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Mei Le Bakery & Restaurant

3.2 (49 reviews)
Open 9:30 am - 9:30 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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.. poorly garnished & reduced amount.
John P.

It was back recently for a taste of their dim sum offerings once again. It was an early in the week, and in the day visit, and a good while since we had been there for our last dining experience. Upon arrival we were warmly-greeted, and told to take a table of our choosing. A disappointment when we ventured inside and saw what they had done to the table arrangements alongside the windows since our last visit. With the tables now moved closer together (I assume to offer more group seating), we (threesome) ended up having to choose (with the our server pointing to it) a table against a wall in a corner. Big enough 'yes', but the "feeling" of where we had always used to sit was gone, and for me, it was definitely a poor start to a much-anticipated return dining experience. On a more positive note, subsequent food service to our table was as friendly and cordial as it always had been. We had gone there for dim sum, and ordered all dishes from the 'front side' of the menu. With only one exception, all dishes ordered were very well-known to us, and had been ordered at this restaurant on several previous dining occasions. The food: an overall view as compared to previous dining experiences -- presentations featured minimal garnishes -- preparations offered reduced amounts, with over salting, and over cooking. Sorry to say, but the dining experience was just 'ok' this time, and I cannot extend any of my usual kudos their way.

C. H.

We stopped by for lunch. Thankfully we had made reservations in advance as the restaurant was busy. They had added seating in the bakery display area since my last visit to increase capacity. There was a small line out the door. We ordered a number of dim sum items and other lunch items. Service was fast and efficient. Food quality was average for the price. Portion size was also good that we had leftovers to take home. I think this a decent priced Chinese food option in the area. There is ample parking available on the plaza.

Steamed chicken feet
Gloria F.

A bakery, BBQ shop and restaurant all at one stop I came in for dim sum with my family The food came out quickly and everything was piping hot Our favorite was steamed rice rolls with shrimp The Prices were fair and portions were big The steamed bun with lava custard was big but a bit too sweet for me Service was okay depending on which server you get It looks like the regular customers get lots of attention and good service here I did like that they use dry erase markers for ordering Lots of parking spaces in the plaza

Crab in premium soup
Patrick C.

Food is excellent, portion was huge. Servers were very attentive and service was fast. Restaurant is clean, and very bright and cheerful. We came here for a birthday celebration and was shown to our table promptly. The head waitress/owner was very attentive snd explained the menu to us. We wre extremely pleased with the treatment we received, and would absolutely come back again in the future. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!

Spareribs and rice pot
Karmen L.

Interesting restaurant that doubles as dim sum and bakery! Mei le bakery and restaurant located in coquitlam They have dim sum from 9:30am-3pm we got steamed rice with spareribs and chicken feet. I love this rice pot and it is quite full and has all this meat but the rice was very soft to the point of almost mush like congee we also got shui mai which was underwhelming and their steamed rice roll is also available during the dim sum time. I didn't like that the steamed rice roll with beef had some green lettuce bits that would supposedly make the rice roll more crunchy? (But it's steamed so it's soft) well the point is I don't like that added green stuff. I'd prefer it without! And they had a lunch special from 10am-5pm and we got my favourite dish the pan fried rice noodles with beef. It was a huge portion or maybe because I had the dim sum before the lunch but it was a big plate of noodles and got iced lemon tea drink on the side.

weiner bun, egg tart, apple tart, cha siu bun
Jen H.

one of my fav bakeries in Coquitlam! I'd say they are most known for their apple tarts (and often sell out) and their fresh steamed baos. It's really nice having a bakery, bbq meats and restaurant in the neighbourhood as many are few and far between. Prices are reasonable and it's hard to get just one bun so be prepared to leave with many!

Andrew W.

I am not sure why this restaurant received such low score, some of the lower score reviews relates to "service" issues, which is understandable, in my case, I was lucky to be getting pretty good service all through my meal. First off, it is located in this part of Coquitlam that do not have this type of a restaurant and second, the variety they carry is pretty impressive! You get HK Style Chinese BBQ, Steamed Buns, HK Style Bakery, Steamed Rice Dumplings wrapped in Bamboo leaves, HK Style Cafe dishes, Cantonese traditional dishes, and a few Chinese Mainland dishes and OH they have Dim Sum too!! With this combination in a location like this is well deserve some kudos, as this will make it so much easier for local residence to have a taste of Chinese Cantonese cuisine in their neighbourhood. Food wise, I would say its very up to par with most of the places in Richmond! That is a high standard to compare to, so please be adventurous and venture out to try this very eclectic restaurant!! P.S. as you can see from my photos, the food is pretty decent, and all the bakery items are very high standard too!!

Bbq pork pineapple bun, mini egg tarts, tapioca cake, pork turnover, sesame ball red bean filling
Carolyn L.

I only bought the dim sum items for take out. They were pretty decent. I liked the mini egg tarts with the flaky crust. The pork turnover was also nice but it was so big. I liked the dim sum size which was more manageable. My friend liked the sesame ball with red bean filling which was also bigger than the usual dim sum size. The tapioca cake was like the nian gao (sweet glutinous rice cake) which was unexpected. I will have to come back to try the food here next time.

