Omma

The food at Ommas was actually pretty good — we had gyozas and pickled veggies as starters and chicken bulgogi (I think that was the name) as a main dish. The chicken came with a salad leaf, which was recommended to be filled with the kimchi and the chicken. In my opinion, the leaf was redundant.
On that evening, the waiting staff unfortunately did not seem very motivated.
Last but not least, our dinner at Omma was surprisingly pricey.

Bibimbap is what I ordered which is a popular south Korean dish. I absolutely loved it! Service was professional and the food was very delish and authentic. The atmosphere was very small, cozy and romantic for both my boyfriend and myself. It is yet another resto located on Bernard street which is a very classy location. We loved it. I’ll definitely be coming back and recommending this to others.

Good food, marginal wine (small amount in glass;red wine was chilled), very nice service. Expensive for what you get; not good value for your money.

One of the best gems in the city. Omma is absolutely delicious and well priced for the area.
Personal favourites include the bibimbap which comes in the glorious stone bowl as well as the vegetarian mandoo (sautéed dumplings). The complimentary cabbage is a nice amuse bouche but if you’re wanting more the Omma salad is a good appetizer.
The bibimbap is just perfect– crispy rice, well seasoned vegetables, the egg on top and then the most amazing chilli sauce to pour on. You can order it with brown rice if you’re trying to be healthier! Other notable dishes include the tuna steak and the sesame rice with salmon.
Good wine selection and again very well priced. The ambiance is casual and relaxing and the waitstaff are all very accommodating.

OMG this is not a Korean restaurant.
Everything we had did not taste korean at all.
It was more like a chinese /​korean /​canadian meal.
Service was sooooo bad. They didnt serve Kimchi after we ask 2 times. abd when we went to pay i told the waitress and she answer … do you want to bring it home??? What a stupid answer. Also waiter dont really want to speak english…
We wait more than 40 minutes for main dishes.
We spend more than 140 $ for this and any other korean restaurant in montreal is more authentic and delicious than this one.
I do not recommand this restaurant to any people who want to experience korean food.
I was really disapoint because the place looks great from outside.

I had a bit higher expectations for Omma. Their menu is beautiful and everything looks so so tasty, it was so hard to decide. I ended up taking the sweet potato noodle and veggie dish. It was really oily and the veggies were underdone and nobody wants raw onions in a stir fry. But my dining partner’s bibimbap was fantastic. The service was friendly but quite slow and a bit confusing. I will come back and try something else next time with an update.

Omma has a nice cozy feel with a good wait staff but bottom line we all go to restaurants to eat. I started w/​fried calamari and chicken wings, nothing wow. Main dishes was galbi Jim and grilled chicken (looked nothing like the picture). The stew was under seasoned and too sweet and the beef was chewy. Chicken was blah, with no hints of flavors from Korea. An embarrassing note * they undercooked their white rice. Strange, how could Asians do such a thing? I was dining with 2 other couples we all had the same conclusion… Thanks to the front for the house for the service, but the back needs to work harder to convince people it’s a Korean restaurant.

Zufallsfund im Mile End Viertel! Eigentlich wusste ich gar nicht, welche Küche in diesem Lokal serviert wurde, ich tippte mal auf französisch. Der romantische Außenbereich mit den vielen kleinen Tischchen lockte mich an, zum Abendessen einzukehren.
Glücklicherweise war dann auf der Terrasse auch noch ein Platz frei. Als ich die Katte erhielt war ich eher erstaunt, dass es sich um ein koreanisches Lokal handelte. Auch die Inneneinrichtung wirkte sehr schlicht und doch heimelig und lies nicht vermuten dass es sich um ein asiatisches Lokal handelte.
Ich war aber vollkommen positiv überrascht, da ich eh gerne koreanisch esse!
Die Karte war übersichtlich, was meiner Meinung nach wieder für das Lokal sprach.
Ich entschied mich für ein Tofu Reisgericht, welches in einem Gusseisernen Pot serviert würde und dann quasi vor meinen Augen selbst fertig briet, da dieser extrem heiß war. Oben auf war ein rohes Ei welches ich einrühren sollte. Auf dem Boden bildete sich eine leckere Kruste und ich schaffte fast die ganze riesen Portion! Also die vorherigen Kommentare, wo angemerkt würde die Portionen wären klein kann ich nicht bestätigen. Vielleicht bei den Vorspeisen? Das kann ich aber nicht beurteilen da ich nur das Hauptgericht bestellte.
Außerdem trank ich einen leckeren Zitronengras-​Ingwer Tee, den ich mir aus einer extra Teekarte ausgesucht hatte.
Zum Essen trank ich einen Weißwein bei dem ich leider die falsche Auswahl traf und eine viel zu Süßen bekam.
Ich bestellte mir dann einen neuen mit dem Vermerk, dass mir der andere zu süß war. Erstaunlicherweise ging dann der Süße Wein aufs Haus.
Die Preise fand ich auch in Ordnung. Mein Hauptgericht kostete umgerechnet 10 €. Auch hier kann ich die vorherigen Beiträge, dass die Preise gehoben sind nicht verstehen.
Fazit: Essen sehr gut, Service aufmerksam und freundlich, Preise moderat und Ambiente wunderschön! Ich komme wieder!

