Keung Kee

We had planned dinner at our favorite restaurant in Montréal’s Chinatown but since it was hosting a banquet, we ended up at this Cantonese restaurant walk-​up.
At 5 pm, the staff was still in the middle of the family meal but they welcomed and sat us quickly. The restaurant featured disposable plastic tablecloths, mismatched chairs (some of them were folding) and tight spaces. Despite this, there was a line of guests that snaked down the stairs as guests settled in for a wait.
We selected a number of dishes, which when served family style, highlighted our love of sweet and sour flavor combinations. We gorged ourselves on crunchy stir-​fried shrimp and chopped onions in tomato sauce; tender, crispy fried pork with onions and peppers in a sweet and sour sauce (my fave); fried shrimp and chicken with mayonnaise; savory crispy-​skin duck with a sweet hoisin sauce, and a slightly spicy General Tso’s chicken. A complimentary pork/​black bean broth-​based soup was served at the start of the meal, and similar to many other Chinese restaurants, orange wedges were served at the end.
With quick service and a hungry table, we were done quickly, freeing up the table for the other hungry guests.

This meal was a gigantic disappointment. We placed a large order, and all we were delivered was rude service, mediocre food at best, and a huge bill for 4 dishes we never received. If I could give this restaurant zero stars I would.
After calling the restaurant to order for delivery, I was assured I could pay cash if I ordered through
. This was incorrect and after making a profile and ordering I was forced to pay by credit card, after calling again and being told it was the only way to order delivery.
Upon receiving our meal, we were given only 3 out of 6 items paid for. After multiple calls we were told that they would rectify their mistake and send the rest of our food. After an hour and a half the food hadn’t arrived and upon calling again we were hung up on by rude and dismissive staff. They were hugely disrespectful. Eventually they promised to refund us the money if the food didn’t arrive within an additional half hour. Obviously we received nothing after 45 minutes and called back. They then refused to refund us our payment.
Of the food we received, it was greasy and disgusting. Nothing of note and overpriced for the food we were actually delivered. If you want to deal with rude and arrogant people only to receive insufficient, disappointing food, order from keung kee.

As someone who has worked for years both as a waitress and busperson as well as a prep cook and line cook I am generally very understanding of problems in the kitchen. There is no excuse for the conduct and the behavior of the staff at this restaurant.
After ordering delivery, and waiting far too long we received a completely incorrect order. There was no effort to rectify the situation, and after being assured the correct food was being sent we never received it. They refused to give us a refund and gave us a huge attitude, as if it was our fault the service was lacking. I will never subject myself to this abhorrent service and treatment again.

Keung Kee is my favourite Cantonese restaurant in Montréal. From simple dishes such as fried rice, fried noodles, congee to more complex dishes such as Beijing peaking duck and roast chicken, everything exceeds my expectations every time!
I heard many of the chefs are from Hong Kong hence they know the original recipes in making tasty Cantonese dishes. It could be very busy at times so plan ahead or make a reservation to avoid disappointment in waiting in line.
They also cook home made desserts and after a big meal, if your stomach still have room — make sure you ask for the soup based Chinese desserts such as red bean soup or coconut saggo which is very yummy.
I come at least one or two times a week for dinner. Say hi if you see me! I’m a regular here.

Don’t expect them to have a table ready for you even if you made a reservation!!! They will just put you in a priority queue. There were more than 4 such groups including mine, we had to wait for 35 minutes. They are popular during popular times. Food is apparently authentic and we enjoyed it a lot.

I love this place.
The food is good and unexpensive and the portions are generous.
I had not been there for a long time and had a late lunch there today with a friend. We picked dishes from the special menu, General Tao chicken and vegetabl and chicken Chow Mein. Each dish came with an Imperial Roll and a Won Tong or Sweet and Sour soup.
I have often read and heard complaints about rudeness from the staff… I have never experienced that… I have always felt welcome and the waiters have always been nice to me.
I will sure try to not wait so long before I go back!

The best Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, probably the best on the island. Diverse choice of dishes. 2 favs: Love the spicy green beans and the salt and pepper shrimp. Second floor with clean good customer service. Yes, good customer service in Chinatown. I swear.

Excellent preserved (century) egg congee with a wonderful hint of ginger. Add a dash of soya sauce and some white pepper and you’re good to go. We also had a very nice mushroom tofu marmite hotpot. That was the pinnacle of savoury shroomie goodness. There was an amazing garlic gai-​lan (Chinese broccoli) steamed to perfection. I ordered an off-​the-​menu preserved egg with ginger which is just so incredibly delicious. For dessert there was zhà xiān nai (deep fried condensed milk custard) which was crispy and golden on the outside and creamy and silky and voluptuous on the inside. Everything was very very good. This place is open late and is on point. It his the spot. I love the delicious ambiance of the Quartier chinois just after midnight. It’s got a lovely feel to it. Enjoy!

Nous venons dans ce restaurant de façon régulière depuis au moins trois ans. Même si la déco laisse toujours autant a désirer la qualité est toujours au rendez-​vous.
Nous apprécions notamment leurs plats de homard et ses légumes vapeur. Très savoureux. Nous suggérons notamment le homard au gingembre. A s’en lécher les doigts!
Même si les serveurs né sont pas spécialement souriants ils restent tout de même efficaces. Nous recommandons sans hésitation.

The taste of down home Chinese food from the House soup to the jelly fish.
The service is efficient with food arriving promptly.
We had the sesame jellyfish with chicken. Very nice texture on both the chicken and the jellyfish.
We had the seafood Chowmien (panfried noodles). It was good with lots of seafood and chinese broccoli for balance.
We also had an order of beef with chinese broccoli. It is my benchmark for a good place and they do it well.
Only drawback is beer prices. It is rather expensive for a Chinese restaurant.

