Phnom-Penh Restaurant

I've been to Phnom-Penh many times, and have tried probably at least half of the items on their menu. They give you a good sized serving at a reasonable price.

The food itself is great and they offer a lot of dishes that I regularly alternate between depending on my day's palate. If you ask the staff, they usually give you good recommendations; most dishes can be customized in order to accommodate customers who prefer more mild/spicy foods, and substitutions aren't a problem.

In my experience the service is good; the servers know the menus well and are accommodating and polite; the food is always delivered quickly. The only exception is on busy weekend nights at peak hours when you might have to wait a little bit longer for your meal, but this is understandable and the wait is worth it. To other reviewers: remember that this is a fun family restaurant and not a place to go for more formal fine dining; the level of service is good and appropriate for the style of restaurant; customers pay at the bar at the end of their meal.

If I could recommend a few dishes, I'd suggest trying their #1/11/19 (same red curry dish w/ different chicken/shrimp/tofu), 5, 6, 9 (or 2 if you like pineapples), 12 (get it with red curry if you don't like spicy food, or get 23 instead if you want the same thing without meat), 15, 21 (get 'firm' tofu), 27 (love this one), 28 (add hot sauce -- love the flavour), 30/31, 36. Also 17/Sp#1 and Sp#4 are great noodle dishes and a little lighter. Oh and their soups are decent, but the portions are HUGE so always share them or treat them as entrees.

Oh and this is a Cambodian/Thai restaurant, NOT Vietnamese (as it says above).

Walked in, unimpressed with unauthentic decor. Fairly friendly waiter. All waiters/waitresses looked like university students and white. Prompt service. When food arrived we were astounded at its presentation. Food was literally falling off the plate, sloppily piled on, excess sauce. Runny and watery appearance. Looked like a greasy spoon thai restaurant. Food was so bad, wife went outside and vomited once outside restaurant, and 3 times heading back to car. And yet again once in the car. Food was not over spicy, but of poor quality. Nothing special about the food

the pad thai that i had was not orange or even red in colour, they used soya sauce or black bean sauce and it looked black. It tasted alright but something fishy about it. The soup wasn't even clear, it was entirely something else other than what it's supposed to be.
To top it off, it lead to an undesirable GI episode.
Frankly, this is a place to avoid.

We went on a Friday night around 8pm and were able to get a seat without difficulty. The atmosphere is on par with all asian type restaurants...you go for the food and not the ambiance! Our spring rolls were very tasty as were the sauces that came with them. Very good. My husband loves spicy food and asked for his golden chicken to be spicy (you have the option of mild or spicy) and found it waaay too spicy to the point he was in pain eating it! My shrimp dish was perfect.....nice presentation, good portion of shrimp and just delicious. The service was just okay, certainly not great. There were about six people working and spent most of their time hanging out together behind the bar (maybe because it was the end of what was probably a busy Friday night however we still expect decent service!). Our server didn't come back to ask how our meal was and we had to flag down another server to ask for more diet coke (especially since my husband's mouth was on fire!!). We will definitely go back as we love the food

I never quite get what the smell is in this place, but the food is very good and the service is either spectacular or (when the owners daughter is serving) iffy. Portions are large and quality is fine. A bit pricey but the place is always packed at lunch time. Not for grandma and grandpa down for the weekend but a nice place for lunch with coworkers.

TV behind the bar is annoying.

Always my favorite place to get take out. Never had less than great food. Everyone I introduce to it is just as impressed as I am. And there is something for everyone from mild to super spicy and meaty to vegetarian.

The Lemon Grass Beef is hands down the BEST meal I've ever had! There is no where else in Kingston or even Ontario with this delicious mixture of flavour.

They were also very accomadating, a couple of my friend are vegetarian and the waiter was able to help them order their perfect meals. It was much appreciated!

Service was nice, they were very packed, but managed to keep us all happy. Will definately go back over and over and over!

Soup A was absolutely delicious! Everyone I was with loved their meals. Great prices for giant portions. Service was friendly but a little slow since it was a busy night.

Phnom-Penh is a very difficult place to review and rate. Sometimes it's absolutely amazing -- their sweet potato soup is occasionally divine, and their Phnom-Penh soup too. My partner loves their special with pork and spring rolls, and when they're on they're great.

But...

Sometimes, man, you wonder what the heck is up with them! Sometimes the place stinks of mold and urinals.
Sometimes you find weird things in your food (stickers from produce, pointy thorns from lime leaves, two name two separate occasions)
Sometimes the service is HORRRRRRRIBLE.

I don't get it.

Anyway. Sometimes great, sometimes I want to wring their necks.

Living in Kingston and trying many of the different restaurants over the year, this is by far one of the best Asian places ive eaten at. Each order is made from scratch, none of the pre-made crap like many other restaurants. My family loves the restaurant, and it has a very high credibility for quality and quantity and its customer following within Kingston is extremely strong and loyal. Being away at school 8 months of the year, i dont eat there much now, but i still get my mother to send me the sauce from the Number 1 occassionally!
great restaurant
A must do for tourists to the area