Top-notch, authentic Chinese dining experience, but with actual great service. Their xiao long bao…read morewas even tastier than Din Tai Fung, but the skin is thicker. The noodle had flavorful sauce, and the whole dining experience was so pleasant that I felt compelled to purchase their T-shirts, which have excellent calligraphy (I bear the proper credential for traditional Chinese calligraphy because I used to teach it). The dining area is crowded and cramped, but we're not there to do tai chi. There's plenty of room to stuff your mouth with delicious food.

Really surprising experience here, a hole in the wall dumplings place with seating for no more than…read more25 or so, but a varied menu full of fried and soup delights. We opted for the shrimp and coriander fried and a BBQ porn bun. Both were excellent and the prices were outstanding. Skip Schwartz's. This is the to go on the neighborhood.

What a hidden gem. Wish this place existed when I was a Concordia student!!! I really 100%…read morerecommend this place, food is decently priced and the cooks are crazy fast. Great for a fast delicious lunch. Friendly waiter went above and beyond for our table. The place isn't fancy but sit your ass down and choose one of the many delicious options on the menu. We went with the Fried Pork, Sizzling Beef and Shanghai Noodles. I liked them in that exact order. The Fried Pork kept calling to me. Huge generous plates. Would love to go back and try more things on their menu!

Lunch special is a good deal. Food portions are very generous (similar to family size/normal…read moresizing). Everything came out when it was fresh made so food was piping hot. We both enjoyed our meal and they now offer free coffee or tea for orders over $10. Parking is a bit difficult but we will be back when we're in town again.

Fell in love with the Le Lotus Bleu during our summer 2023 visit and we've been meaning to go back!…read moreThey've made several changes in the past few years, including bringing the noodle chefs to the front and staying open on Tuesdays. The hand pulled noodles here are so good. My partner and I got the small bowls (braised beef and lamb noodle soups), but the portions are HUGE. Highly recommend going for noodle style 6 (thickest, more chewy) or 4. We also got the pork and cabbage dumplings, which are super juicy. This meal was very filling; we could've done without the dumplings, but they're too good to pass up. Service was ok since only one person was handling most FOH procedures. Atmosphere was also fine. It was just really warm, even with the multiple fans running (open doors, no AC), but it was to be expected with the pots of noodles cooking in the front. Since everything is so tasty and affordable, we'll try to make a stop every time we visit :) (Having trouble uploading photos - check Google review) BRAISED BEEF SOUP NOODLE (S) - $13.99 CAD LAMB SOUP NOODLE (S) - $14.99 CAD PORK AND CABBAGE DUMPLINGS (15) - $11.99 CAD

The noodle soups and the xiaolongboa were good but not over flavorful. The fried dumplings had hard…read more(dried) edges that made them unappealing. More a fun culinary experience than a wow Chinese meal.

Got takeout from here after arriving from Ottawa and not wanting to go out to eat. Ordered general…read moretsos chicken with white rice and the wontons with peanut butter sauce and both were delicious! It was delivered sooner than it was expected and the food was hot! Highly recommend Aunt Dai's!

Read the positive reviews and visited for dinner. Came away underwhelmed. Nothing particularly bad,…read morebut nothing great either. Everything we ordered was flat-line on taste and flavor. Despite the forbidding, poorly kept exterior and stair landing, the interior dining area was clean. Food consisted of Vegetarian Spring Rolls (two absolutely tiny fried rolls with a flavorless yellow dipping sauce), Cumin Beef (perhaps the star of the show, relatively tender, with specks of dried chili - not at all spicy), Sweet and Spicy Eggplant (again, okay but lacked spiciness/heat and flavor), and rice, all washed down with marginally cold Tsing Tao beer. Portions were generous, service was hurried/at rapid pace for some reason, but lacked follow-up once the dishes arrived! The meal for two set us back CAD 58+ with hefty taxes and generous tips. Not a bad place by any means, but what we had was nothing spectacular!

We came here for a late lunch. The seating area is tiny and it just so happened that there were two…read morelarge families dining already. We waited about 10 min for a table for 2. The service was good. They took our order and brought out our food. A bowl of rice is not included with entrees. We ordered sweet and sour chicken, beef chow fun, and pan fried dumplings. Sweet and sour chicken was ok, the sauce was good, I just would've liked a tad less breading on the chicken. The noodles were what I expected with beef, bean sprouts and green onions. Pan fried dumplings were good and a nice side.

