Small shop on monkland with a cute interior. They were quick to seat us and the staff was very…read moreattentive to the customers in the restaurant although it was obvious there were a lot more take-out orders. They have a good selection of both meat and vegetarian (even vegan) options for dumplings. I ordered the steamed pork and coriander while my friends ordered the tofu and green onion and another vegetarian option. They were all good but nothing spectacular. For $10 they are still worth it. I think I would go for the broth dumplings next time for more favour and less dry. Overall great service and very clean restaurant but food was lacking a bit of flavour.

We were walking around Monkland village very hungry and not knowing what we were craving. I noticed…read morethe Dumpling Shop and was so happy since it was exactly what I was craving and it was less dressy than some of the restaurants nearby. We were seated on high tables near the window at the entrance of the restaurant at our request, as the rest of the dining room was less charming. After ordering, the wait was ridiculously long to get our food. We ordered my go-to fave dumpling order, steamed lamb and coriander, and we also got the beef curry. So I don't know what happened, if this was an off night or what but basically it was almost inedible. The dough was hard and undercooked/doughy around the edges. So gross. The filling for both was ok but never going back as other dumpling shops in Montreal are authentic, delicious, more generous portion-wise and cheaper! I don't mind paying more but only if it's worth it.

My wife and I were in Montreal for vacation and we checked out Montreal Chinatown, and tried dim…read moresum at Kim Fung. Kim Fung is a in a shopping center and was pretty full but we were able to be seated right away. They brought up dishes on carts and we were able to order even though our table was in the corner. While we were there, the fire alarm was ringing. It did not seem like there was a fire, and three fire trucks even came to check things out, but no one inside the restaurant seemed concerned so everyone kept eating. The food was good but it was a little annoying eating with the fire alarm on. We ordered a lot of dim sum classics that we eat back home in California but it seemed like the prices were lower than what we normally pay back home. The bill once we figured our the CAD-USD conversion seemed very reasonable. If we're in town again and the fire alarm isn't loud, we'll try it again.

We had come here beforehand and enjoyed the food, but the cleanliness and service were…read morequestionable. This time around it seems they took my advice (lol!) as dim sum ladies were very friendly and the restaurant itself taken care of better. Food was tasty too. The disappointment came in the form of a small hair in my dumpling-- it happens! Not the end of the world, but did put me off. as well the chinese broccoli was the most expensive dish we got, and the veg was super bitter. still for the taste and service we would return.

I really enjoy the variety of dishes at Mei Wei. Other dumpling places we enjoy don't have a lot of…read moreside dish or alternative dish options like Mei Wei does. We have their wonton soup, which you could tell was homemade and fresh, the hot and sour soup, which my partner said wasn't exceptionally flavourful at first, but after eating more, it grew on him and he would absolutely order it again. We had the spring rolls, they were fresh and delicious, exactly what you'd hope for. We tried their fried wontons with peanut sauce, and those were really good. For dumplings, we ordered the lamb and coriander, which were nice, but maybe not enough coriander flavour, the beef and onion, and they hit the spot, and the chicken and curry, which were my favourite of what we had. To finish, we had their sesame balls, and those did not disappoint! I would come back just for them, so good! You could tell that everything was made fresh, with quality ingredients. I can't wait to try other dumpling flavours, and their edamame salad.

Came for lunch and tried the steamed spinach, vermicelli and egg dumpling, chicken and mushroom,…read morebeef and onion, coriander lamb, lamb and cumin and pan fried pork and chive dumplings. We enjoyed them all but the cumin lamb was the best. I would eat them all again and recommend it both for the price and quality. The staff there is very friendly and makes you feel welcome.

I really love this spot. They have the best buns ever!…read more They also make a really good Coke with lemon lol which sounds simple but the way they do it. It's fantastic. They pretty much squeeze a whole lemon over ice with Coca-Cola, which is super refreshing. I know it's not good for you but it's so good. It's a pretty small spot so not many people would eat there you grab your stuff pretty much and go and walk around and enjoy Chinatown. This is my top 3 spots to check out when I'm in the area / this is why I come to this part of town haha

I LOVE this bao bakery! Cheap and yummy food! My favourite is defos the plain and green onion bao…read more I will admit there's not a ton of options for vegetarians but still enjoyed it. The soy sauce helped add flavour too! The bao's did take a while and there are not a ton of places to sit. A quick grab and go snack!

