Through Oorja, we aim to create a restaurant inspired by the flavors of Hakka, primarily Indo Chinese cuisine, where the emphasis is placed on fresh ingredients and great service. We take pride in the food that we create, and it is our ambition to bring this vibrant and culturally rich cuisine to Montreal. As both a restaurant and a cocktail bar, our objective is to shape a fun and dynamic environment centered around a unique culinary experience. Our team will create dishes and cocktails made from quality seasonal ingredients sourced from local producers. Indo Chinese cuisine is surprisingly absent from Montreal, and we believe that its vibrance and imaginativeness will be very well received.
Oorja est décrite comme une expérience de fusion indo-chinoise avec des tapas variés et des plats savoureux, présentés avec soin et accompagnés de cocktails créatifs et bien équilibrés. L'ambiance est chaleureuse et cosy, parfois rendue plus vivante par de la musique live, ce qui en fait un lieu adapté pour un dîner entre amis ou en couple. Le rapport qualité-prix est globalement positif, même si certaines portions peuvent sembler petites pour le prix et certains plats manquent de cohérence dans les saveurs. Le service est largement apprécié pour sa bienveillance et son professionnalisme, mais des critiques évoquent des périodes de désorganisation, des oublis ou une certaine lenteur qui nuisent à l'expérience. Dans l'ensemble, la cuisine et les cocktails sont largement salués et décrits comme innovants et délicieux, incitant les clients à revenir, tout en reconnaissant qu il existe des soirs avec des améliorations possibles sur la constance du service et les portions.
La nourriture est bonne. Par contre, le service est très lent, le serveur ne parlait qu’anglais alors que nous sommes à Montréal… Local très bruyant. Pas certaine d’y retourner.
Sauces très sucrées. Le plat de porc étaient bon mais trempait dans le gras.
& surtout très surpris que sur les 2 terminaux de paiement, on nous présente un pourboire de 18, 20 & 22% & que sur les 2 terminaux si on voulait changer cela le bouton ne fonctionnait pas. Le service était bien mais valait 15%.
Belle découverte! Besu restaurant, grandeur parfaite avec une décoration que j'ai adorée! Les grosses lampes suspendues, les murs en ciment, le mélange de matériau, tout y est!! Bonne ambiance & service discret & attentionné!! Les rouleaux à l'agneau étaient très bons, meilleurs que les dumplings au poulet dont la texture était un peu trop pâteuse! Portion généreuse pour le plat principal, porc braisé correct, sans plus! J'aurais aimé plus d'explications au niveau des vins puisqu'il n'y a pas de carte des vins! Bonne idée le concept de dégustation avant de choisir le vin! Belle surprise pour ce quartier!
The food is really very close to the Indo-Chinese Hakka cuisine. But I can imagine it might be a little too spicy for some people. So just ask before you order. Ordered one cocktail & it was well made. Would love to see cauliflower lollipop for vegetarians.
The restaurant staff & food were all excellent. My only comment is that the place is quite noisy due to the high ceilings & proximity of the tabels. We will definately go back for more!
1 oct. 2023
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Service was perfection. Food was..... the most exciting meal of my year! Was an circus of flavours in my mouth. Amazing!
My only negative comment is that they brought my dumplings & manchurian chicken at the same time. Would have preferred one at a time. Otherwise it was the perfect evening! Bravo guys!
Brenan was an amazing server, & their bar-chefs clearly know how to craft an excellent cocktail, for drinks or for food this place is a must! Best new bar in montreal for sure
We really enjoyed out evening!
Only remark, if cocktail prices were a bit less steep, we would've ordered a second round. Also, some dishes portions were on the tiny side. Ex: mussels/rice, pork. Overall excellent!
27 sept. 2023
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I truly enjoyed my experience at the restaurant, the service was exceptional, the cocktails were amazing & the food was delicious. If I had to be picky my only "complaint would be the chicken meatballs in the chicken Manchurian were a bit more chewy than I would had preferred. When I think meatball I expect something softer in texture. But they were still delicious
Good luck to the second Hakka restaurant to open in Montreal, the bar couldn’t be higher. Top service, amazing drinks, & authentic Hakka. Already looking forward to our next visit.
Saw a few posts about how this is the first Indo-Chinese restaurant in Montreal. As someone who grew up eating hakka chinese every other week, Oorja was immediately added to my list of places to try. It did not disappoint. The service, ambience, drinks, food, literally every single thing was absolutely phenomenal & so authentic. Will be going back often.
23 sept. 2023
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I was rather excited about eating here. But I have to be honest, the overall experience was rather underwhelming ans I don't plan on coming back. At 6:45pm, the kitchen was already out of 1 dish, the meal was tasty but not anything beyond, couple of the dishes tasted generically similar, the cocktails were ok at best, & the service, though quite polite was rather slow & unremarkable. The location itself is cute.
The food is amazing! It had the right amount of spice. The paneer in the paneer chilli was crispy, I felt the paneer was not fresh but the sauce was sooo good. I also liked that there were vegetarian options. The atmosphere is very loud as it’s a small restaurant & the tables are quite close to each other. I would have given it 5 stars if the service was good. Our server messed up our order & we didn’t receive our food at the same time. My partner had ordered an appetiser for themself & I had ordered a main dish; we had clearly told our server while placing the order. She brought the appetiser first & the main took almost 40-50 mins. We were also not checked upon during this time, I had to personally call someone & ask where my food was. She was checking on other bigger tables frequently, we were only checked in at the beginning. She did apologize to us, however it was supposed to be a celebratory dinner & it ruined the experience.
The food was good, but the service was atrocious.
We waited about 30 mins before someone came to take the drinks order. We asked for the wine selection, it took another 20 mins before the waiter came back with options, only to propose only one option of bottle of wine, for 85$ the bottle. Since we had been waiting for so long, we decided to take the bottle. The server didn't know how to uncork the bottle, we had cork pieces in our glass, & he didn't even check if the bottle wine was corked before serving. If I'm paying for an 85$ bottle, I'm expecting the service to follow. If not, put 45$ bottle on your menu!
Then I find out later through our research that this bottle retails for 19$. I find it appalling to sell a 19$ bottle at 85$ in a restaurant.
The food was delicious, but we wanted to order some more because the portions were small. The waiter brought us back the menu & never came back for the order. After 30 minutes of waiting, we decided to just ask for the bill & leave. After another 20 mins of waiting for someone to bring us the machine to pay, we decided to just get up & go to the bar to pay, otherwise we would have waited forever.
So basically, my experience consisted of waiting for service & obtaining bad service.
I do not recommend this restaurant, & I will not go back.
