Inhale - for two reasons, to savour the fragrances of the Vietnamese fare on offer and to tuck in that stomach, make your way around the tables packed in tightly, and get to a seat.

This little gem tucked in the back of Darlinghurst is packed come 7pm, any night of the week - so you’re advised to get there at the opening time of 6pm otherwise you’ll be forced(!) to have a drink at the newly renovated Green Park whilst you wait for your mobile to ring.

Freshness is the key to the dishes here, and you’ll see some are in limited supply. The specials board diminishes and so does the main menu - late diners, you’ve been warned!

Gawking around at the other diners, we make our choices in a When Harry Met Sally fashion. The pancakes are sizeable, no make that huge, banana blossom salad fragrant, the salt and pepper squid cooked to perfection, but the batter being the letdown - but it is still better than many variants on this dish kicking around town.

It’s frantic in here, you could be in an out in a hurry, or kicking back and enjoying a bottle of wine, which ever way you choose, you can’t lose when you regard the price.

Returnability: Phesh. Phast. Phlavoursome. That means yes.
Score: 12.5/20

Entrees $9 to $12. Mains $13 to $19.5.
BYO ($1 corkage per person)
354 Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, NSW.