Mai Xiang Yuan

Stumbled upon this place with one of my bestfriends and it was pretty good we wanted something yummy and we stopped for dumplings, nothing crazy but they were good. I had curry ones and steamed ones were pretty good.

Came in with high expectations from all the good reviews here, but I guess I left kind of disappointed. The dumplings in the soup I ordered were ok, but the broth was basically just water with some veggies in it, nothing special. After the soup I ordered some fried lamb dumplings with coriander but these were served burnt and stuck together and were also just ok. What am I missing here?

What’s a visit to Chinatown without eating in a dumpling shop?! Easy on the wallet and so juicy on the inside. As a starter, I ordered the cucumber and jellyfish salad to whet our appetites. Then we ordered the shrimp/​pork/​leek and beef/​coriander combos. They were SO good. Two orders were definitely very generous and we had to take the rest to go. You can order the dumplings steamed or fried. We went for fried and it wasn’t even greasy. Made fresh (you can see into the kitchen) and no frills. Service is a little flakey, but who cares when the food is so good.

delicious dumplings for very cheap (most plates less than 10 $ for 15 delicious dumplings)
would recommend getting boiled, if not then get steamed
drink the soup of the dumpling first then eat the rest, dip in soysauce mixed with vinegar for best taste
service was alright, not outstanding but not disappointing either

Literally the best dumplings of my life. Good grief. Per some of the reviews I read on here, my husband & I opted to get two sets of boiled dumplings and one fried. The fried actually ended up being way better than expected, and my husband wished we’d ordered more fried.
I was also a bit wary of the service because of some of the reviews I’d read on here. Maybe we caught them on a good night, but our server was excellent. She was sweet, knowledgable, quick to bring our order out (we waited less than 15 minutes for our food) and she even played with our two year old so mama could eat hands free for a second. ;)
Wish we were locals so we could enjoy this gem more often!

This became my favorite place for dumplings. We had the pork/​shrimps/​coriander dumplings and the eggs/​shrimps/​leeks, steamed to perfection and the price is very reasonable. Service is fast and the tea is served quickly. I would recommend this place to anyone that likes dumplings.

Best dumplings in Montréal. Absolutely phenomenal. Unfortunately, the service isn’t great, but you make sacrifices when the dumplings are this good.

Dumplings were very tasty and fresh! We had one plate of fried and one plate of steamed dumplings. Both good!
Service is what you’d expect. The waitress was sure to tell us that «the tip wasn’t included»! It was everything I could do to avoid giving her the tip that «service was not her calling»!
Price is good.
*floor is VERY slippery in the winter. Be careful!

Host was very slow taking the order. Did not liked fried versions… Prefer steam. Vegetarian options did not taste very good either.

We didn’t realize they had moved to the bigger space next door and for one HORRIFYING MOMENT, I stood staring at the locked door in front of the papered-​up windows, devastated. After a moment Andrew said, «Well, let’s just go to this other place instead,» and I said, «Okay…»
Lo and behold, we picked up the menus and it said Mai Xiang Yuan. Phew! :)
The quality and taste of the dumplings were just as good as our first visit, though the tea was sub-​par. Now that we’ve been here twice, we will probably explore beyond MXY for our next Montréal dumpling experience.

Very good and delicious
But just a little greasy
If I come back this city, I will come back eat this food, is good

Première fois ici, c’était délicieux. J’ai pris les dumpling frits boeuf et coriandre ainsi que dumpling vapeurs porc, crevettes et coriandre. C’est 15 par assiette. Le thé vert genmaicha est savoureux et réconfortant en cette journée froide d’automne !

Location: On the main below René-​Lévesque, and coincidentally, right next to my favorite Phở place — My Canh. Take the subway or walk because you’ll never find parking.
Décor & Service: The new place is 3x bigger than the old place and guess what? NO carpet! It’s much cleaner and there is more room to move around, unlike the previous place which was super cramped. You don’t have as good a view of the dumpling ladies now, but if you stand right at the cash, you can see them in action. The cashier might give you strange looks though.
Food: I ordered the steamed pork+shrimp+coriander dumplings and they were delicious. Freshly made and steaming hot, these dumplings were like little baskets of soupy goodness that I literally inhaled, they were so good. The dumplings were super flavorful and you could taste the fresh coriander — definitely a plus because I love coriander. I can guarantee fresh dumplings at this place — if you don’t believe me, stop by and see for yourself. The lovely ladies in the kitchen prepare each dumpling by hand, (almost) right on front of you. Just peek through that plexiglass and watch the magic happen.
Price: Pretty fair — for 15 good-​size dumplings, it’ll cost you a whopping $ 8.49+tax.

