Excellent. Ordered for delivery. Great service. The best sate chicken soup I have ever had. Deep, rich and amazing flavours. Very large portion. Can’t wait to have it again!
Cute little Vietnamese restaurant with lots of variety on the menu. Owner is super friendly and food came out quick and steaming hot! I ordered the rare beef with beef balls pho and it definitely hit the spot. I brought my son with me and he really enjoyed the spring rolls. Great pho spot for pho lovers.
Was there serval times for pho and thought were just ok. Today we were there again as it was on our way. Curry chicken was fine, but my seafood noodle soup tastes like boiled water with some salt and MSG. Bean spouts side were not fresh. I think I won't go back again!
Great service, fast delivery! We ate vermicelli dishes, we always do. Spring rolls, vegetables and vermicelli are great but... meat was pretty dry, yellowish sauce you use on top of your meal was too intensive in smell and peanut sauce was mixed with something white and was terrible, it wasn't standard peanut sauce... it was weird. To put it in different words, we weren't hungry at the end but didn't enjoy it like we usually enjoy Vietnamese meals.
From there service to there satay soups, it's all pretty tasty. Now this place isn't one of my favourites... it's still a good place to have in my rotation. I do really enjoy there veggie spring rolls and sauté beef vermicelli however! Keep it up
Absolutely amazing food. I'm in love with the spicy peanut satay pho. Prices are super reasonable and the lady working there was really really nice. I'd totally recommend.
Came here a couple times with my boyfriend and got the peanut sate beef noodle soup both times. We've never tasted anything like that before, it was actually so good! Service was friendly, and the food came out fast. Great place for a good, cheap meal.
The sate soup here is really good. Its just how it is supposed to be creamy and delicious. Finally found a place in dr worth coming back to. Good friendly service. The salad roll appy is not that great.
Solid good food, quick easy service, well priced, good deal! I would recommend this on 17th for sure. Even the stark white clean interior was appealing.
Golden Bell has great peanut satay! It's worth driving to 17th for, and I make part of my regular pho circuit. Also an interesting "Vietnamese pancake" that is worth trying!
Solid Vietnamese place-my husband and I had our very first date here, so extra sentimental value! They've recently renovated so it's cleaner and has more room to move around. Food is quick and yummy-a casual place to grab a sit in lunch or take out.
Wonton Noodle Bowl is perfect for a Pho fanatic. Add some of the table hot sauce and you will warm right up. Good and quick service. Yummmmm
Yummy and fast. I ordered the shredded pork salad rolls, which were bigger than I expected, and the peanut sate noodle soup. The soup was delicious and I like that it came out with a plate of bean sprouts and fresh basil. Fast service and they have beer. 👍
Food is pretty good. I ordered rice vermicelli with chicken. It took about 7-8 minutes. Service is average. Had to ask for refills on my water. I'll eat there again.
Highly recommend the Peanut Sate Pho.
Chicken Peanut Satay add Veggies. That is all. DELICIOUS!
Best pho I've found in the city so far! Always accompanied by great service.
Best Vietnamese Restaurant. The food is delicious and the service is excellent.
Best peanut saute in the city that I have tried, always fast and delicious
Friendly and quick service with great food! And they deliver! :). I've never actually dined in the restaurant and have only ordered delivery. The service has always been friendly, and the food has consistently been delivered quickly, fresh, and hot. While I'm not a fan of the chicken wings (they're battered, which I didn't realize upon ordering), the soups are great, as are the vermicelli bowls. My favorite menu item so far is the Salt & Pepper Squid... cooked perfectly and not rubbery or fishy at all. So glad I found this gem for delivery!
Best Satay Beef Noodle soup I've had in Calgary. Almost as good as in Edmonton. Their springrolls are awesone. Fast service. Great take out.
Best Vietnamese and the best Thai I have had in Calgary . Get takeout at least once a week and the whole menu is delicious.
Large portions. We went to Golden Bell for lunch on a Sun., so it really wasn't busy in the restaurant. We were seated quickly, menus presented, and our drinks brought to us lightning quick.
We started with an appy, chicken wing (crispy). The wings arrived piping hot, and it looked like it was battered. Nonetheless, the wings were good, very crispy exterior, yet the meat inside was juicy.
I have a penchant for VC rice, pork chop, shredded pork, and meat pie, so I ordered the number 82 at Golden Bell. Food arrived quickly, and a good thing too as hunger was creeping up quickly.
First thing I noticed was the quantity of food on the plate, it was very generous. The meal was quite scrumptious, I really enjoyed the pork chop, tasty VC marinade, and a very nice smoky grill taste. The meat pie was on the small side though.
I'd come back to Golden Bell, good food, ample portions that should satiate most hunger, it is a win win proposition.
Best pho in town!. The title speaks for itself....the vermicelli is even better!
My Favorite Place. I always go here for the Noodle Soups, especially #56, always tasty and very friendly staff.
