2680 James St, Duncan, BC V9L 2X5, Canada
We are long time fans …..lovely people, but the food is definitely not what it used to be. Lots of noodles…yes … but very few veggies now … need to do better new owners.
We just had an amazing dinner The portions were huge. The food was cooked to perfection. Very lovely. I would recommend this to everyone.
Went for a late dinner Nov 14/2024…. Not from town, passing through….. The lady taking my order was absolutely awesome, very courteous, friendly, knowledgeable, and polite. The cook came to my table to see how my dinner was, and like I told him “ Fantastic, delicious, best I’d had in a while”. The cook was a very nice man, takes his craft very seriously, and came out to make sure it was perfect. Great place, Great food and great pricing. Win win!
Let's start with the negative. The food quality was terrible. We had Wor wonton soup and prawn stir fry. The soup was served cold, the broth had a funny taste and the vegetables were stir fried rather then steamed. The stir fry sauce was terrible. It had no flavour and the texture was like glue. The rice was just a mass of starch. You could barely make out the individual grains it was so overcooked. The tiger prawns were just the regular sized Asian prawns with very little flavour. On the positive, the server was friendly and personable. We eat out a lot and found this establishment on best Chinese restaurants in Duncan on Google. I'm sorry but we don't think that is correct. Maybe we just arrived on an off night.
This place is wonderful! They have so many nice foods to eat. I always get the coconut cashew rice bowl plus a stirfry, and eat it over the course of a few meals. The staff are super friendly, funny, and chill and the only time I didn't like my food is because I accidentally ordered a food I don't like, which isn't on them. Highly recommend.
Wonderful food and great staff - I have enjoyed everything each time I go! Today, I enjoyed the peanut sauce stir-fry with chicken! I'll be returning, for sure!
We were looking for a new restaurant to try out, that's when we found this amazing place i can't say, "Enuff about how good the food was. This is" must try for sure !!!! This has become my next best restaurant to go to please check it out and the staff and service was amazing and everthing was so freshy made !!
We had a great dinner here and chose the spicy chicken with Thai peanut sauce and the spicy prawn dish. The service was a bit of full service and a bit of cafeteria style. We love the casual atmosphere and the friendly chefs. Everything was lovely and fresh, and our meals were delicious.
Amazing stirfry thats perfectly cooked. Friendly staff
Dad enjoyed the wonton soup so much that he ordered another one to go. Great spring rolls too. We ll be back!
bandos used to be my favourite food place with authentic and delicious stir frys, they switched ownership and the new owners and workers littlerally dont know how to cook, every time ive gone to eat there since owner ship changed its been a waste of money and the food gets thrown out because its THAT bad. Ontop of that they changed up the menu and took off the mexican stir fry which many was MANY Peoples favourite stir fry, if you think im just being salty, Ive been going to bandos since i was a little kid always ordering the mexican stirfry, the workers new me by name, the new workers and new ownership does not have that sense of service its so upsetting as i used to be a happy customer every time i left and now im leaving this nasty review
Their war won ton soup has become a staple of my diet - super healthy and tasty! Affordable too.
This place is amazing I suggest the Singapore chicken with rice
I d call it more Indian than Chinese but it was good and ready quickly. Priced right too
The new Asian format suits the food being served and both my wife and I loved the food. If you do not order ahead please be patient as it is all made to order. We will be back soon. Eat in, take out or delivery .very yummy! Parking: Easy for up to 8 or so cars
Fine! Food was good and the manager was nice
Had chicken curry fried rice. Excellent, affordable and great service. You can get a combo for $1 extra adds spring rolls and can of pop. Will go back!
Amazing service and bubble tea!!! Best Taro Ive had in a while! Yum! Thank you!
Had the chicken stir-fry with peanut sauce. There was plenty. Soooo good!!
very good food
I just had fried rice at this restaurant and wasnt impressed. Not only was the portion very small with a premium price but there was absolutely no seasoning in the fried rice and was extremely bland and tasteless. The rice seem to be old as well.
This is one of those hole in the wall places you didn t know you needed to be at. I ve come here a couple times a month and it s spot on every time, I leave absolutely stuffed every time. Evidence below as I couldn t finish my meal! I encourage you to try it. They have bubble tea too!
We were craving for worwonton, just moved here, and broth was so full of flavor lots of veggies and prawns chicken pre grilled.. will be going back for soup and stirfry!
My food is always made Right and so delicious!! Tonight it was Amazing I know who was cooking
My family and I ordered for pick up one night. My daughter fell asleep on the way to the restaurant and wasn t waken up. The staff were so supportive and understanding that they brought out my food to my truck so I wouldn t have to get out. Thanks again!!
