My score 4.0 stars. J and I had lunch here on Fri 24th Jan. Simple setting, shop is deep inside an arcade (we entered via doors next to Co Thu Quan). Service nice, food came out slowly, but it was ALL made fresh! Free tea was aromatic but not bitter. MASSIVE amount of greens (for wrapping) and herbs (3 sorts), which we polished off! A very spicy nuoc cham-like dipping sauce complimented the first two dishes.
Banh Khot ($13.00) – Yummy Vietnamese mini pancakes with a shrimp in the middle. Savoury but with a touch of sweetness. My favourite dish of the meal.
Mixed platter ($11.00) – Steamed rice cakes w mung bean filling (2 - quite liked these as well). Steamed rice cake discs (4 - nice topping, esp the freshly made garlicky mini croutons). Savoury tapioca dumplings (3 - my least favoured item, as they were very sticky and slightly gelatinous - but had lovely freshly made fried shallots on top).
Prawn (and pork) rice paper rolls ($12.00) – Good. Made fresh (we asked for them without pork, which they kindly did). Nice spicy complex sauce too – tasty.
An authentic Vietnamese restaurant with lovely owners. They only feature the traditional dishes from the Southern part of Vietnam rather having a long and lengthy menus like other typical Viet restaurants. The Banh Xeo comes with lots of fresh veggies
I loveeeeee their rice paper roll so much. I have tried several restaurants and so far this is the best one. The dipping sauce is good, not just plain hoisin. A must try.
I also love the mix dish where you can have a taste of banh beo, it tran & banh bot loc in case you can’t decide between them, like me haha. I like that the sauce has pickled carrots in it, feel like in Vietnam.
The banh hoi nem nuong is also nice.
Customer service is really good and caring. Although a bit slow and don’t accept card payment but they are so friendly and nice so I won’t mind these small inconveniences.
They have been opened for 3 years and the taste never changed a little, which I’m really impressed.
Highly recommend.
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