Randomly passed by this area and was looking for some soup. This restaurant was right off the intersection, so here I am. Menu is straightforward and doesn't overwhelm you like some other vietnamese places, which can be a good thing if you're not good with huge menus. Ordered a bun bo hue cause I've always been getting pho. It was pretty nice. Good portion. Nice flavor. Honestly though, this was the first time getting this dish so I don't really have anything to compare with. Accepts credit card. read more

A friend recommended Hanoi 3 Seasons claiming they found a pho restaurant that rivaled Pho Tien Thanh and Golden Turtle. With a somewhat high bar set, I was disappointed to find out this wasn't the case. I ordered the spring rolls (ch giò), Vietnamese iced coffee and house special pho (ph đc bit). The spring rolls were alright although I wouldn't have missed out if I didn't order them, the iced coffee was pretty good as it wasn't overly sweet (which, as a personal preference, I sometimes find is the case when they use too much condensed milk) and the pho itself was honestly very average. It's difficult to give any more details on the pho because of how average it was. While I've definitely had worse pho, I've also been to better. Now don't get me wrong, this is a decent pho place and would be my go-to if I lived down the street. However, I drove from the downtown core to eat here and was only rewarded with average pho. read more

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Allowing employees to smoke at the back door, big complaint... Restaurant stinks of cigarette smoke, 2018, got more than a few of us who don't want that in a closed restaurant. Rare beef pho was very good. read more

Hanoi 3 Seasons - Rare - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

The portions are big, they gave generous potions of meat, and it's super super flavourful! This was a pleasant surprise! My boyfriend and I always go for the Southern Vietnamese places around the area, so we decided to have some Northern style cuisine for and change. It had been quite a while since we had visited, but I had such a great experience with the food I thought it was really deserving of a positive review. We ordered the Pho Dac Diet (house special pho) and Bun Bo Hue. The broths for both were extremely tasteful, very rich, and you could tell there was care and time put into the dish. The bun noodles were this perfect texture of softness. For both dishes, there was a lot of meat that was cooked tender and seasoned well. I was incredibly full after the dish. We also had the soursop and avacado shakes. Standard fruit shake done well so no complaints. This place is a bit pricier than your average pho, but I do think it's worth the experience. The 4 star was only because it took quite some time to receive our food. The restaurant wasn't too busy but I did find myself getting impatient as it felt we waited longer than normal for food to arrive. Nonetheless, it delivered high on quality. Will be back! read more

They have a cute backyard patio - sunny for the tables in the middle but shaded for the tables along the perimeter of the backyard. It's super nice on a sunny day. There were 2 of us and we ordered the spring rolls to share. I think they are smaller than usual but very flavourful, I really enjoyed them. For the actual noodle soup we ordered the Hanoi 3 Seasons Special and the Well-done Beef. The Hanoi 3 Seasons Special comes with 3 types of beef and a different lemongrass broth. I actually wasn't a fan of the lemongrass broth. It also comes with some sort of chili oil because when it came, the broth looked really red but it actually wasn't too spicy. The well-done beef was very generic and similar to all the other pho places. Overall I enjoyed this place and would come back if I was in the area! Good pho all around. read more

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This is perhaps Toronto's only northern Vietnamese cuisine restaurant (with another location in Leslieville opening later this summer). The food is different than other run-oft-the-mill Vietnamese restaurants in Toronto, which predominately serve more southern style cuisine. I believe this is the only place in Toronto where you can get "cha ca", the famous fried fish seasoned with butter and dill atop a generous portion of vermicelli noodles. This is the signature dish. Locals will eat it with the "purple stuff", which is fermented shrimp paste that smells absolutely rancid, but tastes surprisingly delicious. American GI's used to call it "Vietnamese tear gas". For pho lovers - I find the broth a little less flavorful than the southern style, but it is excellent regardless. Service is very prompt and the staff is knowledgeable, much better than you would get at most other Vietnamese restaurants in the city. The chefs can often cater to the taste of each person, be it adding more dill to requesting a certain Vietnamese dish that isn't on the menu. Prices are about $1 more per dish compared to the regular Viet joints, but it is easily worth the extra money -- about $8-15 per person. Oh yeah, they take credit cards!!! read more

