Ordered deep fried Japanese tofu as takeaway. Staff were very friendly and packaging was well thought out as the edges of the container were cut so that the tofu wouldn’t be soggy.
㊙️ The Traveling Foodie
+5
Amazing lobster promotion and set meal during the festive season. We have personalize service for banquet booking of 10.
3 x 🦞for 10 person , lobster soup, scallops and so much more . Food is enough for 15 or more .
Super tasty Chinese sausages and fish soup. All dishes were top class.
Came here for a family gathering the other night and was able to enjoy a wide variety of dishes.
Really enjoyed the steamed fish - which was perfectly cooked and super fragrant.
Unfortunately the sweet and sour pork was A let down as the meat was quite dry and not crispy either.
The restaurant also gave us little steamed buns at the end along with red bean soup which was really nice of them!
Canton Lake restaurant is pretty damn good. The restaurant itself is quite clean and bright.
We ordered 4 dishes: Salt & pepper calamari, a seafood mussels dish, stir fried beef and some greens.
Honestly, there is not much to say when there is almost nothing to fault with the food. Good atmosphere, good lighting, good service compared with other restaurants in the area and nice to have some prawn crackers to start off. Highly recommend, great for a large get together with some friends.
Celebrated my birthday here with family yesterday, it was a very pleasant experience, we ordered the set dish for 6ppl, the dishes were quite tasty especially the black pepper beaf, the mud crab, oyster and fish were very fresh, chicken also delicious. It would be better if the fish could be bigger as I was told it should be around 1kg but obviously not the size. The service was very decent, the waiters and waitresses keeping changing our plates now and then and cut the cake and took group photos for us after seeking our permission. Definitely a place worth return.
1st time here and definitely worth a return visit! was only able to sneak in one pic as was with guests who were a bit horty torty around food. 🤪😩😂😱 has to give face!! alamak!
Crab noodles - 4/5 great flavours not high in msg. One of the better ones tried
Oysters - 5/5 very delish fresh and succulent
Yellow Oil Chicken - 5/5 my favourite! reminds me of many a times crossing the Shenzhen border just to appease my cravings for this same level of quality and authenticity in flavour!
Steamed Barramundi - 2.8/5 was ok only but not that great maybe a bad batch.
WIR? Yep!
Brought my family to have dinner here. The staff were attentive and the dishes came in really big portion. The staff even helped my kids removed the lobster shell.
Located on the bustling Station Street strip of what is now known as Bok Hill. Always love going to Box Hill because I can get authentic Asian food reasonably priced and extremely tasty.
Ambiance was basic but inviting with lots of diners, you may need to book ahead. They offer a seafood menu with live fish tank and good selection of Dim Sum and banquet options.
The food was delicious, fresh and full bodied flavours. Ordered mainly fish dishes and in particular the soft shell crab was amazing, topped with lots of spices. Also tried the Seafood San Choi Bao and again the filling was full bodied with quality ingredients. A must.
The main lunch specials are excellent value. A char kway teow (just under $11) and a spring onion cake (just under $4) easily satiated my mum and me. The char kway teow was gigantic and flavoursome. But the spring onion cake was tiny and somewhat soggy. I suspect the appetisers and dim sum selections aren't great value. Next time we'll grab two mains and take the leftovers home.
Came here after pondering what to eat on the busy Station Street strip in Box Hill! What a great choice! We had the combination seafood hot pot, a serve of stir fried Chinese vegetables with garlic and a serve of rice each. Such a delicious meal in a great environment and friendly wait staff. We previously came here and the food took ages to arrive and was still delicious! Since a change of owner this has improved tenfold. Will definitely come back again to try their other dishes!
I come here usually with my family when we go out for special occasions or take friends out. The food is usually a hit or miss ( depending if they change chef hands ) . I can say currently the food is great , the seafood especially is cooked very well and cheaper than alot of similar Chinese restaurants around
Canton Lake is a great Chinese family restaurant located in Box Hill which provides excellent customer service. Staff are very friendly and helpful. We booked a table for 10 and also at the convenience we pre-ordered some dishes beforehand. For entree, we had the combination cold platter. XO spices were top notch and had more than enough for 10 servings. Our main for the night was an enormous sized coral trout, which was big enough to cook a soup, 2 other main dishes. The pate cooked snow crab however was a a little let down. The crab was quite small itself and only enough for 1 piece per person. We were lucky enough to be served a fair amount of complimentary desserts and fruit platter. Overall, decent serving and lived up to the quality. Definitely recommend Canton Lake if you are looking for a decent Chinese restaurant that offers excellent service and great quality food.
