In the warm atmosphere of Papillon Bleu’s dining room, gourmets gather with friends and family to enjoy traditional Chinese cuisine deliciously prepared with passion and expertise.

The deal:

• $49 for a Chinese feast for four people ($99.75 value)

Soups (wonton or hot & sour)

Spring rolls

Hunan dumplings

Mixed vegetables

General Tao chicken

Black pepper beef

Szechuan shrimp

Rice

Guests begin their Asian feast with the traditional wonton soup or the much spicier hot & sour soup. Then, they dip their appetizer of freshly-prepared, generously-filled spring rolls in a homemade sauce. Mouth-watering Hunan dumplings, savoury balls of dough, are garnished with pork and typical peanut sauce.

The sweet and salty contrast is at its best with the delicious General Tao chicken, Papillon Bleu’s specialty. Two sizzling and skillfully-spiced dishes complete this trio of entrees: tender black pepper beef and traditional Szechuan shrimp.

These entrées are served with crunchy mixed vegetables cooked in a light broth, as well as white sticky rice.

Papillon Bleu

Located on Saint Jacques Street in Old Montréal, this restaurant serves one of the finest Szechuan cuisines and is one of the city’s best-kept secrets. For lunch and dinner, Papillon Bleu offers various Chinese specialties in the dining room, to take out or for delivery. A bar and a reception hall are also available to customers.

Regular rates verified on September 25, 2014.