Louise and I got in pretty late to Montreal and needed somewhere to eat - not much was open within walking distance of where we were staying. So we went to Pho Bang.
It was pretty underwhelming. We both got Pho. I got the Pho Bang, and Louise got a basic Pho (I don't remember exactly which). Neither were very good.
In particular, the broth just isn't up to par. It's not fatty enough (tasted more like it was made from a store-bought chicken stock than from a good beef/bone stock). It also wasn't well seasoned. In other words, fairly bland.
The meats in the Pho were ok, but really, they weren't great either (a bit too thickly cut).
Louise and I are a bit spoiled because we spend a lot of time in San Jose, California, where the Pho is generally very good, and we also have a friend who has made for us what I still consider to be my personal standard for Pho.
But despite all that, I wasn't asking for Pho Bang to be amazing - just a yummy late meal after flying all day. Unfortunately, I was not particularly impressed.