Restaurant Étoile Rouge — Restaurant in Montreal

Great dumplings, lots of flavors.

TLDR : Good dumplings but be prepared for mixed up, wrong or late food.

UPDATE. I've been here quite a bit since my first review and I'm now unimpressed enough not to go back. On 4 separate occasions they have somehow forgotten our messed up my order. Today was the final insult. The others at my table had their dishes for about 10 mins before I had to ask where mine was. The waitress was very defensive saying it was busy (being lunch on a Tuesday) and when I pointed out the rest of the table was served and other tables were getting served also she admitted they forgot to cook mine. I was told I could have a different dish that was cooked or wait another 10 mins. I didn't particularly like the other dish on offer so elected to wait. The dumplings I received did not taste like what I ordered either but it wasn't clear if that was how they meant to taste. They did offer a free drink to make up but this being the 4th time it was a bit beyond what I'm willing to put up with especially with the waitress. To also note I have not been the b only person in our regular lunch group who has had orders mucked up or bought to the table much later than other dishes. Even today another member ended up with chicken noodles instead of tofu, they just didn't want...

We stumbled upon this place and decided to try it out. It was completely empty. The cashier was very courteous and greeted us. While we were using Google Translate to read the menu, a woman (who I assume is the owner and cook) noticed we were tourists and came out personally to translate and explain the menu to us. She said, "Everyone who comes here says that we have the best dumplings." Spoiler alert: she was absolutely and undeniably 100% correct.

We ordered the kimchi, crushed cucumber salad, fried shrimp, and pork & coriander dumplings in broth. While the first three were amazing, the real showstopper was the dumplings. The dumplings were incredibly juicy and fresh, and the broth complemented the dumplings perfectly. We devoured the dumplings and had to convince ourselves not to order more. It was THAT good! It's quite literally the best dumplings we've ever had. We're seriously considering coming back tomorrow. Thanks so much for such a...

My friends celebrated their birthday here, and it was a very good experience! The food arrived quickly, the service was nice, our reserved tables were far enough from the other customers that we could be a little loud without bothering them, and the ambient music was just loud enough to properly accompany our conversations. Price wise, it's very affordable and worth every dollar. I ordered some dumplings and they were absolutely delicious. I even tried my first sake and that was very fun. All in all, I will definitely come back here to try out more of their menu. I...