The portions are WAY too small and really pricey. Our grilled chicken under-​seasoned and the service was really slow. Don’t understand why it’s for stars. Maybe because of the neighbourhood but not worth them for sure. Ganadara in guy concordia is better and cheaper.

Un très joli restaurant sur bernard, avec une décoration soignée et subtile. Mais surtout une large carte qui m’a laissée démunie :) pas très habituée à la cuisine coréenne, j’ai choisi mon plat phare — le bibimbap. Goutu à souhait même si un peu gras.
J’y retournerai pour être plus audacieuse sur le choix !

The Korean food here tastes different from Korean food elsewhere. It could be the fact that it’s «homemade», but I preferred the flavours I’ve been used to. We had the seafood pancake, which was good, but I enjoy mine with more chew and texture. We also had the deep fried squid, which was good but nothing to call home about. Finally we had to Kimchi Jigae where the soup tasted like tomato soup, the pork was very dry and the rice cakes were few and soggy.
The prices at Omma felt 20−30% higher than the average Korean restaurant, which meant the value-​for-​money was even lower. I don’t want to pass judgement on the food, but for the record, it wasn’t quite right for me.

This is a cozy, pretty restaurant with fresh, flavourful food, a sweet little cocktail list (which you might have to ask for) and not one but two leafy terrasses off rue Bernard. This is a sweet place for a date: not overly expensive, romantic lighting, and you’ll eat at a mellow pace set by the friendly good looking staff. Everything I’ve tried here has been good. It might not be the most perfecto combo of authentic/​inexpensive (I love Chingu down the street) but the chicken wings are crazy good, the bibimbap will always make me glow from the inside, and when i brought my whole family here everyone was happy and no one complained, about anything! A triumph.

Prepare to put some DOLLAZZ for those amazing Korean homemade dishes. Worth the price for the quality of food they’re serving.

Honestly, I would have been a little more generous with the rating, but Omma is SO OVERPRICED! Every dish is about ¼ more than it should be. On top of that, pickles are not included, which is usually a given in Korean restaurants. It’s the kind of restaurant where you’re paying more for the atmosphere and neighbourhood cachet than the food. Sadface.
Ok, the food. I got a bibimbap (chicken), which was decent, but not mind-​meltingly amazing, which I kind of expected from other reviews. The kochujang (chile sauce) that comes with it was nice, but not very spicy. The meat was decently flavoured, but the whole thing was surprisingly oily and otherwise kind of bland. For home style Korean food, I would have walked away happy if it was costing me $ 13 dollars, rather than $ 17. All-​in-​all, I don’t think I’ll be going back unless I’m with someone that desperately wants to go.

I found Omma on Unilocal and decided to take my mom and a couple of friends there for dinner. We are not familiar with Korean food, but were keen to try it. Omma did not disappoint us at all!
The ambience is nice and relaxed, we would have prefered to get a table outside, but their terrace was full. The servers were all very helpful and friendly.
The food was delicious — we ordered the Dol Sot Bibimbap in beef, which is their speciality — it was scrumptious! The kyoga Saewoo Bokum shrimps were also tasty as was the Chap Chae, to which we added chicken. The 3 dishes were enough for 4 of us, but the food was so good, perhaps we should have ordered another just to taste!
I would highly recommend it for a good Korean food experience.

J’ai adoré mon expérience au Omma! L’ambiance intimiste, le décor très cutie et les plats préparés avec amour m’ont fait tombé avec l’endroit. Je reviendrai assurément!

A little on the pricier side, but the vibe and food really do make up for it!
Their bibimbap and salmon are amazing!

My favoutite korean restaurant in Montréal, plus the most charming area in Montréal.
Just enjoy the terrace during summer and try the spicy fresh salmon if you’re fish addict.

