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This place..while they do have a few tasty options, is completely over priced and is a prime example of utterly poor staffing. If you feel like ordering another diet coke is a real hinderance on your waiters personal life, go here. If you enjoy paying $25 for 6 small pieces of duck fat- Viet is for you. Tacky interior- over-rated food- bothered and slow service.( Though i’m sure you can eat healthy as they don’t give you anything)…)

ate there last wk with my son and we loved it - sat at the bar and the food came out fast. the service was amazing and the waiters were friendly...so much so that my wife is taking both of my boys there tonight again. the food was fresh and tasty !

The best things about this place are the beautiful roomy dining room and off the beaten path location. A reservation for 10 on a Friday night was a breeze. Because the place was half empty, we were able to hang out long after dinner was done. Which is too bad, the place should get more business. The food is very good and portions generous. It is overpriced for Vietnamese. But I'd rather pay more for ambience and quality, rather than go to one of those stark and dirty places in Chinatown. My one major beef is the bartender. I ordered a $11 cocktail that was supposed to be made with cointreau, according to the menu. But I caught the bartender trying to substitute Bols, a cheap gross triple sec instead. When I called him out, he acted like he had no idea there was a difference between a $45 bottle of cointreau and a $7 bottle of Bols. Also, almost every cocktail we tasted was pretty bad. Order beer, wine or a straight drink instead and be sure to call your liquor.

Viet Cafe is consistently good. The shrimp cakes are excellent when they have them. Otherwise the vegetarian crab cakes are good too . The Pho Ga is really good. So is the chicken stew. Nice Tribeca restaurant with an art gallery attached.

I love asian food. I eat in chinatown at least once a week. I eat asian food at least 5 times a week. Viet Cafe has the best chicken soup i have had in the city; better than matsouri, rivaling 2nd avenue deli. their mini spring rolls are excellent, the veggie pot is awesome. in fact i have never had a bad dish. its a little quiet there so its not a hot spot, but the food is excellent

Extremely long waits for delivery orders. Management seems to have a poor handle on the operation of the restaurant.

I have been coming here for the past 2 years and have always enjoyed the food, ambiance and service. As someone Vietnamese living in New York, finding a place that serves good food that isn't Chinatown quality can be hard. While the prices may not match that of most restaurants in Chinatown, I would willing pay it for the service and area that it is in. On a side note, in response to past reviews about lateness in deliveries, I can understand the frustration, but having some of my friends in the restaurant industry, I see how difficult it is to please everyone all the time under all situations. So for those you, like the most recent reviewer, if you live close by to a restaurant, why not instead pick-up the food rather than constantly order it to be delivered and then get mad. I for one think that if I like a place enough, I would be more patient.