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    Happy Lamb Hot Pot

    3.4 (139 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Hot Pot
    Open • 4:30 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Clear broth
    Vincent S.

    I am someone from an area with lots of Chinese food and identify as a Chinese heritage, and I thoroughly enjoyed this location. They have such a large variety of different Brocks different sauces for you to customize and get whatever you want out of your dining experience. It is a chain from China, but feels like a unique dining experience, especially in the Montreal area, where there may not be as many Chinese dining experiences. They have lots of interesting items that I've never seen before. Such as fish cakes that had mochi on the inside, have made meatballs of all different types, and also have some nice canned fruits and syrups and some dessert buttons for those that want a little bit of sweet bite

    Half and half pot
    Roseanne N.

    Happy Lamb Hot Pot is one of the most solid places worldwide for hot pot. My experience here was overall positive considering the service and food we received. We came here on New Year's Eve, and not surprisingly, had to wait in line. Fortunately, the wait was only 20 minutes. We opted for the classic AYCE with duo broth pot, and ordered some extras on the side: lamb skewers and a soy milk pitcher (usually they offer this free at a drink station in the Toronto location). The lamb skewers were only $2 and they were huge. It was savoury and delicious. I highly recommend it. The quality of their meat is just okay, but I was quite satisfied overall. The lamb had a good fat to meat ratio, while the beef was to a lesser extent, but still quite tender. I love Happy Lamb most for their rich and flavourful broth. It's not too watery or too overloaded with spices. I was pretty content with my meal here at Happy Lamb, and will definitely return in the future!

    Coty S.

    As far as hotpot goes, I think that this is the only decent one in Montreal so far. Located up on the second floor with ample views of the mean streets of Chinatown, a window seat is almost mandatory for the full experience. The three most important things for a delicious hotpot are: -robust broth (so I recommend only ordering their spicy herbal broth) -fresh vegetables and thin sliced meats -a well-made dipping sauce The well-made sauce portion of a good hotpot meal relies solely on you, the patron, to make at the sauce bar. No one is going to hold your hand through this process, but I can attempt to give you a quick recipe for a good one; 2:12 hot chili oil with bits, 2:12 soy sauce, 1:12 sesame oil, 2:12 scallion/chives, 2:12 cilantro (a must have), 1:12 vinegar, 1:12 paste/minced garlic, 1:12 ginger paste. There is also a sesame paste sauce that can be made using diluted sesame paste, but I like spicy. Don't be afraid of the watercress, and try making a hard boiled egg. The cooked egg is delicious peeled and then dipped into your dipping sauce. There is also a small buffet portion set up that has things like spring rolls and sesame balls. But, I found these items not to be very fresh. There is also an all-you-can-drink soda and juice fountain that actually has some delicious sweetened soy milk on tap and orange juice.

    Yvette G.

    This hot pot place is located in Chinatown, so the location is good. However, the value for money isn't. I thought it was very expensive for the quality of the food. I paid 120$ for 4 people for lower quality food. This was probably the worst hot pot I've had. And I've had many! The service was okay. They forgot to bring a dish after I reminded them twice, and they still didn't bring it.

    X M.

    This is our go-to place for hot pot every time we visit Montreal for many years. This is the place we would wait for hours to be seated before. There is a large variety of food to choose from. However, it looks like it is under new management for our most recent visit. The spicy soup base is not as tasty and flavory as before. It is a little disappointing. I would give it 5-star for the menu under previous management a year ago, but was struggling to rate the current one between 3 and 4 stars. Maybe 3.5 stars. It was not busy at dinner time in a Friday night when we walked in. We were seated right away. The servers were nice, but we had to serve the water ourselves...... a few items we ordered including some veggies were out of stock, very disappointing. All in all, it is not the same as before, but still a pretty nice place for hot pot.

    Issan Z.

    I have been to over five different locations of the Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot, including the headquarter restaurant in Inner Mongolia (China). In Montreal, service is probably the restaurant's biggest weakness. Waiters/waitresses are overworked and don't seem to care much about customer service. The first order typically comes the fastest, so order ALL of what you want from the very beginning. There's no guarantee for the following orders - it might take 15 mins... or 40. If the food hasn't arrived after a while, enquire about it. Last time we went, our second order was simply forgotten, and the waitress shrugged when asked about it. Given the number of times that it happened, I began to suspect that delaying/losing orders is a sneaky way to decrease overall food consumption. The food itself is consistent, as Little Sheep is a chain store that uses pre-prepared packages for the broth. You can even buy it in Chinese groceries and make hot pot at home! Because all-you-can-eat lamb is so awesome, the non-existent customer service is usually tolerated. Prices are not cheap, but its definitively filling. I wouldn't recommended this place if there was anything better nearby, but I guess it's ok for sudden hot pot cravings.

