Be the first Weblocal.ca user to add photos or videos of Swatow Restaurant
One of my favourite place to go when I am in Chinatown. The menu selection is large and the food is good and service is fast. Place would be a bit cleaner.
Love this place. The wonton noodles are piping hot. This is a regular place for canadians & non-canadians. Yes, it looks awful but gosh-darn-it the food is good.
"Excellent post-clubbing" Cantonese cooking at this Chinatown stalwart is a "wonderful way to end the evening" swear "long-time customers" who go for "traditional" dishes at "inexpensive" prices; it's "far from decorative", but an "efficient waiter system" further ensures it's "always crammed" – even at 2 AM.
This is the place to go for a late night snack after clubbing or movie. Very very fast service. Order and a few minutes later the food is right there.
We ordered chow mien and swatow duck. Get the swatow duck! (not the soy braised one) Very crispy skin and perfect for a late night snack!
We had late night cravings and decided on Swatow. It was a good choice. The food was good, service was fast and prices were excellent. I give it a four because the restaurant itself is not too nice but this is China town.
Great food and selections, fast and good service.
Would be great if they put less salt in their food, I can hardly taste anything beyond the first few bites.
Swatow has gained a loyal following for the past two decades serving its dense, flavourful dishes in its prototypical no-frills restaurant on Spadina Avenue. Swatow is the name of a region in southeast China that chows down on Cantonese cooking, which is threaded throughout the menu with its quick, cheap, and heavy entrees, but the noodles are what the restaurant is known for. It’s open late... more