Yuan Lei Restaurant Gourmet

Not your average over sweetened msg kind of place !! This is one of the best flavourful spots.
We had the 3 chili spiced chicken which was one of the first times I've ever had a dish like this before. It is a no sauce dish where the plate had plenty of fried chilis with scallions I personally didn't find it very spicy so don't be overwhelmed if your scared of spice they were packed with flavor and exscentuiated the light crispy batter on the tender chicken.

We also enjoyed the chicken fried noodles where the broth was plentiful and not overwhelming you could taste the flavor of the flame throughout the crisp veggies and succulent chicken breast.

The sweet and sour chicken was one of a kind where the sauce didn't leave you thirsty like most places the same light crispy batter was used in this dish and was nicely complemented with bell pepper and onion quarters all and all was a great night out with my wonderful wife and will definitely come back for more ohnistly the price was more then fair the portions were Harty and food was amazing the chef was a true gentleman.

One of the best chinese restaurants in West Island that I’ve ever had! Enjoyed the wonton soup, hot & sour soup, as well as stirred fried plate. The lunch special is phenomenal and reasonable price. They serve hot tea, which is great for cold weather. Highly recommended and would come again!

It's not every day that my mom calls me and says she wants to take me to try a restaurant she discovered.

She went to Yuan Lei, an authentic Chinese restaurant, with a friend and was so impressed. Even my dad and my sister loved it. So we went there last night.

A little background, we are a Chinese family. My dad has worked in the restaurant business for 50 years. He had a restaurant in Cote des Neige for many years until he retired.

Some dishes were a miss, like the singapore noodles were bland and watery, but their specialty dishes were 👌

Their stir-fried green beans and shredded eggplant was my favorite. I totally did not miss meat. Their hot and sour soup is quite good too.

Although the restaurant looks dated, i found the decor to be nice. I especially appreciated that they seem to have a good ventilation system and it didnt smell like fried grease like many small chinese restaurants.

The service was very friendly despite the lady not speaking any other language than Mandarin. The service can get a bit slow if it's very busy because its run by just the mom and son. The son does everything.

You also can't beat the 6.99 lunch special.

I am updating my review. I have been going here since 2017. The food is excellent. I think the bad reviews come from people who want American Chinese food. This simply isn't that. You would think the sign would be clear enough. It is authentic Sichuan-Cantonese cuisine. It is very spicy and sometimes the flavors are different. I personally adore this style of Chinese. The chef is talented, passionate and chooses the freshest ingredients. He also happily accommodates vegan customers. I hope to eat at this restaurant for years to come. Next time I dine in, I will post pictures.