Been here sfor the third time in 3 months.
Staff are super friendly.food is aleays great.. best place in box hill.
If you have too much(which we have had every time).. packed lunch is solved for tomrrow........
First time here We absolutely loved it Super fresh food and HUGE servings Our Chinese friends recommended it and we will definitely be back
Thanks for serving us Great food
Came here with my family on a Saturday night looking for a casual dinner so we were pleasantly surprised by what we found. Really good service, large serving sizes and vibrant atmosphere. Will definitely visit again.
food was excellent, staff were friendly, very busy environment but service was still immaculate. we ordered food for four people on a Saturday night but food came promptly and was a large serving. would come back again
Best place for live seafood dishes. Friendly staffs and good advices on the seasonal dishes for any occasion and party size. Also a very good lunch place for cook to order yum cha dishes or noodles and congee specials.
This is our place for crayfish with ginger, shallots and noodles. So delicious and flavorsome. When not doing that we have also come here for succulent Chinese favorites such as sweet and sour pork, Cantonese style beef and lemon chicken. Yum!
Friendly and fast service! Great taste and generous portions. It's rare for my family of five to have leftovers, but we had some this time! And we definitely stuffed ourselves to the brim.
Ordered Pippies with XO sauce, Chinese broccoli with garlic, salt and pepper fried chicken, Seafood hot pot with Japanese tofu and Beef with English mustard.
Really enjoyed the pippies with XO sauce, except I would have preferred for the chinese donuts to be served on another plate or separately. I like them crispy instead of soggy from being served in the sauce.
We tried the Beef with English mustard dish on the waiter's recommendation. The combination wasn't something I had tried before, but I like English mustard so thought it tasted okay. My brother wasn't a fan though.
Complimentary dessert of fruits, sweet soup and a lovely little sponge flower cake for each person!
Overall, an enjoyable experience and just what we wanted to celebrate a special occasion!
Didn't know they have reopened . Had tried a couple of times before they went for interior deco some months ago . You can tell from its regulars -- senior Cantonese speaking customers , it serves good Cantonese food. Great authentic flavour , reasonable price. Hopefully that remain unchanged .
Canton Lake is doing solid canto fare again and the fam enjoyed a meal of crab noodles, sweet & sour pork and scallops with veggies. Highly recommend ignore the rating - might have had a few rough patches with different owners - but the current incarnation is serving up delish dishes.
Nice restaurant filled with older generation Chinese families. Food here is nice tasty and light. We really enjoy the crispy pig intestine and the salted egg fried chicken.
"WASSUP, PRETTY BOY???" - said the old lady to the young waiter, as she BARGED in tonight. (Dim aa leng zai??)
Yes, there are plenty of regulars, who are PRETTY comfortable coming here.
We were in the mood for CANTO FOOD. Had steamed chicken (cold), beef with XO sauce, and pork spare ribs. All were cooked to perfection. These guys know their stuff. Washed down with a TSINGTAO beer.
This Whip especially enjoyed the XO beef, sooo tender/smokey.
The Whippeteers reckon the steamed FREE RANGE chicken here is MUCH BETTER than ANY HAINAN CHICKEN. ANYWHERE. Disagree???? PROVE US WRONG lol.
The price was VERY REASONABLE.
Btw we came home and Wasabi 'the super pup' had RIPPED the GUTS out of a PILLOW on the couch. DOH!
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My sister and her hubby lovee their tanghoon with crab there, but since i dont like ebi (dried shrimp), i didnt really fancy it, as thats the whole flavour of this dish, the pigeon and tofu with salted egg yolk was good, the rest like the clam, veggies, chicken etc was only so-so.
Service was good, but my family member can speak chinese&cantonese (dunno if theres any dif if westerner as customer) as there might be a bit of langguage barrier, might not.
Came here again last nite and the food were okay, we realise the ownership has been changed and the tang hoon with snow crab tasted different, its dry and not much of ebi flavour anymore, i kind of like it.
Ah and the dish itself cost $172.
The fried yam was not as good as i thought, it was mushy and tasteless. Chicken was cold and theres lots of jelly there, tastewise wasnt that good either.
The rest such as mince pork with long bean in xo sauce, stir fry tomiaw/snow pea leaf were standard.
Service were good as usual, but wont go back considering the quality and the prices.
