This place was on my list for a very long time but it did not meet my expectations in terms of food. I must say the vibe and service are great. But food lacks taste and flavors. Vegan pho was really bland and had uncooked tomatoes. Maybe will try for something else. read more

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Cute little restaurant that's bit dark, relying on sunlight. Came here on Sunday afternoon and was pretty empty. Quickly got seated and ordered. Tried #16 rare beef pho and found the broth lacking flavor. For some reason they add ginger bits? Would recommend Pho An Vu instead Bun bo Hue- you get to choose spice level and def has a kick if you get Med. It was okay but have had better ones Ginger Chicken Vermicelli- chicken was nice flavorful but found the fish sauce lacking. Overall have had better ones and unlikely to personally return. read more

Hanoi 3 Seasons - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Nice meal at this Vietnamese resto on Queen East. Friendly service. Relaxed and casual ambiance. Very authentic. Great beef pho and lemongrass chicken. The iced Vietnamese coffee was perfect. Parking is on the street. read more

Hanoi 3 Seasons - Beef Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Good high spot, chill ambience and nice service. I got the rare beef pho. Lowkey it was fine but holy hell was that a lot of food. Good place to spend 20 bucks. So full. -G Beef with vermicelli, was good. Filling. Did not need anything as it was perfectly seasoned. Didn't care for the music to be shut off. Still fine vibes. Would go back if I lived near. -J read more

This was the restaurant we chosen for our dinner on our visit to a friend last December, and we enjoyed delightful meal. It was Service First, and we got great Service. Staff was very warm and helpful. The place was warm and comfortable, and we were seated right away. The food was excellent but not 100% authentic. Each plate of food was very delicious and every meal so well done that it was a really good dining experience. A visit to this restaurant is a must if you happen to be in the neighborhood. read more

Honestly, I wasn't super impressed with this place. First of all, there really wasn't much meat in the soup. The broth was good and our server was really nice, but the food itself just wasn't great. They served fresh rolls, didn't quite hit. The inside of the place is cool and it seems like they're relatively popular, I just think there's a lot better spots for Vietnamese food in Toronto. read more

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

Pretty disappointing. I ordered off Ubereats and was hoping to get a taste of good Vietnamese food. Unfortunately this restaurant missed the mark and quite frankly I am surprised- since they have 2 locations. The flavors were not authentic at all and quite bland. We had the order of 21-Bao Xao Rau Cai (Garlic Beef Vermicelli) and 28- Thit Lon Nuong (Seasoned Pork Vermicelli). Maybe I ordered the wrong dishes and dine in is better ? read more

This was our first time trying Northern style vietnamese cuisine and we definitely enjoyed it. If you're use to southern style pho or bun bo hue then this will be completely different in a good way! The broth for pho isn't the typical clear broth, with aromatics of cloves, this broth is much more lemongrass with other added flavors. The broth for the bun bo hue is much less spicy with hints of shrimp paste, almost like with bun rieu. Nonetheless very good. You have to go in with an open mind if you grew up with clearer broth. The waitress was great in explaining the difference between the different styles from south and north and the interior was very comforting with relaxed vibes! read more

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Excellent rare bees pho Super friendly service Nice spot for Leslieville (best area in Toronto..?) read more

Hanoi 3 Seasons - a view of the outside of a restaurant - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Quite disappointed with flavour and quantity for the price paid. The noodles I ordered the garlic chicken stir fry with yu Choi for $14 and it tasted like soy sauce. read more

Hanoi 3 Seasons - Garlic chicken with yu Choi $14!! $$$$ - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

my daughter loved the pho and my wife didn't care for the pho. i realized they use a lot of nutmeg when i was having trouble breathing while waiting for my order (severe allergy). unfortunately this isn't the place for me. read more

Great chicken pho it has crazy flavour-- basil and lemon leaf Better than any I've had Back patio is gorgeous So happy we have this in Leslieville! read more

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Pho is very delicious. On par with the best I've had in the city. Wait staff very friendly. I felt compelled to review because I eat here once or twice a month and the score on this site does not reflect the restaurant at all. If I had seen the score before I would have never gotten to try this great restaurant read more

