Tô dinette viet

Adrian

5.0

I was walking by this restaurant one evening & I decided to stop & look at the menu. The restaurant had some photos of some of the dishes in their front window display. As i looked at them I said « Mmm, that looks good . » A voice behind me said « You won't know until you've come in & tried the food. » I turned & I saw someone relaxing, obviously at the end of a shift. It was the Chef, Galaxy. I asked him if the crab & pork soup was good. He said you'll have to try it to know. I said that i usually ate at Pho Tay Ho & was the food comparable to them? He said to come for lunch tomorrow & be the judge! So I did. My wife & I got the chicken wings, the eggplant & tofu & a Ca Phe. The food was simply excellent. We will go back soon! Bravo chef.

Matheo

5.0

Although not authentic ingredients, there are still strong Vietnamese flavors. Highly recommend.

Alice

2.0

Pas trop aimé la bouffe. Le seul truc que j'ai aimé c'est le beignet de crevette & patates douces. On était assis sur les tabourets rouges en plastique, avec la table rouge en plastique qui est a la hauteur de tes genoux. C'était incroyablement inconfortable, vraiment gênant pour manger, on avait mal au dos en sortant. Être assis parterre aurait été plus pratique pour manger. La salle est très bruyante. Globalement j'ai pas passé un bon moment. On ne reviendra pas.
Pour 2 on en a eu pour 80$ tout compris (juste la bouffe, pas de boisson)

Kathleen

5.0

Delicious! Food came out quick & had that nice street food feel from Vietnam, flavors felt pretty authentic as well. Looking forward to coming back & trying out some dishes coming up on their menu!

Patrick

5.0

Un énorme coup de coeur pour cette place atypique. On a pratiquement essayé toute la carte & chaque plat était excellent. Cet endroit est un véritable bijou à Montréal. L'ambiance est unique, la nourriture est incroyable & l'équipe est tout simplement fantastique. On sent la passion derrière chaque détail. Je leur souhaite une très longue vie, ils le méritent amplement 😍

Ng?c

5.0

Love the asmosphere here, the deco & everything,
Enjoy the Bún Riêu the most, with CHINSU hotsauce 🔥holy im so glad it not spirancha (no offence)
& the chicken wings (cánh gà ) sweet & savory, a must buy indeed

Marie-Pierre

5.0

Quelle belle & bonne soirée! La nourriture excellente, l'ambiance top, le cocktail délicieux! J'ai tout adoré! & le service était très bon, Minji était extrêmement sympathique & efficace!

Elsa

5.0

Très bonne adresse : bon rapport qualité/prix, bonne ambiance & excellent service. Les serveurs ont été accommodants & nous ont offert nos boissons pour nous avoir demandé de changer de table, un geste commercial très apprécié !

La margarita à la mangue est à tomber!

Cruzana

5.0

Best experience!! Belly so happy!!!

Mia

1.0

1) Food:
The dishes looked great in their ads & on social media, so I was very excited (they also ran *a lot* of ads). However, most items fell short. The only standout was bánh tôm (the shrimp fritters) which I enjoyed. Bò né (the steak & egg skillet) had too much soy sauce which overwhelmed the beef & pâté. The bánh bao was more Chinese bao bun style than actual Vietnamese bánh bao, & the filling was below average - definitely my least favorite. G?i gà (the chicken salad) was also average & forgettable.

Portions were small for the price, so we didn't bother ordering more & just went to Tay Ho restaurant nearby afterward for a fuller, actually delicious, & cheaper meal.

2) Service:
Also disappointing. After our food arrived, we held off eating to wait for our friend, which was 15 minutes in total (I took photos & have timestamps). 2 minutes before our friend came, at 6 PM, our server came over & asked,'Are you guys gonna eat that? We have tables after you.' This felt unnecessary & uncomfortable, especially since we were already worried sick if our friend was safe or not because of this unusual delay.

For context, I'd called the day before & were aware they had rsvps starting from 7 PM, so this interaction at 6 felt rushed & somewhat icky. Then we checked with another server & were told we had a 1.5-hour seating window, which made the other person's question even more unreasonable. We finished everything at 6:19 PM, which was approximately an hour of the total seating.

After reading all the other comments, I have a feeling we're all referring to the same waitress. If that's right then I hope they would take some actions to manage this issue, like better training or something.

3) Seating:
The setup was awkward & impractical. I understand Tô Dinette Viet wants to recreate a Vietnamese street food aesthetic with their furniture choices, but the execution misses the mark & inauthentic. Low plastic tables are typically paired with short stools (see my 2nd photo), & taller chairs go with even higher metal tables (photo #3), not whatever they do. This mismatch made it uncomfortable to eat & could be especially difficult for older customers.

Overall: 1/5 experience.