28 July 2016: Came here with seven other seniors. One senior who did the ordering of dim sim ordered many types (please see photos). Most were yummy except one or two being only good. What I like about this restaurant is that it is huge. I believe it has more than 50 tables. So no reservations need be made. Service was good. And the other striking picture is that it doesn't hit your hip pocket. I ate lots and my share of bill was only $12.50. Real value for money. Chinese tea is free and it's branded, not the tasteless ones some two star outlets give you. Definitely coming back
Low ratings are rubbish. This place is pretty good for a Chinese feast.
We had the whole duck, a few beef dishes, pork, 2 vegetable dishes and 2 seafood dishes. They were all fantastic and decently priced. Nothing outstanding but certainly deserves more than its current rating.
I'm surprised at the low ratings, because I found the food to be decent when I had a meal here. Came here for dinner with a very large group of friends. All the dishes we tried were great. I especially loved the fried taro pieces. Pretty authentic Cantonese food. Can't comment on the price because I didn't pay for the meal.
Since moving to melbourne it's been hard to find a good yum cha place. This has become our local an is for the most part consistent and has all the favourites.
Common. I have heard 6 people ordered lobster, or crab or fish for dinner, but never heard someone ordered lobster and crab and fish. R u sure dat ur order and ur words r ture? I have been to this restaurant for 3 yrs and for my opinion, their food and service are excellent. Compare with Gold Leaf burwood restaurant, canton lake is much more better than them. As I know, canton lake is the biggest seafood restaurant in box hill and with excellent food and service.
Food was great. Enjoyed a great family dinner on the weekend, food was excellent, service not as good and quite slow, staff need to improve communication skills. Meals were all very good and peking duck and mud crab were both excellent. Recommend to anyone looking for traditional chinese cuisine.
I have to agree with Jason, hoping other close their hard work is unacceptable. The food is good, my family and I always go there for dinner and yum cha.
definitely recommend
Excellent. I have been to this restaurant three times, once with dim sim and twice dinner, the food that was served was delicious and never disappoint. The beef brisket on soup was superb. We also ordered fry whitebait, snow peas, spicy beef and all of them were fantastic. Definitely recommend it.
Restaurant packed - there is a good reason for that!. When I decide to go to a Chinese / Cantonese restaurant, I first see if there are people inside. This place is packed! Asian aunties and uncles - people who know good Chinese food! ;)
Wasn't disappointed, the food was very yummy, portions generous. Will certainly go back! I guess the new management is doing a much better job. Keep it up!
Yumcha dimsum at Canton Lake Box Hill 万豪. In its third incarnation, now known as 万豪 "ten thousand luxuries", service is with a smile and food is generous, if as little "safe". Can't argue with a restaurant packed with Chinese families lunching with the grandparents.
Finally a decent yum cha res in box hill
Very good service. Great HK style yum cha.
Chilli lobster is fantastic! Well worth it.service was great even though was a busy night. Extensive range on the menu, catering to anyone's taste.
Superior food and service. The service is swift, efficient and very friendly. The owner Steve loves to talk about chinese cooking. The serves are really large, so you could easily get out for $30 per head. Try the Sechuan Tofu. Just the right amount of spice.
Good dish. Great and prompt service. Taste good and very good food craftsmanship. Highly recommended.
That's was awesome ,definitely will recommend to my housemate friend and parents
Food was good and pricing was fair. However the waiter who first received us was rather impatient when I was trying to wheel my dad in and try to figure out where to place him. When the waiter raised his tone expressing his impatient attitude , I had to tell him off. Our table was being served without him and everything was pleasant after the unfortunate incident.
Food isn’t bad. Slightly slow when it comes to service. I have been to this restaurant since 25 years ago and over the years there has been many new owners. This current ownership is definitely better than the previous. Good location for big groups of people. Would recommend as its above average in box hill standards.
Yummy.
Went again - still yummy.
Must get the sweet and sour pork, bloody ridiculous. Absolute banger.
Good experience last night with a group of 9 ppl. We ordered the crab dinner set menu for 4 ppl and lobster dinner set menu for 4 ppl costing $500. Each set comes soup, 2 dishes of your choice, a steam/fried fish, rice, steam dessert cake and sweet soup. Generous portion with authentic Cantonese taste. Friendly and responsive staff. Would go again to try the cheiw chow cuisine as the head chef is form cheiw chow.
Very nice Cantonese cuisine in Boxhill, excellent customer service by CK, highly recommended
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