I am not Northern Vietnamese Food Expert.. my usual experience is Pho and Bun, so I was really excited to try out some authentic Northern Vietnamese food at Hanoi 3 Seasons... But after eating here I am confused and a little disappointed. The good: The restaurant is really nicely decorated and have a Spa like feel to it and I love that! The owner is really nice and sincere when he takes out order and give us recommendation and I always love good services! Good, Clean washrooms, I really like that.. hardly any vietnamese places I been to have washrooms that clean! The bad: The food here is just to greasy. Everything are deep fried.. Even the Lemongrass Chicken with Coconut Milk are deep fried until the chicken are so dried out! The Cha Ca tasted ok but did not Wow me. The Fish sauce they served here is really weak, taste more like coloured water. Since the restaurant was full with a big group of 30 people ordering the same time, the kitchen might be stressed out and thus affect the quality of food? I might give the other Hanoi 3 Seasons a try but for sure I am not coming back to Queen Street location anytime soon. They accepts Visa and Mastercard. read more

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I ordered the house special pho, it was okay. Not sure why there was the red spice. Not a typical pho. They have a cute back patio. read more

Hanoi 3 Seasons - House special pho. Pho dac biet. - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I liked the food and the service. Staff were very friendly and helpful. I chose the pho with meatball, but I would choose a different meat, next time, but the pho was very good! I liked the taste of the Vietnam coffee. Reminded me of when I was in Vietnam. I highly recommend this restaurant! read more

Came here on a Saturday 45 mins before their closing time (10pm) and we still felt very welcome by the staff. Service was great and the food came quick. Spring rolls and calamari patties - basically squid balls, not bad as an app, nice chewy texture, not an excessive amount of flour used (which is a common mistake of a lot of squid balls I have seen) - $7.50 House special noodles - Authentic and unique soup base, very impressive and just the first spoonful of the soup already got me, it is pure, light, and clear. Noodles are also different from what you usually would get. Just loved it. Mussels in ginger and lemon grass sauce - $11.50 we got 15 pieces of medium to big size mussels - very satisfied with the sauce which was a bit gingery, I just loved that heat. Cozy and a bit hipster decor and I already can't wait to come back and try other items on menu. read more

Hanoi 3 Seasons - Mussels in ginger and lemon grass sauce, loved the size and taste even tho they are frozen mussels, quite good!! - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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A very nice Vietnamese spot on the east end. Lots of diverse flavours and pricing isn't crazy. Yes yes another Pho review. For me right now it has the right amount of protein and volume of food to keep me full. I found this place on yelp and wanted to see. Nice atmosphere. Quaint with a clear view through the restaurant. They have a back patio though didn't get to see it since it's winter time. Lots of street parking on nearby streets as well. The food is just right. House special with rich and fresh flavours that don't linger in a bad way. Fresh basil, sprouts and chillies as always with a broth that is done the right way. Nice find and glad into have a quick lunch here. Friendly staff and decent decor would have me book marking this as a spot I can come back again if people ask me "what's around here?" Solid 4.0 read more

Hanoi 3 Seasons - Number 13 special hot and fresh - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Amazing Pho and pretty much everything else they make, very fair value and really great customer service, def recommend.

The broth was quite disappointing. It is the Vietnamese establishment of the area but it needs more hours of boil to get the rich broth. Noodles were slightly undercooked, which I think was great. Beef quality was also just ok. Was expecting more from the place but hey it's leslieville. Better luck on Gerrard. read more

