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    Viet Hoa Cafe

    3.2 (39 reviews)
    ModerateVietnamese
    Closed 12:00 pm - 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM - 11:30 PM

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    Classy
    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Shaking Beef
    Shayan S.

    I honestly don't understand the poor reviews this place has been getting (well, to be fair, the bad reviews are going back more than a year). I've been here 4-5 times, and every single time, these guys have hit it waaaaay out of the park. Home run, each and every time. Ok, enough with the sports metaphors. Before I get into the food, let's talk about the decor for a minute; this place looks sleek, it's all wood, looks super modern, and it's got this long communal bar height table in the centre... which is usually where I like to sit if I'm with a +1; larger groups might want their own sit down table. Little tip... the bathroom is hidden against the right wall... the door is seamless blended into the decor. Clever. And disturbing. The food here is excellent; I've had a fair amount of Vietnamese food, either on Kingsland Road, or in Highbury, and this place has got it right. In my multiple trips here, I've had the: - Fresh prawn summer rolls: nicely balanced, good size prawns, the rice paper is not too thick that it sucks all the saliva out of your mouth, and not too thin that it falls apart the moment you pick it up with chopsticks. Always a nice choice. - Prawns & Pork Crispy Pancake: not too greasy, and just so good with that fish sauce, sweet chili and vinegar dressing... just needs some bigger pieces of lettuce and some more mint leaves for garnish. - Grilled Beef in Betel Leaf: for me that is the star of the menu... this dish is totally out of control, the explosion of taste from the betel leaf, which is not overbearing and blends so well with the barbequed beef, I'm drooling on my keyboard as I write this. This dish is a MUST HAVE. - Grilled Seabass with Sweet Chilli Sauce: This dish looks impressive, unfortunately for me this was the most disappointing thing I've had; not because it doesn't taste good, but more because it is not deboned, which makes this a difficult one to eat. I love fish, but have always had a thing with fish bones. But it comes wrapped in a banana leaf, is soooo fragrant, and the pieces you do get without bones are soooo good! So if you're fearless, you'll like this. If you're like me, you might pass or ask for them to fillet it for you (don't know if they'll do that). - Shaking Beef: Pretty good, nice little pieces of steak, but nothing out of the ordinary. - Stir-fried Rau moung - morning glory with garlic sauce: interesting vegetable, never had it before; it looks and tastes healthy :) All this washed down with a 12£ bottle of sauvignon blanc. Not too bad. If you ask me, this place is awesome with appetizers... the mains are a bit hit and miss... but I usually order so many appetizers that the main doesn't usually 'take over' the meal. I'll keep coming back here, for sure.

    Elizabeth W.

    Although the inside of this place is nicely decorated and the idea of BYOB is appealing we had a terrible meal here on Friday mid December. We had booked a table and when we turned up were shown downstairs where it was empty. It took forever for the waiter to bring menus and then even longer to bring glasses for our drinks. We had to go and find him to order our food. All the starters we had were bland and cold (of which we sent 2 back). After this complaint - with barely an apology - we thought the mains would be hot at least but a few mains came out cold again! The only thing I can recommend is the duck main which was hot and yummy! We got the service removed and the cold main dish but that was all that was offered and actually came to quite a pricey bill seeing as we brought all the wine and beer with us! Not impressed and will not be returning

    Its cool here
    Sian S.

    Stumbled Across this place when I was meeting 5 friends for dinner in Shoreditch. It's a traditional vietnamese restaurant with contemporary flare. They have big Round tables, as well as bar leaners. Great for groups And children. The menu is extensive with heaps of options. There are so many yummy options it almost makes it hard to choose what to eat! We started with the prawn summer rolls and chicken satay. Both were delightful. The summer rolls were fresh and light with traditional peanut sauce to match. The chicken satay was very crispy, yummy, tender, and the satay sauce crunchy and pretty yummy! For my main I had the sizzling salmon, it was super hot but very yum, it almost tastes like teriyaki salmon, its done with eggplant and bean sprouts, I had coconut rice and morning glory greens to match. I had a Margherita cocktail which was also perfectly made. My friends had Beef & Prawn Pho, and the duck, they all licked their plates clean. This place was a great find and I would definitely recommend coming here.

    Leanne W.

    Kingsland Rd is famed for it's Vietnamese restaurants, of which there are many. I have sampled them all, a lot when rather tipsy, and this is my favourite by far. Decor is very simple, with plastic tables and table clothes. This gives the impression that food will be dirt cheap too - it's not, but it is quite reasonable. Main dishes cost around £8, but you can get noodles for as little as £2.50, so good for budget eating. A fantastic thing about this (And other) Vietnamese is that it's a BYO, so you can pop into the off licence next door and load up on cheap cans or wine, and take it in with you. The pleasure will cost you £1 per person (corkage charge), if you're not a drinker then stick with tap water, but for drinkers it's inevitably way cheaper than buying alcohol in house. I absolutely love the chilli sauce that's on the tables, it's so nice and males the meal. The menu features lots of veggie dishes, although i find they tend to overcook the tofu a little. This is a fantastic place for large groups, go here for a meal and then continue into the East End night. Oh, and Viet Hoa is open until WELL into the night, midnight on a weekend, so perfect if you're peckish on your way home. Does get busy though, especially around 'peak' hours.

    Spicy soup
    Danielle S.

    Good food, definitely above average Vietnamese food. Appetisers were delicious. We had the crystal rolls and the paper wrapped prawns: both were excellent. The paper wrapped prawns were particularly good, but the satay sauce which came with the crystal rolls was exceptional. For our main course, my two friends had pho. The broth was delicately flavoured. The belly pork pho was reported to have been really good. Unfortunately, I had the mixed seafood spicy pho. The flavour was not as fully developed as the basic pho and it came with three prawns instead of other seafood (I asked about this and they changed it and the new soup came with mussels and calamari as well). It was ok in the end, but it should have come like that to begin with. The Vietnamese beer was great too!

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    10 years ago

    Waited 45 minutes and never got our food! Terrible service. Mien Tay, on the same street, is much better.

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    15 years ago

    Great place to eat, staff very friendly and food of an excellent quality.

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    Little Saigon

    Little Saigon

    4.7(6 reviews)
    4.7 miLeytonstone
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    Really like it the first time, like it again the second time, and then again the third time. Now I…read moresometimes make the trip to just come here, for some good old authentic Vietnamese food. This is a little gem in Leyton. What makes this Vietnamese restaurant stand outs, is that it has a slightly different added menu, it still makes the traditional food, but stuffed chicken wings? Saying that, the traditional dishes were just as splendid, full of mouth watering flavours, combining with the freshness and texture when taking that first bite. And there was no skimping on the portion sizes. I left that restaurant quite full. The venue itself was spacious and open. really cool modern and simple decorating, but it works. Even when the restaurant was full, still did not feel crowded, quite the opposite, relax with a buzz vibe. That was also due to the part of the waiters, who were very friendly, attentive, and on point. They have some really good lunch offers at the moment, so that really helps, but generally the cost is quite decent and value for money, comparing to other Vietnamese restaurants. Other than parking and its awkward location, one way narrow road, I would say this is a good place to eat.

    One of only very few places I'll go in London for a bowl of pho...I am not usually picky about my…read morefood except when it comes to pho! Staff are super friendly and helpful... Update 2/11/2016: Little Saigon have upgraded their menu and have included more home cooked favourites! Canh Chua Nem nuong! Highly recommend!!!!

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