Vietnam Garden Restaurant — Restaurant in Quebec

Tried this restaurant by coincident as I was nearby when I searched for a local Viet restaurant on Google. The décor is on odd mix of Asian and classic European. But that's not really an issue, as I was more interested in the food experience. That's when it became disappointing. The food was not authentic Vietnamese, but rather a poor fusion of Viet, Thai, Chinese and even "Canadian". The portions are good though. What made the experience worst is the staff. Other reviews have mentioned aggressive service, I do concur. As I was nearing the end of my meal, which was about 45 mins from closing time, I witnessed a family of three come in. They were seated by a waiter and given the complimentary tea and handed the menu. As they were looking at the menu, the same waiter came over and told them that the kitchen was closed and they had to leave. They were not even given the opportunity to order take-out. They were just aggressively and abruptly ushered out! What a demonstration of...

I'd like to start by saying that the food was good and the portion sizes were quite large. However, I wouldn't consider it traditional Vietnamese food. It's sort of a Canadian-Vietnamese fusion kind of thing.

Be prepared for a price shock when you arrive if you consulted the menu on their website. It is not accurate. Some meals are more than 30% more expensive than the menu posted on the site.

Even though the restaurant was only half filled, everyone was corralled to the back like sardines in a can. This made it nearly impossible to hold a conversation. There was no intimacy sitting in the middle row separated by anti-COVID plexiglass.

Lastly, the lady at the front desk was VERY pushy about leaving a 15% tip on the total amount, not the subtotal before taxes. An argument ensued afterwards. In the end, after the menu pricing issue and the tip debacle, a meal for two that I expected to cost around $90...

Ok first it's not Vietnamese food its the weird blend of Chinese/Canadian Asian dishes that permeate Quebec.

Second service is so pushy... Said I wanted to review the menu owner/server kept trying to get me to order 1 particular Dish/combo. When I finally chased him off so I could review the menu on my own his mother (I think) came out and started pushing the same dish.

Finally ordered take out and went to sit down in the empty restaurant only to have the mother chase me outside since I ordered to go. Witnessed the same thing when another customer came in.

Gets a star basically because the...