We were in the area and we like to try new pho spots. This came up on Yelp and we decided to give it a try. We walked in at noon on a Sunday and it was empty. She brought us to the backyard patio where there was another couple seated but otherwise a quiet place to take in a bowl of noodles. The server came to us promptly and gave us waters and chopsticks. After a few moments she returns to take our order: spring rolls, 3 Seasons Hanoi special, and cooked beef pho. I judge a pho place by their spring rolls. It's the first impression you get because it's the appetizer that comes first. I've had better to say the least, they used shrimp and they were small spring rolls. Our pho came and my special had used lemon grass broth. It wasn't a big deal to me but it would have been nice to been aware of it because the next person might be expecting beef broth. Mine had cooked beef, rare beef, and beef balls. The cooked beef pho that my partner had was great though, a good standard bowl of pho. They accept credit card here and we were on our way. Decent spot with real Vietnamese people working the business. I'm never in the area so probably won't return. read more

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I have been searching high and low for a good Northern Vietnamese restaurant in Toronto as there aren't many in the city. I was super excited to try Hanoi 3 seasons but it didn't do it for me. I had much better in Vancouver. We ordered the spring rolls which only comes in vegetarian, I was kinda hoping for a traditional meat spring roll but the taro wasn't so bad. The shrimp with lotus shoot salad was delish, very refreshing. As for my main, I was particularly eager to dig into the grouper with dill noodle soup but the taste fell flat for me. The fish (grouper) was deep fried and the broth wasn't as flavourful as I expected to be. There wasn't any distinct flavours of lemongrass or tamarind. They are very very generous with the amount of fish and noodle though. The prices here are just slightly above your traditional Vietnamese restaurants but it's compensated by the generous portions and a very nice dinning space/decor. My only complaint is the Vietnamese coffee. I ordered a coffee to go at the cash register and to my surprise, it was instant coffee as oppose to the authentic drip coffee that I'm used to. To make matter even worst, after she poured in the water, she put the cup into the microwave! Did I just paid $5 for instant coffee? I think so. #IThinkIJustGotRippedOff read more

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Giving this place a one star review is generous. When my party and I came in to the GERRARD location the waiter scowled at us. He kept rushing us to order. Whenever we told him we needed a minute, he would hiss under his breath, stump his feet like a child and leave. When it came time to order, he forcefully grabbed the menu from us. We then told him that we may need to order another dish and requested he leave one of the menu's on the table. For some reason, he got furious and threw the menu back on our table. The food - basic supermarket broth, broth lacked no depth, no rich mouthfeel that you get from bone broth and marrow that is simmered for hours, no hint of pho spices, noodles over cooked and worst of all very tiny portions of meat. Given the terrible service we received, we decided not to give him a tip. He yelled at us for not given him a tip and we left quickly as we felt he may escalate the situation. This was a horrible experience. My party included individuals that are visible minorities. I say this because there was a Caucasian couple in the restaurant with us and we could hear him speak to them. He spoke to them in a courteous tone and did not once stomp his feet like a freaking child. I will call this racist. Don't go here. The restaurant is usually empty. You can clearly see why. You can get better cheap pho and Vietnamese food at many places in the GTA. Food is not good and waiter will verbally abuse you to the point where you feel unsafe being in the restaurant. read more

This second location by the same owner (original on Gerrard that I've also been to) is lovely. A friend of mine who used to live in Toronto but now lives in Calgary always unites a group of us at Hanoi whenever she's in town. My first (and honestly) only experience with North Vietnamese food is with Hanoi and it has been wonderful every time I've been there. My personal favourite is a #10 and most people at the table order it - a delicious dish served your choice as a soup or with vermicelli (I choose vermicelli) is a healthy serving of noodles, lightly coated and cooked white fish with carrots, cilantro, and I'm not sure what kind of sauce but it's delicious!! Others have ordered the spicy chicken version of this dish and there are many variations, I've never seen anyone disappointed. We usually start with a couple of orders of the clam appetizer - also delicious served with rice cakes for getting a good spoonful. The wine is fine and a couple of eclectic beers are on the menu. The service is always pleasant and efficient. And the price is unbelievably low - 9 of us had drinks, apps, dinner all for under $300 - including tax and 20% tip - about $35 per person. Amazing. And the owner always remembers us and sometimes gives us a delicious complimentary dessert plate of green tea/white bean/ginger ice cream, fried bananas that is mouth wateringly tasty. Decor is simple - there's no pomp and circumstance here - just nice people serving great food for great prices. Perfect for a group, a casual date or reuniting with great friends. read more

