An extremely bad experience! The pho soup is ok but that's all. Today I ordered another dish, pork…read moregrilled, served with noodles. What I got was a big bowl half noodles half salad with exactly 6 microscopically small pieces of the meat, and an extra small bowl with the sweet sauce. I ate one piece of meat to try it, stirred a little more in the noodles to find out if there was more meat to find but the search was not successful. So I called the waiter and asked him if this was really the dish they offered for euro 10,90 or if maybe the chef has forgotten something. His answer was, that this was the normal size and, yes they charged 10,90 for that. I answered that I don't wish to have this dish then, uneaten ad it was and told him to take it away from the bill. He took the food to the kitchen and returned, telling me that the chefs were not going to change the meal or the amount of meat in it but that THEY WILL NOT TAKE THE RETURNED MEAL AWAY FROM THE BILL!!!!! What ??! I am supposed to pay for something I have not eaten and returned for a reason?? After quite a discussion he agreed to not charge me for the meal I returned but I WILL DEFINITELY NOT RETURN TO THIS PLACE AGAIN. BAD SERVICE, MEDIOCRE FOOD AND NASTY MANAGEMENT!!!

I'm usually not crazy of Vietnamese restaurants because of many disappointing experiences, but this…read moreone was excellent. Very fresh ingredients, a sauce that made me ask for the recipe, fresh grilled shrimps. And so light! Also the price is right. Friendly service. The interior is unaspiring and you certainly cannot tell the quality from the outside.

Food was good but not worth the money. Service was relatively average and although the location of…read morethe restaurant is great, the place is rather dead. FOOD: Great menu! A lot of interesting options gives a very nice first impression. The food is good but completely overpriced. It lacks the nice spicy taste of asian cuisine and it is not very traditional. Also I've noticed some Vietnamese restaurants have started adding onion crumbs into their buns (yeah those you add to hot dogs and other junk food). Unfortunately my dish had that unwanted ingredient. Until this point I had already thought of giving the place a solid three stars; however, the dish was full of hairs and eye lashes which cost them a good rating. SERVICE: Slow, careless and unfriendly. Unfortunately these are the first words that come to mind after eating here. The waiter was way too serious and rather unhelpful. Showed no patience and just wanted to get the job done. Also although we were initially alone in the restaurant it took forever for them to take our order, bring our food and later to take our card. A change in attitude (or staff) might help this restaurant improve its service. LOCATION: Hoheluftchaussee is one of Hamburg's nicest places to go out for dinner. It is very lively and there is a lot to choose from. However this restaurant is rather spiritless. On a positive note the place is big making it perfect for big groups and spontaneous visits without a reservation.

Excellent Vietnamese restaurant in Hamburg?! Who'd have thought it? This is a low-key, friendly…read moreestablishment, which is reasonably priced and has delicious food. The staff are so friendly that when our credit card didn't work they said, just pay next time! When does that ever happen?! Starters and mains for 3, including wine, comes to around EUR70. Recommended.

The food was good not great. We had two pretty standard dishes. One chicken & vegetables and one…read moretofu & vegetables. Both of them were good, but both lacked the punch of flavors you would expect from an excellent Vietnamese restaurant. Service was quite friendly.

In a one week business trip to Hamburg, I ate green lovers four times: once with a coworker, once…read moreas catering for a team meeting, and twice on my own. So I guess you could say I'm a fan of this place! And I'm clearly not the only fan, as there was a lunch line every time I visited (various times between noon and 1:30). But not to worry, the line moves quite fast and you'll be eating lunch before you know it. There are various salad and soup options available, or you can create a custom salad by pointing at ingredients at the counter. I quickly learned how to say the various parts of my order in German (mixed salad, egg, beans, corn, mushrooms, tomato, parmesan cheese, balsamic dressing), though most of the staff is pretty fluent in English. Visiting from SF where a custom lunch salad can easily cost $14, the prices here (around 5-8 euros for a custom salad, depending on what you put in it) seem very reasonable. There's some indoor seating but it's pretty packed at lunch, so you may want to plan to take your meal elsewhere. Though if you do manage to get a seat and are dining alone, not to worry, they have free wi-fi! Healthy, fresh, fast, and reasonably priced, this is a great antidote to the heaviness and grease typically associated with German food.

I was surprised to see a concept like green lovers here in Hamburg. It reminded me of Mixt Greens…read morein San Francisco. The menu includes suggested salads, a make-your-own salad option, soups, and panini. All of the salads are made fresh when you order. I went with the falafel veggie salad special they had advertised on the counter with the green lovers dressing (herbs, lemon, olive oil). It had a great balance of ingredients and a nice hummus on top. Definitely a fan. Service was also surprisingly friendly despite the lunch rush. Again, other than that whole ordering in German part, I felt like I had just walked through a portal to Mixt Greens in downtown SF. The only downside is that the space is a little tight and is pretty much packed by 12:30pm. If you'd like a place to sit and don't mind getting bumped into every so often, I'd aim for right before noon and stick to parties of 2. The line always moves fast and they offer takeout, so that could be a good plan B if you happen to arrive after half of Hamburg's workforce has.