bistro nguyen's

a bustling little bistro withgreatatmosphere, attentive staff, and delicious fresh food. the pho is unreal. if you're in the area you must try it.

what wonderful service and foodgreatmenu. outstanding surroundings very relaxing pleasant nice nice. greatlocation near city centre buses and new tram service

canberra doesn't generally have a big asian community therefore the asian restaurants aren't thatgreat- but this is the best pho you'll get here. the combination pho soup is pretty flavourful, definitely not the best if you've been to syd/melb, but it's still pretty alright.
have tried the rice dishes and you can't go wrong with those so 👍.
would recommended going here for a good viet meal.

repeat visit tonight, having eaten there last night and seen so much on the menu that warranted a second try.   not disappointed. greatfood,greatstaff andgreatvalue.

had a nice pho, wonderfully presented with plenty of fillings and fresh toppings. the broth seemed a bit young, need to be matured more...but certainly edible!greatlively armosphere.

it's a very popular vietnamese restaurant in city.if you wanna try typical asian food then it is here.noodles aregreatand affordable(about $15 pp).pretty friendly service and waiters can give you some recommendations if you can't choose which dishes.

the place has a cool vibe and service wasgreat- however, i'd call the pho average. the flavours were muddled and a bit plain - i wouldn't go again but i wouldn't complain if someone took me.

great, no-fuss, affordable vietnamese in civic. the honey sweet potatoes are agreatentree, as are the beef spring rolls. it's a nicely decorated space. love the pho!

it'sgreatto have another dine-in vietnamese option in the heart of the city - particularly for a warming weekday lunch. the pho at bistro nguyen's is pretty good - the broth is tasty (without being the best i've had) and the beef is nice and soft. they've got a good variety of dishes too, and are pretty good at catering for a big group.

went there on the weekend. now i have not been to vietnam so i cannot say for sure if the food is authentic but it was certainly good! i ordered the pho with the mix (beef, tripe, tendons and meatballs) and it was quality, the stock had depth, the beef was not overdone and neither were the noodles. the crab spring rolls (some seasonal special that isn't on the menu) weregreattoo and only cost a dollar more than the regular ones. coconut juice was pretty standard but i'm just nitpicking at this point. would visit again.

don't be a spoiled brat: bistro nguyen's is great. i've been here more times than i can count. apart from having some sort of divine pho recipe, the place is friendly and the staff are lovely unless they're too flat out to breathe. be patient with them, they're clearly new to the restaurant game but they've got agreatrecipe and they've always done their best to fix mistakes when they've made them, although i would say this to anyone having a go at them: you try running a busy restaurant in a second language. that is, if you can even speak a second language.

disappointing experience. my boyfriend and i were really keen to try this place - i grew up not far from footscray in melbourne and am always on the lookout forgreatvietnamese food. the place, while not quiet, was by no means bustling when we arrived. we walked in and sat down without being greeted; had to ask for menus after waiting about 10 minutes.
after ordering we waited about 20 minutes, then one dish arrived. i say "one dish", but it was pho, and the customary bean sprouts, herbs, lemon and chilli used to flavour the dish (which other people around me were using with gusto) hadn't been brought. we then waited at least another 15 minutes for the other dish, while mine grew cold as i waited out of politeness/for the herbs; we watched people who had just walked in being served pho and stirfries without waiting even 10 minutes. even after the other dish had arrived, the herbs still hadn't. i finally asked and was brought a skimpy dish of a small handful of bean sprouts and one sprig of vietnamese mint.
the place was pretty, but my boyfriend noticed a missing bit of floor exposing a broken pipe under our table. the kids of one of the waitstaffers were hanging out and eating and playing with ipads in the restaurant - this was fine, and it was also fine when one of them first came by to show us a toy he was playing with. by the fourth time this happened we were actually hoping to just be able to hang out and chat, and getting cheekily elbowed on purpose was not exactly enjoyable; we weren't there to babysit. i know there probably wasn't another option; i just wish they could have been a bit more polite and less intrusive.
the prices were relatively cheap for civic, but not for vietnamese food in general. you can get better, cheaper, faster food with infinitely better service at pho phu quoc in dickson, or even at the vietnamese bakery at the fyshwick markets. there may be fewer hip, upcycled wood tables and hanging lanterns, but under the circumstances i reckon we could go without.
i sincerely hope for the owners' sake this was just an off day/learning experience and a once off for the restaurant. based on our experience we won't be returning and definitely wouldn't recommend.

best viennamese in canberra. i've been here twice already and i feel confident in saying this is the best vietnamese i've had in canberra!
the service isgreatand the food is delicious