Hanoi 3 Seasons - Green tea, ginger, and white bean ice cream with deep fried bananas and fresh berries! - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Quick lunch with DW... she had the pho special, I had the lemon grass lime chicken. We had the deep fried spring rolls which as another reviewer mentioned was veggie (taro) no meat. I prefer the meat spring rolls over this one (will skip next time). The pho soup base was light and tasty. The lemon grass/lime chicken was juicy (not over cooked)...but didn't really taste the lemon grass. It still was tasty. Definitely will come back and try more of the menu. read more

Good place for a bowl of soup and some fresh rolls, but don't expect a typical pho with a variety of meats and herbs and a depth of flavours like the ones served at places like Golden Turtle or other more authentic Vietnamese places. Their pho comes with one or two types meats only and the flavour I could discern most easily is salt (no herby taste). I like their Bo Bun Hue (ask for it spicy) and their fresh rolls, and their avocado smoothie. read more

Wonderful meal with one of a kind northern Viet cuisine experience! 5 times best Viet food winner in Toronto by Now magazine! read more

Hanoi 3 Seasons - Gourmet lunch for 2, $38 including tax & tips! - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Great food and atmosphere. Feels like you are actually transported to Asia. (I'm an Asian myself and have been to multiple Asian countries before). Food was cooked by older Asian ladies, which makes it more authentic and homely like. I work in the area and this has been my go-to place for Asian noodles. read more

Walked in here with high hopes due to its high rating on Google and walked out feeling very disappointed and ripped off. We ordered: - iced coffee - garlic chicken with yu choy - chicken with lemongrass - Buddha delight All the dishes lacked taste and were very dry. We had to slathered our food with hoisin sauce in order to eat them. Plus, it is not ur typical Vietnamese restaurant with the usual offering. Iced coffee is not freshly dripped upon ordering but pre-made and sitting on the counter in a bottle. Very weak! Overall, poor value and quality for the high price point. Will not be coming here again. read more

There's a lot of pho places and so I find it hard to pick a favourite because so many broths are so good in their unique way. Hanoi is a perfect example of a differentiated top performer. Their soup was very pleasant and flavourful yet light and not too salty, and they use a more transparent noodle version which is different to the typical pho places. It was a very pleasant light meal. Only thing is they come in 1 size only, so you can't pick an XL for the starving boys. Also, I wasn't as impressed with the sides I ordered...when I go to a restaurant and order mussels i would be expecting fresh muscles, not those big one shell packaged mussels. (even though I have to admit it was cooked in a nice way) Service was very nice and quick (but maybe because there wasn't anyone else to serve lol..) HOWEVER, I still have to give a 5 star, because I honestly really liked that pho.......good job Hanoi 3 Seasons! read more

We were at the MadMen themed Elite event at the Curzon and when it came up light on the eats we just couldn't go without sustenance any longer so we hit up Queen Street. My well intentioned plan of scarfing back a burger from Dangerous Dan's to add to my Decemb urger list got completely waylaid. I found myself teetering along Queen St. in my high heels with Melinda M. to join up with a couple of other Yelpers at Hanoi 3 Seasons. The Hanoi Three Seasons came highly recommended by Neil "say cheese" Ta and his guest Mai. Joining in the dining goodness was Dave "Where's the 5th star" O. and Hans "I've got all my Yelp reviews written in my head" B. I'm not all that familiar with Vietnamese food so I basically sat back and took direction from Neil and Mai, both very familiar with this cuisine. Smart move on our part. We started out with a couple of shared plates, some spring rolls which were hot, crispy and tasty. Along with that we had something called Hen, no this is not a chicken dish but rather it is shredded clams in some spicy sauce that you scooped up with these super cool rice & black sesame seed crackers. This was really delicious and I could have probably just made a meal out of that alone. For mains we all heeded the sage advice of Neil & Mai and went with the Cha Ca which is basically pieces of fish, lightly breaded (not battered or panko'ed) atop a bed of vermicelli noodles and cilantro. There was some fish dipping sauce which was quite strong in flavour. I passed on the fish sauce and used the other dipping sauce they provided. The fish was moist and flaky with no fishy taste at all. I loved this dish!!!! I'm definitely putting Hanoi Three Seasons on a must return to try new things list. Afterwards I teetered back along Queen St.atop those heels for our last call libation at the Curzon with the last of the Yelper's who were still controlling the playlist on the iPod. :) Great meal. Thanks Neil for the lead. read more