OMMA signifie «maman» en coréen, et c’est bien cet esprit qui règne à table.
Au cœur du Mile End, la cuisine du OMMA est sous la direction d’une authentique maman coréenne, Mi Kyum Kim. Dans son petit resto de quartier sans prétention, elle concocte une vraie cuisine ménagère qui inclut de réconfortantes soupes fumantes et le dak nalge tigim, ou six ailes de poulet bonnes à s’en lécher les doigts. Le sam bap bulgogi est un plat intéressant et ludique puisqu’on doit placer soi-​même des lanières de bœuf grillées sur une feuille de laitue ou de sésame en ajoutant du kimchi, une pâte de piment et du riz collant. À manger avec les mains. Le poisson OMMA, des filets de poisson blanc servis avec une mayonnaise au wasabi, est également digne de mention. À boire en fin de repas le yujacha, une boisson chaude aux agrumes et au miel.
Une décoration minimaliste mais efficace et une ambiance multiculturelle ou un service à la québécoise côtoie une cuisine traditionnelle coréenne. Menu changeant au cours des saisons. Durant l’été profiter de la terrasse, elle n’est pas très grande ni très attrayante mais toute fois agréable durant les beaux jours.
Au passage j’en profite pour vous faire part d’une découverte. Un site pour les amoureux de la cuisine coréenne:
Omma
177 Rue Bernard Ouest, Montréal, QC
(514) 274‑1464
BONNE BOUFFE!
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JUST OK. Sometimes its hard to explain exactly why something works for you and why other things don’t. The atmosphere was pleasant and decorated as expected. The staff was friendly and service attentive. The food came quickly but we never felt rushed. As I’m writing this I’m struggling to use descriptive words … summing up the overall experience, rather non-​descript. If you’re in the Mile End area and looking for a change from Québécois cuisine then this will work well but I wouldn’t recommend making a tremendous effort.

OMMA provides a delicious and interesting dinning experience with kind and attentive service.
We’ve stopped at Omma twice and will make a point of visiting on our next trips to Montréal again.
Our favorite menu item is the spicy beef soup with mushrooms. The soup is a beautiful dish with deep subtle flavours that I crave even weeks later.
Other menu items we’ve tried:
Seaweed Salad:
This salad leaves a little to be desired, served with a soft variety of seaweed that was almost mushy and daikon, lettuce and carrot for texture. the flavour of the seaweed didn’t really come through and so the $ 7 price tag for the rather small serving didn’t feel justified.
Salmon Sashimi Salad:
This is a mustardy take on a salmon sashimi salad. It was delicious though may have been helped by having a little less dressing to allow the flavor of the fish to come through more. Overall a tasty dish I wouldn’t hesitate to order again.
The beef lettuce wraps:
Served on a hot skillet with lettuce, kimchi and rice. The beef was deliciously flavoured and made for tasty wraps that we devoured and would definitely order again.
The spicy beef and mushroom soup:
This is a soup to write post cards about. Delicious, hearty, deep and flavorful do not leave this restaurant without indulging in this soup. It is a large bowl that would make a satisfying meal on its own or makes a great entrée to share after a few starters.
OMMA is best when you can enjoy it’s stunning patio as the interior is a little sparse and could use a little love and imagination.

Cute Coreean. Don’t expect fancy ambiance or set-​up, but this is a great spot for some good, Coreean comfort food. Try the bibimbap!

Omma was a really cute, trendy type place.
The motif is really hipster/​sustainable.
The food arrived promptly and was quite good. My experience with Korean food is extremely limited, but I do know what I liked and I liked Omma.
The wait staff was super friendly and, though my water glass was small, it was never empty. When the kitchen and wait staff are so attentive to your dining experience, absolutely nothing else is needed.

I lived in Korea for a while and really love Korean food. Omma kind of takes a modern twist on the traditional meals, but in all the best ways.
I highly recommend the bibimbap, as well as the sam bap bulgogi.
The bibimpab is a rice and vegatable mix in a steaming hot bowl. You mix it up as the bowl cooks everything.
The sam bap bulgogi is similar to korean BBQ. You get little pieces of BBQ beef that you dip in sauce and wrap into mini lettuce sandwiches. It’s excellent!
I also recommend you grab a bottle of soju to compliment the food.
My only critique is that it’s slightly expensive in general. A few dollars more per item than should be.

Décor zen. Personnel bilingue, charmant, souriant et impeccable. Excellent bibimbap. Le thé coréen est une délicieuse découverte. Attention aux papilles sensibles, la nourriture coréenne est épicée!

Très belle soirée! Le bibimbap est vraiment bon et le service très courtois. Une belle petite découverte.

Une belle rencontre ! Cela mérite un arrêt. Prenez les repas brunch, goutez la différence, une cuisine coréenne de qualité, vous pouvez y aller en confiance. Les épices sont présents, à savoir. Le bento était parfait. On est dépaysé, accompagné par une équipe qui explique très bien les plats et avec gentillesse. Pas de pression sur le client, c’est apprécié sur Bernard! Le décor est délicat, poétique, mais on y est bien à l’aise, simplement.