Oc & Lau Restaurant

My favorite Vietnamese Chow in O.C. Dont sit near the front door, you will freeze to death. Service is top level

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our family travels to LA twice a year and this is one of our favourite spots. Sad to say, this place has lost its touch.
We visited Oc & Lau last week and it was one of the worst experience we've ever had while dining out.

After eating here this time, we have decided never to come back. The portions were extremely small, prices went up and the service is absolutely horrible. The servers are have no intentions to serve you, when you ask for something, they'll pretend they dont see your hand and walk the other way.
The worst part was, they charged us $5 for a small tea pot and when we asked for a refill at the end of our meal, they came back with cold water in the pot.

This is not the place to go to if you want to have a nice sit down dinner and enjoy the food with company. We ended up spending $150+ for 3 people just for a few dishes and we weren't even full at the end of our meal. For this price point, there are many other good options in OC with similar options.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

seafood so goood omg roasted oyster is GOATed! Fried crab is GOAT!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

So bad no service the hot tea Charge $5 and refill time back is Water 😡😡😡 food size so small 🤬🤬🤬

The food here is delicious, and the service is attentive and fast. The restaurant serves dishes very quickly, which makes the dining experience very convenient. However, today I noticed that the scallops weren’t very fresh. Overall, still a great place to enjoy tasty food with efficient service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

I had a great experience at Ốc & Lẩu in Garden Grove. Their sturgeon hot pot was especially delicious — rich, fresh, and full of flavor. The staff were friendly and the atmosphere felt warm and inviting. I really enjoyed my meal and hope to come back again soon. Definitely a spot worth trying if you love hot pot!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Excellent food, seated and served promptly, great customer service. There is even complimentary dessert.
Reason of missing one star is they use disposable plastic cups hence not green for the earth. They can do better in sustainability given such an extensive business operation.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

You can't say you in OC if you don't stop by this place.

This place lived up to it's seafood hype. Lots of variety and options for seafood with so many different types and styles you can try of seafood.

We really liked the lobster noodles, the king scallops, garlic butter queen clams and the steam clam soup. The coconut snails was a bit cumbersome and small to eat with some awkward taste. The base broth was fine but the snail was ok. The papaya salad was very refreshing and the hotpot was the filet mignon beef, shrimp and squid option which was also great with a savory broth.

The atmosphere was lively and loud but still clear enough to hear each other talk. The staff was fairly attentive. Highly recommend reservations as both places are packed at most hours.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Every dish we have tried has been good.

Crispy noodles withj veggies and beef-amazing
Hot pot Thai with seafood-amazing flavors.
Fried rice -good
Shaken beef rice amazing
Passion fruit drink-amazing
Fish spring rolls-good.
A large menu variety especially seafood.

Service is always good, just a long wait. Price is good for what you get.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

very yummy! highly recommend the lobsters udon! overall is very good, it’s just a bit oily and savory for me personally! also good for family/friends gatherings! but remember to get in line (waitlist) earlier before you head out to the restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Great authentic Vietnamese restaurant! It tastes a little bit different than the Chinese seafood but equally good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Food was cold 🥶 bathroom 🚻 not clean i seen a needle in the bathroom 😐 not good 😐

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

We came here today for the first time.

We were told this about some friends in Las Vegas. We came and really enjoyed it. The food was great servings, great price and a lot of seating so no wait even when it was busy.

The escargot was great !!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very great food and delicious 😋!yummy food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5