Merivale Noodle House — Restaurant in Ottawa

I used to go to Pho in China Town and thought it was the best. Then i was recommended this one by a friend and it's easily the best Pho I've ever eaten!

I always get 1 shrimp wonton soup and 2 orders of veggie spring rolls (which are delicious and big sized, compared to other places) share it with my kid and we both leave feeling full. The staff are always friendly and accommodating to my kiddo, bringing her an extra kid bowl, the "pink bugs Bunny one" every time. They actually remember us!

To the people complaining about staff, it's just how pho works. You're supposed to get up and go to the desk to pay. The wait staff don't hover by your table and constantly ask if everything is ok. I like that.

The decor is fancy, with chandeliers and wall to wall decoration. It's dark but comfortable. Very nice date spot.

This is my favorite pho place, i tell everyone about it and upon writing this review, I've decided that I'm going to Noodle...

My wife and daughter visited this place after we walked out from Yakiniku One Japanese Buffet also in Merivale Rd. because of its highway robbery buffet dinner price. Instead we decided to go to this place. The Pho selection was OK so I tried one of their noodle soup.

Taking our order took some time to wait as the place was a bit packed, there is only one waiter and 1 server. After having our dinner, we ordered our desert, this is where everything crumbled into pieces. We ordered the desert, waited, made a follow-up twice. On the 3rd follow-up at the counter, I found out our order was not made. So I finally decided to cancel the order. I asked for the bill and off we go.

We will give this place another try in the next few months, but if we experience the same as this, then I will suggest not to eat in this place.

Let's see...

Trying out their delivery for the first time, kind of a big mistake. I've been there before in store before the pandemic and was served great food, I wish I could say the same for the delivery order.

I ordered chicken pho, veggie spring rolls and bubble tea. The soup smelled absolutely awful but it tasted alright, much to my chagrin I didn't have a fun time in the bathroom afterwards. The rolls were burnt. Feel free to peruse the included photo. It comes in sets of three, I ate the one that wasn't charred. Lastly bubbletea was a little mediocre and too much ice in my personal opinion but probably the best part of the meal. It's very bizarre that the delivery experience is so terrible in comparison to dine in, but needless to say I don't think I'll be visiting...