Vietnamese Joint serves Vietnamese street-food staples in central Taupō, with dine-in, takeaway, delivery and table booking all available from the Ruapehu Street restaurant. The menu is organised for several styles of meal: banh mi and rolls suit a quick stop, pho offers a warming bowl, and rice or vermicelli plates provide more substantial options. Online ordering makes the same range accessible for pickup or delivery without changing the restaurant's broad, all-day appeal.
Pho anchors the noodle-soup side of the menu, while summer rolls and crisp spring rolls offer contrasting ways to start. Banh mi adds the familiar combination of a crisp roll, savoury filling and fresh accompaniments for a meal that travels well. Those dishes establish the street-food character, but the kitchen is not limited to snacks: dedicated rice, vermicelli and soup sections allow diners to build a fuller lunch or dinner around their preferred protein and format.
Lemongrass chicken and pork can be ordered over rice with pickled vegetables and house sauce, or over vermicelli with salad, peanuts and a spring roll. The beef-stew rice plate is slower and richer, combining braised beef with carrots, onions, tomatoes, lemongrass and ginger. Seafood rice brings scallops, crab pincers, prawns, squid and fish cake together with sauce, peanuts and crisp garnishes, giving that section one of its most varied plates.
Separate vegetarian and gluten-free groupings make the ordering menu easier to scan, including a Buddha's Delight option for diners seeking a vegetable-focused meal. Drinks stretch from bubble tea to Vietnamese coffee, and dessert goes beyond a routine sweet finish: mango jelly sago and pandan waffles introduce distinctly Southeast Asian flavours and textures. The result is a menu that can cover a fast sandwich, a restorative bowl of pho or a longer meal finished with coffee and dessert.
Address: 20 Ruapehu Street, Taupō 3330, New Zealand
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Vietnamese Joint Menu
Rice (Com)
Beef Stew on Rice (C Bo Kho)
Thickly sliced , slow braised beef on rice noodles. Its stewed with carrots, onions, tamatos, vietnamese seasonings, lemongrass and ginger for several hours. served with rice
Seafood on Rice (C Hai San)
Seafood mix with, scallops, crab pinchers, prawns, squid, fish cake and fish balls on rIce, served with our house sauce, roasted peanuts, one spring roll and crutons.
Lemongrass Chicken on Rice (C Ga)
Shallow fried, marinated lemongrass chicken on rice served with rice, a pickled salad and our house sauce
Lemongrass Pork on Rice (C Heo)
Marinated lemongrass Pork on rice served with rice, a pickled salad and our house sauce
Vermicelli (Bun)
Lemongrass Chicken Vermicelli (B Ga)
Marinated lemongrass chicken on vermicelli noodles with salad, roasted peanuts, crutons, one spring roll and served with our house sauce.
Lemongrass Pork Vermicelli (B Heo)
Marinated lemongrass pork on vermicelli noodles with salad, roasted peanuts, crutons, one spring roll and served with our house sauce.
Seafood Vermicelli (B Hai San)
Seafood mix with, scallops, crab pinchers, prawns, squid, fish cake and fish balls on vermicelli served with our house sauce, roasted peanuts, one spring roll and crutons.
Spring Rolls Vermicelli (B Cha Gio)
4x spring rolls on vermicelli noodles with salad, roasted peanuts, cruotons and served with our house sauce.
Soup (Pho)
Rare Beef Soup(Pho Bo)
Thinley sliced beef on rice noodles. Served to you medium rare, and cooks in your hot soup. The soup contains Beansprouts, spring onions, brown onions freash herbs in a beef bone broth simmered for 8 hours.
Beef Stew Soup (P Bo Kho)
Thickly cut, slow braised beef on rice noodles. Its stewed with carrots, onions, tamatos, vietnamese seasonings, lemongrass and ginger for several hours.
Lemongrass Chicken Soup (P Ga)
Marinated, Lemongrass chicken thats been shallow fried, with a lemongrass broth with garlic, onion, vienamese spices and soy sauce.
Seafood Soup (P Hai San)
Seafood mix with, scallops, crab pinchers, prawns, squid, fish cake and fish balls, served with lemongrass chicken broth, sprouts, spring onion and onion.
Lemongrass Pork Soup (P Heo)
Marinated, Lemongrass pork thats been shallow fried, with a lemongrass broth with garlic, onion, vienamese spices and soy sauce.
Vege soup (P Chay)
Vegatables such as: broccoli, bok choy, corriander, sprouts and other in season vegetables. Please note we do not have a vegatable broth, we use the beef broth for this soup.
Buddha's Delight (Do Chay)
Vegan
Vegan Rice (C Chay)
Stir-fried vegetables with tofu on rice, served with sweet soy sauce and a pickled salad on the side.
Vegan Vermicelli (B Chay)
A noodle salad drizzled in sweet soy sauce with avocado, tofu, vegan spring rolls topped with peanuts croutons and vegan floss
Vegan Summer Rolls (G.C Chay)
Freash rice paper roll filled with avocado, soy flakes, dried seaweed, garden salad and vermicelli with a choice of hoisin peanut sauce or sweet soy sauce.
Vegan Spring Rolls(4pc)
Deep fried springrolls filled with green mung bean, sweet potato and taro wrapped around with thin rice noodle wrapping.
Something Different?
