Comments on: Pho Lien Restaurant Review

By: Cu

Cu — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:11:00 +0000

it’s so dirty in there! The soup is too salty and dirty. Whenever I eat there, I feel sick t my stomach! No money is invested in cleaniness or decoration or training the workers properly. Flies flying everywhere. Never want to go back again.

By: Ofchange

Ofchange — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:41:00 +0000

Service has gotten bad over the years and prices are not nearly as competitive nowadays as they were in the past with other vietnamese restaurants in Côte-des-Neiges or Montreal. I first ate there about 12 years ago and was a regular for many years. They’re surely making lots of money on this tiny restaurant with none of it being reinvested on decoration. Riding on their old reputation I guess. People still flock to eat soup, but they should try Bun Viet, Hoai Huong, My Canh, Pho Tay Ho…
It’s really not that hard to find good soup in Montreal! (btw I’m Viet)

By: mike

mike — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:32:00 +0000

i got take out once and they forgot to put beef in the soup,so i called and they said they would credit me the next time i ate there(i was a regular)when i returned a few days later they offered me 50 cents!Needless to say that was the last time i ate there…too bad the food is pretty good but the owners don't give a shit about loyal custumors,too cocky i guess when business is good.

By: K

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:07:09 +0000

I used to love this place, but seriously, the service is crap and makes all the difference. Now, my #1 go-to restaurant when I'm in a dire need of vietnamese food is Hoai Huong. Highly recommended!

By: K

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:07:09 +0000

I used to love this place, but seriously, the service is crap and makes all the difference. Now, my #1 go-to restaurant when I'm in a dire need of vietnamese food is Hoai Huong. Highly recommended!

By: k dien

k dien — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:07:03 +0000

I second the comment about Bun Viet restaurant. I have yet to find any other place in Montreal that serves very authentic soups like this. Bun Viet is to die for.
Hu Tieu is very hard to come by in Montreal. All the places in China town and on Cote-des-Neiges cater to what they think the masses want. They serve pho, maybe a chicken soup, and nothing else unique is on the menu. Boring! Do these restaurant owners ever travel outside Quebec to see what vietnamese restaurants in other cities are doing? Montreal is always known for its fine restaurants, but people are really missing out. We're living in a bubble and don't care to know anything different.

By: Duc Hoang

Duc Hoang — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:04:48 +0000

The best place to go for the TRADITIONAL vietnamese soup is BUN VIET (Bun = Vermicelli and Viet = Vietnamese’s). The restaurant is located near by St-Hubert and Jean-Talon corner. It is on St-Hubert. A family operated business. All vietnamese go here for a great taste of soup (5 kinds). The restaurant is face to the Payless Shoe store on ST-Hubert.

By: Koopseh

Koopseh — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:17:14 +0000

i went there,
very nice indeed

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:13:51 +0000

I’ve tried Pho Lien a few times and I was so sick after because I think they put so much msg in there soup. So my friend (who’s vietnamese) recommend me a small restaurant on cotes des neiges street named Dao Vien vnow it’s my turn to recommend it to you, it’s definitely the best vietnamese restaurant in Montreal

By: Arthur Nguyen

Arthur Nguyen — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:34:37 +0000

I’m actually Vietnamese and this is the best Pho restaurant I’ve been to in a while