Malatang Fondue Épicée ZhangLiang/ZhangLiang Malatang/张亮麻辣烫/벤쿠버 마라탕

I loved it! I will definitely go back!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pick your own meats/veg - nothing fancy, pretty decent

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

S- [must try / 一定要吃到]

• this is a famous choose-your-own ingredient hot pot branch, now open in the heart of Montreal Chinatown
• cute and comfy interior with huggable plushies (although you need to walk up 2 story stairs to work out your legs)
• very delicious spicy beef bone broth!!!
• ayce green onion and cilantro (wide sauce selections - I recommend using satay + soy sauce)
• lots of meat and veggie selections

TLDR: must come to get your mala-tang cravings. very worth and delicious for the price!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Spicy Mala Mixed Hotpot

Pros and cons.

Pros: it's a really fun concept. Love the wide selection of ingredients you get to pick from to create your own bowl and dipping sauce. The bowl is also huge and you can choose from different soup bases. The seating is also nice and comfortable.

Cons: the price by weight. I really don't think we can justify it. Yes, you get a lot in the bowl and you'll feel very full afterwards. However the avg bowl is going to be around $45 so get ready to spend. We even saw other ppl being shocked by the price and returning some ingredients. Honestly it's the most expensive soup I've ever had. Personally for the price you can just go to AYCE. I think if they're charging an AYCE price, they should at least make it AYCE style. Also there was no music in the background. It was very quiet and it made us feel even more strange about the amount we spent on a soup bowl.

We were very excited to try this place and I wish I could have wrote something more positive. If they consider changing their price we would be more interested in going back.

Pretty decent bowl of mala soup.
I think the owner is a Lady GaGa fan, "Always remember us this way" on loop for my entire meal.

Seemless transition.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

I had a bowl with my brother and we got enough for two for $30 and it was really good?.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Nice casual hotpot place with lots of options, very efficient system, but it wasn't always clear what the foods were as the labels were worn out, and for people not familiar with the ingredients it was a bit of a random draw. Kid-friendly, but be careful with those super hot linquids slushing around - bibs recommended (for adults too;))

Wheelchair accessibility: No accessible for wheelchairs as it is on the second floor and no elevator in the bldg

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

I got off work at 22:30. I came at 21:30 and they didn't let me in... If you can't drive it, just don't drive it. Please, please don't ruin the domestic brand overseas.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

i like how chill and casual this place is. quick service and good selection of things to add to your mala tang or dry pot. appreciate the DIY sauce bar too

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good little place, cheap lunch deals and tasty, too.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Taste ok, but prices add up easily.

I’ve only been there for 3 times. Certainly there are some improvements to make. One is the inconsistent spicy and flavour. On my third visit I ordered spicy dry pot to go, it turned out the pot was tasteless and flavourless, not sure if chef forgot adding salt or used too less sauce…

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Amazing experience, it was my first malatang, and the taste is sooooo unbelievable

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fantastic service and food

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food is not fresh. For the first time in my life, I have a severe stomachache after visiting a restaurant.
I visited this restaurant many times, the choices and food quality is much less than before.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 2