Chicken Banh Mi (Ga)
A Vietnamese sub filled with lemongrass chicken, Vietnamese ham, coriander, cumber, pickled carrots with house made pate, Vietnamese butter and mayo
Pork Banh Mi (Heo)
A Vietnamese sub filled with lemongrass pork, Vietnamese ham, coriander, cumber, pickled carrots with house made pate, Vietnamese butter and mayo
Beef Stew with Bread (BM Bo Kho)
Thickly sliced, slow braised beef on rice noodles. Its stewed with carrots, onions, tamatos, vietnamese seasonings, lemongrass and ginger for several hours. served with bread and butter.
Beef Salad (Xalat Bo)
Thinly sliced medium rare beef tossed with a zeasty lemon dressing on mesclun salad and topped with cruotons, tamato, peanuts and cucumbers
Lowcarb Salad (Xalat Ga)
Lemongrass chicken served on a bed of salad, pickled carrits, topped off with an egg and served with our house sauce.
Prawn Summer Rolls (G.C Tom)
Freash rice paper roll filled with prawns, salad and vermicelli with a choice of hoisin peanut sauce or sweet soy sauce. 3pc
Chicken Summer Rolls (G.C Ga)
Freash rice paper roll filled with Lemongrass chicken, salad and vermicelli with a choice of hoisin peanut sauce or sweet soy sauce. 3pc
Avocado Summer Rolls (G.C Chay)
Freash rice paper roll filled with avocado, soy flakes, dried seaweed, garden salad and vermicelli with a choice of hoisin peanut sauce or sweet soy sauce. 3pc
Assorted Summer Rolls (G.C Thap Cam)
Pick three flavours out of Chicken, pork, avocado and/or prawn 3pc
Chicken Spring Rolls (Cha Gio ga)
A mixture chicken, carrots and vermicelli, then its deep fried till crispy, its served with our house sauce. 3pc
Extra summer roll
Pork Summer Rolls (G.C.Heo)
Freash rice paper roll filled with lemongrass pork, salad and vermicelli with a choice of hoisin peanut sauce or sweet soy sauce. 3pc
Vegan/Tofu Banh Mi (chay)
Gluten Free (Khong co lua mi)
GF Rare Beef Pho
medium rare beef on rice noodles, beansprouts, spring onions, fresh herbs, in a beef bone broth
GF Beef Salad (Xalat Bo)
thinly sliced medium beef tossed with a zesty lemon dressing on mesclun salad and topped off with leeks & crushed peanuts. comes with chin su(sweet chilli sauce) on the side
GF Beef Stew Soup (P Bo Kho)
beef stew on rice noodles, beansprouts, spring onions, fresh herbs in a beef bone broth simmered for 8hrs
GF Beef Stew on Rice (C Bo Kho)
classic Vietnamese beef stew on fragrant garlic rice
Prawn Summer Rolls (G.C Tom)
fresh rice paper roll filled with prawns, salad, pickled carrots and vermicelli, Includes house sauce
Pandan Waffles (GF) (Banh Kep)
Pandan is the vanilla of Asia. The waffle comes with your choice of ice cream or condensed milk
Mango Sago Jelly (GF)
Pandan flavoured tapioca pearls infused with coconut cream topped with mango jelly. Comes with evaporated milk on the side to change up the flavour and texture.
Specials
Pork Spring Rolls (Cha gio heo)
A mixture pork, carrots and vermicelli, then its deep fried till crispy, its served with our house sauce.
Spicy Beef and Pork Soup (Bun bo hue)
Spicy broth made from vietnamese spices, herbs and beef. Put altogether with vietnamese ham, pork, eye round steak and thick rice noodles. With a side of chili and sprouts to adjust to your liking.
Crispy Chicken Rice (Com Chien Dui Ga)
Deep fried chicken. cooked ‘till crispy and served with stir fried egg rice, sliced tomatoes and our house sauce.
Vietnamese Crepe (Banh Xeo)
Made from coconut cream and vietnamese spices the crepe is filled with prawns, sprouts, mung beans and onions.
Extras (Them)
Extra Rice (Com)
garlic infused rice
Extra Noodles (Banh pho/ Bun)
Chilli On The Side
Extra House Sauce (Nuoc mam)
Bread & Butter (Banh mi bo)
Extra egg (Trung)
Avocado (Trai Bo)
Extra veges (Them rau)
Extra Tofu
Soup ( Nuoc Dung)
Desserts (Do Ngot)
Pandan Waffles (GF)
Pandan is the vanilla of Asia. The waffle comes with your choice of ice cream or condensed milk.
Mango Jelly Sago (GF)
Pandan flavoured tapioca pearls infused with coconut cream topped with mango jelly. Comes with evaporated milk on the side to change up the flavour and texture.
Egg Pudding
Almond Pudding
Tofu Pudding
Mango Pudding
Pudding Party
Beverages
Artichoke Tea (Artiso)
imported from the home land. this tea provides many health benefits including digestion and blood sugar support. this tea contains no caffeine.
Black Tea with Milk (Tra Den vo sua)
one of the best duo known to mankind
Green Tea with Jasmine (Tra Xanh)
natural antioxidant and calming sensation
Vietnamese Iced Coffee (Caphe sua da)
Vietnam is the 2nd largest coffee exporter in the world and with many options we’ve picked our favourite blend to share with you a distinctive coffee experience.
Vietnamese Hot Coffee (Caphe nong)
slow dripped coffee with a tiny bit of condensed milk and other secrets, super addictive
Iced Green Tea
Cold Drinks
Schweppes Ginger Beer
Voyage Sparkling Water
Schweppes Lemon, Lime & Bitter
Spring water 600ml
Coconut Water 1 liter
L&P Ginger Beer 375ml
Keri Juice&co Apple and Black Currant
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