Me and my friends were super excited when I found this newly open Asian food restaurant in Bodrum.
The staffs were friendly(I’m not saying efficient )it’s almost like American style,a lady (supposed to be the boss) came and greeted us.
JUST THE FOOD WAS NOT...AS WE EXPECTED.
First, the food came super slow.
(We were the second table when we got there and the first table was about to finish)
We waited really near 30 mins for the first dish—toro maki to come, not to mention the size of fish was nothing like the menu. The seaweed was soft and sticky,the fish was not that fresh either.
We ordered 7 dishes , and for each of dish we waited 20-30 mins.It came one by one so the one got the meal had to eat with guilt cuz the rest would just stare with hunger. We ordered 2 Pho Bo, but the staff only wrote one down, after we reminded them we had another one,the staff still forgot till the lady figured out and apologized...we literally waited another 40 mins for the second bowl.
Not to mention the water and drinks came literally 30-40 mins after we sit down. (We reminded them in between)
Now we talk about the taste.
Strongly recommend Pho Bo. I literally think it was the only nice dish among our orders.
Pho Bo’s broth and meat were very tasty and I really enjoyed it. The portion was pretty big for one person but unfortunately the green bean sprouts came along with pho were nothing fresh. They were yellowish,greyish and sticky. Anyone who is familiar with this plant would understand right away! We didn’t touch it at all yet so lazy to complain cuz we were really starving.
Moreover, the Thai soup noodle’s beef was chewy and the noodle was overcooked that while taking it from the bowl, it just cut into several pieces since it’s too soft. The green curry the same, beef was really chewy. The taste was over-spiced, I don’t know how to describe ,am just disappointed :(
We live in Istanbul where there’re very few “authentic” asian restaurants. Me and my girl friend are both Asia grown Asian , we crave nice asian food literally EVERYDAY. So when I found this restaurant , as so many compliments and nice photos on IG and here ,our expectation went a bit too high I guess.
I think I will still go again just for the pho bo but not with a super empty stomach.More