Review | New restaurants in Hong Kong: Pho Up, Central - limited menu of disappointing Vietnamese dishes
This Vietnamese restaurant has a bright theme and decor, but the limited choice on the menu is uninspiring. The dishes that were ordered were tasteless and badly cooked and were left unfinished at the end of the meal
In a city full of cheap and tasty Vietnamese restaurants, a good bowl of pho isn’t hard to come by.
When researching Pho Up before our visit, I discovered it had the same owners as 65 Peel Street, a trendy bar that is always packed. We entered the restaurant, with its unmissable neon sign, with high hopes.
The bright neon star outside is matched by an orange and lime green theme inside, along with hanging red lanterns.
At the entrance a dozen tables were spread out in front of an L-shaped bar looking into an open kitchen.
Despite the name of the restaurant, there were just three pho options on the limited menu, none of which sounded too appealing. The rest of the menu was made up of small plates, salads and spring rolls.