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Water lily Vietnamese restaurant
Traditional Vietnamese pho, stir-fries & salads prepared in a compact, sparsely decorated setting.
29 Botany Rd, Waterloo NSW 2017, Australia

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Reviews — 8

Killian
at 2023 Oct 14
Killian
at 2023 Oct 14
Amazing customer service and customer care. I made an online order through Menulog and no driver was available to pickup the food for 2 hours. The restaurant owners contacted me and tried to help. They were also a victim of Menulog's system and couldn't join anyone from their company.

Once delivered, the food was very good. The owners even made sure to prepare fresh spring rolls when the driver finally came for pickup.

Highly recommend this restaurant. 😊
Cita Ardani
at 2023 Aug 08
Cita Ardani
at 2023 Aug 08
Delicious food, decent portions with the meat, great presentation and affordable
Thy Nguyen
at 2023 May 07
Thy Nguyen
at 2023 May 07
Was excited to try Yen’s as it was rated one of the best pho in Sydney but it was very disappointing. Ordered beef pho and special waygu beef pho - broth was way too sweet, not as aromatic and rich like some of the other places we tried, not a lot of meat, meat quality wasn’t great either. Stars are for the services. Maybe the rice dishes are better?
The auntie was so lovely.. Beef pho was very good ($15), I’ve tried a few Viet restaurants around Sydney, this is the best one so far. Broth was rich and not too strong. Just perfect. Beef was tender and not hard to pull apart. Service was very nice, they give free hot tea. Remember it’s CASH ONLY.
Chris Vithoulkas
at 2023 Jan 05
Chris Vithoulkas
at 2023 Jan 05
Very sad looking and tasteless vermicelli salad.. couldn't even be bothered to put in peanuts .. herbs or spring rolls. For $14 i definitely won't be back.
About 10g worth of chicken...some lettuce poorly tossed in and all noodles. 0.5/5
Jonathan Ng
at 2022 Dec 22
Jonathan Ng
at 2022 Dec 22
The women that cook and serve here are so lovely. Maybe it’s because they remind me of the aunties from back home that hustle in hawker centres for long hours each day, but the food always gives me a warm hug. I’ve had the beef pho, beef and meatball pho, shaking beef, crispy skin chicken and tomato rice, and spring rolls over the past few years. Good value for money and I always try and get lunch or dinner from here if I’m in the area.

I’ve read comments about how the service and friendliness have declined over the years, and I’ve never had that experience.

p.s. the photo dump here is from several visits, cos I’ve been putting this review off for too long!
Norman Lee
at 2022 Jun 14
Norman Lee
at 2022 Jun 14
mediocre Viet food.
If you're desperate for pho without travelling out west, this may suffice.

Fried chicken servings were stingy. all 3 pieces were from different parts of a chicken. It was like other pieces were served to other people or had fallen off the plate.

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