The Lunch Lady

The Lunch Lady reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Scott

   Vancouver1 review

   4.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Excellent and unusual dishes, good service, and interesting atmosphere. --A nice treat for my wife's birthday.
   

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   max

   Vancouver1 review

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   There's a reason this place comes up whenever you ask someone in Vancouver where you should go eat. Once again the food, service and overall experience was fantastic. Make sure to try the Softshell Crab.
   

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   Nikola

   Vancouver1 review

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It’s simply the best food in Vancouver. Creative displays and ingredients elevate this place above any other Vietnamese restaurant I’ve tried.
   

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   AKA

   Vancouver2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Not impressed by the food. We had the bone marrow, beef pho, soft shell crab and house fried rice. None of them were horrible, but neither were any of them really good. Table is small to pack 4 people, noise level was bearable but i preferred quieter.
   

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   Jim

   San Diego12 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 19 May 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Awesome food! One of our favourite restaurants! Appetizer of soft shell crab, deserts at the end with delicious entrees to share!
   

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   Nikita

   Toronto1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 17 May 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was really great - bone marrow , garlic noodles and octopus were fantastic.
   

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   Nicoletta

   Vancouver3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 16 May 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The food and staff are amazing. My only comment would be that I wish we could have stayed longer. There was a hour limit at lunch
   

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   Lee

   Vancouver8 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 16 May 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Mildly chaotic lunch service. Received someone else’s order for our specials so different noodles in each bowl and missing some advertised ingredients. The service staff apologized and brought the missing ingredients separately. Food was delicious.
   

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   sharon VIP

   Vancouver22 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 15 May 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great meal but it’s super loud in the restaurant. Was hard to hear the person across the table. But the food will bring us back!!
   

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    Francesca

    Vancouver1 review

    3.0

    Dined on 14 May 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3

    Not a great start to our first experience at the Lunch Lady when the server told us we had our table for an hour. I've never heard this before, a time limit on a meal (though I understand you don't want people spending 3 hours at a table but there must be a more cordial/charming way of putting this in the rare occasion people overstay their welcome). Drinks were late (we were half way through our mains and we had ordered the simplest of drinks: coffee and a beer) but they were comped without any request from us, which was very nice. Food was fine but not worth the noise level and the tables felt cramped. Happy to have tried but likely won't be back.
    

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