By far the best dumpling place ever.
I am glad they moved next door to a bigger and better place.
Everything is fresh and so tasty. Love the sauce that you can mix at ur taste right at your table. They do need to get cold water because all they seem to have is room temperature. Another reason why I only gave 4 stars is they only have one salad left on their menu they use to have a few different one but last time I was there all they had was celery and peanut salad and it might have been good but I did not try it.
I do love that they make the dumplings as you order them and you can see the ladies making them so you know you are not getting frozen stuff

Three full days in Montréal. We ate here twice. What was it that got us coming back?, Unilocal asks. The food, and only the food. The service was atrocious.
And yet — four stars, all because those delicious steamed or pan-​fried balls of meat and veggies more than made up for the lack of service. As my husband jokingly said on our way there the second night, «We’re on our way to delicious dumplings and horrible service!»
So, night one — we found this place because of Unilocal (thanks, fellow Unilocalers!) It was within walking distance from our hotel, and it was open. We showed up at about 7 pm that night, and though they were kind of full, we were given a table near the window right away.
That’s about as good as it got, as far as service goes. We were at the table for maybe two minutes — menus open, in the middle of discussing what we’d like to order — when we were rudely interrupted by one of the waitresses demanding our order. And it was a demand, too. Nothing kind or nice about it. «What you order?!», she barked at us, as we stared up at her in amazement.
My husband — ever the diplomat — politely told her that we’d need a few more minutes. She turned on her heel and stamped away before we could ask for beverages.
Once we finally decided what we wanted — one order of the curried beef, pan fried, and one order of the steamed pork and pickled cabbage — we were left to sit. We had to flag a waitress down, and even then, she got distracted halfway to our table. Our request for green tea was flatly denied — something about «not having it» that night — and our back-​up request for water was ignored for almost ten minutes.
The wait for the food that night was interminable, as well. I was two minutes from getting up to ask about our order when the first plate appeared in front of us (dropped like it was hot while the waitress scurried away). We were left with no chopsticks and no napkins, and of course it took several minutes to get someone’s attention for that.
The first plate we were given was the pork and pickled cabbage. Every plate comes with 15 dumplings. Fifteen hot, delectable packets of goodness. And let me tell you people — it IS goodness!
Every table has a selection of sauces, which allows you to concoct your own brew. Shoyu, vinegar, chili oil — it all went into my little dish, and it was divine!
I rather enjoyed the pan-​fried curry dumplings, but my husband was more about the boiled version. They were both truly delicious, and took some of the sting out of the horrible service.
Paying is quite the adventure. You’re not given a check — you’re expected to go to the register. Once there, the distracted guy (who was on the phone both times we paid) will pluck a receipt from his till and present it to you to pay. He was right both times — bully for him — but again, don’t expect any kind of friendliness or thanks for the business.
Oh yes — they’re a cash only establishment. They have an ATM right at the entrance, so that’s handy.
Second night there was more of the same as far as service goes (with less reason, as it wasn’t nearly as packed the first time we went). We did two orders of the boiled dumplings this time, and they were just as delicious.
And let me tell you — it may not look like a lot, but two orders (30 dumplings) fills a person up. Even a glutton like me!

4 star for the boiled dumplings! Pork, Shrimp and Shitake Mushroom ($ 8.49) was just so good! The wrapping was cooked to perfect with a chewiness with all the goodness of soupy filling still inside.
1 star for the fried dumplings! Curry Beef ($ 9.49) was meh! The wrapping still raw and you can see the white flour. Fillings was just so dry.
I guess don’t order the fried version then we will be happy.
Mai Xiang Yuan maybe one of the more expensive dumplings I had but seems to be the price point for Montréal.
Cash only.