Review on the Run: It was more like running in molasses! To be fair, we went as a medium sized group (UYE) on the same night another large group was there. It took 45+ minutes for our food to arrive after a long time before our server even took our order. Upon someone's recommendation we all pretty much ordered the same thing. By the time the food got there, I just couldn't enjoy it very much. That's hard to excuse, but even more so, unfairly or not, because it's a Vietnamese restaurant where I expect my food to arrive almost before I even order it. They should be able to read my mind. I swear the Xue La across the street does. The food we did get (the fried fish as per Neil T.'s recommendation), wasn't bad. It was cooked well, but it just wasn't my cup of tea. Conclusion: Eat Here? I will give this place another try, but I won't be going out of my way to do so. read more

Dear H3S, The BF insisted that we eat Northern Vietnamese food tonight. As we passed up Angkor Restaurant, I cringed a little because I am Cambo and would have loved some Cambo food, but I trusted his tastebuds. There was no need to look at the menu because we came for the Hanoi style grouper. It was the most flavorful fish I have had in a long time! The dill made it extra tasty! And the crispiness of the fish along with the vermicelli and shrimp paste sauce made all the flavors come together. Please don't ever change the recipe! It's stellar! Love, Dreamsrey read more

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I recently ate at Hanoi 3 Seasons for the first time and I'll definitely be back. The food was wonderfully flavourful and delicious; the staff was friendly and helpful; and the price and portion size were both good. The menu is just the right size; plenty of choices, but you won't be overwhelmed. Our picks for lunch: To Start - Fresh Shrimp Rolls ($3): Meh. Nothing to rave about here, decent but pretty standard. The only thing we had that wasn't amazing. Steamed Mussels ($8): Awesome! The best thing we tried. A least a dozen large mussels with onion and green onion in an amazingly flavourful and fragrant broth of ginger, lemon grass, and lime leaves. I'm not ashamed to admit that I drank the broth once the mussels were gone. Main - Spicy Shrimp with Lemon Grass ($8.50): Excellent. I wouldn't classify these shrimps as even remotely spicy but they were excellently flavoured regardless. These guys aren't stingy on the shrimp either, you get a good number of large shrimp. Served on vermicelli noodles. Chicken with Lemon Grass and Coconut Milk($8.50): Another winner. While excellent, I didn't like this quite as much as the shrimp. The chicken was super tender and moist. Drinks - Avocado Smoothie ($3): Interesting. My friend order this and it turned out to be much better than I expected. I don't think I'd order it myself though. Mango Smoothie ($3): Good. Not too sweet and the mango flavour is more subtle than what I'm used to in a mango lassi for example. I can see myself coming back here often and I'm particularly interested in giving their vegetarian options a try. read more

New discovery in my area. Good portion size, authentic. Must try their house specialty - fish dill and shrimp paste vermicelli noodles. Very appetizing! Tasty rolls too. Must come back for more... read more

Hanoi 3 Seasons - Savour every last drop of soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

REALLY DISAPPOINTING. We ordered fried tofu, vegetarian spring rolls, vegetarian summer rolls and ginger tofu and bok choy on vermicelli. Everything was mediocre but the vermicelli was overwhelmingly gingery. The best part of the meal was the peanut sauce. Totally understaffed, really cramped and far too warm in there. Door was open and no A/C as far as I could tell. We won't be back. read more

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So many delicious dishes here. Fast and friendly service. Highly under rated and overlooked but I love this place.

