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Restaurant Caravelle
Category: Restaurants Vietnamese Vietnamese [Edit]
1175A Crescent StMontréal, QC H3G 2B1
(514) 866-0689
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
7 reviews for Restaurant Caravelle
7 reviews in English
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Review from Tobor X.
5/25/2012
3 stars, with a 4th for the lovely gent that served us.
Went to this (and several other) places based on Yelp recommendations. Had the option of sitting outside, of which we gladly obliged. The server was well versed in Filipino, and it surprised us a bit. And it left me a bit ashamed. But I digress.
The spring roll was utterly amazing. Perfectly fried to a melt in mouth consistency. We both had the pho, which was both good and bad. Good, in that the pho was good. Not great, but good. Bad, in that we both got the same thing. A better choice would have been (based on other reviews) the banh mi and some pho. The pho has a generous helping of meat, but perhaps needed some more fish sauce ... or something. Was good, but I think was missing a little something.
Service was excellent. I'd go back again. -
Review from Kevin M.
Great place for a cheap meal that will probably cost you under 10$ - Certainly for lunch.
Walking into this basement restaurant you start to wonder what are you getting yourself into. The decor is very basic - chairs are mismatched and I believe this is truly what gives the restaurant it's feel.
The grilled meats here are good, served with rice and great imperial rolls.
Caters to both the local students, and business crowd from the area offices. -
Review from Lan N.
8/11/2011
Wanted something different than poutine, sandwiches and pizza. Headed here as it was close to our hotel and was vietnamese food.
Walking downstairs and into the restaurant you kind of feel like you were warped into a different place. Totally not city or montreal like, except the menus have french in them.
Was a bit excited to see what Vietnamese food is like in Montreal. The menu has a good mix of dishes including some that aren't very well known like Mi Quang. I wanted something homey feeling so I got the rice plate with pork and shredded pork. Pork chop was too salty. Rice wasn't the broken rice. The others in my party had same experience. Nothing very good.
Meh is the correct word for this place. -
Review from DAVE I.
Montréal, QC
9/17/2010 4 Check-ins Here
The restaurant doesn't look like much in it windowless basement. As usual the low brow Asian restaurants in Montreal seem to be squatting in a failed and former French Bistro with some added Asian art on the walls and a Buddha statue with offerings of apples. The gracious and polite owners can barely articulate English and even French, their second language in Viet Nam, but then I often have difficulties of my own understanding coarse accents. But we can always end up understanding each other and getting the business done. I give them cash and in return I get awesome delicious food.
I think this review might be unfair as I only order one thing off the menu. That is the ridiculously delicious Banh Mi sandwich. Their Banh Mi deviates from the traditional Bahn Mi. But it doesn't matter. Usually Banh Mis are meat (pork, chicken, sausage, whatever) served with pickled carrots and daikon, cukes, cilantro, chili peppers, some kind of paté with mayo in a French baguette. This is a throwback to French colonial days. I always try to get mine mild, so out go the chilli sauce and or peppers. And I love that hoagie, with a passion. I tell everyone to try it. In fact I order them to get one of these brilliant sammies.
However at Caravelle they have a different take on it. They don't have the tasty paté and the pickled veggies are replaced with a slaw of carrots and cabbage. Normally the pickled daikon rocks my world. But here, the simpler Banh Mi is still one serious delicious treat, inexpensive and always fresh. Even though I rapidly munch down the real foot long sub, I never feel bloated like one does eating a hefty sandwich, I feel rather refreshed. So I love it for both it amazing taste and the no-side effects. I dunno what it is about Banh Mis but I could easily eat them daily and never get bored and always find a new taste or texture to them.
Cheap quality eats with a coke for about 7$, now that's a lunch I can live with considering the rest of the restaurants never let me go without taking at least 20$ from my wallet. So anyone working near this spot, it is your duty to get this delicious Banh Mi sammy. -
Review from Todd B.
Montréal, QC
6/26/2011
Love going here for the imperial roles and bahn mi. Try skipping the endless mediocre student pubs on the strip and give this place a shot.
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Review from Eric K.
12/8/2010
Had the wonton soup and pork chop with egg and rice. Not bad, but nothing to rave about either. Good cost-performance at 10 dollars for what I have got.
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Review from Caits H.
Montréal, QC
7/5/2011
I love this place. Both the banh mi and pho are great - extremely fresh and well-seasoned, and the owner is a lovely man who truly seems to enjoy seeing people enjoy his food. There's a sweet little patio out front that's a nice quiet place to sit and drink a beer, but because it's at the end of the street, a lot of people miss this gem. Go here! Even though I'm there at least once a week, I can't keep it in business by myself.
