Having grown up in Markham, a city where every other restaurant serves Cantonese food, I have very high 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! read more

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

Ng's Cuisine - Hot and Sour Soup. - Chinese Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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

Good affordable food option Great service overall Ok Ambiance not to great about it read more

Ng's Cuisine is one of my Chinese go-to restaurants in Ottawa over the past 2 years. They serve authentic chinese dishes and have staff that speak Cantonese. One of their servers are also from GTA so it feels nice to have someone from my city! They stay open slightly later than others, and their food has always been fresh. I highly recommend their sizzling plates, I've tried a few of them and they're all pretty good! A nice aroma and presentation to the table that will get you salivating a little. Still haven't found a place that's 100% GTA quality, but this can fill the craving while you're in Ottawa. read more

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The place was packed. Food was good and good price. Just the seating was not hygienic.

The servers were nice. The ambiance isn't great, plastic everywhere on tables and not much space between tables. Some of the dishes were good but we wanted to return the rice noodles. It tasted "off", like the veges were not fresh. We asked our server if we could return the dish and maybe get an egg noodle dish instead. The server went to the owner and came back to say "no" and that different people have different taste, and maybe we shouldn't order this dish the next time. There will not be a next time for us, that's for sure. Also when we asked for the receipt, the guy at the cash gave us a piece of paper with some non-English writing that we could not understand. read more

My family and I recently went here for dinner. Initially, I had a bad impression because all the clothed chairs around the table were dirty. It was a bit distasteful. We ordered: * Barbecued chicken * Lobster with ginger and scallions over yee mein * fried salt & pepper squid tube * Eggplant with shredded pork in garlic sauce * Beijing style pork chops * Fried flounder in soy sauce * Chinese broccoli with fried tofu and mushrooms * Shanghai vegetables w/enoki mushrooms My favorites were the fried squid, fried flounder, eggplant and Beijing style pork chops. The fried squid was not too salty and chewy. The fried flounder was crispy and flavorful. The pork chops were not too sweet and was not all fat. I liked the eggplant casserole but it was a tad salty. It's probably due to the minced salty fish in the dish. I was not a fan of the barbecued chicken for the chicken had that freezer taste to it. The vegetarian dishes were also average. Dessert was a choice of red bean soup or taro tapioca soup. I chose the taro tapioca soup. It was a bit sweet and watery. I wasn't a fan. read more

I've driven past this place for, oh, 30 damn years and never went in. My friend told me it was his go to for Chinese and he's a BIG BOY like Big Drew and so I figured he might be on to something. Place was packed. Lots of non Chinese but a fair share of Chinese as well. Place was LOUD but that's ok. Noise doesn't bother me. What bothers me is shitty food. Wonton soup was ok. Nothing special. The dimsum was quite good. The highlight of the meal. We ordered like 6 dishes and there wasn't a single good one in them. If they weren't drowning in sauce, they weren't on the table. One of our guests liked the spicy shrimp but there wasn't very many of them so I never got to try. They also brought us 'Mayo Chicken' (when we ordered sesame chicken)...not sure this is the same thing. Either way, it was gross. Service was fast and friendly. I'm willing to say we ordered wrong, or it was an off night. And I'm willing to try again. But I won't be hurrying back. Sorry no pics - nothing was photo worthy anyway. read more

