Yangtze

Great restaurant! It’s always consistent. The food is great, it tastes very good. There are a lot of menu items to choose from. The staff is friendly, quick and efficient. The prices are acceptable. The dining area is very big and comfortable. It’s a great place for some great Asian food.

my family and i have been eating here for aslong as i can remember. best Chinese cuisine in ottawa!

Definitely worth the walk in the freezing cold to get this Dim Sum, went early with my son and was seated straight away, we had Har gow, shrimp Sui mai, baked bbq pork buns and congee, had to stop at the congee as we were both full and I was trying to avoid the fried options. The shrimp Sui mai were very nice and full of shrimp! I would of liked to try more with a larger group as that is always better when it comes to dim sum. Food was hot when we got it and we could see as new items came out on the trolleys. The place filled up quickly and at 12 a lot of people started coming in. Price was good and manager gave my son a treat on the way out, thank you!

The GOAT. When my family and I come here we usually get the «Dinner for six». From my multiple experiences here the food is always great as well as the service. There can be at times where the service is lacking but that is typically due to their busyness.

I have been a customer for years and years and always bring family. Bit in my last two visits quality has decreased. Tonight we ordered in and they messed up our order. when I called I got b***/attitude so rude no understanding or anything. Not only that, but portions decreased majorly and our general tao chicken was not well cooked. We d didn’t even bother continuing to eat or calling back. Never again yangz. Will never prefer or step a fly in there again. Any Chinese resto around the corner is waaay better than your current quality and customer service

Great Chinese food at a reasonable price. It also can accommodate lots of people, so it’s a good place if you have a large party.

Great atmosphere and perfect for a larger group. We got a mix of traditional Chinese and dim sum. It was all tasty, but our favorites were the crisply beef, the BBQ pork buns, and the steamed sticky rice. The rice was steamed in a leaf with some bonus meat inside!

I came to Yangtze with a party of 10 or so and we had a large table that fit us all comfortably.
Wait — there was a small group of people waiting for tables on the weekend.
Service — was dodgy which is expected at these kinds of places. I had to ask several times for water.
Food — mediocre dim sum food that fills you up, but leaves you longing for more. A few examples: pork buns are hard to mess up, but the filling wasn’t that good and the bread part did not taste fresh or steamed enough. The chicken feet were also not cooked long enough and were very tough with little flavor.
What I will say was good, however, was the tripe. Tripe is always a winner in my book!
Yangzte is a decent place for dim sum if you’re in a large group as they have quite a bit of space and many tables. Décor is modern and not so «Asian» and there is lots of natural lighting.

The food reminded me of homemade type of meals/​dishes! There wasn’t any wait for the table and the food came out quickly! I would definitely come back again.

Considering the good reviews, I can only think that I just chose the bad dishes. Fried rice? Egg plant? I cannot understand how come those basic dishes could be that bad. Dim sum dishes were okay but not great.
The manager had a very inappropriate and rude attitude. She said it was the way they cooked the dishes.
The only good thing here was their tea.

I’ve never come here for dim sum, but the dinner menu is excellent. Prices are reasonable, service is fast, and the food is among the best Chinese food I’ve had in Canada — try the hot and soup soup or the General Tao chicken (one dish I still miss since going vegetarian).
Big tables are available for groups. Be warned that many weddings, events, and tour groups are hosted here so I do recommend calling ahead for a reservation.

I came here on a Saturday morning for dim sum. We had the siu mai, bbq pork buns, egg tarts, rice rolls with beef (my favourite), har gow, and congee. Everything tasted pretty fresh and it wasn’t too expensive for all the food we ordered. Having eaten dim sum rather frequently, I know what is good and Yangtze hits the spot.

Best Chinese food in Ottawa. Liked the crab soup, double ginger and onion lobsters, black pepper short ribs, garoupa filets, mushrooms and Chinese vegetables, as well as the crispy fried chicken. Great service too. This is the only Chinese restaurant we have found in Ottawa that can compare with those in Toronto and Vancouver.

Monday morning my sister and I went to what Ottawa considers the best dim sum restaurant in town. Hmmm… It wouldn’t be fair to compare the Yangtze to some of the more popular dim sum places in Big City Vancouver. On this basis the Yangtze is pretty darn good!
I like that they still employ the ‘old’ style push cart dim sum method. The modern places don’t have the time to push carts any more. Customers these days just fill out a menu card and they get their food delivered to their table. The Yangtze’s tradition approach is a refreshing change.
We ordered a bunch of dishes and they were pretty good. Not as hot and fresh as customers may get in Van City, but it was still pretty good stuff!

