The quality of pho has gone really bad! The soup looked extremely clear and plain in a bad way. No beef taste at all, I felt like I ate plain chicken soup with tough beef slices although you could ass some splash of fish sauce to improve a little bit. Now it's getting harder to get authentic pho in Singapore! So one star for this! Nonetheless I couldn't help to up my rating to 4 stars because everything else is amazing! They have different special menu for each day and you should definitely go for these: Hu Tieu Nam Vang (every Monday): This comes in its simplest and purest form, is a soup, normally made with pork bones, and served with a type of noodle that is very different from the one for pho or other common vietnamese noodle dish. The broth is light but extremely flavorful and very comforting although the ingredients are so simple. The ingredients are soft rice noodles, topped with some pork ribs and a shrimp, all sprinkled with a touch of pepper, and some chopped green onions and cilantro. Banh Canh Cua a.k.a Mee Tai Mak in Crab Soup with real crab in it (every Thursday): I'm not Vietnamese but obsessed with Vietnamese noodle soups, to the point that my friends call me "soup head". The perfect noodle soup has a complicated broth that enlivens your tastebuds by sight and smell, has noodles that can only be described as silky (al dented has no place in Vietnamese noodle soups), is generous and filling and takes well to all condiments to suit all discerning palettes (whether you prefer salty, sweet, sour, hot or a combination - personally I love salty). The Banh Canh Cua at this establishment is absolutely Vietnam in a bowl, but not familiar like pho. It is a bold noodle soup - the strong and pungent smell of crab from the thick gravy-like broth tells you so. The noodles are thick and slippery tapioca noodles with aslightly chewy resistance. The dish served here is topped with crab, some slices of pork and not much herbs, simple yet satisfying, I adored this Banh Canh Cua so much that I could have had a second bowl just for the soup. An incredibly enjoyable noodle soup dish. Oh, they have great fried chicken wings coated with sweetened fish sauce and spicy garlic snails, that are available daily. What a perfect place for supper or post party eats!

This particular Viet food stall is simple my comfort nosh. They do a sick duck vermicilli, and tasty pho. Daily specials hovering around $5-6 per large bowl. Don't forget to try their Ice Viet coffee. Yum! Staff is super friendly and feels rather authentic. Head to level 4 via lift, and walk towards the toilets. Exit from the nearest door at the toilet and voila you reached Viet food Mecca!

Well well... After a HUGE "It's so Gooooood" by the Boss Lady, Michelle, I just had to give this place a try. Walking distance from my office, it's hard to believe that Orchard's infamous 4 levels of sin houses anything else but.... Well... Sin. Well here's another sin to add to the list. Sinfully good food!!! Tucked away in a corner lies Thien Long Vietnamese Eateries, which I have to admit, was very very good! I'm ready reviews about their beef noodles that's only available on Mondays but unfortunately, I was there one Tuesday. Decided to give their prawn noodle (soup) and black pepper duck noodles (dry) a try and i was completely blown away! When the dry noodles first came, mountain tortoise here didn't realize that I had to add my own seasoning, so I had initially thought it was disappointing, but mix in the fish sauce and that sweet sour lime mixture (I'm assuming it's lime) and the dish takes on a whole different dimension. For those who love the Vietnamese Spring Rolls, this is THE dish to have. Light, fresh, delicate and fragrant, this wonderful bowl of noodles tasted like a deconstructed spring roll, elevated further by the salty, peppery flavours of the duck. In a culinary sense, this dish had everything! It's fuses together the soft chewiness of the noodles, with the crunch of raw vegetables, mixed with the sweetness and saltiness of its sauces, elevated with the saltiness and spiciness of the black pepper. It's like a firework of flavours going off in your mouth. The prawn noodles on the other hand, was what a Pho should be. Al Dante noodles, served in a light yet flavourful bowl of soup, heightened by the scent of fresh herbs. Don't expect giant prawns though while having this dish. Served with a couple of sliced prawns and soft bone pork ribs (I lllooovveeee soft bone), the star of the dish is definitely the soup! What can I say... I have been humbled and Until I actually visit Vietnam to eat the real deal... This has to be, by far, one of the nicest Vietnamese noodles in Singapore! Added bonus that the owners are such nice, hospitable folks that don't pressure you.

