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Gwailoguru Rating: 4/10 (Vietnamese)*In One Simple Sentence:*Once perfect Viet Place, going downhill since last year, some food still good*Insider Tip:*The Pandan Leaf wrapped Beef and the Tomato PhoVisiting Details:Cuisine: VietnameseFood rating: 6/10Service: 3/10Ambiance: 5/10Price: HK$150 paxServing Tab Water/Tea: Yes-NoEnglish Menu: YesWhat we really liked:As usual the Pandan Leaf wrapped Beef, the softshell crab spring rolls and the Phos are very goodAnd what not:The service personnel was a
*In One Simple Sentence:*
Once perfect Viet Place, going downhill since last year, some food still good
*Insider Tip:*
The Pandan Leaf wrapped Beef and the Tomato Pho
Visiting Details:
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Food rating: 6/10
Service: 3/10
Ambiance: 5/10
Price: HK$150 pax
Serving Tab Water/Tea: Yes-No
English Menu: Yes
What we really liked:
As usual the Pandan Leaf wrapped Beef, the softshell crab spring rolls and the Phos are very good
And what not:
The service personnel was amazingly rude today, the overall quality of the food has decreased since our first visit 4 years ago
Summary:
Service
Holy!! If we wouldn't have had half our orders served already, the 6 of us would have walked back out straight away. It all went fine until one of our orders was wrong, no big deal usually, we've learned in the last 5 years that the language barrier especially with the personnel sometimes can lead to misunderstandings, but usually those are clarified quick and in a normal manner. So what happened?
We ordered our all time favourite "Pandan Beef", and the waiter understood "Pepper Beef", no biggy, when he came with the wrong dish we clarified and thought all good, however, 2 seconds later he simply places the dish on our table, tells us we ordered it, he is not wrong, and left. We all sat at out table like this O___O.
So we asked him to please take the dish next time he passed, but he started accusing us of ordering wrong and pretty much started an argument in the middle of Nha Trang, scolding us for our mistake, he was very persistent on the fact that it was OUR mistake and he was right. By then the whole restaurant was looking to our table because he was talking so loud, we were stunned as we never gotten approached by a waiter in such a manner, we just wanted to enjoy the evening as usual (we are regulars at Nha Trang since 4 years), so to just get it over with we complied, but he still continued to talk loud as us, on how to proper order, walking away (finally) still swearing at us.
The Place
Nha Trang is a long established Vietnamese Restaurant in the heart of Central between LKF and Soho, it draws big crowds and you have to be prepared to wait up to 30mins, they wont let you to your table until your whole group is present, means you cant chop a table and hold it until everyone arrives.
The interior is bright and we like the big windows to the street. However eating at the long tables (not the regular ones) can be disturbing as they cramp as many people on it as possible, personal space = 0.
The FoodThe Food is Vietnamese but with a European twist, making it easier for the many Caucasians (including me) to order, A lot of fried dishes and very meat centered. The drinks are not Vietnamese at all (even if it says so). The coffee used to be good but I got it served tasting burned twice in a row now.
PhosWe usually order at least two Phos when we eat in here, because their broth is usually very flavourful and tasty. Same this time. If you go with the Beef and the Tomato Pho you cant go wrong much. Just share with your party of friends.
Soft Shell RollGood, another item we always order, comes fresh and with great flavours.
Papaya Salad with Pork NeckUsed to be one of our favourites, but this time the salad itself wasn't really crisp any more, the pork neck was ok quality, although not the best one either, will probably pass this dish the next time
Stuffed Squid and Fried Spring RollBoth ok, but average, however decently priced you cant do much wrong here.
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