REVISIT TO VIETNAM HOUSE

Remember I raved and  blogged about the mouth watering food served by this eatery...if you have forgotten, check it out here .   

Due to heavy lunch we had earlier and also it was almost dinner before the concert kicks off, the four of us decided to have a light meal instead. My order included few dishes I had during my previous visit and few new staples which I have yet to taste.

As usual, a plate of crunchy Fried Jack Fruit was placed on our table before all the dishes arrived.

Mango Salad and Rice Cracker (RM14.90++)
still retained the same amount of flavour

Prawn Beer (RM39.90++)
A mini steamboat pot consist of vietnamese beer only is used to cook all the sweet and medium size fresh prawns.  Unfortunately, the beer was too bitter for our tastebuds.



Hue Beef Noodles (RM16.90++)
Hot, spicy and served with soft rice noodles + slices of beef meat. My vote still goes to Pho Ba/Beef Noodles which was a divine taste for me.



Deep Fried Quail with Fried Glutinous Rice (RM25.90++)
Meat texture is not as crispy and succulent as compared during my past visit 

Ap Combination (RM32.90++)
Nice presentation but too expensive.  Pinned on the pineapple are sticks of fresh vietnamese spring roll tucked with slices of chinese sausages (was expecting fresh prawns), 1 stick of prawn sugar cane, 3 sticks of fried vietnamese popiah and 3 dollops of fried meat balls.  We ended up having the whole pineapple cut into slices as our dessert and it was very juicy and sweet!

Served together with the Ap Combo..spring roll skin, few types of green, chili sauce and water to soften and seal the skin....without any boiled prawns or cut chinese sausages 

Ice Cream (RM10.90++)
Highly recommended by the waiter. Look fanciful but I was totally disappointed. At first, I thought this speciality is ice cream blend with coconut water but all I could find inside this coconut was assorted flavour of ice cream. 

My rating for this restaurant has gone down after the second visit.  I guess the chef/cook can't keep up with the number of orders during peak hours and thus affected the food quality.  My first visit was close to lunch hour!

VIETNAM HOUSE

If you are craving for authentic Vietnamese cuisine during your holiday in Genting Highlands, I reckon Vietnam House tucked inside Level 2 @ First World Plaza. Most of the workers and also the chef hails from Vietnam. So, don't  worry about the food quality as  it is personally prepared and whipped up by the Vietnamese chef.

What impressed me the most are the restaurant  colourful exterior and interior decoration and ladies servers dorned in 'Ao Dai' or Vietnamese traditional costume. 

Bright lantern at the bridge entrance

Welcome to Vietnam House

On display...cute and adorable



Cheerful and colorful umbrella + hats



Fried Jack Fruit (RM3)
crispy and crunchy tidbit ..nice to nimble while waiting for your order to arrive



Mini Straw Vietnamese Hat.......drink menu

Vietnamese Coffee/Cà Phê Sua Nóng  (RM7.90++)
Served in a mini coffee maker and cover with a lid, it takes about 20 mins for all coffee drips into the cup.
This concoction of dark coffee and sweet condensed milk is exotic. Tasted quite bitter,  thick +overly sweet...add ice cubes to balance up the taste!



Lime Juice with Soda & Mint Leave (RM6.90++)
Freshly squeezed lime juice but too sweet for my liking



Fresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls /'Goi Cuon Thit Heo Nuong'(RM8.90++)
Wrapped in rice paper are juicy prawns, fresh mint leaves, rice vermicelli, julienned carrots and best eaten with the special dipping sauce made of crusted peanuts + hoisin sauce



Beef Noodle/Pho Bo  (RM18.90++)
This classic staple came in a big bowl with rich and nourishing  hot beef broth +flat rice  noodles. Drizzle or dip the tasty yet bouncy beef balls or slices of fresh beef meat in a special dipping sauce (fish, hoisin and hot chilly sauce) to  enjoy the intermingling of flavors and texture. I was totally in divine.



Vietnamese Side Salad (served together with Beef Noodles)
Eating traditional Vietnamese Beef Noodles isn't complete with this
plate of  greens  to give invigorating appeal and balance up the meal. Basil leaves (so pungent  to the extend that I asked for another plate), bean sprouts,red chilies and lime juice are the typical aromatic herbs. 

Spare Ribs Soup With Carrot & Beet Root (RM8.90++)
Similar to the usual way I boiled soup at home. Simply healthy without any hint of MSG.

Deep Fried Quail/Chim Cut Chien Don with
 Fried Glutinuous Rice Cake/Banh Chung Chien (RM25.90++)
Quail meat: Fragrant + crispy on the outer layer and moist inside but the lime dipping sauce did not justify the overall taste. The savory sweet combination of banh chung chien is a good companion for the fried quail.

Mango Salad and Rice Cracker (RM14.90++)
Bright and bold flavors! Sweet, sour and spicy enough and goes well with slices of mango, carrot, chopped herbs (coriander+ mint leaves) , fresh prawn and squid with a layer of crispy cracker.

 

Bean Coco and Durian  (RM8.90++)
Icy-cold creamy dessert ! Mixtures of blended fresh coconut milk and durian puree with lots of soft red + kidney beans, sweet corn and nata de coco (which is chewy & translucent)

For those who love real Vietnamese coffee or tea, you can buy it from here.

  

This is the most heart warming and satisfying meal I ever had in Genting.

VIETNAM HOUSE

LOT F/L2.26, LEVEL 2

FIRST WORLD PLAZA

GENTING HIGHLANDS RESORT

Tel: +603 6101 2833

Fax: +603 6101 1933