Sao Sao

Stanley

3.0

Just landed & working my way to my hotel. Needed a bowl of Pho to warm up my senses. French & Vietnamese cuisine go hand in hand right? Found this place on google & saw some great reviews. Great decor but unfortunately I think the food fell short. Noodles were not throughly cooked. Size was a little small in comparison to the pricing. Broth was'eh'. Coffee was sort of bland. I'm pretty critical coming from Vancouver. Having a Hispanic & white girl serving me sort of trippy though. This area is predominantly more local Montrealers as I saw a lot coming in while I was leaving. Like I said, I rate compared to pricing. Will check out downtown / Chinatown this week to see what else I can find. Oh another thing, upon paying, I asked to borrow a plug for 5 minutes to charge my phone to call an Uber. Completely out of juice from the long flight. Could overhear the boss who declined. Great start to my Montreal trip! This has nothing to do with the food rating though. Lived in Vietnam & Pho it up all over the world.

Oct 12, 2025

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Ngan

3.0

Overall, the Vietnamese food here is okay, but definitely not authentic. We tried both the pork & chicken bowls. The meat was good, but the fish sauce didn't have much flavor, which kind of ruined the dish.

Wouldn't recommend the iced coffee-it's nothing like Vietnamese coffee. & $6.50 for a regular filter coffee? That's just too much.

Also, the service is not very good. I had to remind them three times for extra napkins

Jul 5, 2025

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Sophie

5.0

I came to have lunch & to order a take-out lunch. I liked the food, the grilled chicken with rice vermicelli etc., a bit of water at the bottom of my bowl at the end, the sauce offered is good but sticks a little to the vermicelli etc. The coffee comes with the lunch, but I had to ask for it at the end of my meal & despite having paid for two meals, I only got one coffee. Good coffee though. The salad portion with the meals is a bit bland, I don't know if it's the preparation or if it's put in the fridge well in advance of the service. The pork is good, but be careful for people who don't like strong ginger or lemongrass marinades. The spring rolls are good but have a lot of grated carrot. A bit small too. I think the option of taking or not taking the bean sprouts & lime next to the bowls of soup would be appropriate, to reduce food waste. I liked the somewhat discreet service less, but it may be my style & preferences in terms of customer service or that I am a Millennial. I will go back with my partner, I will try something else, the chicken sandwich is good - even better with an addition of sriracha to consider! Venue pour manger un repas sur l'heure du midi & pour commander un repas midi pour apportez. J'ai aimé la nourriture, le poulet grillé avec vermicelle de riz etc, un peu d'eau au fond de mon bol à la fin, la sauce offerte est bonne mais colle peu au vermicelle etc. Le café vient avec le repas du midi, mais j'ai dû le demander à la fin de mon repas & malgré avoir payé pour deux repas, je n'ai eu qu'un seul café. Bon café cependant. La salade en portion avec les repas est un peu sans goût, je ne sais pas si c'est la préparation ou qu'elle soit mise au frigo très en avance sur le service. Le porc est bon, mais attention aux gens qui n'aiment pas tant les marinades fortes en gingembre ou lemongrass. Les rouleaux impériaux sont bons mais ont beaucoup de carotte râpée. Un peu petits aussi. Je pense que l'option de prendre ou non les fèves germées & lime en accotes des bols de soupe seraient de mise, pour réduire le gaspillage alimentaire. J'ai moins aimé le service un peu effacé, mais c'est peu être mon style & préférences en matière de service à la clientèle ou que je suis une Millenniale. J'y retournerai avec mon partenaire, j'essaierai autre chose, le sandwich au poulet est bon - encore plus avec un ajout de siriracha à noter!

Aug 12, 2024

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via Other

1 Review

5.0

Great dining experience, savory & the coffee is sublime First experience, will go back for sure

via Other

1 Review

5.0

Good food good tea & coffee good server too perfect

via Other

1 Review

3.0

Service was unequal. We got three different waiters during the course of our dinner, with one of them forgetting 1 out of 3 orders of dessert & 2 orders of coffee. Food was very good though, & this is probably the only reason we would return to Sao Sa