Reviews for Maison Sai Yan describe authentic Chinese and Szechuan cooking with a broad, comforting menu and bold flavors that entice many visitors to return; dish notes highlight fresh seafood, robust sauces, and satisfying options like eggplant, though a few plates are described as ordinary or slightly dry and portions can feel small for the price; the setting is intimate and unpretentious, with friendly service noted by several, even as a few experiences mention slower pacing or moments of inconsistency; overall value is seen as favorable for the quality and authenticity, despite occasional price increases, and the restaurant is felt to be a worthwhile find that delivers true flavors more than fancy ambiance, with BYOB and accessible parking mentioned as perks.
Hong Kong Canadian here. Very authentic Cantonese style BYOB, family-style restaurant. One of the very best in town. Must try their Lobster served on sticky rice, sweet & sour pork, salt & pepper squid & Pei Pa Tofu (stuffed fried tofu).
La nourriture est excellente avec des plats originaux que l'on ne retrouve pas au cartier chinois, service souriant & impeccable! Très belle découverte pour la Rive sud de Montréal.
Excellent very flavourful Chinese food in a neat, calm & intimate/small location. Waitresses have great enthusiasm in helping us choose our food & are helpful throughout our meal. They do have baby/toddler chairs which makes this place family friendly. Yes it's true that they omit to mention price of some suggestions which could lead to some bad surprises as mentionned in some reviews. It would be nice if they improved on that. Overall, it's a nice alternative to the noisy & very busy large Chinese restaurants.
The waitress seemed to not understand our request to switch one ingredient with another & tried to push the crab very hard. The miscommunication didn't affect our time there: the food is good & fresh.
Nov 3, 2023
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Came here on a very busy Sunday. We reserved to make sure we had seats, so I highly recommend reserving. Food is very good, but I wouldn't always come back as I live very far. This is my third experience this year.
This restaurant based on taste itself would've been 5 stars. Read below if you want to know why I removed so many stars:
My gripe is the high price point & how they treat customers differently.
Other table a foot away from us had free orange slices & had *a discount due to a different payment method* in which I won't explicitly say what it is to protect their business.
Unfair treatment of customers when your restaurant is so small is extremely noticeable. If you do treat certain customers better, try being discreet. Our whole table speak both Cantonese, Mandarin, & three southern dialects so we understood everything.
Excellent Chinese Restaurant! The food is fresh,tasty & it's quick!Just let you know you don't go there for the decor is a basic /oldish place like many chinese restaurants 😉but the food is excellent PLUS THE OWNER IS SUPER SWEET as we say in french ça vaut le déplacement!
Jan 14, 2016
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I felt like ordering in Chinese on a Sunday night. We started with the Chinese shrimp won ton soup & then had the ginger lobster & chicken fried rice. AMAZING. It was reasonably priced (36$ tax in) & delicious! We will definitely order here again. Best in the area.
Another little note of appreciation -
The employee/owner was SUPER friendly on the phone & even delivered the food herself since her delivery guy was gone.
Went on new year special day usually service & food are okay. But that time the soup is sour & the cook did not know about it. Bad to serve food that gone bad to customers, should try all food before serving. Dishes portion are small. Have notgo backsince then.
