Huong Lan Vietnamese Restaurant in Nanaimo

Food was very delicious, big portions.

The food was amazing!

Will be back, very good.. nice atmosphere.

Great lunch stop for soup. The wonton soup was exactly what I needed.

I come here frequently and used to love it, however recently it hasnt been as great of an experience, service has gone down as Ive noticed a few of the regular servers are gone. The food also hasnt been as enjoyable the last few visits.

Great little restaurant! Recommend if you passing by Nanaimo!

If I could only convince my co workers to do their PHO-cus as a podcast. They loved their pho and I had dumplings. Food and service were exemplary

Delicious Pho Tai, I loved it))

My daughter liked the food, but Im allergic to half of it.

Great food! Amazing servers! But second time I have witnessed the manager speaking horribly to her staff members.

Thank you for a Wonderful Lunch. We shared the Vermicelli Prawn Roll and then shared a #54, Vermicelli with Chicken, Pork and deep fried Pork Rolll... yum... Service was fantastic, quick efficient and mouth watering! Food

Bad service, unprofessional attitude, especially the owner.

One of my favorite restaurants, always a treat to dine here. #54

Didnt get what I ordered and we didnt really enjoy the food. Pho broth was good but that was about it. Very nice server but unfortunately didnt get my order right.

Great place to go with friends!! Excellent Covid protection between each table, very comfortable. Delicious food, love the new daily specials, the salad rolls with peanut sauce were great.

Food was delicious. Staff was helpful, knowledge and friendly.

Great viet for Nanaimo.

Our server was so friendly! Service was fast, the environment is bright and fresh. Cant go wrong with anything on the menu - perfect spot before the ferry as it is only 8 minutes away Dietary restrictions: Good gluten free options!

Pho Sate was absolutely amazing. The broth is like nothing I ve had before. No condiments necessary. Was licking the bowl clean.

My husband and I ordered a pick up order. We love this restaurant, but yesterday I got veins in my shrimp in the soup. We called and the gentleman on the phone gave us the run around. Saying take a picture and send it through the website, which we tried several times. It doesnt work. I am upset. I was very hungry and then to be told a lie on top of it. Very disappointed. I met the owner in Superstore and he seems very genuine. Maybe he needs to train his staff a little better.

Looks like a good place. There is always people in there.But I go to the Dollar Store next door. But it does smells good.

Wrong order received Didn t bother telling the servers because they were busy. The pho soup was probably one of the worst I ve ever tasted. If you want better pho, I suggest the Green Leaf Bistro. The customer service was mediocre (some of their servers are only nice and smiling at you when the customers are paying). This Google ratings really conned me into going to the restaurant. To be fair though, I only voice my opinions about their pho, which is substandard, because this was the only thing I tried.

One of our favourite Nanaimo restaurants. Best salad rolls ever

Soup was delicious

Food tastes great, love the ice coffee

Amazing!!! Great food!! Great service Definitely recommend this place. Food : 5/5

When I lived in Nanaimo, I went for pho three or four times a week broth nice beef portion very good, only place in town that serves hot thai chlili on the side house made chlili oil excellent also and is available for purchase to take home if you want.

Disappointed. Came here for chicken pho as we did in the past. Did not have the pho we had before. Probably wont come back.

Always delicious and great service!

VERY EXPENSIVE Salad Rolls!! I bought 2 orders of salad rolls, they call the order 2, however its really one large salad roll cut into two plus some peanut dipping sauce. I paid $25.10! Couldnt believe it...I wont be back

Very good food

Waiter was very good and attentive. Food looked appetizing on the menu. All the food ordered was cooked properly. Taste however was quite bland overall. Soup felt mostly flavorless and watery. Sweet and sour was mostly flavorless. Disappointed but not overtly.

Really a great restaurant. Dont walk by.! Thank you Tammy Rogers for Moms day.

Bustling Vietnamese restaurant with fantastic food and good service. If I could give them more stars I would! I will be back and I highly recommend.

Our take out order came wrong and Houng Lan corrected it and even offered a discount. We are truely amazed how good our food and experience was. 5 stars all the way!