TL;DR/The Short Version: Simple eatery in Chinatown. Very…read moreefficient service. Tasty food. Cash only. The Long Version: My husband and I had dinner here and it was great. We got the deep fried pork wontons ($5), crispy shrimps ($17.95) and house noodles with beef ($15.95). The fried wontons were really crispy. The wonton wrappers were all blistery. My only complaint is that the amount of ground pork in each wonton was very little, but I guess considering the price, I guess it's to be expected. Luckily the house noodles with beef had a good amount of beef in it. The beef was lean and tender. The noodles were a good texture and there was also broccoli, Bok Choy, onions, cabbage and carrots in it. This was my favourite of the 3 dishes we had. The shrimps were tasty too, but I felt less bang for our buck since the portion was small. The shrimps were crispy and there was diced onions and bell peppers mixed in. There were chili flakes too, so it was a bit spicy. Service was really efficient. Our food came out in record time. They also gave us 2 refillable bottles of water and as soon as we emptied one, they swapped it out for a full one. As soon as we finished a dish, they removed the empty dish from the table. The restaurant is really small, so the servers had an easy view of all the tables. It was almost comical how efficient they were, lol. This place is popular. They seem to have a lot of regulars. Decor is casual. We had a great meal and would return. Review #72 (2025)

My husband doesn't ask for much when we travel but every once in a while he will suggest a dinner…read moreidea or restaurant he would like to go to. His choice was Qing Hua for some dumplings. The restaurant is pretty big and bright but the tables are very close together. We felt like we were dining with the table next to us, and believe me when I tell you, they were not pleased. Service was friendly and the food was pretty good. My husband likes steamed dumplings while I like mine fried. We got both to try. I'm not sure if we would make a special trip back as we have had better dumplings.

We came to Montreal, Quebec, specifically to try the dim sum, and I have to say, even as someone…read morewho lives in Los Angeles with access to some great dim sum, this place really impressed me! The dim sum here is top-notch, and the highlight of the meal was definitely the peanut sauce dim sum and the cold peanut noodles. I've never had anything like them--they were so delicious, refreshing, and savory. I would come back a thousand times just for those! The tea was also a great deal--only $3.50 Canadian for a huge pot, which was perfect for sharing. It was a cold day, so the warm tea paired really well with the cold noodles. Overall, this spot is incredibly affordable and serves amazing food. I would absolutely return next time I'm in town!

The food was good, had tons of flavor! The service was great! And it was a cozy little eating spot!…read morePlease check it out!

Nice restaurant and Food is Ok. I wouldn't say that great…read moresince I had better dumplings than this place. We had the fried dumplings and expect to pay a little more bcoz they fried them. Weird but that's how they charge. It's on the menu so it's not a hidden fees. Service is good. We were here for lunch and were the only there. For Dollard-des-Ormeaux area , this place is better than I expected.

Another spot popped up on my radar while I was there and it is Montreal's famous Chinese dumpling…read morerestaurant. Since it was still freezing outside, I decided to have DoorDash deliver it to my room. The food arrived piping hot and still steaming, which felt pretty impressive considering it was about -120°F outside and was cold enough that even pure ethanol was turning into a slushie. :-) I ordered the soup dumplings, peanut butter noodles, peanut butter wontons, and wonton soup. Everything was delicious and, unlike a lot of Chinese takeout, it wasn't overloaded with MSG. The dishes had real flavor, and I was pleasantly surprised by how great everything tasted. Overall, I was very pleased with the meal and would definitely come back the next time I'm in town.

3.5/5, +.5 for service…read more This is the Sammi and Soupe branch in Chinatown Montreal. I've made it a habit of travelling to Quebec almost every Christmas with my parents, as it's only a 5 hour drive from Markham, but we ran late this time and this was the only place open past 9pm. The menu here is predominantly dumplings, which for a cold winter day I don't mind at all. For us 3 we had the juicy pork and snow crab, shrimp tom yum, and lamb and coriander xiao long baos. All were excellent for a Christmas Day meal where very few places are open. We also had the beef teriyaki xiao long bao, which unfortunately was not as good as the others. Service was excellent here. Not the best xiao long bao I've ever had, but for a place that's open 365 days a year, I can be assured that I can have quality food on Christmas Day.