Very solid Vietnamese. Lots of vegetarian options too. The veggie fresh rolls were a modest start, nothing exciting but the spring rolls were great. Beef with book choy was flavourful and the tofu with vegetables and lemongrass was yummy. A little bit on the dry side over the vermicelli. The pho was excellent, a great vegetarian dish. All the portions were large and the prices reasonable. The server spoke great English too. read more

Hanoi 3 Seasons - Vegetarian pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Well I finally had the "cha ca", a great North Vietnamese fish dish. It is a nicely fried grouper, in a succulent dill seasoned batter. It is served as either a "Pho", or without the broth. The consensus amongst the diners was that we would all try it as a dish, not a "Pho". Neil who had spearhead this Yelp outing suggested that it might be better to not get the fish soggy with all that liquid. This is a unique, stand-alone, one of kind dish. It appears a simple preparation, but it is loaded with many levels of flavour. The other ingredients of the dish are simply the non-liquid parts of a good "Pho". But the fish............no wonder this dish has acquired such a reputation and following...It is truly unique. And when you complement the whole thing with "purple sauce" it is delicious. I also tasted, for the first time, a Vietnamese beer and it was delicious. The restaurant is small, homey and the service is pleasant. It is a nice casual place, not fancy, but it does deserve a stop. The conversation and company made the whole experience just that much better. A great place to break bread, and enjoy! read more

Awesome place! Thanks to Neil for recommending as a few yelpers came out to H3S tonight for a light refreshing Vietnamese meal. Strangely enough we were all in agreement as to what we would order so we all had the house specialty the dill fried grouper. It was solid and hit the spot! The dish involved pan fried chunks of dill spiced grouper atop a bed of vermicelli, carrots, cukes and cilantro. If you wanted to kick it up a notch, there was infamous shrimp paste (though this incarnation was more like a juice) and sweet fish sauce to douse your dish with. Decor isn't much and this place is small but it's definitely a must-try for Vietnamese food in Toronto. If not at least for the house special dish! read more

Thank you Tony F for reminding me to review this shite hole. I know a dirty little secret about Hanoi 3 Seasons - they named it after the average wait time for a customer to receive their food. That's right. Go here, wait approx. THREE SEASONS and then your food will arrive to the table. When the food finally did arrive it was only OK. Yeah sure, this place seems to be the only place that serves the grouper dish in Toronto. But maybe that is because none of the other vietnamese places think it's even worth the bother of having on the menu. I found it a bit bland. Nothing special. read more

I really liked going to hanoi 3 seasons but lately their being stingy on the meat their giving half the meat but charging higher on price how does that work? read more

Super friendly staff + super food = a great spot Tonight was another awesome Yelp outing. The company, as always, was outstanding. I had the spring rolls, which were some of the best I have ever had. They had a bit of a sweetness to them that was quite refreshing. For my main, I had the grouper goodness. Or as I like to call it, the "groper", kinda like Mr. Roaper from Three's Company, but a bit more fishy. The dish was great. Actually, it was a lot of food - I couldn't finish it all! The seasoning, the perfectly fried fish - a wonderful combo. I had a sip of Kat's fruit shake, and it was like summer in a glass. Super refreshing! Can't wait to go back and try the rest of the menu! read more

What is so good about this place and why isn't it out of business yet? I went here for some pho, the service was good, and it's really cool that they serve tea in Ikea mugs, rather than the little cups that you keep on having to refill but... I'm still asking myself the question "why isn't this place out of business yet?" The pho was $7.50 and it came in one size, the equivalent of the small in most places. The broth was good, but very different. Instead of a beefy broth with lots of flavour, it was actually a nice balance of beef and lime - which was a little different because I'm used to putting in the lime myself. Another thing that was different about this pho place was that the server was white... weird, but not unpleasant. The pho noodles were just terrible... they were just breaking apart and that made it difficult to pick up with chopsticks - this is unforgivable, I've never seen any other pho place make this amateur mistake. They also took longer than 10 minutes to bring the pho out. That makes me question why anyone would pay the extra money to eat here. For $7.50, I can go across the street and get a pho bowl large enough for my family and I to bathe in, or a small pho and an avocado shake. Are people being sucked in by the decor or ambiance? I mean... I can tell that they are trying with all those framed pictures spammed across the wall and with the little tealight candles - also from Ikea btw, but it's not doing it for me. read more

