Emeraude de Bangkok

Alanna

3.0

As you read many of my other reviews you will see that I rarely dislike Asian restaurants. Well, sorry to say, even though this place was highly recommended. I tend not to agree.
When we entered the restaurant, it was full. Usually when a restaurant is so busy the food is really good. Right?
Maybe I'm too picky & used to eating flavor packed food.
We ordered the Combo Build Your Way menu.
Included are 2 soups, 2 appetizers, 2 main dishes, 1 vegetable & 2 steamed rice. What a great deal.
We ordered 2 Hot & Sour soups which did not come to our table hot, so both were returned. Once they came back they were a bit warmer but still not hot. If you can get it hot, the soup was very tasty & not spicy.
For our appetizers we ordered the Peanut Butter Dumplings & Fried Calamari. The dumplings were delicious, I wanted more, but the Calamari was overly battered & greasy.
Our mains were Orange Beef & a Red Curry Chicken & the vegetable dish was the Basil Tofu with Mixed Vegetables.
The beef was tender but heavily batter in a sweet sticky sauce but no orange flavor & not spicy. There were 2 tiny slivers of orange peel in the sauce.
The Basil Tofu vegetables were tasteless but did contain a very nice variety of veggies. It needed a kick. It was supposed to be spicy but it was not at all.
The Red Curry Chicken, onbtje other hand, was very flavorful & a bit spicy. The Curry with coconut milk helped enhance the flavor & give it a bit of kick. Very good.
All in all, if the food would have been hotter instead of just warm, it may have been more enjoyable. I don't appreciate going to any restaurant & having to complain & return the food. Yes, sure it was a Saturday night, & they were busy, but really. Staff was sufficient but they didn't even approach us & ask if all was ok.
Would I recommend this place? No
Will I go back? Probably not.

J

5.0

Just found out of this hidden gem in Dorval. 15 minutes from my house. Good service. Had the special for 2. Won Ton soup, Peanut Butter Dumplings, General Tao chicken, sauted vegetables & rice. You can bring your own wine. Easy to park. I will definitely return.

Patrice

5.0

Bon petit restaurant, la nourriture est correcte & fraîche, bonne ambiance & pas trop bruyant. Le service est bien & continu. Le stationnement peut être parfois difficile selon achalandage. Le boeuf a l'orange était bien, le général tao manquait un peu de saveur. Les dumplings frit sont trop cuit & dur.

Dino

4.0

Busy night...it was mother's day weekend! It was a bit long to receive our food, also I would have preferred a little bit more of the peanut butter sauce on the dumplings...but other than that all was great.

James

3.0

I'm happy they took my order at closing hour tonight but the food wasn't up to par with the rating. Pad Thai was dry/wong tong & peanut butter dumplings were missing flavour & I paid almost 80$.

Samantha

5.0

Our family has been longtime fans of Emeraude de Bangkok. Quality of food has always been excellent. Definitely recommend the soups, the peanut butter dumplings & the seasame beef!

Anne

3.0

Menu pour 2: soupe Tom yum savoureuse, plusieurs sortes de légumes. Pas de lait de coco, & poulet à la texture étrange, probablement reconstitué.

Entrées: calmars frits affreux: desséchés, dans beaucoup de pâte très croustillante. Rouleaux impériaux aux crevettes: juste une crevette, non déveinée, roulée dans une pâte à rouleaux. Sec, aucunement intéressant.

Poulet général tao pas mal, mais sauce un peu trop visqueuse, élastique, & pas du tout épicée.

Bœuf sésame: des morceaux de bœuf en pâte, comme le général tao. Sauce juste sucrée, aucun goût de sésame sauf les graines en trop grande quantité. Bof.

À la table voisine: les dumpling aux arachides & le bœuf au brocoli semblent bons.

On retourne pour la tom yum, peut-être le tao.

Service: froid, & une serveuse sent fort la cigarette, ce qui jette un mal de cœur chaque fois qu’elle passe dans le restaurant, même si elle est loin.