Bambu Vietnamese Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "First of all, the staffs are very friendly and welcoming."
• "Great meal at bamboo once again, this visit also included extra special service."
• "The staff were all absolutely lovely and the atmosphere is laid back and friendly."
• "The staff were extremely polite, friendly, and helpful with the menu."
• "Staff were extremely friendly and helpful; the lady even helped me prepare a cup of iced Vietnamese coffee."
• "Staff attentive and friendly."
• "We were particularly impressed when we visited with our autistic eldest today, her usual item was no longer on the menu so she chose something else but it was too different to her usual order and caused a meltdown. The staff were very understanding and replaced the item with something more like what she was used to without charge - five star service!"

Cons:

• "Unfortunately what let it down today was the service, desserts came out separately, but so long apart two of our party had finished before the other desserts came out."
• "Also, we had to ask twice a number of times for forgotten drinks, which was a shame, as usually the service is very good."
• "They were very pushy for us to leave from the moment we got the starters checking on us every five minutes until it became very annoying :("

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

• "The taste is really delicious and all of the meals look appetizing to me."
• "I really enjoyed of quality and taste of the food. Not spicy, light and very delicious."
• "The tastes where heaven on my tastebuds."
• "Everything was supremely flavoursome."
• "Food tasted amazing and was warm!"
• "it is very unusual to find Vietnamese food in Colchester, thank god there is Bambu Vietnamese! It taste authentic."

Cons:

• "Salt n chilli wings had zero flavour."
• "The lamb curry was like water, 85% was pure watery sauce and lacked flavour."
• "Food is not very authentic but still delicious."
• "The food is overall quite tasty but nothing extraordinary when it comes to Vietnamese food."

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

• "The decoration is cozy and minimalistic from my point of view."
• "First impressions, I love the decor."
• "The restaurant itself has a lovely, lively atmosphere."
• "The decor of the restaurant is beautiful, lovely place to have a meal with family and friends."

Cons:

• "a little bit noisy at the start 19.15 Saturday night."
• "One downside the parking is not the best and the lighting under the arch and along the walkway and up the stairs deffo need to be brighter."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "It seems a bit pricey, but I personally think it will be definitely a worth for what you pay for."
• "Portions are quite big, after starters I couldn't even finish my main course and all was so delicious."
• "Great food at very good price!"

Cons:

• "Definitely pricier than some of the places in town."
• "The prices are comparatively more expensive than London but there aren’t any other Vietnamese eateries nearby."
• "I think prices here are personally not worth it."

Delivery Service

Pros:

• "By the way packing boxes very comfortable, so I could leave for next time eating or even to use this plastic boxes for something else."
• "Fast delivery through uber eats."

Cons:

• "But there is small 'but' - I have got my order without sticks and without napkins."
• "Food was also delivered cold."