Ada L.
Yelp
Ca Phe Rang located along Spadina near Richmond is a Vietnamese eatery opened by celebrity chef Matty Matheson and Rang Nguyen. The restaurant serves up a variety of pho, banh mi sandwiches, and starters in a casual atmosphere.
I've wanted to try Ca Phe Rang for a while now but was quite shocked at the expensive prices when the restaurant opened years ago. Despite the expensive price tag, I decided to try Ca Phe Rang for lunch one time. I stopped by on a Friday around noon where the restaurant was half full. Service was friendly and quick.
I ordered the following dishes:
- Pork belly fresh roll (rice paper, carrot, daikon, lettuce, Thai basil, cucumber, and crispy pastry) - $13.95
- Sliced rare beef pho (beef broth, rice noodles, onion, cilantro) - $22.95
In terms of the food, the fresh roll was unique, it was filled with ingredients which worked well together. I've never had a fresh roll quite like this and the crispy pastry worked well together with all the components of the dish. The fresh roll came with 2 fresh rolls (cut into 4 pieces total where I could only finish one forth of a roll) - I took home the rest for later. The pho was decent - large portion!, I liked the fact that they used fresh pho noodles but the broth lacked that depth of flavour you expect from a bowl of pho. Moreover, the beef slices were kind of chewy.
Overall, the fresh roll was unique but you can find better pho elsewhere around Chinatown. Services and vibes were good though!