probs the best HK food you can find in town. I like their…read moreboiled chicken with dipping sauce, roasted duck, wonton noodles, crispy rice bowls and the Chung Fun. I feel like it it no longer the best I had there due to change of chef or etc but this place is still very good. Glad they moved closer to town.

Out here for a lunar new year dinner . Quickly getting into the pros and cons my usual style…read more Pros 1. Service : prompt , only one out of 9 dishes was misplaced 2. Variety : the menu in font 6 calibri for 4 pages : front and back ....like ross says 3. Presentation : lack of greens but yes 4. Flavor : spring rolls ace but the duck died for no reason Cons Parking : busy street , busy place , bang on the intersection Space: a little bit constrained , constant fear that a bowl of soup might land on you Overall my ranking of dishes Spring roll : fresh crispy and batter had adequate sweetness , Chicken in black bean sauce : fresh veggies and chicken in very flavorful sauce Prawn dumplings : steamed , tasty Noodle : crisp fried , crispy even in broth Fish in lemon sauce : battered fish was good , lemon sauce gave me cough syrup vibes but maybe that's only me Duck soup

If anyone's reading this and hasn't tried cafe orient before, what are you doing? I'll try to be as…read moreunbiased as possible since this has been my og go-to place with my family + the previous owner has basically watched me grow up at this point. But truly, the food here tastes as authentic as it can get in Ottawa and very comparable to the AMAZING food you'd find in Toronto/markham. It brings memories back from HK cha cha tengs (ifykyk). We usually come for lunch, but the photo attached is from their set dinner menu. If you come for lunch our go-to is usually the baked porkchop rice (classic), wonton soup, satay beef noodles, hot and sour soup, pad thai, and ofc their milk tea. The previous owner still works here from time-to-time helping out and the new owner that took over is also just as great. Just make sure to plan your trip here accordingly, as during rush hours, you may need to wait for an open table - but so worth it.

Round 2. Another quick meal at Cafe Orient. This time for breakfast!…read more Preserved duck egg and shredded pork congee - Congee was flavoured well and had a watery thick consistency. Lots of duck eggs in the congee, but lacked shredded pork. Decent size, can get to share for 2 people. Would get the congee again, but with other toppings. Steamed sticky rice in lotus leaf - Undercooked, rice was not soft. filling was bland and lacked texture. Would not recommend. Seems like this place is a hit or miss with their items.

Food was great except for the fried rice with shrimp. The crispy beef was the best. The chicken…read morecashew was tasty hoping there was snow peas. The crispy noodle was fresh . The eggplant with garlic sauce was good. It was a long walk from our hotel but worthy and we got to exercise. Winnie our server was great including the young man giving us water. Ambiance is ok .

Grabbed this for takeout after work one day and really wanted to love it, but unfortunately wasn't…read moretoo impressed. The hot n sour soup was very good with a dark soy flavor and subtle warmth. The potstickers were fantastic and you could tell were made in house. The only thing I wasn't crazy about was the price for just 4. I should've stopped my order there, but I made the mistake of adding some General Chicken. It was made using dark meat which is fine, but the meat itself was very fatty and grisly. The sauce had good flavor, but I couldn't get past the texture of the chicken. I ended up only eat 3-4 pieces and throwing out the rest. I wonder if there's an option for white meat chicken instead.

My favorite Chinese restaurant for takeout in all of Ottawa. They serve all the meals you can find…read morefrom most Chinese restaurants, with even more selection, and with superior China town quality. Their spring rolls are made in the restaurant, not pre made. Everything they offer is well done. They have a clear attention to detail and the service is excellent. The interior is large and a good option for groups but I've only ever gotten take out here.

The Yangtze restaurant was the best place to go for a good meal…read more My family and visiting relatives would certainly enjoy :) themselves at the restaurant. You could smell the aroma of the dishes coming from the kitchen, as it traveled to its designated tables inside the restaurant. After more than 40 years of business they decided to close the restaurant. It CLOSED in November 2024.

Having grown up in Markham, a city where every other restaurant serves Cantonese food, I have very…read morehigh expectations of authentic Cantonese food. Ng's has become the staple option in Ottawa and by Ottawa standards, is likely one of the best the city has to offer. I've been completely turned off by Ottawa dim sum so my review is based on their dishes. The standard go-to items are pepper salt squid, sweet and sour pork, seafood chow mein, stir fried king mushrooms with pork jowl and the taro duck. Most of the dishes have wok hei, the distinct charred aroma that skilled chefs capture through the ingredients and oil meeting the intense heat of a wok flame. The flavour and quality have been consistent through the years and the menu is large and well priced though occasionally the food is a touch more greasy or lacking in wok hei. Seafood specials can be found on a big chalkboard on one of the walls, though it is only written in Chinese so you'll have to ask about it if you can't read it. PS. 10% discount for cash payments!

Really good interior with good starter soup. Really hard…read moreworking workers who seem to like their job, would recommend 8/10.

