Delicious sandwiches. Had the pork crackling and the Peking duck sandwiches. But the star is their beef pho. So delicious and no MSG, yay!!! I think they were only offering the pho for a limited time tho. Please bring it back!!! I am addicted!
Once again, I found myself in need of a quick lunch. This time, I didn't even make it to World Square, and instead settled on Banh Mese, having enjoyed banh mi rolls in the past at other restaurants.
I arrived at a peak time when the line was almost out the door. Despite this busyness, however, the production line system worked effectively, and I had my crackling pork roll within 5-10 minutes of joining the queue.
As for the roll itself - it was pretty tasty - nothing amazing, but quite good, and better than many other similar sandwich-type dishes you could buy in the city. The baguette roll was fresh, as was the salad filling (cucumber, carrots, coriander and shallots). The hoisin sauce and chilli provided a good salty and lightly spiced flavour. The pork was also tender, and indeed, had a crispy, crackling skin, however, it would have been nice if a bit more was included!
Overall, Banh Mese isn't life changing, but it will give you a tasty, fast, and reasonably priced lunch.
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I'm Vietnamese and so I'm extra picky about Viet food. I am happy to say that this place is legit. Yum!!
Pros: very friendly, fast, and great customer service. We had the Duck Banh Mi sandwich and it was sooooooo good!!!!!! Just perfect flavors. Duck was juicy and perfectly cooked and not fatty :-) yum!! They put a large portion of duck in the sandwich too which I appreciated. Ingredients were all fresh, carrots had a nice crunch, and all flavors well balanced. Banh mi Prices were average/inexpensive. The restaurant interior was new, clean, casual vibe, very cute, decorated with lots of colorful beautiful lanterns and decor was modern.
Cons: the pork crackling banh mi was too fatty. I prefer my pork crackling to have a lot of meat and little fat. For this reason, I subtracted half of a star on my rating. Overall flavors of pork crackling sandwich was good though.
Unsure: I had my sandwich to go ("take away") so I can't tell if they bread was toasted. Next time I eat here, I will have to ask for "toasted" cuz I like my bread hot and crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. I can't rate them on the bread cuz I took it home and by then, my bread was not crunchy so it might have been my fault. Bread had great flavors though!
We will definitely come back for the duck sandwich and look forward to trying their other meats. I plan to bring my friends too!! I found this spot on a Groupon and they honored my voucher with friendliness :-)
Absolutely delicious pork crackling rolls, with extra chillies which you can ask the friendly and helpful staff to add for you, if you are brave enough. The duck rice paper rolls are also very tasty, and are served with hoisin sauce, so it has a bit of that peking duck yumminess!! Best to come a bit earlier for lunch, otherwise they tend to sell out.
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Everyone loves a good bánh mi don't they? I can't get enough of them, they are just divine and a simple, cheap, lunch option packed with incredible flavours.Â
The lovely peeps from Banh Mese in the CBD invited me in to check out their venue and have some lunch - and me likey. The venue is a small and well laid out outlet on Liverpool St, lovely lanterns hang from the roof and the place feels welcoming and very clean.
I had a Vietnamese Coffee and a Peking Duck Bánh Mi. Roasted aromatic duck, hoisin sauce, mayo, cucumber, pickled carrots and daikon, shallots, coriander and chilli. All up for the bánh mi and the coffee - $15-. Impressive for a CBD lunch meal. They only have about six to choose from but they are impressive and varied - my next trip will be to try the Funky Chicken - then the Crackling Pork - then the Steak - will most likely skip the vegetarian one but the original looks nicely traditional and after that I can repeat :).
Lucky for me they are right near my head office so I will be back for more.
I really like this place. The chicken is great. The duck's great too. The pate is really nice. Really hope this place survives. Ray of light in a fairly bland part of town.
If you need a quick banh mi fix, Banh Mese offers a choice of the popular Vietnamese pork rolls, all reasonably priced.
You can take out, or choose to dine in at this intimate but contemporary restaurant.
Bahn mese takes the humble Bahn mi and adds a touch of wonderful, with variations such as Peking duck and funky chicken. I tried the former, which was delicious. No complaints on the food front but the setting needs a little work. Despite the colourful lanterns it feels a bit sterile and uninviting. These are teething problems however, the all important food is excellent and no doubt the rest will be worked out as they settle in and find their groove.
Good value $10 pork rolls that taste excellent and are fresh. Queue moves quickly and there is some inside seating.
They use the Stamp Me reward system but only stamp once no matter how many rolls you purchase.
Matt Cornell (The Mattmosphere)
+5
Delicious!!! I got the crackling and loved it. $10 is twice as much in price than most banh mi BUT it is at least twice as good. I'm definitely coming back for more tomorrow. The rolls are especially good, crunchy but not a too thick crust that cuts your mouth. Also, customizations are welcome. No chili, extra chili, whatever you want 😋
Pork roll with crackling is the go to for me. The in-house baked Vietnamese rolls elevate the freshness and crunchiness. The chilli is applied evenly so that you don't get those "holy cr*p it burns!" moments...
Delicious sandwiches. Had the pork crackling and the Peking duck sandwiches. But the star is their beef pho. So delicious and no MSG, yay!!! I think they were only offering the pho for a limited time tho. Please bring it back!!! I am addicted!
Their Vietnamese pork roll is tasty! Price is quite high but seems as normal as it is located in the city. Come back soon!
Quick and delicious pork roll and rice paper rolls!
enjoyed the peking duck roll my granddaughter liked the funky chicken roll "best roll I've had poppy" also pork roll yum
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