You will be impressed, at least I was. I come from a long…read moreterm love of Vietnamese food and this only made my love grow stronger. Get off on Hackney Central overground and walk here to be amazed with delicious options from Pho, to crunchy noodles and sweet and sour options. Veggies are gonna be in heaven since there is a vegetarian option with tofu for anything you want. We came here for lunch and chose from the Lunch menu deal (£8), this includes an individual appetizer and a main course. I had the vegetable soup (which was not memorable, and that's probably why the fifth star is missing) and a sweet and sour chicken with rice. Dishes came fast, and we were so impressed by the taste that the table was silent for about 15 min. You know what they say: "when the food is good, you eat in silence" - this should say something about Tre Viet! ;)

Tre Viet is one of the many Vietnamese restaurants on Mare St. in Hackney. For me it is definitely…read moreone of the best. I think what sets it apart from the others is it ambiance. Unlike a lot of other Vietnamese restaurants in the area, Tre Viet Has taken the time to decorate the interior with care. The lighting is perfect, and the bamboo that hangs from the ceiling is overwhelming in a nice way. The decoration is busy, there is a lot of it, which I think gives it a cosy kind of feeling, and does not risk feeling like too much. The food is good, not exceptional, but very reasonably priced. For a starter I had the 'soft shelled crab'. I have had this dish a number of times, both good and bad, they do it well at Tre Viet, with a decent amount of spice. For a main course I had 'Beef with chilli and lemon grass'. One again, I have had this dish a good few times. The dish had a great flavour, which is very important, but I found the meat was scarce and was not of the best quality. Overall, I was satisfied with the food. I guess you have to remember that you get what you pay for, and you really do at Tre Viet with the average main course costing around 7 pounds. Unfortunately, the main courses came with an interval of a few minutes between the four dishes we ordered, the last one coming ten minutes after the first. It was forgivable, but if forgiveness in not in your nature then it might be a problem as they offered no compensation. The Restaurant is B.Y.O alcohol which is nice, and there is an off-licence conveniently situated across the road. It is open 7 days a week until about 10pm.

Had stewed beef, grilled lemongrass chicken and the spring rolls. Everything was amazing! Highly…read morerecommend!

Bland, bland food. I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would rate the food so well…read more This is where I come to think "thank God I know good food as a NYer and it's not this." My friend and I went here last night based on previous positive reviews. We started with the summer rolls, which were fresh and decent, served with a small bowl of sauce. She ordered the red curry with chicken but was served the green curry instead. I got the stir fry pawns with tamarind sauce and sweet basil, although I was tempted by the baked salmon in banana leaf. Well.... maybe I should have gotten that instead. My friend said the chicken was too chewy and isn't a fan of green curry that much. Like my dish, she said the overall flavour was lacking. My dish was sweet with the tamarind... but that's about it. Overall flavourless. We got served straight away and it was relatively uncrowded at that point (6:20 pm.) It got more crowded as the night wore on. Won't be returning. I'll wait to return to NY for amazing Thai food.

We stopped by for the theatre menu so it was nicely priced. The place is a little small and we were…read moretold the best seat in the house was next to the kitchen but the staff just kinda stood by the door and hovered. 3/5 Braised pork belly - the pieces are huuuge and a bit but what did I expect for pork belly. It's in a stew and had this with a side of rice. Not bad. 3/5 Beef bo luc lac - the first bite was great and then it just became normal. A big contrast between how big slices of meat were compared to the pork belly. Served with onions and bell peppers on a bed of lettuce. 3/5 fresh shrimp spring rolls - just ok The place is good, I would come back, but it's not amazing. Not sure if it's because there's a lack of viet places maybe this should get a higher score?

We found MOC Kitchen after deciding the Pho sounded like a REALLY good idea…read more The restaurant is set in the Arches complex a few steps from Embankment Station, and offers inside and outside seating (when the temperatures allow). There are just a few tables inside and it's close but comfortable. The food, OMG so good. Introduced my wife to Green Papaya salad and this was definitely the place for someone to try it. The salad was perfectly dressed and their dressing had a "sweet heat" that left a nice little light burn that was gone in a few seconds. After the papaya salad we had one bowl of pho with brisket and the other with rare beef. The broth was clear and had excellent flavor, both the brisket and the rare beef were tender and excellent. They gave us a nice plate of bean sprouts, herbs and limes to add to the broth and perfectly cooked noodles. We asked for siracha which added (for me) a perfect hit of heat to the bowl. Impeccable, friendly service (better than we had a Gordon Ramsay's "The River Restaurant" at the Savoy) and the staff came by and chatted after we finished up.

Super authentic Vietnamese place in Finchley Central with a family feel…read more We ordered summer rolls and pan fried fish to start and I had a prawn papaya salad as a main. I love that the summer rolls come with the tangy dipping sauce not the weird peanut sauce that most Vietnamese restaurants seem to serve these days. The pan fried fish came with vermicelli and paper rolls so you can roll them yourself (which we completely failed at). The papaya salad was quite spicy but I liked the kick. Portions are well sized so you don't have to worry about leaving hungry. Would definitely frequent if I was a local!

LOVE! Was really in…read morethe mood for some pho and randomly spotted Vy Nam while driving through Finchley Central so decided to stop and check it out. I ran in to see if they did take aways and they did, plus the fact is smelt devine and the staff were so friendly and welcoming meant I immediately knew I was buying dinner here. Between the two of us we had a prawn pho, a beef in black bean sauce and a noodle dish with chicken plus some summer rolls (yes, we're pigs!) They packed everything up beautifully (beware the pho, it does spill very easily as my poor flip-flopped foot found out in the car) and away we went. I'll admit it was very late by the time we got home and I wolfed my food down at the speed of light, but everything was as delicious as I knew it'd be. This will now be my number one stop for good Vietnamese food in north London!