My family and I had takeout here recently and I can't say that I was too impressed. They forgot one of our dishes, the food was overall meh in my opinion, and it wasn't ready until 20 minutes after they said that it would be ready. I called in my order, which was Dinner for 5B (BBQ Pork Wonton Soup, 5 Spring Rolls, Moo She Chicken with Pancakes, Pineapple Goo Loo Pork, Spicy Beef with Vegetables, General Tao's Chicken, Shrimp with Snow Peas and Young Chow Fried Rice) $69.95. They said it would be ready in 30 minutes (at 11:50am). I get there at 11:55am and the place was PACKED. There were people standing around everywhere waiting for a table. Staff and customers were yelling, screaming and pointing. It was a zoo! An older lady told me that my order wasn't ready yet but I could pay right away. I was fine with that because I didn't want to spend any additional time in there. So I paid and then stood there for like 15 minutes and finally the lady said that my order was ready and handed me 2 plastic bags all tied up. I grabbed my order and bolted out of there. It wasn't until I got home that I realized that they didn't give me any Moo She Chicken. They gave me the pancakes, but no Moo She Chicken to eat it with. I guess I should have called them to see how they were going to resolve the issue, but I was not in the mood to go back to the restaurant (they don't do delivery), so I just let it go. Now I thought that since the place was so popular the food must be amazing, right? Wrong! The BBQ Pork slices in the Wonton Soup were really fatty. The wontons themselves were ok, but there weren't many of them. The soup was mostly broth and cabbage. The spring rolls were really greasy and mostly wrapper, cabbage and onions. There were tiny specks of ground pork and some slivers of carrot. The pancakes (sans Moo She Chicken) were dry and tasteless. The Pineapple Goo Loo Pork was ok, but the pork was really fatty. The sauce was a nice sweet and sour sauce and there were chunks of fresh pineapple (not canned) though. The Spicy Beef with Vegetables was one of the better dishes. The beef was lean and tender. The vegetables were good (broccoli, carrots, celery, onions and bell peppers). The dish was mildly spicy. The General Tao's Chicken was good. The sauce was sweet and tangy. The chicken was tender, but some pieces were too fatty and some pieces had way too much batter. The Shrimp with Snow Peas had good sized shrimp, but the shrimp seemed under-cooked and this dish was too oily and greasy. The Young Chow Fried Rice was dry and tasted like old rice. After eating the food, I was super thirsty all day. I ate here when it was called Lichee View and I liked it then. Apparently it's still the same owners and chef, so I have no idea what's going on, but I did not enjoy the food at Ng's Cuisine. However, I must be in the minority because the place was packed and it is apparently very popular. Maybe if you eat in the food is better than if you get takeout. I don't know. However, I will not be going back to find out :( read more

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We've gone here for Dim Sum many, many times over the years. Went for Dim Sum last Sunday. Ordered 7 dishes. Most good, except for the Fried Bean Curd Rolls and Turnip Cake that had literally no spicing whatsoever and just tasted plain bland (first time this happened with these dishes). Had the same problem with the Fried Squid Tentacles 3 weeks ago and told the owner about it. Disappointing when you are used to a certain standard to encounter these situations. Their Dim Sum chef(s) should be brought up to par. read more

Delicious food and great selection. I liked their egg rolls and plum sauce as much as Golden Palace's. We ordered takeout for pickup and it was ready very quickly. The customer service was very good. Highly recommend the sweet and sour chicken balls and the beef with vegetables. read more

My go to place for dimsum! The best part is that it's not in Chinatown so the driving isn't terrible! They only have a small parking lot so I would recommend getting there as it opens because the parking lot & tables fill up fast. I love that they still push the carts around! The food is good and the service as well, though sometimes the staff forgets to bring more water or tea around to the tables. I'd recommend going for dimsum especially if you're not a fan of driving in Chinatown! read more

Ng's Cuisine - Shrimp balls, turnip cakes, etc. - Chinese Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Its a slice of Hong Kong. The ambiance is not great but that's not the reason for going there. The food is great, and the service is attentive. When we have asked we have had a great deal of assistance with understanding some of the dishes. read more

We have been here a few times. One time was for dim sum and one for a family birthday dinner. Both times the service was subpar. Dim Sum: The price was fairly reasonable and the portion sizes of the food and dumplings were great. The food tasted great as well. As the carts came around, we were disappointed that the servers made no effort to describe or tell you what was on their cart. We were waiting for the rice rolls and when we asked about them, they were on the bottom of the cart and cold because no one knew they were there. They still served it to us cold. Dinner: The food tasted decent. We ordered about 10 dishes as a family and they came out one by one. It took them about 45 mins to bring us our first dish. We were not impressed. It's not on my list of places to return to. Food was alright but the service just kills it for me. read more

This place is usually busy when we come by so they must be doing something right, although I find the food just average, nothing spectacular. Good option when you don't want to drive into Chinatown. They offer a late night snack menu. read more

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BF and I decided on going out for Chinese on Saturday night. His parents often come here so we decided to give it a try. I would have given this a 4 stars rating if it hadn't been for the incredibly long wait. We were waiting for about 15 minutes for a table, this is reasonable and we were not bothered by it. But once we sat at our table, it took quite a while before the waiter came to get our order (which we had written on a piece of paper). We didn't get our food for almost 1 hour after that!! I don't remember when I ever waited this long for plates of food to come to our table anywhere in Ottawa. We ordered: Shrimp shu mai (dim sum), sweet&sour pork, sautéed veggies with cashew, shrimgs in lobster sauce and steamed rice. No complaints about the food, everything was delicious and cooked perfectly. I especially enjoyed the breading of the sweet&sour pork, it was very delicious and much better than any type of fried pork I'd had previously at other restaurants. The shrimp in lobster sauce was a first time for me, but I enjoyed it. Everything was seasoned well! The portions were large, so we took all the leftovers home and had them for lunch the next day. The prices for the portions are great! I would come back, perhaps on a day that isn't as busy, to see if the wait time is any better. read more

