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Way Too Hot!. We came here on a recommendation by a friend. When we walked inside, we were impressed at how nice the dcor of the place was. It seemed …
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Horrible!. Restaurant was almost empty. The waitress did not seem to have basic customer service skills and only served the one other table and even s…
Naeema
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Food is good but the customer service is terrible. They need at least 1-2 more waiters. They ignore you until you call them over. Took them 10 mins to…
Anthony Loh
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6 Reviews on “Red Lotus”
Way Too Hot!. We came here on a recommendation by a friend. When we walked inside, we were impressed at how nice the dcor of the place was. It seemed very chic and modern. Our friend had already ordered for us so we sat down and waited for the items to arrive. We waited about ten minutes for the majority of our items to arrive; some items arrived a little bit after the first batch arrived. When we asked for water, it didn’t have any ice in it and it tasted warm. The tea was not hot at all; which definitely wasn’t a good sign. The food itself was presented well, on beautiful dishes with a decorative flair. However, the food was much too spicy. We didn’t expect it to be that spicy; the deep-fried chicken pieces were covered in peppers; the green beans were also hot with pepper flavouring. The only thing that wasn’t hot was the rice with egg and chicken, that was the only dish that was safe to eat. We definitely weren’t prepared for the spiciness of all of the dishes. If you have a spicy tooth, this place is for you; if not, be sure to stay far away!
Horrible!. Restaurant was almost empty. The waitress did not seem to have basic customer service skills and only served the one other table and even starting sweeping to avoid taking our order. The dishes and the table were filthy. Food was too salty and lacked any flavour. Probably the worst dining experience of my life!
Food is good but the customer service is terrible. They need at least 1-2 more waiters. They ignore you until you call them over. Took them 10 mins to take our order and then 10 mins just to deliver our rice.
Good if you like it spicy. If you can handle really spicy Szechuan food (so like spicy+tingly/that numbing feeling in your mouth) then you will love this place; albeit they sort of over do it with the szechuan peppers (which gives you that numbing sensation), the taste is okay, but after 3 bites it’s spicy will be all that you can taste from that point forward. Their spicy blood stew is nice, with quail eggs tehe
Szechuan food has been a bit of a tough sell in Mississuga, and I’ve seen plenty of Northern Chinese places come and go in this town over the years. (This is slowly changing with more immigrants coming from mainland China than from Hong Kong, but I digress!) Red Lotus has been the longest lasting, and it’s well-deserved. These guys know how to use their peppercorns, garlic and chilis.Northern Chinese standards like boiled dumplings, ma po tofu, hot and sour soup and dan dan noodles are orthodox and delicious. As with most Szechuan restaurants, however, Red Lotus’ achilles heel is the tricky xiao long dumpling. It needs to have a thin, soft skin that’s tough enough to lock in scalding hot soup, and Red Lotus’ come slightly cold and lacking in juice. If it’s not causing second-degree burns to my chin, it’s not a proper xiao long dumpling. (Make the drive and brave the lines at Din Tai Fung in Markham to get a good one, but I digress…) Nevertheless, for this type of Chinese food, Red Lotus is the best in Mississauga.
This newly renovated restaraunt is an excellent place to stimulate your taste buds. The vast menu contains spicey szechuan treats that will keep you going back week after week. Try the house specialty, hot pot fish. It seemed that every table had this dish on it. It is so tasty.