Fried Lobster Tower龍蝦塔
Ordered by weight, arriving as a pile. Get ten pounds and ten people.
Chinese · Agincourt
Fishman Lobster Clubhouse
魚樂軒
Towers of lobster, ordered by the pound, photographed by everyone
ChineseAgincourt, Toronto$$$Details being confirmed
The review
Fishman is not a restaurant for two people. It is a Cantonese seafood hall on Sheppard East where lobster is ordered by the pound and arrives stacked into a tower, and where the correct booking is ten people who have not eaten since breakfast.
The fried lobster is the reason anyone comes and it delivers. Typhoon shelter crab — garlic, chilli, fried breadcrumb — is the messier and arguably better dish. Steamed fish is the one that shows whether the kitchen can leave something alone, and it can.
Honest notes: with fewer than six people this makes no sense at all. Service is stretched when full. Market pricing means the bill can climb sharply, so agree the weight before you nod at the tank.
What to order
Typhoon Shelter Crab避風塘炒蟹
Garlic, chilli, breadcrumb. Messy in the correct way.
Steamed Fish清蒸魚
The dish that shows whether the kitchen can restrain itself. It can.
What works
- Seafood is live and priced by weight
- Open until 1am
- Genuinely built for large groups
What doesn’t
- Pointless for fewer than six people
- Service is stretched at peak
- Bill climbs fast at market prices
Verdict
Ten pounds of lobster, ten people, one late booking. Agree the weight first.