The Pho Restaurant

The only reason i go there, because their pho is delicious. Service can be improved. Atmosphere is ok. Feels like street food place but inside. It’s always packed after 1.

It's OK. The pho is not spectacular. I ordered the house special with vermicelli and they didn't even include any pieces of tendon (it should come with it). The broth was rich and savory, but the rare beef was leather-tough. I feel like the serving size was small, relative to the price. Vermicelli was on the soggy side.

The ordering system is confusing! You need to scan a QR code sticker on the corner of the table, onto your phone. This loads a menu app that each guest needs to fill out! And you're not made aware of what everybody else at your table has ordered. When the food came to the table, they had NO idea who ordered what, so be prepared to KNOW your order. This would probably make it easier for split billing, but that was not our case - our party of three went with a single bill.

The servers were not attentive with the tea refilling whatsoever, but they were HYPER-attentive to us finishing our meals. They asked us if we were finished even before we were finished, and told us that guests were waiting at the door. Like, ma'am, I can totally see the people waiting. But rushing us was rude.

If you're looking for a relaxed dining atmosphere, this is NOT the place. If you're looking for a quick (albeit pricey) pho fix, then yeah, this might do the trick.

Horrible place! Underpaid illegal workers all very grumpy. Stay away from this place if you do not want be eating with fly contaminated cold food

I had a deeply disappointing dining experience due to the subpar food quality. The soup and appetizer had a noticeable odor of old meat. The servers seemed solely focused on delivering food and made no effort to inquire about our satisfaction or take orders.

Additionally, we had placed our food order online, bypassing the need for server assistance. When it came time for payment, I felt hesitant about leaving a tip, considering the servers' limited involvement, mainly in transporting dishes from the kitchen to our table.

This is the first time I went to a pho place and cannot finished the food. The portion is big and for the price, it is well worth the trip. If you like pho, go to this place. You will not regret it!

A bit on the pricier side but the dishes we got was amazing. The meat in the pho were fresh and sufficient.

We arrived when the store just opened for the day.

You get a 5% discount when you pay in cash.

We had a reservation for a group of 6, and it was busy at 7pm on a Wednesday. I had a large $18.99 C1 pho, which tasted okay but is relatively pricey. There was a bit of confusion with ordering through the qr code website since it said we ordered an extra pho dish when we didn't, but fortunately they resolved the issue. The bill was split by table and couldn't be split by dish though.

Wow! The noodles and cold rolls were amazing. I definitely recommend the food here. The portions are large and the ingredient quality is high.

Not too busy when I got here, comfortable environment and lots of sauces to help yourself to. We ended up ordering extra large portions, and they were so massive that we could barely finish one portion. It’s very worth the price, as it’s delicious and the portions that they give you are just simply enormous. The sausage was good, and the banh was slightly sweet yet flavourful. The staff were quick to our requests, although the joint was nearly empty. I’ll definitely be coming here again to eat.

Ordered the curry flavoured pho, make your own pho, and spring rolls. Overall the broth was delicious and flavourful, but the portion sizes (meat and vegs) were a bit lacking for the price paid. They ran out of fresh noodles but the regular noodles were good. Good service and accessible for young toddlers with high chairs.

Fave place for Viet food in Markham! Pho-nomenal broth, pho, BBH, goi ga, and dessert drinks (coconut smoothie with Saigonese coffee)

I'm SO conflicted with this review because the food is really great here (if not one the best Vietnamese pho places I've tried in a very long time) but the customer service is terrible. There's one specific hostess/waitress that was rude to my partner and I when seating and bringing our food to us. I had lost my voice from having a cold so I couldn't speak up and she got frustrated with me. We decided to take our food to go after awhile of being uncomfortable and was charged 50 cents for containers. I've been here before with my parents twice and did take out as well but never was changed for takeout containers then.not sure how they pick and choose to treat customers here.

