Being Vietnamese myself (north-bucky) I didn't find the food up to par with my standards. As for the 7 course beef meal, I've had this home cooked as well as in Vietnam, and I found that the courses lacked flavour.
1. The vinegar beef
- beef was okay. Not the best. Could not taste much of the vinegar. The sauce was horrible. It tasted fishy and bland. It was not at all sweet and salty like it should be.
2. The beef salad
- too much chili flakes and the beef was over cooked by the lemon juice. There was no "fresh" taste. It was just overall spicy.
3. Cha la lot ( beef wrapped in leaves)
- bland, wasn't fried enough so the leaves weren't crispy.
4. Beef Sausages
- good, flavourful. Except the skin, you taste that... how do I explain this. You know when fish tastes fishy, well the sausage had this after taste that was like a pig pen in your mouth. .... :)
5. Beef satay?
- dry, spicy as heck!
6. Beef congee
- it is what it is. There were ginger in it which was a nice touch
7. Beef with green peppers
- dry
Overall, it is different and something nice to just experiance. Food wise, not so great. The place is really small and you can feel like an outsider if you aren't vietnamese. However they do speak fluent English and are nice so that's a bonus. Its hard to find a good authentic Vietnamese restaurant unless you are in the "crowd" so good luck people!