Alton Restaurant

Reviews

• Allison Y.

  star star star star_border star_border 22 May 2026

  Alton is a fun one to review.  Why? The rating goes from 2 stars to 4 stars depending on your expectation.
  
  4 stars if you love love love low prices, mostly meat and vegetables, good portion, and you are willing to forego decor, ambiance and some level of cleanliness in exchange for a cheapo meal - seriously one the cheapest Chinese restaurants near Markham, if not the cheapest.  Posted prices include **a big bowl of rice and sales tax**.  The vegetable and meat dishes taste decent/A-OK.  The deep fried dishes are surprisingly decent.  Spicy dishes are "Cantonese" spicy, and they hit the sweet spot.
  
  3 stars if you love low prices very much, yet you want a bit of decor, ambiance, and take cleanliness seriously - I am serious when I say this is a no frills place.  Think bare walls with color paper menu.  Everything is dated.
  
  2 stars if you want seafood - I would only order deep fried seafood, such as deep fried fish fillets, deep fried squids.  The fried/deep fried shrimps aren't good, though. Fish fillets that are not deep fried aren't too good either.
  
  The services aren't bad for a basic Chinese eatery.  
  
  Straight up, if a diner doesn't mind paying market prices, the food and the "retro" ambiance won't charm him.  There is no food court in this mall, the communities in the nearby condos dine here often, so this is one of those community shops, so to speak,

• Alex T.

  star star star star_border star_border 15 May 2026

  Pros:
  Lots of set dinners to choose from
  
  Cons:
  Menu's are predominantly Chinese
  
  Alton restaurant is you old school Chinese eatery.  Don't expect any extra aesthetics and you'll be fine here.  If you want a decent meal at a pretty good price, this place fits the bill
  
  We came in for dinner on a Sunday night.  Although busy, there are many tables and turnover is pretty quick.  We were seated within 10 minutes of coming in with no reservation.
  
  As with a lot of Chinese restaurants like Alton, they have a large amount of set meals to choose from.  If you don't like the pre-set ones, you can create your own from the list of dishes they have.  The dishes range from about $9 to $12 I believe.  The good thing about this place is, that dishes all come with rice and tax is included with all the prices.
  
  You can took a look at my pics to see what I ordered.  The food comes out lightning quick after you order it.  The dishes for the most part all tasted fine.  Don't expect anything to blow your mind.  The theme for this place is "gets the job done" if you ask me.  You won't come to a place to try and impress anyone.  Just come to get a decent meal at an OK price.
  
  My only gripe is that most of the menus we were given were only written in Chinese.  If you follow my reviews, I'm not a fan of this place no matter the culture of food.  There should be English menus of some sort.
  
  All in all, I like places like Alton.  It's a no frills type of place that won't disappoint if you come with the right expectations.  The mantra is decent food at a decent price.  You won't go wrong if you come with this thought in mind.

• Nate Y.

  star star star star_border star_border 10 May 2026

  I returned to this restaurant after about 3 years.
  
  The reason why i never came back the first time was because there was a giant horsefly that i almost mistaken for a fermented black bean in my dish.
  
  anyways, the unlimited rice option and line up out the door enticed me to give it another try.
  
  It is quite mediocre.  the food prices are generally pretty good here.  but the portions do seem smaller.  Food is only a tad above Chinese food court quality.
  
  But i guess it is still an affordable no frills family restaurant.  
  
  One thing to note is that i saw some regulars getting dishes that seem to be quite large.. when i ordered the dish it came out much smaller.   Not sure what that is all about..
  
  Its not quite worth a 3 star but definitely doesn't deserve a 2 star rating.

• Justin H.

  star star star star star 10 May 2026

  Have been visiting this restaurant on a regular basis for the past few years. Service is slightly slacking but the popping prices and big portions make up for it! The set dinners are hella value but unfortunately they are only in the menu in Chinese.
  
  My favourite lunchtime / snack is the delightful brown platter which is a combo of French toast, French fries, sausage and deep fried chicken wings- the perfect golden quartet  The combo also comes with a drink all for the cheap price of 7.50 ish. This restaurant has a nice rustic atmosphere which definitely takes you back to the pre-digital era. I hope this restaurant never closes.

• Pauline Z.

  star star star star_border star_border 7 May 2026

  Came with family for Sunday brunch cause Tasty House was closed.
  
  Food: Got the preserved egg and meat slices congee ($4.50), fried pork cutlet and rice ($6.75), and beef rice noodle soup ($6.75). The congee was  decent, they definitely didn't skimp out on the meat and egg. The pork cutlet was pretty good, but I didn't like the sauce. It was a bit sour and tasted a bit like canned tomato paste. The beef rice noodle soup tasted a bit burnt though.
  
  Ambience: It's the typical Chinese restaurant decor, booths by the side of the restaurant, big and small round tables, all the specials written on the walls. The tables are all covered by disposable white plastic covers. A lot of families were there for brunch, as well as some smaller groups.
  
  Service: The waitresses were decent, service was typical of Chinese restaurants. Our food came pretty quickly.
  
  Overall, if you want cheap decent Chinese food, coming here is not bad for the price. But there's so many other places I'd rather go to for rice noodle soup or congee, like Tasty House.