    Rabbiya A.

    One of our favourite spots in China Town! I love their spicy broth. The food here is extremely tasty!! The entire concept of cooking your own food in the hot pots is worth the experience. Really engages you through your dinner! Great variety, quality and taste for the price!! Service is excellent! They are helpful, efficient and very friendly. Would definitely recommend this spot!!

    YinYang Pot (broth is average)
    Cindy W.

    This hot pot hits the spot if you're craving it (on a cold wintry day), but honestly there's better hot pot out there. It's average. Their sauce bar is average. I thought the consistency of the sesame sauce was too water-y, and they only have the basic ingredients. I appreciate the complimentary spring rolls, sesame balls, and fried dough. Because we came at the beginning of lunch just before noon, they were still setting up. It's a fixed price for lunch and dinner (dinner menu has more options, like fish fillet, which wasn't available at lunch :( ). Special items can be added on for a price. Soup base is average, could be a lot more flavorful. Beef quality is meh--we got 2 separate orders of the same meat, but they looked different. Fried taro is meh. I love frozen tofu in hot pot, and it was fine. Their spinach was extraordinarily fresh, and I highly recommend it. Hand-pulled noodles are super delicious too. Everyone just went up to the counter to pour their own waters, but it's an AYCE place so customer service is not the selling point. Manage your expectations! Still delicious!

    LOVE hot pot in the winter
    Aileen L.

    ATMOSPHERE: It's a decently sized restaurant on a corner in Chinatown on the second floor. As soon as you walk in, your nose will be overwhelmed with the amazing smells of their hotpot broth. Be warned though: your clothes WILL smell like hotpot when you leave! FOOD: Delicious and fresh. I love their lamb. Also, their menu has a LOT of variety which is really cool. For a buffet style restaurant, I'm really impressed with their portions, quality and variety. I would definitely recommend this spot, especially in the winter time. It warms you up and fills you up! PRICE: Nice price for the amount of food that you can eat, the variety and the quality. SERVICE: Pretty good service. It's a busy restaurant so it's a little bit hard to flag a waiter down.

    Their sign,
    Laurieanne M.

    Absolutely a fun time with a group! I've been to the Brossard location and the Chinatown location. They both have different styles. Brossard is modern and casual, and the Montreal location is a little more for a night out with friends, and you can dress up. On the second floor of the building, depending on when you go, hard to find parking. You'll need to go up the stairs and I didn't see any handicap access ramp or an elevator. The place isn't that large but can accommodate a group. Brossard location, you have to leave your table and choose your own foods to cook, so there's limited staff to help. Montreal location has a very friendly and helpful staff. You choose the foods that you want and they bring it to your table. They had a few different food choices such as garlic beef, so be sure to ask what they have that Brossard doesn't have. All of the food was really fresh and the portions to share were very adequate. There can be a fee if you waste too much but they didn't charge us so it seems quite within reason. The meat was a lovely quality, they have lamb and chicken as well. There's an extra lamb shank that you can order outside of the all you can eat price. The lamb shank was very good, a little small to share with more than one person. It was well seasoned and we all tried it and enjoyed it. The handmade noodles were so yummy, we all enjoyed the ramen noodles and please have the long flat rice noodles, so chewy, just lovely! There are plenty of sauces too! The Sake came warm and they poured it for us and directed us to keep it on the heating plate, yaaaasss! The desserts at this location were very dried out, but in their defence, we arrived an hour before closing. But they had Sesame cakes, so delicious, that were perfect and soft, almost gooey. I could have just eaten sesame cakes for dinner! Brossard location didn't have sesame cakes. We had a fun evening, and they have some hard liquor, beer and Sake, where Brossard only has beer. The website says that they have Mochi, but on close examination, I see they don't have it in Canada. I also asked to make sure, and they didn't even seem to know what Mochi was. At closing they came to us with last call for food and drinks. We left with full tummies. Would definitely go back to this location before tee Brossard location. Mainly because I enjoy getting dressed for dinner and going downtown. If I were going for a lunch with kids, I'd go to the Brossard location instead. Afterwards we had bubble tea at a little place just outside their door. Try the green tea and peach with lychee jelly! I asked for more green tea and less peach, very sweet if not. Great place to bring friends and family for a new experience.

