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Food was average. Udon was too salty for my taste, I would love it if they put some veggies in udon. The Carliforna rolls were good enough for me, I liked it. I feel like the salad was not really fresh. Tempura was good, not the eggplant one though, was soggy. The Chicken Katsu tasted okay, nothing special.

Service was also average. It was not really busy at the time we dined in. Feel like the servers were not really initiative. E.g, other restaurants’ server would always come check on you and ask for any problems, or simply refill your water. Not here in this restaurant. And they have the audacity to give the looks when we decided not give tips. Did not have check up on customers and water refill and stuff.

Not worth coming back. Food was just average. Nothing special. You can find better Japanese restaurants somewhere here in New West.

Went there around 4pm and not that crowded.

We tried “Pork Three Ways”, “Stir-fried Lemongrass Chicken&Chilli” and “Vegetarian Pho”. The “Pork Three Ways” was delicious, the best Cơm Tấm in town for me so far. It was on point. Had the flavorful taste like in Viet Nam. The meat loaf was chef’s kiss. Wish they had some pickled radish as it would be better than the shredded lettuces.
“Stir-fried Lemongrass Chicken&Chilli” tasted like heaven. Though it was a bit bland for me.
“Vegetarian Pho” was boring, and kinda disappointing. I would like to have some tofu, not just only veggies in it. The broth was not tasty and rich at all, pretty bland.

The server that took our order was kinda careless and unprofessional. We communicated with him in Vietnamese as we knew for sure he was Vietnamese too. Instead, he spoke English the whole time with us while he spoke in Vietnamese with another server. He was not really friendly at all as we called him to ask for some more fish sauce but he did not respond. The other server was much nicer and way more helpful.

Atmosphere was a good point here. It was nicely decorated, felt like being back in Viet Nam.

Ha cafe is simply the best Vietnamese restaurant around Metrotown for me. I guess the cook comes from the same part of the country with me, that’s why I loved the fascinating taste here right at the first time.
I always come here every time I crave for Bún Bò Huế (5.Spicy Beef Noodle Soup). Exactly matches my taste. Savory, sweet, spicy. Perfectly handled. Other dishes were delicious too, but not the Bánh Mì. It was disappointing, not really special at all.
The service was great, since the servers always stand at the cashier, in a ready position to greet and take orders for coming customers. They are all nice and sweet.
It was warm and lovely here. The decorations were simple. It is a small place.
I have been here so many times and every trip was a good trip, no complains at all. Definitely coming back here again.

The “sweet tteokbokki stick” was so chewy, sweet and savory, my friend really liked this. The bibimbap was huge for one, I was really full after this. Also, I loved the banchan so much, they got seasoned pretty well, crunchy and sour, made the taste more exciting

Price was okay, not that expensive compared to other places, but the portion was mostly tofu, with a bit of meat. When we were still eating, the server came and gave my friend the bill of 3 of us without asking us if we wanted to separate or not, she didn’t say anything. My friend didn’t speak that much English so he didn’t know and just paid for all. Only until we finished it and waited for the bill, we realized. I just didn’t get it why she gave the bill and wanted us to pay when we were still eating.