Quantuan — Restaurant in Berlin

Oh my, what a find.

This is a truly authentic experience.

The specials change daily. They are written out by hand and then photocopied and placed inside the menus. You need to be able to read German or have someone with you to translate if you want to explore these (or if you're adventurous just pick one of the 3 at random). The rest of the menu is available in both German and English.

There isnt a waiter - the entire family that own and run the establishment assist you throughout. You really feel like a close friend of the family when you're at their restaurant.

The selection, the ingredients, the smells, the flavors, the taste... All to the highest of standards.

The most impressive part - the price. Absolutely pocket friendly, the value is off the charts.

If you're in the area, or have a hankering for some downright legit Vietnamese food you would do well to stop off at Quantuan.

The beer is nice and cold, and that pickled bamboo of theirs is next...

I don't like to write bad reviews but how otherwise will they improve?

The food was okay. Not special, not too large a portion, no exciting tastes or ingredients,but ok. The beef was somewhat overcooked.

The place was empty when I got there with only one other pair sitting. It took them very long to serve the food, to take the order. I asked for a tap water - which I would expect a restaurant to serve on their own in a hot 30° day - but neve4 got it. The waiters were sitting scrolling their phones, but no water. This is probably also why no one noticed that I want to pay. So I went in myself to pay. How rude was the waiter giving me less change than the bill, and when I corrected her, said "oh, so no tip?". That's just rude.

Do yourself a favor and eat in the place just in the next building to the left. I...

We ordered ‘bun dau mam tom’ for three people and received a portion that only included noodles and fried tofu. We felt treated unfairly and even scammed. The last time I came with a friend (who knows the owner), we ordered the same dish and received meat as well. But as new customers, they only blamed the waitress for misunderstanding our order and asked us to order an extra meat portion, which was overpriced at €20, even though they had promised to only charge half that as an apology. In the end, we asked the waitress how much the original dish was supposed to cost, and she couldn’t give a clear answer — she just said something like ‘around €28’. Sure, the difference of €8 is not that big, but I really didn’t appreciate that from the owner or the cook. This was definitely...