Lai Wah HeenvsRodney's Oyster House
Both Rodney's Oyster House and Lai Wah Heen are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Lai Wah Heen ranks slightly better than Rodney's Oyster House. Lai Wah Heen has a TripExpert Score of 84 with accolades from 8 reviewers like Zagat, Travel + Leisure and Frommer's.
Lai Wah Heen
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Frommer's
110 Chestnut St, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1R3, Canada
From $51/night
Fodor's "The service is formal in Lai Wah Heen's elegant dining room topped with a sculpted ceiling and surrounded with etched-glass turntables and silver serving dishes." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Lai Wah Heen, which translates to “luxurious meeting place,” serves an upscale dim sum menu that's often lauded as the best in Toronto." Full review
Zagat4.4
""Deluxe", "carefully prepared" Chinese dishes, including "the best" dim sum "outside of Hong Kong"." Full review
Gayot14.0
"In the mood for Shanghai, Hong Kong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu or Shandong dishes? No matter what you choose it will be authentic---and likely well-prepared." Full review
DK Eyewitness "With exceptional Cantonese cuisine, this elegant two-level restaurant in the Metropolitan Hotel redefines and updates classic Chinese fare."
Time Out "Dim-sum trolleys are wheeled out all over Chinatown at the weekend in Toronto, but none of the food is as fine as the fare at Lai Wah Heen (though you'll pay for the quality)." Full review
Rough Guide "The name means "elegant meeting place" which this Chinese restaurant most certainly is."
Frommer's "The interior is vintage Art Deco; spare pictograms dominate the walls of the two-level space. The extensive menu is mainly Cantonese, and regulars come for the excellent Peking duck, dim sum" Full review
Rodney's Oyster House Fodor's
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469 King St. West, Toronto, Ontario M5V 1K4, Canada
From $0/night
Fodor's "A den of oceanic delicacies, this playful basement raw bar is frequented by solo diners and showbiz types." Full review
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Be sure to ask about the daily "Grace's soup" and "white-plate" specials.
Insight Guides "Toronto's first and long-time oyster bar maintains high standards...and a sense of fun. Fish and other seafood dishes are all cooked with flair. "
Travel + Leisure "Rodney's has developed a reputation for serving the best seasonal oysters from East and West Coasts as well as the Gulf of Mexico, and the waters off New Zealand and Australia." Full review
Zagat4.3
"Fin fans "simply love" the "top-notch" seafood, including some of the "freshest oysters around", at this "casual" King Wester that's been "around forever"." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Two dozen types of oysters entice mollusk fans; grilled fish round out the menu."
Time Out "A transplant from the East Coast, Rodney Clark imported his dad's oysters before opening his own joint." Full review
Rough Guide "Toronto's favourite oyster bar, ensconced in a handsomely modernized old basement, serves up tonnes of the slippery delicacies, plus scallops, mussels, crab and shrimp."
Zagat4.5
"“Heavenly” oysters reign at this King West “institution”, an “old-school” fish house where fans “get hungry just thinking about” the “amazing” seasonal seafood, including lobster, crab and chowders." Full review
Frommer's "Although not in its original location, Rodney's is a Toronto institution, loved for its maritime hospitality, fine selection of oysters, and fresh-from-the-tank seafood" Full review
