Named after the Yangtze River, the longest waterway in Asia, represents an important gateway into China’s rich culture and history. Being one of the first neighbourhood Chinese restaurants in Montreal, it is renowned for its family dining experience, and has enjoyed a large and loyal clientele since its inception. This proud "institution", as its regulars likes to call it, is famous for its Egg Rolls and have been called the "best in town". In addition to those golden delicacies, the Wonton Soup, Yangtze Spare Ribs, Pineapple Chicken and Shrimps with Lobster Sauce are also favourites among Montrealers as well as former residents of the city who flock back when visiting. RESTAURANT TCHANG KIANG, was founded more than 35 years ago. This establishment was appreciated by many loyal customers and is recognized as one of the outstanding Chinese restaurants within the NDG area. Along with its many other Szechuan and Peking speciality dishes, this restaurant will surely satisfy any cravings.
Reviews for Tchang Kiang By Yangtze describe a place with very good food and generally excellent service, though portions are often called smaller than in the past. Dishes frequently praised include pineapple chicken, duck, chicken chow mein, garlic spareribs, egg rolls, hot and sour soup, chicken fried rice and the crispy pork with black mushrooms, with sauce and texture highlighted; some items are noted as overbattered, underfilled, or sometimes bland and overcooked. A few comments mention a decline from earlier visits, while many describe it as a reliable neighbourhood favourite for decades, clean surroundings and courteous staff. The restaurant is seen as a solid choice for celebrations and everyday meals alike, with attentive service and steady quality, even as portion size and consistency remain common themes in reviews.
Ordered for the first time here last night. While the quality of the food is good, the prices simply cannot be justified. $150 for 3 people. There were 7 pieces of general tao...7. The beef & chicken dishes were cold & had to be microwaved. Meals don't come with soup included like many other places. Will not be ordering from here again & I honestly cannot say I would recommend it to others based solely on the price they charge for small portions.
My comment is about ordering. I had been eating Yangtze for 50 years. When they changed location because of a fire in the original, the quality of food went downhill. Now I order - this is the 3rd time - Yangtze Small Ribs which are made with a molasses base - they deliver Honey Garlic Ribs. I ordered Beef with Broccoli/Snow Peas, I got only Broccoli. Overpriced for an order of Broccoli with a little bit of beef. I left a voicemail after I got my order & they didn't call back. Sorry Yangtze, but we are finally done.
Found this little gem during covid, normally we only do take out with them but last weekend we ate on spot. It was even better & the service was amazing!
Oct 2, 2023
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Was a bit disappointed with the food, waited to try this place out. Came here with some friends, we ordered 4 dishes to share amongst us. We were not impressed by the food, ginger chicken tasted a bit bland. Thought we’d get more out of this place.
Je suis en amour avec ce restaurant. La nourriture est bonne & authentique!
Le propriétaire lui même est venue nous demander si tout ce passait bien ce qui est un plus pour ma conjointe & moi! Excellent service! Je le conseil énormément!
Sep 8, 2023
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Awesome service, staff very attentive & friendly. Food is always very delicious Soba noodles with beef is my favorite & pork ribs too. The food is always warm & tasty which you do not always get to eat. I really appreciate their effort to stay in bussiness after covid hit & the big raise of prices they didnt change their quality of serving neither the quality of food.
Definitely will be going back.
We arrived at 6h00pm at the restaurant. We ordered at 6h30pm. It took 1 hours & a half to get our plate. We got out at almost 9h00pm. Unbelievable.
For the price, the food was very dissappointing. Lets talk about the general tao for example. It cost 15$ for the plate. My friend had 6 chuncks + a kids size steam rice. I had the singapour noodle. It was so spicy that ive tooked 3 bites & it was enough. Portion wise, my 2 years old kid woulf have ate it all. It was small. The shrimp was a little underdone. & it was written on the menu that it was suppose to have bbq porc in it. Ive found 3 littles pieces of it.....
The wonton soup (3 ball of wonton) was 5$ if im not mistaken. Too expensive.
The waitress told me that they were famous for their eggrolls. Ive decided to order one. When it came (almost 20 minutes after), i took a bite. It was like eating a teaspoon full of salt. Disgusting. & each cost around 3$.
My perception of this restaurant is that they want to pretend to be a classy chinese restaurant with high prices for their plate. I rather go to another place & pay 8$ for a plate & be full rather that paying 15$ to eat there & go to McDonalds after for a cheese burger because i was still ungry.
& they have their "table du chef" instead of the "table d'hôte". Each plate cost around 15$ & there is no rice or noodle that comes with the plates.
& btw, for dessert, they are selling a bowl of ice cream for 5$ !!
So, there is planty of other restaurant that the plates cost less & that its way better.
You must be kidding me !!! I've been going to Yangtze for over 50 years, and never ate anything to ever complain about. Alarm bells go off when the reviewer has absolutely nothing good to say, only complaints that are too numerous to logically be possible. If I never had a dish that I truly didn't like in all these years, how is it that you found 12 things to complain about in just ONE visit? Their famous eggrolls are SECOND TO NONE, and anyone I know who has ever gone to Yangtze feels the same way, so I'm not the only one. I've never tasted a Yangtze egg roll that I didn't love, and was too salty. Talk about fake news! My guess is that you are a professional complainer who never likes anything, and makes sure that those around them hear nothing but bitching, and that are certainly no joy to be around. And when a restaurant unjustifiably receives a bum review like yours, it most certainly costs them business and affects their reputation. SHAME ON YOU. By the way, go back to kindergarten to learn how to spell and use proper grammar. Good luck to them. AND ALL YOU YANGTZE LOVERS OUT THERE, try to give Yangtze as much take-out business as possible to help them survive these trying times (or in the dining room if government regulations allow it.) David in NDG
Je confirme: service indifférent : ignore les clients Ration très pauvre, petite! Cuisine très salée et aucune finesse dans la présentation des plats Ambiance triste… Très décevant…
Une commande pour livraison. Les dumplings sont tout à fait délicieux. Les côtes levées aigre-douces sont très moyenne, pleines de cartilage. Le poulet général tao somme toute était correct. Les nouilles singapour sont très moyennes.
