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| - Food: 2/5
Atmosphere: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Overall experience: 2/5
(1- Terrible; 3- decent; 5- Fantastic)
As some people may have noticed in Calgary, there is an overabundance of Vietnamese Restaurants, and I gave this a 1 star because there are much better places in Calgary to eat at for a cheaper price. Nha Trang in Panatella is overpriced for the quality of food you are getting and portion size. Their prices are equivalent to something you would find in downtown Calgary.
My bf and I were planning on visiting the new bubble tea place, Ten Ren's Tea Time in Panatella but opted for Vietnamese for a real meal. The place is very spacious and upscale compared to most Vietnamese restaurants; black tiled floors and tan walls. There are large murals painted on the walls, and there are plenty of tables and booths to sit in. Despite this, I find their mismatched furniture odd. The service was decent; nothing to complain about.
We started out with a couple imported beers which is fairly cheap compared to what other places charge for beer (around $4/bottle). The first thing that came out of my bf's mouth was how expensive the pho was seeing as how we've eaten cheaper. He ordered the small Nha Trang Deluxe Beef noodle soup (rare cooked beef, brisket, tendon, tripe and beef ball $8.75 (S), $9.75 (L)) and I ordered the small Rare Cooked beef Noodle soup ($8.25 (S), $9.25 (L)). The portion size isn't very big (about a 8in diameter bowl), but was enough to fill us up for the time being. The soup base was pretty bland. I tasted a hint of star anise, but that was about it. My beef was shredded (instead of sliced like every other place I been too) and a little tough.
As for the other items on the menu, your expecting to pay around $7+ for an appetizer, $10 for other soups, $11+ for vermicelli bowl, and $12+ for rice dishes.
Overall, I don't recommend anyone coming here. It is overpriced and the food is not that great.
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