烤豬頸肉 Roasted Pork Neck ($32)
The meat had a tender texture and it came with a nice charcoal flavor
, but the amount of oil in the meat was overwhelming for me and all I can say about this dish is "我接受唔到囉" (I can't accept it). [4/10]
法式鮮茄牛坑腩金邊粉 French Tomato Beef Rice noodles ($32)
The appearance of this noodle dish was quite appealing and my friend said it tasted quite good. Since I did not try it, so I am in no position to give additional comment.
越南火車頭牛肉湯河粉 Rare Sliced Beef Phở ($40)
The quality of this beef noodle was up to the standard, but the soup base can be improved. In comparison to the phở from phở house in the US, it is only adequate. [6/10]
烤雞排撈檬 Roasted Chicken Bún ($34)
After mixing the 魚露 on the table with the noodles, I have to admit that the quality of the noodle was quite good as it didn't stick together in chunks and the flavor of the 魚露 really complemented the noodles. However, it had the same issue with the 烤豬頸肉, the grill chicken was soaked in oil and it left a coat of oil in my mouth even after I left the restaurant. If I only had this dish today, I would have to give this place a 喊. As for the other 撈檬 that my friends ordered (雞絲札肉撈檬 and 春卷札肉撈檬),I was informed that they were quite tasty. [3/10]
越式小食拼盆 Appetizer Platter ($60)
This platter was a mixture of good and evil. The shell of the egg rolls were fried very well and the fresh vegetable within gave it a refreshing crunch. However, the chicken wings were the same as the roasted pork neck and the grill chicken. they were too oily and I could not taste the chicken at all; it was just a very oily piece of meat with bones. Even my friend who loves chicken wings said that they weren't up to standard. [5/10]
越南蔗蝦 Grilled shrimp on sugar cane ($38)
The fried shrimp paste was quite tender and along with the sauce, this was quite a delicious appetizer. [8/10]
牛油果芒果軟殼蟹米紙卷 Mango Soft Shell Crab Spring Roll with Avocado ($48)
The soft shell crab in this dish was fried with good timing and it wasn't too oily. The only downside was the mint leaf within, however, perhaps we were just not used to this kind of flavor. After removing the mint leaf, the taste of this appetizer improved quite a bit.
[7/10]
Overall, this is a nice restaurant to relax in the summer heat and have a quick bite. The service was very good and I can see that the owner has put in a lot of effort into running this restaurant. I just hope that the quality of certain dishes mentioned will improve in the future.
P.S. One word of advice, a glass of water for the guest would be highly appreciated.
