Outstanding through and through! Went here for my birthday dinner with my brothers, and we had an absolutely outstanding experience, the food excellent, the service, quick polite, and a ton of fun! We had the dinner for four tasting venue, some cocktails— highly recommend can't go wrong!
Thomasina
We had the beef carpaccio, spring rolls, vermicelli with grilled chicken and two iced Vietnamese coffees. Everything was delicious! The food was tasty, fresh and extremely flavourful.
Gemma
Food was good. But I made a reservation few weeks ago for a special occasion and when we got there, I was told I have to leave in one hour.
RICHARD
Got a booking but it was Patio, upon arriving asked to change if we could move to a inside table instead. Told they were fully booked but had several empty tables. Even when leaving the tables were not full for THU night. Food was good per normal, same menu, no change or special dishes. Will only come back if there was inside seating in the future.
Mustafa
This was our first time coming here, and it was extremely disappointing. I ordered the Wagyu pho, and the food was honestly terrible. The broth had a bad flavor, and the beef tasted old and unpleasant. I couldn't even eat it and barely touched my plate. What made the experience even worse was the customer service. The staff clearly saw that I didn't eat, but no one asked if the food was okay or if something was wrong. We didn't even get to enjoy the meal properly, and the waitress seemed like she was rushing to end the service as quickly as possible. I'm honestly very upset about how much money I spent just to leave still hungry and frustrated. I would not recommend this place at all.
Jimmy Yeung
Food was overall pretty good, service was fine.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
ヴァイキング
Food is awesome. Every Server always smiling, nice
Especially Tyller, his explanation is so clearly, service is amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rosemary Usguruge
Food food tastes great and the portions are huge!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
John Bergeron
Worry every Michelin star
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jessica L
got a few items, liked the soft shell crab & duck salad the most. Steak luc lac / prawn fritters were so so. Crab fried rice was also 4/5.
The only thing I don’t love about The Lunch Lady is that it isn’t closer to Calgary! Everything else was absolutely top notch. The food, the service, and the overall vibe were outstanding.
Our server recommended the three-layer dessert, and it was phenomenal. I’ve been craving that pandan coffee, which quickly became a favourite. Every dish was just as impressive as the last. No wonder there was a lineup of people outside.
We’ll definitely be back whenever we’re in Van!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Corey Adams
This restaurant is constantly leaving latex black gloves littered on the street. Their employees stepping over them rather than picking them up. That one glove sat there for about 8 hours as you can see from the time stamp. The oozing bags of garbage left outside the door are also a treat!
Updated: A wonderful trail of garbage juice running up the sidewalk for all to step in.
Raven Birde (birdwastaken)
Had a spectacular experience at The Lunch Lady a few weeks ago. I was there as a walk-in with a large party of friends from out of town (I lined up 20mins before they opened) and were able to get seated at the bar relatively fast. The 2-person family style menu is a perfect way to get to know The Lunch Lady. It’s well-paced and thoughtfully crafted with diverse flavours and textures. The carpaccio is a must-try, I think about it all the time. My main reason for writing this review weeks later is to highlight the amazing service. I have a peanut allergy and wasn’t able to try a sip of my friend’s pandan coffee (due to it coming into contact with nuts from their food). The server/bartender noticed immediately and offered to make me a small glass of it for free just to try! We were all so stunned and appreciative of this gesture. He also gave our group a complementary second dessert to share because he noticed we couldn’t split one evenly amongst us. Truly an unforgettable experience. I will always recommend The Lunch Lady for amazing food and attentive service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J.J. McCullough
This is a very famous Vancouver spot that’s very hard to get a seat in without a reservation. They clearly have a sense of their own popularity: the woman barked that “you can only stay till 7:30” once we arrived. The food was fine. It was nothing special. The menu is more interesting and unique than what you’d see at typical Vietnamese place, but I don’t think I’d go through all the hassle of trying to get a table again — especially at these prices. I feel it’s basically overrated.
Outstanding through and through! Went here for my birthday dinner with my brothers, and we had an absolutely outstanding experience, the food excellent, the service, quick polite, and a ton of fun! We had the dinner for four tasting venue, some cocktails— highly recommend can't go wrong!
We had the beef carpaccio, spring rolls, vermicelli with grilled chicken and two iced Vietnamese coffees. Everything was delicious! The food was tasty, fresh and extremely flavourful.
Food was good. But I made a reservation few weeks ago for a special occasion and when we got there, I was told I have to leave in one hour.
Got a booking but it was Patio, upon arriving asked to change if we could move to a inside table instead. Told they were fully booked but had several empty tables. Even when leaving the tables were not full for THU night. Food was good per normal, same menu, no change or special dishes. Will only come back if there was inside seating in the future.
This was our first time coming here, and it was extremely disappointing. I ordered the Wagyu pho, and the food was honestly terrible. The broth had a bad flavor, and the beef tasted old and unpleasant. I couldn't even eat it and barely touched my plate. What made the experience even worse was the customer service. The staff clearly saw that I didn't eat, but no one asked if the food was okay or if something was wrong. We didn't even get to enjoy the meal properly, and the waitress seemed like she was rushing to end the service as quickly as possible. I'm honestly very upset about how much money I spent just to leave still hungry and frustrated. I would not recommend this place at all.
Food was overall pretty good, service was fine.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Food is awesome.
Every Server always smiling, nice
Especially Tyller, his explanation is so clearly,
service is amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food food tastes great and the portions are huge!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Worry every Michelin star
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
got a few items, liked the soft shell crab & duck salad the most. Steak luc lac / prawn fritters were so so. Crab fried rice was also 4/5.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The only thing I don’t love about The Lunch Lady is that it isn’t closer to Calgary! Everything else was absolutely top notch. The food, the service, and the overall vibe were outstanding.
Our server recommended the three-layer dessert, and it was phenomenal. I’ve been craving that pandan coffee, which quickly became a favourite. Every dish was just as impressive as the last. No wonder there was a lineup of people outside.
We’ll definitely be back whenever we’re in Van!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This restaurant is constantly leaving latex black gloves littered on the street. Their employees stepping over them rather than picking them up. That one glove sat there for about 8 hours as you can see from the time stamp. The oozing bags of garbage left outside the door are also a treat!
Updated: A wonderful trail of garbage juice running up the sidewalk for all to step in.
Had a spectacular experience at The Lunch Lady a few weeks ago. I was there as a walk-in with a large party of friends from out of town (I lined up 20mins before they opened) and were able to get seated at the bar relatively fast.
The 2-person family style menu is a perfect way to get to know The Lunch Lady. It’s well-paced and thoughtfully crafted with diverse flavours and textures. The carpaccio is a must-try, I think about it all the time.
My main reason for writing this review weeks later is to highlight the amazing service. I have a peanut allergy and wasn’t able to try a sip of my friend’s pandan coffee (due to it coming into contact with nuts from their food). The server/bartender noticed immediately and offered to make me a small glass of it for free just to try! We were all so stunned and appreciative of this gesture. He also gave our group a complementary second dessert to share because he noticed we couldn’t split one evenly amongst us.
Truly an unforgettable experience. I will always recommend The Lunch Lady for amazing food and attentive service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a very famous Vancouver spot that’s very hard to get a seat in without a reservation. They clearly have a sense of their own popularity: the woman barked that “you can only stay till 7:30” once we arrived. The food was fine. It was nothing special. The menu is more interesting and unique than what you’d see at typical Vietnamese place, but I don’t think I’d go through all the hassle of trying to get a table again — especially at these prices. I feel it’s basically overrated.
Great Vietnamese Coffee
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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