North Vietnamese is a cuisine I haven't come across before and it's nice to find a restaurant that features Hanoi popular dishes for all those people that hasn't made that trip to Southeast Asia like myself. We stepped inside to this Vietnamese themed decor with a mood lamp lighting ambiance. It was unfortunate that there was quite a big group gathered here for their dinner and broke the sound barrier I couldn't hear myself think and just as a note it could have taken part in the meal prep as large group orders all at once are hard to handle and rush out unless reserved in advance. Others already commented about the servers/owners, so I'll agreed with them as I had first hand experience of similar degree. The basement washroom had a nice waiting space as well however there's a dish of LYCHEE of some sort that you shouldn't touch or else let their Fruit Flies swarm you. 2.5 *Stars* #6 Hen(Sautéed Spicy Baby Clams served with Crispy Rice Crackers$7.00). Crispy Rice Cracker was good to eat and strong Sesame flavour that is a nice change from Pita Breads and Nachos. The Baby Clams however I have to say is not for my palette. It might be authentic but something in my mind just didn't like this non-fresh Clams texture. #10 Cha Ca(Hanoi-style Grouper with Dill & Shrimp Paste $12.00). The Rice Vermicelli, Shredded Lettuce, Cilantro, etc are standard as any Bun dish you'll have at Pho places. The Fried Grouper reminded me of Filet-o-Fish, I'm not against it but I imagined some Bread and Tartar Sauce as I ate. #23 Ga Nuong Xa Sua Dua(Chicken with Lemon Grass & Coconut Milk $10.50). I believe the Chicken would have been better if grilled but if I'm correct, they fried it instead as I taste that slight Lemon Grass flavour but couldn't find the Coconut Milk. The Oil from the Chicken was soaked into the Rice Vermicelli below and it was excessive almost like an Olive Oil tasting. I'm one that don't mind excessive Oil, but at least it has to have some flavour or be the healthy variety. read more

I'm a big fan of Northern Vietnamese cuisine. It isn't your typical pho joint that's for sure. This cute, dare I say 'classy' Leslieville location serves a much different clientele than the Gerrard and Broadview location. This is more of a dinner atmosphere. +++PROS+++ 1. Authentic Northern Vietnamese food, much different than the regular pho fare. 2. The one female Vietnamese server (don't know her name) is absolutely gorgeous. I love. She's a good server too! 3. The owner (Hai) stays true to his vision of the restaurant, which I dig. 4. Cha ca -- just get it. Ask for the purple stuff. This is the only place I've been to in Toronto that serves this dish. It is a lightly fried grouper with dill. Simple, fresh, and perfect. 5. Ample seating, better for larger groups. 6. Take credit cards. 7. Street parking is free after 6pm. ---CONS--- 1. Another server is pretty much terrible (white male). He once poured fish sauce all over my hands and table and didn't even bother to get me napkins, or to clean it up. 2. A little expensive. Don't quote me on this, but I think the dishes are slightly more expensive than the Gerrard location. 3. Though the Gerrard location is much smaller, I find it more charming and authentic than this location. I prefer the other location. It feels like I'm eating at a dive in Hanoi. 4. A bit of inconsistency in the 'purple' sauce they serve. This is best served as potent as possible! They may dumb it down for those not in the know. Overall, I love this place. If given the choice though, I'd go to the other location. read more

