Deer Garden Signatures

After two years I figured I’ll give this place a try again, came on a Sunday afternoon for lunch. The broth has improved from two years ago, it is no longer as diluted. However, service seem to have gotten worse. The waitress placed the bill on our table half way through our meal to rush us out, my sister wasn’t even half done her bowl of noodles yet. How rude. I also found a bug in my bowl near the end :(they don’t wash their veggies thoroughly enough.

Bland food and even worse service. I’m not a fan of noodle houses by any means but go to Magic Noodle down the street instead.

After doing some research there are two locations, one in Richmond Hill and the other in Scarborough. I figured I’d give the one close to home a try.
Located on Silver Star Blvd the plaza can be quite a challenge to find parking during peak dinner hours. Nonetheless once inside the interior is bustling with patrons seated in a modern and contemporary setting.
Their choice of foods are diverse whether it be rice, noodles or soups.
Both J and I decided to try their popular noodle: $ 9.75 you choose your type of soup, noodles, 2 toppings a d choice of hot or cold drink. I opted for their Thai Tom yong soup, Korean sweet noodles, sliced beef and tofu, hot tea.
The portions were so sufficient I couldn’t finish it.
On the side we ordered their fried turnip cakes, big chunks, slightly crisp on the outside, nice and soft inside… either way it was delish.
HK tea was okay, perhaps as a recommendation they could have added more milk.

An average noodle soup joint. There’s so many noodle soup joints now it is hard to compete. My mom quite enjoyed the fish soup here though. not alot of msg and can taste the fish in the soup.
Also ordered the fried turnip cake and that was ok. not the best. The good part here is when you order a noodle soup you also get a drink like milk tea or lemon tea.
If you’re looking for chinese snacks/​apps there is not much to choose from here.
Overall it’s decent but sometimes you will need to wait in line to get a table.

Heard a lot of great things so I finally decided to come here and give it a try. We went during lunch on a Saturday and the restaurant was busy but the wait wasn’t long at all. I ordered the Peanut Sauce and Chili Soup Paste with Egg Noodles, Sliced Beef, Fish Balls and Beef Tendon. I love how you can customise your own noodles with so many different combinations. This soup base was quite delicious. For appetizers, we also ordered the Deep Fried Pork Chop and it was a good deal for $ 1.95 with decent portions. For the drink, I ordered the Hong Kong Style Milk Tea. Can’t wrong with that when you dine at Asian restaurants. Overall, it was a great dining experience and would definitely go back again and again.

my sister is a vegan and she went there with her friends, asked the waitress if there was any vegetarian options and she said no (which is totally fine), one of the spicy soup base could be vegan but theres shrimp paste in it, she asked if they could perhaps take away the paste but apparently the soups are all pre-​made. the only thing they offered was noodles and veggies served in boiling water… WITH NO SEASONING OR ANYTHING. she asked for at least some soy sauce and salt to be served with the noodles and got refused because the waitress didnt even wanted to make the effort. my sister was in a rush and her friends already ordered so she just dealt with it… having water boiled noodles and veggies in a RESTAURANT, what a joke…
I also went there once before and ordered the original fish soup with noodles, and it was TASTELESS to me. not sure about the other ones, my friend ordered the tum yum and it looked good
this is my first time commenting, because i feel really bad for what happened to my sister. just really disappointed…
so yeah… vegetarians or vegans, beware of this store
peace out =v=

This restaurant specializes in noodle soup. They provide you a list, where you check off the ingredients that you’re interested in. For example, they have many options on the soup base, the types of meat and vegetables to choose from. Very organized and friendly for those that can only read English.
I ordered the fish soup broth and was tasty. I order a bowl of flat rice noodles, which wasn’t overly or under cooked. The meal sets come with a side order of a drink (milk tea, lemon tea, etc). They have another many available if you’re not into noodles and soup. You can order side dishes like chicken wings, rice bowls and a variety of other Asian dishes.
Place was well lit, clean, and nice interior design. They were accommodating to our large group of 15 people and pushed the tables together for us. Price is pretty decent as well. If you’re up for a quick bite and you’re craving noodles, I would recommend checking this place out.

Love this place:)
Really like the tomato and Tom yum soup base. They always give u a lot of veggie and the smoothie that u can order with the combo is good too
I keep coming back for it!
Service is okay but not the best…
Always have to line up!

