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Absolutely amazing experience!
The vibe was perfect - trendy but relaxed - & the waitress/bartender was so sweet & attentive. The drinks were incredible, & the food was honestly next level. We had the spicy salmon rice cakes (I'd come back just for those!), the chili cucumber salad, sesame noodles, & the five spice duck - everything was a total 10/10. Can't recommend this place enough!
Il faut y aller en groupe pour pouvoir goûter le maximum de plats! Tout était excellent, on a pris le chow mein, le canard aux cinq épices, les pétoncles, les oeufs mimosa & la salade de concombres. Mon seul'meh' était un peu trop de crouch de chili sur les concombres - on s'est régalé!
Mention spéciale pour les cocktails, dont le délicat L'année du Serpent au melon miel. Faut y retourner pour goûter au reste du menu!
La salle était festive, mais notre table était un peu en retrait : parfait pour la conversation sans se sentir à part du fun! Le service était très professionnel & gentil. Une excellente soirée sur Laurier!
Nous avons passé une très belle soirée entre amis (4 personnes) chez Oncle Lee. Le service était impeccable & l'ambiance sur la terrasse arrière était parfaite pour profiter d'une belle soirée aux température encore douces.
Côté menu, nous avons goûté à plusieurs plats à partager. Nos coups de coeur : les aubergines, les côtes levées & les pétoncles, tous très bien préparés avec des sauces savoureuses. En revanche, nous avons trouvé que certains autres plats manquaient un peu de peps : le tartare, le sauté de légumes, les concombre & le contrefilet auraient gagné à avoir un assaisonnement plus relevé. Dans l'ensemble, une belle expérience culinaire, surtout pour l'ambiance & le service. Nous y retournerions volontiers pour profiter de la terrasse & regoûter nos plats favoris, peut-être en espérant un peu plus de « peps » dans le reste du menu.
Ambiance très agréable & service excellent. Une belle découverte culinaire - le prix est à la hauteur de la qualité des plats. J'y retournerai!!
tellement bon!!! tous nos plats sont insane & notre serveuse clodi (si je me trompe pas) était vraiment gentille!!!
O. M. G. This is one of the best restaurants I've been to in my life! The salmon appetizer, the sea bream main & legumes, all to die for. But the dessert... Holy crap the dessert! I got the yogurt parfait with chocolate ganache & it's one of the best desserts I've ever had. I'm so sad I don't live in Montreal so I can't come everyday, though that's probably for the best lol. But I'll definetely come everytime I visit the city
A bit overrated & service was slow. Food was a good 7/10 but not more!
I have had my own Chinese restaurant for almost 12 years. I heard about this new Chinese restaurant for some time. Look at our names, Aunt Dai & Uncle Lee!
The birthday of one of my best friends is coming up. I invited her & her husband to try this famous restaurant. I checked the reviews before I made the reservation. I totally understand some customers had a high expectation about the flavour given the price tag for the dishes. With my own restaurant having much lower prices & bigger portions I feel I am a tiny little bit responsible for people expecting higher taste/dollar values. So I am thinking about either doubling the prices for all dishes in my own restaurant or giving this beautiful restaurant a visit myself. Three of us ordered the duck plate (ordered additional crepes for ONLY 3 dollars, I should have asked 10 orders of those additional crepes without ordering the duck at all if I want to save money), spicy noodles, tomato salad, salmon dish, two cocktails named'faire ca pour toi' & tea. The three of us are all from mainland China & we all think the food is very tasty. Me, looking from the angle of a Chinese restaurant owner I think their team is very dedicated to Chinese cooking & they are very into the details. I think it's a great contribution to Chinese food in Montreal. Very impressive! They deserve a lot of credit for doing what they are doing.
After this visit, I would assume Uncle Lee & Aunt Dai would follow each other on Tinder!
Had a most pleasant evening with great food & attentive service.
The appetizers such as the ribs, marinated salmon & tomato cucumber salad were so so good! Hits all around.
The mains were also great. Had the beef, hot pot, garlic fried rice & aubergines. Wow! A great place. Go &
Delicious modern twist on Chinese cuisine. The duck was perfection, loved all the condiments that came with it. The oysters were fresh, the deviled eggs were surprisingly flavorful. The standout dish was the mushrooms. Wow it's literally a burst of umami on the palate! Bravo to the chef! Service was friendly. Bar was unfortunately slow, it took 20mins to get cocktails each time. It was also very loud at 9pm on a Saturday, I felt like I was screaming at my partner the whole time. Would still highly recommend this restaurant for the food.
Sat at bar on very busy night. It was great but service was expectedly slow. The special tomato salad had way too much dressing. The ribs were delicious as were the salmon rice cakes. Hot pot was just ok. Could have had three times the veg to make it more substantial as there isn't a lot of food for $27 pp. drinks were great & bartender very sweet & helpful. Will definitely return.
It is very interesting to see their creative takes on traditional dishes. However, I feel like because we know what the traditional way of preparing the food tastes like, the food here was a bit less appealing to us. The food itself was good & flavourful but I feel like the combination of flavours are not as good. The sauces were not complementing the duck as well as it could be & the tender meat did not create that variation in texture compared to the crispy skin of the duck in the traditional way of preparing this dish. The cucumber was also not properly marinated which was definitely less appetizing than the sweet & sour eggplant that had a great flavour profile. On the other hand, I really enjoyed their French toast dessert with red bean paste & ice cream. The sweetness was just right & the different flavours complemented each other so well. The service here was friendly but since they were so busy, I feel like they were a bit slow most of the time. It took them quite a while before bringing us our water & our drinks as well. The restaurant was packed with customers which made the place so lively & enjoyable but our tables were so small that the waiter couldn't put all the food we had ordered on the table. The food itself is priced a bit expensive. While the portions are decent, the side dishes are around 12$ a plate & the duck is 55$. Even though they are quite filling, I feel like some other restaurants do offer better tasting cucumber salads for half the price.
Expérience très agréable & mémorable chez Oncle Lee. Nous avons pris les nouilles au sésame ainsi que L'entrée de petits gâteaux de riz frits au saumon épicé, les aubergines avec cacahouète & sauce barbecue, les côtes, sauce aigre douce. Tous les plats étaient joliment présentés, savoureux, & ce complémentais chacuns. Notre serveuse était très gentille, animée, répondait à toutes nos questions & a bien pris soin que tout nous convenait. Très bonne playlist. Nous recommandons également le saké au citron / yuzu.
The food was just okay, but also not impressive. For what you're paying, I expected a more refined experience. You could get better value at an upscale restaurant or even in Chinatown, where the flavors & portions tend to stand out more. Unfortunately, this didn't meet expectations.
We had a fabulous meal at Oncle Lee! Everything was perfectly cooked! I wasn't sure if ordering the steak was a good idea, but it really was delicious, & came out on a sizzling plate! The little shrimp sandwiches were cute, & super tasty! I highly recommend Oncle Lee!
Très bel endroit avec une belle terrasse à l'arrière. La nourriture y est très bonne. On aimerait avoir accès à une plus grande variété de plats. Pour le reste, tout est parfait.
Great vibes, service was quick & efficient. Food delicious. Ribs, salmon rice cakes, beef, noodles.. everything super fresh. Pain perdu for dessert delicious. Terasse is cozy.
