Since I had Au Petit Cafe's sandwich, I'm in love with this place.
The baguette is crisp, and their home made meatballs are moist and delicious.
Their Pho is good too, so I would get both, and it still won't hurt my wallet at all!

The service is good, though you might wait in the line when it's busy.
Sandwich might be sold out after the lunch time, since it's so popular!
Staff was very courteous (but not too much), and made me feel at home.

The value is outstanding! Can't beat this.

The place is truly petite, and nothing fancy, but well air conditioned and cleaner than most Vietnamese restaurants.

Upon first moving to Vancouver we searched high and low specifically for a restaurant that rivaled the Vietnamese subs we enjoyed often at Banh Mi Thi Thi in Calgary. We believe we have found our favorite place in Vancouver for subs and in addition their menu boasts clean, fresh and delicious tasting soups, rice dishes and other tasty Vietnamese treats. The service for us has been nothing short of fantastic since day one and they enjoy us bringing in our newborn to show her off. There are times where we must wait for 10-15 minutes but we are frequent customers and know the wait is worth it. The ambiance is no better than other places but it's often busy and it does have a younger vibe to it. We highly recommend it as it's been a favorite .... located at the strip mall 33rd and Main.

Be prepared to wait at least 20 minutes for a table! I recommend phoning for takeout before 12pm...and this only applies to their tasty vietnamese subs, usually sold out by 1pm onwards. It's everything you want in a sub in terms of freshness, flavor crispy bread with soft cetre...pretty fantastic. You will not get it this good anywhere else in Vancouver, trust me. It does cost a bit more, maybe a 50-75 cents more per sub. If you ask really nice, they might allow you to pick up sub orders later in the day but you have to order in the morning and basically be regular / recognizable customer.

The rest of their menu (pho, curry, lemongrass chicken, etc.) are so-so and rather bland, and their portions on the skimpy side in comparison to other vietnamese restaurants. Feeling rather thirsty afterwards? Probably lots of MSG, which does NOT improve on the food's blandness.

I personally think they should probably just stick to selling subs, vietnamese coffees and maybe their spring rolls all day long and just scrap the rest of their menu. I heard the problem is they can't order enough of this bread from this special bakery...that's why they can't sell all day long subs, and ordering from a less than fabulous bakery will scale down the product a bit.

The place is a tiny 10 tables, ambiance best described as grandma's filipino / asian kitchen from the '80s and the service is always playing catch up so you will not get much eye contact (they know you're waving at them...they're just too busy to make it over to you right now).

Go there...for takeout subs only! Sit down to eat if you have at least 1.5-2 hours to spare.

I've been going to Au Petit Cafe for years and I always order the same things.

- Lemongrass chicken with flavoured rice
- curry beef stew noodles
- the large sheet noodles with fish sauce, pork, basil bean sprouts and cucumber (delicious!!!)
- banh mi

If you are looking for pho, this is the wrong place to go!
Otherwise, it's a nice family style restaurant that's a little cramped, but it adds to the charm of the place. The servers are friendly and prompt, but don't expect excellent service from this place. It's a vietnamese restaurant!

Wow, i love vietnamese cuisine and this tiny place is THE place to go for vietnamese treats. My favorite dish is the savory vietnamese pudding. It's kind of like rice cakes with green bean paste sprinkled with shredded pork accompany by a light fish sauce is just fantastic. I believe is only offered during weekends??? other famous items on the menu are the vietnamese subs and the curry beef dish.

Context: lunch only and usually take-out.

Food: I've sampled the subs, pho, spring rolls, and meatball dish on different occasions. The only reason I frequent this place is for their delectable subs. Crispy and warm on the outside, and soft chewy center...and that's just the bread. The deli meats fare quite good too, although it's probably sourced from the same supplier that sells to the numerous sandwich shops around town. What sets them apart is the flavouring that they create by melting the pate and butter into a spreadable sauce used in their subs. Their pho is so-so and their spring rolls are good when fresh.

Service: quick and efficient. The friendliness factor can be a hit and miss, depending on how busy they are. And they are...so don't expect the "how y'all doing today" banter.

Value: Vietnamese food is generally cheap to begin with so this would be a 5 compared to high end places, but not exceptional when compared to its peers. Pho is not massively sized. Subs are about 75 cents more than its competitors (but really, do you miss 75 cents??). So all in all, I give them solid value for the great subs they put out. I would gladly pay the additional 75 cents.

Ambiance: seats about 40 patrons in cramped quarters. They've added some nice prints to their wall decor and reconfigured their seating. Super busy during lunch hour so I recommend ordering ahead for take-out to avoid the hassle with limited seating.

Enjoy! Oh yeah, recommended for sub lovers.

This place is good but not outstanding.
I heard that this place has some awesome viet subs. And my partner likes their noodle soup but I still don't get it.
Their food taste average to me. I was disappointed when I tried their sub and noodle soup. I've had better.
They are closed on certain days so make sure you call them before you go.

Had lunch here a few weekends ago. Had the meatball with bread, as well as shared a standard ham sandwich, as well as one with meatballs. The meatballs were quite good. Also had the Vietnamese beef stew.. which was good, but seemed to lack flavor a little.

Also had noodle soup with grilled chicken on top, I don't know the exact name as I did not order. But the soup was good, and the chicken tasty.

Service was efficient and courteous, also had a quality check during the meal. Food was reasonably priced there. its pretty cramped in there and lots of people waiting, so be prepared to wait

Would probably be back for the great food.

Stopped in for lunch and this little place was just packed. Waited about 10 minutes for a table.

I ordered the grilled lemon grass chicken with veg and noodles, while my friend ordered the beef stew with rice. Both were very good indeed.

Service was pretty good given how busy the place was.

Room is clean and functional (and a bit cramped), but given that this is value dining place, ambiance is not a biggy.

I need to come back to try the pho.

I am really disappointed with this restaurant because I decided to try it after all the good reviews. What did I get instead???
The pho I ordered came with broth that was so tasteless compared to my favourite vietnamese restaurant on main street. The lemon grass chicken was the worst I have ever had because there was so much skin and it was so greasy and had more basil than noodles that after eating it, I needed to hurl.
I guess the people that eat here and submit excellent reviews are either nontasters or they work for the restaurant.
Don't line up here for their food, it's bad... go down a few blocks to 25th and main :D