I have been at this restaurant many times. Lately, it has been better than ever! Great food and service! Food
Huge portion sizes the food was well seasoned and tasted . The staff were kind and friendly with great hospitality. Must come for the great food and hospitality. Food
Good food and gigantic portions. Lovely staff and great atmosphere. Vegetarian options: My wife is vegetarian and she usually does not have good options but at this restaurant they served her with the finest vegetarian food she has ever had. Kid-friendliness: My son is a picky eater and has zero spice tolerance but they had fabulous options for him and he loved the food
Very decent quality Best bang for your buck in Duncan. Food
Love me some Baandos. Its our go to when we are too lazy to cook for ourselves. Staff are super fine too.
normally i don t leave reviews on places but i have to say baan dos has been terrible since it moved next door and the indian food place took over the bubble tea used to be amazing but today it was so watery (i got creamy) and the tapioca pearls were flavourless it was honestly the worst i ve ever had. disappointing but the food is alright.
I used to love Baan dos, ordered for the first time after the renovation and was HIGHLY disappointed. The girl taking my order very clearly did not know what she was doing and sure enough, messed up the order. On top of that there was about 2 lbs of rice, NO chicken and very little veg. That was my last order there.
Rochelle is an awesome hostess, always goes above and beyond for customers. Food is always awesome too!
Awesome food. Have been happily eating there regularly for years and have never been disappointed... except for their choice to discontinue biodegradable packaging in favor of plastic. The authenticity of those fold up cardboard box to plate just cant be beat for stir fry.
Baan Do serves fresh and delicious food with friendly and professional service- in a clean and casual environment. There s something for everyone here as they are very accommodating and well-priced. Also, the new house-made-from scratch sauces are on point! Manchurian, honey garlic and szechuan mmm. Our children loved watching the chef prepare our meal at the open kitchen- very cool! Thank you again!
Very interesting little place. Great service. Very cheerful staff. Food was good.
Service was lovely! Food was so great and plenty of food for the price.
I rarely eat here, but I picked up an order for a friend last night, the people working there were very friendly and polite. The only problem I had was that the door was a bit hard to open from my wheelchair. Inside, there is plenty of room for wheelchairs, Im not sure of the restrooms as I didnt need to use them. The two times I ordered from here, the food was really good. I would highly recommend this place. Wheelchair accessibility: The door is a bit too hard to open, but the inside has plenty of space for wheelchairs.
If you want a nice fast meal. Go here. I have been having bubble teas here for years. Always taste amazing, however. That s not my reason for writing a review today. A few days ago me and my mom went on and had a burger and she had some curry I think. It took around 7ish minutes to arrive! I gota say that s lightning fast. And then when I started eating the meal it was actually like the best burger I have ever had. The chefs were super nice and had a good atmosphere. 10/10
Im addicted to the garlic prawn teriyaki. They are super friendly and fast. Things are fresh made to order.
Fresh ingredients prepared right in front of you. Plenty of variety and very authentic
Device was amazing with a lovely sever
The best stry fry ever love it here
I had not been there since before Covid 19 restrictions and wasnt sure what to expect. Rachelle was the lovely hostess on and Abdul the Manager. I was delighted by great food with my favourite, the Sweet Singapore Shilli with Chicken. My partner had the special honey garlic combo with prawns and she loved it. Someone didnt pick up their order as we were leaving and Rachelle gave them to us for free as we left. Really couldnt believe that, most places just throw it out our take it themselves. I highly recommend the food and service.
Love this place. Nice friendly staff. Love watching them cook my food.
Best freshly made everytime!!! Awesome spicy food well prepared as you watch! Totally recommended! Vegetarian options: Vegetarian options, lots of them Kid-friendliness: great spot for family
A great little stop for Dinner. My meal was the Chicken Sweet n Sour stirfry with Rice. My Family had the Chicken teriyaki with noodles and. Peanut sauce stirfry with Chicken.
Place is amazing! Great food super affordable and family friendly! Would definitely recommend to anyone! One of Duncan s hidden gems
Food was disappointing there this time - bland and not much sauce over the vegetables changed ownership and didn t find it as good as before
This place is great. Great food, great service. Nice atmosphere nice selection of freshly cooked meals
Yum! Beautiful affordable food
Great food and good prices.
My favorite place to stop for food in Duncan. The service is friendly and the food is always so delicious!
