Nam Manchester Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was absolutely delicious, belly pork was crispy on the outside and soft and juicy on the inside."
• "The small plates were divine- we had salt and pepper squid, mushroom bao buns and tamarind tofu."
• "The food was delicious, however (and unfortunately I noticed it too late) I saw the woman working in the kitchen dip her finger into the sauces to try them."
• "The Vietnamese was delicious. Sampled the bahn mi, the pancake and the pho over the course of the evening."
• "The food is truly delicious- hence the three stars."
• "The food was good, and the service was unfortunately very slow."
• "The food is quite good but the problem is false advertising to get people in through the door."
• "I've been to many of restaurant s but never before have I thought of Veitnesse the dish I had was extremely tasty."

Cons:

• "The food is okay, but a bit underwhelming - the pairing of crispy fried foods with liquids and broths is a bit baffling."
• "The food was average at best, much better Vietnamese food available in Manchester City centre."
• "Food was average and expensive."
• "But the food is a let down flavour wise, Vietnamese food is packed with flavour and it seems to have been toned down here."
• "terrible place if you're seeking of authentic Vietnamese food."
• "The food was really bad, we had ribs which were just lumps of fat, chicken wings that tasted like fish."
• "The bao and curry was ok (3-4 stars out of 5). But the pho bo was so bad: noodles not fully cooked, broth had little flavour."
• "Frozen bao buns and spring rolls thick of soggy pastry / grease inside and not much filling."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Staff was very friendly and accommodating, gave a great recommendation for the belly pork bao buns."
• "Love this place! Service is good. Outdoor and indoor tables."
• "Wonderful experience. Very grateful that all the meat was halal; normally very difficult to find halal beef pho."
• "Fantastic food, great prices! Little hiccup with one of the orders and the chef came out and brought a new menu item!"
• "Amazing Vetnamese food in a very good atmosphere restaurant on two floors and they serve very good cocktails worth trying."
• "Great service - thanks, Tom! We enjoyed real Vietnamese food."
• "First of all, food - exquisite. Second, the non-stop bangers, got my teeth dancing with all those delicious flavours."
• "Went in for food with a table of 7 adults plus 2 kids and we were very well looked after by David and Robin."

Cons:

• "Service is friendly but long. Took 30min+ for any starters or drinks to arrive on a Thursday night."
• "Visited earlier this year with my friend, we ordered 2 drinks, which took 30 minutes to arrive."
• "Terrible service, tables that came in after us were served first and received their food before we had even ordered."
• "The service unfortunately was very slow. It is a 'food arrives as its made' policy."
• "The service was ridiculously poor which was disappointing. The waitress wasn't very much bothered by taking our order."
• "We got there and the lady seated us, gave us menus. We sat there for 10 minutes waiting to be asked what drinks we would like."
• "The management is awful and rude. I will NOT be visiting this pretentious, overpriced establishment."
• "Food is quite good but the problem is false advertising to get people in through the door and the very rude and snidey attitude of the staff."

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is fun, but the music's a bit loud and it feels kind of like a bar."
• "Nevertheless, we shared the sautéed king oyster mushroom buns (I think the server found our small order odd, aha) and enjoyed."
• "Love this place! Amazing, authentic food, prices are reasonable. Service is good. Outdoor and indoor tables. The place and the toilets are clean."
• "A bit of a roast with a difference, I had the roast pork belly with roast potatoes and veg, with a salad on the side which sounds strange but was absolutely beautiful."
• "Cosy and (like Wednesday's bar) simply decorated bar, a warm refuge on a rainy day. Polite service and extremely tasty food."
• "A nice spot."
• "Great little restaurant with a fantastic live DJ Friday nites."
• "I thought the banh mi was good but slightly bland in comparison to all the other tasty food."

Cons:

• "It's Vietnamese food for people who are only really interested in drinking. It's a bit fur coat, no knickers tbh."
• "The food here is like something anyone could make from a BBC good food recipe."
• "Food is quite good but the problem is false advertising to get people in through the door and the very rude and snidey attitude of the staff."
• "I gave this restaurant this rating because it says it’s a traditional street food Vietnamese restaurant yet it does not have the traditional authentic coffee."
• "Eat a meal which is spoiled by taking place in a bar, or go to a bar which is spoiled by people sitting down eating 3 course meals."
• "The food was ok but the service was slow, maybe because it's a Sunday and we turned up 12.10pm (opening time 12pm)."
• "I wish I could give this place Zero stars. The management is awful and rude."
• "It was busy but still too long to wait for drinks and a meal, also receiving courses at different times."