After Reading all of these reviews, I visited this Hanoi 3 Seasons locations to see what the buzz was about. I live *right* by the location on Queen, so I had not bothered to walk up to Gerrard, but last night we gave it a try. Hanoi 3 Seasons is what my Asian SO teasingly refers to as "No Tea White Pho" - and we knew this was the Siddhartha of East Chinatown before we arrived. I was SUPER disappointed. The staff seemed nice, and I feel bad, but the entire experience was pretty sub-par to tell the truth. They were full, but there were 5 staff on and the restaurant likely seats 20 at most. They should have been able to handle it. The crowd was mostly Caucasian, Some families, some college students a few couples. Only one Asian family. Came in, sat down and ordered beverages. Avocado Milkshake for me, Beer for the SO. We give our food order at the same time. Beef with Rice for him, Pho Chay for me. Within a few minutes our drinks arrive. 25 min later our drinks are done and no food. We are obviously restless and order some fresh spring rolls to tie us over. 10 min later one of the girls walks buy and drops the spring rolls on the table without dipping sauce. We are ravenous and pour Hoisin on the plate to dip in. At this point I swear the two women (who are looking right at me) are having a conversation about forgetting the sauce and decide just not to bring any. 10 min after that (this has been a RIDICULOUSLY long wait for our food) our mains arrive. My soup is scalding hot, and my SO has a plate of cold, soggy beef and rice. I tell him to send it back but he is starving and its now almost 9pm. I eat my soup, and (the owner?) comes by noticing that we look agitated and asks if he can do anything. Tea perhaps? On the House? Sure. We would both love some tea. 10 min later I finish my soup, my SO pays the bill and no tea ever materializes. And to be honest the Pho Chay is kinda lacking. It definitely has a half portion of noodle. Ginger does it better and its around $4 something there. Broth with some tofu and a few floaters of broccoli should not be expensive., especially if tea isn't included. Anyways, its sad as I expected more.. and I was happy to have vegetarian Pho options, but this neighborhood has MUCH better options. We will not be going back. read more

My friend and I wandered down to this area because we wanted to try a banh mi @ Rose's, which was mysteriously CLOSED. Anyway, pissed off but hungry none the less, we instead took ourselves, and our money, to Hanoi 3 Seasons. It's small but clean. Friendly, quick service. I had the Vegatarian Pho and it was BRILLIANT!!!! Absolutely delicious and they give you TONS!!! I had so much left over! I am having the rest for lunch today and it may just be too much! I know other posters have complained about the price, saying it's too high. Seeing as this was my first time ordering Pho, I have no frame of reference but I got two big meals out of it so cost-wise, that's pretty good. My only gripe? Thankfully the weather was not TOO hot as it was rather "close" in there. I would hope that comes a hotter, make that HUMID day, they have air conditioning. Next week, we will go back as we want to try Rose's (and hope that they're open this time) but I would go here again and recommend. read more

This is some of my favorite food in the city. Don't be put off by the ambiance - the food is spectacular. This beats heavy hitters like Golden Turtle hands down. Protip: The Queen location has better ambiance, but the Gerrard location has consistently tastier food. Prices are low, particularly for drinks - wine is filled to the top of the glass and it's only five bucks, bottles of domestic beer are THREE bucks!. Start with the mussels. They are huge and so tasty (save the broth!) and enough for 2-3 to share. As for mains, I recommend any of the vermicelli dishes. I don't eat meat, but you can substitute any meat with perfectly done tofu and a spring roll. The pho is great too, but I'm less of a fan, so see other reviews for expert opinions. read more

In search of a good Vietnamese restaurant among the many along Gerrard and Broadview, this was one of the first ones I saw. Perhaps my last trip, I might add. The restaurant was small with approx. 15 small tables at most. Service was friendly and since there weren't too many peole during lunch, food came out fairly quick. Here comes the disappointment. As mentioned, there is only 1 size for pho for $7.50. It was small-medium at best. If you think that perhaps the overpriced pho would be offset by something outstanding, you'll be walking away disappointed. The broth was standard and the noodles were soft and thin (small qty as well). Overall, a sub-par experience. My search continues... read more

