5
Evi Puspasari -
3 months ago
I was shopping at Bintang and spotted this place by chance. I checked the reviews and it is 5star based on 130 reviews. We decided to try for lunch and they DO DESERVE 5 STAR ALL THE WAY.
For starter we ordered the fresh spring roll and rice rolls. They kindly exclude pork from the pork-prawn spring rolls (while other Vietnamese restaurants were immediately says No when we asked this). This way we knew the fresh spring rolls are prepared by order. Not ready made! Both starters were fresh and delish!
For main I ordered their best seller beef pho and Bo Bun (but vegetables version). The Vietnamese manager suggested one dish that I can't remember the name and she says it's cheaper than ordering Bo Bun without the beef. To hear this coming from the manager is surprising. Usually the opposite.
The Pho I had was sooooo GOOD and authentic. The broth is boiling hot as it should be and I can tell that it is cooked for morethan 3 hours, plus with generous size of beef toppings! I am a huge fan of Pho and I know how it should taste! This pho ticks everything in my list!
The flan cake came with coconut cream and a super short but strong shot of coffee. It was divine! The coffee was prepared like how it should be. It was short and super strong, as how Vietnamese coffee should be!
I also noticed the staff and the manager knows many of the guests. The waiter and manager were super friendly and really hospitable to each and every one of the guests. My pho was initially served before one starter dish served. The manager, very lovely lady, kindly brought back the pho and made me a new pho when we finished the starters.
What is more surprising to me, having dined in a lot of restaurants in Bali, the chef (mama hanh) came out and check with us (and other tables) if everything is okay. This is SUPER RARE in Bali. We chatted with her briefly and we knew that it wasn't pretentious.
Other Vietnamese restaurants in Bali now has a serious competent contender!
Vietnamese Bistro deserves morethan 5 stars! Highly highly recomended!