This place is generally good, by that, I mean you can’t really go wrong. The noodles are standard with a lot of options for soup bases and different types of noodles. There are a bunch of toppings, appetizers, and drinks to choose from. This place has really good variety and the price is also pretty decent.
Tastewise, it’s basically the same as the other location but with less people. Also more accessible for people in the Scarborough area that don’t have a car.
Verdict: Try it. It’s not pricey, it’s pretty good, and you’ll be full.
That’s all.

Woah, this location is so much more relaxed, it almost makes it worth the drive all the way here so I’m not crowded the entire time I’m here.
No wait time and sat down super quick. The menu is the exact same as the other Highway 7 location, so it made ordering quite simple.
Noodles were just as good as the other location, but I found it odd that I ordered extra noodles that came in a separate bowl, without soup… By the time I got to my extra noodles, they were all dried up and sticking together.
Quick overall service, and the servers were quite good. A bit odd that they only spoke mandarin, even if you spoke to them in any other language, but the message got across and everything came out fine.
If you like your Deer Garden noodles without the super long wait and crowd, U would recommend this location any day!

deer garden is one of my favourite noodle places! lots of choices to customize your noodle and portion size is plenty. always comes super hot
I’ve only been during the day and it seems to always get really busy by 12 – 1230

Ambiance/​décor-​3
Service-​4
Food-​4
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I personally think this restaurant has gotten down the efficiency aspect in spades. It is a sit down restaurant, but you can do the whole order yourself on a piece of paper giving you all the options without bothering the wait staff.
They advertise their soup as MSG FREE, so it’s natural fish soup flavour. However, they have a ton of other soup bases you can choose from and you can customize everything to the type of noodles to the type of meat in the bowl. However, no matter how nice the bowl of noodles are, the best part is when ordering sides. You can order up to two grilled dishes, which taste fantastic and is only a small cost to get these dishes. The soup and noodles are definitely spot on, not too salty, but not too watered down too. I personally like phở more still, cuz it’s missing the extra kick. Though I feel the sides do accomplish that. Definitely worth the bang for buck, though the drinks here are pretty average, so don’t expect much.

This place is excellent. You get to customize your noodles and soup base. We ordered the laksa noodle and fish soup noodle. On the side, we ordered the turnip cake and chicken wings. The turnip cake is not your regular congee queen style. The pieces are massive and flavourful. I would come to this place again. Milk tea is great too!
Tip: you can also order just the fish base soup to go, a large container for only $ 4. Great for making homemade soup noodles, vegetables and dumplings.

Lots of good custom made noodles here make this a good go-​to whenever you are feeling hungry. When I came in here with recommendations from some friends, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but came away impressed.
Deer Garden’s signature is its make your own noodles menu, and they have some interesting choices to make it more special than your run of the mill noodles. I chose to have beef brisket, pumpkin on glass noodles, with a peppery gingko nut broth.
I thought the portions would be small, but they do not disappoint, and I had to struggle to finish everything. The gingko nuts and pumpkin were what made the noodles special, as not many places have those topping choices. I would come in again just to try all the different combinations.

Amazing noodle soups that can be customized to your delight. Make sure you get there early to avoid the long lines. I arrived with my family before noon and the line starts to be uncontrollable by 12:30 pm. The previous restaurant was similar where they serve noodle soups customized to your hearts content.
Choices to customize your noodle soup include meats, veggies, soup base, noodle type and combo feature to include a drink. I chose the tomato /​fish soup base paired with crystal noodle, fish and some veggies. It was delicious and quite large in portion that I needed to bring it home for a second meal. The drink I order was the ginger tea since I was still recovering from my cold.
The extra food items were the Taiwanese sausage and wings. Everyone enjoyed the sausage but the wings were nothing special. I would go back but recommend everyone go early or else stand in line for more than 30 min.

Came here on a Saturday around noon and it was super busy. Be prepared to wait 10 – 15 minutes at minimum before being seated.
Prices for food have gone up since opening and for two people our bill came out to $ 30 after tips and taxes for a bowl of noodles and a cold drink. Value wise, not the greatest.
In terms of selection for soup and noodles, it’s pretty good. I tried the parsley and century egg fish base soup with flat rice noodles. Soup was a little bland but was still satisfying.
One of the better choices in the plaza as there are 3 – 4 other noodle joints inside

One of the best noodles places around. Their noodles portions are larger than most noodle shops, I can never finish a whole of bowl of noodles. I love how you can choose your soup base, toppings and noodles. My favorite is the tomato and pumpkin soup base. I also like their beef brisket and bean curd as toppings.
I’ve only had their rice offerings once and it’s a good portion. I ordered the chicken teriyaki with egg on rice and the chicken has crispy skin and the chicken is still moist. The rice offerings is also very filling.
All of their meals includes a hot drink for free or you can upgrade to other more fancy cold drinks for $ 1 – 2.50.
Service is adequate and I’ve never had bad service here.

