Monday, October 17, 2011

Rice Paper, Newtown

I find the only way to cope with the inevitable post-holiday return to work is to plan a whole lot of other great things to look forward to. So besides our (already booked) upcoming holiday to Thailand/Singapore I made plans to catch up with Miss Chicken and Mr Shawn on my second day back at work.


We ventured down King Street in Newtown and ended up at Rice Paper, a newly opened Vietnamese restaurant.  It's good to finally have a Vietnamese eatery on the north end of King Street that's opened for lunch, snuggled in amongst the myriad of Thai lunchtime spots.

Lunch started with drinks, a Homemade Lemon Squash ($4.50) for me and a Vietnamese Coffee for Mr Shawn.  I really liked my drink...it was must less sweet than I was expecting which was nice and there was a perfect tartness to the lemon.


Both Miss Chicken and I opt for the Vermicelli Noodles (or Bun as the Vietnamese say - though I think my pronunciation is more than a little off).  Mine comes with delicious tender Beef and Miss Chicken's with Lemongrass Pork.  Both dishes are served with a small dish of Nuoc Cham Sauce (a mix of Fish Sauce, Sugar, Chilli and Lime Juice...I think) which you pour over the noodles.  I love Vermicelli Noodle dishes and it's normally what I order when I'm having Vietnamese for lunch - it's just such a simple and healthy dish.  This version had the addition of some purple basil (and possibly some mint too) which is something I've not encountered in this dish before. 

Bun Bo Xao - aka Vermicelli Noodles with Lemongrass Pork

Bun Thit Nunong - aka Vermicelli Noodles with Beef
I got to tell ya, I had more than a little food envy when Mr Shawn's lunch arrived at the table. I mean LOOK at all that delicious fried pork chop. Temptation got the better of me and I nabbed a tasty little morsel of pork and it was delicious.


Rice Paper is at 131 King Street, Newtown. Phone (02) 8065 7271.

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18 comments:

  1. aw man i could totally go for a plate of pork chop right now!

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  2. Gotta get back soon - need to try soup and desserts nest

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  3. I mean desserts next - although a nest of desserts would be good too.

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  4. You beat me to it! Vietnamese is one of my favourite Asian cuisines (along with Japanese), so fresh and light. I'll definitely check this place out soonish.

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  5. YUM! bun noodles are my fave Viet choice, more than pho. This looks pretty good!!! and yes FRIED PORK CHOPS!

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  6. aw man - the fried pork chops... wow! i wouldn't mind some for dinner now!

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  7. I love Vietnamese, such a nice and light alternative. The vermicelli noodles with lemongrass pork is just my thing, I'm going to whip one up soon now, it looks so good.

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  8. Hey that all looks great and it's nice to see another Vietnamese place open on the strip. Pity it isn't at the other end of King St, closer to my house!

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  9. Oh that pork chop looks delish!! You went for the halthy option though - good girl lol :)

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  10. i could do with a vietnamese coffee and vermicelli right now! looks delish

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  11. Vietnamese Pork Chops are seriously awesome...can't wait to go there!!!!

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  12. Mmmm...I want the pork chops! I haven't been to Newtown for agessssss (uni timetable this semester doesn't make time for lunch *sigh*) but now I know where to go if I ever have a lunch break and don't feel like thai!!!

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  13. I know everyone is raving about the pork chop, but the bun thit nunong looks really delicious.

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  15. Thanks for posting our dishes. We hope to serve you and everyone soon. However the title of The Bun Thit Nuong and the Bun Bo Xao should be swapped:)
    Thanks

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  16. Oh my!!! That looks so yum and healthy.

    I will have to try it SOON!

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  17. Absolutely love Vietnamese vermicelli "salads", especially in hotter, stickier weather where the fresh flavours really help to awaken the senses. Smoky grilled meat doesn't hurt either!

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  18. From the Rice Paper team: Thank you for your lovely review! When you come in again please let us know who you are. Also we wanted to ask if we could use some of your pictures for our website, please give us a call whenever you're free.
    Cheers and Cam on!
    xx Rice Paper team

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