Our goal is to make your dining out experience, a delightful one with our remarkable staff that are gladly waiting to serve and highly skilled chefs who will prepare your meal to perfection. Induldge your taste buds in authentic herbs and spices all in a comfortable enviroment.
I had high hopes for this restaurant. Service was AWFUL. We waited about 20 mins for someone to take our order. We waited close to an hour for out food. Everyone who was seated after us received their food first. The lady beside me had the same problems, except she got her drink and I didnt. When they finally brought my food it was someone elses order. Since I got charged for my drink I requested it to go. I requested it when i got up to find someone who could give me a drink. I will not be dining here again.
After living in Mississauga for a few years, I always can't wait to be in KW for the Pho Ben Thanh's! Surprised to see reviews about inconsistency, they always exceed my expectations. I'll admit, when they first opened several years ago, some dishes would be made inconsistently, or different than other locations, but that all was resolved quickly. My favourites are Sweet and Sour Tamirand CHicken, Mango salad, Seafood Pad Thai, Grilled Chicken Vermichelli bowl, Pepper beef, Eggplant Chicken, Spring Rolls (Fried and fresh). I like to dine in with a bunch of people so you can order several dishes, and each get your own side of steamed rice to soak up the sauces from each dish. ALways fresh veggies, always great. Better food and selection than any viet-thai restaurant west of Toronto, definately. Oh, and don't forget to order a mango fruit shake, they are divine!
I dined at Ben Thanh for the first time since becoming a vegan over a year ago. I don’t remember my past experiences at Ben Thanh, so it was a fairly new experience for me. At first I was taken aback by the open concept of the restaurant which I felt created a noisy dining experience, I prefer more private dining. However I looked at the menu with general uncertainty of my ability to find a meal I can enjoy with such dietary constraints, I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of vegetarian and vegan items in the menu. In fact there were two full pages labeled specifically vegetarian. I must say Ben Than is the first restaurant that is not just specifically vegetarian that offers such an array of vegetarian or vegan food.
As an appetizer I ordered the Deep Fried Vegetable Spring Rolls, it came with two large spring rolls for $4.45. I enjoy vegetable spring rolls, but found myself disappointed by these spring rolls, I didn’t see or taste many vegetables, which led me to question if they were actually vegetable spring rolls and not a mix up with the regular ones! They were also way too oily; they sat in oil on the plate! For a main dish I had the Stir Fried Vegetables with Tofu & Gluten on Vermicelli for $7.95 for a large portion. It was a good meal but I would have preferred to have more of a variety of vegetables, there was only two pieces of broccoli, two pieces of bok choy with a lot of mushrooms and tons of celery. The tofu was nice, but it tasted like it was just lightly heated up and thrown into the dish which left it with no taste and barely warm. The gluten which was actually seitan was just boiled, which isn’t my favourite way to enjoy it- due to its odd texture and very little flavour when boiled. The sauce itself was very plain, it didn’t have much of a flavour, I expected more of a bold flavour- I felt it could have been prepackaged and just thrown on top of the stir-fry.
In the end, I’m glad I tried Ben Thanh but I don’t feel I will return. Being vegan it’s hard to find a restaurant that will cater to the dietary needs without providing a boring and tasteless meal, and I felt that Ben Thanh wasn’t able to do that for me!
I went to this restaurant many times and its always been really good. I try something new everytime from the pad thai, the soup, the appetizers, the rice, the seafood platers, etc. and always been very satisfied. My boyfriend LOVES their seafood pad thai. The restaurant is simple but chic, well decorated and spaced out so you don't feel to crammed with the person sitting next to you. The service is extremely fast and you get unlimited tea which is a total bonus. It is now my favorite restaurant in town :). The Shrimp rolls are my favourite appz.