FOOD - BLAND, TOUGH SERVICE - EQUALLY BAD It's been a long time since I saw the reviews for Hanoi 3 Seasons, but I moved out of the area so I never had a chance to try it. I was deciding between Hanoi 3 Seasons and Pho Mi Gia Phung. I saw a bunch of old ladies heading to 3 Seasons and that confirmed my decision. Today was the day I tried it. I'm not sure if I went too early (noon) or not but I ordered the Food Review #12 Bun Bo Hue Soup - Bland, it tasted like those instant tom yum soup but heavily diluted with water It was not rich, and the flavour wasn't there. I did not taste the sour,sweet or spicy compontent. Noodles - It was nicely cooked but with no soup base to follow up it was just al dente bland noodles Meat - The Beef shank was extremely tough and dry and flavourless Service The younger lady who was serving me did a poor job. She never re-visted or refilled my cup of water. She was too busy texting on her iphone to even notice. I even had to wait until the older lady told her to accept the bill. It was extremely frustrating. Maybe this restaurant's Bun Bo Hue is just bad, but paired with the terrible service I won't visit again. I'll just stick with the ossington resturants for Bun Bo Hue. read more

Nope. Fish sauce no flav. Missing element on another dish I ordered they didn't give the shrimp paste because they thought I couldn't handle the super fishy taste of shrimp paste but they didn't know that I cook w it at home. By the time I back home it was too late and the restaurant apologized and told me I need to request it even though it is listed on their menu as being included with the dish. They cater to mainly non asian and it shows. Nothing authentic here. Really good if you are into some fusion crap and don't want authentic. read more

Hanoi 3 Seasons is a solid Vietnamese place. The soup broth is tasty and the meat is always well prepared. The Spring Rolls are pretty decent (nothing mind-blowing) and the ingredients are pretty fresh. The service is ok and the prices are reasonable. I can't really find anything to complain or rave about. It'll hit the spot and not break the bank! read more

Being going to Hanoi for the past 10 years. I am a big fan of the grouper read more

Just moved to the East side, so coming from being Golden Turtle regulars, this is probably the most flavourful viet food we've had in the city. Great service as well, very fast and friendly. The menu isn't huge but there are options for everyone, including vegetarians. It may not be the most "authentic" In terms of the standard grey pho you can get around the city but in this case, I'd say that's a plus. Tons of fresh garnishes and seasoning, fresh noodles. The meat was juicy, not dry. We got the sate beef bun and spicy shrimp noodle soup. My bf added a spring roll to his bun which wasn't the best but the rest was great! read more

Me and the GF went here and had a great time! very cozy little joint...the ambience was very comfortable. had garlic chicken and boc choy and the girl had pho. also some sprouts which were very refreshing. we had a couple of saigon beers (4.5 bucks a piece...very moderate) but I noticed the house wine they had was not bad qaulity. Usually asian restaurants have swill for house wine. the quality of the food was very high...everything very fresh and well cooked. the prices were very very fair. The highlight was the server...Tom. Very pleasant young fella with a really good attitude. We'll be coming back read more

In many ways this location of Hanoi 3 Seasons blends blandly in with the general pho landscape. Bare bones service. Small chipped tables that are serviceable but not especially comfortable. And all the character you would expect when someone throws a bunch of tables and a potted plant in a room and considers that decorating. Add to that, however, the mediocre, overpriced pho (one size only and that size costs $7.50) and the fact that while I was there they were playing Mariah Carey's 1993 album Music Box from start to finish, and you get yourself a solid two star rating. There's much better pho for less money within two minutes of here. read more