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Authentic Chinese food that tastes good. We came in 11AM on a Sunday and had no issues with the speed of service. They were serving fresh dim sum with plenty of variety. We ordered steamed lobster with garlic, soft shell crab and shrimp fried rice. The prices were high for the value. The lobster was $30 and I wish they gave larger lobster chunks since we barely got any meat. However, the flavor was still great (although the garlic was a little overpowering). The soft shell crab was our favourite and it was extremely tasty. It was cooked really well and we loved the combination of spices. Again, for $20 for the dish, we wish more was provided. The shrimp fried rice was the biggest disappointment because it was overcooked and you could taste the burnt rice from the pan. Overall, these are definitely not Toronto prices but it's the best you can get in Ottawa for good tasting authentic Chinese food. read more

Ng's Cuisine - Steamed lobster with garlic, soft shell crab, shrimp fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

We would recommend this place! My Chinese wife and I just came home from dinner at Ng's Cuisine. We both felt very satisfied on quality, quantity and price of the food. We had a good dinning experience. This place was recommended to us by a friend who is also in a mixed marriage. Her husband is ethnic German and he doesn't like Chinese food, except for this place. We found this restaurant to be very authentic. My wife would describe it as Cantonese style food (southern China). They also have Dim Sum which again is a Cantonese / Hong Kong thing. Saturday night dinner the place was packed with a waiting line. Still got a table for two in decent time and the food came very quickly. This place is good for larger groups of 5 or more as most of the tables are this size with a large lazy susan in the center. The food was very comfortable, good flavor without relying on using a lot of salt. We did not notice any MSG. Neither of us felt thirsty after leaving which is a good sign and no heavy oils in the food. My wife only thought two of the dishes used too much sugar, but it was still enjoyable. Portions are large, we ordered one of the "dinner for two" combos and we have enough for lunch tomorrow. I noticed the portions going to other tables were also large, good for sharing with a group. The dinner for two was $31 after tax and this included tea, a soup, two main dishes, big bowl of rice and desert. It was very good value for money. The dinning room was nice, clean and well put together with just enough decoration. One entire wall was a mural of the famous painting "Along the River during the Qingming Festival" from the Song Dynasty. Personally speaking, to have traditional art in the space added to the authentic feel of the food. There was no music played in the space, but this was good as people talking was quite loud in the small room. Only one TV displaying ads mostly in Chinese with no sound. Two things I could fault the place for was not enough parking. Its a small restaurant but still many people were parked next door in the DQ parking lot. This place is also not wheel chair accessible, as there were single steps at the front door and the washrooms where in the basement. I think we will be back to this place to try more dishes. read more

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I'll admit that I'm not overly familiar with authentic Chinese food but this was super authentic. It's not that the food wasn't good, because it was. I guess it was too unfamiliar and felt out of my comfort zone. I also think it was overwhelming because I didn't understand the menu and the explanations were vague when we asked our waiter. We were mostly told "it's good". Would I come here again? Maybe. I think I need to set the expectation that I won't be getting honey garlic spare ribs or chicken balls anytime soon when I come here read more

We've been ordering/going to this restaurant for years. The food is decent, but it's been going downhill. The service is chaotic at best for the most part. Today was the final straw for us. We ordered food through Doordash delivery from Ng's Cuisine. When we got the food, the soup was incorrect. We called the restaurant to find out what happened. After being passed through at least 4 people, trying to make the problem understood, finally we got someone who said, the problem is that the person taking the orders doesn't speak English and so just "guessed" (even though their own menu lists numbered orders like "B9" so this shouldn't be an issue!). The restaurant questioned the "Doordash" person as to whether the order was correct (not their job). This is not the first time there's been an issue with the lack of understanding at the checkout. Another time we went to pick up an order and found out the staff had sent the order away with another customer, because they couldn't read the phone number correctly. They had us wait until the other customer DROVE BACK with the order. Who knows what happened to the food in the interim. But the way the staff handled our complaint tonight is the straw that broke the camel's back. We will not be back, despite having been patrons weekly for years. Rude, and nonsensical. Will take no responsibility for their own mistake. Why on earth would you continue to put staff who do not speak English in a very public-facing position where it is crucial to understand the language, then blame the customer instead of taking responsibility? In addition, their roof leaks buckets (there must be a ton of mold). read more