Just ordered jumbo wonton soup absolutely wonderful thank you
Love the food I have had a few dishes now. Every time it s good healthy servings Noodles, veg, with fried chicken, Thai peanut sauce, teriyaki sauce is amazing!! Kid-friendliness: Great for kids!
Yay theyre back! The stir fry are back to their original glory! Love love the spicy peanut, sesame sauces!! And the bubble tea, how did I not know about bubble tea until now!?
Great food ,fresh ingredients and prepare right in front of your eyes. It was tasty and serving was great as well. The staffs were friendly, we enjoyed our experience. No wonder it was busy with online order, while we were there. Highly recomemded.
The food is great, sevice with a smile
I had the peanut sauce chicken stir fry with noodles and it was very yummy. The peanut sauce had a really nice flavour! Healthy and comfort food all in one. Simple, nothing fancy, and delicious. Black Bean Chicken with fried rice was also top notch, just what we were looking for!
Worst bubble tea I ve ever had. They used a powder mixture for the flavouring, it wasn t even mixed in fully, there were a bunch of clumps floating on top. But the worst part was the tapioca pearls, they were all shrivelled and dried up like they d been sitting for a couple weeks, and were only slightly rehydrated after being put into the drink. Huge waste of money, I ended up dumping it out. Definitely won t be back.
One of the ugliest restauants Ive been in but the food is really really good.
I ordered Chicken Breast Teriyaki Stir-fry. The chicken breast was inedible. I actually threw it out.
Soooooo delicious and large portions
Always so good and such great prices! I do wish they were open later!
Excellent bubble tea, friendly staff
Om sorry....this place was a real let down in all ways.
Extremely dissappointed. Used to go to Baan Dos regularly but the service and the food have gone way down hill. Was there last month and found the serving size substantially reduced and very little chicken....benefit of the doubt, decided to give them another try...The girl that answered the phone for the order was terrible and shouldnt even be in the service industry and this time the rice was overcooked and clumpy. Sauce was not even sauce consistency. it was thick and pastey. One of our order didnt even have sauce on it. Not impressed and not prepared to go back there again. Lots of better restaurants in Duncan that i will frequent over this one.
The Thai sesame was incredible! Lots of veggies, spicy enough to make me sweat, and the food was made by smiling staff, which just makes it taste better
I just ordered for the first time. Vegetarian Stir-fry with noodles and Spring Rolls. Great to be able to customize sauces etc. I barely finished before I had to write a review. Delicious, fresh, large portion, fast, affordable, friendly staff. Fantastic!!
What an amazing food I must say. Good portion size and amazing flavours. Very friendly staff who knows the needs of the community. There Singapore stir fry and chicken teriyaki stir fry are my best. Thanks guys, keep doing the good work.
Really a big fan of Baan Dos! I visited Baan Dos with my family. We were delighted by the taste and the flavour of the food we ordered. Very caring and polite staffs!
Best food we ve found in some time! Food is tasty and generous portions, reasonable price. The staff were friendly and overall great experience!
Always great food and service, wish it was open a little later
Good sauces, crispy vegetables, tender meat.
The food is just great, the guy in the kitchen is very kind he even gave us one small dish with our favourite sauce the Mexican one, very recommended
I had the noodles with tiger prawn and peanut sauce. It loved it and it was so tasty and affordable. Best part is that its made fresh and the staff is really friendly
Had the hot and spicy chicken and noodles. Roger recommended a medium level hot sauce for me and it was perfect. Very, very tasty. When Dianne gets back from Calgary, Ill take her. Shell love it. --John
Unfortunately the restaurant was far from clean. The floors,counters, shelves were greasy and grubby. The cook handled cash an didnt wash his hands after. Thanks for the reply, I really understand being short staffed, it cant be helped. I will come back and eat here again, the food is good
The War Wonton is really good! My kids love the sweet and sour. Been coming here for years and they are yet to disappoint
Absolutely delicious
Vegetarian options: Rogers is the best cook
Just came with my girlfriend for the first time. Big portions, great service, super tasty and fresh ingredients. 10/10 recommend!
One of my favourite places to eat. Such great people who own/work here as well. I don t live in Duncan anymore but make a point of always eating here when I m back in town. Game changing stir fry.
The best ever don t miss it Kaylyn and Hannah and Matt cooking up a storm
New owners? Did you change the peanut sauce recipe? Wasnt the same. :(
If your pumped up on mr. noodles and sub par veg and no sauce you came too the right place.
Fresh veg. Sauces made in house. Always friendly service & good portions
Realy sucks they have new owners and changed sauces and dont have garlic tiger prawns anymore just not the same dont like it anymore .
