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6 reviews for Fan-Tan Cafe
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Fan-Tan Cafe
9/2/2010
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Fan Tan Cafe has been around for many many years and you can't go against the tried and true Victoria staple!
Team E&D shared the large Wor Won Ton soup and some fresh made pork and veggi spring rolls. The rolls were good but the soup was excellent! The bowl was bigger than my head and filled with over 20 dumplings, bbq pork, chicken, prawns, and 3 pounds of yummy veggis. Oh and the broth was amazing as well. We had a hard time finishing the soup and I had to tap out with 1/4 of it remaining. Thanks be to my teammate who carried on to leave no broccoli or dumpling behind.
Two can dine for under $25 and they will serve you even if you walk in at 8:45pm (silly sleepy victoria!)
I would stick to the soups and the noodle boxes for lunch and you won't be disappointed!
Fan-Tan Cafe
7/30/2010
I have to say, it was a big mistake to waste my time in this cafe at the beautiful Victoria island. Overall, this place is no better than Panda Express. Food is extremely oily, and sugary. The beef we ordered seemed to be cooked many hours ago and reheated with more oil. The noodle dish we ordered was Okay but the veggie in the noodle is extremely tough. But there is almost no staff in the restaurant when we were there. I am really disappointed at this place. It is worse than a fast food restaurant.
Fan-Tan Cafe
12/12/2008
I'm not a fan of Chinese food, but for some reason, I really like the food here. They do nicely flavoured and not-too-greasy lunch combos. The food is the familiar Westernized Chinese style - fine by me - and served in generous portions.
Usually I'll hit this restaurant up while shopping in marvelous Fan Tan Alley, so it's never been very busy in the midafternoons when I've visited. It is on the small side, so it would be crowded when busy. For a tourist-heavy area of town, they're pretty cheap too. What's not to love?
Fan-Tan Cafe
1/1/2010
Not fancy, but good, and the waitresses worked their butts off; our wait was short despite the place being full when we got there.
Fan-Tan Cafe
8/18/2008
"Unique" takes on classic dishes.
Hot And Sour Soup didn't resemble H&S soup in the slightest, but had some of the characteristics.
There was either too much, or too little sauce on all of the dishes.
The service was VERY poor (they were slammed, but nonetheless, no consolation was made).
There was an inherent lack of focus to their menu.
WAY overboard on the quantities of food on the plate, which sometimes isn't a bad thing, but it was seriously just overkill.
It's the kind of place that is trying to be hip and chic - modern decor, paint, art on the walls - but at the the same time is serving classic Chinese dishes, and failing miserably at them.
Just a horribly conceived from the get go.
Not Recommended.
Fan-Tan Cafe
10/21/2008
Great little Chinese place in Chinatown.
Very convenient location near downtown Victoria.
Awesome service and inexpensive dishes.
Their to-go noodle boxes are a definite hit.
The only downside is that I live over 1,000 miles away.
+ very friendly waitress
+ the #3 noodle box
- probably gets a little crowded during peak hours since it's small
