I've been here twice so far. I've always had a good experience. This hot pot isn't all you can eat…read more You need to order each dish separately plus pay for access to the sauce station. The broth is flavorful, the meat is high quality and with large portions. I don't like having to pay for the sauce station but overall this is my favorite hot pot in Ottawa presently. We got a two sided soup, 2 plates of meat, bamboo, tofu, lotus root, cabbage, mushrooms and access to the sauce and the price came to about $100 before tax and tip.

Thoroughly enjoyed the comfortable seating, the restaurant is on the smaller end but it's kept…read moreclean & tidy. Food quality overall is good. It ends up being more expensive than other AYCE locations when you tally up the dishes, but you do have the option to choose "half portions" (menu pricing is for full portion). Eating what we normally would at Happy Lamb, our bill came to about $187 with tip for 2 people. Note: $20 VIP card for VIP pricing does not apply to half portions, only full.

Hands down impressed with this new place!…read more I have to give them credit for being the ONLY Chinese restaurant in Ottawa that serves a proper & authentic free run chicken dish! The food arrived piping hot and everything was cooked perfectly HK style. Ordered via UberEats last night for the first time. I didn't have high expectations given the options of Chinese food in Ottawa but they left me impressed. Will definitely be ordering again. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Yelp said they open at 12 but I think they were there already which we could have just waked in but…read morewe decided to wait as to respect their business hours. So I think we were the first customers (walk-in) of the day l. I ordered the Singapore fried noodle and my husband ordered a 3 choices combo. So we are from Toronto and a friend of ours told us this is the best Chinese food in the area (we stayed at a hotel close to the airport as downtown is getting a bit dodgy and this place is takeout only which is perfect as we just brought them back to the room. Boy oh boy aren't the food tasty!!! Made fresh so it's still steamy hot when we opened the container, it just fit the name from English (filled with the hot and steamy flavor from the 'wok'). If you are in the area and would like some hearty Chinese food, this is the place to go, trust me!

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

Been going here for quite a while. Food is OK. Ordered the General Tso (Tao) chicken and was…read moreinedible. Tough and bready and only covered 1/3 of the container. Never again!

Mandarin is Mandarin. This one seems to be the big one in the Ottawa area. There is often a wait…read morefor a table unless you have a reservation. But you are usually seated within 30-45 mins. Due to it being busy the buffet is refreshed constantly, so most of the food is hot. If you are looking for all-you-can-eat (AYCE) this is a good place for couples to groups.

My sister and her husband invited my mother and I to the Madarin Restaurant…read more There is an ACCESSIBLE DOOR ON THE LEFT of the revoling door for . :) The is a buffet style restaurant is large, the amount of people they serve is 750 each night all the food fresh, and tasty. The service is good, all the employees ware uniforms, they work hard each night from kitchen, to rolling out plates on a plate cart to making sure the serving pans are filled. Everyone were well mannered. Washrooms are clean and bright. Check the internet for photos so that you know what to expect, prices, and tipping policy. Follow the dress code. If you are not sure call ahead ask

their prices have increased but the last two times I ordered I received Almond Soo Guy with no…read moregravy and no almonds. I think I need to find a new source.

I ordered a combo plate with general Tao's and sweet and sour pork. It was so terrible, slimey,…read morecold, and flavorless that I wasn't able to eat more than a few bites. Even the egg roll was bland and disgusting. They gave me an extra egg roll and a free fortune cookie but the egg rolls were too gross to eat and even the fortune cookie was so stale that I was. Literally unable to chew it. Fine, restaurants have bad days. Could be a fluke right? I call today to request a refund and the man refused to refund me, yelled at me, questioned whether I have ever had general Tao's chicken before and was generally extremely rude.

Visited Shanghai One Fine Dining for the first time on a Sunday afternoon for dim sum. We waited…read moreabout 20 minutes to be seated, even though a few tables were clearly vacant but just not cleaned, a bit frustrating, clearly understaffed. The layout seems to cater more to larger parties, so smaller groups may feel a little out of place. Unfortunately, the service left a lot to be desired. It took over 10 minutes just to receive a menu after we sat down, and we had to wave someone down multiple times for basic things like tea refills. (Even with the lid open... the universal sign for "more tea," no one came.) The staff didn't seem very attentive or interested in checking in, which made asking for help feel like we were being a bother. Several dishes, like the deep-fried squid, spring rolls, and egg tarts, arrived already cooled off, as if they'd been sitting around for a while. Not ideal. Prices weren't cheap either, so it was hard to justify the overall experience. All in all, pretty underwhelming. Not rushing back.