This place is all types of YAAAAAAS. For the longest time, I've avoided going to Orchard Towers because of its seedy reputation. But thanks to Yelp, I've learned that there are some legit Thai and Viet eateries on the upper levels. My husband and I wanted to try Jane Thai but it was closed, so the trusty Yelp app pointed me to Thien Long. From the looks of it, I immediately felt that this was the closest thing to Viet street food I would get in Singapore. Everything checked out: Plastic furniture? Check. Eating in the hallway? Check. Aunties bickering loudly with each other? Check. No prices on the menu but overhearing the bill amounts for nearby tables and knowing that it's only about $8-10 per person? Check. Let's start with the grilled pork chop with vermicelli. I LOVED this dish. Heaps of noodles, perfectly flavoured grilled pork, pickled carrots, peanuts and scallions + the sauce they pour all over it? YAAAAAAS. The summer rolls were stuffed with more vermicelli, what I'm assuming is Thai basil, prawn, and pork. Once dipped in the sauce, these were also very satisfying. I loved how refreshing it was. Miguel's prawn and pork rib noodle soup was also on point. I thought the broth was not too salty and that (again) the flavours just worked. It's hard to explain, but we just felt the food had soul. You see it when you interact with the servers, as even though some of them speak little English, they smile anyway and want you to have a good time. I liked this place a lot, so much that I will overlook the roach that crawled on our table (since we were sitting near the hallway, I'm convinced that it came from the bathroom and not the kitchen.) I also want to stress that Miguel and I didn't get sick, either. Like I said in my tip, eating here is an experience! I hope I have more opportunities in the future to stop by.

I swear my wife forced me to go Orchard towers! I think she wants me to be the Duke or something. :-) In any event, I finally I found a fantastic Vietnamese food joint in Singapore. However, please put your desires for a posh/fancy establishment behind you when coming this eating joint. This amazing food establishment is behind some really shall we say "interesting" businesses. I ordered the Prawn and Pork Rib noodle soup, while my wife ordered the Grilled pork chop with vermicelli and Vietnamese Summer Rolls. The Prawn and Pork noodle soup was everything you would expect from a fantastic Vietnamese dish: refreshing, flavorful, and colourful. They used Sotanghon Noodles / cellophane noodles doused with a tasty broth topped with scallions. Very different from the prawn and pork rib noodles that you often see in Singapore. Please note that this dish is only available on Mondays. The Grill Pork Chop with vermicelli was also fantastic. I think the key ingredient were the nuts that gave its unique crunchiness plus the fish sauce, which the attendant suggested I pour over the dish. The Summer Rolls were refreshing as is expected of a really good Vietnamese restaurant. I can't describe it, but you can tell that there is a lot of love put into the food. The patrons who eat there are true Singapore foodies looking for a great meal at an affordable price. Overall, I give Thien Long four stars. The only reason that it is not a five is the place is soo seedy. I guess that's why the food is so good. :D

This place is tucked away in an upper level of a seedy building, but it's worth braving the slimy floors and shady clientele for. It might not look like much with the plastic chairs and tables that date back to the 1970's, but this is probably the best pho (beef noodles) available in Orchard road and at a reasonable price. NamNam might have the long queues and exciting set lunch menu, but this place serves the best pho at a much more attractive price. The beef isn't as thinly-sliced and "just-cooked" as can be, but the broth is incredibly tasty (and refillable) and the noodles are cooked to just the right amount of bounciness. The bean sprouts are also given pretty generously, though you can always ask them to hold those if you don't like them. The pho is a special dish that's only available on Mondays but the regular menu is quite tasty too, with standouts being the Vietnamese pork chop rice. The staff is extremely friendly and refers to everyone as "brother" or "sister", and can be counted on to take orders (and custom orders) accurately. The food is also served pretty quickly.