We have been going to Baan Dos since they opened for a healthy lunch or dinner. Very friendly staff always and the food is awesome
Great stir fry. Never been disappointed.
Fast and friendly service. Great quality of food, it was so good! I had their beef teriyaki Ill definitely be a return customer.
It was terrible! We got stir-fry with noodles. The noodles were mushy texture, the vegetables were burnt on one side and raw on the other. One had chicken that was dry and crumbling texture and the other had beef that had a terrible taste. So very disappointed. Waste of $30! We tossed them out. This place used to be so good.
Three people got they re order before us and we were the first ones to order and we were just getting drinks and they still got it wrong. The guy working on the stove was great though and trying to get the other guy going and not be slow, the one that was supposed to make our drinks forgot about them when he wasn t even doing anything, been waiting for 20 minutes so bad
Call in your order ahead of time.. good food
Love Baan Do Stir Fry is the best ever. Pre-ordered and it was ready when I got there no waiting.
Stuck on the highway and hungry? Looking to pick up a good, quick, and healthy lunch or dinner? Take a turn on James St. towards the Cowichan Community Centre (just past the gi-nourmous hockey stick) and youll find a gem in Duncan. Recently, switched owners and now owned by a sweet Nepalese family, Baan Dos is there to fulfill those chow mein dreams youve been craving for weeks. Give it a go. You wont be disappointed.
They forgot the sauce, burnt the spring rolls and burnt the onion cake. When I called to get my sauce and complain about the burnt food they hung up the phone!!! Such a shame that they switched owners, Never again it was disgusting
Dont eat here! They messed up my order and tried to give me a consultation prize so I left.
Portions are large and very fresh. Order the noodle, jumbo prawn, peanut satay, mild. To much sauce for me. I just took some off. Flavourful and filling. Staff are friendly. Will be back!
First time. Really liked the food. Bit pricy but other than that pretty good.
New owners? Meals were very different than what we are used to. Not good. Undercooked noodles. Sauce was dumped on top without getting fried on the grill.
Good bubble tea the food looks and smells amazing!
Great food and if ur a bigger eater the large is where its at
Very disappointed...almost inedible war wonton with half an inch of grease and oil floating on top. Very disappointed in the prawn teriyaki as minimal flavor. Wont be going back.
Generous portions at a good price. Tasty, healthy food.
Terrible food. Absolutely no flavor. Noodles tasted like paste. War Wonton soup stock was flavorless as were both of our stir fry dishes. I found the stir fry iinedible. Yes the food is made fresh but that alone is not enough to redeem this mess. Wasted $40 and I am still hungry. Its going to be popcorn for dinner tonight.
Great food and a nice lady served me.
Good (and healthy. lots of veggies) food. reasonably priced and friendly staff. Recommend.
Overpriced. Paying $13-15 per stir fry for one person serving is too much. My noodles were dry as well.
Yummy.
Ordered ,war won ton with extra shrimp, so good went back next day to get more.
Best stir fry in town.
Great food and I love how you can have things taken out you dont like with no issues
Great food from a small restaurant.
Always great food and service, but today I stopped in at 10:50 and waited for them to open at 11 as per their hours advertised on Google. Well fast forward twenty minutes and the open sign still doesnt come on. I go to pull the door only to get confused looks from what I presume were the owners as they were eating at the front of the dining area. No hours were posted at the door. No signage indicating anything that they were closed or had changed their hours for the holiday weekend. I guess Ill spend my money elsewhere next time just like Im doing now.
good food d selection of food. bubble tea is usually very good. service is touch and go.
Food was good but had to wait 40 mins longer than pick up time given. It was really busy.
Great food would love to go again and again
The only place I found a truly fried food! Fried rice was yammy !
Dont buy the peanut stirfry or sweet chilil stir fry. Gross.
Fire Food, great environment
Great stirfry and a wonderful Won ton
My go to when I want a quick healthy meal with a smile!
Excellent flavors, always impressed!!
Amazing food amazing portions. Great inviting atmosphere even greater staff. 10 out of 10 Highly reccomend.
Food is fresh and delicious definitely be going back!
Best stir-fry Ive ever had. Ive been going since they opened and no one else even compares. My only complaint is that there isnt one in Victoria
Always good food and service the wait time is minimal for the decent amount and quality of food that you do get
Very quick, inexpensive and tasty.
Oyster sauce. Beef mushroom with noodles... simply the best
I enjoyed the food here and would recommend trying then out for yourself. I had the sweet and sour stir fry with noodles . I think next time I would do the peanut sauce instead looked better compared to mine lol ! update March 7 Last time we went the food was barely cooked veggies were hard and the sauces tasted terrible. wont go back .
