MAKAŌ transcende le simple fait d'être un restaurant, offrant une expérience inoubliable qui éveille la curiosité, titille les papilles et vous transporte dans un royaume où l'Orient s'unit harmonieusement à l'Occident.
Savourez les profondes et riches traditions de la cuisine asiatique—des saveurs et des techniques développées au fil des siècles—et laissez-les également vous introduire aux audacieuses innovations qui caractérisent la cuisine occidentale moderne.
Niché au cœur du Chinatown de Montréal, MAKAŌ est la destination ultime pour ceux qui recherchent une expérience culturelle authentique et immersive.
MAKA? est décrite comme un endroit élégant et cosy, avec une ambiance chic et accueillante et une cuisine souvent savoureuse et inventive; les cocktails et les desserts impressionnent régulièrement; le service est perçu comme attentif et amical, contribuant à une expérience globalement forte, bien que certains plats manquent parfois de saveur ou de densité par rapport au prix et que des délais ou des salles bondées puissent survenir en heure de pointe; les huîtres du mercredi, des plats comme les bang bang shrimp et le riz frit au crabe et au homard sont souvent salués; l ambiance est adaptée pour un rendez-vous, une soirée entre amis ou une occasion spéciale; malgré quelques expériences variables, le consensus reste majoritairement positif et beaucoup reviendraient à MAKA?
Beautiful restaurants, very nice aesthetics. Portions for rice dishes are tiny for their price point but served in ginormous bowls. Staff are inattentive.
This wasn't an incredible experience. I will say that the decor & ambiance were pretty & enjoyable. Also, the service wasn't bad (but not necessarily great either). Only the food was much disappointing. Me & my friend ordered the fried rice shrimp, which wasn't tasty, kinda bland & the shrimp still had its shell, which made it difficult to eat. Another friend ordered the Udon noodles which was the best meal on our table, but still just regular udon. Someone also ordered a steak, which tasted regular & not too good too. My last friend got the Shanghai fried rice (I believe), & she didn't really like it as well. My take on this is to come if you don't really care how good your food tastes, & just want a pretty restaurant.
The hype was very high but the experience was far from the expectations. The plates are all tapas style, so be ready to order 2-3 dishes per person. The atmosphere was great, loved the decor & the colours. The service was acceptable but not exceptional. We started off with 5 starters, they were all on the cold/warm side. The spring rolls were overcooked, the general Makao chicken, which supposed to be their signature plate was leaning towards the cold side. The taste wasn't anything spectacular, just tasted like a General Tao. The rice & noodles came after, these plates were hot. Unfortunately, they both tasted very similar as they both were very salty (drink lots of water if you order) - it's unfortunate because I feel like they have something nice to show, but after eating there, I felt like I only got half the experience
The fusion food was great! The highlight for me was the roasted beet salad which had a great mix of flavours, I appreciated the fig & jelly along with the toppings. The fried rice & the general makao chicken were quite flavourful. The fried calamari themselves were good however I'm not sure I liked the tzatziki dip they were served with, I would have preferred something along the lines of a sriracha mayo. Service was attentive, drinks came up quickly, water was refilled promptly. There was a slight mixup with 2 food orders, but that can be forgiven by how it was handled & resolved. The right orders were put in quickly & we even got to keep an order of the extra rice. The atmosphere is nice, the restaurant is on the smaller side so it feels more intimate. The music is great.
Food: best way to describe it is like airport/convention center food. Description sounds good but the execution is poor. Fried rice was awful - tasted like frozen veggies, the wrong kind of rice, bad spice/sauces, & we didn't know the chicken would be fried. The bang bang fries were pretty good flavor, chicken was a little overcooked, but edible. Beet salad was fine but nothing special. Overall we felt it was very overpriced for what we got. We were tucked into a corner & had to ask for water refills three times (leave the pitcher, give us bigger cups, or make sure to include the hidden table in the water rounds.) Service was pretty non existent. Very beautiful decor but sadly...would skip this one!
19 oct. 2024
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I was a bit disappointed by the Roasted Beet salad. It's described as Roast yellow & red beets, Cherry tomatoes, Parmesan Reggiano, Figs, Red onions, Apple cider vinaigrette. However, there were no figs in the salad! :( The Vegan wild mushroom dumplings were good (carrots, green beans, shiitake). The dipping sauce is savoury, slightly spicy & tangy. Good enough to eat with rice. :P The restaurant is a bit small but with a beautiful setting.
