The other night we went out for a function out at Spring Rolls located just outside Fairview Mall in North York. We had reserved a long line of tables and it was ready when we got there. When we sat down, we were originally given the regular menu however afterwards, a waitress had come by to take back the menus and given us a special menu. Tonight I decided to go with a coconut fried shrimp, a chicken pad thai and a mango creme brulee.
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| Coconut Shrimp |
The coconut fried shrimp came first. There were three of them inside a cup suspended on top of some salad at the bottom of the cup. There was also a special shrimp sauce placed beside it. The shrimp itself was quite bland. It was crispy and nicely battered however the shrimp's taste was all but gone. One really needed the sauce to give it some flavor.
The chicken pad thai arrived next and at first glance it looked pretty good. However as one sank their teeth into it, the goodness of it stopped right there. The pad thai was quite gooey and the lime juice added to it really made it quite sour. The roasted peanuts helped it a little but the tofu was not good at all. The tofu were hard and stale. I had to push it to aside in order to continue with the meal. Needless to say, I was only able to finish half the plate.
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| Chicken Pad Thai |
Last to arrive was the mango creme brulee. The creme brulee was nice burnt on the top but the bottom of it lacked the true zing in the mango. In other words, you taste the mango but there was nothing spectacular about it.
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| Mango Creme Brulee |
Overall, I was a little disappointed with the whole meal. I also surveyed one of my friend's sushi and sashimi dishes and he said it was just not that good. Personally although it is appreciative of the fact that they try to have a little bit of Asian on their menu, I think that they would be better off at focusing on one or two particular culture's food rather trying to have a little bit of everything. Quantity does not always equal quality. As well, their specialty menu was littered with spelling mistakes including the name of the event. That is bad. Overall I give this a generous 2 out of 5.
Spring Rolls
1800 Sheppard Avenue East Toronto, ON M2J 5A7
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