TL;DR/The Short Version: It's slim pickings for dim sum in…read moreOttawa and this place is the best I've had here (that is still open). Not as good as in Toronto or the GTA, obviously. Order only, no carts pushed around. The Long Version: I took my mom here for dim sum because she loves dim sum. We got there at opening on a Friday. We were thrilled to discover that Happy Hour was Monday to Friday 11am (opening) to 2pm. During Happy Hour, all Small, Medium and Large items were $5.95 (which is the regular price of Small items). Otherwise, medium items are $6.55 and large items are $6.95. We ordered 8 items. We might have overdid it, lol, but we managed to finish everything! Here's the rundown on what we had: Shrimp Siu Mai: easily the best item of the lot. Four big and juicy shrimp balls wrapped in a wonton wrapper and steamed. So delicious! Shrimp Dumplings: these are Har Gow. The wrapper was not chewy but rather starchy and ripped easily. However, the filling was excellent. Very similar to the Shrimp Siu Mai filling. All shrimp, no bamboo filler. Chicken feet: I did not eat any. Too creepy looking, lol. However, my Mom enjoyed them. She said they chopped them up into smaller pieces than at other places though and she didn't like this as much. Glutinous rice with chicken: glutinous rice with ground chicken and tiny pieces of mushrooms, wrapped in lotus leaf and steamed. It was ok, but was too filling, as it's mostly rice. I don't regret trying it, but I wouldn't personally order this again. Radish cakes: crispy on the outside, soft and creamy on the inside. Small pieces of preserved sausage mixed in. I enjoyed these. Rice rolls: we got a shrimp one and a beef one. They were identical except for the filling. The rice rolls were soft and tasty. The fillings were good. The shrimp ones had 2-3 shrimp per roll. The beef was more a beef paste, not actual slices of beef. Deep fried shrimp rolls: they were shrimp spring rolls. Crispy on the outside with ground shrimp filling. I enjoyed the sweet, sour and spicy dipping sauce. Service was good. My mom noticed that some people who arrived after us got served before us (and ordered some items we had ordered too), but they appeared to be regulars or maybe friends of the staff/owners. We didn't wait too long for our food, so I wasn't really bothered by it. I loved that they gave us a whole pitcher of water. Saved us having to ask for refills throughout the meal. So they put 2 pieces of paper on the table for you with a pen. One of the papers is for you to indicate what you want. The other paper is for them to keep track of when you ordered, what you ordered and what's outstanding after they bring you your food, since plates are brought out one or two at a time. The place is a good size and I loved the high ceilings with cool chandeliers. There's a nice mural on the back wall with what looks to be the CN Tower. Ah, a little slice of my hometown ;) The space is reminiscent of the Chinese restaurants in the GTA that are also banquet halls that are popular for Asian weddings, but on a bit of a smaller scale. And while most of the restaurant looks nice, along the walls and at the corners of the restaurant they do store some items in plain sight and it feels less nice as a result. The restaurant is in a plaza, so there's lots of free parking. (165)

The buns and the wonton soup were hot and delicious…read more It's a small somewhat airy feeling space, with seating for 14 over 5 tables. Service was fast and efficient. No small talk.

Although their seating environment is quite small, it gives a very cozy and family restaurant vibe!…read moreJust make sure to plan your visit accordingly, as during rush hours you may need to wait for a table. The staff at the restaurant is very nice and welcoming, always offering suggestions when you're indecisive (like me). And as you can tell from the video, their steamed pan-fried buns are probably the best I've ever had in Ottawa. It's rare to get authentic Chinese food like this here and it's almost comparable to the ones you'd get in Toronto/Markham! Their broth is also VERY flavourful and tasty

Have been going to Asia Garden for years for takeout. The spring rolls are the best I've Eve had…read more They are my guilty pleasure.

Most amazing food, I can eat this everyday I love the spicy…read morechicken wings Shanghai noodles