Phamous Kitchen

Great food, especially the beef, very good service, great price. Delicious and very satisfying. We have been before and we’ll be back soon. Next time I’ll be ordering ahead for an off menu special.

Always sensational food from entree through to dessert!! Love it all!! I look forward to the wontons most of all and the massamun lamb is a must!!

Lovely Vietnamese food, the staff and overall service was excellent, we really enjoyed our meals and there was nothing that was too much trouble when we requested it.

Fabulous and tasty food. I love visiting here and do so regularly. Staff are friendly and the dining space is open and pleasant. No matter whether I try new dishes or stick with my trusty faves, it never disappoints.

Modern SE Asian cuisine. I was expecting Vietnamese given the name, however, the menu was wider ranging than that. The quality of the food was excellent, especially considering the mid-range price. The dishes that depart from your usual pad thai and salt/pepper squid were the best. Our orders included both PT and S/P S which were very good, but the real standouts were the less standard dishes. The scallop on the betel leaf - this was as good as any fine dining I've had at any 'celebrity chef' restaurant. The simple sounding chicken maryland w/ black bean was tender with perfectly crisp skin - I usually detest chicken skin but found this a delight. Desserts were good - recommend banana wrapped in pastry. The creme brulee serving was huge with an interesting fairy floss type confection on top. Really good though at first instance, the blue of the floss seemed a little odd. The staff were professional and friendly and gave off a genuine sense of goodwill. We went on a Fri night and the place was full.

Amazing blend of Vietnamese, thai and other Asian fusion. Thoroughly recommended. Try the salmon red curry with thai eggplant, simply stunning. Have been at least three times now!

Beautiful food in a friendly space. We will be back again and recommend to others. The betel leaves with scallops, Steamed fish and veggies were delicious

Delightful dining - great food, ambience and service. Will be going back. Hard to write those extra words to satisfy the requirements for the review . Everything was good.

Great tasting fresh food with value for money. Always friendly, helpful staff with good service. Nice to be able to have the choice of byo wine or licenced if preceded. Present decor with plenty of room between tables & nice to be able to sit outside on a warm summer evening.

I was a little disappointed with Phamous Kitchen. The food was very nice, not as good as I thought it would be but still enjoyable, the service pretty poor.

Our favourite local balmain restaurant. Good service and inventive dishes. Run by a Vietnamese couple the owners regularly try new dishes. We often have a selection of entrees.

As always, great food, excellent service. Have been here many times and never disappointed. A real local gem, that just keeps getting better, keep up the great work 😊

Our favourite Vietnamese restaurant. We love the starters which are often added to with a creative new dish. Good attentive service and good value restaurant

Yummy food, especially the duck salad & pad Thai. Shame our table was clear to door on cold night & with oldies. Service was good

Service was excellent but the food left us dumbfounded! Vietnamese???? The pancake was more like a pizza and the crispy skin duck was so sweet there was no way we could contemplate desert.

lovely staff, and such fresh, amazing food. will be coming back for sure! I had the Penang curry , chicken wings and the rice paper rolls. I want to eat them all again right now!

Friendly and efficient staff and awesome food. Place always has a neighbourly vibe! Love it - looking forward to going back there again. The Penang Curry is awesome!

Loved the food had a selection of starters and could not stop ordering more loved it and the service was great ! Maree Dallis and Carol

Excellent food and friendly service. Recommend the scallops and betel leaf

We had excellent service and food on a busy Friday night for our table of 6. Phamous is consistently good and the dishes are always fresh and interesting. We will be back.

Awesome restaurant. The best modern Vietnamese you’ll ever eat in Sydney. Must try for gourmands. Go and be delighted. Highly recommended for its sheer quality and taste sensation.

A good variety of menu choices and daily specials, excellent service and the food was delicious. We enjoyed our meal there and it was great value for money

Great food - try the Scallops in Betel leaf and Tamarind Duck. Very yummy. Service friendly and efficient plus great location in heart of Balmain.

Service was great. Waiter was very informative. Curry dishes are the best.

Had an amazing time here. Food was flavoursome, service was really attentive even though they were busy. Ordered 1 entree and 2 mains with steam rice for 3 of us, which was more than enough. Such a generous portion! Will definitely come back!

This restaurant has consistently great food. Sadly there was a mixup with our order which ended up being really slow in coming. It’s usually very good so I won’t hold this against them. Still one of the best in Balmain

The Barramundi dish was just superb, the chicken with sweet potato bland, the entree of duck paper roll nice but the duck a bit overcooked and tough, the scallop dish superb, The service was impeccable and the restaurant ambience very nice. Altogether a very good experience and I would go back and recommend it to others.

An experience at Phamous takes one to the utter ends of the known cosmos. In taste, smell, texture and sight the dishes excel. But it is the sound, the symphony of cuisine that made us devotees to Phamous.

Beautiful food. Fresh ingredients and clean taste in the mouth. Friendly and prompt service and lovely aspect looking over Gladstone Park across the road. Will be back

Phantastic restaurant! Service was excellent! I had the papaya pork salad and it was the best salad I've ever had. Everyone in the group raved about their selections. Highly recommend

Consistently good food and great service. We keep going back to enjoy the food at this great restaurant. Musamem Curry is a standout along with The Barramundi.

Phamous Kitchen is unlike any other Vietnamese restaurant I have been to. The dishes are quite unique. My pick would have to be the Wagyu Beef wrapped in Betel leaves. Beautiful presentation and exquisite taste. A dining experience I would recommend to anyone who likes to venture away from 'safe' food.

Lovely food and service as usual! We had the $45 banquet and it was great. They also had no problems catering for our vegetarian. Thanks.

All of the Food was really delicious! I recommend the tamarind duck and broccoliini. We brought our wine but beer would have been great too.

Delicious imaginative Asian dishes, created with very fresh ingredients. Restaurant staff are friendly and helpful. Great local restaurant, with tables outside on the pavement and good vibe.

Interesting, delicious contemporary cuisine drawing on traditional dishes. Good service with very pleasant staff and nice feel to the seating area -some outside tables too.

Amazing food - the rendang was a nice surprise and the tamarind duck was to die for. Lovely staff who were attentive and friendly. Great venue opposite the park.

From the moment we sat down, the service was exceptional, Then come the food its was all so tasty. Looking forward to going back there again soon.

Excellent service was a bonus as the food stole the show for me and my guests. Share plates were plentiful and included delicate yet flavoursome rice paper rolls, salt and pepper squid and a papaya salad that delighted all. Mains included several delicious vegetarian curries and noodles, while the meat eaters enjoyed a succulent chicken dish. Can't wait to go back.

Interesting and varied menu. Everything is really tasty and top quality. A different vietnamese eating experience. Service is good although they do get very busy on weekends.