I'd skip it. Many other ways to blow $50. I met a good friend here and that part was great. Service was fine. Ambiance, no. None. And they have a seasonal Mexican menu going on right now? Confusing. Decided on the bowl by weight. No way my small bowl was over $33. Sheesh. But, they said it was. The starter soup... just no. My friend got the hot and sour. I got the broccoli coconut. Mine had no trace of coconut and both were watered down but we were hungry and ate them. The food at the 'trough' looked fine. The bowl was weighed and we had a seat. It wasn't busy but the food took a long time to grill. Both our food was cooked until black. Is the grill never cleaned? Why can't we watch the food being cooked like at the last Mongolian Grill I had been to? Any scallops I had in there was gone as in too cooked/disintegrated and everything was the same charred colour. I had a small 5oz glass of red wine. It was good but almost $12 for a few sips. The rice at the table in a thermos was severely overcooked. Skipped that. Too bad. I love rice. Also, skipped the stale wraps on the table meant for the food. No... way. How old were they? Liked the hot handwipes at the end of the meal and the fortune cookie was fresh. That's it... no other reason to return here. Cost way exceeds quality. And I came home hungry... Even the couple at the next table's dessert came out burned. Sizzling brownie, it was! read more

Mongolian Village Grill - No! First time.$50 plus for a small, charred plate of food and a small 5oz wine. - Mongolian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

We love this place.. always friendly service and fun way to eat dinner, pick ur own veggies and meat and sauces then served to your spot! Ore Covid it was fun that we carry our bowls and scoop things. Now there is a server who carries ur bowl and they do it for you , you just need to chose. All good.. this was our first spot to go in for a sit down family dinner after the lockdown was lifted! Never disappoints.. read more

Mongolian Village Grill - Mongolian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

They have a unique concept of 'Make your own bowl'. They let you choose your ingredients ,add sauces and stir fry the flavorful ingredients. They got wide variety of ingredients and great vegan options as well. Their service was verbose, and friendly. The owner attended us and explained how the restaurant works. Their service is warm and the place is cozy to an extent that I felt like this is the place where I want to catch up with my friends from now on. read more

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I haven't been here since the pandemic but I used to come here a ton with family. The food is delicious as you get to build your own stirfry to put with bottomless rice. You pay by weight of everything in the stir fry bowl before it gets cooked so beware of how much liquid (sauce) you put in since that can sneak the price up on you. But overall, very worth it! read more

While I enjoyed my meal at Mongolian Village, and the flavor/meal choice is entirely up to us as we specifically choose our ingredients to be cooked, I was not completely thrilled with the overall experience. I realize the majority of it is self sufficient, drinks and other accoutrements are still required, and I found the service a bit lack luster. The gentlemen cooking the food didn't seem particularly enthused to be their either. It was a very direct and purposeful transaction rather than a pleasant dining experience. I would not go so far as to say it was bad, just unusual for Canada and not as nice as it could have been. Since the food is charged by weight, and my eyes are usually bigger than my tummy, and I always want to try everything I see, this place is dangerous for me - great chance to try a bit of everything, but it adds up really quickly! read more

We love going out to this place, and eating out is a real treat usually, but my experience tonight was awful enough to make me question ever going back... We arrived around 530, and the restaurant was about half full, and many people were eating. Our server greeted us and offered us soup - i accepted, and my companion declined. A few minutes later, she came back with two soups, and before we had a chance to protest, she was gone. Once we straightened out which soup was mine, we were brought a steamer of rice and two sets of wraps, almost an hour before our food arrived. My companion asked right away for more wraps because we both use several packages (#1). This was around 545. I ate my soup, and we went and selected our food to be stir-fried. While waiting, we noticed that there were 7 or 8 dishes ahead of us, but we were ok. The wait would be worth it. So we waited and waited and waited. There was no way 8 dishes were taking this much time. At 642, i asked our server about the dishes and the length of the wait. I also reminded her that we needed extra wraps (#2), and she went away to see about the delay. She came back and explained they were very busy (half the tables were full at this point), and our food would be another 15 minutes. At this point, we began to get annoyed, and we were discussing whether to stay and wait. Shortly thereafter, a different server arrived with 2 plates. My companion immediately identified that her plate was wrong. It was covered in noodles, and she had not put ANY on her dish. This is when we get up and prepare to leave. Yet another server, later identified as the manager, brushes by us and places two plates on our table. Who knew what happened to the plate she had been previously offered, but they had found her dish. Not wanting to waste the food or create a scene, we decided to accept the food, despite its presentation, and eat what we had ordered. No surprise, we ran out of wraps, and my food got cold as we waited for our server to bring something we had been asking for all night. My spicy dinner was hot enough to finish the water i had been given over an hour and a half ago, and despite my efforts to attract our server's attention, my glass went unfilled. As a matter of fact, our server abandoned us completely. We had to go to the bar to pay and when i asked to speak to the manager. I was told our issue was resolved, and he was completely unappologetic. Did i mention the two other tables that arrived after us, ordered the same service, and were gone before we were even served. Now clearly our food was forgotten or somehow the order for cooking was mixed up... and all we wanted was to have the situation acknowledged and perhaps an appology from the manager. Instead, we left even more upset by the behavior of the manager. Mongolian Village, you lost more than a tip tonight. You lost a regular customer. read more

