Saigon Star

You must get these dishes while you're here:

Curry crab
Bread and pita
Pork "neck meat"
Lamb chops

Yes, the curry crab is messy. Most people that grew up in Western culture might not even know how to approach the crabs. All my table manners were thrown out of the window the night I had curry crab there. But it's okay, because it's totally worth it. Use the bread and pita to dip into the sauce - it's the best.

If you come here with one other person, just order one (or two) curry crabs with bread, that's it. Let me repeat, you MUST get the curry crab here.

Don't go there to order chinese food. Go there for the crab. The curry crab could be spicier and with more varied flavours, but overall, it was cooked to order, moist, and delicious.

Finally had a chance to try the curry crab here. Just like everyone else says, it's to die for but damn is it expensive! The other food we ordered, a clam dish, veggie dish, beef dish and noodles were all flavorful and plentiful. OMG the bread, mind you I'm not crazy for bread normally, was sooooooooo good! Came out warm, crusty on the outside and soft on the inside. It's the same buns used for viet sandwiches but I've never had them so fresh. So perfect for mopping up all that curry!

Service is horrible at this restaurant, but the food is good enough that it makes me come back every time I visit Toronto for the abuse. I always feel like they're trying to rush you out (i.e. giving you the bill once everything is served). Once they even started to clear the table as some of my party was still eating. It was kind of awkward, so I wouldn't suggest taking people you want to impress to this place.

With that said, my favorite is the bbq pork neck, satay, and curry brisket. The curry brisket has the same curry base as the curry crab, but their crab is a total rip off. We always get it with the naan or the french bread. Yum!

I heard this place used to be much better than it is now.

I come here from time to time and regret it each time. The food is simply sub par. I've had the pho and the curry and am not impressed.

Last time I had the hainanese chicken rice and it was terrible. Oily small serving of chicken, rice was plain white rice and the sauce they served it with was completely wrong! It was some sort of a sweetened vinegar liquid. Everyone knows this dish is to be served with the ginger sauce, hot sauce and the soy sauce! The soup it came with was nothing more than chicken bouillon mixed with water.

Won't be back.

We came here at 8 pm and everything was awfully bad. We order a special vermicelli bowl, which the meat was cold. The lamb rack was not fresh either. All the vegetables were almost rotten. And when told the waiter, he didn't even cared to excuse. Last experience here.

Yes, it's crowded. Yes, it's loud. Yes, the Cho Lan Prawns are probably made with crack. & Yes, you need to eat the curry crab every time. Been coming here for years. They heat up the Banh mi for the crab too. Staff is nice. Place feels busy but homey. Don't listen to the people commenting bout pho. You don't come here for pho, duh!

Came here on a weekday...It was busy, but good thing we reserved a spot for 7 ppl. I thought the food prices here are a bit much for what is offering. "Famous Curry Crab" for $50!!! A bit much...even for the better than usual curry gravy... Got their oysters that is regular like any other Chinese restaurant. Got their pineapple fried rice, its put in a pineapple, and it tasted a little better than the usual fried rice.

I liked that they have 'kang-kong' which is a unique type of green veggie cooked on sambal sauce... Overall, for this place and the food they are offering, I thought the price is a bit steep, and I'd probably not come back here for that reason. I believe I can get more crabs for $50!

Love the curry crab. Delicious flavor that I can't find anywhere else here.

They've got good lunch specials too for those who don't want to rack up a huge bill. The green curry chicken noodles is hands down my favorite and has amazing flavor without the amazing thirst. Everyone I've recommended so far for the noodles hasn't been disappointed.

Portionsize on the skewers are good too. The chicken ones are exceptionally big but all 3 meat types are very good nevertheless. Satay sauce is yum!

I was very disapointed. For a vietnamese restaurant, I had high expectations when I ordered a virmicelli bowl with grilled chicken for dinner. The noodles where unusually fat. There were no fresh herbs in the bowl. The chicken was not char grilled--in fact, it was teriyaki chicken... not sure why they even put this on their menu, it was so sadly sub par. Even the imperial roll was below average. Would not reccomend.