Pho Anh Vu — Restaurant in Montreal

The first and also the last one I visited this restaurant. First of all, the decoration is gorgeous and amazing. The green parts everywhere, it makes me feel fresh and cool. I really love it. However, it's not enough to keep me coming back. The waiting time was reasonable. It took about 10 15 mins to be seated. We have 2 people, my friend and me. After seating at the table, we were forgotten. Meanwhile, the couple next to us were served carefully, although they came after us. There was no menu, no water until we asked the server. The table is too small; utensils, sauces, napkins.... take half of the space. I feel like that one is the preparation table. We kept waiting after the menu brought until we remind the server to take our order. So it's done for the first part. My friend was served the Bún Bo Hue. The taste is not so bad (I tasted a bit), personally I see the smell and the flavor of the shrimp paste too strong to eliminate the flavor of the beef broth and the lemongrass (There was no beef bones flavor at all). Another funny thing is that my order came when my friend almost finished his BBH. That's a very nice way of serving 2 people in the restaurant. I REALLY APPRECIATE that. My order is the Fish soup. With a scale of 5, this soup gets 2 points. The broth is over sour, with no taste of fish in the broth, just the chicken bones. The topping is 5 piecs of fried fish paste and 2 pieces of fried fish. These all are too over fried, too dried. The fried fish paste has too much flour. It's not worthy for $20 (not recommend for who really likes northern authentic Vietnamese food). When I finished (my friend finished for a while), I didn't know my friend paid for our bill. I came to the cash to ask for the payment. The cashier didn't know if my table was paid, even the server didn't know where I was seated. I paid one more time and go. Of course after that we came back to ask for the refund, and it certainly was. The brand "Phở Anh Vũ is famous in Toronto and I'm so glad to see it in Montreal, but it's completely different. I feel disappointed for the 1st time and never thought I would...

We just discovered Pho Anh Vu, a newly opened Vietnamese restaurant that's raising the bar in Montreal. What immediately stands out is its exceptional cleanliness - it's by far the cleanest Vietnamese restaurant I've ever visited, right down to their spotless washroom. The entrance feels more like an upscale coffee shop, with warm and welcoming decor that draws you in.

Their rib pho is absolutely outstanding. As someone who's had this dish in Toronto, I'm thrilled it's finally available in Montreal. The portion is surprisingly generous - we had to share! Two large ribs come with meat so tender you can effortlessly spoon it off the bone. They serve an additional bowl of soup with a bone with plenty of tender tendons. What really sets them apart is their broth - you can tell it's genuine by its rich, deep color. Unlike many places that rely heavily on MSG (leaving you thirsty afterward), this is clearly a real, well-made consommé.

The mango salad with grilled shrimp was equally impressive - fresh and perfectly complementing the pho. A special mention goes to their homemade spice sauce condiments - they offer four different varieties ranging from pure garlic to chili dips. The spiciest one caught me by surprise, but it was so delicious I couldn't resist adding more!

From now on, this will be my go-to spot for Vietnamese pho in Montreal, and I'll be enthusiastically recommending it to visitors. It's refreshing to find such an authentic, high-quality Vietnamese restaurant that pays attention to...

This review is based on multiple experiences to this place. I went for lunch, diner and on week-end numerous times. A few weeks after it opens, food was great, service was on part with the type of more "high end" pho. Staff was there to see if all is good. Things have gone downward since. There's no service, they take your order and you don't see them again unless you call them, acknowledgment is not their strong suit anymore. You basically give 15% to get your soup/dish and that it. So only one large soup would cost you around ~26$ with tax and tips included.

What about the food? This was one of the place that was generous in meat, had condiment where other place didn't have. The noddle was fresh or at least it was really different from other places. Now the meat is not as generous, it doesn't taste as fresh as before. Noodle was overcooked. It's now just an overprice Pho place.

I feel they got their clientele and now just run with it, they don't care anymore about service nor food quality.

For the price you're paying, go to chinatown get the soup and add extra meat and it would still be less expensive. Their Vietnamese dish is not something unique that you can't find in other place...