Monday, August 8, 2011

Sapa Rose, Hobart CBD

Sapa Rose is a relatively new Vietnamese restaurant in the city. We don't have much in the way of Vietnamese here, so it's a great addition to the Hobart dining scene.

J and I shared two entrees and two mains. We started with the crispy duck skin with prawn. Fried duck skin - things don't get much tastier than that! The dipping sauce was lovely, too.

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We also had the beef la lop - beef wrapped in betel leaves and grilled. Again, this was brilliant. The beef mix had a lovely and strong flavour of kaffir lime leaves.

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For mains, we had the traditional curry chicken. It was wonderfully comforting on a cold, rainy night.

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We also had the claypot rice which was topped with various meats, vegetables and a gooey fried egg.

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I really enjoyed this meal - beautiful flavours and it was great value (the above plus steamed rice came to around $50). The service was a bit patchy, and mains took quite a long time to come, but it was worth it. I'll be back to try more of their dishes, including the phở which is only available at lunchtime.

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1 comment:

  1. That hot pot does look delicious and just the trick with some rice for a cold Winter's night! :D My mother makes a claypot dish and we love it!

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