Bau Truong Mounties — Restaurant in Sydney

I tried the fried combination noodles (rice noodles) and grilled pork chops, the latter are a staple of Vietnamese cuisine around these parts. Way too pricey for what they're worth here, though thankfully the serving sizes are decent enough to make up for the price.

I've never had such bad Vietnamese food in my life - the pork chop was weirdly rubbery and tasted like petrol! The noodles were slightly better but all I could really taste was the salt. They didn't have enough "wok air", ie they weren't fragrantly stir-fried enough.

I'm generally not picky about my food, and I was really hungry at the time I first tried this restaurant. Hunger is supposed to be the best spice, yet the food still tasted so terrible. I don't understand how this place is still open or how people find it to be good.

The service was pretty good, but when the cashier asked me whether I wanted rice with the pork chops and I said no, she added it anyways... the rice ended up being a good option though because it made the pork chops a little more bearable.

My standards are quite low when it comes to food and I'm extremely tolerant when it's bad, but even I found this place to be unbearably bad. Definitely not eating at this...

You’ll find Mounties in Mount Pritchard in Sydney’s south west. Established in the 1960s, with an extension opened by Prime Minister Bob Hawke in 1985, the Mount Pritchard & District Community Club has grown with its community and boasts a number of dining options. Bau Truong caught my eye because it once had a Marrickville outpost that made an incredible array of French-Vietnamese small plates. Their menu at Mounties is more traditional: heaving plates of salad, beef noodle soups and mains like pots of spicy coconut prawns ($35) eaten over simple egg and shallot fried rice ($6/bowl).

Pipies ($35.50) with garlic and holy basil was a small dish but the bivalves were plump and expertly handled. My highlight was a generous plate of squid and tamarind salad ($26). It felt like squeezing the last drops of summer with green mango slivers, mint, and tender squid contrasted with batons of crisp green apple to mark the turn of the season. Please note: the dishes here—while still not bad value—are considerably more expensive (up 35%) than the Mounties website led us to believe. We matched this meal with a schooner of Stone & Wood Pacific Ale ($11.50/each) apiece taken on the sunny...

Well presented food with taste to match.

We came here for a nice dinner on Saturday night. I admit it was confusing at first if you are a first comer, as there is no host to welcome you in and direct you to a table, but as soon as you're seated, the service was prompt and friendly.

We ordered the shared soup, salted fried rice, stir fried okra and beef cubes. All were delicious! The presentation and the aroma matched it's taste, and we (a party) of 4 could not finish it all.

The location and ambience was pretty good. Can easily accommodate large parties and families, with an outside seating that has a kids play area and heaters for cold evenings. It is pricier than your average Viet food you get from Cabra and Canley, but it's justified by the size of the meals and the...