La Maison Szechuan

Ordered take out delivered. No sauce for chicken balls. Barely any chicken in the chicken balls. Flavourless fried rice. General Tao had barely any sauce and no veg. Not even an onion. Egg rolls were passable. Do not recommend.

Updated in 2023: Still amazing as ever. The server is TOP NOTCH. Everyone was so sweet. The food was authentic and amazing. If you buy three bowls of rice, you get free rice refills. Best service with amazing food. I didn't even mind if the food was a little pricey.

CA$30–40

We tried La Maison Szechuan since my usually spot is now closed on Mondays. • The food was good (okay) but nothing to rave about. The egg rolls were tasty but offered very little filling which was disappointing. The chicken fried rice was bland while the orange beef had a fishy taste/smell to it and was very dry (not enough sauce). • I have yet to find a « fully satisfactory » Chinese restaurant in the Gatineau area but my regular spot is definitely superior to this one.

CA$30–40

We traveled from Ottawa here in hope trying some authentic Sichuan food. We were not disappointed. The food was good as well as the service. I am really happy to see that there are still chefs who are passionate about introducing authentic Sichuan food to everyone. Some notes for the owner: I did find the food way too oily though. I am no stranger to Sichuan food, by the very contrast, I grew up eating Chengdu food. But even for me the oil in every dish we ordered can suffocated me. I didn’t feel well after finishing the meal. I walked in the neighbourhood trying to digest the heaviness in my stomach right after the meal, but I felt that I needed at least 2 hours of workout to get fully “recovered”. Other than that, as a person who always prefers food with less salt, I surprisingly found my dishes were lack of salt. I am not sure if it was just for that day or it has always been like that. The waitress served us with salt right after we asked, it is just a tiny detail that a chef might pay more attention to though. And I think the cucumbers in our dish Suanni Bairou would taste much yummy if they were buried underneath the meat. Last but not least, compared with Sichuan restaurants in Ottawa, it’s much pricey. We ordered two dishes and it cost us nearly 70 bucks, which almost doubled what we paid in other Sichuan restaurants in Ottawa. We feel it’s still worth it. Just a note here for others who are curious about the cost. In general, it’s a quite a good experience for us. We didn’t drive 40 mins here for nothing. I am told the chef is a Cantonese, and he did a decent job cooking Sichuan food. I also hope there can be more options, at least including some really classical Sichuan dishes like salad chicken and Fuqi Feipian, which are both missing from the menu. How could that be possible?!?!

CA$60–70

It was good, but be careful how you order! If you don't know how this buffet-style restaurant works, please ask your server. We were a group of 12 adults and were brought over 30 plates! They doubled all our orders even though we said we know it's usually one portion per table, but since we were a large group, we put numbers of what we wanted. So, of course, we had a bunch of food leftovers and were charged for it. 2$/person or 20$ for the table. It's really not much, but! We could've avoided it. I have to say though, our glasses were always full, they came to top our water every 15 ish minutes or less! The ambiance is fun as well. I recommend it, but maybe not for large groups.

Food and especially the table service was impeccable. Management left much to be desired. Major complaint concerns the senior discount age restriction applicable to seniors 65 years and older not posted. First time I have ever witnessed anyone 60 years old who was required to provide “proof of age” for a trivial $2.00 discount. Management delegated the embarrassing task to the little waitress. A small take-out order was improperly filled and the kitchen was advised they were not prepared to refill a small order request. There are an abundance of eateries in the Ottawa/Hull/Gatineau area. If this is how this restaurant values their customers, they will be losing more than us two.

CA$30–40

CA$30–40

We ordered from here last night, the service was super quick, the food was so hot is was steaming! For people who order take out, this never happens. The Singapore noodles were so good! I’m already excited to eat leftovers, because the portions are huge! I’ll be eating Singapore noodles for days! My spouse ordered plate number 3. She did find the chicken fried rice was really bad. It was mushy, no green onions. I got the wonton soup and the broth lacked depth. The wonton filling lacked seasoning. But honestly, I would order again. I probably wouldn’t get the fried rice or soup again, but I could eat those noodles everyday, and likely will be due to the huge portion and I’m not mad about it.

CA$40–50

Pretty nice Chinese cuisine! Staff were super friendly and politely. We had a great time dining here.

CA$20–30