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New Brunswick/M/Moncton
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(Review ID: 35)
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This is a great Vietnamese and Thai restaurant offering great quality food, Oct 3, 2007
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Reviewer: Canada Food Critic from Moncton
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Great food and great value
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The service need to be improved, start by serving everyone at the same time.
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Vien Dong is a Vietnamese and Thai restaurant located on Main Street. Walking past on the street you might over look entering this place for some fantastic food. I visited Vien Dong one Friday for lunch with some colleagues. We showed up around 11:45 and there were very few people present. I found this surprising because I had heard good things about this place. By about 12:30 every table was full and people where turning and leaving because they did not want to wait. Even with every table full the noise level was surprisingly soft.The decor is typical of most oriental restaurants. There is light oriental music playing in the background. The restaurant is small having room for I would say about 60 people. On this day I ordered from the Noon Express menu. I had combination B: Imperial roll, chicken skewer, beef & veggies, salad, and rice. All for only 8.95. Though the waitress was quick to greet and seat us, and take out orders the food was not so quick to come from the kitchen. Oddly, our food did not come out all together either. In our group of 5, 1 person was served after about 12 minutes, the next after about 13. Then 2 more got served after about 15 minutes and 2 minutes later the last person was served. After we where finished our meals we were quickly given our checks so that we could be on our way and more customers could be seated. Other than the wait times the service was pleasant and adequate. The food it self was delicious. I enjoyed everything on my plate. It was flavorful but not over spiced. The chicken was marinated through, the beef and veggies were great. For 8.95 they also gave generous portions. It was a filling lunch that was well worth the price.
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(Review ID: 19)
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It's just a run of the mill buffet, average sums it up., Oct 3, 2007
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Reviewer: Canada Food Critic from Moncton
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The service is great here!
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The food... its just OK at best.
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I was hungry on a Saturday night and my chicken was thawed out for supper so I used that as an excuse to go out for some Chinese food. I conveniently forgot that I own a microwave!
So, I found my way into the Lily Buffet. The sign boasts that they have over 100 items.... well, I did not see 100 items. Perhaps they are counting individual ingredients?.Anyways, this place is actually nicely decorated when you come in. You definitely know your in for some Chinese food. That fish tank at the entrance needs to be cleaned once in awhile though. Its kind of gross.In spite of the fact that I ordered the buffet, I found the service to be exceptional. Typically at a buffet you are on your own. But the waitress here continually checked in on me t see it I needed anything at all. Moving on to the food, all I can say is that this place is the definition of mediocrity. Everything in the buffet was just average. Nothing was bad but nothing was outstanding either.Overall I can only give the Lily Buffet 2.5/5. I am surprised that the get as much business as they do considering they across the street from another Chinese restaurant.S.R.
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(Review ID: 18)
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With some improvments on the food quality Kramer's could score big., Oct 3, 2007
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Reviewer: Canada Food Critic from Moncton
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Service! Some of the best service in Moncton!
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Over cooked food... the only things worse would have been burnt food.
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I visited Kramer's with JW and his girlfriend one Sunday evening.
On this day the place was far from busy. There were people seated at only one other table when we entered and only 1 other table came and left during out stay.Kramer's is a tiny pub style restaurant located in Main St. They provide a small relaxed environment with a cozy feel. I really like the setting.The service here was absolutely fantastic. The server was always checking in to see if things were ok. Only 2 things come to mind for slight negatives about the service. Firstly, I was not informed from the start the there would be no all-you-can-eat fish and chips, which I found out when I ordered it, and when JW asked for more Tartar sauce he received more ketchup. Now let's be honest, who orders more tartar sauce anyway??I ended up trying the coconut shrimp and the fish and chips for my Sunday night supper. The shrimp came out quickly and where extremely hot. I had to let them cool a bit before digging in. These shrimp there served with an apricot sauce. I must say that one of the things I enjoy about coconut shrimp is that every restaurant makes it their own with a unique sauce. This is the first time for apricot sauce for my self. These shrimp were really good. I enjoyed the sauce very much though its not my favorite. I did notice however that the shrimp where tough and over cooked. Over cooking sea food is never good as it does influence the flavor. Next the fish and chips arrived. I had ordered the large which I assumed was 3 pieces but I was served a 4 piece. The price was $8.99, $1.00 more than the 3 piece. Price wise the portions were on par with the rest of Moncton. I started with the fries, they were very hot and crispy but they were very tasteless. Oh well, salt and ketchup fixes that. The fish is the all important part and unfortunately it did not make the cut in my opinion. It was supposed to be haddock and I am not convinced that it was. It did not taste like cod though. The fish was not an English style batter but rather a dusted style. My preference is English. The fish it self was dry and over cooked just like the shrimp. Again there was not much in way of flavor. This fish was definitely in need of ketchup and or tartar sauce.Over all I am only going to give Kramer's 3.25/5. The excellent service is what actually saves them from dipping lower in the ranks. Next time I attend I will be ordering something other than fish and chips!