I came here for the first time with a group of about 8-9 people for a friend's going away dinner. I was warned ahead of time that it was a pay by weight kind of restaurant. We ordered drinks while we waited for everyone to arrive. I got the Pacific Rim Fire Caesar, which had Stoli Vodka, Mott's Clamato Juice, sriracha, fish sauce, a spiced bean, & an olive. I thought it was an interesting mix of ingredients and it would have been great, but it tasted a little watered down and wasn't really that spicy. It was good, but it felt like something was missing. Once everyone was there, we all headed up to the self-serve stations and got in lines to put our noodles, meats, seafood, veggies, toppings, and sauces in one big bowl. Make sure you get everything you need before you go up to get your order weighed, paid, and your bowl handed to the chef's. It didn't take much to fill up that bowl, so I ended up paying more than I planned for. We were each given receipts/numbers and our orders were brought to our table once they were ready. Our server came around to ask if we wanted sesame seeds on our noodles, much like when other restaurants ask you if you want Parmesan on your pasta. It was really good and filling, but I found it to be pretty expensive if you have a big appetite. I wanted something sweet to end with but I couldn't have eaten a whole dessert to myself, so I split the caramel brownie cheesecake with a friend. It was chocolate and vanilla flavored with a walnut brownie base, topped with a mix of dark chocolate ganache and brownie chunks, and whipped cream on the side. It was very good but very sweet, and I actually craved a big glass of milk to eat it with. Overall, it was all quite good, but nothing to rave about. The drinks and dessert were definitely affordable at $7 and $6, respectively. It's a nice change from having to order your meal off of a menu, but if you're really hungry, be prepared to pay for it! read more

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I came here for a solo-dinner after a busy day of work, before a busy evening of more work. I was in a hurry, but was not in the mood for fast food, so I opted for Mongolian Village (West). I had been here before, and it used to actually be one of my favourite, go-to restaurants before I learned how to cook more dishes for myself. The first thing I noticed was how empty it seemed to be. It is possible that this was due to time of day, I got in around 5pm, but there were only 2-3 tables seated. Next, I figured one reason why was because they have certainly increased their prices. Since it's a spot where you are charged based on weight of your food- an increase means you're paying more for less, and I could see how it would be a bit off-putting. If you're not familiar with this spot, you get to pick your raw foods in a bowl, flavour them yourself with a variety of sauces, and then the chef cooks them up for you after weighing your bowl of ingredients. I can appreciate the selection of meats and seafood they have for you. I especially like that they have a couple of Halal options. The veggie choices are pretty good too, I'm a big fan of the baby corn and water chestnut options. I can't be disappointed in the flavour and blame it on the restaurant, since I chose the sauces and ingredients myself. I didn't make the greatest choices that night, but the food was still cooked well. I will say that service was quick, which was great, and it provided a decent alternative to fast-food, though the price tag was much larger. I still enjoyed my meal, and would return... though I do wish their prices would stop increasing without any extra value. read more

I enjoy this restaurant, i mean basically pick anything you want to eat, veggies, pork, chicken, beef, shrimp, fish, noodles, and any type of sauce - stir fry the entire thing, pay for it based on how much it weighs and your done. so kinda hard to blaim the chef if it doesn't taste right.......... read more