Reasonably priced and delish! Tonight, I had the chicken & bok choy with vermicelli noodles for $10.95 and added a spring roll for $1. The spring rolls are a must - crispy & not terribly greasy. The bok choy was perfectly cooked. They had run out of rice tonight (strange) but the noodles were a fine substitute. My boyfriend had the rare beef pho and commented that it was good but that the rare meat wasn't all that rare. They have Saigon beers and they're only $4 a pop. Domestics are $3. Apparently they are moving to a cash only payment system. They accepted our credit cards tonight because we didn't know (which we appreciated). Sit on the back patio in the summertime. read more

Yum yum yum!! So glad Hans and Neil T convinced me to come here! Not that it took much dragging since I was starving and all I'd eaten was one of Kat's lemon bars (which were good!). The staff here is seriously nice. I think we got special service as Neil and Mai were with us, but I still think they'd be nice. In fact, we were the last ones there, after 10 and they were trying to close and they were still so nice and patient. Hans wouldn't leave though, he just kept chatting away. I loved loved loved the hen. I could devour a plate on my own easily. So good. We all got the cha ca too, on Neil's reco, and again, so glad! It was good. They didn't give us the super-authentic purple sauce to dip the fish in, but I still loved it. In a way, I am glad there wasn't enough food at the Elite event, because this way I got to have a delicious dinner at Hanoi 3 Seasons, at a very reasonable cost. Way to look on the bright side! read more

I've wanted to try this place forever because my friend served some of their spring rolls a while back at a baby shower and they were great. It also looks really cute from the outside, and I have heard that they have an excellent back patio though I've missed out yet again on it considering it's now October. If you start off your meal telling the server that you're allergic to MSG and spend a bit of time talking together about ordering dishes that do not have MSG, you'd think you're in the clear, am I wrong? Well I was wrong. Let's just say that my face is still on fire as I write this review and my stomach? Well, let's leave that one alone. I started with the cold shrimp spring rolls. They were fresh tasting though not mind blowing. For my main, I ordered the curried sate chicken on vermicelli. I didn't find the chicken very flavorful and I had one bite that was full of really nasty gristle. There also seemed to be a plethora of lemon basil in the dish which was kind of bitter and jarring. I would really prefer if they stuck to Thai basil. I think the MSG problem must be attributed to the sauce but I could be wrong. The best thing about this meal was the server. Even though he didn't help me avoid food that would cause me to feel like crap, he was really sweet. read more

I tried the Hanoi special pho, which includes beef balls, raw beef, and cooked beef in what seemed like traditional pho soup mixed with tomyum soup (interesting and works well). Soup has amazing flavour, noodles excellent texture, however the beef was not great. Not the right cut of beef, too thick, crumbly, and tasteless. Noodles and soup was very good though. Service is great. The waiter is energetic and friendly. I would come back again and try something new. read more

Decent but had better. I think the expectations were set too high. The ingredients were fresh. Flavours were flatter than expected (broth seemed to be lacking layers). Fresh rolls were nice. Service pleasant. The bun bo hue was not what I was expecting to be. Not enough spicy, only raw beef slices. I think they just use normal pho soup then add a bit of chili oil to make it look like it. The was a epic fail to me :( Would go to Bach Yen on Gerrard before I came back here. read more

First up - cash only. I always forget (lucky for me the bf always has cash) Second - best chicken pho in town. It's got all the flavours you want, lemongrass, salty, sour amazingess that dances across your tongue and down your gullet. One taste and you are back in your vietnamese grandma's kitchen getting love spooned into your mouth. Now, I don't really have a vietnamese grandma, but if I did, she'd make me soup just like this. read more

I've eaten here 5 or 6 times over the summer. The back patio is great, and it really feels like being in S.E.Asia (which means not fancy, unmatched tables and chairs, but a serene vibe. I didn't know bamboo could grow outdoors in Canada!). Plus, you have to walk through the kitchen to get to it. The service is friendly and helpful, and they give advice/explanations on dishes. Lots of lemongrass, dill, and other spices in the dishes, and the place is aromatic and heavenly. The smoothies are amazing... especially the avocado! It's cash only, so be forewarned. read more