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2010-08-05
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We've walked past it countless times but never thought of trying it because it just looked a little... well, not very authentic, more like a local cha chaan teng masquerading as a Viet place. But after reading the reviews here we thought we'll give it a try, why not.The restaurant is tucked away behind the computer stores and an Indo mart. The decor is unassuming to say the least, though the window booths gives you a pretty good view of Queen's Road/Shui Hang Hau St. if you're into people watchi
The restaurant is tucked away behind the computer stores and an Indo mart. The decor is unassuming to say the least, though the window booths gives you a pretty good view of Queen's Road/Shui Hang Hau St. if you're into people watching. The menu was more extensive than I thought, with a good selection of appetisers, salads, veggies, rice, noodles, and a few curry choices. Their specialty as gleamed from the paper place mats are rice paper rolls and to my delight they had prawns, pork, viet pork, soft shell crab, veggies and a couple more fillings to choose from. They also had a mixed selection for those who can't make up their minds. Sadly, the dessert section was disappointing, with 4 choices of sago, glutinous rice, sago with corn in different combos. Drinks and specialty drinks were abundant but at $20-29 a pop, it was relatively more expensive than the food.
We had a spring roll (4 pieces) that came with herbs and fresh lettuce to wrap around with. The skin was light and crispy, the rolls were not greasy at all, and the inside was piping hot and still moist. The lettuce made a fresh contrast to the rolls and dipped in sauce, it was a great way to whet up our appetite. The rice paper rolls with prawn was surprisingly delicious, and I especially appreciated the chewiness of the rice paper. The prawns were cut up into smaller pieces, which means although not looking at spectacular as a whole prawn stuffed in it, it was more manageable in smaller bite size. The roll was firmly wrapped and kept its form after biting into and chewing off it. The kale with spicy sauce (ma lai jaan) was a little salty but overall was acceptable as a large portion of green, crunchy veg. The shredded chicken mixed with vermicelli was a good sized dish, with succulent and finely shredded chicken that was devoid of fat/cartilage/unknown bits of glob. If you have it with the set and add $6 for a cold drink, it works out cheaper than ordering a drink on its own. We gave the dessert a miss and my bf had a viet coffee.
As for service, it was above standard for a place of this calibre. The waitress was polite and allowing us to take our time to browse the menu, also recommending dishes like the rice paper rolls. The waiter was a young man who diligently refilled our cups with hot water or tea, placed an extra dish of napkins for us, and changed our dishes halfway through without being intrusive. Since there weren't too many people there, we took our time through dinner and sat around and chatted for a while longer too without being given The Look. Above all, no 10% service charge, but given the service and quality of food (and so cheap too), you'll gladly put down some spare change.
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