Tropico Spice

Reviews

• Danny C.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 13 June 2026

  I came with a group tour and this happened to be the restaurant chosen for our meals on two occasions. The restaurant atmosphere is definitely tacky and fails miserably at imitating a chic Chinese restaurant, yet not ghetto enough to represent an authentic street Chinese experience. The utensils given were wooden, the table cloths were plastic and the towelettes were plastic packaged; definitely not environmentally sensitive.
  
  The food that was provided was definitely subpar even given the preset meals by the tours. The flavours were bland, cheap and for one dish (which I would refer to as "regurgitated spam") was absolutely a grotesque experience to swallow. The fact there are black flies zooming around the restaurant is absolutely disgusting, some even landing on the food left isolated on the table next to us.
  
  The wait staff were decent enough to provide us with tea and extra rice when we asked for it because our tables seated a large group. However, once the food is served by them, good luck. They have NOT ONCE checked in on us to see if we needed anything and clear dishes (by the way the restaurant is empty...). This wouldn't be as infuriating but when I went up with the pot to ask for more tea when no staff came by for five minutes, the cashier whom I believe is the owner did not even look up, rolled her eyes and rudely say "don't ask me, go ask someone inside" and rudely waved me off.
  
  As a Chinese individual myself, please spare yourselves of this poor excuse of a Chinese restaurant establishment and find an alternative elsewhere. If I had it my way, I would never have paid for this crap experience and take my business to the 7-Eleven next door. However, if you're looking to waste your money on low-quality Chinese food (if we can even call the substance they serve that) and ghastly service, then this is the spot for you!

• Keung P.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 13 June 2026

  My Chinese tour group that I came very reluctantly brought us here for lunch. I had a bad feeling from the beginning that this place would suck since Chinese tours are cheap and therefore, bring us to eat cheap food. All the dishes there taste worse than those cheap Chinese all you can eat buffets. I don't think the chefs are even Chinese because it tasted so westernized and the tea they provided was watery. Eww. If you want some good Chinese food in Canada, don't come here but if you come with a tour, then expect this.