To be fair there are so many Vietnamese restaurants in Marrickville, it can be hard to decide and Im sure also hard to compete, for them.
Ive driven past this place on many occasions and it always looked busy, so we thought we'd try it out on a rainy Thursday night.
Also to be fair, we rocked up at 8:30pm. I could see the head waiter looked a little crest fallen that we had walked in, at a time which I assume they were hoping to be packing up the kitchen. But, this is Sydney after all, not country NSW so onward and upward we went.
The interior is very well kept. Clean and simple.
Our waiter forgot to bring us water to the table. ( half the room had water, the other half didnt) he also forgot to bring the drinks menu. They are Fully licensed. They also sell Vietnamese Larger. Mine was flat though.
We had 3 different waiters, one of whom, the other explained as "the boy is new" so as to excuse why we hadn't brought us those things. Fair enough. It made me feel slightly sorry for him.
After our last experience at Yen for Viet, and also after reading the short introduction to "how to order Vietnamese food", in the front cover of their menu, we decided to only order one entree this time.
If a Schnitzel is the measure of a pub bistro, I reckon a Bahn Xeo is the measure of a Vietnamese restaurant.
Theirs was really really awesome. The prawns were really fresh and the pork was juicy and tender. It was served with pickled carrot and radish.
They dont have Pho on the menu at all. So dont turn up here if youve got a hankering for that addictive stuff.
Mains were generous and fresh, my only complain being that because the air con was cranked up, the food went cold very quickly.
This place is busy. You would probably need to book on weekends. read more