Last dinner in Ottawa on a holiday, a lot of restaurants were closed. Fortunately Yangtze was open. My group of friend ordered the dumplings and noodle soup, sweet and sour chicken, pork in pepper sauce, tofu & eggplant with garlic sauce, ma pow tofu (vegetarian) and a dinner for 3 which included: hot and sour soup, 3 pork spring rolls, yangtze fried rice, general tao chicken, a beef dish, szechuan shrimp, and one other dish, along with 4 bowls of rice. For dessert, it came with fortune cookies and almond cookies. There was a total of 6 people at my table with one individual who was vegan.
The vegan dishes (ma pow tofu with no meat and tofu & eggplant) were very tasty, with the right amount of seasoning. All of the dishes tasted surprisingly pretty good, however the hot and sour soup was a little heavy on the sour side, but the spice was on point. All in all the dishes were seasoned enough, but what brought the rating down was the presentation/​plating of the dishes. If they put a little bit more time on presentation, the quality of the food would definitely be elevated to another level. The comparison of chinese food at this restaurant to ones in toronto would be the pricing and the presentation. The pricing was a little on the pricer side but the quality of the food was basically the same.

Food is fresh and delicious; the Dim Sim us quite plentiful. It’s a busy place on the weekend. On the weekends, you can have Dim Sum and order from the menu, which makes for a good variety of food. Not too pricey, lots of tables, great for families and large groups. We will come back again.

Went for dim sum for a team lunch today. The food was good but the service was not. We waited quite a while before our drink order was taken. They also didn’t do a good job of explaining the menu items (my coworkers have allergies). I will say that one waitress was very good about approaching us with her cart, but we felt ignored by the other two. Everyone but the one waitress and the hostess seemed to be the only staff that didn’t appear inconvenienced by us. Again, good food, but not enough to lure me back.

I visit Ottawa around twice a year. My family only eats at the Yangtze for Chinese cuisine. My sister (who lives in Quebec) recommends this place since my dad is very particular when it comes to good Chinese food.
We found parking very easily. Got seated right away. It wasn’t too busy since we got in at 5:50 but 10 mins after, a tour bus of 40 came in. This tells me food here has got to be good… When we left, it was a full house. Very busy.
We ordered 9 dishes. All came pretty fast. We ate:
— Chicken and corn soup (very delicious)
— Spring rolls (we got chicken… My nephew loves it)
— Sliced beef rice noodle (loved it)
— Shanghai fried noodles (could’ve been better if it had chicken or shrimp)
— Sweet and sour pork (very addictive)
— Spicy asparagus (I didn’t eat it but I hear it was a great spin to the traditional veggie)
— Hot plate beef with onions (very peppery… not my fave)
— Fish slices with snow peas/​celery/​carrots (delicious)
— Complimentary dao fu fa (good sweet tofu with a ginger soup kick)
Overall it was good. I left feeling full but my hair smelled a little oily. They could lighten up on the oil but most Chinese restaurants overkill on the oil so it wasn’t a surprise. I would go back!

I come here pretty often and will continue to. The food is great and service is fast. I’ve attached probably tried half their menu and never been disapointed. I absolutely recommend the seafood soup, it is amazing.
If I had just one comment it would be that they should mix up their staff a bit. Nothing wrong with them but it would be nice to see some young ones working with the experienced ones. There is a lack if general energy because of this.
Otherwise, great place for a date

Une salle immense qui pourrait abriter tout un régiment. L’avantage, on est sûr de trouver une place à toute heure ! Le service est rapide mais pas toujours agréable. Les plats servis sont corrects. L’impression que l’on a de cet établissement: on y va quand on n’a pas trop envie de chercher dans le quartier.

Plusieurs m’ont conseillé ce restaurant du quartier chinois d’Ottawa. Ces restaurant est grand: de l’extérieur on dirait une banque ou centre médical, à l’intérieur c’est sans conteste un restaurant chinois sans grande pompe.
Les choix: vous pouvez manger à la carte ou commander du Dim Sum. La qualité est assez bonne mais le choix en matière de Dim Sum est peut-​être le quart de ce qu’on pourrait avoir dans un restaurant similaire à Toronto. Sympathique, service ponctuel, qualité bonne.

I’ve been to this restaurant many times, and it never disappoints! The décor hasn’t changed in what seems like a lifetime, but the food has stayed deeeeelicious! The dim sum is pricier than other places, but that’s because the sizes are so large, and as a big bonus, it’s offered all day :) It can get pretty packed on the weekends, especially during happy hour, so you may need to take a number and wait awhile, though the restaurant has an upstairs AND downstairs to accommodate everyone. For larger groups, they have tables with lazy Susans or you can rent a private party room. They also have banquet and wedding menus.
This is the only restaurant I’ve been to in the Ottawa area that makes Szechuan beef the way my family has always eaten it — battered, fried crispy, and smothered in a sweet and spicy chili sauce. A-​M-​A-​Z-​I-​N-​G.
Most recently, my family and I had the Yangtze fried rice and beef sizzling plate, which came with onions and celery. Everything was reasonably priced, delicious, and served very quickly. They also offer delivery and the quality of food preparation and taste is no different, but there are areas they won’t deliver to, so when calling for delivery, it’s best to ask first if your area is included.