Flip a Coin Asian Tapas

Walked in, it was sorta busy… Busy enough that they didn’t have menus for us. Ordered the mini burgers, low mein and the curry. Burgers lacked flavour and was messy to eat. Low mein had a weird taste to it, almost like a burnt taste, couldn’t finish it. The curry was the best out of all three meals. For drinks I ordered the milk tea with tapioca; the tapioca was super bland, no sweetness to it. I also ordered this because outside there was a promotion banner, 10% off your bill when you order a drink. However, when the bill came we didn’t get the 10% off, told the waitress about the promotion they were advertising outside, she told me it was over. Eventually they honoured the 10% off the bill…
One thing that bothered me was the kitchen staff, all the girls in there had no hair nets on, and many had their long hair out and they were going in and out of the kitchen. I saw some guys wearing hats though.
Food: ²⁄₅
Service: 3.5÷5
Atmosphere: 2.5÷5

Arrived for lunch at 12:30pm on a Friday, restaurant is very clean, food is excellent and came to the table very quickly.
Background music is very good volume and playlist was pleasant.
To reach 5 stars they need to place good quality chopsticks on the tables (we were given cheap wooden ones that broke) instead of or beside the forks. Also, remove the Christmas tree and decorations. (It’s the 15^th of January)

FLIP a few dollars. It’s worth it.
The first thing to know about FLIP A COIN is that its a «tapas» type restaurant. This means they serve their food in smaller portions meant for sharing. The benefit is that you get to taste several types of food at one sitting. And as tapas go, it can get expensive. Two people can expect to pay about $ 30 each to try 4 to 5 tapas. It’s located just west of the Starbucks in Port Credit. There’s parking on the street or behind FLIP.
They serve tea in a traditional tea set with a cast iron pot and a selection of teas. The Pork Ribs and the Mini FLIP were excellent. You’ll want to have your own Mini FLIP :-) The Curry Shrimp Hot Pot was also excellent and perfect for sharing. The Thai curry has a nice kick to it. The Bamboo steamed Black Cod was tasty and I would vote for more cod on the dish.
The interior is interesting. The walls have some nice art and the music is perfect. The seating is a little «cold» except for the bench seats. But the space is only 3 weeks old. In time, this place will «season» nicely. The service is «enthusiastic». You can even win a prize if you can guess the secret ingredient in the Mini FLIP. It’s not necessarily a spice and red cabbage or pork belly was wrong :-) Just a tip.
We went their early around 5:30 on a Monday night and it was empty. I think they will start seeing more people as soon as it gets discovered in Port Credit. The nice part about an empty restaurant is the feeling you are the only ones being catered to. That won’t last long at Flip a Coin. If the menu keeps changing they will keep bringing people back.
Well done FLIP

Atmosphere
Nicely decorated.
Price
Okay. Average 10 bux per tapas. Cheap for tapas but way expensive for asian food.
Service
Friendly servers. Odd how they serve the tapas. Took awhile for food to arrive once ordered but then all came out at once. Usually tapas you get one or two dishes at a time to enjoy then more comes otherwise they will all get cold and the tables are too small for all the dishes.
Food
Not memorable. Well memorable in a negative way.
The pork ribs were way too sweet but was the best dish.
Crispy rice no taste. So bland.
The chicken, easy on the chili please. Chicken on fire I know. But all you taste is the chili. Wasnt cooked well. I like spicy food but this is cooked oddly.
Poutine is odd with sweet potato instead of regular fries. Sweet potato fries get soggy too quickly so doesnt go in a poutine unlike regular fries.
The duck was good if you can bite through the crazy hard croutons. Also not sure how it goes with sweet and sour side dish.
For the 60 bux, I could get a way better flavorful asian meal elsewhere in the GTA. Only twist here is it is tapas style rather than big dish family style. This twist is not worth it for the odd food.
By the way stop reviewing your own restaurant. Only out a month and a small restaurant there would not be that many reviews up by now. How funny that most have only 1 review under their belt.

Overall, I loved my experience here and I would come here again.
Service was slow (but I can tell they put a lot of effort into the food here and there’s obviously a process to making the food so I’m willing to wait).
Atmosphere is nice, clean and cozy. I could carry on a conversation very nicely even with four other full tables.
The two girls working were so nice and asked how each dish was (I like how they sincerely wanted our opinion!).
The tea experience was so cool. Loved it! Just a suggestion: There should also be an option for people who want tea but just want the regular pot of tea and a bigger cup.
Loved the tapas concept but wish there were two or three options for people who like hearty dishes. We spent close to $ 100 and still had to go to another restaurant after because we were still hungry!
Dishes my table tried:
One Bite Tofu Delight– The textures from the tofu, cracker and bacon together was oddly satisfying. The type of bacon they used wasn’t too overbearing in saltiness or fat. The one with spicy mayo was my favourite
The Mini Flip– delicious sliders. Juicy, flavourful and the fresh spinach gave it a nice «crisp» feel. The Crisp Chips are so yummy (they’re like the outside part of a spring roll).
Chicken On Fire– I love spicy food and this dish truly delivers. The chicken was juicy and not over cooked (thank god). However, there were so many chilli flakes in the dish that more than half the dish was just chilli! Wish there was less chilli and more chicken :)
Bamboo Steamed Black Cod– melts in your mouth and tastes SO good with the seaweed salad. Perfect portions!
Seaweed salad– tastier than most places I’ve been to. Fresh, crisp and flavourful. Not slimy and lacking in flavour like most places.
Berry smoothie– super tasty and thick (I love it that way) but it had a few ice chunks that got in the way.
I’m really upset I didn’t try the Stat Anisse flavoured Crème Brûlée! I hope they have it next time I go :)

Try their lunch special for $ 13 which include chicken breast wrap, bacon capellini and salad with homemade dressing. Definitely worth the value and taste so good!

If you wanna try fusion food, this is a must go place. My favourite dish is cool capellini and mini flip. Will definite come back!

Had the pleasure of visiting in their first week. Service was excellent; food was very tasty and great value. We enjoyed the crispy rice, black cod, sliders, lo mein, spare ribs and duck. I recommend all of these dishes.
Will definitely come back. Hope the liquor license is in place soon.

First time here, we gave the chief a green light. We took a chance on the Chief’s Choice. It turns out that the burger and the Cool Capellini are magnificent, and the Nespresso as well. We’ll try other stuff on the next visit.

Affordable excellent food. The chef is so creative on fusion courses. I really like the owner’s handmade special drink, healthy and tasty. The mini burger set impresses me a lot. You will have $ 1 off if you can find out the secret ingredient in burger set. And this is good place for any ceremony or event.

Newly found chic restaurant in Mississauga downtown. Highly recommend mini flip, bow of joy, lo mein and singing crispy rice.

The signature burger, Mini Flip, is fabulous! Delicious, juicy and good looking, especially it is not expensive at all!
Besides, the Singing Crispy Rice will amuse you as a work of art when the waitress pours the source onto the Guoba. This course perfectly represents the name of Flip, fun and taste.
Tang Cu Pork Rib and Chicken on Fire are popular Asian Course with chef’s innovation.

Highly recommend Mini Flip, Bowl of Joy, Tang Cu Pork Rib and Lo Mein. One Chef to go pls…

Very tasty food, nice service and great location.
Love this place, definitely will come back.