This past weekend we had a chance to dine at Very Fair Seafood Cuisine. For those who are not totally familiar with this restaurant, yes that is the name of the restaurant. This place had gone through multiple owner changes however this present owner has been there for at least the past 5 years. We were there this past week to celebrate a birthday and in doing so we decided to get a 10 course meal from them.
First up, just want to apologize for some of the photography. For some of the dishes the waitress was either separating them on a cart or from another table.
We sat down to eat on this busy evening. There was also a wedding going on that evening inside the restaurant but we were still given a couple of tables outside the wedding reception area.
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| Roasted Suckling Pig with Jelly Fish |
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| Deep Fried Crab Claws |
The first thing to arrive was the roasted suckling pig. It came with jelly fish which were cold but it mixed well with the pork. The skin was pretty crunchy and it was quite tasty. It also came with oyster sauce which also adds extra flavor to the dish. The meat was salty tasting and was pretty good.
The fried crab claws arrived next and this is a very typical main course dish. What they do is that they take a claw and its meat and dip it into fried batter therefore making a nice fried claw ball. People eat this dish with red vinegar. The crab meat was tasty and they did not make the batter and this dish too oily.
The shark fin soup arrived next. Unfortunately for this restaurant this would be one of the last times they would serve this dish due to the city’s ban on shark fin. It was however well done and each bowl contained at least some shark fin in it.
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| Shark Fin Soup |
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| Baby Bok Choy with Mushrooms |
The baby bok choy and mushrooms arrived next. It was not overdone and the mushroom sauce provided good flavor to the overall dish. It is always good to have a dish like this because it is refreshing and usually allows one to “break away” from all the fatty dishes before and after this.
The baked lobster was next to arrive and it was serve with green onion and garlic sauce. The lobster was nice cooked and was quite fresh. The meat was juicy and they did not overdo the garlic sauce which brought out the best of the lobster.
The chicken came out next. This was pretty good chicken. Usually they serve this dish with fried shrimp crackers. However this time they serve this with nuts over the chicken. I believe the nuts were chestnut however others might dispute this. Either way, I do like the variety and by doing it this way, the chicken was more softer and juicier and not as dry like typical roasted crispy chicken dishes.
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| Baked Lobster |
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| Crispy Chicken |
The last couple of dishes to arrive were the noodles and rice. It is a tradition for them to serve this at the end to make sure that if you were not full by now, then you will be full after this. They also served some red bean soup as well afterwards for desert which was not bad at all either.
Normally this is a typical ten course meal. Others may add a couple more where there is abalone and/or fish. We decided to bypass that as there were a lot of food on the table already and everybody was stuffed. A table of ten to serve all of this will cost you $188 per table. Cash preferred of course. Overall we were quite full after the meal and it was decent. The only drawback was that there was no one dish that was spectacular. It was fair just like its name. For tonight I give this place a 3.75 out of 5.
Very Fair Seafood Cuisine
17 Milliken Boulevard Toronto, ON
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