There's a stretch of Vietnamese restaurants on Kingsland Road, between the Geffrey and Waterston…read moreSt., and I was in the area and hungry for bánh xèo (Vietnamese crispy pancake filled with stir-fried meat and veggies). Looking at all the restaurant menus, this one seemed to have the best priced version of the dish, and I could choose chicken or shrimp. The ambience was bright and uncluttered, with a decent amount of customers but no line. My partner and I walked in and got a table for two at around 7.30pm on a weeknight. Unfortunately, we weren't wowed. Our verdict was that they have decent bánh xèo (I opted for the shrimp, which were nicely plump and cooked well.) Their bánh cuôn (spring rolls) were pretty poor, in our opinion as people who have collectively taken three trips to Vietnam and eaten at a fair few Vietnamese restaurants. By poor, I mean the taste was simply not good. I only ate half of one and didn't want more. My partner's celery beef phô seemed good, but I don't eat beef so I only slurped a little soup. What irked us was that there was no fish sauce on table, and when we asked for some it was pretty watery. All in all I'm excited to try other restaurants on this strip, but likely won't be back here.

Of the many Vietnamese along Kingsland Road, I decided on this one night as it was closest to a…read morenearby pub. It was Halloween night, and instead of waiting in the queue for over 10mins, I decided to sate my hunger for a cheap quick bite. That was the key. I wasn't interested in anything fancy, just value for money, reliable and expected quick eat - and Loong Kee delivered on those points. Service fast and friendly, and even though they hosted huge party downstairs, and customers were still being sat down when I arrived after 22:30 at a still busy house, my dish was served to me in 5 minutes. I opted for the dry vermicelli noodles with lemon grass and grilled chicken, over the other usual pho. Portion was huge, and it came with generous side bowl of sweet vinaigrette. I would preferred more vermicelli noodles, but at least veg was very fresh, abundant and chicken cooked just right. Tasted just like how one would make at home; wholesome, filling and comforting. Yes, the decor is a bit dated, it isn't exactly white-table cloth clean, but like how most street food type of menus at value prices, people just come for the quick yummy bites. If you're looking for exception service and a more refined interior, you'll be paying more at the other Vietnamese restaurants on the same street. At similar price points, but slightly better ingredients and taste, the prices will creep closer to £10 per main course. Overall, for no-frills wholesome simple dishes, highly recommended, especially for late night bites.

Delicious food. Smiling, friendly staff attentive to our dietary needs…read more Highly recommended.

I love this Vietnamese restaurant. Very decent portions and good food. Love their pho. The…read morerestaurant itself is a bit run down but there is a charm in it

Amazing service and delicious fresh food keep making me come back to this lovely gem in Covent…read moreGardens. My go to dinner place every time I'm forced to go in to the office. Luckily for me I mostly work from home so only need to go in once every week or so otherwise I'd be absolutely enormous. Consistently delicious and fresh. Staff is extremely friendly and now know my regular order. If you haven't tried this place yet you really should.

Appeared as the best pho around Leicester Square in Central London, hoping that it's not. Later…read morerealized this is not really a pho restaurant, as they have a lot of other things on the menu. Surprisingly the broth was the best part of the soup. We had a 3 hour break between Harry Potter Part 1 and Part 2, and I had seen many Pho restaurants in the Chinatown area. So found the one with most stars on both Yelp and Maps, and Com Viet came up. It is a short walk, and they promptly opened at 5, and we were the first ones one. We were done with the meal and out of there in 30 minutes, so they were very efficient. The food was OK, and served quickly. The beef pho is normally £13.50, but I asked for extra noodles so got bumped to £17 (which is more than 20 dollars). It didn't come with extra noodles (or they serve very little noodle in the normal). It is the thick rice noodle kind...if someone orders extra, there is no reason why you shouldn't just overfill it...rice noodle is cheap. What I should have done is get a refill after I had left over broth. The broth itself was very good, but there was very little beef (just sliced and no other options) and the bean sprouts, basil, and culantro. It was all pretty limp and sparse. It was strange...they had all the signs of a generic restaurant that serves a lot of dishes, and has pho on the menu..but this usually means the broth is made from powder. I don't think this was...it tasted like genuine cooked broth....but the noodle miss really put a bad taste for this place. Also ordered chicken wings (£9.80) and spring rolls (£8.60). The wings were good...7 pieces cooked over a charcoal fire, but a bit bland and not crispy. The spring rolls were 3 small ones, split in half, served with chili sauce, stuffed with vegetables. The service was OK, doing the minimum. There is a mandatory 12.5% service charge added. Yes, I know that this is a tourist area, but the Chinese and Korean restaurants do a good job of serving a good rendition of their cuisine that could survive in other non-tourist places. Com Viet would not survive outside of this area....the food is too mediocre and expensive, and would be a bad choice for a pho craving.

I arrived from NYC around noon and soon fished out this Vietnamese restaurant from several in a…read morerow. The chicken pho had flavorful broth and the chicken was cooked to tenderness. The noodles had been coated with the broth and were tasty as I lapped them with my chopsticks. Prompt service and friendly staff. If you are tired and are having a late lunch, I recommend sitting near the window and watch the red buses and people go by. Bonus ambience points if the sun is out.

Clean, casual atmosphere. Fast service once you're seated! I ordered the chicken pho and the broth…read morewas perfect for a cold December day. Agreed with other reviews that the portion was magnificent, and it's a great place to have a cozy solo dinner with a book, or a catch-up with friends. Would definitely come back.