Cisne — Restaurant in Cooma

Edit: On my recent visit, December 2023 the pho is no longer gluten free. I asked for long black coffee in a normal cup to dine in and was given it in a takeaway cup (hard to hold, waste of plastic and too hot, there is a reason why I specifically asked for dine in coffee!) Disappointed about the soups no longer being gluten free (due to chicken powder, I was told, why put that in when 15% of the population cant eat wheat?) I ordered a noodle salad. I got a very bland and boring bowl with no fork or chopsticks for $23. Coupled with all the tables being completely filthy, I sat at a dirty table and had to try and clean it myself as the staff watched me. If you can't keep your tables clean, what does the kitchen look like?

I'm devastated as my previous 4 visits here were excellent but if they can not cater to GF, nor put coffee in a cup, for $23, I won't be returning ever again.

5 stars in February 2023: popped in for a pre hike feed recently and ordered the spicy beef noodle soup and the pho. I've eaten alot of pho and this was really up there! I would have liked some lemon or fresh chilli, but flavour wise it was actually perfection. 👌

We loved it so much we will be purposefully driving back home that way to get another bowl! 🙌

The coffee...

At first I loved this little restaurant, I had the most amazing Pho Beef soup. However, since my first visit the quality of the Pho has gone down dramatically, namely because they started using meat from a can, rather than the fresh thin slices of beef they originally used. It's such a shame, because being a local who moved from Sydney close to 2 years ago, it was so nice to have a Vietnamese restaurant to go to. I've gone back 3 times since our first experience, and each time I've been more and more disappointed. It's especially disappointing being that the Pho Beef soup at $19 is the most expensive Pho I've ever had, you would think being so much more expensive than anywhere else that you would get the best quality Pho, not a cost...

It’s always a good sign when you have to wait to have your order taken as the place is packed. My wife and I often have lunch here and as usual, the quality of the food and customer service is great. The crispy pork belly noodle bowl and bao buns are our go to favorite. Ken and his team provide the best Vietnamese Street food in the region. The meals are priced very reasonably too. I was never a fan of anything other than an egg n bacon roll, but the menu here has changed my mind.

We would definitely recommend stopping here on your way through...