Mother's Dumplings

Great atmosphere but the food didn’t wow me. It was very enjoyable with interesting flavours in the dumplings, but the dumpling filling didn’t really bring any new flavour profiles to the table and none of the filling combinations I had tasted bold. I had the beef and celery, pork and pickled cabbage and shrimp, chive and egg fillings. These dumplings have very traditional tasting flavours and I will say, the big plus of this place is that all the ingredients taste relatively fresh. Even the dumpling itself and pancake batter taste very light and clean. That being said I personally would prefer a spot that had bolder flavours, but if that’s not your vibe then maybe you’ll like this place

Located near College and Spadina, Mother's Dumplings has earned a spot in the Michelin recommended guide for 2024, which prompted our visit to try it out. The restaurant is fairly good in speed and quality, and the food served was generally good. However, it fell a little short due to the flavours that we were expecting in 'standard' dishes that we try at places to set the initial experience. During our experience, we ordered several items from the menu like the Pork and Chives Dumplings (boiled), Juicy Pork Bun (essentially soup-filled dumplings), Green Onion Pancake, Hot & Sour Soup, and Potato Salad. The Pork and Chives Dumplings were flavourful but did not stand out compared to other preferred dumplings in Chinatown. In contrast, the Green Onion Pancake was well pan-fried, and best in crispness and taste. The Hot & Sour Soup was filling for its medium size, although it lacked the expected sourness. The Potato Salad presented a unique twist, being slightly sweet and spicy, with shredded carrots and thinly sliced potatoes. However, it deviated from the traditional expectations of potato salad, which typically includes a vinegar-based dressing. The service at Mother's Dumplings was very quick to turn around our food and attentive staff who promptly noticed that our dumplings did not include the right amount and proactively told the kitchen to begin cooking additional portions without delay. Additionally, they offer the option to purchase frozen bags of dumplings to take home for later. Lastly, they only take cash or debit.

A casual Chinese restaurant focused on dumplings. Choose items from the menu, check the items in the order form, and hand it to the server. Quick service. Food is delicious. Very popular and may need to wait to be seated. A Michelin restaurant. Cash or debit card payment only.

Overall decent. This place used to be awesome and so we came back a second time, but food did not hit the spot as much this time. The beef & chive dumpling was excellent but the shrimp & egg dumpling and the chicken dumpling were good not great. The scallion pancakes, Chinese broccoli, and seafood fried rice were all underseasoned. Lastly, the sweet & sour fish was way too sweet to enjoy. Service was pretty good but experience was overall a bit of a letdown due to the food being underseasoned.

Very vibey spot. It’s fast and they’re really nice! The dumplings are fine. The green onion pancake was good! The boiled and pan fried dumplings were better than steamed for sure. Skip the steamed pork dumplings. They were quite not good. They have good vegetarian options.