quantity of bite-sized juicy and tender beef, perfecly seasoned rice and of course the most important factor - the taste of wok-hei, the elusive seared taste that enhances the flavour of the fried rice.Finally, the restaurant staff are all nice, friendly and approachable no matter how busy they are, hence I’m giving the 5 star rating.
So good! We got spring rolls (twas ok), shrimp dumpling soup (fantastic!), tso chicken (I had to force myself to stop eating), and beef in black bean sauce with fried noods (so many amazing noooods). Big portions, super fresh tasting, definitely a step up from your typical Chinese takeout. High quality meat cuts. Quick turnaround too from order to delivery. Highly recommend, we will be ordering from them again!
I've been going to this restaurant for many years and it's always delicious. I ordered take out this time and got 6 dishes to go and it cost me $90 , a little pricey but very tasty as always. When I ordered my food to go, the gentlemen said it would be 10 minutes, Impressive and was hot ,fresh and delicious. Thank you for the great service and excellent dinner .
We've been going to this restaurant for a decade.my kids are.grown up.now and they always ask me to go and eat...now I bring my grandson...thank you the food is delicious ? please go and check and experience the good vibes..