Finally found my pictures and remembered that I needed to write about this…read more A friend took me here and it was an enjoyable experience. The egg tart pastry was amazing because it had the additional tasty crust that covered the egg tart where the egg tart usually shows up on top in many other Asian bakeries. This might be one of the best egg tart pastries I've had! Presumedly, comes from a bakery in the area- I don't know the bakeries around and didn't have time to scope around like that unfortunately. The shrimp rolls here were okay, the dim sum dumplings were delicious with flavor, juice, and typical dim sum texture. The hot tofu was done well and with the syrup. Staff is friendly here. Location is convenient and ambiance is nice for a traditional Asian dining classy restaurant.

After some research (Yelp and otherwise), it seemed that Ruby Rouge was the place to go for dim sum…read moredelivered by carts, and it turned out to be a good call. As has been mentioned elsewhere, it's up a flight of stairs, it opens around 10:30, and the carts start coming around about 10:45. There's also a sort of order and take out counter to the left of the entrance. Menu items can also be ordered inside while dim sum is coming around. The carts come out slowly and increase in number about every 15 minutes or so, and items seem to come out in a predictable order. You're given a small ramekin with a spicy sauce and mustard in it, which for me is sufficient. I don't feel the need for soy sauce for dim sum, nor is it on the table and has to be requested. One thing I liked is that the cost of items appear on the card for each row, so that you can maintain a rough idea of how much your meal has cost so far. The other thing I liked is the atmosphere. It was very friendly and relaxed, and I noticed many of the staff waving to individuals as they entered, probably regulars. While they didn't have necessarily the variety of offerings I've had at other dim sum restaurants, the overall experience was quite enjoyable and worth considering on future visits to Montreal.

Came here to celebrate Father's Day 2022 and this place was crowded/full…read more We arrived at around 6:30pm and ordered shortly after but the food didn't start coming out before 7:30pm due to how many patrons were in the restaurant and the number of large tables being used. I believe that there weren't enough servers at the time that we showed up which was another contributing factor to the longer wait time for the food. Once the food started coming out, it was very fast. I would say that the food was very good. We ordered one of the predetermined # course meals (I believed we ordered the 8 course meal). This included soup, rice, fish, lobster, salt & pepper pork chops, salt & pepper calamari, deep fried shrimp & chicken with a mayonnaise type sauce, a beef & vegetable dish, and a few other things that I don't recall. Parking outside the restaurant is free but because this restaurant shares the parking spaces with other businesses, it is hit or miss whether you will be able to park in the parking lot close to the restaurant. I was lucky enough at the time that I showed up to park in front of the restaurant. My brother wasn't as lucky and parked on the street for free a few blocks away from the restaurant.

Was craving Chinese food at late hours and wanted to try a spot outside of downtown. Checked that…read morethis place closes at 11pm, perfect, still on time (was 10pm). It's a big space, golden dragons, aquariums, TVs playing Chinese TV shows. Next to the restaurant there is a direct entry to a different billard bar, which adds more 80s martial arts movies vibe to the experience. The lady waitress was super kind. They have some special names for some of their rices. When she explained the Ying Yang rice, I was immediately sold. But she was a little bit concerned for us and suggested another rice which would be more of a conventional fried rice. She was very kind to do that but I said that I do like to try new dishes and flavours and that for sure I will like it. The general Tao was so good (talk about new flavours right? Sorry I was with my gf who is the opposite of me and likes to stick to the basics). The black bean pepper sauce beef was succulent. Full of pepper, and first time I see they leave the bone in the ribs for that dish, normally in other restaurants they won't put the bones so that was cool. The Ying Yang rice is half sweet and sour with chicken and pineapple and half with a white sauce and shrimps. It was very good, but I do understand why she would not suggest it, I can see people not liking the Yang part (the white part due to the sauce) , but if this serves as reassurance , I was surprised that my gf did like it. I definitely enjoyed it. This was a fun experience, we had a blast with the lady. I could see myself going back there late hours when I don't want to have chinese food at downtown.

