5/5 Qoo Nguyen (. 1 year ago on Google • 6 reviews
I’m
bit
confused
why
this
gem
of
a
restaurant
‘only’
has
4.3
stars
at
the
time
I
write
this
review.
Compared
to
other
Vietnamese
restaurants
this
is
actually
quite
low
and
I
really
don’t
see
why
the
score
would
be
like
this.
Food
was
really
good
and
100%
AUTHENTIC
+
extra
points
for
offering
Northern
Vietnamese
style
Ambience:
It’s
a
very
pretty
restaurant
with
quite
modern
interior
design.
Authenticity:
Regarding
the
food
my
friends
and
I
ordered
I
can
assure
that
this
is
as
authentic
as
it
gets.
It’s
exactly
how
I
grew
up
having
it
and
how
I
would
make
it
for
myself
at
home.
It’s
very
common
for
restaurants
to
try
reducing
costs
by
cutting
ingredients
at
the
expense
of
authenticity
and
flavour.
This
was
not
the
case
at
all.
I
feel
obliged
to
say
that
we
only
had
rice
vermicelli
(Bun)
dishes
since
those
are
typical
for
summer
since
the
dish
is
not
hot.
So
if
anybody
is
looking
for
Pho
I
can’t
guarantee
if
it’s
just
as
good.
Food:
Some
of
the
lower
scoring
reviews
report
that
the
dishes
are
bland,
have
too
much
salad
or
are
too
small.
I
can’t
confirm
any
of
these
claims.
I
suspect
that
those
customers
just
didn’t
know
how
you’re
supposed
to
eat
Bun
(rice
vermicelli).
My
friends
and
I
had
3
different
Bun
dishes
(1x
grilled
pork
belly,
2x
minced
meat
wrapped
in
La
Lot,
1x
Beef)
and
we
all
finished
the
greens
that
come
with
the
dish.
The
greens
are
not
really
meant
to
be
eaten
separately
like
a
salad
but
rather
with
the
noodles+meat+fish
sauce.
But
hey,
you
do
you.
One
of
my
friends
thought
the
dip
was
a
bit
on
the
salty
side
so
it
really
wasn’t
bland
at
all
but
rather
a
sign
that
they
don’t
dilute
the
fish
sauce
with
too
much
water.
Regarding
the
size
you
can
see
on
the
photo
that
they’re
really
generous
with
the
pork
belly.
The
meals
were
filling
for
all
of
us
(3
men
and
1
woman).
I
do
see
that
some
really
big
people
might
want
to
eat
more
but
I
think
all
in
all
these
are
very
reasonable
and
healthy
portion
sizes.
Service:
We
went
on
a
Saturday
afternoon
and
it
wasn’t
too
crowded.
Most
tables
outside
were
occupied
but
we
were
the
only
ones
inside.
The
staff
was
really
friendly
and
food
came
fast
too.
Some
people
mention
that
the
food
is
really
slow
when
it’s
full
and
I
actually
find
that
plausible
because
the
tables
are
actually
quite
close
to
each
other
so
the
restaurant
can
potentially
seat
a
lot
of
people
and
it
does
seem
a
bit
ambitious.
However
during
our
visit
service
was
flawless.
Prices:
This
is
always
a
tricky
topic.
I
personally
think
that
the
prices
were
more
than
appropriate.
Let’s
not
forget
that
everything
got
a
lot
more
expensive
in
the
recent
years
and
that
people’s
idea
of
how
much
food
costs
might
be
warped.
Ingredients+utility+rent+staff+tax
are
not
cheap
and
gastronomers
also
need
to
make
a
living.
If
you
just
take
the
ingredients
alone
for
the
dishes
we
ordered
it
really
wasn’t
expensive
at
all.
Nonetheless
I
do
agree
that
the
price
isn’t
exactly
cheap
either
but
cheap
food
has
become
rare
nowadays.
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