The best and authentic local food. Almost every local dish in my bucket list in one place! We were served by Roy who is very accommodating and made our experience exceptional! Kim is very welcoming too and has helped us in our choices. Will definitely come back for more!
The food was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. Every dish tasted amazing - and they even had western options for kids. The staff especially Harry - were very welcoming, attentive, and made us feel right at home. The restaurant was clean, comfortable, and had a great atmosphere. Highly recommend!
Googled for Bun Cha in HCMC and this restaurant came up. Looked it up through Google review and was impressed with the high ratings so we went to check it out. Ordered the Bun Cha and Vietnamese pancake to share. When the food came, the presentation looked good but the food was far from how it was presented. First, the pancake’s filling - the pork - was tough, tasteless and unappetizing. We had trouble chewing it as it was simply tough. Had to spit out after chewing as it was just non digestible! Second, the Bun Cha - another terrible dish! The roasted pork was again tough and cold when it came. For the price of this dish, it was totally unacceptable! We complained about the food to the server and they apologized and gave us 10% off on the pancake, not our entire bill despite us sharing our opinion. This review serves to warn potential patrons looking to visit this establishment that the reviews may not reflect the true quality of the food presented. Please filter and choose lowest rating first and read what others wrote! I find it very relevant for the low reviews and felt that I should have done my homework before visiting this place! It’s a tourist trap!
I give 4 stars but do not judge me first. Just read it first till the end. Alright, the location is inside the alley which is super Vietnam vibe. Inside is cozy, staffs are English speaking (Darius one of them) table platting is neat and proper. We try the Pho Ga and Fresh grilled chicken spring roll. Both amazing! You can taste the freshness of the soup as well as the spring roll. For drinks, we got hot ginger tea (which i dont drink cos instead of loose leaf or teabag version it was literally ginger slice. No offence. It just too strong for my tummy) then fresh coconut (it fresh but not young coconut, so you know what to expect). Okay, last but not least the reason of 4 stars was the overpriced. Well since its tourist place and indeed more foreigner here rather than local as customers.
Was a bit too hungry hence didn't take much picture of the food. Had a feast consisting of banh xeo (star of the night), pomfret, bun cha and tofu with salted egg. They also had fresh coconuts, so we had to have that. Darius was very helpful, including showing us how to wrap the banxeo. He was also very attentive and spoke great english, so communication was not an issue at all. The whole experience of walking through an alley way to get to the restaurant was great, booking was seamless and video instruction was very helpful. It was a hole in the wall which delivered more than it promised. Highly recommend, although price was on higher side for HCMC! However it's really about the ambience, experience and to be honest air conditioning. Card was also accepted :)
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