Mongolian Village Grill - Mongolian Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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A friend of ours wanted to drop in to the Mongolian because they had not had any since living in southern Ontario. We dropped in for lunch and the place was pretty easy to find. We were quickly seated and the staff took our drink order. If you've never been to Mongolian before it's got an area were you can choose uncooked vegetables, meats, sauces and put it all in a bowl and you bring it up to the cooks to cook for you. You can also add noodles and I think i saw soft tortillas and rice. There are a lot of different vegetables and sauces to choose from and the usual pork, beef and chicken. Here is were the Mongolian differs from the ones we're used to going to in Toronto and Waterloo. Once you choose all your items they weigh the food for you and charge you per lb or whatever they go by. If you've been to the ones in Toronto and Waterloo they've always been buffets. Depending on how much food is in your bowl the cost can add up quickly. The food was ok but nothing special. I remember liking Mongolian a lot more in the past. I'll have to give it a shot in Toronto again and report back. read more

MONGOLIAN VILLAGE We met another couple here for dinner on Monday evening (Mar 2/20). The four of us always loved Mongolian Village, that was until last night. We had what was without a doubt, the absolute worst waiter any of us had ever encountered. It's started with the drink order. I asked for a Bacardi and coke, and his response was we only have Capt Morgan, but it's the same thing. No. It. is. not! We settled on the drinks and went for our food. Upon returning to the table he approached with the drinks and lean across me, his side brushing my face in order to serve my date her drink. Very bad form! As we finished eating, I asked for the rest of my dinner "to go" He then brought a styrofoam container and dropped it in front of me and walked away. A little taken aback, I asked him how I was supposed to fill it with just a fork. Having been there many time, I knew they take your plate away and package it go. Instead, his response was to pick up my plate and scrape the food from my plate into the container with some of my food spilling onto the table. He wiped that with his hand back into the empty plate and set it back in front of me. The four us just looked at one another, incredulous. He topped it off by lean across the gentleman with us in order to retrieve his date's plate. That's was it, we'd had enough. We asked for the machine to pay, which he brought, and then stood over us while we used the machine. No one in our group left a tip, and none of us will be returning to the Robertson Rd location again. From now on we'll drive across the city to the Mongolian Village at Gloucester Centre where we know we'll get good service. read more

We were really happy with our visit. The food was really pretty good, and very reasonably priced (we averaged $15-20 per bowl), and service was generally good. There were some issues with getting seated initially, but the waiters were great. Recommended! read more

When it comes to Chinese food, Ottawa sets the bar very low. With that disclaimer in mind, this is probably one of the better Asian restaurants in the Ottawa Valley. The restaurant is very clean and stylish, and the wait staff is friendly and helpful. But it's EXPENSIVE. damn! After you've been seated at a table, you go up to the self-serve buffet-style stations and fill up a bowl with whatever you like. At the end of the food stations, they weigh your food and give it over to the chef. You then go back to your table and wait for the chef to deliver your food. They charged something like $2.69 per 100g ... you don't really realize it, but when you fill up the bowl, it can easily end up over $25! Add in tax, tip, and something to drink, and that's one hella expensive lunch. damn. read more

I've been to this location a couple of times now, once a number of years ago and again recently. I have mixed emotions about this place because of how it operates. I like to go out for food that I will NEVER cook at home and there really is nothing that special about this restaurant other then the giant grill. Which I have to say is pretty cool! Except does it really have anything to do with Mongolia? The concept here is you pic your food from a buffet style layout. Vegetables, different meats and noodles, mushrooms ect and place it in a bowl. They weigh the food to charge you. This gets pricey fast. You also make your own sauce, which can be fun, unless like myself you have no idea what your doing. I have quickly turned a pricey meal into something I don't want to eat. I let my wife make my sauces now. The fun part is control and customization over the ingredients. You give your food to the guy working the grill and he then cooks it for you and they bring it to your table. The problem is everything gets cooked for the same amount of time, so you may have under cooked and overcooked food on the same plate. Depends on what you chose and how picky you are. Food comes with a big bucket of rice and some soup. The soup was actually really awful the last time I went, very sour. I was also not impressed by the service recently either. The cook was good, but the servers just didn't want to be there and they don't have to do much, you do half the work in this place. Maybe they were just too bored! The decor is clean and modern. I don't think anything in the place is Mongolian. It was more like "modern experimental kinda asian I don't really know what I really am" style. Anyway still pleasant enough and clean. Bamboo screens broke up the space nicely to make some more intimate spaces. In conclusion my opinion is it's not really worth the money for a very unknown product. I think with this place you are paying more for the unique experience then the dinning, which can be fun for people. So you decide, I hope this helped. read more