Come here with my family and son’s room mate when we visit my son at university this weekend, whole family and son’s friend love it. Good Cantonese food, fast service, good chinese prices. Basic but clean, whole restaurant use plastic tablecloth. Best food we had in Montréal Chinatown, delicious Shanghai stir fry noodle and jook, much better than other more expensive restaurants.

This was the worst «food» we have had in a long, long time. Perhaps the most disgusting, tasteless toilet water ever served to any human. Not sure how they got the gasoline flavour into those mushrooms in the crispy noodles, but that was the only flavour evident. The hot and sour soup was slimy, and again, tasteless. Don’t even get me started on the bbq pork. Pure dog food. Don’t order from here unless you want to ruin your night off. Im really looking forward to the diarrhea that ensues after this review is complete.

For the Cantonese cuisine, this is the good restaurant compare with the other Cantonese restaurant… the food was delicious, but the service is not really friendly… and the place need to renovate, everything is too old and looks dirty!

It’s not much to look at, either from the street or once you’re inside and up the stairs, but Keung Kee offers quality, well prepared Chinese food at affordable prices. I was surprised when I entered that I was the only non-​Asian person there, and I took that as a really good sign — if the locals like it, then it must be good!

We took the advice of our hotel and glad we did.
When you sit down you get a pot of hot tea and they keep it coming.
The portions were huge for lunch and it comes with soup.
Service was quick and friendly.
Great selection for what ever your protein needs.

Keung Kee is a chinatown institution. From the waiters to the décor to the food this is an unforgettable Hong Kong style dive that is especially memorable late at night. No idea what the chinese writing on the wall is all about and wouldn’t dare to ask, but ask for the salt and pepper shrimp with the shells.

Very good authentic Chinese food. Located upstair in Chinatown alley.

If you want an authentic chinese restaurant (Hong Kong style) and you’re tired of chinese/​american buffet this is the place in Montréal.
It’s really affordable betweek 10 – 14 $ for a plate.
And usually in this kind of restaurant everybody order a various meals and every body taste every plate.
And the shrimps, beef and squid plates were excellent ! I liked them all !
We were 10 and on saturday they found us a big table easily so it’s a plus !
The only thumb down is that the servers have a neutral face anytime, but as the service is fast and i only worry about the food it’s ok. Also they don’t speak french and just bit of english anyway just show them the menu and it’s ok !
Si vous voulez un repas chinois authentique (style Hong kong) et que vous ëtes tannés des buffet Americano-​chinois ! C’est un excellent endroit ou manger à Montréal.
C’est très abordable vous pouvez compter entre 10 et 14 $ par plat.
Habituellement dans ce genre de restaurant tous le monde commande un plat différent, et on partage tous les plats afin que tous puissent goûter à la variétés de plats offert !
Nous étions un groupe de 10 un samedi soir, et ils nous ont trouvés une grande table facilement ce qui est très bien !
La seul point négatif est que les serveurs né parlent pas français (juste à leur montrer le menu !), et juste un peu l’anglais.
Ils ont aussi un visage neutre à chaque fois qu’il vous servent. Vu que la qualité de la nourriture et la vitesse du service est ce qui m’importait vraiment c’était correct dans l’ensemble.
À essayer !

After ascending the stairs, one is transported into an authentic Chinese restaurant complete with plastic, white table cloths and seemingly dingy décor. The food is delicious and the service is speedy. During our visit the host was especially friendly and spoke English very well. As far as the food, the Beef Stir-​fry with Chinese broccoli was quite delectable as was the Steamed shrimp with garlic. However, the shrimp weren’t peeled nor cleaned, something that was more an annoyance than anything. Overall, I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for tasty Chinese cuisine in Montréal.

Très bon et pas cher du tout. Ils n’ont pas trop investi dans le décor depuis les 40 dernières années, ce qui est peut-​être une bonne chose. Les serveurs par contre né parlent presque pas français et à peine l’anglais. Ils ont l’air un peu rude mais ça donne plus d’authenticité.

Restaurant Keung Kee is arguably the most authentic Hong Kong place in Montréal. Unfortunately, that’s also why it’s not the best place for people who are unfamiliar with that style of food and décor.
I have lived in Hong Kong for ¹⁄₃ of my life, and Keung Kee reminds me of the typical restaurants there. The chef is able to reproduce a lot of the tastes and flavours I’m accustomed to eating in HK — often giving nostalgia a tickle. They also have a pretty decent selection of dishes there.
The staff and décor are reminiscent of HK as well. The staff do not speak French, and, in fact, hardly speaks English at all. They are neither rude or friendly, which is typical of Asian restaurants. The décor, with its colours and oversized drapes, are very much like the ones you would find in HK.
I wouldn’t normally recommend this place to the average Joe. However, if you’re feeling particular adventurous and are eager to try out a really authentic HK restaurant, then this place is for you.

Overall: the food is pretty good, and looks nice too. The restaurant is clean and the ambiance is fine (though I dislike the garbage bag-​like tablecloths that seem to be common in Chinatown). The service we got at lunch was good too; better than most restaurants in Chinatown.
My biggest complaint is that the mushroom, bamboo vegetable dish was too oily and starchy. Delicious, but definitely not healthy. This also seems to be a characteristic of most of the restaurants in Chinatown.
I will definitely go back here at some point, but it wasn’t so spectacular that I need to go back tomorrow. But it’s better than similar restaurants on de la Gauchetiere below it.
Prices were average for Chinatown ($ 6 – 9 for lunch before tax).