The Lunch Lady

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

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   AKA

   Vancouver3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 2 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 6 days ago

   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

   Toronto / Ontario1 review

   4.0

   Dined on May 17, 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 May 16, 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 May 16, 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 May 15, 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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   Dongchan

   Vancouver1 review

   4.0

   Dined on May 15, 2025

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

   food was not as good as before. music was too loud for the lunch.
   

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   Francesca

   Vancouver1 review

   3.0

   Dined on May 14, 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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   Lissa

   Vancouver10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 12, 2025

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

   Great food & wonderful staff. Tried out several appetizers and main dishes. Loved the soft shelled crab and the octopus skewers especially. The Wagyu pho is so tasty as well, with tender meat and flavourful broth.
   

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    Kitty VIP

    Vancouver214 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 9, 2025

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

    We came here for Friday lunch and got to try their Friday specials. We ordered the pork spring rolls, the bún bò huê, the bò né, a Vietnamese iced coffee and a Vietnamese iced egg coffee. Everything was really delicious! We try to come for lunch on weekdays when we can to try their daily specials. Our waitress, Ellie, was super efficient and friendly; she’s helped us before and made some more great recommendations. This is definitely one of our favourite spots for both lunch and dinner. We look forward to coming back soon!
    

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