Restaurant Y Lan — Restaurant in Montreal

We had such a disappointed service. Right after we finished eating, woman came to took our dishes and said "Do you want one bill or separated?" Wow... She cleared up the table. And then, another man came to our table right away with a bill, saying loudly "We need a table! We need a table now!" We asked him that he should have told us at the beginning, not right after table. And what he said was "Oh, this is normal." (Well, we said no to that.) He continued "Well, you don't have to pay any tip." Excuse us. It's not the matter of money. We've been to this place more than 5 times in last two months, same day, same time, and this had never happened. So it is not "normal" clearly. What's more, people usually go to a casher to pay. We just wanted these servers to talk clients nicely. However, to them, such way of giving "service" is normal. (You could have said "Excuse us" or "Sorry", basic communication skill, you know.) We will...

Great neighborhood restaurant. I have been passing by since I moved into the area and was not disappointed once I decided to step in.

Our meal started with the imperial rolls (cha gio) and the papaya salad (without beef). The rolls were in my opinion the star of the night; generously filled and simply delicious. These are the imperial rolls you always hope for but rarely get. The papaya salad was fresh and well dressed - not spicy as their Thai counterpart usually is.

We followed our meal with bahn xeo - a crispy Vietnamese omelette/crêpe that was filled with chicken and a generous amount of bean sprouts, and Bun Cha Hanoi. The airy and crispy texture of the crepe is addictive to say the least and very enjoyable. The grilled bun cha meat was also very tasty!

In sum, Y Lan is a great restaurant where you can be sure to enjoy a great meal with great service.

Highly...

We wanted to go to Pho Tay Ho, directly across the street, but found it was closed (it was a Tuesday.) So we tried Y Lan. It's not bad at all. (We maybe should've tried the Northern Specialties, but stuck to the normal menu stuff).

The service is better than at the usual, crowded Vietnamese place.

I don't understand how it can survive directly across the street from the much more special Pho Tay Ho, which is rightly legendary for perfect Pho. But then so-so Chinese restaurants in Chinatown seem to survive for years directly next door to spectacular ones,...