Tan Lac Vien - Table reservation

I wanted to go there to order either the mud crab noodle or lobster noodle. The price of both seafood is more expensive than most restaurants. When we arrived we were seated and given a small menu that has noodle soup, rice dishes. When I asked if they had individual main dishes, I was told that is the menu for lunch but when we were about to finish our meal I saw him giving out a different menu to another table and I heard they ordered the lobster noodle. They didn't give us enough spoons for the soup dishes and not the right number of bowl of sauce for what we ordered. It was embarrassing being the host with grumbling guests about the food and the service. I didn't enjoy my meal. Not likel...

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We paid $109 for 4 people. It came with 2 plates of pipi, a plate of soft shell crab and a plate of mud crab noodle. The food tasted good. I thought the mud crab noodle dish is a bit too small for 4 people. We didnt have a choice of how the mud crab noodle was to be cooked. It just came in XO sauce. I would prefer it cooked with spring onion and ginger. Referring to Neil and Suzie's review I think they are right that the establishment has got the wrong idea of offering meal deal. The service was very unfriendly at first until I spurred her on to be friendlier..I might try going back without the meal deal to see the difference.

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We dropped in for breakfast at this restaurant to try a breakfast offered as part of the Melbourne Food Festival. We were quickly seated and ordered the special breakfast of Vietnamese salad with a sizzling beef plate and Vietnamese iced coffee for $15. The food was served quickly by friendly staff who helpfully suggested that we could use the cos lettuce leaf to hold the beef.This is a pleasant and well presented restaurant with helpful, well trained staff. The service is efficient, the environment is clean and the seating comfortable.We will definitely return to this venue.

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Went a lot in the past, but it was not as good as beginning, remembered last time dinner was not good, the hot pot was very expensive with little meat inside. Used to know the boss well. The boss just sold the business to the other person, now is under new name. Had not come back to try.

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Clean restaurant , quick food preparation and good range of options. Seafood is a speciality as is their meat platter, Pork chicken duck simply delicious

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