We decided to head out to Sapa Rose a Vietnamese restaurant this weekend (located here). I’ve never had Vietnamese cuisine before, or at least never when eating out, and it was a great experience. The ambiance was relaxed and modern, it wasn't overly busy on the day we went but i believe that we went mid week and I imagine that peak time, peak season it would be humming nicely.
The menu at Sapa Rose is extensive, seemingly massive and we had real trouble choosing as there were loads of things that we liked the sound of. We did as I believe all first timers should and looked straight at the buffet menu. The prices were very reasonable seeing as you always get more than you need in these kinds of multi-course meals and the prices were about the same as a starter and main per person, except that we got a much larger variety of food and a good range of it too. We began with a kind of meatball wrapped in leaves that were to be dipped in a sauce. Second, we had the pancakes shown below.
The pre-main course was the pork in a fantastic sauce which was to be included with other things and wrapped in a lettuce leaf and eaten.
Finally, we had a seafood combo (shown) and another beef dish. These were served with both rice and Vietnamese noodles.
As you can see the food was based around wraps and leaves. Vietnamese mint and regular mint being the particular stars. The helpful staff asked us if we’d had these kinds of dishes before and explained how to best incorporate all of the elements to make the perfect authentic Vietnamese mouthful. Generally speaking, we wrapped a bit of everything together in a lettuce leaf, but the pancake was delicious to finish off just on its own. By the end of the giant pancake and pork course we didn't want to fill up on mint leaves and waste all the delicious food to come.
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