A family friend treated us to dinner at Ng's cuisine and I was pretty impressed with the quality of the food. We started with a beef and fish maw soup which was really good. Family style dishes included their specialty chicken, mooshu wraps, an eggplant dish, stir fried pepper beef platter, snow pea tips, and salt and pepper fried shrimp. I honestly enjoyed all of it - great authentic chinese food (if you actually get the traditional dishes of course). They also have lots of westernized dishes on the menu. The Cons: The restaurant is WAY TOO LOUD!!! (I hope my all caps emphasizes how loud the place is!) There are sooo many tables crammed into the dining area that everyone's conversations just blend together and everyone just talks louder to compensate. I could barely hear the 4 other people at my own table. (2 large tables celebrating with large amounts of alcohol did not help the noise situation.) Because the place was so busy, food took much to long to arrive. Luckily, it was worth the wait. I wouldn't come here for an intimate dinner, but I would come back for some good Chinese food - 3.5 Stars. TIP: The parking lot is too small and you may have difficulty parking when they're busy. DON'T park next door, you WILL get ticketed. Walk to the nearby Food Basics and park there instead. read more

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This restaurant is over priced compared to other takeouts. My girlfriend was charged $10 for 4 oz. hot sauce today! COVID has increased all their prices. They actually expect to be tipped at least 15% for takeout. I would avoid this place at all costs. They are greedy and will "scalp" even their regular customers to make a quick buck during COVID. I will NEVER return. read more

Came here on a day off with a group of people to try one of the set meals, was very impressed with the quality! Pictures: I got combo #6D, which was delicious and worth the value ($109!) Unfortunately the set dishes are all in Chinese so it would be good if they could translate it; the dishes in the sets are really quite good and surprised me today! Food came quickly, lobster was super flavourful, fried fish was crispy but not too oily, the eggplant with salty fish was delicious as usual, and the cold chicken was flavoured just right. Never too salty, they are very consistent! Probably my favourite Chinese food in the area! :) read more

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My parents really enjoy good Chinese food and they come here all the time. The dimsum is okay but ordering off the menu itself is good. I like the noodles they have , the lobster and chicken. Authentic Chinese food, would recommend read more

Dreadful dim sum puts a downer to this establishment. Dumplings often taste off, with mushy wrappings that obviously have been frozen, and deep-fried items drenched in oil are hard to overlook. The a la carte dishes generally fare better and are served in good portion size, but can be inconsistent when kitchen is busy or the ingredients not always fresh. And yes, the acoustics in the dining room are probably the worse in the city - bring your soundproof headphones if you wish to avoid a migraine from the boomerang court. read more

This place was formerly called Lichee View. The original owners had sold the business (including the name) and the buyer, after about a year of operating the restaurant failed. The original owners, who also owned the building, had the tenant evicted. They renovated the place and then reopened under the name Ng's Cuisine - that's the family name of the owners (and chef). The menu is very similar to the old Lichee View's menu and the taste is the same. The food is done right (especially the squid) and we we were finally able to get our favorite dessert - tapioca soup. read more

My favorite chinese restaurant in Ottawa. We go there every time we arrive for over 25 years, usually the first night for some delicious family style chinese food at good value. The huge steamed oysters are great with garlic on top but pretty much everything is good here. read more

The servers were slower than a 1-legged turtle, but they were still faster than the kitchen. We waited in total an hour and 40 minutes for an appetizer and a soup course. This is a disgrace of a restaurant. They couldn't pay me to eat here again. The steamed chicken we got hardly had any meat on it. The sweet and sour pork, were tiny cubes of pork with an overwhelming amount of batter. The szechuan style pork was the remainder of the pork chop that wasn't in the sweet in sour pork ... in what dining world is it ok to serve a piece of top fat off the pork chop? I could go on. So I shall, they didn't bring white rice to the table until we reminded them (twice). They had to be asked to refill the tea pots - despite the lid being opened for 15 minutes. They served a duck bones and noodle dish that was completely not appetizing to look at, and equally inedible. The taro root tapioca dessert was fittingly the worst course to finish off the night. There were clumps of tapioca stuck together, the dish didn't taste of any taro at all, and it was type II diabetes sweet. My pancreas is about to give up. I would actually rather eat at a Vanier diner than eat here again. I've had better food in a funeral home than here. If you read my other reviews of restaurants, you'll know that I'm not deliberately harsh. I have a passion for food, and this place is the complete antithesis of it. The food lacks imagination, lacks harmony in it's flavors, and the servers may want to reconsider their choice of profession, cause they're not good at it. read more

