B & T Restaurant

Favourite Casual Asian Restaurant

I am a regular patron. Have been alone, with my wife, and with groups of as many as 12. Love the food, love the buzz as the place is always packed. Good solid food at a great value. Some reviewers of B & T have been unduly critical. yes it is busy, yes the servers are Asian and do not speak English well, yes it is a hole in the wall, yes you have to write down the number of your menu item to order it, and yes the basement washroom are pretty dingy. But, once in a while, it is good to get off the culinary high horse and eat some darn good food, isn't it??? I think it is... and places like B & T make it an adventure. As one other reviewer mentioned, Thanks Mr. Highpants!

Just love it here!

The previous few reviews make me laugh simply because honestly: this is a place you come to for the food not for the atmosphere - but even that is fine with me. If you like Thai/Vietnamese cuisine then you will likely enjoy the food here... No, you will not get the kind of service where your server goes out of hers/his way to be at your table checking on you throughout your meal - are you kidding me! They are busy! But then again this is not the kind of place you come for the service. That said, I have NEVER, ever been rude to! We always feel welcome here, always get smiles and greetings when upon arrival as well as on the way out. It's true, the place gets comically overcrowded - and that too tells you something: the food is delicious, fresh and let's face it - ridiculously affordable!

I really do not get the hype on this place. Horrible food, dreadful service, not that clean, and the owner/manager is the most miserable person I've ever seen. I stopped eating here 3 years ago but my friends begged me to go last night and it just re-affirmed my decision to stop going. The manager was so rude to us, it took them 30 minutes to give us menu's, there was 4 of us and they only gave us utensils for 3 (which also took forever to get another set). I will never set foot near this dive ever again!

Very disappointing experience. The place was...

Very disappointing experience. The place was crowded (like a lot of reviews here mentioned). It's not enjoyable when you're crammed into a seating area. My server could not speak English if his life depended on it. They relied on the numbers on the menu, not the actual name of the food. So asking about portion sizes, and what was in everything was out of the question. I didn't like my order. The spring rolls were alright, my pop came at the end of my meal, but this tofu mess I ordered was awful. Bad service, poor facility, and bad food. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

I do not understand why this restaurant is...

I do not understand why this restaurant is crowded. The food is okay, but is the worst of any other Vietnamese Restaurants in town. Services were neither welcome nor friendly.