Best Viet food in town

Pretty good Beef Chow Mein

Went to Huong LAN Vietnamese Restaurant for a late lunch the location was great lots of parking the staff were great and friendly and the food was good

Fast and good, tasty !

The staff were racist to my first nations wife, didnt even bother to make our meals. Just left us sitting.

Our family has been frequent customers for over 10 years & have enjoyed both dining in & take out meals. We have raved to many and have given much business. We are simple and dont like to complain as both my husband and I have worked in restaurants and know that it can happen. Sadly our experiences with meals over the past 3-4 years have become less and less enjoyable as the quality has become quite poor with many of the items weve ordered to say the least. The wait staff are always pleasant which kept us hopeful that it was just another off day . From the rising prices for sub par food with overcooked & dry spring rolls to tasteless broth in the pho soups and over cooked chicken that is dry and chewy in most of our we have decided that the meals we recieved in takeout today would be the last. Our disappointment led to a phone call to the restaurant and resulted in such rudeness. We will no longer support this business or recommend to others. This used to be our favorite place with amazing food, sadly we will be taking our business elsewhere.

My favorite for Vietnamese; very popular place.

The service and food are top notch!

Food is great for takeout, haven t done dine in yet. Unfortunately pricing is on the higher side. Only thing is I wish they have a vegetarian crispy spring roll option available because I don t eat pork.

Excellent and very busy.

This used to be one of our favourite spots in Nanaimo. Unfortunately quality has plummeted. They have replaced their delicious broths with what taste like cisco broth. The pho soup is no longer clear yet rich, bursting with beefy flavour and star anise; now it is a generic, dark brown european-style beef stock. The wonton soup used to be a complex, aromatic broth - the best in Nanaimo; today it was sweet and flavourless. It is very disappointing to pay the top rate for Vietnamese food in town and receive a mall-food level meal. The authentic flavours we used to love here are unfortunately no more.

My favourite Pho in Nanaimo! Fresh food, friendly staff, absolutely delicious.

Dropped in for a late lunch a few days ago Huong Lan has always been a little pricey but the quality of ingredients and portions was well worth it .Today was the first time here in awhile l noticed the prices have gone up the quality and portions have gone down l had #01 the portion of pork was pretty sad plus overkill with the noodles #25 not sure about the quality of the pork sausage , the spring rolls ? Maybe the kitchen was having a bad day anyway almost $40.00 just for my lunch . Overpriced

Great soups!

Great food, great service!!!

Just take out and the food was great

TOO EXPENSIVE!!

Ive order food from there and specifically asked for hoisin sauce 3 times now and they fail to put the sauce in the bag everytime. I get home with no sauce and my meal is ruined

Ive been going to this resturant for years and not once did I experience service like that, or in any resturant for that matter. The owners need to speak with the manager. She did nothing for our table while the waitress explained she was having a mental break down and couldnt give us proper service. That manager was sitting at a table next to us our entire time there. We were ignored. Served last over tables that came in after us and waited for 10 mins for cuttlery and napkins. When we asked, we were given serious attitude from the waitress. Never have I had any server speak the way she did. We walked out. I was shocked the manager didnt intervene at all. Great food but service is lacking in all areas with bad management.

Love this restaurant! The staff are so friendly and efficient. The food is delicious and there are so many good options. I recommend the lemongrass chicken, #37. Also, they have some of the best bubble tea in town!! Vegetarian options: there are vegetarian options

My first excursion into Vietnamese food. I asked for a sample of their pho broth and got a small ball of it. After I got a beef pho. Very good and filling. The salad rolls were delish! Service was good, fast and friendly. Been there three times now, still great and fast service.

We ordered dinner for 2 for take out. Delicious as always. We live in the opposite side of the city and still feel its worth the trip to have their food. Great value. Great taste.

Overpriced and Terribly bland food. Huong Lan used to be a good place to eat but the price has gone up while the quality has gone way down. The restaurant has undergone renovations and new printed menus so it looks like a nice place to eat but at the end of the day, when it comes down to the meal, their chow mein was one of the worst meals I ve ever eaten. Service was good and pleasant atmosphere but I couldn t eat the food as it was just plain steamed vegetables with warmed canned sauce on top. I will not be returning and would caution anyone experimenting with their menu. Definitely not worth the price.

