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| - Pros: Nice seating, Outdoor patio, Fusion food
Cons: Service, Prices
-Ambiance-
A nice place to grab lunch or dinner if you're in the mood for Viet food with a bit of a twist. The service for us was not so great but we could have overlooked that. We had the lunch menu and it offered a good variation. The prices range from 10-28$ for lunch. Tbh a bit pricey for a Vietnamese person who's use to paying less/nothing for her people's food.
-Food-
Coconut Soup: It came with the lunch, you had a choice of soup or papaya salad, I thought it was OK nothing too great. Think of a thai coconut red curry in a lighter soup version with some noodles.
Thai Papaya Salad: This was a solid app, the fresh vegetables are mixed in a well balanced and flavoured sauce. Lacked a little spiciness kick that I'm use to.
Banh Mì: Ok, so I am use to paying 3$ for banh mi so when we ordered this for 14$ I was expecting to be blown away. Unfortunately that was not the case, don't get me wrong it was good but I expected more for the price. The bread is grilled and the whole sandwich was warm.
Catch of the Day aka Octopus /Pieuvre: The dish that saved this place from 3 star rating, so you should kinda get it. It was a serving of grilled octopus served with asparagus, watercress and other vegetable mix. The octopus was tender and well marinated. The dish really did keep true to Vietnamese flavours, from the octopus marinade to the salad vinaigrette to the side dipping sauce. A dish worth its price and worth a revisit.
-Overall-
A step up in price and ambiance from your usual Viet cozy/crazy restaurants. You're paying for a prettier seating plan and a twist on flavours.
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