First time to try here... excellent taste. Real Chinese food! I heard about this place from many friends and passed by this place number of time. With doubts, i came and tried number of dishes, wow, better than expected. I heard that chef is class one chef from China.... wow!
Quality Chinese food. Clean restaurant.
We came here for dinner as it is a short walk from Brookstreet Hotel where we are staying.
Ordered the Kung Pao Shrimp and Eggplant (good), Stir Fried Beef with Oyster Sauce (very good), Sichuan Pork Intestine (good), and Sauerkraut Stewed Pork Belly and Tofu (very good). With 2 additional servings of plain rice, the bill came to ~$97 before tips (including taxes).
Portions are not huge but taste matters more to us.
Awesome! I've seen other reviews, and I think Mara's taste can feel alien. The sauce is different from the existing American Chinese restaurant. I was satisfied and I keep thinking. I want to visit again as fast as one can
Best way to save some money is to order takeout on their website. Pick up is around 20 mins after you place your order.
Authentic northern food but also offers southern dishes. Polite staff. I use their website for pick up and they package their dishes with tin foil lining the containers to avoid spillage. Lovely restaurant interior.
Favourites dishes.
-L3 (cold dish) seasoned beef
- grandma’s pork belly and eggs (chefs special) so good!
-Shanghai sliced fish
-crisp fried pork side ribs
-mapo tofu
-kong pao shrimp and eggplants
Other dishes in the photos:
-spicy blood Tofu, pork intestines, clear noodle in chilli sauce
-beef tenderloin
New favourite restaurant in the area.
Food was delicious, and felt authentic. If you are looking for a Chinese restaurant beyond typical westernized Chinese food, this is the place!
It had really good portion sizes in person. We previously got take out and were a bit disappointed by the sizes - in person the sizes seemed much larger and great value.
Will definitely be coming back again.
Chinese cuisine is not usually my "go to", but I was converted by the food at Harbin. I am working my way through the menu, but so far I can tell you that the Mapu tofu is divine, as is anything with eggplant. The genmaisha tea is good too. I will be going back there regularly! The staff are friendly and the place is clean. A bit out of the way but very much worth the effort.
Pros: Large portions, good prices, fast and attentive service, decent ambiance, connected physically to Presotea, great printed menu with clear pictures and descriptions. I can understand why this is Peter Hum's favourite Chinese in Ottawa.
Cons: Many of the stir fried dishes we chose tended to have the same base sauce. We were a party of 5 and ordered Chinese tea plus a refill. We were charged for the tea and for the refill at $10+! Tea is standard complimentary or nominally priced, so this was sticker shock for sure.
This restaurant is only few minutes from where we work and this is on our top list for lunch and dinner.
I think we been here over 30 times and counting.
Very authentic northern Chinese cuisine and you can find anywhere between kids friendly menus to burning hot inferno. Be sure to check the spicy level before ordering.
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