Reviews for Viet Cafe ???? Vietnamese Food & Coffee in Victoria, BC

I went to North of Vietnam(Hanoi) 3 years ago precovid and the local cab driver recommended that the locals all love a dish... called BUN CHA. It's pork patties on vermicelli noodle in fish sauce. Wow it was mind blowing. I've since been impossible tofind Vietnamese restaurants serving food from the North. Boy , am I impressed . This place captures the same flavor that Itasted in Hanoi ????????????. This is now my new favorite restaurant in Victoria. Real talk 20/10. Recommending it all to myfriends. Read more

Cute little spot in downtown Victoria. Small, cozy, and family-run. Had a delicious egg coffee and some spring rolls, and was... very pleased! Would definitely come here again to try some of the other menu items. Read more

This place used to always be 5 stars in my book, however I had to change my opinion from the most recent visit. Apparently there... has been a change in ownership of the restaurant, unfortunately so have the portion and taste. Last 2 pictures are of the samedishes how they were served before, for comparison. We ordered our most favourite dishes, bun cha and egg coffee. When theywere served, we were almost in shock. Aside from the portions of both being reduced to 2/3 of what was served before, the bbqmeat was almost tasteless, and it wasn?t made with enough caramel sauce so it was pale instead of deep dark brown colour eventaken into account the different lighting. The egg coffee was mostly egg foam instead of egg custard (5th picture was what?sleft after I stirred it up). If you look closely at the 3rd picture of 2 coffee glasses, you can tell in the one on the right,the egg foam was all curdled. I had to ask for another one to be made, unfortunately there was no difference since they couldn?tget the right temperature for the egg to not get curdled as it got poured into boiling hot coffee. Given that the new coffee waspriced at $5 ($2 cheaper than the original), I?d rather pay $7 and have it done right. They knew we weren?t happy with thecoffee so they offered to take both coffees off our bill, which was nice of them, but at the end we were left with anunsatisfied meal and a whole lot of disappointment. I realize that it could be challenging taking over an existing business,given that they just took over for a week, so it is understandable that they need time to get settled. But I do think that ifthe same items are kept on the menu along with the name of the restaurant, there needs to be at least some similarities in thequality of what is served to the customers. If you buy a successful restaurant, its name and its menu, I can only imagine thatyou?d buy the recipes for the items on that menu to upkeep the standard. What we were served for this visit wa Read more

I loved experiencing this excellent restaurant in Victoria. The service was impeccable and we had a nice variety of options. The... Vietnamese coffee was one of the best coffees I?ve had the city! Definitely recommend Café Hanoi for food and drink, especiallythe Vietnamese sub! Read more

I don't typically review restaurants but Cafe Hanoi is a rare case. This is honestly the best Hanoi food you could find in... Victoria. I am a big fan of the typical Phos but you can't go wrong with the "Bun Cha" either. As for the services, both theservers and the owner were super chill. They also recommended us some of the places around the city. The service is great butthe foods are even better, what are you waiting for? Read more

Had lunch here while in town for work. A small spot serving authentic flavors that I am sure is a local hotspot. Enjoyed my bun... cha and egg coffee thoroughly and left stuffed. Located in a newer developed part of downtown off the inner harbor, was verypleasant. Read more

If you've never tried Northern Vietnamese dishes before, this place will be life changing! My wife and I came here for the first... time in while visiting in February and they had the best Ph? I've ever tasted in maybe my whole life. The owner was also veryfriendly and kind to us as well! 5-star experience and food! Read more

Coming from Vancouver, I?ve had a lot of Vietnamese food as the restaurants are abundant. I can confidently say Café Hanoi is... the closest I?ve had to homemade Vietnamese food so far. The beef stew is absolutely incredible and the garlic chilli vinegarsauce is savoury, spicy, and addictive. Be patient with Auntie as her English isn?t very good but rest assured the food isdefinitely worth it. Read more