Le Piment Rouge

Sylvio

5.0

This restaurant is a nice twist of Chinese cuisine with innovative creation, where new ideas are unleashed to blend in harmony with typical menu.

Even the atmosphere feels different, with a warm welcome so noticeable that makes you really feel at home. Staff are very attentive without being overly intrusive. There is a high presence of hospitality where you never feel watched, only looked after. They rely on visuals & a quiet presence to ensure everything is progressing perfectly. Tea pots are swiftly being refilled. A variety of different size rectangular tables, as opposed to the typical round tables, to accommodate large groups.

Getting back to the dishes:
- We started with crispy shrimp balls with the filling being bouncy with a savoury paste made from minced shrimp. The outside is deep-fried rice sticks (?) puffed up to become incredibly airy & shatteringly crisp, creating that'nest' look.
- Meat balls enrobed with white rice, where the meat is so deliciously seasoned.
- The next dish is a Szechuan style fish soup with pickled cabbage buried at the bottom. This is a relatively thick broth with a luxurious mouthfeel & I can tell that fish head & bones were fried & simmered intensely to create this creamy white base. The soup is finished by pouring smoking hot oil over the dried chilies. So delicious, but if I had to re-order it, I would ask the chef to go easy on the salt.
- Beijing roast duck. This is quite a large plate as it looks like the entire duck was carved. This is served with pancakes, cucumber sticks & the sweet salty sauce. If you are looking for the imperial taste of B?ij?ng k?oy?, then this is not the place, but nevertheless very acceptable.
- Mince pork & beans. I occasionally cook with these ingredients, but the taste is truly unique & well worth a try.
- Sweet & sour chicken. This is the typical dish in balancing sweet & sour flavours, accompanied by large chunks of green onions & red bell peppers. The glistening, reddish-brown glaze is probably made with sweet bean sauce.
- Fried rice. Not the typical Cantonese fried rice I am used to, as the taste & even the rice is different. It is well seasoned, savoury & aromatic. But so different.

Thanks to the host family who invited us to this truly unique restaurant which is a place I would greatly recommend.

Feb 7, 2026

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Kid

3.0

It's a big restaurant with a lot of seats & it was a bit disheartening to see that we were one of the few tables for a Sunday night. Because of that, the service was especially attentive but they were nice & polite in general. The food itself was great. The various flavours from the sauces were complementing the dishes pretty well. I especially enjoyed the deep fried shrimp balls. The pictures looked awfully small at first but the portion ended up being much bigger than we initially thought when ordering. We ended up ordering a bit too much because of that but you won't be making that mistake since you read my warning now. The prices are reasonable for the portions but they do seem quite expensive at first glance.

Jan 21, 2026

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PL

3.0

Notre visite faisait suite à un article de LaPresse qui relatait que ce nouveau restaurant était tenu par les petits enfants des propriétaires du populaire & très bon'Piment rouge' du centre-ville dans le temps.
L'aménagement plus restreint est moderne & agréable avec ses grandes fenêtres donnant sur 2 rues.
Le menu aussi plus court est typique de la cuisine du Sichuan
& offre des spécialités intéressantes dont les'boules aux crevettes & gingembre' & les' dumplings frits'. Pour d'autres, avec boeuf ou pétoncle, les trop généreuses sauces épaisses & plutôt sucrées vous font regretter vos choix & la cuisine du'Piment rouge' du temps.
Pour le service, petit bémol mais probablement dû à la présence d'une table d'une quinzaine d'hommes d'affaires chinois qui célébraient joyeusement avec verres de vin à répétition en les buvant d'un seul trait'à la chinoise' . La jeune serveuse en ce mardi soir ne fournissait pas avec son inexpérience malgré sa gentillesse.
Une prochaine visite, plutôt incertaine pour nous !
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Jul 23, 2025

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Florian

5.0

Excellent poisson sauce du chef & legumes sautés! A bit on the pricey side but really good

Apr 6, 2025

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Danny

5.0

I'd highly recommend people to dine at this restaurant once. I truly love the food here, it's very tasty & the ambience is really cozy. The service is top-notch & a big thanks to Miss Virginia, who is very hospitality & knowledgeable in presenting the origin of every single dish that I ordered. Most importantly, you should try the Hunan wonton with peanut butter sauce. (you won't regret it.) The location is very accessible just 7 minute's walk away from the metro Acadie.

Oct 14, 2024

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Louise

5.0

What a fantastic meal at Piment Rouge yesterday. We were so warmly greeted by the lovely Virginia when we arrived. She made some great suggestions for our meal, & from beginning to end, everything we had was delicious. The hot & sour soup was just the right thickness & so flavorful. The Hunan peanut sauce dumplings are homemade & so delicious. The stir-fried eggplant was cooked perfectly in a savory garlic sauce... everything was perfect. The decor is modern & very comfortable, & they offer free parking across the street in the evenings. If you loved the old Piment Rouge you won't be disappointed.

Apr 4, 2024

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