Yangtze

As famous as this restaurant is, their dim sum plates are only above average. The flavours are authentic, sure, and the service is decent (at a Chinese restaurant too, what a surprise). However, nothing was exceptional, creative, or even extremely high quality and fresh. I recommend this if you're staying in Ottawa for a while, and you want a gentle introduction to Chinese food.

I had our tummy filled. Had my pre-birthday celebration dinner tonight. Food was tasty. We had: Spring Roll - Vegetable Shrimp Shui Mai Spare Rib (dim sum) Assorted Chinese vegetables Szechuan Chicken Fried Beef Ginger and Onion Sweet and Sour Pork Deep Fried Bass with Black been sauce Chicken Fried Rice and Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri for my drinks 😅 Value for money: ✅️ Food: ✅

This is the -best- dim sum in Ottawa! Also one three best Chinese restaurants for evening meals in town. I first started going for weekend brunch dim sums 40 years ago, while an undergrad at Carlton and still do, so I've been to all the dim brunches in town when I'm staying in Ottawa and have a clear conscience saying this is #1! These two pics are from my first post-lockdown dim sum brunch at the beginning of Dec, 2021.