Food was just OK. but the owners are very sweet and caring.
Love the food
Delicious every time!!
Awesome food. Cooked right in front of you. Quick service. Environ could be more comfortable.
The food is always excellent and the owners are an amazing couple. I drive from Nanaimo to Duncan for their food......my guilty pleasure.
Has the best stir fry ever
Good food. Lots of exciting flavours and fresh vegetables. Unfortunately I do not find it is very good value for your money as the portions are small and the prices arent.
Best bubble tea in the cow valley
Made fresh, great quality, clean building and great staff!
Flavours are good I just didnt find it to be a memorable experience. They do cater to gf and vegan. Prices are a little high for what you get.
The food is amazing and healthy and the owners are amazing
Their stir-frys are sooooo delicious! Sometimes we make a special trip up from Victoria just for the food here. My favorite is the vegetarian Singapore stir-fry extra spicy with spicy peanut sauce! I highly recommend trying all their options.
Great food, friendly atmosphere and very helpful and efficient staff. Food made fresh and hot in an open kitchen concept.
Excellent stir fries.
The food is awesome here and the staff is very friendly
fast kind good amount meal many cooks kind friendly onwer is greeting
The owners of this place are food demi gods. My wife and I plan a stop here any time were driving by. Fast, delicious, and cooked with seasonal veggies Baan Dos is a must stop. Simple food cooked perfectly, we always get a shwooki of peanut sauce on top. Jumbo size that meal and you can have it cold. Nearly as good cold as it is hot. If I didnt have kids we would probably be here a lot more often. Go to Baan Dos. Its excellent.
Every dish we have had is freshly made as per your order. Service is quick staff friendly and the food is great. Not a huge menu but have never had a meal we werent really happy with . Give it a try you will be glad you did
first visit we will definitely go back and have another meal as it is very tasty!
Wonderful
Fast and friendly. Only wish they can change the online ordering to paying when pick up.
Close to VIU, not usually a fan of counter service but the customer service is good and the food is tasty and consistent :-)
Always yummy
Delicious food, good mix and variety. A little pricey for most but worth it if needing food or filling hunger.
Great food
Interesting food, tried bubble tea.
Good food, staff are wonderful.
Awsome food
Great food. Lots of staff cooking in back which you can watch while waiting. Check hours online before going, I always seem to go there when they are closed. Busy place but lots of people getting take out so usually lots of room to sit.
What I like about the restaurant is if you are vegan they are willing to not serve you fried rice (which has egg) or any meat products. Very patient and attentive to your needs including your spice level.
Always good food, good portions , friendly staff !!!!
Food is so good everytime. Service is also amazing.
Amazing service... Top notch.. Best Asian cuisine in town. There is no close second place. Noodle Box will need to up their game to compete with this little gem.
Very Good War Won Ton soup. Good food and helpful staff. Definitely returning! Great Prices
Always fast and delicious
Excellent place to eat
Amazing stirfry! Had chicken with Thai peanut on noodles. Good sized portion, fresh & plentiful vegetables, and delicious sauce! Felt like I was eating at home, maybe better! I m from Vancouver and I wish I could find a restaurant so delicious!
Delicious every time!
Pretty good priced well
Great little restaurant, the noodle, vegetable, meat ratio is good in the stir fries. Peanut stir fry is amazing!
Great place and amazing staff
Food is really good. Ive only visited here a couple times. It seems like a very popular place. I think it is a bit overpriced for whats offered, but certainly a great alternative to regular fast food if you dont mind paying more. Would be 5 stars but for the price.
We just ate there today with my husband. The prawns and rice were good, the pasta smelled rather stange, beef was alright. Now about the big turn-off. Well all our veggies (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower ) was hard as rock and raw. I expected them to be way softer at least. It was a hard task to chew it. I almost broke my teeth. And they called it stir fry...I felt like they just cut those veggies and threw it in the dish like for dogs.. I wish I would say it to the staff that it was disappointing experience. Also it was overpriced. I dont think we will ever go back.
Awesome food and service
Great service...hands on owners. We love this place for travelling.
My favourite place to eat!!
Perfection
Best food in Duncan wish they were open on mondays tho
Meh..... Decent enough food. Weird little place though.
Amazing stir fry always thanx . !
Owners are awesome! Foods delicious!!
Fast service, great food, great people!
Awesome
Great stirfrys although there was quite a bit of rice and little veggies. Would have liked to have more of a healthy meal. Large portions and great seating. Staff are helpful.