Stopped in for dinner with friends and after looking at the menu for while, we went with several…read moreitems: D4 - Black pepper beef shiu mai D7 - Shang Hai Pork Dumplings (xia long bao) D18 - Steamed Rice Fours Rolls with Shrimp D22 - Stuffed Eggplant with Shrimp Paste D23 - Stuffed Bean Curd with Shrimp Paste 61 - Chinese Broccoli with Garlic 87 - Beef and Bean Sprouts Fried Rice Noodles (no sauce) Inside, it's small, six tables, their largest table can hold around 6-8 people, but all other tables are for 2 to 4 people. If you want to have dinner with large crowd, you might want to reconsider. The staff members were super friendly and welcoming. I did notice the place was more of "take out" place, as lot of folks came in to pick up their food. We wrote down our food items on the piece of paper that was provided and gave it to the staff. The food came out slow, even with three tables being occupied, so give yourself enough time to eat, aka - pace yourself :) While the dim sum was decent, nothing too special to write home about. The one complaint we had was the D7 Shang hai pork dumpling, when we picked it up, it felt apart, which shouldn't happen if made to order. One I can understand, but when this happens to all six pieces, then it's a different story.... definitely was premade, frozen and reheated unfortunately. I get that's necessary when they are busy, but I wish they would make set amount and if you run out, then you are out for the day, but oh well. The beef and bean sprouts with rice noodles were decent, unfortunately the rice noodles also fell apart as you picked it up. As I stated, the food came out in stages, so pace yourself.... the staff were friendly and attentive, if we asked for more tea, it was refilled. Definitely worth trying, as this place came up as one of the must try in Ottawa during my research. Street parking, parked in front of the store, parking is free on the weekend, 2 hour max between 7am to 7pm, just keep that in mind.

Ordered via UberEats for a Sunday brunch. Their dishes were average, slightly pricey in my opinion.read more

Great food if you like Dim Sum! Good service. Arrive before lunch, wow the crowd arrived all at…read moreonce just before noon!

Food is fine, but service was unfortunately how I expect sometimes when two young looking Asian…read morewomen dine in an Asian restaurant. We were seated fast but a good 15 mins passed and we ended up writing down our own order and had to flag one of the waitresses that were walking by us numerous time setting empty tables to pay us any attention. Food, again, was fine, but the lack of service and attention really ruined it for me. We requested a refill on tea and bags, and the man (owner?) just brought the bags when I am positive he heard my tea request, but why bring it when he could just get us out quicker and not spend 10¢ on a tea bag and hot water. There were families also seated where promptly and continuously attended too. Sadly, this is a problem I find in many ethnic restaurants even when I look the same as them. Sometimes it doesn't matter how good the food is, if you experience bad service or a lack there of compared to other tables, then it can really make you never want to go back to have to experience that again.

$39 a person for lunch is a bit steep but the food/sushi was of good quality and the service was…read moredecent. If one wants all you can eat, everyone at the table must do the same. Staff were always coming to the table to clear which was nice. Food came pretty quickly. Staff... Brisk. Not friendly per se but professional. You just order from the tablet, pics included. Green tea comes complimentary but you have to ask for it. I really loved the tempura scallops and still think about them all the time, minus the mayo. So yummy. Parking wasn't a problem either. Fri afternoon, not too busy but you can tell the place is popular. My picky sushi friend lives far from here and comes here all the time. It's her fave so, that says a lot. Left stuffed. No room for dessert. Bathrooms, clean. My one tip besides getting yourself a green tea is like me, bring your own cayenne pepper. I like all my food very spicy and they had no chili sauce nor oil on the table?? Staff said that that would another couple of bucks. Nahhh....

Overall the food was hard to eat because of how bad it was. Which was unfortunate because I…read morecould've sworn this place was great in the past. The manager however just told us that the food was fine and that if we didn't like it we had to pay for the leftovers regardless. Never coming back lol

It's a classic Chinese restaurant setting and decor. They have dim sum on order as most places do…read moreand the food comes out fairly quickly. It's fresh, and hot. It's fairly good. Not Toronto quality but good enough and satisfies a craving. Service is ok.

First time eat something looks like apprentice made food. First time see shrimp in birds nest not…read moremade by shredded taro as birds nest. It is like 1 big wonton sheet. Hot pepper and garlic ribs very wrongly made. Seems rib cover with like some egg flour and deep fry. Stir fried egg and shrimp rice (not in menu) like raw egg mixed in rice with shrimp. Chicken is tasteless with sauce. Iron pan with beef is disappointing and only can taste hot black pepper. The decor in the restaurant is good. The server is good . Will not go back.

I asked my wife what she would rate this place. She said 4.6 In general, we've been fairly…read moreunderwhelmed with Chinese food in Ottawa, so much so that my wife, by the end of our trip said "the best Chinese food in Ottawa is now when I make it at home after going to T&T." This is not because she is the world's greatest cook but because most of the offerings are pretty ordinary. All that said Peking Duck is an exception. We ordered the Peking Duck and while expensive at 88 dollars it was enough for a meal for the two of us. It felt elegant and of very high quality. I've had Peking duck a few times and no where near as good as this. In any case, this was our favorite Chinese place after 4 months living in Ottawa. Not sure about the rest of the menu, but probably worth a try and we might go back. Only downsides are it might be a bit expensive for what it is, and the restaurant is near the Byward Market. The restaurant is very nice but Byward is one of the few spots in Ottawa, that as an American I find to feel a bit sketchy at night.

Last summer, our family went here for lunch. We ordered the duck web feet with hot mustard, tofu…read morewith shrimp, choy sum with garlic sauce, sweet and sour fried fish, stir fried lobster with ginger and scallions, steamed sea bass, and peking duck. Standouts were the sweet and sour fish and peking duck. The food was delicious but I thought portions were on the small side.