Simply the best. I regularly eat there and I am NEVER dissapointed . Consistently delicious! Great value in a simple but clean environment.
Love it!. Felt compelled to write a review after visiting GBS so many times with my boyfriend! It has become our go-to place for vietnamese on 17th. The rare beef pho NEVER DISAPPOINTS...I highly recommend it:)
Love this place. Great food! Great services! By far my favorite Vietnamese restaurant in the city!
Pho. Absolutely the best vietnamese restaurant in the city!
Delicious and well run. It's a great place for decently priced and wonderfully flavored bun. The owners are welcoming and everything is prepared quickly. It will be hard not to finish its so yummy. Don't expect ambiance here -sit outside if you want something to keep your eyes busy... it's very clean and warmly coloured but it's the type of place where good decent eats take the forefront. Yum, yum, yum.
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+4.5
Good food and good prices. The Bun and the Pho are as good as any place, and prices are reasonable. Service is very good. They also do a seafood soup with a coconut base...very tasty.
My favorite pad Thai in town, hands down. (peanut satay pho, and curries also good)
Delicious and fast service. This is my favourite Vietnamese restaurant in Calgary! The food is always excellent and you never have to wait more than 10 minutes to get your meal!
Love this place!. I'm not really into Pho but my wife and I got the Vermicelli bowls and absolutely loved them. Service is great, the food comes out fast and piping hot. Adding the hoisin and hot sauce adds the perfect touch. Neat little restaurant in a nice location and very reasonable prices. Will be going back for sure.
This Place Rocks!. This place is awesome! The service is incredible, place is always busy and it is clean, its bright because of the large window across the front.
I have had many dishes, you will not be disappointed here! Take out is just as great as staying in.
Been there for lunch several times. The food is always fast to arrive, fresh and tasty. Nothing to complain about, great place to order takeout.
My new go to for pho. Have been here several times and have always had fantastic food and service. Even when I arrived 10 minutes before close (not intentionally) I never felt rushed. The soups and noodle bowls are very tasty and made with fresh ingredients. Good thing its so close since cravings for Vietnamese hit at least 2x a week :)
Great! Great pho, great vegetarian dishes and the BEST spring rolls on vermicelli ever. I go here often and am always impressed by the food and service!
My fave place!! Great service, really good food and fast delivery. Try the fresh fruit bubble tea with coconut jelly! Springs rolls and their satay chicken pho are the best!
Great flavours here!. Nothing but good experiences here since this place opened. Quality is top notch with fast service. I was really thrilled with what I got this evening: stir-fried sate chicken on rice. Unlike places that make a drier sort of sate chicken (saigon baguette, pho ngon) the one at Golden Bell is really very reminiscent of a Thai curry- a really good one at that. There's gravy here and it's redolent of coconut milk, chili and lots of ginger. Delicious with rice, just amazing. Young coconut drink is fantastic too.
Awesome. I tell all my friends that this place has the best Vietnamese food. The service is really good, food tastes great and it is a nice location.
Good quality and service. I really enjoyed my food, service was good too.
Sitting on the patio and people watching was the highlight of my afternoon.
Good Vietnamese. Overall, a good place to grab some Vietnamese. The food, is good, same for the service and the location. Prices are good too. It's pretty much what you expect from a good Vietnamese place. I'm big on Pho, particularly the Sate Beef, and this place does a decent job of it. The broth is a bit different than most places, as it has coconut or peanut in it, but can be a nice change.
3.5/5 - There are not very many.... There are not very many good Vietnamese restaurants around where I live so to find this place 5 minutes away was very pleasent.
ENTREE/DRINKS ORDERED
I ordered Pho Tai Nam, which was good and quite a bit of meat was put in it. The soup is tasty. I also ordered the spring rolls, which is okay. I have had better spring rolls. I will give a warning though, I do like the traditional Vietnamese spring rolls better, so maybe the spring roll at golden bell is just average.
PRICE
$8 for pho is just perfect. $5 for spring rolls is okay.
DECOR
I never expect much from Vietnamese restaurants anyways, but I would try to stay away from the washrooms in Vietnamese restaurants.
Best Vietnamese on 17th Ave. My favorite Vietnamese on 17th Ave used to be Codo, although I loathed the rude service. Then Golden Bell opened up and answered my prayers with a patio, friendly servers, and equally fresh food. They also offer Vietnamese subs and actually have the bubble tea they offer on their menu (unlike Codo who never has all the drinks offered on their menu).
I go here regularly. The price is right, the food tastes good, and I go here pretty regularly even though I'm pretty sick of listening to peppy quasi-club radio music in restaurants.
With all the selection of over priced Vietnamese restaurants in Calgary I was skeptical and most of them on 17th are terrible... I was pleasantly surprised. Great service, cute little patio, extensive menu and not overpriced. I highly recommend #79
Allison Heather Sides
+4.5
Vegetarian?. Try the vegetarian spring rolls!
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