I was here over a year ago but I completely forgot to post a review for it! I loved my experience here! It was my first time and the staff were very good at explaining their process. Everything was delicious, I would go back in a heart beat. The side food they give you (rice and a soup) is great in portion sizes, and also great in taste. I like the variety of choice they had for your main meal. Can't wait to return! read more

The good: - you get to pick what to eat - easy parking The bad: - You have no control of what it will taste like - Weighting your food to price it (gross!) - Limited choice of proteins - Quite Pricey read more

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE! The restaurant was overfilled, 1hr+ wait times for food. Orders were mixed up. We waited one hour to be served only to find out that our order was cancelled! And then the workers had the gall to argue! Never going back there again. read more

Overpriced. I am new to Canada, but Mongolian barbecues in the States are generally a flat fee for all you can eat. If you are a hearty eater and do that here, you'll wind up with a $60 bill. Plus the food and sauces were nothing to write home about. We won't return. read more

I have no complaints about the food and was a customer for years until one time - I was with my family and I found my rice was a bit dry so I went to get a small container of sauce - about a tablespoon. I was immediately stopped and told that I'd have to pay for the sauce. Seriously. I said that the rice was dry and the fellow told me to use the soy sauce that was on the table. Well, that was it for me - we never went back. read more

I recently visited Mongolian Village again after a few months and this time I tried their build your own stir fry and it was fantastic. I added seafood and lots of veggies. The owner was very friendly and the staff were as well. I would definitely return for a stir fry with the peanut sauce again! read more

This place went downhill fast! New owners? Use to be one of my fave places, sadly I won't be returning. This restaurant is filthy! Food on the floors, dust everywhere, dead bugs on the booth separator.....not cool. I'd like to add this visit was at 3pm, it was empty....yet no one was cleaning the obvious food on the floor.... Our waitress told my celiac sister the soup was gluten free.....FYI it's not. For anyone with celiac disease, beware, you know the sickness that succumbs when you have gluten.... Great veggie, meat & sauce choices, the chef was great & courteous. Price, wow! Insanity. $22 for a stir fry with barely any meat or sauce, no noodles(those are heavier, price reflect weight before cooking) If I felt like a pricey stir fry, I'd go back, for sure, but the cleanliness, or lack of I should say, will keep me away forever. read more

I had an unpleasant experience. I went with a couple of friends on an evening that was not busy. The server forgot to bring me the soup she said came with the meal and then completely disapeared until we wanted to leave. I had a good amount left on my plate and wanted to take it with me. But instead of asking me if I wanted it to go, she put a dirty napkin and chopsticks from my friends meal on my plate and picked it up. I told her that I wasn't finished with my food which now had garbage on it and that I also never got my soup so I should not be charged full price. The "discount" I got was $1.42. Then when I went to pay, she said " you don't have to tip me or anything" The food tasted mediocre. Over priced for the quality for sure. read more

If you looking for a quick bit in Bell's corners. They have some good gluten free options however I would have like to have seen more gf sauces. Also I little more selection of vegetables would be nice. Otherwise, the service is very good, our server was very attentive and accommodating. I even received gf rice noodles! This place is average price, you pay by weight. I will go back again I'm sure. read more

I wish I could like this place because I love stir fry but I was very disappointed. The stir fry I had was very bland and small. When the bill arrived I was very surprised at the cost. 40$ a plate of mainly vegetables i will bot be returning, prices are way too steep what you receive. For the money I paid I could feed 10 people stir fry with more flavor. read more

I really like Mongolian village, but there's an a bit of a learning curve to preparing your meal without paying a fortune. If you load up on noodles, you will pay like $25+. Don't get noodles. The meal includes rice anyway. Skip past the veg and noodles and go right to the meat. Then go back to the vegetables, but avoid the heavier ones. I got a big bowl of shrimp, scallops, beef, scallions, sliced carrots, and Asian greens for $13. It was really delicious and fun to put together. read more