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(Review ID: 4)
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Great value, food and good service but decor needs work., Oct 1, 2007
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Reviewer: Canada Food Critic from Moncton
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Great value considering the portions and quality of food.
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Temperature control... It was really cold in there!
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With a name like Asian Garden I would have expected to discover Chinese food on the menu here. However, this is not a Chinese restaurant, its Indian cuisine with a specialization in Mughlai and Tandoori dishes. One sunny cold noon hour we decided to drop by Asian Garden to try it out. I had heard really good things about it.
We arrived at about 11:40 and were seated promptly. There was only one other table with people seated at that time. One of the first things I noticed was that this place was freezing. I think it was actually warmer out side and it was about -10 that day! Perhaps when you know you are opening the doors at 11:30 you can turn the heat on early enough to provide and enjoyable room temperature for the visiting patrons. The next thing that I noted was that if it was not for the music in the back ground I would not have even recognized that this place was serving ethic food. My opinion is that the decor in ethnic restaurants should reflect the flare and style of the food being served. It makes for a more enjoyable experience.Drink orders where taken right away and we asked for a few minutes extra to decide what we would order. One of our guests was not arriving until 12:00 so his girlfriend was going to order for him but I think the waitress assumed we would to be ordering until he arrived because the few extra minutes turned into a very long wait for her to return. I will not hold the waitress at fault for that. On this visit I decided to have the Tandoori lunch from the lunch menu as well as the soup of the day to hopefully get warmed up and how could I resist trying their Samosas.Considering we were a table of 5 our food was prepared and served very quickly. I did not time it, but it was fast.
I was first served my Samosas. They were 2 large stuffed pastries with a dipping sauce. The are easily twice the size of those that you find at the farmers market. As for taste they were just your average run of the mill somosa. The next thing to be served was my soup of the day (I had hoped this would have been first). The soup of the day was tomato based and was excellent, very full of flavour. The tandoori lunch left me with mixed feelings. The chicken was very tasty and enjoyable. The mint chutney that came with the meal was a little less than adequate. I really enjoy good Naan (indian Bread). Good Naan is an essential part of most Indian dish's in my opinion. The Naan served here was just ok. It was not bad at all but I have definitely had better.Price wise, I feel that Asian Garden offers up some of the best value for a lunch menu. I had 2 appetizers and the main course for only 11.40 and I was full on leaving. 1 appetizer was more than sufficient.
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If you demand quality serive them give Marios a try., Oct 2, 2007
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Reviewer: Canada Food Critic from Moncton
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Great food and service.
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A bit over priced.
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I was on a weekday right around 5:30 ish that a friend and I dropped in to Mario's. I was early so the waitress immediately seated me in view of the door so I could watch for my friend to show. That was thoughtful, I always hate being the person who is late and then having to walk all over the restaurant looking for my friends. The waitress promptly came over to take our order. I ordered the chicken Amatriciana (I think). I forget exactly how it was spelled on the menu. Our waitress returned with our salads and the bread in a few short minutes. As always the Caesar salad at Mario's is great and so is the warm bread. Its nice to have them included with the means. As for the main dish, i was pleasantly surprised when it arrived. It was a very generous portion. I would definitely not be leaving hungry. Furthermore this particular pasta was delicious. It was a white sauce over noodles, chicken and veggies. They did not skimp on the veggies of the chicken which was nice. By the time we were done eating our meals there was no room left for desert. Our waitress was attentive during our visit. When we ran out of bread she asked it we wanted more... as if she needed to ask. However, after the second loaf we turned down the offer for a third!The service at Mario's as you can likely tell from above was fantastic. Our waitress was friendly and outgoing and made us feel welcome. She was fast and efficient and very attentive. Its nice when a waitress pays attention to details (ex. needing a new loaf of bread).On this occasion Mario's was pleasantly quite. They were only at about 75% capacity so seating was fast. I do find that they have a few too many tables around which makes it seem crowded even when they are not full. If you arrive and there is going to be a wait for a table they have a bar next to the entrance where you can order a drink while you wait. I do believe that they will server you with your meal at the bar if you wish.As for the pricing I am somewhat reluctant to say it was well priced. For $14.95 I felt my meal was too pricy. Granted it was very good it was not $14.95 good. On the other hand you get the salad and bread to start and they keep the bread coming as you want more. So the added perks make the $14.95 seem reasonable. For the purpose of this review I will consider the meal to have been fair value.
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