Huong’s Vietnamese Bistro

I have come back a few more time and the quality has only gone up. The ban xeo (Vietnamese pancake) remains really well made as it has always been.
The betel leaf wrapped beef rolls is also nicely done.
The deep fried rice wrapped spring rolls with shrimp and pork remains tasty.
The pandan jelly with coconut pudding I had today was just ok. I prefer the red bean coconut drink for dessert but that can be a personal preference.

A good spot for Vietnamese food that we stopped in while visiting in Ottawa on Christmas Day. The spring rolls were super fresh friend and the phở came plentiful with a lot of noodles. Would return if I came across the place.

Absolutely loved this place! The food was so fresh and full of flavor! It took us a while to figure out how to use the rice wrappers but it caused a lot of laughs in the process.
The service was also amazing. Hubby has a shellfish allergy and the chef came out to double check and verify that he also wasn’t allergic to peanuts.
I would absolutely recommend this place. Best Christmas supper ever!

Great place for a good authentic Vietnamese food! The place is very nice and clean. The food was delicious! I have only been to Ottawa 3 days and already been there 2 times. The food is good and the price is right! I would go back again!

Vietnamese eating has it’s own terminology which I am just starting to explore. This week I tried Bánh xèo which means «sizzling cake» (per wikipedia):
Bánh xèo
«„sizzling cake“, named for the loud sizzling sound it makes when the rice batter is poured into the hot skillet are Vietnamese savoury fried pancakes made of rice flour, water, turmeric powder, stuffed with slivers of fatty pork, shrimp, diced green onion, and bean sprouts.»
It was delicious. I am definitely going back. Apparently few places in Ottawa have these pancakes (Bánh xèo). My chef husband was a little disappointed by quantity and variety of herbs and lettuces. Enjoy!

Originally was at a smaller place and they just recently moved. The restaurant is very clean and the owner is really nice. Food price is great and very really tasty. Haven’t try the soup yet as I always order pork chop with rice (X3) and Vietnamese spring rolls (A3)which is must to try dish from this restaurant! Guaranteed u will love it!!!

As a Vietnamese food lover, the Pork Bún was the best I’ve ever had in my life (and I’ve had a lot of bún)! Everything was fresh, flavourful, made from scratch from what I can tell– and they have fish sauce at the table, a rarity in Ottawa.
The prices are reasonable, the atmosphere is nice and clean. There is parking in the lot across the street after 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends.
This is now going to be my goto place for Vietnamese in Ottawa– hands down, the best and I am a pretty harsh critic.

I am a regular at Huong’s and have been for a few years now. Recently tried Phở Van Van for the first time since they moved into their new location. My impression from visiting them years ago was that the food was less than stellar and the service was poor. Well they seem to have improved on the service side but not so much on the food side. My husband and I tried a couple of dishes and both were disappointing. One was a crispy noodle dish which was greasy and tasteless. The other was satay stir fry which was not a bad dish except that it tasted nothing like satay – it was actually sweet tasting. Which brings me back to Huong’s and reminded me why I rarely go to any other Vietnamese restaurants since trying Huong’s. They have a beautiful satay soup which is rich and spicy. Everything I have tried at Huong’s (Phở, Vermicelli, spring rolls and wraps) has been delicious, well prepared and served by a staff who seem to care about their customers’ satisfaction.
On a side note, the best crispy noodles in town are at Oxhead across from the Landmark Cinema in Kanata Centrum.

2^nd time coming here. I ordered #13 (rare beef, brisket, tripe and tendon). What I found off is that this place uses a thicker noodle than most Phở place. I find that the thicker noodles don’t soak up much of the flavor from the broth. Also, the rare beef was in chunks and not thin sliced like most places. Aside from the brisket, the meat was a bit chewy. We also ordered spring rolls (deep fried rice paper ones) and ordered a salad roll to go. The spring rolls werenreally good! What I didn’t like was that the abndance of lettuce they used seem to overwhelm the salad roll. Wasn’t a big fan of it.
Would I come back here again? No. I would go elsewhere.

We visited Huong Bistro previously a number of times when it was at the old location, the food was delicious then but the place was small and needed update. Now at the new location, the restaurant is by far, one of the nicest Vietnamese joint in town. My favorite is the BBQ pork that you wrap yourself, reminding me the time when I was young living in southern Vietnam.

Thoroughly disappointed… Tried the Bun, which was completely devoid of flavor and/​or spice. The Spring rolls were greasy and the beef was tough.
The two (generous) stars were for the ambience (lovely plants in the window), clean dining room and efficient service.
TIP: these guys are moving to a new location soon — 359 Booth St. -
but I wouldn’t seek them out if I were you…

Friendly, reasonably priced, authentic cuisine.
Always delicious and economical! My favourite Viet bistro.

Definitely a cut above the usual Vietnamese restaurants in terms of quality and ambience. Service is terrific. Owner was the server during my visit. Charming guy, although he scolded me about putting too much hot sauce in my soup.
The banh xeo is as terrific as other Unilocalers say. It is a crispy fried pancake filled with a mixture of pork, shrimp, bean sprouts and green onion. Share it with a friend.
The satay soup is also very good. Quite different from the usual phở because broth is meaty and rich — almost like a stew. It is very filling once you add the noodles (and all that hot sauce.) I had lots to take home.
Parking on Booth Street is not quite as bad as Somerset but anyplace near Chinatown is poor. Take your chances on the side streets. Don’t even bother to try to find a spot in the mini-​lot behind the restaurant.

Went here twice on a recent trip to Ottawa. Everything was delicious, from the jicama rolls to the crab and tomato soup (bun rieu cua), the satay soup to the banh xeo. Wide selection of shakes and tapioca-​based drinks. Friendly, helpful service. I will definitely return on my next trip!
And I returned in mid-​March of this year on another trip to Ottawa. Had the bun rieu cua and the jicama rolls again, and I was not disappointed. Exactly the way I remember them, even maybe better!

So I’ve been back a few more times then I’ve «checked in» on Unilocal and yes it still is a good place to eat. The only issue I’ve had is that we got charged $ 5 for a small, and I mean small, like kids size, like rice bowl size of phở noodles and only broth, no meat no nothing extra. This was a small request for my youngest daughter cause thats all she likes to eat. Don’t get me wrong, we knew there would be a charge but $ 5??? Thats almost the price of a small phở with meat.
A small thing in a bigger picture so we’ll continue to eat at this great place just off of the main «ChinaTown» drag, unless of course something more happens which will sway me from not coming back ever. The good thing is nothing has and despite me saying that, I don’t think I’ll be able to not come here to eat!