HarBin Dumpling

Had a good meal a few months back, but seems lately the service and quality are on the decline. We had to constantly ask for service, which was annoying as we were at the bar. We were served our plates, no one checked to see how we were doing, and the dumplings dough was raw. When I told the server she just smiled and said she’d tell the kitchen. Useless.

Really great dumplings! Comparable to Qing Hua. Service is on the slow side, but the food is good and amazing for the price.

The standard for décor and atmosphere for Montréal dumpling places is unfortunately low. HarBin shines out as a beacon within a land of despair with its stylish and cool interior.
The service was quick and the waitress gave us great recommendations. The dumpling skins were soft, flavourful and the perfect thickness. My advice to vegetarians is go for the tofu&veggie dumplings! They were much better than the egg&chive. The pork & coriander dumplings were also a hit. The only bummer was that the filling in all the dumplings we got were slightly soggy so water started sogging out by the last few dumplings.
Polish off the whole experience with a pot of jasmine tea. It’s the best remedy for a cold winter; dumplings and freshly brewed tea.

Staff was really nice to us despite the room being pack to the gils. Food was underwhelming and choice is very limited. Overall filling was bland and under seasoned. The only hot sauce they offer is a tasteless red-​ish oil. The broth isn’t even home made, they use instant powder soup base — the same generic packets you find in grocery stores

Best place in Town for a relax night eating dumplings and sake ! The spicy kimchi is all right. Try the fried or steamed beef curry dumpling !

bummer. and here i was really wanting to like this place.
but a fried eggplant appetizer consisting of two raw slices of eggplant with ground, unseasoned pork sandwiched between ‘em, dipped in gluey tempura and fried, a chinese-​style-​fried-​eggplant-​dish does not make. very underwhelming way to kick things off.
the pork and chive dumplings– were alright. a little too big, and a little too doughy, truth be told. the veggie (tofu) dumplings– were no good, and actually watery (to the point where I’m guessing they hadn’t squeezed out the excess moisture from the tofu in making the mixture). nor did they actually’taste’ like anything… making up for it were the standard vinegar, soy sauce, chili oil (though mostly chili oil and not much chili) accoutrements.
to top it all off, the younger girl working behind the bar and serving most of the tables was doing her best surly-​old-​backstreets-​of-​harbin-​chinese-​dumpling-​lady-​impression which was met with confusion on behalf of most diners there who just seemed to find her plain rude. us included.
next time, to satiate a dumpling craving north of the mountain, for ¼ of the price, id make my way up to Jean Talon & Saint Denis to buy dumplings from the corner grocer and make em myself at home. or head south to qing hua or sammi and soupe– the latter serving the best xiao laong bao i have had in canada.
too bad harbin dumplings, could’a had something here…

The dumplings were amazing especially outside of Chinatown and new Chinatown. Four types, steamed, boiled, fried and in soup. Really tasty. But the service is not very good. They seem to still be working out that part. If you are prepared for service arguably worst than Chinatown then go for it.

Très bon, pas cher, le service et agréable, c’est un bel endroit décoré avec goût et intelligence.
Une cuisine familiale de qualité.
Rien à redire !

Dumplings are a 5 star, but their noodles are a 0 star. Finally tried their noodles after going there for dumplings on several occasions, and in short, they were salty as salty gets, plus very oily, like noodles swimming in oil.

LOVE IT.
Delicious dumplings and super friendly service :) I saw a lot of complaints about the slow service, but it’s to be expected of a place that’s newly open and increasing in popularity.
They have an ad up for more help, so I assume the wait time during peak periods will improve.
BETTER THAN QING HUA. Plus the place is bright, comfortable and clean.
Try the beef curry dumplings, you wont be disappointed.
We also grabbed some pork/​bok choi dumplings as well and some spring rolls.
Everything was delicious, fresh and expertly prepared. Even the spring rolls were impressive, not greasy, fried crispy and delicious!

Definitely in the top 5 dumplings in Montréal. They have unique flavors like red curry chicken. Yummy

Des dumpings sur le plateau: génial! Nous avons commandé des dumpings au porc et aux crevettes. Il étaient très bons. Nous avons aussi commandé des fèves edames. Elles étaient «fraichement dégelées/​encore gelées» c’était décevant. J’espère qu’ils auront bientôt leur permis d’alcool ou que ce sera un «apportez votre vin». Endroit très sympathique et service rapide.

Awesome, beats QingHua!

We were three and shared a few plates, we had steamed chicken & coriander, steamed red curry beef, fried porc & chive and beef & onion in broth.
All were pretty good, with a special mention for the chicken & coriander which won everyone’s vote and we ended up ordering another plate.
The real problem was the service, extremely slow and clunky (the waitress kept forgetting things, we were served soup but never got any spoon throughout the entire meal, we ordered tea which took more than 30 minutes to come.).
Don’t go there if you have limited time for your meal!
Also, we ordered Edamame to have something to eat while we were waiting (forever) for our dumplings and those came super quick. which is probably explained by the fact that they were served cold and you could really tell they had been cooked a while ago in a big batch which made them kind of mushy.

We’ve been 3 times in two weeks since we discovered this place in our neighbourhood. Fantastic! Amazing good, kind and attentive servers. I prefer steamed over fried dumplings, but everything so far has been delicious.

Very welcome addition to the dumpling and generally Asian good starved neighbourhood of the Plateau Mont-​Royal. Solid meat and vegetarian handmade dumplings. I would avoid the spring rolls and soups and focus on the dumplings as this is where Harbin shines.

The dumplings were delicious, but the service was very bad, even though the waiter was friendly. It took about 1 hour to get our first plate of fried dumplings (beef & coriander — they were actually super good) and there was only about 3 – 4 others tables at the time. When the plate arrive, I had to get up myself to go grab nakpins, plates and little bowls for the sauce. The waiter explained then they had lots of take-​outs, and then another 20 minutes for our second steam dumplings plate.

Amazing meal; the service was friendly, the food was delicious and the cooking show on the TV was surprisingly enjoyable. This is my new favorite dumpling place.

I ordered the fried dumplings. They were gushing with oil and very unpleasant to eat. The owner said they’re supposed to taste like that, even though this has never been my experience with fried dumplings in the past. Disappointing since there is a $ 1.50 charge for having them fried as well.
The waitress was very kind, quick to refill water, and fluent in both English and French.
If you go to this restaurant, avoid anything fried.

Do my eyes deceive me or is there a dumpling place in the mile-​end? You read it right, sweet reader, chinese dumplings all up in the mile-​end! It is a pleasant stop between two other favs — casa del popolo and aux vivres — now you can watch a show, eat dumplings and then hit aux vivres for some vegan goodness on your way back to the plateau. How perfect is that?
We had the pork + chive dumplings and the tofu + veg (steamed). Both were on point! We also had the edamame to start… it was super overdone somehow but i am reserving judgement until i see more edamame reviews. let’s hear ‘em.
Good dumplings! Mile-​end! Yay!