Pho Anh presents an authentic Vietnamese culinary journey, specializing in rich and aromatic pho noodle soups that are a cornerstone of Vietnamese cuisine. Their menu features a variety of meticulously prepared broths, simmered for hours to achieve deep, complex flavors, served with tender cuts of meat and fresh herbs. Beyond pho, the restaurant offers a selection of classic Vietnamese dishes, highlighting fresh ingredients and traditional preparation methods that capture the vibrant essence of their heritage. The dining space provides a clean and welcoming atmosphere, suitable for enjoying a comforting and flavorful meal. It's a destination for those seeking genuine Vietnamese flavors and expertly crafted soups.
Pho Anh is widely celebrated as a hidden gem in Montreal, offering an exceptionally authentic Vietnamese dining experience that many diners compare favorably to their travels in Vietnam. Guests frequently praise the scratch-made condiments, complex house-made broths, and high-quality ingredients, often highlighting the four-colour broken rice, various pho soups, and crispy wings as standout dishes. While the restaurant is modest and occasionally busy, resulting in varying service speeds, the staff and ownership are consistently described as passionate, warm, and highly informative, frequently taking the time to explain traditional eating methods. Despite some minor notes regarding seating capacity or occasional long wait times during peak hours, most visitors find the reasonable pricing and depth of flavor well worth the visit, making it a favorite destination for those seeking traditional, comforting, and high-quality Vietnamese cuisine.
Owner yaps a lot about the food quality & authenticity but it's buns. It's not good & most definitely not authentic Vietnamese food at all. The seasoning are way off & the dishes felt more like fusion between Viet cuisine & god knows what.
I got the c?m t?m & he said the right way to eat it was to sip the fish sauce instead of mixing it in the rice. As someone who was born & lived in Vietnam for most of my life, this was the first time someone told me I'm eating my food the wrong way. Maybe I'm not Vietnamese enough for this place lol.
THE BEST dining experience I've had in awhile thanks to the owner Anh!
We were visiting from Alberta & a group of 5 of us walked in after finding this place on a whim.
Anh came up to our table & started cracking jokes & creating conversation with us. He gave suggestions on what to order, talked about his families heritage in Vietnam, how he cooks his food, makes all his condiments from scratch etc.
When the food came out, he gave us an extra calamari no charge, stood table side & made us sauce mixtures from his condiments to dip our pho/meat into.
He was so open & kind saying that if we didn't like his food he would give us something else & take it off our bill. Well that didn't happen…
All the food here is SPECTACULAR. Fresh, hot, delicious. You can truly feel the love Anh puts into his food & the service he offers.
I was so upset leaving home for Alberta knowing I won't be able to eat here for awhile. But the next time I am in Montreal, I will be stopping by!
Les soupes pho sont authentiques à ce qu'on avait à Hanoï. La viande est fraîche (jamais congelée), & les accompagnements de sauces & condiments sont délicieux. Je recommande fortement 🙏🏻
May 14, 2026
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Unassuming & casual spot that will surprise you with how flavourful the food offerings are. Everything is very authentic, served with homemade sauces & toppings. Definitely recommend if you're looking for traditional vietnamese in a cozy environment.
The soup is unique &'clean', the meats super tender & the homemade sauces on the table are very tasty. Nice variation to some of the more'westernized' pho in the city. The fried pork belly was a nice start to the meal as well. Ignore the renos & boarded up signs outside, go down the steps & try this spot. You will not regret it.
The food was good overall decent broth (7/10), but very mid meat (fatty/tough). The noodles are thick if you are used to the thinner ones - not a negative, just a note. They also don't provide chop suey or thai basil (update: the style pho that they serve does not usually have those condiments) but they do provide rarer condiments which is interesting (picked garlic, lemongrass sauce, etc). Their'fresh' chilis are frozen & not very spicy (they only bring one even when you ask for more).
Fast service, but not very friendly (not unfriendly though). The atmosphere is nice & quiet, with good spacing in between tables.
I'd say this is a must try restaurant when you are in Montreal. We went here on the first day we visited Montreal, it's kinda suprised me.
When we first saw the entrance, we were kind of hesitate as we confused if we went to the wrong place. However, after we enter the door, it's cozy & warm inside.
We ordered Saigon Crispy Wings in Savory Fish Sauce, Saigon Beef Meatball Noodle Soup, Saigon Four Color Steamed Broken Rice & Hà N?i Charbroiled Pork Vermicelli. Unfortunately, I didn't take many photos as I couldn't wait to eat, I was starving...
Saigon Beef Meatball is tasty, can feel that's homemade meatballs. Charbroiled pork chop & charbroiled chicken for Saigon Four Color Steamed Broken Rice were soft & juicy, but the rice was not enough for us. You might need to add rice if you have a good appetite. Hà N?i Charbroiled Pork Vermicelli was really good, the taste was something new to me.
I would recommend you to order Saigon Four Color Steamed Broken Rice & Hà N?i Charbroiled Pork Vermicelli if you visit them.
Délicieuse Pho, le service est très courtois. Une des dames a pris le temps de me montrer son mix perso de sauce à faire pour la soupe que j'ai choisi & a fait de même pour la personne avec moi.
Attention, si tu manges ici, tu ne voudras plus jamais manger dans un autre restaurant vietnamien que celui là.
Déjà l'équipe nous ont accueilli tellement gentiment. Ils ont pris le temps de nous expliquer que c'était un peu différent des autres restaurants vietnamiens (différent dans le très bon sens).
On est allés le midi, donc il y avait un combo spécial : un breuvage, un rouleau de printemps & une soupe pho au poulet pour 20 $, ce qui est vraiment excellent. Finalement, on n'a pas eu juste un rouleau de printemps… on en avait deux. Dans le mien, c'était simple mais super bien exécuté : une crevette frite, enroulée dans une panure, avec une des meilleures sauces que j'ai mangées de ma vie. (On a demandé d'acheter un pot d'ailleurs)
Après ça, on a pris les ailes de poulet parce que c'était indiqué must try sur le menu, puis encore une fois, zéro déception. Elles étaient super croustillantes, très bonnes, puis le prix aussi valait vraiment la peine. La sauce, incroyable. D'ailleurs, comme vous le savez déjà, j'en ai même acheté un pot à part.
Ensuite, on a goûté aux soupes. Mon ami a pris la soupe tonkinoise avec les boulettes, puis le proprio nous a même préparé le mélange de sauces approprié pour l'accompagner. Gros point important : toutes les sauces étaient faites maison, & ça paraît. Honnêtement, c'est vraiment une place où il faut commander des plats avec des sauces, parce qu'elles sont tellement bonnes. Même la sauce hoisin est faite maison. (Mon ami a acheté 2 pots)
Ils servent aussi des petits condiments sur la table, puis tout est beau, propre, bien pensé. Le proprio nous expliquait aussi que la cuisine est faite dans la tradition du nord & on goûtait vraiment la différence.
La soupe était d'une fraîcheur incroyable : le bouillon, les herbes, tout était délicat & bien balancé . Mon poulet était cuit sous vide, puis on devait le tremper dans une autre petite sauce qui était tellement bonne que j'aurais pu la boire. Une sauce simple, avec des feuilles de citron, du poivre, du sel.
Franchement, Pho Anh vient de surclasser de loin, tous les autres restaurants vietnamiens dans lesquels je suis allé & ils méritent sincèrement cette note.