Justin W.

For this review I'll be reviewing their in store BAKERY, not the restaurant. It's located in the area right across from the Coquitlam Cineplex and Cactus Club. I'm giving it a 4 simply because I didn't enjoy all of the pastries I've bought from them. Pastries: 1) Apple Tart: Not pictured because I ate it too fast. You should for sure get it if you like apple strudels because it's similar to one but with more filling and a softer philo pastry texture which I love. $1.90/each and I'm pretty sure it's 6 for around $10. 2) Hot Dog buns: Big bun on the left in the picture. Pretty standard, which isn't a bad thing. No surprises. The one part that I wouldn't mind them changing is the sugar they brush on top to give the bread more flavour. It gets really sticky which gets annoying if you can't wash your hands right away or if you don't have Purell around. $2/each 3) Almond cookie: Massive yellow thing in the pic. Skip it. That's all. Tastes like a less sweet sugar cookie. Meh. 4) Sesame ball aka. Botchi: Really good when you can get them warm. Great flavour. 5) BBQ pork buns: Taste really fatty. More fat than meat. Not for me. Info: - They accept all forms of payment, which is great because some Chinese bakeries only accept cash. I think it's a $5 minimum to use credit though. - Separate entrance and exit for Covid protocols.

The full meal.
Liza P.

Looking for more comfort food during the last cold spell so this time we ordered delivery from Mei Le. I decided to do a bit of research to see their specialties and was surprised at how much filipino-type dishes they have. We ordered the BBQ pork asado bun (a.k.a. sio pao), Chicken deluxe bola-bola bun, Chicken and Corn soup, Singapore style vermicelli and, Vermicelli Filipino style (a.k.a Pancit Bihon). We immediately dove into the sio paos as these are one of our favourite Filipino food. They were nice and fluffy and still steamy in the box. The BBQ pork was ok if a bit too fatty; it wasn't as stuffed as I would like and not as tasty as the ones we used to get at Newtown. (Same goes for the Chicken deluxe.) We also found out we got a bonus soup! We got a small order of the fish balls in clear broth (like you'd get in wonton soup) and it was delicious! The fish balls were very flavourful. It went well with the siopaos. (THANK YOU, MEI LE!) The Chicken and Corn soup was also very satisfying with plenty of chicken. The Pancit Bihon was very authentic, it even had big pieces of liver which I promptly removed (it's traditional Filipino but I'm not a fan so I promptly removed them.) The Singapore vermicelli was not spicy enough but plenty of shrimps and tasty. I'm glad we found Mei Le so close to home. We would probably order from them again and may even visit it one of these days just to see what other bakery products they have.

Paula C.

With the limited number of dim sum options in Coquitlam it is always great to find another restaurant to try out! They have a good variety of dim sum and amongst my favourite is the steamed rice noodles with beef. It is such a generous portion and very smooth. Services here is very quick and they even have a section that seeks bbq meat and baked goods! This place has easily been our go to place when we are craving dim sum in the area.

Bbq pork, roast duck, roast pork (meats from left to right)
Henry M.

I was heading to Golden Ears Provincial Park and decided to make a quick lunch stop + snack grab at Mei Le Bakery & Restaurant, which is conveniently on the way from downtown Vancouver. Right as you walk into the restaurant, there were clearly labeled directional arrows for entering/ordering/exiting and hand sanitizers were readily available - definitely COVID safe. I ordered 3 BBQ meat on rice and got baked goods to-go and will review both here. 3 BBQ meat on rice: 1. Roast Duck (3/5): the roast duck looked good, but tasted just okay. The meat had no flavor and was not juicy. However, the star of this meat was the skin. 2. BBQ Pork (1/5): good red coloring, but most of the pieces were hella dry. You will definitely need to supplement the BBQ pork with some sort of sauce to able to eat this. Do not get this meat. 3. Roast Pork (1/5): the meat was okay - some pieces were tender while others were dry. However, the skin was super disappointing. Roast pork's skin is suppose to be crispy and crunchy. Unfortunately, the skin was just hard to chew. Do not get this meat. Baked goods (*if you get 6 items or more, they waive off tax): 1. Pineapple bun aka bo lo bao (4/5): the crust is flakey and delicious. However, there's is a lot of bread (this could be a good or bad thing pending what you prefer). 2. BBQ pork bun (5/5): this was by far my favorite item from this restaurant so far! The pork was juicy and flavorful. The best part is the bread. The bread is slightly sweet and they provided a generous amount of BBQ pork in the bun. 3. Sausage on bread (3/5): honestly, I don't have much to say on this one. This was just a regular sausage on bread that you would find in any Chinese bakery. Overall, I would not come out of my way to eat at Mei Le and would only recommend you to come to Mei Le if you happen to be in the area and are looking for a quick fix to mediocre Chinese food.

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