    Good variety
    Songyi W.

    $22 all you can eat hot pot with amazing broth and amazing lamb? Hell yes! Their clear broth is among the best I've had in US and Canada. It's so good that one can enjoy it without any dipping sauce. And the lamb - sliced super thin and ultra tender. It takes less than 10 seconds to cook and just melts in your mouth. For $22, I would say they have a pretty nice variety of selections - anywhere from tofu, veggies, to mushroom, beef, fish balls, shrimp, rice cake, and noodles. But my two favorite items other than the lamb were the handmade noodles (remember, get that instead of the udon! Way better), and the quail eggs. I would be living in paradise if I could only having the lamb, the noodles, the quail eggs, and some veggies cooked in the rich broth everyday! A lot of people on Yelp complained about the service. However, I didn't have any issue with service (maybe they have now improved?). The two male waiters who helped us were both friendly and attentive and our orders always came within a couple minutes. Now I just wish I lived it Montréal so that I can come back more!!

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    Marzena F.

    If you have never been to a hot pot before you should try this one! Hotpot is the process of cooking your food in a hot boiling pot infront of you. 21.99 for all you can eat dinner + 3 to 5 dollars for broth 3 for small 5 for large If you share a pot with someone just gwt the regular broth in large ..they will bring it out in 2 halves one half will be spicy. Food is great! Fresh! Comes out fast! Servers are patient and explain how the restaurant works in fluent english Situated in china town montreal Pot heats up quickly Cooking time is fast Free pop/ice tea Free veggie spring rolls and peaches/pineapple on the side They stack the dishes beside your table which is nice so you have space at your table if you are sitting at a 2 seater small table. They have noodles, tripe, veggies, potato, seafood, beef,lamb etc. I dont believe there was chicken which i am thankful for as chicken is risky if you do not cook it long enough. They fill your pot with hot water if your broth steams itself out too much. They accept cash debit and credit -pay at the bar when you are done. I would recommend walking into china town vs driving. Great experience!

    Ashleigh D.

    When I reviewed this place online and from other reviews, I thought this was a typical Mongolian restaurant. You know, raw meat, veggies, and noodles that you choose to your liking and a sauce to compliment for a taste truly your own, bring to a giant wok and have someone braving 7 foot flames to stir fry it all for you. It was....kinda/sorta. You DO pick out your raw faves, but the selection was so much more vast. Veggies included Taro, Kale, Pumpkin, Bok Chou and meats included lamb, beef, chicken, the hugest prawn I've ever seen. For a walk on the wild side, meats included chicken hearts and liver even tripe. And for the starch-loving gal like me, why , 7 different types of noodles was akin to a choir of angles singing. Instead of bringing it to the firefighting wok master, you instead bring all of the rarities to your table where a "hot pot" of broth is boiling happily on your own personal burner. You can choose from regular, hot, or super spicy broth. I'm a chicken, so it was an order of regular for me and my brave husband chose hot. They bring the order "yin/yang" where you have a pot divided in two with your respective broth choices. Then, you drop in your fixings and wait for the bubbling action to cook your dinner, strain it, and garnish it with whichever dipping sauce you deem fit. Essentially, it's fondue with an Asian twist. And I'd never want Mongolian any other way. If you're in Old Towne Montreal, this is a MUST. It's close to the Metro and easy to recognize with the fuzzy sheep sign logo in green. (Most signs were red or yellow, so it stood out) The restaurant was very clean, staff extremely polite and helpful, and the food was perfect. I'm sending a snow of emails to get this chain (voted to 100 chains in China as well as one of the top 500 restaurants in a country that surely must have over a billion chains) in my neck of the woods. Best. Experience. Ever.

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    Happy Lamb Hot Pot Reviews in Other Languages

    Lotus Bleu

    Lotus Bleu

    4.5(49 reviews)
    0.1 km•Chinatown, Centre-Ville, Ville-Marie

    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.

    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

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    Lotus Bleu - Squid drawing on the wall.

    Squid drawing on the wall.

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    Lotus Bleu - Front of the restaurant. Street entrance.

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    Front of the restaurant. Street entrance.

