I Am Pho Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is very fairly priced, quick service and tasted amazing."
• "The food is fresh and yummy."
• "The Bun Bo Hue and Pho were extremely fragrant."
• "The Pho of the Chef was delicious. Very well garnished and supreme taste."
• "The food however is beyond reproach, coupled with decent and prompt service."
• "The broth of the Pho was really quite tasty, better than expected."
• "The food is exceptional, my favourite is the wonton pho. The soup bursts with flavour."

Cons:

• "The food has went extremely bland even though prices have risen."
• "Bland and tasteless pho."
• "The raw beef pho had a very strong organ taste to it."
• "The number of pieces of raw sliced beef in there for an 8£ bowl I feel is lacking."
• "The food was unflavoured, it was bland and the service was on par."
• "Expect a bland, inauthentic meal that risks feeling overpriced."
• "The food itself was nothing to write home about."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff we're really friendly and helpful."
• "Staff were helpful and friendly and the food was tasty."
• "Staff are respectful and attentive."
• "Very kind staff and proper Viet owners, customer service is fine."
• "Staff is really friendly and I've never had to wait long for soup to be served."
• "Service very helpful and friendly."
• "The service was fast, attentive and very friendly."

Cons:

• "Customer service was horrendous, staff team was rude in general."
• "The staff are not very friendly though."
• "I felt at the end of the meal the waitress and waiter were talking about us."
• "We were met with rudeness on the phone for trying to book a table, rudeness in the restaurant for being newcomers and taking up the space."
• "When I was placing my order, I showed the waiter a picture of the dish I had ordered last time and said, 'I'll have these two.' The waiter then asked, in an aggressive tone, which one I meant."
• "Service is quite slow though took a while for us to be seated, and to order our drinks for example."
• "Table service is slow and a bit dirty."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "This cute basement restaurant has a relaxed yet intimate atmosphere."
• "The dining room itself it pretty basic canteen style that combined with the Vietnamese pop videos add the the atmosphere!"
• "Bit of a hidden gem and hard to find if you don't know what you're looking for, but well worth the hunt."
• "The atmosphere of the restaurant was also great - they played great hip-hop, pop music, which gave the place a fun and lively vibe."
• "Everyone is so friendly and personable, relaxed atmosphere with K-pop on in the background."
• "Felt homely."
• "Brightly decorated Vietnamese restaurant, with all that modern Asian vibe."

Cons:

• "Typical of most Asian restaurants, it's about the food and not the place you're eating in."
• "One point deducted for atmosphere only because I tend to find it too noisy to have a relaxed conversation."
• "Slightly out of the way and with an air of an institutional refectory, at first appearances you might feel if you've made a mistake."
• "Prices are a little high for relatively basic surroundings."
• "The decor is somewhat basic, giving you the feel of a canteen but the food makes up for it."
• "However, the table was horribly sticky and smelt pretty bad."
• "Having a leaking air con in the middle of the tables, with buckets and wet towels on the floor."

Value

Pros:

• "The food is very fairly priced, quick service and tasted amazing."
• "My goto Pho place cheap prices big portions and for 50p extra you can even get a bigger portion."
• "Incredibly tasty food and really good prices."
• "Really good food with large portions at a great price."
• "Big portion at a reasonable price."
• "The prices are really good and the portions, honestly, huge!"
• "They give you a great portion for an affordable price."