The Vietnamese restaurant at this location has been a staple for Vietnamese food for many years. I have always enjoyed their food however, At some point over the past year the pho broth has changed, I would compare its quality to Campbells pho broth that you can buy at the grocery store. The quality has gone down and the price is still high.

Best on Vancouver Island!

Food is always enjoyable. A bit pricey. Kid-friendliness: Drawing paper and crayons were provided upon sitting. Thank you Food : 4/5 |

Food is always so good

Best Vietnamese on the Island Never disappoints. The food is always fresh and yummy and the staff is so amazing. They work together as a team. No one walks by your table without asking if they can help you. Crave their food. Must eat here once a week!!

I have eaten here since it opened over 20 years ago. Same owners, same terrific food. The restaurant has grown to accommodate the growing clientele. Love the vermicelli bowls and iced coffee.

If you love pho, youll love this Vietnamese restaurant. Our favourite place for lunch when were in Nanaimo

Best Vietnamese cuisine in Nanaimo. ** Update 2023 ** I have been a frequent diner here over the last 10+ years. Unfortunately the food is not the same quality as it once was. Many of the recipes and even simple ingredients such as noodles, pork, peanut sauce as well as the portion sizes have declined and prices have increased quite a bit. Its still OK, but I wouldnt say its the best in town as I did previously. Downgraded to a 3 star from 5 based on my last couple of visits.

Amazing food and friendly service.

Absolutely love the food, staff are always very good at explaining things on the menu. Highly recommend.

Today my 12-year-old son took his father out for supper. He and I have been coming and enjoying the food here for a very long time. It is always been a tradition thats he and I would go out for dinner the day before I leave to go away to Camp to work. Noah thats my boys name proudly had $105 in his wallet. Hes very smart with money when he decides to be LOL. He had just come off a first game playoff with his team the Orioles to advance to another playoff game tomorrow. I love him and so much I am very blessed that this time I didnt have to say goodbye. Thank you my son

From 5 stars to 3. Update 2023: A good place to eat but portions have gotten so much smaller since I used to come by in the early 2000s (This was before the severe inflation of 2021). The quality has also gone down a fair bit, less smokey flavors for the meat, peanut sauce not as thick and rich, and the prices have gone up to the point I eat at other Vietnamese restaurants now. They dont have the shrimp on sugarcane sticks anymore, which really set them apart from other Viet restaurants but no longer. Its sad to see the same process of a small gem becoming popular for its quality to charging higher prices because of the popularity and then only relying on the name as the quality goes further and further down; tale as old as time.

I will be back!

As others have said in there reviews the broth is extreamly bland. I ordered their sate soup, which I thought would have lots of flavour and spice. It was the most bland tasting pho Ive had. On top of the bland sub par soup, you are paying far too much for cheap ingredients and small portions. If this was the best pho in Nanaimo you guys need to have some real pho on the mainland. All white people working at the place as well, so I suspect it was taken over by new management and thats why they dont know how to make the pho broth anymore as from what I understand the place used to be good ....

The food was absolutely amazing! Delicious very tasty big portions, a little over priced but what isnt these days. Now the service, was awful. Kinda rude servers. We didnt even get asked if we wanted some water, I had to get up and ask them while they were chit chatted behind the bar, no asking if we needed refills no asking anything really. Just set the food down and basically walked away. Now if it was extremely busy I would kinda understand but it was very slow when we were there.

I have been coming here for years, since it opened. Consistently great food and friendly staff. My go to place for Vietnamese food for sure. Go ahead and try it out because you wont be disappointed. Food

Came for lunch with a friend. Was her first time. Food was delish. Service was very inadequate. Usually service is top notch. Wasnt busy and we waited over 10 minutes to be asked if we wanted drinks. Servers were just talking behind the counter. Hopefully they get some

Dietary restrictions: Many options to choose from if youre diabetic! Food

Fantastic food. Always solid.

Was what I was told and expected wasnt disappointed and Ill return soon Im sure!!!

