Reviews for Pho Truc Lien in Orléans, ON
WORST "Vietnamese" food I've ever had. My wife and I ordered for takeout and was told the wait would be an hour. I ordered the... "Bun Bo Hue" in which the girl taking our order refered to as the oriental soup. I should've hung up then and there but wewanted to give them a shot. If you see the pictures, I received a toddler size serving of noodles and meat. Furthermore, thisis the wrong type of noodles and meat for bun Bo hue. The soup was also incorrect; just a generic lemongrass tasting broth. Mywife ordered the beef vermicelli and received the same toddler serving of noodles and few slivers of dry meat. 3/4 of the mealwas beansprouts and cabbage; awesome if you are vegan I suppose. I hate bashing restaurants but this was an EXTREMELY sad,disappointing and overpriced meal. I almost feel offended we received what we did. I honestly don't even think the owner isVietnamese based on what they serve. Read more
TLDR: If you want to be served a medium pho after paying for and expecting a standard extra large pho like the ones that are... served at other vietnamese restaurants in Ottawa, come to Pho Truc Lien. My first and last time here. Just ordered an "extralarge" soup for take out and was given about a liter of broth with little meat mixed in, along with a small container of clumpyand crumbling noodles. I ask one of the employees if they made a mistake and if they gave me a small or medium soup instead andhe answers no, then points at the top of the styrofoam container and says: when it's extra large we fill it to the top, whenit's large we fill it here (pointing 1 centimeter lower) when it's medium we fill it here and so on. Go to other vietnameserestaurants in Ottawa and the difference between extra large and small is a full container of broth, not a couple centimeters ofliquid. Same with the meat or the noodles, other places give you extra containers when you order extra meat or noodles. Andwhat's up with the fried wontons? There's barely any filling in them, check out the attached picture.. Paid 50$ for a soup, twoorders of spring rolls and some fried wontons (calling these things wontons is a stretch) Read more
Was craving some fresh authentic Vietnamese food tonight! Our dinner was not only fresh, but so flavourful and super delicious.... Huge shoutout to Pho Truc Lien in Orleans, ON for satisfying my craving and making our meal unforgettable. I will absolutely beback!! Chicken Pad Thai, shrimp salad rolls (rice wrap rolls) with amazing peanut sauce and the vermicelli dish all 5 STARS.Highly recommend if in the area, truly an awesome Vietnamese take out experience! Read more
Always a great experience eating here at Pho Truc Lien, everything taste fresh and the food is very filling, I always get the... beef soupe P08, with meat balls, slice of pork, rare beef and slices of beef well done. The broth is so good and it helps mewhen I'm congested. There's a great selections of authentic Vietnamese dishes and some specialty Thai dishes as well. Go trythem out!!!! Read more
I have eaten at well over 100 Vietnamese restaurants in my life. If I have learned one thing, it's that you very rarely go wrong... with the mom and pop organizations. Such was the case at Pho Truc Lien. While the restaurant is found in a fairly old building,don't be deceived by the somewhat rough exterior. Inside, it is clean, tastefully decorated, and super-chill. It seemed that thestaff were all family, and were all very friendly, prompt, and professional. The food was fresh and delicious . You could tellthat it was prepared with the attention to detail that you would not necessarily find in one of the Vietnamese chainrestaurants. I will definitely be going back and recommending it to others. Read more
This is a nice, quiet restaurant - good for families. It wasn't busy at all when we went on a Thursday night. The service is... quite good. I don't think the food was that outstanding, despite all the good reviews. I would suggest ordering pho here insteadof the other dishes. Read more
Family owned Vietnamese restaurant. Friendly service with a smile. The food were served efficiently with reasonable time. The... prices were fair or reasonable for the quality of their food. The pho tastes wonderful and good portion. Located within a shortdrive from the hotel I'm staying. There's parking available for their customers. Popular to locals. Is a must to visit whenstaying nearby. Good food experience. Read more
Extremely disappointed with this restaurant. We ordered takeout and explained the amount of people in the household. For $100... worth of food the portion size was incredibly small. When calling they said post a review about how I feel therefore here I amposting a review. The taste of everything was horrible as well, I hope everyone will read this before considering ordering fromthis establishment. Read more