Nestled in the heart of Montreal's Chinatown and located a few steps away from many of the major hotels and tourist sites (including the Convention Center), the Ruby Rouge Restaurant offers a real attraction for the downtown area. Serving tantalizing seafood, authentic Cantonese and spicy Szechuan cuisines as well as Chinese Hotpots, it's the perfect destination for wedding banquets, meetings, shows, private functions and special occasions. Dim Sum is served in the renowned Hong Kong style on roaming carts or at pre-set luncheons in private rooms. Ruby Rouge Restaurant boasts a two-tiered seafood tank is filled with selections of geoducks, lobsters, prawns, live scallops, abalone, rock cod, sole, oysters, and Dungeness Crabs. With two elegant banquet rooms and smaller private rooms available, the Ruby Rouge Restaurant can accommodate 650 guests, it's the ideal choice for family and friends to get together and celebrate.
Rubis Rouge - Red Ruby Rouge serves classic dim sum with cart service and a range of authentic Cantonese dishes that many reviewers find fresh and flavorful, with generous portions and good value for the price, and the atmosphere is described as spacious and family friendly. However experiences vary, with some diners reporting slow or inconsistent service, dishes that are tasteless or not well seasoned, and occasional menu or order issues. Several reviews highlight strong points like friendly or warm service on good nights and a lively, authentic feel, while others caution that the quality and service are not guaranteed every visit. Overall, Rubis Rouge - Red Ruby Rouge is seen as a popular Montreal option for dim sum, offering solid flavors and value for many, but not without notable inconsistencies.
extremely poor service & poor attitude from waiters, at the cash when you pay & at the reception when you get a number to wait for your table for dim sum... whether this is busy lunch weekend or weekdays. they speak poorly english or french & staff attitude is poor to the point it's almost unacceptable & rude... towards paying customers. food is so so at best & price is not cheap either. so in summary, i do not recommend going here for takeout or to dine-in. & if you bring friends or family here, you will be completely embarrassed because the waiters ignore their customers & almost never check on you to see if you need anything, & yet, they expect a 15-20% tips. crazy sense of entitlement! completely do not recommend this place!
Mar 3, 2026
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Très déçu 😞 de mon expérience. Les pattes de poulet sont fades, la sauce ne goûte rien ou ce n'est pas assaisonné correctement. Les calmars frits étaient froid 🥶. Les boulettes & dumplings étaient bonnes. Le service est slow. Ambiance est agréable. Meilleur Dim sum 🥟 ailleurs ;)
Went their for dim sum yesterday, & even thought the place is not packed, the service was extremely slow.. we waited almost an hour & we had : a tray of xiu mai, a tray of dumpling, a bowl of porc chop ( with almost nothing in it but bones & fat), & a dish of very cold shrimp. That's it. 4 dishes in 1 hour. We flagged down different waitresses to ask for service & for the ladies who push the food cart too but no one cared. The worst thing ? All of that costed us 31$ & when we said we don't want to give tips because of bad service, the lady at the cashier , not only did not care about our feedbacks , but kinda blame us for not calling the cart ladies enough . If there was a 0 star that would be my most accurate rating.
One typical old style Chinese restaurant. Service was meh... Ok-ish, food was... eatable, won't call delicious. If it wasn't my parents wanted to eat dim sum, there could be loads of other choices in walking distance.
Classic Cantonese dim sum that still has cart service at brunch. The food is fresh & tasty & the service ranges from excellent to curmudgeonly but isn't that the charm? Don't be put off by reviews that don't understand the humor in gruff service. Super spacious so easy for groups.
Randomly went in here. Though we were seated quickly for a weekend, the service was slow. The food was tasteless. One of the worst dim sum experiences in Montreal. We also had ordered a noodle dish for kids & it never arrived & we had to chase after the servers to get it & it eventually arrived when the rest of us were almost done our meal. We asked for the bill & had to chase after the server to receive that too. Overall not a great experience. Pricing was similar to other dim sum restaurants so I would suggest checking another place instead.
Poor to mediocre service, food is poor to mediocre at best as well. Service is mediocre at best. This restaurant is still in business only because there is a lack of decent Chinese restaurants in the metropolitan area of Montreal. Not sure if I would recommend it to friends & family to be honest, but the place is considered somewhat accessible as it's in downtown, affordable as in it's not the most expensive restaurant & the servers are nicer to you if you are a regular.. Their morning dim sum (drink tea) specials before 11:00 is usually a pretty good deal.
Their plate of noodles seem to be a bit bigger now than before.
Sep 11, 2025
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This has to be the best value Chinese one can get on that platform. Dim sum on demand & other Chinese meals provided in a more generous quantity than most competitors.
The only downside is that taste & quality may feel a little cheaper, but if you're really hungry, it hits the spot.
I went to the Ruby Rouge for dim sum today around noon & we were three. The resto was about 75% full & we were seated quickly upon arrival. The resto didn't look modern but was still nice with its nostalgic warm old school Chinese decor. Our waitress was quick & friendly. The food was fresh, hot & good. However, even though the restaurant wasn't full there were no more food carts passing by us anymore after only two passed by. We waited about 20 minutes without food & decided to leave after looking everywhere & saw there was no one pushing any dim sum carts in the whole very big restaurant. We weren't the only ones waiting for food. They looked understaffed with their waiters & waitresses running around & no one pushing the dim sum carts at some point, I've never seen that before anywhere. I wouldn't go back there if I were starving but would go back with friends to catch up & take our time to eat & chat because the food & service were good & it's a nice place but the waiting was also very long to the point we left still hungry.
Authentic Dim sum cart service in a banquet hall style place. You can order a la carte earlier & the carts come around about 10:30. It was authentic & everything we had was tasty. Service was fine. They asked if we wanted things earlier for the kids we had with us before the carts came around. Enjoyed the experience & would come back!
j'aimerais mettre une bonne note car il s'agit visiblement d'un commerce familiale & local mais hélàs surtout comparé à d'autres commerces du quartier chinoise il ne fait pas le poids. Le point positif si on veut c'est qu'il y a beaucoup de plats très spécifique à la culture chinoise / asiatique, le genre de plat clairement pas américanisé donc l'expérience m'a paru très authentique. Ceci dit je dois dire que ce n'est pas pour tous & il vaut mieux s'assurer que le menu corresponde à ce que l'on cherche En revanche, il semblerait qu'a certains moment de la journée ce ne soit pas un dim sum comme annoncé, les plats ne sont pas vraiment chauds & aucun plat ne m'a particulièrement marqué contrairement à d'autres commerces du même quartier pour un prix similaire
We were craving dim sum while in Montreal. This restaurant located on the 2nd floor inside a small mall. We were seated quickly & was asked what tea we wanted. Was nice to see push cart ordering here. We ordered five dishes to try. Overall the quality of the dim sum was average. We went on a Friday & it was not too busy so it could explain why some of the dim sum wasn't as fresh. The fried squid was cold & a bit rubbery. The har gow was decent.
Off the beaten path but totally worth it! Don't listen to the negative reviews. The food is so good, & highly recommend dim sum. Servers are not going to check on you like how you might be used to in our western culture, just raise your hand & get their attention & you'll be just fine! Only thing to watch out for is ordering too much food, it's so easy to do when you're hungry & portions here are really big!
