Silver Dragon Chinese Food Restaurant

Best Chinese food in Ottawa, hands down. Their fried rice is amazing along with friendly staff. This restaurant is a great place to dine, especially when there’s a craving.

My husband, brother, sister-​in-​law and I had delivery from Silver Dragon recently. The food is OK. Although I felt that some dishes lacked flavour. The good thing is that they don’t use MSG and they use a lot less salt than other Chinese Restaurants, so great for those on sodium-​reduced diets.
The staff member taking our order and the delivery man were both nice and friendly. Delivery took about 45 minutes (which they informed us about at the time of our order).
We had the Hunan Dumplings ($ 4.75), Cantonese Chow Mein ($ 9.75), Szechuan Beef ($ 9.75), General Tso’s Chicken ($ 9.75) and Beef with Bean Curd ($ 8.65).
You get a free can of Pepsi for every $ 11 that you order before taxes, so we got 3 free cans. You also get a freebie if you order over $ 29 before taxes (combination plates and beverages not included). The freebie is your choice of 6 Egg Rolls, Chicken Fried Rice or Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs. We got the 6 Egg Rolls.
They also gave us a free order of Steamed Rice. Yay! I love free stuff :)
The Egg Rolls were delicious. They are the open-​ended variety. They were smaller than Egg Rolls at other places, but were filled with lots of ground pork and cabbage. They were the highlight of the meal.
The Hunan Dumplings were basically boiled wontons in a creamy peanut sauce. They were good. The peanut sauce was very rich and creamy.
The Cantonese Chow Mein was full of BBQ Pork, Chicken and good sized shrimp. It also had onions, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms and carrots. The sauce was a little on the bland side though.
Szechuan Beef was the most flavourful of all the dishes. It had beef, onions and red and green peppers. The sauce had a nice spicy kick to it.
The General Tso’s Chicken also had green and red peppers in it. The sauce was sweet and tangy. The chicken was not as crispy as I would like, but with delivery the chicken usually gets a bit soggy, so that’s to be expected.
The Beef with Bean Curd was the loser of the bunch. It was very bland. It had lots of beef and fried tofu in it, but the tofu tasted spongy and the beef tasted chewy. The veggies were broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and onions.
Overall, I would order from this place again, but I would not get the Beef with Bean Curd. I would definitely get the Egg Rolls and the Hunan Dumplings again. I want to try other items on their menu. The prices are very good and we got a lot of food for the price that we paid.

They have the best egg rolls in the known universe!!! The young lady at the front is very drop dead goreous and always friendly and awesome. How come I can only give 5 stars!!! I will go when I visit my aunt and uncle.

This has become my favorite Chinese food in Ottawa! The food is awesome!, the staff is friendly and great! Plus no MSGs. I‘ve never had delivery because we always go pick up.

The delivery time was a little long, But I may have been hungry and impatient. The food was impressively fresh and delicious! It’s a hidden gem! If you enjoy Chinese food you’ll appreciate this! I had hot and sour soup coupled with General Tso! Great order!

I ordered the number 2 combo plate and a wonton soup. Everything was bland and flavorless, except maybe the chicken fried rice which had an almost burnt taste. The chicken balls were decent, but nothing better than any other place I have tried. The chicken chop suey was bland and unappealing. The eggroll was half decent, but I’ve had as good or better from the frozen isle of my grocer. The wonton soup was totally bland and gross — was this made with chicken stock or plain water?! The noodles in the wonton soup were hard and unpleasant, with seemingly nothing for filling.
The one redeeming thing I can say about this restaurant is that the order was ready VERY fast! Maybe that speaks to why their quality is how it is though…
Sure, they offer good prices, free drinks, and freebies over $ 29 — but it’s obvious why they do and how they can afford to. They are offering quantity over quality, big time.
Summary: I choked down the food because it didn’t seem unsafe, and I was hungry. I will not be returning, and I advise others to avoid if this is their quality. Do yourself a favor and go a couple minutes down the road to the Mandarin Court, get some good food.

We are very loyal customers. Best fried rice ever. Best egg rolls ever. Cheap food. Fast delivery. Free stuff on orders over $ 30.

Been a patron for over 10 years. My favorite is their General TSO. Gives Sommerset Rd restaurants a run for their money. Very accommodating and their portions are large.

Meals arrive hot, tasty and full of vegetables. Best of all they claim there is no MSG. A must try, if you live in the area.