Amazing food, service needs some work…read more 5 minutes from Highbury and Islington Tube and overground this Vietnamese restaurant had taken a tough area to do business, where the previous two business closed, to stay afloat. There is a very good reason. The food is amazingly good and what you expect from a great Vietnamese so I would advise that they do their best to keep the chef! The reason I say this is there were some unnecessary errors on the part of the waiting staff who were sadly a bit sloppy on a Monday night. First do not give a bill to a customer who has just arrived. Second do not start eating your food when the customer is still waiting for theirs at 10pm. However I do agree that you were very diplomatic and were quick to realise that a grave error had been made and then made the necessary changes to the bill. Thank you Andy, you saved the night for us and we will be coming to sample the food again. The restaurant is the standard hipster hangout with brick walls, artistic graffiti on walls and pipes hanging out so it looks unfinished. Lighting was good and tables were well placed to make you feel that there is enough space to enjoy a quick meal in peace. Vietnamese food always makes me think of street food. It is quick, light and filled with so much flavour. Our pork spring rolls had a crunchy outer layer with a sumptuous pork filling. The vegetable pancake went perfectly with the lettuce leaves and the sweet sauce. Sadly we waited a bit too long for the mains so had to have them when I got home. The Caramelised braised pork belly (Thit Kho) was just amazing. The fat just melted in my mouth and both the meat and the fat was infused with the rich flavour of the sauce. A good restaurant for a quick meal whether you are a couple or a large group. I highly recommend it even though I hope that the service is on par on the day you visit.

Nice restaurant away from the busy London center, just outside Highbury & Inslington tube station…read more Cosy environment, nice graffiti over the walls, friendly stuff, excellent food (of course pho!) & reasonable prices. Worth a visit for a relaxed dinner or lunch!

This place was indeed our salvation as a hungry fivesome roaming the area in search of a bite to…read moreeat! This place looked busy, with an exposed brick hipster vibe but more importantly lots of delicious smells coming from the kitchen, so we stayed! The staff are amazingly friendly - the girl on front of house was so welcoming, and explained it's BYOB as they've lost their license due to a mix-up. Music to our ears! After a quick dash over to the Sainsbury's we were all happily cosied up in a booth with some very reasonably priced vino :) The service continued to impress, with our waiter doing that nonchalant I don't need to write anything down thing (and getting it spot on). The food was also fresh and tasty which always helps, and my goi ga chicken noodle salad was just the flavours I'd been craving. The others all got steaming hot bowls of pho that were slurped down happily around me too. Given we got a steal on the drinks it was all very reasonably priced for the healthy portion sizes, even after over-ordering starters to share. What topped it off for me was they even let us sit there nattering away for ages as we polished off the wine until what must've been past closing, cleaning up around us but never once making us feel like we had to hurry up and leave. Thank you!

This is a review for the newest branch in Finsbury Park. Places amidst the local middle eastern…read moreshops it's in a strange location but I'm all for it when the food is this good and is welcome addition as I love Vietnamese food. It's authentically fresh and vibrant in flavour. I shared a few fishes. The chicken wings are probably the best I've had in London. Coated wonderfully. The main soup bowls are great in size and they don't hold back on the spice which I like. A proper Vietnamese coffee is a great way to end the meal. Condensed milk is just so good in coffee.

This is a small, unpretentious family-run Vietnamese restaurant, serving a wide variety of…read moreVietnamese and Chinese dishes. Prices are very reasonable, especially for soups (around £3-4) and mains (from £5 upwards). There is a very wide choice for vegetarians (over 40 dishes, if you include starters and mains), including a vegetarian set menu for two, which is not always the case for south-east Asian cuisine. The wine list starts at under £10 for the very drinkable French Red. We were very happy with the quality of our food, particularly with some delicious soups, but also with fresh, well-presented main dishes. Overall, it offers very good value. Service is reasonably efficient and friendly. Expect to pay around £20-£25 a head for two courses, including wine and service.

I like to think that I knew good Vietnamese food when I tasted it... especially since I grew up…read moreamongst Vietnamese people for most of my life and use to live in a house full of Vietnamese girls. When I saw Au Lac and their menu, I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical, even with all the articles and stickers of praise in their windows. Could there possibly be a "good" Vietnamese restaurant with low prices in the neighborhood that I had just moved into? My husband I finally decided to make the trip and see if this place was worth any trouble. I was glad to see that the family and people running the restaurant were Vietnamese. I ordered a simple bowl of pho. Don't be fooled, it's the easiest to make, but the easiest to mess up. When it came out, I was happy to be greeted with an accompanying plate of bean sprouts, red chili, basil, and lemon. Upon first sip of the broth, I was pleasantly surprised. Made from scratch and very aromatic! Plus there was no need to get carried away with the sriracha (aka rooster/cock sauce) or the hoisin sauce, which is what I commonly do if I don't appreciate the broth very much. Overall, I was very pleased. And now I'm happy to know that when I'm craving a nice home-cooked Vietnamese meal I don't have to go very far at all! P.S. Best shrimp toast ever!!

