Non Viet — Restaurant in Scotland

I was sceptical about trying this bar. I am a huge fan of the first one in the city but I'd heard bad things about this one; mostly around the menu being much smaller and not as good.

That said, my girlfriend wanted to try this one as it was so local so we booked a table arrived.

I wouldn't normally rate somewhere with 5 stars when they messed up my order - twice. But they made up for this with service enough not to drop a star or two.

Firstly, the menu is just as good, now, as its city centre counterpart. Secondly, the staff are so friendly I can't find a single thing to criticise.

My girlfriend's starter arrived at the same time as mine - as you'd expect - but it was wrong. They'd sent beef instead of tofu (not great if you're a vegan). They immediately realised what they'd done and apologised profusely and almost immediately brought a replacement - two of them, to make up for their mistake. The replacement, however, was also wrong, so they bought yet another and left the old one there, which was still edible despite being wrong.

After that, there were no further issues and they staff kept ensuring we were happy with the food, with the drinks, with the atmosphere. There was nothing more I could even imagine complaining about and they ensured, as we paid the bill, that we received a discount off our next meal there.

Often, when a restaurant has messed up an order and then offer a discount on the next meal, I wouldn't go back regardless, but I'll definitely be back, discount or not, as the food is so good and the staff are so friendly.

If you're in the west end and have a hankering for some Vietnamese food, this is the place to go. If you're in the west end and you're in the mood for food but don't know what kind, try this place anyway. I don't think...

Had the Hue spicy noodle soup with rare beef, while my friend had the south Vietnamese crispy pancake (which I also had a sample of), they were both tasty.

Personally cannot recall coming across another Vietnamese restaurant in Glasgow offering rare beef for their noodle soup, but that's indeed how they would serve their beef noodle soup in Vietnam so that's a good point. There is also the cooked beef option if you don't feel like being adventurous.

I finished off the meal with a deep fried ice cream. Not sure if that's a Vietnamese dish as didn't come across that when I visited Vietnam (tried something similar in Japan when I was a kid), but I am certainly happy I picked that for my dessert. The crunchy peanut creme crumbs, then the shell of batter, followed by the chilled Ice cream at the centre, this dessert is very stimulating in the senses of tastes and texture.

When I visited the restaurant only took cash payment, not sure if this is a permanent feat, at least the staffs after very good at telling me about it soon as I set foot into...

We went to Non Viet Hai for lunch and it definitely didn't disappoint.

I got some chargrilled beef, my partner ordered the chicken pho and we also asked for salt and pepper tofu on the side.

The beef was fantastic: soft, perfectly cooked and served on top of the stickiest rice I've ever had. I'm not entirely sure what the sauce was made of, but it was very tasty.

I'm usually not a big fan of tofu, but None Viet's dish was crunchy on the outside, soft in the middle and with just the right amount of seasoning. The vegetables served with it were very spicy, but the tofu itself was just right.

Service was quick and friendly, the staff were very accommodating of our pram and even offered to move chairs to fit it next to our table.

The only downsides were the cash only policy, which felt very out of place in these times. The door was also left open the entire time, unfortunately it wasn't the warmest day so we ended up being right in the way of the cold breeze.

Aside from that it was a great experience. I highly recommend...