    Mai Xiang Yuan - Lamb and green onion

    Mai Xiang Yuan

    4.0(503 reviews)
    0.1 km•Chinatown, Centre-Ville, Ville-Marie
    •$

    Our first stop in Chinatown and we found ourselves at Mai Xiang Yuan with the cute red dumpling…read moresign on the street. I loved the modern calligraphy art on the walls and the clear love of making and serving dumplings at this shop. It was a no frills ordering experience and cash only. Let's keep things simple so you can get your face in some dumplings fast! We ordered wonton soup dumplings (chicken and shrimp). We also got the pork original soup dumplings followed by the pork and crab soup dumplings. Everything came out quickly and nice and piping hot . The size of the dumplings were good along with sufficient soup in them! The cabbage salad also was delicious with a nice horseradish(?) kick to it! We've been to many soup dumpling places in multiple cities and Mai Xiang Yuan is definitely one of our top picks

    We wanted to try dumplings at a Chinese restaurant in Montreal, so we came here based on the online…read morereviews. One important thing to note: this place is cash‑only, and there's an ATM right at the entrance. That was literally the first thing the employee told us when we walked in, which felt a bit off‑putting. The dumplings themselves were great, and we ordered beers to go with the meal. However, the payment experience was not good. He quoted the total as 70 CAD and told us that was 62 USD since we said we had USD. When we calculated it ourselves, it came out to 49 USD. After we pointed that out, he claimed the "foreign transaction fees go up and down with inflation," which didn't make sense. It felt like we were almost being overcharged. So we ended up getting CAD from the ATM machine outside and paid him, however, we didn't appreciate his dishonesty and felt like he was trying to scam us.

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    Mai Xiang Yuan - Inside

    Inside

    Mai Xiang Yuan - Pan fried pork and Chinese cabbage dumplings

    Pan fried pork and Chinese cabbage dumplings

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    Shifu

    Shifu

    4.3(9 reviews)
    1.9 km•Golden Square Mile, Centre-Ville, Ville-Marie

    This fast casual restaurant wows on design. It's fun to go there because each dish has its own…read moregraphics. It's almost like you want to collect then all! The food was also good ( probably deserves 4* but gets the bump for design). I had the peanut butter dumplings, which I didn't love. The sauce was a little watery. The g- tao was much more successful. The chicken was so crispy! Deborah behind the counter provided superior and friendly service. Worth a stop.

    Saw their neon sign from the corner and b-lined to see what had opened. It's a Cantonese-style…read morequick-serve spot with both Western know items like chow mein and sesame beef, but also have dim sum / yum cha items like shrimp dumping and coconut curry green fish balls, so it's legit. Super modern and clean with very high ceilings, bright orange and green trim over white walls. Amazing logo, specialty packaging for each genre of dish. Very Instagrammable and by design; I imagine. Also has a little bit of a modern Hong Kong cafe. Friendly counter person and a great hustle bustle vibe. Upon an subsequent visit I can now say that the dim sums I mentioned above are spot on and the salt and pepper chicken rice bowl was also no slouch. I preferred the appetizers between the two and look forward to trying more of their focused and fun menu. Love the signature chopsticks and attention to packaging detail. They've got it going on!

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    Yum Yum - Pork and mushroom dumpling

    Yum Yum

    4.4(49 reviews)
    1.7 km•Plateau-Mont-Royal

    These soup dumplings here are very fresh, juicy, and flavourful. I loved how much soup was actually…read morein these. A true SOUP dumpling. You have to be careful when lifting them from the plate as they are delicate and you don't want them to rip and you lose some precious soup. I got the lamb and green onion and they were a real treat. Service was friendly! They have lots of seating and a big menu.

    The Short Version: Great little Asian restaurant in the…read morePlateau that specializes in dumplings but also has other items. Food was tasty. The Long Version: My husband and I had dinner here and we really enjoyed it. I initially was going to get their soup dumplings (their specialty), but when I looked at the menu, I saw that they had Laksa ($18.99), so I couldn't resist ordering that instead. My husband prefers pan-fried dumplings over soup dumplings, so he got the pork and mushroom dumplings ($14.50) and there was a $1.99 surcharge for pan-frying (the base price is for steamed). My Laksa was huge and delicious. The broth was so rich with coconut milk and a bit spicy. It was really flavourful. The noodles had a nice chew to them. The soup also contained some decent-sized shrimp, velvetized sliced chicken, cubes of tofu and a boiled egg. I wished it had some vegetables in though because I felt very unhealthy eating just starch and protein, lol. I did enjoy it though ;) I had one of my husband's dumplings and it was good. It had ground pork in it and chopped up mushrooms. There was a slight gingery taste to it. I liked it and my husband liked them too. Service was very pleasant. The server refilled our waters regularly and I like that the water had ice in it and was very cold. The restaurant is not too large and has seating on a main level then up a few steps they have 4 more tables of 4 by the front window. We walked there from our hotel, but as with pretty much all businesses in The Plateau it's street parking only. Review #209 (2025)

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    Front of the store

    Yum Yum - Shrimp, pork, and chive dumplings

    Shrimp, pork, and chive dumplings

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    New prices!

