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ATMOSPHERE: Nice décor, dim lighting, very spacious despite the dark interior that makes it seem small - the tables are spaced out well. There are 2 dining rooms. Good for smaller groups/parties. I was in a party of 5.
SERVICE: Good but slow. They seemed under-staffed as our server took care of many tables. They had lots of bus boy/girls bringing out the food. But the actual server was so busy, he didn't refill our drinks in time - we had to ask a few times before we finally got our refills.
PRICE: Very reasonable. Not expensive but not cheap either.
FOOD: They have a huge menu. So it's good for parties where tastes differs. We ordered 4 items for our party of 5...
1. Appetizer Platter (mini spring rolls, shrimp rolls, crispy wontons, mango salad, satay chicken skewers): was all right. Nothing spectacular, but hits the spot for fried appies.
2. 1.5lb Basil Lobster on crispy fried noodle, in ginger & green onion sauce: The lobster was pretty fresh! The meat was sweet and juicy.
3. Viet style Curry Lamb: Flavour of curry was fantastic - but the sauce itself was too watery. Would've liked it to be thicker. The lamb came in bite-sized chunks which was fine for eating with rice. I'm a big fan of lamb so I may be biased - but I didn't think it was gamey at all. Con to this dish: you have to order the rice separately.
4. Curry Crab with bread: This was the BEST dish of the evening. And whether it was planned that way - it was served to us last. It was finger-lickin' good. The curry was thick with some crab meat already mixed into it. The crab itself is served whole, with legs already separated. Tools are given to you to break them down into smaller pieces, as most places do.
They only give you one roll to share. So we (between all 5 of us) had to order 2 more rolls of bread to polish off the curry and crab.
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