Can’t wait to visit their new and bigger location next door. I have only ever gotten take out form them because even at 4pm they were always packed. I’ve had most of their dumplings (fried, boiled or steamed) before and they are honestly one of the best places to get good quality dumplings.
Toronto…sadly doesn’t have much monopoly here. Their prices are reasonable and you get pretty full off one order, but most importantly is that you can see them making your dumplings fresh right in the kitchen!

Montréal is known for many things when it comes to comfort food, but this is my go-​to place. I was here three times in a ten day stretch recently, for both lunch and dinner.
All they do here is dumplings. And they sure know what they’re doing.
Delicious, hand made, soft, and filling. They are served in 15-​piece orders, so they’re perfect for sharing. Opt for them steamed, or for an extra $ 1.50, you can have them pan fried. My favourites are the mushroom, followed by the coriander lamb and the curry beef.
The menu is a little confusing because they have removed several items, half-​covered by little stickers.

Très bon test de raviolis asiatiques!
Nous avons essayé des bouillis et des fris. Les deux sortes étaient très bons.
Il y a de nombreux choix de garnitures sympathiques carnivores ou non.
Des salades et des soupes sont aussi à la carte et il est possible de commander à emporter.

so they moved, next door to a bigger, brighter and most importantly, cleaner place.
in a way, this is an update from my previous review. instead of the 3 stars, i’m bumping it to a 4 stars as the food quality that you are accustomed to is still present therefore the fried dumplings that i’m not a fan of is still the same one.
instead of fried, i got the steamed/​boiled lamb and coriander ones and they are still as good. my companion loved her dumplings too.
bathrooms are cleaner, way cleaner! which is very unlike in chinatown. all in all, expect the same quality that made you love this place, just in a brighter and better place.
probably the biggest disappointment, they are still out of many salad items.

Okay for the price and amount of dumplings you get here, it is totally worth it.
15 per order, made right in front of you by a bunch of ladies too!
Definitely would come here if you want a dumpling fix and not spend a lot of money.

Os Dumplings cozidos, ensopados e fritos são muito bons! Os melhores que comemos em Montréal, são feitos na hora.

Holy dumplings! I swear I saw the clouds part and a light shine down as I chewed.
I got the beef and coriander pan fried dumplings. Since they’re made to order it was understandable why it took a longer than other places. Yet, they came out piping hot and in big portions. I’m not a fan of dumplings or dim sum, but the flavour was phenomenal.
I also ordered the cucumber and jelly fish salad. It was a nice crispy texture of cucumber throughout, but they skimped out on the jelly fish and I found it too salty.
If I ever return to Montréal, I’m coming back here because they’re the only place that can satisfy this dumpling craving I have.

Apres une forte envie de dumpling, avec mon copain on a regardé sur Unilocal pour trouver un bon restaurant et on est tombé sur celui la avec de très bons commentaires. Situé dans le quartier chinois, ce petit restaurant né paye vraiment pas de mine ce qui en fait ressortir son authenticité! À peine entré, le serveur nous assigne une table nous la pointant du doigt puis nous apporte on né sait quoi dans une théière. Ca né goûtait rien de particulier mais ça n’était pas mauvais. On a commandé chacun un plat de 15 dumplings et une soupe avec 10 dumplings dedans. On pouvait clairement voir les cuisinières preparer les dumplings au fur et à mesure des commandes. Donc pas de doute sur la fraîcheur! Nos plats sont arrivés assez rapidement, attention c’est chaud, et on a juste ADORÉ! Dumplings succulents, dans lesquels on sent vraiment bien les différents ingrédients. La soupe est simple mais bonne. Il y avait également sur la table une petite sauce pimentée très goûteuse et qui accompagnait bien les dump’! Pour la prochaine fois, on saura que une assiette de 15 dump’ chacun suffira mais on a quand même tout fini tellement c’était bon! Je reviendrais souvent et je recommande à tous les amateurs de dumplings!