We were originally sad when the restaurant closed down its original location closer to First Markham Place, so it was a relief to find out that the restaurant had just moved to this newer location. The new space is bigger than the old one, yet still in the same general neighborhood. Our most recent visit confirmed that The Pho Restaurant is one of our go-to Vietnamese restaurants. Everything we ordered was yummy, and the portions were generous. My husband loves pho and really likes the broth and fresh noodles at this restaurant. I personally like bun (vermicelli), and enjoyed that they let you have a larger variety of toppings (3 choices per bowl) compared to other places.

First time came here with my friend. I never knew theres a viet pho restaurant there. Overall i really like the food there. Service is ok, food came to the table fast enough and delicious. Highly recommended. I will go back for sure.

Food is pretty decent, but the atmosphere is horrible. It’s super hot and they don’t have AC on. One thing I really hate is they charge $. 50. For take out. Due to this will not try again.

Best pho. Lots of high quality meat in the broth, but each bowl is more expensive than your average pho restaurant. The broth was made with more spices (cinnamon and star anise) which makes it stand out. The bowl is deceptively small, but it ate like a large at other places. You build your own pho instead of picking your pho meat options from a long list of combinations which was very convenient.

Spring roll came with 3 rolls, and there was a really good balance of crisp to carb to meat.

Waiters and waitresses are really attentive to tables and regularly making rounds and very available when you need to get their attention.

Be prepared for a wait at 1: 30-2 pm on weekends.

Food was ok - good portions, generous amount of protein in pho, tasty soup but nothing extraordinary. However, there was almost no service to speak of - restaurant was quite busy and staff focused on serving orders and cleaning tables only. We scanned a QR code to place order; a jug of water and cups were placed on the table; the jug disappeared when our food items started to arrive and reappeared full at the end of our meal - my guess is they forgot to bring it back after refill. Appetizers were served but no one could eat because they didn’t give us plates or bowls. We asked for plates and had to wipe them down with napkins as they didn’t seem clean. A plastic container for leftover cost $0.50 - a first for all the restaurants I’ve been to. A staff carelessly threw a bill tray on a table and it slid onto the floor.

The chicken pho has too much MSG.

If you tend to have reaction to MSG, I’d suggest to stick with regular beef broth instead of chicken broth.

Delicious Pho. Had the Pho house special. Lovely. Weird ordering system. Order online after accessing QR code, but pay the usual way. Feels like covid times. But once you get over that, no issues. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Very fast from order to table. Would go again anytime.

This place had fantastic soup! I love that you can pick you noodle and depending on what you order you can pick your broth. The shrimp cake on the sugar can was so yummy and the spring roll were crunchy and flavorful. The Bo Kho reminded my of childhood with the delicious soup and tender beef.

My second favourite Pho spot in the GTA.

Ambiance: 3/5 - Nothing special, but nothing wrong with it either. The tables seem a little close together, but again, nothing wrong with it and similar to other Pho restaurants.

Service: 3.5/5 - Mostly good service, but the place is very busy, so can’t blame them for not giving everyone special attention. Only had one server who wasn’t the friendliest, but again, don’t blame them because it’s a hectic environment.

Food: 4/5

The Pho - I normally get the fresh noodles (but they run out a lot at the end of the day) and that is a 4.5/5. The fresh noodles are what make it stand out compared to other Pho spots. With the normal rice noodles. I’d say it’s a 4/5.

Fresh Rolls with Beef - 4.5/5. I love the flavour of these and it’s so fresh and not overpowering.

Overall, 4/5 - great spot!

QR code to scan menu. Food tastes great. The northern pho had a greater depth of flavor than the other pho, IMO - both still delicious. Decent portion size and service time. Definitely in luck when there's no line up at the door.

The taste is good, hygiene conditions are average, and the service attitude is not very good.

Came here recommended by family and friends. Ok food and service. Had better pho else where.

The food here is the best in Markham, by far. Their pho is consistently great, the banh canh is always amazing. Truly, the food never disappoints. It's nice and no frills with the best Vietnamese cuisine.

Taste - good
Ingredients - quality meats, excellent pickled vegetables, decent portions (not 2 tiny pieces or strings of meat or tripe like other restaurants)