Xiang Chuan Mansion — Restaurant in Richmond

The chef just would not listen to customers. We asked for 微辣 mild spicy for dry frog and du. But they are shockingly spicy with lots of and lots of marinated and fresh green and red chill. They are so spicy that just one bit my parents and daughter put down their chopsticks. Even the chairman Mao stew pork is sweet and spicy. Our family could tolerate spicy food very well but this “ mild spicy “ is 1000% super spicy. All our meal was to drink ice water and eat rice. My parents and child were still hungry at the end of the meal.

Why can’t the chef read our instruction and give actual mild spicy? We told the servers twice about the food yet no one offered to change a...

Listen, my mom is from Hunan and I grew up eating her amazing cooking. I lived in in Toronto aka Chinese food central for 20 years. I also go back to China regularly. When I say this is one of THE top restaurants serving Hunan dishes in Canada, heck even in China I ain't kidding. The only way you can get more authentic is to actually go to Hunan yourself, or eat my mom's cooking. And not only is the food exceptional, the restaurant is also very neat and orderly, and the servers were great. So this is absolutely a gem and everyone should know about it. And I have no pictures because I was too busy enjoying myself I forgot about everything...

Looking for authentic Chinese cuisine with a kick? This is it! There are many restaurants in Richmond, but you know this restaurant is good when it's this busy!

We made reservations in advance and we were promptly seated when we arrived.

The food was delicious despite not being the kind of person that usually eats spicy food (Beware, it is spicy!)

The staff were friendly and prompt to attend us when we needed assistance/orders. They have limited English speaking staff so we advise to be patient.

Lots of parking at The Bay side parking lot.

Overall a wonderful experience and would 10/10...