The staff here are very welcoming, work politely and efficiently. We had a small celebration dinner here and the food was great. For these special plates, if ordered in advance to give them enough time to prepare for it - you won't be disappointed! We will definitely be coming back for more. read more

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Pretty solid Chinese food. We ordered the Seafood vegetable dish which had ample amounts of vegetables, squid, scallops and shrimp. The salt and pepper squid was also done quite well - it was crispy, though a bit greasy which was expected. Service was solid and fairly quick with tea refills. read more

Really cheap! ~$77 (tax and tips included) 5 adults + 1 kid all happy and full on a wide selection of dim sum.

This is my first time visiting Ng's Cuisine. The service was fast and the food was delicious! I would definitely come back in the future. read more

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Prepare to Wait and Poor Service On Sept 6 we arrived at 11:30 and were seated immediately. The server took out Dim Sum order to the Kitchen at 11:40. At 12:05 we noticed that they were bring dishes out to the two tables that had arrived and had ordered after us. We got the attention of the owner or manager and she told us she would check. We never heard back from her. We went to the front desk to ask if they could confirm that the kitchen had our order. A server came to our table and informed us that our food would be out soon. This was just after 12:15. We wait another 15 minutes and left at 12:30. Our friends were sitting beside us had ordered at 11:25 and only had only received 3 dishes when we left. So they had waited over an hour for their order. The servers were definitely confused as many times they carried out dishes and wandered from table to table unable to match the dishes to the table. I notice a couple of times the server returning to the kitchen with dishes unserved. This restaurant does not have a profession serving staff. The restaurant also has a poor atmosphere and a cheap look. They used thin plastic to hang between tables for protection. It was very noisy and you have to raise one's voice to talk. Cannot comment on the quality of their Dim Sum as we near got any. read more

I would say, this is my typical go to place in Ottawa, when I am in town for and in the mood for Chinese food. I normally come for their mid-night snack menu, which starts around 8 pm. The portions on this menu is smaller and the price is cheaper. I don't typically eat a whole lot so this menu style is good for me. The food quality is average; the prices I would say is en par with similar Chinese restaurants; and the service like most Chinese restaurants is average. However, depending on when you come, the place can get a bit noise, which is very similar to quite a lot of Chinese restaurants. read more

3 minutes ago We decided to do take out from Ng's Cuisine from their late night snake menu and when we got home one of our dish looked like it was left over chicken from someone's table. The chicken looked dry and half eaten. It was so repulsive that we couldn't eat it. The portion size of the other dishes were on the small side with more fillers than actual substance. I strongly recommend that you avoid take out from here and if you do decide to take a chance check your order before you leave. read more

Authentic and delicious. Beware there could be a wait to get a table but it is worth the wait. Dim sum on weekdays is made to order which ensures you'll get what you want and it will be fresh and hot. Great spot for great food and you don't have to go to Chinatown to experience great food. The Cantonese Chow Mein (regular or seafood) has the perfect amount of crunchy noodles. Pork belly is melt in your mouth. Service is fast once you're seated. I recommend reservations. read more

Ng's Cuisine - Har Gow, Shrimp Sui Mai, Black Bean ribs, beef rice noodles. - Chinese Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

I highly recommend this restaurant. The food is so good, everything is fresh, and it feels like an authentic restaurant. The sesame chicken is so good, and all of their eggplant dishes are very good. This is my new go to! read more

We went there on the 2nd day of Chinese New Year. We of course made reservation in advance. It is my first time there, but not my other companies. The place is packed. Both service and food are good even on such a busy night. I will go back to try other dishes. read more

Brought my family visiting from Toronto to this restaurant. We got the lobster meal for 8 and we're pleased with the flavours and service. Price point is decent since there is limited authentic places around. However, red bean dessert could have been better as it was watered down. Parking lot is very busy on weekends so recommend making reservations. read more