This business has not been open for over two years. Please do not waste your time looking for it…read more It's not there.

£5 banh mi right near my house. The veggie one with tofu and mushroom is incredible. This tiny…read morespace has just three tables. A key example of "do one thing, and do it well".

Went with some friends to OA ComTam after a badminton sesh and ordered the following:…read more - Grilled Beef Bun If I could give this three and a half stars I would, it does the job but just lacks a bit of star quality overall. With that said, the beef is very impressive coming wrapped in betel leaves with just the right amount of chew and a well judged sweetness to cap off its aesthetic qualities. The rest of the bowl is slightly underwhelming though with the noodles the main culprit. It feels like if some of the basics were covered, they would have been fine but they were cooked a touch too long to rob them of that pleasing mild crunch you often get with these dishes and they came mildly warm as well. Eating them cold would have hit the spot for this particular customer. It is nitpicking on my part but I just feel these two minor adjustments would have elevated the meal. Three stars sounds harsher than is meant and I would actually go back after another couple of hours chasing a shuttlecock around a court. A decent bite to eat with a strong Vietnamese coffee near the station; perfect recovery routine.

Good Vietnamese food! Fresh ingredients and nice staff…read more Its quite rare to find banh khot in Vietnamese restaurants so I had to tried them. They could ve done with a few seconds morw cooking but they were very tasty and the mix chicken and prawn was very good I recommend this. I had the bun (rice vermicelli and not the Chinese bun style) with char-grilled goat and it was very tasty. I would definitely comeback if Im in the area

This is surpringly good food and gthe portions are large. The bahn mi is delicious and the soring…read morerolls crisp and tasty. If you like Vietnamese food,or want to try it, this is place to go to. Outside seating on a summer evening is a delight.

Delicious food, thoughtful decor, and overall great vibes. Owner made excellent recommendations…read more This gem was my daughter and my best dinner experience during our stay in the neighborhood. Highly recommend prawns in curry sauce with vermicelli and matcha tiramisu!

I went to Nem Nem on the recommendation of a vegan friend as they have a non meat menu. The food…read morewas atrocious. Slimy fake meat slices in a watery broth. They kept asking me to remind them of my order. They forgot to provide plates. I thought that it was dire. Never again.

We really enjoyed our food here. This was the second time I'd eaten here - first time was a take…read moreout and I enjoyed the summer rolls and chicken salad. Both very nice and filling. This time I went for the BÚN NEM THT NNG (Sliced Charcoal grilled pork & spring rolls on rice vermicelli and "Mam Dam" -Dipping fish sauce) and it was delicious. Bun is my favourite Vietnamese food and I tend to choose it a lot! This was a really good bun with a good flavour mix and fresh vegetables. The meat was deliciously chargrilled. Price wise, in line with Angel restaurants I would say. I would rate it as a ££ not a £££ as it is on Yelp.

Did I find Salvation in Noodles? No, I'm not sure I did…read more The summer rolls were delicious, a definite must have. The wings were quite good too, moist on the inside, crispy on the outside. My main issue related to the main course. I order the beef ball noodle soup, only for it to arrive without the beef balls lol. It still had veggies and a few thin slices of beef steak, but not the supposedly amazing meatballs that its name advertises. It was disappointing that I wasn't given the option of ordering something else. I'm guessing the meatballs are the higher value ingredient, that also would gave given the soup stock it's main flavour. To add insult to injury, I saw that I had still been billed FULL PRICE for my meatball-less noodle soup! So, it's a disappointing three stars from me.

A hipster heaven, Pho with a slight twist. This place just opened up - and I can tell it's going to…read morebe a favorite of many in Dalston soon enough. The Pho is really lovely quality - rare beef and meatball Pho has been my favorite so far. The staff is friendly and super attentive. All the Pho options are between £ 8-9. Open from 6-11 everyday.. The times on Google maps are not correct so be careful!

Very good restaurant, delicious and great environment. Service was excellent and servers were kind…read moreand fast.

although the food is good it's usually noisy and when I ordered a delivery even though I'm 1.9…read moremiles away which qualifies me for free delivery the driver goes the long way wich is over 2 miles so they say I ordered the food I wanted and got charged for delivery when I was about to eat one of the dishes was wrong so I rang them they sent the right dish and char me for delivery again so I had to pay twice for the mistake that they made so because of that I will not order food from them again and very rarely will go to eat at the restaurant considering the prices they charge they have lost a customer sometimes it was 6 of us going there to eat as everyone knows there are plenty of good chinese restaurants serving good food