This is the second to last Vietnamese restaurant as you head north along Kingsland road but before you get to the Geffrye Museum. We stopped in randomly late on a Saturday night and the place was buzzing. We didn’t have to wait too long for a table, just 5 minutes. Which gave us the chance to chat with the people also waiting.

One girl, who could correctly pronouse “pho”, raved about the pho here, plus the pancake. We weren’t starving, so I had the rare steak pho and D had the grilled pork bun. I wished I had ordered the pancake. The pho just didn’t do it for me, as the soup wasn’t really temperature hot enough. It couldn’t par-cook my bean sprouts. The steak wasn’t anything special. I would have preferred more broth and the noodles were really stuck together in a lump at the bottom of my bowl (which suggested they’d been sitting in the bowl for a while before the broth was added and they’d probably cooled the soup very quickly too).

D devoured his bun, so it was probably quite tasty. Our vietnamese coffees were also good, though I’m not sure the coffee was the true ultra-slow dripped through the wee pot atop your glass variety, as they arrived pre-mixed.

It looks like they take reservations and for groups. It was a young crowd of local hipsters on a Saturday evening at 10pm. I just didn’t have the pho I was expecting given all the raves I’d heard about the place. But I am really picky about my pho.

The best restaurant fro Vietnamese in London!!! Both thumbs up!!! Cheap and great taste! The grilled pork pho, Vietnamese spring roll, pancakes and mango fish all so delicious! Can’t wait to go again! There is a huge and varied menu available. Rambutan drink is a must-try! Be sure to turn up early or expect to queue for a table! Expect to spend about £10 to £15 per person! It is quite stuffy inside though so you will smell of food after the dinner! But it’s all worth it!