Cho - Vietnamese Kitchen & Bar

This was my first experience with Vietnamese cuisine. The flavours were amazing and so was the presentation. Not sure how true it was to the authentic Vietnamese flavours but it was great. The flavours were distinct. Not something you would consume on a regular basis. Had dumplings, rice paper rolls and some other rice dish. A view of brightly lit Qutub Minar will add to the experience. Loved the Vietnamese coffee. Though found it to be a bit expensive. But can't complain as the experience was premium. Definitely recommend when you want to have fun with a different cuisine and have some good money to splurge.

The craving for Vietnamese food was heightened after seeing the glorious menu for the Vietnom event so I planned a visit to Cho in Ambawata, near Mehrauli. The whole complex is full of buzzing fancy restaurants such as Cho, Rooh, Kakapo, Bougie and Miso Sexy. We started with Aperol Spritz and Campari Spritz and Vietnamese cold coffee alongwith starters Pork Gyoza, shrimp mousse on sugarcane skewers which were so tender and it was such a delight to nibble on the juicy sugarcane sticks after eating the shrimp kabab. The Ban Xeoh was a super crunchy crepe filled with prawns which we wrapped in a lettuce leaf to be devoured with some picked radish and 2-3 other condiments and Bun Cha was a patty which had to be wrapped in lettuce leaf with some rice noodles. The chicken with lemongrass was tantalizing our taste buds sitting on a bed of crispy potato fries. The Vietnamese chicken tacos were a revelation wrapped in pandan leaf which gave the dish a medley of textures. The starters had us decently full so we just ordered 2 mains one was the sizzling fish which was served with rice noodles as a base and a Vietnamese chicken curry with a portion of steamed rice, both the dishes were top notch. On the recommendation of Himanshu, our server (special mention to his excellent service and attention) I'm glad we tried the toffee pudding which was a warm slice of date cake with a sticky toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream, it was polished off in seconds 😊. Such a fabulous meal it was, keen to try out a few of the other restaurants in that complex next time 😊