Le Chinois Restaurant invites you to their dining room. Discover a menu featuring wonton soup and chow mein, priced at 26$ to 60$. They are open late from Monday to Friday and are accessible by public transit. Come visit them in an area acknowledged as stimulating. Payments by MasterCard, American Express and Visa are accepted.more...See more text
We hadn't been here in a long time but wanted some good quality chinese food. I'd definitely go back. Everything was hot, large portions and very tasty. One pleasant surprise was the cost of the drinks. Domestic beer is $3 per bottle and we had a nice bottle of Riesling for $15. I can't remember the last time I got a bottle of wine in a restaurant for $15. My only concern was that the place wasn't very busy. If you haven't been in a while, check it out. We have to keep this great downtown Hamilton restaurant.
This used to be the finest fine dining Chinese restaurant in the entire Hamilton area. It was our special occasion Chinese restaurant. Now, it is tired, and needs a full and complete makover. The last time we were there the food was mediocre, and we thought that maybe it was just a bad day. This time the food was poor. The hot & sour soup which used to be fantastic, had very little flavor and I had to ask for some rice vinegar to give it a bit of tang. The orange beef which has always been a signature dish for this restaurant, was not crispy and flooded with sauce. The lemon chicken was thickly breaded and the sauce lacked flavor. I could go on and on, but won't. The only salvation was that the young man serving us was excellent. Needless to say, this is the last straw. There are too many very good restaurants to choose from and spend our money on to accept poor food. I feel badly but won't be going back.
One main factor that they get repeat business is...
One main factor that they get repeat business is that this restaurant is in Hamilton. Having just moved to Hamilton I have noticed that there is not much selection when it comes to good Chinese food. I guess we'll just settle for what we can get because we are to lazy to make it ourselves. Now the food: The steamed rice is crunchy, the hot and sour soup way off from what I have gotten in other restaurants(p.s. loose the button mushrooms from a can). I find it is touch and go when you order from here.
This is the best restraunt of its kind in Hamilton. Don't expect all the typical "Chineese food" dishes to be here, but they do have many of them. Many dishes are more on the spicy side. everything was super hot when we got it and it all tasted great - as always.
