The Dish Behind the TÁI CLUB

Phở Tái
Rare Beef Phở

Paper-thin slices of fresh, marbled beef, laid over the noodles raw and cooked in seconds by boiling 18-hour bone broth. This is how Saigon eats phở, and how we've served it since day one.

Small $18 · Large $20 · Stone Bowl $23
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Phở Tái at Bà Năm Adelaide — paper-thin marbled rare beef slices with onion and fresh herbs, ready for the broth pour

How Phở Tái Works

Cooked by the Bowl, Not the Pan

Three moments, photographed in our Grote Street kitchen during a real service.

Step one — raw marbled beef slices laid by hand beside rice noodles and fresh herbs

1 · Sliced & Laid Raw

Fresh beef, sliced so thin the marbling shows through, draped over the noodles by hand. No pan. No grill.

Step two — rare beef platter staged beside a steaming stone bowl, waiting for the broth

2 · Staged for the Pour

Beef balls, chả, onion: every bowl built to order and lined up while the broth pots roll at a boil.

Step three — the stone bowl at the pass, broth still steaming, ready for the table

3 · The Broth Does the Rest

Boiling 18-hour bone broth hits the beef and cooks it in seconds, leaving it pink, tender and ready by your first bite.

Ways to Have It

Pick Your Bowl

All served with fresh herbs, bean sprouts, lemon and chilli on the side.

Phở Tái

Rare beef phở — the classic

$18 / $20

Small or large. Pure tái, or mix it: rare beef with brisket, meatball, tendon or tripe. Ask for your combination.

Signature

Phở Thố Đá

Stone bowl phở

$23

Our signature. The stone bowl arrives volcanic — broth still bubbling — and the rare beef cooks at your table, in front of you.

Gỏi Bò Tái Chanh

Rare beef & green apple salad

$23

For tái lovers beyond the bowl: rare beef cured bright with lime, tossed with green apple, herbs and fried shallots.

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Every stone bowl with tái comes with a lucky draw ticket.

Phở Thố Đá or Bún Bò Huế Thố Đá with rare beef: each bowl is an entry in the TÁI CLUB monthly draw. One number drawn at noon on the last Sunday, and the winner takes home this month's present.

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FAQ

Phở Tái Questions

What does "tái" mean?

Tái means rare in Vietnamese. Phở tái is beef phở topped with paper-thin fresh beef that's cooked to rare by the boiling broth poured over it in the bowl.

Is the rare beef cooked?

Yes — by your bowl. Boiling 18-hour broth is ladled over the raw slices and gently cooks them in seconds. Pink, tender, cooked through by your first mouthful. Prefer it fully done? Ask for phở chín (well-done brisket) instead.

How much is Phở Tái at Bà Năm?

$18 small, $20 large, or $23 for the signature stone bowl Phở Thố Đá. Classic bowls: order online for pickup. The stone bowl is dine-in only — it's heated before serving — so come see us at 65 Grote Street, Adelaide.

What's the TÁI CLUB?

Our monthly lucky draw: every stone bowl with tái comes with a numbered ticket, one winner drawn at noon on the last Sunday of the month. All the details here.