Je viens de commander dumpings fried au beoef et coriandre… je suis vraiment déçu avec.ça prendre 20mins. très longtemps! Enplus mes dumplings sont même po bien cuit… je crois que je né reviens plus dans ce petit Resto …

Excellentes bouchées vapeur pour vraiment pas cher. Les dumplings sont faites au fur et à mesure des commandes et je n’ai jamais été déçue. Le lieu né donne pas spécialement envie de prime abord mais le service est correct et la nourriture est tellement bonne que j’y retourne régulièrement. Attention, en heure de pointe il est difficile de trouver une table de libre.

Parfois, quand tous les avis sont aussi positifs, on se doit d’aller vérifier et VITE !
Et en effet, ce sont les meilleurs dumpling ever !
Nous avons pris 2 boites de 15 à emporter, pour un prix vraiment petit.
Les dumplings sont savoureux, juteux et gourmands. Le genre d’adresse vraiment magique car tout est dans la tradition et la qualité. On redevient un peu touriste le temps d’un repas…

Petit endroit perdu au milieu de tous les autres restos en apparence identiques du quartier chinois, j’imagine que c’est le bouche à oreille qui opère pour se retrouver ici!
L’endroit est petit, tables assez rapprochées, mais invitant. Le roulement semble bon, car quand nous y sommes allés (7h un samedi soir) une table nous a tout de suite été assignée et les gens né cessaient d’aller et venir (ce qui habituellement est assez bon signe).
Dumplings, dumplings, dumplings, le choix est varié c’est le moins qu’on puisse dire! Chaque assiette en contient 15, donc c’est intéressant d’y aller à plusieurs pour essayer différentes sortes. Le prix est très modique et la fraîcheur de la nourriture incroyable, avec les dumplings préparés à la minute sous vos yeux.
Personnellement, nous avons essayé boeuf & oignon au curry (juste assez épicé à mon goût et bien juteux attention à vos convives lol) puis porc, coriandre et crevette. Goût de coriandre parfaitement balancé, c’est juste assez moelleux en bouche. Parfait! A essayer sans hésiter

C’était mon baptême de dumpling au restaurant rien a voir avec les congelés du super marché.nous avons essayé au porc crevette et coriandre et bœuf oignon curry. Délicieux, super juteux et plein de saveur. Très abordable en plus, j’y retournerai c’est sur.

Pour moi, les meilleurs dumplings à Montréal. Essayez les dumplings au porc/​coriandre.

Je commence à connaitre les bons dumplings à Montréal. Ceux-​ci sont définitivement excellents. Très bon service, menu simple avec les classiques. Pas vraiment d’options végétariennes. Les options végétariennes sur le menu ont des crevettes. RESPECT! C’est evidemment très peu dispendieux et très frais. La différence en Qing Hua qui est la compétion en terme de Dumpling fait à la main, minute, c’est 1: Menu simplifié, pas de buns mais la qualité des ingrédients est supérieures et le résultat superbe aussi. Qing Hua, c’est très bon, grosse quantité, trop de truc sur le menu ce qui fait qu’on perd un peu en qualité VS Mai Xiang Yuan.
J’ai pris — à deux — les dumplings a la vapeur au champignon et oignon et chevette, LEs champignon frais, très bon. Ensuite les dumplings au boeuf au currry et oignon frits et agneau et coriandre. En entrée la salade de méduse et concombre. La joie de ce repas est dans le fait que chaque dumping qui arrivait au fur et a mesure qu’on terminait l’assiette était meilleur que le précédent. Quoi de mieux qu’un repas qui est toujours meilleur au fur et a mesure que nous sommes servit, Sans aucun doute raisonable un des meilleurs repas à moins de 20 $ par personne que je peux trouver à Montréal. Tout genre confondus. Et Oui! Burgers et Pizzas, Watch out, ces dumplings offre un moment de joie gustatives subtiles et déliquintescent.

Excellent dumplings!
J’y suis allé un midi, où, je crois, les prix sont plus bas. Service courtois, sans plus. Mais pour 9 $, on vous sert 15 excellents dumplings. Nous avons essayé ceux au porc et cari, et ceux crevette, porc et coriandre. Tout était absolument délicieux, et les portions sont généreuses. Très recommandable!