Where's Charlie?

For some reason everytime I think 'Where 's Charlie ', my internal voice raises the 'Char ' part and sounds creepy. Now I sound strange. But Where 's Charlie isn 't creepy and I 'm not strange.<br/ <br/ Ok, so now to review the place. I 've been here a couple of times and it is always busy. If you have a group going, book a table because chances are you won 't get one straight away if you don 't.<br/ <br/ It 's a tight fit with tables very close to one another but the decor is unique and a bit funky. Glass top tables with pallets underneath and wee terrariums (that are for sale) as decorations.<br/ <br/ The menu is quite extensive. Think vietnamese fusion. I think 'fusion ' is culinary jargon...like 'strategic direction ' is in business, but that 's the only way I can describe their menu.<br/ <br/ The staff I spoke to were helpful. I had to ask what I could order (gf and vege) and they were happy to oblige with recommendations.<br/ <br/ The food comes out fast, is quite tasty and reasonably priced. I loved how they cooked the tofu in my dish. Yes, love and tofu in the same sentence? Just to confirm...I 'm not strange. My lunch buddies all enjoyed their various meals which included a breakfast bowl, chicken and some sort of vietnamese sandwich.<br/ <br/ So if you 're looking for something substantial that doesn 't cost an arm and two legs...and won 't send you to the sick bay for a nap after eating.... I would recommend going to find Charlie.

Dined here twice for lunch whilst in Wellington and pleased to report some decent and authentic Vietnamese flavours here!<br/ <br/ First tried the beef pho and springs rolls, the pho broth was flavoured very well and generous servings of noodles and usual pho fillings. <br/ Spring rolls were a little disappointing because they came out greasy rather than crispy so we didn’t finish them. <br/ <br/ Second time dining I ordered the lemongrass chilli chicken banh mi and it was really good, very reminiscent of a traditional banh mi but didn’t have my pate. Pickled carrot really made it delicious!<br/ <br/ It does get super busy with diners sitting in and ordering take away, but they do push food out reasonably quickly. Staff are friendly and attentive, definitely will be back for more next time I’m in Wellington

I went during lunchtime. It was extremely busy! Our order was very delayed but thankfully my friend and I had time to spare. I had the Vegan Hot Sour Dumpling Noodle Soup and my friend had the Tofu Banh Mi with Pate. I thoroughly enjoyed my meal and want to take my partner back to try it! Seriously good noodle soup. The dumplings were tasty, too. The portion was huge and took a while to eat.

I had a delicious gluten free chicken yellow curry. My wife had a 'good ' lemongrass beef banh mi. The restaurant was noisy and busy. Staff and service was excellent. We would definitely eat here again.

The service is quick if you want a beef pho in a freezing Wellington weather. The chicken in my WOAP burger is cold but the source is nice.