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Rau Bistro Wrap and Roll Basket Review

Proclaimed as a modernized yet authentic Vietnamese street food restaurant, I recently visited Rau Bistro. Located in the small strip mall next to Rotary Park, it is unassuming from the outside but quite nice and modern looking on the inside.

Looking for something fun to try, my boyfriend and I settled on one of their wrap and roll baskets for two. We chose the second option which has "la lot beef", sausage, and shrimp paste along with many vegetables to wrap them with. Of course, they also came with rice paper and hot water for you to make your wraps!


Rice Paper Gadget Photo by Andrea Nguyen (Didn't get a picture of it myself)

The different types of meat were all quite delicious. My favourite was the shrimp paste skewers (unfortunately they were also the least provided), but the most special was the la lot beef, which had a fragrant smell and taste from being wrapped in betel leaves.

Apart from the meat, the given side vegetables including pickled radish and carrots, lettuce, herbs, and even some pineapple were very fresh and welcome. If anything, maybe the cucumber could've been cut a little thinner.

One of my better-looking rolls

From online reviews about Rau Bistro, I expected to have a very large amount of food as most said that they left with leftovers to take home. The wrap and roll basket for two cost $43 before tax and tip and was certainly a memorable experience, but it was not as much of a crazy amount of food as many reviewers seemed to indicate. We did finish this meal for 2 satisfied and happy, so it wasn't too little! If I hadn't read reviews beforehand this wouldn't be a problem, so this is less of a complaint and more of a heads-up.

I would give my experience here a MIAM MIAM MIAM MIAM out of MIAM MIAM MIAM MIAM MIAM, and I hope to go back to try some other dishes because they have a lot of interesting options.

I would also like to give them bonus points for having a full menu with prices online: https://raubistroyyc.ca/menu/

Thank you for reading this post and please let me know what I should try next. Until next Miam,
Ana
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  1. AnonymousOctober 23, 2023 at 12:30 PM

    That looks super yummy indeed, and an experience too! Thank you for sharing! MIAM!

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    1. AnaOctober 26, 2023 at 8:44 AM

      Thank you for commenting :) it was a great experience

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