6/2/25 went for what we thought would be to a Chinese dim sum joint…read more It's a hipster bar and dim sum joint. A millennial crowd was there today; busy for a Monday evening. Rather dark inside. Booths by the windows and bar seating. There's loud salsa and bachata in the background. Huh?! Most of the dim sum are garnished with micro greens, edible flowers and an unusual sauce. Not to hide poor workmanship, but to enhance the food. The sui mai and har gow are bursting at seams with well seasoned meat. Bigger than the ones I've had in Manhattan's Chinatown. Their chicken wings are larger than expected and delicious. The drinks are well balanced, but watch out; you may lose yours after a few. Service is attentive without being invasive.

This is a Chinese restaurant, we went in and found our table. We ordered our drinks, I ordered a…read moredirty martini. It was one of the best I ever had. It started getting crowded. And since was our first night in Montreal and being in a joyful mood, that had some items on the menu that we liked, shumai and har-gow. The size were quite big. And they were quite good. I had a nice time

Food is always great Service was Uber so awesome…read more And ambiance it's small in there mostly a take out place

General Tao chicken was ALL breading!!!! Maybe a minuscule piece of chicken in the odd piece but…read moremostly breading!the sauce was tasteless! The sesame beef was same, mostly breading & tasteless! The veg pieces in fried rice was hard & taste old!! Overall a HORRIBLE dinner delivered by SKIP.

I normally avoid buffets, but Lucky Buffet has a great selection and the food is fresh. There is a…read moregood variety of vegetables in several dishes. They also provide fast, efficient service.

What a pleasant surprise this was! I was coming to buy Girl Scout Cookies as they were being sold…read morethere yesterday (Friday) and I am a sucker for Girl Scouts as my nana spoiled me growing up and bought me boxes of Thin Mints whenever Girl Scout Cookie Season came around. Luckily, i was able to snag the last box of Thin Mints and a box of Trefoils, so I am not complaining. Since I was already at the location, I thought why not try the restaurant. I did not know what to expect and honestly I did not factor in that it was a buffet. Coming from Miami originally (though currently living in Saint Albans), I was lucky (no pun intended ^_^) to have had some really great buffets to experience in Miami, FL (ie. Kyojin in South Miami, Canton in Coral Gables, POC in Coral Gables) but I was craving Chinese food as I had not had any in so long. Lucky Buffet did not disappoint. They had sit down dining service as well as to go service. I am not sure if they deliver. If they did that would be amazing! But it was pretty busy which is always a good sign for a restaurant because it means they are doing good business and there is a demand for it. I ended up eating with my eyes and then my stomach because i filled 2 to go containers with a variety/assortment of foods like General Tso's chicken (my favorite), chicken & broccoli, crunchy and flavorful snap peas, crispy wonton noodles, very breaded/fluffy battered chicken tenders, and some vegetable fried rice that i doused in the General Tsao's sauce). I also got some of these Buttered scalloped potatoes which O-M-G were so darn good. They also had sliced onion mixed into the batch and no complaints there. It came out to a total of $38. There was a sign that said it was like $7.95 for pound of food and I figured I would splurge since I am not sure when I would be back there. I walk everywhere and in the cold, frigid temps, it's a bit cumbersome (and dangerous) to walk with food like that over icy sidewalks and slushy-muddy snow. I can't speak to what dining in would be like, but it seemed pretty decent. There was a steady flow of customers coming in and out which is always good to see. I also liked how they had fortune cookies sitting on display in the middle of the place for guests to take. I took about six lol I can't resist a good old fashioned fortune cookie:) If I ever happen to be walking by again, I would consider it again, but it is a lot of food. So you have to go on an empty stomach and also try not to over indulge or else you will have tummy issues. Chinese food is notorious for having MSG, but I am not sure if they use that there. I will say that they had a pretty decent dessert bar and ice cream selection. The people of Saint Albans are "lucky" to have this restaurant in their midsts. Also parking is pretty ample for those that have vehicles and the restaurant itself seemed pretty clean and well organized. If buffet items got low, they immediately would replenish them. The food was hot and ready to go. A plus was the little keychains being sold at the front at the counter. I had to get a Stitch one because I love the Stitch character. He's so cute ^_^ They also had a Spiderman one and Hello Kitty one so any fans of those characters would be pleasantly surprises and amused to see them being sold there once you check out and pay. Highly recommend this place.