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

I can't believe I paid for "lo mein" at this place! It was more like "lo mistake." They served me…read moreangel hair pasta with an identity crisis. The sesame chicken was another comedy act. It was basically a fried chicken breast with sugar and water as the "sauce." I've had more flavorful cardboard! It's like they mistook the sugar jar for soy sauce. DISGUSTING.

This is the second time I've ordered from this place, and yet again I didn't receive my order. I…read morecalled several times about it and kept getting hung up on. Never again.

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.

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.

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

I'm so sad and happy. Sad that the old school 99 Rideau is gone. Happy that there is another…read moreChinese restaurant downtown that I guess can replace the old Palais Imperial that used to be in the area. First check, no raccoons in the building. The renovations look nice in here. We walked in and were promptly greeted and seated. The space is really open and acoustics were nice but it also wasn't packed. I believe they specialize in seafood but I don't think I saw a ton of tanks with fresh seafood like you would see in Toronto but maybe I missed it. They brought us tea and menus. They have a set menu but also a bunch of items that were written on paper as I suspect they're trialling different dishes. They also have a dim sum menu that seems like it's served all day...for those weirdos that have off hour dim sum ;) The prices here are much higher than a lot of places in Ottawa as an FYI. We ended up ordering a vegetable dish, a noodle dish and a couple of dim sum items. Yes we're those weirdos but we were curious the quality! The dishes were all alright. The vegetable stir fry was nice. Would order again. The beef noodle stir fry was alright. The cook was decent, the noodles unfortunately seemed like they were rehydrated vs something fresh. If they can source that, would think it goes to another level. The siu mai sum was OK and had shrimp and pork. I don't think I'd get it again. We also got a clay pot rice. It was a really basic one and I think the cook could have been a little better. There wasn't enough crispy rice on the bottom. I'll definitely be coming back to check out the set menus and try some other dishes as this is a quick walk for me.

This restaurant has the best Chinese authentic food in Ottawa. We ordered very basic dishes- xiao…read morelong bao, peppery beef chops, taxing eggplants and gan chai house- 4 dishes from 3 different regions in China BUT They all great! A wonderful place to taste various kinds of Chinese food.

My second time to Jadeland. 5pm on Sunday and zero wait for a table for 5. Service was fast, and…read morethe food was great. Looking forward to trying them a third time!

Finally visited for the first time with the recommendation from my colleague!…read more First impression was a little "eh..." because the building is quite old. As you get seated, you'll feel a sense of authenticity and at-home kind of atmosphere. Service is excellent, staff are very friendly. I thoroughly enjoyed all the dishes we ordered tonight (see photos). Portions are great and was cooked authentically well! I'm from Toronto so I'm picky when it comes to Chinese food, but I really liked this place! Highly recommend to anyone looking for an AUTHENTIC chinese food spot!

Second time here and it's even better. It's vegan and very good. I made a mistake by saying there's…read morea credit card fee so disregard it. Very clean with Indian music in background.

the food was good but the service was pretty bad and it was kinda expensive for supperread more

I always try to be honest in my reviews, so here's my take. Please don't read too much into the…read morenegative reviews here. This place is exactly what you're looking for in an all you can eat sushi place in downtown Ottawa. Given how pricy it is to eat sushi these days, $38 per person (as I'm writing this review), is a pretty good deal for what you get. Hands down some of the best shrimp tempura I've had in my life. Lightly battered, perfectly fried. Great edamame. The food doesn't quite get a 5 stars from me as the sushi is a bit heavy on the sticky rice. But the options, variety and taste is definitely 5/5. As an aside, I recommend the sashimi (thinly sliced raw fish). I was pleasantly surprised at how fresh and tasty the tuna, salmon, and razor clam was. If you like sake, they have a good $12/bottle option for two available!

The sushi is so fresh and delicious. Unique rolls and great service!! This is a pick up spot, but…read moreit's one of my go to spots for dinner and/or takeout!

From the owner: Hello everyone, our store is located at 1730 Bath road kingston. read more