Le viet — Restaurant in Vienna

Extremely unfriendly wait staff and mediocre food at best. Our server sneered at us and was very dismissive the entire time, while being rather friendly with other (Austrian) patrons just one table away. She was extremely caustic, seemingly for no other reason than our being foreign. The sprouts served with the pho were soft and wet, the type preserved in salt water that come in a jar. For a 15€ (a heinous price for pho to begin with), I'm convinced they could afford to include fresh sprouts. They had no chili oil nor sambal oelek, which are essential and obviously necessary condiments to be served with pho. The beef, which should have been added to the soup raw to cook on the broth, was fully cooked through and lacked tenderness. The pho was served with a long metal soon, not a soup soon, in a large square bowl, making the eating experience awkward and inconvenient. The mediocrity of the food would have been forgivable had the staff been at least neutral rather than pointedly rude, but it was a thoroughly toxic dining experience and we will not be returning. I suggest the management considers making staff changes and serving something besides slop unless they aim to cater strictly to the lowest common...

This is a wonderful place to eat some authentic Vietnamese food in Vienna. All dishes we tried were excellent, and I’d recommend the shared entree platter if you can’t decide between rice paper rolls and spring rolls. The mains are served individually with rice to each diner, which is different from the shared dining we are used to in Vietnamese restaurants in Australia. My nile perch and my husband’s chicken were both delicious. The service here is outstanding, and our waitress was warm, attentive and professional. The restaurant itself is perfect for intimate dining, and I appreciated the fresh single tulip on our table along with the dimmed lighting. A lovely experience all round, and I’m so glad we chose Le Viet for one of our 7...

When one gets tired of Central European food We walked by the place so often – great neighborhood next to the Stadtpark and the Coburg palais – yesterday we stepped in. They start dinner at 5:30 – so we had a great uncrowded early dinner at 6pm. It’s a small place and one can hear the sizzling from the little kitchen hidden behind the bar. Being novices in Vietnamese cuisine we were overwhelmed by the choices and got helped nicely by the friendly waitress. Great advice, great food, great service – a mini vacation in our hometown. We definitely will...