I've eaten at Where's Charlie before, though have never been left so disappointed. I came down on my lunch break today and ordered the Crispy Pork Belly on noodles ($18.50). The guy who took my order told me there was a wait on food which was fine. 45 minutes later, I got my food, and it wouldn't have been so bad if the meal was decent, however that was not the case. The whole meal was about 90% cabbage, 5% noodles and 5% pork. The value for money is so poor, I don't think I can bring myself to eat here again, even if the flavors were tasty enough. Wouldn't recommend if you're in a rush or looking for a lunch option that is satisfying and...
Read moreFresh, flavorful and cheap! I got the salad with a single serve of meat (pork) takeaway for $9.50. Generous portion, tasty ingredients in the Asian slaw (red and green cabbage, pickled carrots, coriander, wombok topped with fried shallots and roasted peanuts). The dressing was tangy and the thinly sliced pork was delicious. I like that there are several proteins you can choose from for your salad.
I think they cater more for the work lunch crowd. The place very quiet when I stopped in after work, and they had sold out of several items on the menu. I’ll definitely be back to pick up other items (the summer rolls...
Read moreHave eaten at the Lambton Quay branch of 'Where's Charlie' so had high expectations the food and service would be similar at the Featherstone Street branch of this fast Vietnamese food franchise. Sadly the Pork Bao buns and Duck noodle soup took 20 minutes to serve while the resturant was half full with five staff in front of house. The two Bao buns at $15 were expensive and small. The roast duck was dry in the Noodle soup and added to this a number of items were missing from the menu including crab 🦀, fried squid 🦑 and alcohol (beer). We were dissipointed with this eating...
Read more