Hanoi 3 Seasons

The phở is alright but definitely not the most tasty phở restaurants in the area. The phở 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 phở restaurant to go to, like Phở house, Phở XE Lua or Com Tam Dao Vien, which all three have different bowl sizes including XL.

This place has amazing phở, you can really taste layers of flavour, and they don’t mind doing substitutions. The mussels are probably my favorite, such rich broth.

I was expecting a certain level of excellence, as a friend recommended this place as his favourite phở.
The food tasted cheap and greasy. The beef in my soup was like eating rubber. The broth was sickly. Overall it wasn’t for me.

I’ve been coming back for the ginger chicken with vermicelli for years. I really love it. I’ve pretty much tried everything on the menu and the good is great. Big portions. Very relaxed atmosphere. Not pretentious at all. Lucas is very welcoming and hospitable.

We have been coming here for years. We love the food and what makes it even better is the service provided by Lucas. Always helpful and gracious to all his guests. Would highly recommend it

I had the lemongrass chicken with coconut milk and I forget what hubby had but I remember it being like, meh. My dish was really oily and heavy and the flavours just weren’t there. We went back because we forgot we had gone there a couple of years earlier and miraculously I ordered the same thing without realizing! (I guess the description of the dish got me both times). I only recognized the dish when I began to eat it, and didn’t like it the second time either. I am hopeful in saying that maybe we (both) didn’t order the right things? I honestly cannot comprehend why this place gets such good reviews.

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.

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.

Fantastic place! I had the spicy seafood phở and my partner had the rare beef phở. They were both really good! Light, flavourful, and a perfect summertime dinner. That being said, there’s only one size so it might not be very filling for a hungrier person (but we were both alright). The service was also really good as well. The waiter was really caring and respectful. Also, get a glass of wine. The glasses are basically overflowing.

Listen, I’ve been eating phở since I was old enough to go to soccer camp every summer. Basically, I think I know a thing or two about the phở 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 phở and I had a good time.
Unfortunately, this place suffers from the same skimpiness that I’ve noticed at many Canadian phở 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.

The restaurant definitely looked very promising with intimidate settings and was cleaner than most Chinatown spots. The pork spring rolls (special) was great while the phở definitely disappointed. The noodles were not fresh or chewy, the broth bland, and the beef balls was not homemade. However, the beef slices and beef brisket tasted very fresh and high quality. I might go back to try other dishes.

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 phở 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!

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 phở was excellent, a great vegetarian dish. All the portions were large and the prices reasonable. The server spoke great English too.

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 phở. 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

I didn’t expect it from the façade but this restaurant knows their Vietnamese cuisine! Very decent phở and vermicelli plates. My favourite has to be the spicy baby clams with rice crackers. They have a great kick and are packed with flavour. The service is decent too. I usually get the male server who can speak and understand fluent English (I find this uncommon for little asian restaurants). Definitely worth a taster if you’re in the area!

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!

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 phở is great too, but I’m less of a fan, so see other reviews for expert opinions.

I really like this place. The #13 special phở 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.

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.

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.