The pho is alright but definitely not the most tasty pho restaurants in the area. The pho broth tasted less beefy and I don't understand why there is only one size, have a L or XL i'll gladly pay the difference for a bigger bowl just to be full and not hungry 1 hour later. Service is not that attentive, water refills are hard to come by unless you get their attention. Overall, I would choose another pho restaurant to go to, like Pho house, Pho XE Lua or Com Tam Dao Vien, which all three have different bowl sizes including XL. read more

I really like this place. The #13 special pho is my fave. I've had it at both locations. I think I prefer this location for take out, the one on Queen E has a better vibe for sit down dining. I grabbed take out on this visit. My bf ordered a chicken and noodle dish, that was also yummy. read more

This is a great little spot. While the Yelp crew that I dined with on this evening all consumed the grouper I (along with Christine C.) opted for the lemon grass chicken. Aside from the mountain of cilantro I had to shove off my plate the dish was excellent. I found the spring rolls appetizer to be quite bland though the spring rolls were two to three times larger than most vietnamese places I've been. Our server was quite friendly having a few laughs with the group, but didn't intrude like he was trying to befriend us for a larger tip. read more

Just finished pho at H3. I had the rare beef with brisket, my gf had the veg pho. Here's how it went down: Beef and brisket a solid 4 stars. - beef was plentiful - brisket was thicker and delicious - broth was tasty Veg pho - 3 stars - they had tomato in the broth which over powered everything - lots of veg though. We will come back read more

There are several locations but I like the one in Old Chinatown (Broadview and Gerrard), which has some neat guys serving. They have a variety of the standard Vietnamese dishes. Coffee with condensed milk over ice for the warm days, Pho Tai (noodle soup with thinly sliced raw beef) for the cold ones. What makes this little Northern Vietnamese restaurant's so special is the signature dish, grouper vermicelli. I am not a big fish eater, typically I prefer to order meat dishes, but this fish is magical. The grouper is lightly dusted with flour, dill and curry (I think) and then fried so the edges are crispy. This is served on a bed of vermicelli noodles, shredded lettuce, cilantro and peanuts. You can add sauce or just eat it the way it is. I love this fish! I have also tried the grouper as a soup and it is equally good. Other standout dishes for me are the beef sate with basil and mint and calamari patties. read more

I had the Hen, Pho and satay beef with bok choy and vermicelli. It makes me want to go home and cook these dishes myself. The service is great but I miss Hai's(owner) attentiveness at the queen street location. There is definitely more flavor than most Viet restaurant but it is not over powering. I also recommend the leslieville location as well. read more

Love love love this place!! Delicious food for great price!! I always get the Spicy Shrimp with Lemon Grass and make sure to include Spring Rolls. Their spring rolls are delicious. And to rinse it down with Vietnamese Coffee. Family owned restaurant. read more

Listen, I've been eating pho since I was old enough to go to soccer camp every summer. Basically, I think I know a thing or two about the pho experience. This place is good. Not great. The service was on the slow side (about 10 minutes), the broth a little bit bland, and the rare beef wasn't that rare (it's best when sliced thin and served completely uncooked). Still, it was pho and I had a good time. Unfortunately, this place also suffers from an unfortunate trend towards skimpiness I've noticed at many Canadian pho places. There's no option for a large bowl and the regular bowl will run you 10 bucks and may leave you wanting more if you are really hungry. read more

we have tried the other Vietnamese nearby and this is the most tasteful around. We had tried all items on the menu now and all were tasty and generous. Altogether, we come for the delicious Hanoi dill crispy fish (soup or noodles) and the grilled meat platters (chicken lemon grass is my favorite). the staff is super friendly and the atmosphere is cosy. yes, they do not have everything Vietnamese but the few (pho and bun mainly) at excellent! read more

Came on a weekday, only 3 tables in the restaurant but we waited more than 30 minutes for our food to arrive. Also took 5+ minutes to get our menus. Had the Bun Cha Ca which was alright, the fish was great but the broth was simple and didnt have the layered complexity you want from pho-style broths - it just tasted like tomato and shrimp paste dissolved into water with some salt. Didn't merit the high price tag either. Would not eat here again given the other vietnamese options nearby. read more