La Soupière Malatang & Thé offers a customizable Asian dining experience in Montréal. Malatang is a popular concept in Asia: you choose your fresh ingredients — meats, seafood, vegetables and noodles — then select your broth, from mild to spicy. Your bowl is prepared to order.
We use only fresh ingredients, prepared daily, and our menu draws inspiration from a variety of Asian flavors. Every meal includes access to our complimentary sauce bar, house beverages and a free ice cream.
Overall, La Soupiere Malatang earns praise for flavorful, varied malatang with many broth and sauce options, a wide range of fresh ingredients, and reliable, friendly service, plus a free ice cream at the end and a bright, comfortable atmosphere in downtown Montreal; while some diners note that pricing is by weight and can feel a bit higher than comparable places, the breadth of choices and the quality make it a standout for both first timers and regulars.
Really nice experience at La Soupiere Malatang & definitely a place worth trying if you like to do your own meal.
The concept is simple: you grab a bowl, pick whatever ingredients you want, & they cook everything for you afterward. There's honestly a huge selection & everything looked fresh. Lots of choices for meats, fish, vegetables, tofu, noodles, etc. You can also make your own sauce on the side, which is a nice touch.
One thing though: it's very easy to spend way more than expected without realizing it 😅. My honest recommendation is to avoid loading the bowl with heavy items like noodles if you want better value. The fish, meat, & other ingredients are definitely more worth it in my opinion.
For us, the wait was around 20 minutes, which was perfectly fine. If you're with friends or good company, the time goes by quickly anyway.
The place itself was clean, including the bathrooms, which are locked & require a key from the staff.
Overall, good food, fresh ingredients, fun concept, & a nice atmosphere. I'd definitely go back.
i love how cute Mei be really patient & her kind service, really thoughtful :)
she is so adorable, i will definitely come back for her
10/10 experience
Its been my first visit.
First of all, super nice service. I asked to explain how the system works & the girl was super nice. Took me in details through the process. As she felt I am not local she really took great care of me :)
The food was super fresh. So much choice of different additions. You can be as creatife as you want & make your own food, but without dishes :)
Nice experience. Thank you!
May 9, 2026
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We came here twice, it was really nice. There's a good variety of soup flavor & food choices, seafood options are good. Service was good too, Mei was really helpful at our table. We had a good time, will come back!
Impressed by the wide selection for malatang. I chose the tomato broth, which was rich & comforting, & the sauce bar offered more than enough ingredients to craft a delicious, personalized sauce.
Typical Chinese malatang place. Very similar to big way hotpot but more expensive. They have all sorts of ingredients/selections you can choose from & some very interesting seafood selections.
It's by weight ($4.49/100g) so some cheaper items may cost more than you think. Theres many soup base options to choose from including my personal favourite, the tomato soup base. They also have a sauce bar which includes all your hotpot sauce necessities.
At the end you get a free ice cream but I couldn't finish mine because I was stuffed from the actual meal. Service was good. Would come again but I find myself spending too much at these places, which is a me problem.
Everything was great except for the price. I paid +$40 which is super expensive for a dish that you have 1/ serve yourself 2/ queue to pay at the cashier. The quantity is good though it's a big sauce pan, so you leave there full but still very expensive. I read other customers reviews & apparently ice cream is free which the cashier didn't explained/offered. I wish I was told that, especially after a non mandatory tip & a total amount close to $50!!
Edit: If you say so I believe it, I wish it was clearer about the weight. I removed my comment on this weight thing. Still doesn't change the fact I was not offered an ice cream, but ok I will visit again. Thanks for the explanation, that gave you one extra star.
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They charge you the weight of the bowl just to have it on mind; so you'll pay at least 15 dls only for the empty bowl. That's the only bad thing, for the rest, the place & food are very good.. even the beverages.
They have a bar of sauces & garnishes, I liked it. & at the end you can ask for a little ice-cream 🙂
Excellent experience at La Soupière Malatang. While the pay-by-weight concept can add up, the portions are generous enough for more than one meal, which balances the value.
The ingredients were fresh, the flavors rich, & the broth especially satisfying. Naomi's service truly elevated the visit-attentive, warm, & thoughtful throughout, even offering a complimentary ice cream & carefully packing my takeaway.
Very good, love the concept. My personal favorite was by far the Tom yum, but everything else was really good too. Fun experience, can't wait to go back!
