As it seems I had not much to write about the handmade delights of the Noodle Factory, it is quite the opposite for LuMaMa. For months we have been speculating on LuMaMa, an Asian fusion restaurant with elusive opening hours. Finally a few days before Laura was to move away, LuMaMa was open for business and we were looking to eat.
We sit down expecting to get a main, maybe an entrée but lo and behold, there is an all you can eat sushi menu. Now these menus typically include much more than sushi; tempura, teriyaki, soups, fried rice, etc… are offered in taste size portions. LuMaMa was no different. So agreeing that the buffet would be the most economical option, we went for the buffet and ordered tea. Oh but the tea! Our waitress arrives with a generic bag of green tea, and the smallest pot of water you have ever seen. Now under normal circumstances this would be expected HOWEVER, we are in the heart of the unofficial western wing of Chinatown, i.e. the area around Concordia university. This restaurant is flanked on either side by other Asian restaurants and there are two to three opposite. Generic bags of tea are just unacceptable, they should have known better. The looks on our faces told the story; she took the tea back and filled our water glasses.
Let’s get to the food:
Sushi:
So we ordered Sashimi and Maki. Quite a few orders of lobster sashimi were made, as well as salmon sashimi. Both were grave disappointment.
The lobster sashimi was more of a lobster and shrimp salad placed on the plate. The portion grew based upon how many you ordered. It was hard to tell how they measured it. Was it tasty? Yes, but defiantly did not qualify as sashimi. The salmon sashimi, my favourite of all sashimi, was just not tasty. They chose to keep the grey edge of the salmon on the pieces served adding a not so clear taste to the otherwise decent salmon. We had a beef sashimi and that was nice.
The Maki were just poorly rolled. It was a fight to get them to stay together, some fell apart on arrival. This was the biggest disappointment.
It was not all bad though; the scallops were quite tasty as were the shrimp and vegetable tempura. Fried chicken, yes I said it, fried chicken, and it was some of the best I’ve had in Montreal! The fried tofu was also lovely. The tamagoyaki (omelette) had a nice, light, sweet sauce. To sum this up, the best portions of the meal were the non-sushi portions and these portions were just OK. We could easily go to Kanda and get every item, plus great sushi for about the same price. Exception to the fried chicken, however, fried chicken should not be the sole reason you return to an Asian fusion restaurant.
We sit down expecting to get a main, maybe an entrée but lo and behold, there is an all you can eat sushi menu. Now these menus typically include much more than sushi; tempura, teriyaki, soups, fried rice, etc… are offered in taste size portions. LuMaMa was no different. So agreeing that the buffet would be the most economical option, we went for the buffet and ordered tea. Oh but the tea! Our waitress arrives with a generic bag of green tea, and the smallest pot of water you have ever seen. Now under normal circumstances this would be expected HOWEVER, we are in the heart of the unofficial western wing of Chinatown, i.e. the area around Concordia university. This restaurant is flanked on either side by other Asian restaurants and there are two to three opposite. Generic bags of tea are just unacceptable, they should have known better. The looks on our faces told the story; she took the tea back and filled our water glasses.
Let’s get to the food:
Sushi:
So we ordered Sashimi and Maki. Quite a few orders of lobster sashimi were made, as well as salmon sashimi. Both were grave disappointment.
The lobster sashimi was more of a lobster and shrimp salad placed on the plate. The portion grew based upon how many you ordered. It was hard to tell how they measured it. Was it tasty? Yes, but defiantly did not qualify as sashimi. The salmon sashimi, my favourite of all sashimi, was just not tasty. They chose to keep the grey edge of the salmon on the pieces served adding a not so clear taste to the otherwise decent salmon. We had a beef sashimi and that was nice.
The Maki were just poorly rolled. It was a fight to get them to stay together, some fell apart on arrival. This was the biggest disappointment.
It was not all bad though; the scallops were quite tasty as were the shrimp and vegetable tempura. Fried chicken, yes I said it, fried chicken, and it was some of the best I’ve had in Montreal! The fried tofu was also lovely. The tamagoyaki (omelette) had a nice, light, sweet sauce. To sum this up, the best portions of the meal were the non-sushi portions and these portions were just OK. We could easily go to Kanda and get every item, plus great sushi for about the same price. Exception to the fried chicken, however, fried chicken should not be the sole reason you return to an Asian fusion restaurant.
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