Mei restaurant garnered a good reputation on their soup dumplings and as well  as being one of the most authentic place in Montreal to serve Chinese street food / tapas. I never had these kinds of street food in China so it is difficult for me to compare its authenticity, but I was indeed curious to try!

Braised soya beef

It was exactly how the menu suggested it. Simply braised soya beef. Nothing more. We walk away from mediocrity.

Chinese crispy crepe

This was one of the most looking forward dish and became the most disappointing one of the night. It was flavourless. Although the texture was well conceived, it couldn’t make up for lack of taste.

Homemade noodles

It was all bad news until this warm noodle was brought to our table. The sloppiness of the noodles was intended. So expect it. The firm yet elastic characteristic of the noodles made it a winner. A must order!

Pork and cabbage soup dumplings (or simply xiao long bao)

The form of the dumplings were not perfect. But that’s me being picky. The dough was a bit thicker than the average ones, but it didn’t bother me at all as it increased the elasticity of the dumpling wrapper. The content was good as well, but it could have been more juicy. But it was still lacking if I had to compare to Toronto’s standards. This has to do it as it is better options in the Montreal market so far.

Mei restaurant has its charm, but if service is what you highly demand, this may not be the place. I definitely would come back when ever my soup dumpling craving is tingling.

Zuuchini