Super sketchy menu. I wanted the $20 pork vermicelli, but I wanted to substitute beef instead of pork. She said no problem and then recommended. I get the beef dish and add spring rolls onto it. I told her I just wanted the pork dish but with beef instead. Went to pay the bill and she turned it from a $20 dish into a $35 dish without even telling me. $70 for my wife and I to eat a quick lunch is unacceptable. She didn t even get a drink!

$20 for one bowl of pho, its good but Ive been to places and paid half that amount for the same quality of food

Love this place, very clean, great food and staff

Great food never disappoints

Top notch Pho & spring rolls. Highly recommended.

Ordered tofu salad rolls and veggie chowmein. Salad rolls were so bland with way too many noodles and chowmein tasted like a very plain stir fry and had no egg, no shredded veggies- was definitely not traditional and not what I was expecting at all. Overall, not good.

Delicious!

The server is so friendly and nice.keep on smiling guys.

Best Vietnamese in town!

I am hooked on the spring rolls and mini wonton soup! Always so hot tasty and full of flavor. The service is quick and friendly. Very clean. Right beside a dollar store, bonus, plus parking is plentiful.

The best Vietnamese food Ive had. We kinda thought itd be good when we walked in because it was crowded, and this was at lunchtime. We were not disappointed. Definitely will eat there next time Im in Nanaimo.

Loved the lemongrass chicken here. Highly recommended and the waiter was great!

Foods, servicers, and stuffs were excellent. Unfortunately few tables and the place is not big enough for a large crowds.

Food and drink were decent, staff excellent

Pretty solid vietnamese restaurant. We went during a relatively busy Tuesday afternoon, which is a good sign. I had the lemongrass chicken on rice while others had pho. This is a good choice for vietnamese in Nanaimo.

Best Vietnamese in town by far! Superb service, Very reasonable pricing, wonderful portions and the food is to die phore.

The curry pho is so good!!

They seriously have the best Vietnamese in town

This restaurant was cold. Had to keep our jackets on. Food wasnt that great but was served fast and presented nicely.

The place can get really busy even after the lunch rush. Food was very flavourful and service was great!

Food is good.

Wonderful pho soup ( number 18 ) today ! Excellent and friendly staff snd service !

We moved here less then 3 months ago and have gotten take out or dined in 10x already. Excellent food and staff!

Excellent food. The kitchen is fast and even with a packed house gets food to the table quick. They also do a great job of packing their meals to go for delivery or pickup so you arent sacrificing quality if you want to enjoy Huong Lan on your couch at home. Vegetarian options: Nearly a full page of vegetarian options. The coconut curry is definitely a favorite.

Cant say enough good about this place. Price, quality, tasty..... amazing. On the plus it keeps. Wanted 23 large so bad, but was going to be busy till late. Bought it, had my wife take it home. 4 hours later i get home, get it out the fridge, and because of the way they package it i can easily heat what needs to be heat and put it together and eat it and it was like I had just order it. Was fresh and tasty like i just ordered it and for the price....thumbs up!

Wonderful dinner ,my go to is always #54

Was fast and easy to order take-out and the food was absolutely delicious. Husband and I were hunting for a good place to grab bubbletea and this place has all our favorite flavors. The staff was courteous and the atmosphere welcoming. Will definitely be back.

I ordered on line, waited well over an hour then got charged way more than the online menu.

DIning here for years. Always fresh and delicious.

Great food, great service. Tight space aroubd tables and chairs are uncomfortable.

Great Pho and salad rolls. Very tasty and good size meals.

Tasty! Very friendly staff! Lots of options including many veggie/tofu. Would give 5 stars is they had some specialty vegan meats/ bean curd /soy etc

The beef pho was very good and the service was great. Looking forward to going back and trying other dishes.

First time at a Vietnamese restaurant. It did not disappoint!

Noodles in phuo soup were overcooked and all broken up difficult to eat with spoon fork or chopsticks. Teapots are dirty. Service is very friendly quick and helpful.

Delicious! A bit more expensive than what Im use to paying. But theres a good serving of meat in the pho sate! Best pho Ive had since moving to BC

This use to be my favourite Vietnamese place. I ve ordered take out twice in the last few months and have been disappointed in the quality of the take out compared to eating in .I m not giving a high review even though I love this Place.

