LA BELLE ÉPICÉE

This place is GOOOOD! I had the spicy pork stew and it was Very Spicy!! A very large serving too. Super-delicious! They also have lots of non-spicy foods for kids and anyone else. A great place to go with anyone because there are tame options for people who don't want anything strange, and lots of unusual options for people who want to try foods you would not find in common Chinese restaurants. Lots of interesting fish options especially. Also great service, great vibe, and great sweet tea options.

I visited this restaurant on a Monday evening because it was one of the few Chinese places without a long wait. I am Chinese myself, though Cantonese, and perhaps that is why the flavors here did not fully match what I was craving. This restaurant serves more Taiwanese style dishes, so the taste is different from the Cantonese food I usually enjoy. We had already eaten pho earlier in the trip and wanted something different, so we decided to give this place a try after reading some reviews. I ordered the General Tao chicken special for $12.99, which came with two spring rolls, a bowl of rice, and the main dish. Online the photos make the portion look larger, but in reality it was an average serving size that could really only feed one person. The taste was fine but not something I found appealing, and I could not finish it. We also shared the fried tofu appetizer, which came in a small portion with a sauce that was somewhere between sweet and sour. The flavor combination was not what I expected and threw me off. The Hong Kong style milk tea was a pleasant surprise. At $2.99 it was inexpensive and tasted authentic. The service was also very good. Our waitress was polite, attentive, and very friendly which made the experience more positive. While we were dining, I also noticed a Quebec family come in, look at the menu for a bit, and then leave shortly after. That gave me the impression that perhaps the food style here may not suit everyone’s taste. The total for two people was about $41, which is fair for a sit down dinner. Unfortunately I did not feel well after the meal and went back to my hotel to rest for the night. Overall, I would say this restaurant is decent but not exceptional. The pricing and service were good, but the flavors and portions were not what I hoped for. If you enjoy Taiwanese style cooking, you may appreciate it more, but for me it was simply an average experience.

Craving for spicy food and this place certainly helped! We came here twice in this trip, no need to wait , quick service. The food and menu is adapted to European western style but the level of spiciness in the spice dishes is still intense. Decent price, definately recommend for those want quick fix for a taste of chinese spicy food.

I enjoyed my extra spicy General Tao’s chicken and egg roll combo, food was very fresh and the sauce and spicy were very flavorful and authentic . Service was fast, food was hot, excellent choice and affordable. I will return when in Montreal.

Being a Chinese myself and having been to hundreds of authentic Szechuan Chinese restaurants, this one is not great. I ordered the Szechuan Peppercorn soup base with Snakeheaded fish and beef, lack of flavor and way too sour. Ordered shredded pork fried rice, they offered and put in a hot dog wiener as my “pork”?! You have pork slices for your soup, why don’t you use that instead of a hot dog wiener? Very strange. Their fruit tea lack in topping choices, there were no fruit pops? Service is blah, the young lady pretty much ignored you the entire time. All in all, it was OK, but not great.

The “original” (highest spice) soup base is authentic and delicious. We have some doubts about other items on the menu, since the one less authentic addition (the sliced beef) doesn’t quite fit with the flavor profile— but we would definitely recommend the noodle soup with the original broth + fish for an easy and satisfying meal. For reference, the bowl pictured easily serves two

Got grilled fish dish with rice while my family got noodle soup with fish and beef. I personally didn’t find my dish too great, but my family loved theirs. So mixed reviews.

A really nice restaurant. This place has really good air ventilating, so even if it offer some spicy and oily dishes, you don’t smell it. For a small restaurant, it has a lot of seats. It also has a nice atmosphere with its light coloured wood structure. The food is delish and affordable. A fried rice and two drinks was less than 20 dollars pre taxes!