    Mr Chuan - 竹笋 和毛血旺 sorry,not sure how to say 2nd dish in English.

    Mr Chuan

    3.8(6 reviews)
    1.8 km•Golden Square Mile, Centre-Ville, Ville-Marie

    Amazing Chinese food…read more Crowded with an all Chinese clientele - and all young people to boot. That is almost always an excellent sign. Very few American-Chinese//Canadian-Chinese dishes on the menu - though they exist. This may be a regional Chinese restaurant but I do not recognize the region. One visit and three dishes convinced me I have to go back rather than just eating around town. In the not to be missed department: Mushrooms fried in egg yolk. These are the most interesting fried mushrooms you will ever have. They are also the richest fried mushrooms you will ever have. You will adore every single bite - and if you are lucky you can eat 1/3 of a serving before being totally full. I believe the trick here is that the batter is 100 percent egg yolk no white no nothing else. They also do a salt and pepper tofu that is creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside. How often do you see that? Braised seafood in ginger and garlic is the same dish you see in many other Chinese establishments but is lovely here. The squid is tough but the ginger is to die for. I am eager to get back. * * * * P.S. I DID get back. We ordered five more dishes. The amazingness quotient continues. Don't miss their fried spareribs.

    I ate there today and found the place has really gone downhill. 1. Portions are getting smaller. 2…read more Prices are going up. 3. Even the price of plain rice has been raised. 4. They charged for takeout containers this time--something they didn't do before. 5. They were evasive about providing a receipt and only gave me one after I'd already swiped my card.

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    Front of the restaurant

    Mr Chuan - Spicy roasted fish

    Spicy roasted fish

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    Keung Kee - Sesame beef

    Keung Kee

    3.9(146 reviews)
    0.0 km•Chinatown, Centre-Ville, Ville-Marie
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    Keung Kee could be anywhere from 3-5 stars depending on what you like and what you expect, lets…read morejust get that out of the way. I was expecting a more flavored experience and maybe that is not what they do or I could have ordered differently. The menu is huge so it is hard to know where to start. We went here because of the good Yelp reviews. Were we arrived in Chinatown there were many other places that looked great, so we loitered at the door for a minute while deciding what to do. As we loitered a family came out and noticed us and asked if were were going to Keung Kee. We said we were thinking about it and they said just go, it is the best restaurant in Chinatown. Sold. We went in, up the stairs, waited a bit, and got a table. This is the kid of place you need to bring a lot of people because that is whet it is built for, the menu is extensive, and the portions are huge. We puzzled over the menu then ordered our food. We wanted a bottle of cold sake and the waiter brought it in an ice bucket. Nice. We started with the pork dumplings. The dumplings were very goof but came in a hot thick sweet peanut sauce. With a lighter sauce these would have been outstanding. The scallop was huge and had a bunch of stuff on it. There was some good scallop flavor but it was masked with all the stuff that tasted like old oil. The noodle dish was good but also had some old oil flavor coming from somewhere. All the meats and vegetables were nice and fresh but the good sauce I think was the source of the oil. We saw a table next to us had the pork chops and was asked, what are those? So we got that too. The chops were thin bone in with a batter fried then soaked in a vinegar sauce. These would have been good as our only item with a bowl of rice. Our co-eaters there had many good looking things. I would give this a try again but would bring a few more people so we could try more stuff. Total for all that including the sake was $100 Canadian. Not bad!

    Old School Cantonese food in the heart of Montreal's Chinatown…read more It's been a while since I've had complimentary pork bone and vegetable soup and seen white plastic sheeted table tops for easy cleanup. LOL. Portions are family style so bring a group with you to share. Salt and Pepper Pork Chop - easily the best dish, great crunch and great flavor. Snow peas sautéed with Garlic was clean, fresh and crunchy. Garlic flavor wasn't overly done. Beef Stew over Baby Bok Choy was tender and beefy. The Baby Bok Choy was hidden underneath in my picture, but it was there. There was also beef tendons as well which I always enjoy. Salt and Pepper Squid was a huge portion and similar to Pork, very crunchy. This was a huge portion. Got seated right away in a packed restaurant on a Friday evening. Service was quick and friendly (except for one dude who took exception to me want to pack my own leftovers). LOL.

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