Pho 236 Newtown, Sydney

User Reviews of Pho 236, Newtown

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3 Below Average

Food 4 Ambience 1 Service 4 Value 3

I had a vegetable and tofu stir fry which was so average, plain and almost tasteless, we had to go out and eat somewhere else. Husband had seafood noodles some of which was cold and tough. He sent it back to be heated and it came back unimproved. Not going back.

Jul 28, 2012

Muse of Zeus
4

5.3 Average

Food 5 Ambience 4 Service 5 Value 7

Great serving but very average food. The portion are huge, more so quantity over quality.

Mar 13, 2012

Alexander K.
2

6.3 Average

Food 8 Ambience 3 Service 6 Value 8

If you're after a large bowl of tasty Pho at a reasonable price then Pho 236 delivers. Just don't go there expecting much else or you may be disappointed.

Oct 04, 2011

Rhi&Jaz
'Hungry!'
10

7.3 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 4 Service 8 Value 9

Living in Newtown, Pho236 is a staple. Horrendous decor, bright fluro lighting and screeching chairs are completely offset by great food, cracking prices and free BYO (and not just on wine!).

The cold spring rolls are a must, the deep fried pork chops tasty, chilli chicken is spicy and the Pho is generous and flavourful. I wouldn't make the journey Just to eat at Pho, but if you're in the area and jungry, than this place is hard to go by.

Aug 05, 2011

peter of newtown
14

7 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 5 Service 7 Value 8

This pho place is considered good value for money. The decor is not to die for but a decent price and bowl of pho. The staff are friendly.

Jun 28, 2011

George M.
5

7.3 Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 5 Service 6 Value 9

I don't come here for the ambience or service, just the great food at great prices. The rice paper rolls always taste so fresh and the salt and pepper squid is the best I've had in Sydney. I've tried a large range of dishes on the menu and have yet to be disappointed.

Jun 16, 2011

stripeycat
48

4.3 Below Average

Food 7 Ambience 2 Service 2 Value 6

The food here is cheap and tastes ok. I must say though the service is quite lacking. We walked in and sat ourselves down, the place was not busy. We waited for some time to be handed menus. The room is only samll, so only a vision impaired person would not see someone entering the venue.

The staff seem to to be a little gormless, walking around erractically, but not doing anything. Eventually after having to signal to someone we wanted menus, he looked surprised and said "Did we just arrive?". To which we replied no.
Would I go back, not sure.

Feb 07, 2011

orange12
111

4.3 Below Average

Food 5 Ambience 2 Service 4 Value 6

Yes I suppose the food is cheap, but then again a bowl full of noodles, broth, with a few strips of meat in it shouldn't cost much. fresh rice paper rolls were delish, but we made the mistake of ordering two pho bowls, one seafood (tasty) and the other beef (OK but a bit bland) - would have preferred more variety. Vege/tofu hot pot I've had before and enjoyed. Service was disappointing. our waitress couldn't properly understand us and we weren't offered drinks/water at any time, we had to ask. I like that it's BYO but I think there are better cheap n cheerful Vietnamese restaurants around, I've been to one in Marrickville a few times and both the service and food are superior.

Jan 13, 2011

alex&gobi
13

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 6 Service 9 Value 10

Excellent tasty food in a bland environment with harsh lighting that makes all diners look like zombies. Food is fantastic. Service is good enough.

Jan 11, 2011

Ajax-at-large
12

7 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 5 Service 6 Value 9

An excellent and consistent "cheap and cheerful". Don't talk about ambience here, it's noisy and fast but honest. Some of the dishes are particularly good and would stack up in venues charging a lot more.

Dec 26, 2010