Yummy!! Pick your own veggies, meats, sauces, etc and they stir fry for you. Nice soups to start. Decent service. Not fancy at all. Good food good price. read more

the place was super expensive and the food not good. Some of the ingredients were very old. dried up noodles and shriveled vegetables. I got a mushroom that was very very bad. a small plate cost me almost $19. people were friendly and it was nice enough. The waiter obviously hated his job though. Don't blame him. I Highly recommend NEVER going there, read more

1. Wow, about the other comments. Expensive? For Ottawa? Seriously? No. I fill my bowl with meat and sauces, and it is under $25 (yes, by weight). Don't forget, that includes rice, soup and rice-paper wraps. They will even bring hot sauce if you ask. Slight discount for vegetarians (veg bowls are typically only $15 or less). Can it compete on price with a buffet in Vegas? No. Is it value for Ottawa? Yes. Yes it is. 2. At the end of the week/weekend evenings, it is packed. With a lineup. You might want to reserve. One good sign of a decent restaurant. 3. The taste is what YOU make. They do have suggestions if you're not a good cook. 4. They have about 20 vegetable options, limited seafood, and probably at least 6 meat dishes to pick. Plus 30-40 sauces and other toppings. Seriously, you won't be want for choice. 5. Service has always been perfect. Food presented well. Desert looks great, from what friends have ordered (I don't eat sweets, so can't fully comment). 5. I've eaten there 50 times over the past 20 years. That's not an exaggeration - I used to work nearby. You might note: longevity is yet another restaurant measure. And, I'm going there tomorrow! Can't wait. Black bean/peanut sauce/ginger. Yum.... I really didn't need to check reviews, but was curious. Cheers, Avner G. read more

My family has gone to this restaurant many times in the past years and we have always thought it was great. What a surprise last night when we went for my sons birthday( it is his favorite restaurant) how much the place had changed!!! I made a reservation in the afternoon for 5 people at 6:30 only to arrive and there was no reservation and they couldn't find us a table in an empty restaurant, I was just shaking my head in disbelieve. Once we got seated, at a sticky table, we were asked if we wanted a drink while we waited for the rest of our family to arrive, we were given no menu's or alcohol list, nothing , and ignored for I don't know how long. Once everyone was there it was a good 15 mins before anyone asked if we were ready to order, half the crowd still had no drinks. We all had the Hot and Sour soup, which is usually great but not this time, it was not hot in any way, temp or spice . Now we went to the buffet part of the meal and that was the same except they obviously increased the price by at least 30%. We enjoyed the meal but no one ever came near us again, to ask if we needed anything or to get drinks, we didn't even get water. When we were done we waited for about a half an hour to see our waitress to get the bill, but she had disappeared and not told anyone about our table I assume because a different waitress showed up to ask whether we had paid the bill and she had to come back 3 times to ask different things about the bill. I usually give a good tip and I can't make myself not leave a tip but this is the first time I gave only a 5% tip, but I will not be returning, there are too many other good restaurants to spend over $250 for dinner. read more

The last time I was there, I went to the line to get a couple of tablespoons of sauce for the rice because it was dry. I was told that I would have to pay for it. I was shocked. I had put a fair bit of sauce in my bowl pre-cooking but obviously it had not survived the cooking process. I just wanted a little bit to moisten the rice. I didn't take the sauce and I never returned to the place. Talk about cheapskates. I suspect that any excess sauce is pushed down the little grill drain before it's put on the plate. And, the prices are not low - a simple meal can easily set you back over $20...and I couldn't even get a tiny bit of sauce for my rice. read more

I have been to this restaurant multiple times and always have a good experience. Their hot and sour soup is my favorite, and there is always a fresh selection to chose from. I definitely recommend! read more

one of our standard go-to restaurants when in the area and needing dinner at a reasonable price. It's pretty good value if you don't go hog-wild. Staff are friendly and helpful. My wife celebrated a birthday here, and they obliged us with plates and help with the cake we brought in. read more

This is my go-to place for lunch with friends. I get to pick what I'm in the mood for and I have my sauce preferences tweaked to just the way I like it. The service is great, the people friendly and my friends and I can sit and carry on a conversation over a long lunch. read more