Always amazing.

Really good phow soup!!! Super nice staff aswell! Looks nice and clean tp

#41 curried chicken is the best!!!

They are simply the best and they are better then all the rest. Try the bubble tea yummy

Service good but food....annnh

Delicious, fresh Vietnamese food. Great service, too.

If you have a peanut allergy, don t waste your time here. After being seated, I looked through the menu. Everything looked delicious. As per with any restaurant, I let the waitress know I have a peanut allergy with anaphylactic severity. The waitress then informed me they wouldn t be able to serve me, as their kitchen has peanuts everywhere . I was surprised as I ve been to many Vietnamese/pho restaurants throughout Canada that have all been happy to accommodate my allergy, as it is a common one. And don t get me wrong here I m not expecting every cuisine to accommodate this request. I avoid Thai cuisines/restaurants where often every second menu item contains peanuts in some way. But usually pho restaurants are a pretty safe bet for non-peanut options. Sure, there are peanuts on-premises but that s a calculated risk that comes with plenty of restaurants. That s why I take my epi-pen if I eat out anywhere. I brought up this fact and the waitress mentioned that they use the same deep fryer for everything. I asked if everything meant the ingredients for the pho too, and she admitted that no part of the pho is deep fried, but there was still no way to assure me that it wouldn t come into contact with peanuts and for that reason they refused to serve me. So the good news is I m still alive to write this review. But in that moment I was thinking to myself What, are they having food fights in the kitchen and peanuts are flying everywhere? Is someone just too stubborn to make sure they use a clean knife to cut the food? I m not going to accuse them of anything like that, but it s not 1992 any more. There should be some kind of process in place. Anyhow, we went to another pho place not far away and they were happy to accommodate. Maybe Huong Lan should figure out what the other places know that they don t, so they can retain their customers with allergies. I know, boo-hoo poor peanut allergy boy. Life goes on. The one star in this review is for the waitress who was very polite about everything.

Best Vietnamese restaurant on vancouver island !

Food are great.

Prices are high, 2 people, 2 bowls of soup. $35. Not including tax or a tip. Good soup, tho.

Went in just before closing without realizing it, I offered to leave but the server was super nice and said it was no problem. Food came unbelievably quick and Im so glad I stopped in because it is fantastic food, couldnt have been better. Ive been to the Parksville one too and havent been disappointed there either. Great food and friendly people all around, will definitely be back.

Good food, quick service.

Great food

When you walk in to a Vietnamese place, you expect to see at least one Vietnamese person. The only Vietnamese person in the whole place was the Skip driver who happened to be in at the same time as us. The food was bland and lacked much seasoning, and tasted like something youd get in a mall food court. The one redeeming quality might have been dessert...but we werent offered any. From top to bottom, a thoroughly unpleasant experience. REPLY: Yes, I reviewed the right place. From the white lady that showed us to our seat, to the white man and white woman that served us, we didnt see a single Vietnamese person on the entire place.

Very good. It had been a while but same great quality. And the staff were very friendly.

Good cooking without fuss. Attentive and helpful staff.

I got food poisoning..good thing I made it home just in time. My advice..dont order the chicken in anything. The service was mediocre at best...we were not even given glasses for our soft drinks..and we were ignored after they took our order and dropped it at our table. Getting the bill was another problem..they buzzed around our table before they clued in as we tried to get their attention. No..we would not return. The ambiance is quite nice..and it appeared to be clean..but when a cook is handling chicken it can be iffy..obviously the chicken was the problem in my dish because the rest of the meal was bland.

Great service and food. Love the vegetarian options and Vietnamese coffee.

best bun bo hue in Nanaimo

Hands down the best pho I had on the island! Great service, environment and flavor! Coffee is also very good! Will come back next time for sure

Best Vietnamese food in town. So good, big portions, service is amazing and friendly. 10/10

Delicious! Picked at random and we enjoyed it.