We stopped by for a family dinner with 8 on a Sunday night. For 6PM, it was pretty quiet but by 7, the place was packed. Deer Garden is a soup noodle and rice place where they offer a variety of soups, noodles, toppings and sides. Plus they have a good selection of drinks and slushi. For example you can have original fish soup with egg noodles topped with fish fillets and cuttlefish. The choices are quite endless!!!
Décor: This location was quite large and modern looking. Big comfy booths with a neat wooden fishes hanging on top.
Food: With our large group, we ordered 5 noodles and 3 rice (chicken and unagi). My order was the Chau Chau soup with rice noodles, fish balls, luncheon meat and corn with 2 sides — fried fish and fish puffs. When the order came, the noodles were huge!!! After eating for 10 mins, it didn’t feel like I made a dent in the noodles. Soup base was mild but I was hoping for a stronger taste. Generally, the noodles were good. But by far, the sides are a great deal — they are optional at 2.25 each but essentially you are getting half price apps. I highly recommend you maximize the 2 sides. We managed to try almost all of them — winners were fried fish, pork chop with maggi, terayaki chicken and sausage. Fish puff was so-​so. Though I didn’t try it, the rice dishes smelled and looked great.
In general, loved the place so i will have to come back to try the other soups eg Laksa soup! Great place to get your noodle fix.

Everytime I want to get some soup and quick lunch, I will come here…
The food isn’t bad and they give you lots of noodles…
I suggest don’t get their side order dishes as a alone dish because it is quite expensive when you order them alone. Ex. the ox tongue is $ 8 for 4 pieces. It is cheaper to add few extra dollars to your soup to get the small sides.

For regulars, a heads up that the prices have increased. I think what used to be the $ 8.95 noodle combo is now $ 9.25. The add-​ons, like pork cutlet, are now $ 2.25, up from $ 1.95. And they now have fewer choices of free drinks, with cold drinks like lemon ribena now cost an extra $ 0.50. These were the price changes I noticed, but I didn’t scan the rest of the menu.
The noodles come with a few vegetables, like nappa cabbage and mushrooms, so don’t worry about picking two meats as toppings. I’ve tried the malay laksa, peanut & chili, and one of the fish soups though I can’t remember which. All three were enjoyable, but the peanut chili (also known as «dam damn meen» in Cantonese) is definitely my favourite. If you like peanut flavours, this is perfect for you. I’ve had minor issues with there not being enough soup on some days and the soup being too watery on other days, but most of the time, it’s a nice, thicker soup with strong flavour.
My favourite cold drink (and by «favourite», I mean «the only one I’ve ever ordered over and over again») is the strawberry smoothie. You get a good amount for an extra $ 2 as it comes in a bubble-​tea takeout cup and tastes great. It could benefit from a little more blending as sometimes there are chunks of ice that are too big for the straw, but it’s never been a big enough issue for me to change my mind on the overall taste.
Seating is not a big issue and while there are usual wait times for core meal hours, I haven’t experienced a wait longer than 20 minutes, even for a group of eight.
While there are a few areas that could be improved, if you like noodles in soup, this is a great place to go.

This deer garden is not as packed as the one on highway 7, so already that’s #blessed. The waiting time is not long anyway, because it seems to be larger. Dragged the boy to eat here several times because he lives 5 minutes away and didn’t even know there was a deer garden here… *cue JB music* what do you mean?¿?
The service varies here. It’s always quick but not always friendly. one lady that works here is all smiles, all the time while the other one looks like she’s never smiled in her entire life. All good, the food comes out fairly quickly. It’s weird how the drinks always come AFTER the bowls of deliciousness, when they can be made so much quicker.
The food is consistent with the other chain. My friend loves the fish soup base offered here, while I always head for the laksa. So good and yummy, especially for a cold day. I love the thick rice noodle + corn. geeeez, I love corn more than I can love a human baby. They never skimp out on the ingredients, and I always get more than I can finish. The prices are high, but that’s expected for a noodle bar. Honestly, I don’t know if I prefer chef papa more or deer garden. It really doesn’t matter to me, it’s just whichever one I’m closer to. I’m a noodle head, so I’m always down for it.
+ the iced lemon tea is way too sweet. definitely get it unsweetened or half sweet if you order it unless you want to end up with a sugar migraine.