Mrs Pho at VivoCity

Mrs Pho is not new to those who loves Vietnamese cuisine, especially for pho lovers. With their 2 branches at Rangoon and Beach Road, Mrs Pho has opened their 3rd outlet at VivoCity basement and their latest one at 313 Somerset. With their great reviews going around, we have also decided to give it a try. 

 

We were at their VivoCity outlet. The restaurant is small and cosy with definitely the authentic Viet feel. I love the dark interior and wooden feel with neon lighting. Ordering is self service at the counter. The VivoCity outlet is having 1 for 1 promo for their sharing dishes but were disappointed that many dishes are not available already. It would be better if they crossed out those unavailable menu. We ordered as below:

 

1. Beef combo pho ($13.10) - a bowl of hot piping pho with different beef cuts. The pho was smooth and silly but the broth was really plain. Not sure if this is how authentic pho taste but it's really plain. Would prefer a stronger broth. Rating: 3.2/5

 

2. Dry vermicelli with meat combo ($13.10) - it comes with grilled meatballs, 1 spring roll and grilled pork. Did not like the pork as it was tough. The dish was really plain as well. Rating: 3.2/5

  

3. Grilled chicken ($13.20) - this was the best dish of all. Tenderly grilled chicken thigh with fish sauce. A dish to try. Rating: 4/5

  

4. Stir Fried vegetables ($10.90) - brocoli with cauliflower. Nothing great to shout abt. Rating: 3.5/5

 

The food was served very quickly but rather disappointed with the main dishes. Guess we preferred the stronger tasting pho dishes.

 

A summary of what we had:

Beef combo pho

Dry vermicelli with meat combo

Grilled chicken

Stir Fried vegetables

 

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.3/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: 3.8/5

Ambience: 4/5

 

 

You can locate them here:

Mrs Pho – VivoCity

VivoCity, #B2-29A, 1 Harbourfront Drive, Singapore 098585

Opening hours: 11am – 10pm (Mon – Sun)

https://www.facebook.com/MrsPho/

 

Restaurant - Vietnamese

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O Banh Mi at Tiong Bahru Plaza

It was raining cats and dogs and what's the best on a cold day? Ramen??? This time, Kevin suggested eating pho instead as he preferred something light.

We decided to try O Banh Mi at Tiong Bahru Plaza since it is only a 6 min ride from our office at Queenstown via MRT. There was a short queue when we arrived but was showed to our seats quite quickly by the staff.

Today's menu includes:
1. Grilled chicken dry vermicelli
2. Beef brisket pho
3. Tofu summer roll

Kevin took the pho as he wanted light and soupy stuff on a cold day. Soup base was good. Tasty but yet not too minty and the meat was fresh. I definitely still prefer their dry version. 


The chicken vermicelli was excellent as their homemade sauce was good. 
Chicken tenderly grilled and spring roll crispy and filled with ingredients. 


The tofu summer roll was our appetizer. Tofu wrapped with rice paper and vegetables accompanied by their special sauce. The sauce was sweet with peanuts and tasted delicious.

Overall, O Banh Mi is a good restaurant for Vietnamese food and definitely comparable or even better than Pho Street in terms of noodle texture. The best thing is no gst and service charge.


Items Ordered:
Grilled chicken dry vermicelli
Beef brisket pho
Tofu summer roll

My Overall Ratings:

Food: 4/5
Price: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

O Banh Mi
Tiong Bahru Plaza, 302 Tiong Bahru Road, #02-113, Singapore 168732

Restaurant - Vietnamese

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Pho Street at Westgate

Pho Street is a small Vietnamese restaurant situated at the basement of Westgate. It does not offer as wide variety of food as So Pho but the taste is still commendable.

Ordering of the food is done at the cashier and payment made upfront. We ordered their mango salad with pork belly and prawn and rice crackers as side. For mains, i had grilled chicked dry vermicelli while hubby had grilled pork rice. 

Their mango salad is highly recommended as the marination is just right with the sweet and sour taste. It tasted so good with the pork belly and really addictive. 




The dry vermicelli on the other hand was average as the sauce wasn't tasty enough. A little bland. Hubby's pork rice was good. Pork was well marinated and tender.

Overall, Pho Street serves comparable Vietnamese food as So Pho. However for ambience, So Pho is better as it is more spacious. 


Items Ordered:
Rice Crackers
Mango Salad with Prawn and Pork Belly
Grilled Chicken dry Vermicelli
Grilled Pork Rice

My Overall Ratings:

Food: 4/5
Price: 4/5
Service: 3.5/5
Ambience: 3/5

Restaurant - Vietnamese

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