We dropped by this place on a Friday night, it's on Hindley Street, there is street parking or there is a hidden paid parking which is located on a side street, you will probably miss it as your drive pass the restaurant, which is about a 2min walk from the place.
Great place for either lunch, dinner or late snack for Vietnamese/Asian food with a trendy bar attached. There are stools to sit or booths. Upstairs were currently renovated at the time when I was there, which will be more room for customers for the night life.
It was moderately busy on a Friday night, the staff were friendly and very busy that night in serving customers. The atmosphere was lovely with the happy customers that were mingling and drinking away at the bar.
The wall is painted and decorated with heart. The owner has presented his family history on the walls, so you have to definitely check it out. Very trendy with history.
I shared the entree, and ordered the quail. Pan fried Quail (Chim Cut Chien Don), marinated perfectly with a side of lemon juice/salt/pepper, tasted exceptionally well. I've had better elsewhere, I've had worse elsewhere. This was middle of the range, editable but still a delight to eat. Thumbs up!
Next I shared the entree of Thai pandan chicken, wrapped in pandan leaf and deep fried until crispy. There was a side of sweet chili sauce for dipping. I removed the pandan leaf, it was still hot and bit into it. It tasted like... chicken :D with the flavours of the pandan, ginger, fish sauce and other spices. YUM!
There are different types of Pho where you can mix and match different types of meat, I chose the Pho Tai Nam. Bò tái (sliced rare steak) and bò nam (flank). The bowl of pho arrived and the broth and bowl was hot, which is how it should be. The Bò tái always are slices that are raw and has to be cooked in the hot broth, so I mixed it in the bowl to allow cooking time. I add the herbs that is provided at the table which are some bean sprouts, mint, basil, coriander and a squeeze of lemon juice to add more flavour to this soup. It was quite filling, the broth was really good and delightful to eat. The soup was light and clear, with the aroma of beef and sliced onions, ginger and other spices. The noodles were fresh, flat and long which filled my belly up. Thumbs up!
For my drink I ordered the avocado smoothie (sinh to bo), which is more of a dessert. It was pale green, rich and creamy, sweet from condensed milk and had consistency to it. Thumbs up!
I'll definitely have to come back again to check out the bar scene and upstairs night life.
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