My coconut bubble tea was very yummy as well as my noodles Our waitress was friendly. I will definitely go back whe

Been coming here for some good pho since 2014. Fast forward 8 years, and dozens new pho places in town, this is still the best one there is. And ive tried all the pho places there is on the island. Ive been to Vietnam, and this is the closest tasting pho to the real deal. Highly recomend.

Foods were seasoned bit too sweet for me. Grilled meat arent like typical grilled meat I have in other Vietnamese restaurants or in Vietnam. Deep fried wonton was super tasty. Service was exceptional, servers were friendly and attentive.

Unfortunately they were closed, went out of my way to go there, wont be mad, have to go back whdn they are open....Most Excellent place to eat !!!!

Excellent Vietnamese food. One of the servers needs to learn how to correctly pronounce a vermicelli. There is no s in vermicelli. LOL. I will be back.

Good service! Food are good too! One thing highlight, they have bubble tea and taste good! Overall, it is good to be here.

Always good food and service

Service was amazing ! The food was delicious and we will be back , the Tofu stir fry was Amazing!!!!!

We are regulars here and food is always awesome! Our favourite go to is their spicy beef soup #13 on the menu!

Hung Lan is normally the best Pho in town, but over the last few months the broth has been inconsistent. Broth has been a bit under seasoned and watered down. I hope they can fix the broth.

Huong Lan makes ridiculously good food, and has an excellent staff! I highly recommend the #28 with extra fish sauce and the #19 with chili oil without a doubt my favourite restaurant

It was ok.. I think I was looking for more. Its was something I couldve made at home.

Vegetarian options: There are a few dishes without meat. Some with tofu

Im a huge fan of this place. Everything is good...like everything!!

Great food and service!! The food tasted fantastic, exactly what I needed for a cold day. My pho came out with the wrong order, but the server quickly realized before I did and corrected the mistake. Definitely worth a try!

Loved this place. The food was delish. And the staff was super friendly. Ill order from them again for sure!

The best Vietnamese I ve tried since moving to Nanaimo ! Love this place !

I went to Huong Lan for dinner with friends and found the restaurant pleasant for the most part. However, there were some issues that bear looking into. The first issue I faced was with the environment. Im both autistic and ADHD, so environments with multiple competing noises, smells, and so forth, are already distressing to me. It was, therefore, doubly gruelling to sit one table away from an elderly couple who were playing loud music on a phone. I didnt say anything out of politeness; however, I believe that its common courtesy for a server to remind people such as these that the space is a shared one no one ever did. Dont get me wrong; I found all of the service staff very friendly, cheerful, and helpful. Nothing about our orders was amiss. The food quite good, but, to my neurodivergent mind, the menu was quite confusing. I strongly suggest that you either have a photo for every item (as some restaurants do) or for no items at all; having visual representation only for certain things sometimes makes it impossible to visualize what an item might be. If memory serves, I had the vermicelli with grilled pork, which was delicious, albeit a tad pricey. I also had the lychee drink which, to my surprise, had real lychee balls in it what a delight! For these reasons, I liked Huong Lan (and Id like to come back to try their ph ). I think this is a lovely restaurant for a special lunch and dinner. Parking: There are lots and lots of spots in the lot.

Ordered lemongrass chicken and spring rolls. The rolls were overly salty and overcooked, and the chicken was dry, rubbery, and not very flavourful. I prefer Pho Boi!

I have been eating at this restaurant for many years so I believe my review is honest and valid. I ate there last night (22.11.19) and it was TERRIBLE. The pork was undercooked; I had the Combo 55 and my partners beef noodle was also terrible. The beef looked like old shoe leather and the broth was without flavour. Wondering if the place has changed ownership as there used to be asian servers; now only caucasian which makes me wonder. The chef? Hmm. Anyway, I wont be a repeat customer any longer and it used to be one of my favorite places to eat. SAD!

Best Vietnamese in Nanaimo!!

Always happy with the food&service so yummy

Awesome food, awesome service. Never disappointed

Best Pho in Nanaimo!!

This place is hard to beat. I have never had a bad meal. Everthing is so delicious. I highly recommend 54, 41 & of course 1 & 3. The service here is superb, amazing team work & so friendly.

Biggest bowl of soup I have had