Plâts De Pates Hong Mère is described across reviews as offering authentic northern Chinese cuisine with generous portions and solid value. The service is frequently praised as friendly and efficient, with food often arriving quickly, though a few experiences note slower moments or inconsistent service. Dishes such as tofu with aubergines, peanut sauce dumplings, and various stir fries are repeatedly highlighted for flavor and presentation. Takeout is consistently reliable and portions tend to be large, making it a common choice for sharing and casual meals. Some items receive criticism for being too sweet or too salty, for heavy batter, or for quality issues like over starch or bland meat in certain preparations. A few dishes like pad thai and orange beef are singled out as not meeting expectations, and a handful of visits are described as disappointing or inconsistent. Overall the sentiment is that Plâts De Pates Hong Mère is a standout option in Montreal for authentic flavors, with many customers returning regularly and recommending it to friends.
Update (20260321): Quality seems to have dropped IMO. All three of my dishes came & were subpar, boring & a disapointment. Friends. I sent to the restaurant had a similar reaction too. Which is too bad. Used to be my fav pace. Dropping from a 4 star to a 3 star. :/
Oh Hong Mere, where have you been... & why did it take so long for us to meet...erm... yeah, stick to a review.. ok, GTC (yeah, you know what I mean) is not too saucy, crispy & just daaaamn good. The veg menu has MANY nice options rather than just the filler classics. Some spicy fish soup? Yup. They got that too. I ordered delivery & my order came in good time & was nice & hot. No complaints really. Will for sure order from here when I need me some GTC loving. The restaurant has been fully renovated & looks amazing! Love it!
Accidentally pass by this place, menu made me go in for a bite
The flavour actually quite impressive 😊very authentic Chinese dishes but also accommodating to some local palate 😌
Ordered the braised pork with quill egg + spicy cabbage, very satisfied with the taste
Would probably come back & try some more dishes 😌
Mar 19, 2026
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Not a generic average Chinese restaurant, but something special! Family owned & very friendly. Excellent dishes with a wide range of delightful flavours. An experience out of the ordinary!
Delicious northern Chinese dishes, with varied flavours & spicing, with occasional accents of Szechewan peppers. The owners, including their professionally trained chef son, were welcoming & try hard to please (MSG: yes or no, your choice.)
The house specialty chicken legs & the ginger pork were memorable. Try the twice fried shrimps as well, you will likely not be disappointed if you like tempuras.
A favourite vegetable dish was the spicy cauliflower.
Hong Mère is amazing. I went with a group for a Wok cooking masterclass & we watched & learned as Chef Yu WOKed us through 11 dishes from his menu. We learned how to choose a wok & if we chose cast iron, how to season it for non-stick cooking. Then he showed us how he prepares, cooks & plates 11 different dishes. The attention to every detail & his mastery of North-Eastern Chinese & Szechuan cuisine is astonishing. This is no
assembly line. Every dish is cooked from scratch. My favourites were the Japanese tofu & Salt & Pepper shrimp, & spicy fish soup & crispy chicken...actually EVERYTHING is amazing. Family owned & operated...THIS is best of Montreal Chinese. & chef Yu wants to help people with limited exposure to discover AUTHENTIC Chinese. So ask about an alternative to General Tao & the other typical fare. You are going to be shocked at what you experience. I am going to make a video & attach it to this post late March 2026.
The ma po tofu & fried rice were very nice. The other dishes were too much batter, barely any meat & not very similar as the pictures on the menu. Unfortunately, we didn't enjoy the orange beef & crispy pork, they were both too sweet & not balanced in flavours.
I must have gone on an off day or something, as the meat dish I ordered was inedible where I couldn't finish the dish nor did I want to take it home. By far the worst Chinese restaurant food dish I've ever experienced in Montréal. Perhaps their vegetarian dishes are much better, such as a tofu or eggplant based one.
Jan 20, 2026
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The food at Xiang Mama in Montreal was really good; the two of us finished all four dishes, especially the sweet & sour pork. As someone from Northeast China, it was truly wonderful to try, it tasted just like home.
One of the best Chinese restaurants in Montreal. The dishes taste the same as those in the restaurants in China. I am Chinese & this is the restaurant that I highly recommend to my colleagues & friends.
Very salty food, & I like salt.
All the dishes tasted the same.
Service horrible.
Bill was 160$ but they refused to show me the bill until I pay for everything.
This place is a joke. Maybe it was a bad night for them. Pretty awful experience.
Went with a non Chinese friend. We didn't order spicy dishes cause my friend cannot have spicy food. Overall the food was okay. Both the beef & pork had too much potato starch. It didn't meet my expectations (heard from friends that it was really good) tho. However my friend loved the dishes. One potential reason could be we didn't order the classic spicy dishes that I'd like. I'd go with my Chinese friends to order more classic dishes to see how I like the restaurant. Giving it a ⭐⭐⭐⭐ considering that the dishes we ordered weren't really those I'd like, which might have impacted how I liked the food. If I can give a half rating, I might do 3.5 :)
Giving ⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating to Service cause the cashier explained that they couldn't do % for tips anymore due to the new law, & suggested that I could change the number I'd like, which made me feel like I should give more, despite that fact the lowest default tip was already about 18%. But.. I might have misinterpreted..
Jul 27, 2025
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I'm so happy I discovered this place through one of my best friends last year. Whether it's your classic North American Chinese classics or more authentic Chinese dishes, the flavours are fantastic. Their portions are also very generous considering how affordable it is. I've been once in person & taken out twice. & each time the food was spectacular.
One of the best authentic Chinese restaurants in Montreal. It has a variety of dishes from different parts of China, which can be scary to non-Asian folks, but try them out & you won't be disappointed.
Food came out very quickly & the service was efficient & accommodating.
This place is a gem! The food is simply amazing. The freshness & variety of dishes makes everything delicious. My only regret...not trying it before!!!
This restaurant has found the balance between authentic Chinese food liked by Chinese people & westernized dishes appealing to non-Chinese customers. While it is not mind blowing, it's a fair value for the area. It looks cleaner & bigger than most Chinese restaurants.
Feb 13, 2025
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4.4 average? Are we talking about the same restaurant? Half the dishes were too salty, while the other half was too bland. The lamb dish was a complete disaster, like the lid fell off the spice container & they decided to serve it to us anyway. Plus, some dude sitting at the table next to us sneezed over 50+ times.
Love it, authentic Chinese food! My Taiwanese husband brought me here , amazing food ,a lot of dishes you can't find at other Chinese restaurants.love it ,tx for not americanizing & leaving it as it should be ,tried the pork belly with quail eggs,dumplings, eggplant dish,fried rice.
My very first time at this restaurant, never tried before & never went there before, I found dishes are more on the salty side, the portion of the food are okay nothing to say on it, but the service need a bit upgraded, we asked the waitress for napkins but she end up serving the client next to us when we are the one who called her first...anyways no background music at the restaurant, is more peaceful where you can talk with your friends. But anyways for me is just an average restaurant ( but that's only my opinion)
