Caractere Chinois - Montréal

I highly recommend this restaurant. It's a delight to bring a bottle of wine and enjoy a four-course meal for under $20.

My husband and I have dined here on four occasions while in Montreal and have always had a great experience. The ambiance is peaceful and comfortable, with beautiful decorations and cozy seating. The staff is attentive, friendly, and efficient. The prices are quite reasonable. My husband loves the green curry chicken and has ordered it three times, while I prefer it with tofu. The dish is served in a clay pot with a tea light underneath to keep it warm. The flavors are complex, with hints of chile and lemongrass, and the vegetables are fresh and perfectly cooked. While some may find the flavors more subtle compared to other places, I appreciate the attention to detail and delicate preparation of each dish. As a Korean who loves Asian cuisine, I can see the respect this restaurant has for the ingredients, culture, and customers. We will definitely be returning every time we are in Montreal.

The food is delicious, especially the chicken green curry. The restaurant offers a unique dish heating method with a candle, adding to the ambiance. Situated near Lafontaine Park, it’s a great spot to enjoy after a relaxing afternoon in the park. The prices are quite affordable, making it even more appealing. You can also bring your own beer and wine, as they do not serve any themselves.

I recently had dinner at this restaurant. The dining room is very nice and quiet which is rare nowadays. We chose the table d'Hôte.I chose the sweet and sour soup and my friend had shrimp Thai soup. Both we're quite good.Then we had duck rolls that we're not very tasty. My friend had chicken casserole with coconut milk and I had Szechwan shrimps with a thick red sauce. Disappointing. It was served with rice and the rice was not well cooked.Our waitress was very nice, efficient. This is a bring your wine which is great. This is not an expensive place

The Service: Below the minimum expected of an ordinary restaurant, arrogant, inattentive, high-wire tip sucking, I-may-care attitude of a tourist trap —very unpleasant. The food: We had the green curry chicken. It was just some petty pieces swimming in 1 cup of over-diluted liquid, no herbs, no taste. Not bad if one loves food court gastronomy, but much more expensive and much less generous. One guesses the recipe for the complete service of the day fairly easily: two sliced breasts floured in starch (to increase volume), MSG (most likely), one onion, one broccoli, one zucchini, a quarter of a can of baby corn, half a teaspoon of canned green curry , a can of coconut milk and seemingly at least eight liters of water! A small ladle per person and voila! Rice is served as an extra only, as if this dish could be eaten without rice. And surprise! Two tablespoons of rice fluffed to inflated this amount so miserable that it exceeds the worst comic scenario. Nothing authentically Chinese or Asian. You also have to ask for chopsticks, they are not offered. An employee of this morality deficient greasy spoon passed by with his own plate. It had no common measure with the infamous grub served to the poor pigeons sitting slavishly at the tables. His plate was full to bursting and looked appetizing, especially after the meager pittance I had swallowed. The price: This dish with rice, tax and tip, without any drinks, appetizers, dessert or pride, for one person: 23. There was, in my opinion, less than 1 worth of ingredients. The setting: Ahh, the decor... Like a turd in tissue paper, all the effort is on the look.