Cafe Mama Pho Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Lots of healthy, vegetarian and vegan choices."
• "If you hanker after authentic Vietnamese Pho, this is absolutely a place worth going a bit out of your way for."
• "Authentic pho ga in London. The soup is so rich and flavorful with no hints of dryness at the end."
• "Definitely the best pho and vermicelli bowls I've ever had, and I've had a lot."
• "The pho tái executed the flavouring of the soup and beef exquisitely."
• "Food is amazing, pho broth is rich yet easy to eat, the noodles were pretty good."
• "The food was exceptional, the atmosphere was welcoming, and the service was top-notch."

Cons:

• "I felt very disappointed because I could NOT find the soft, golden and melted pork in my mouth. Instead, it's too LEAN and DRY."
• "The pork itself is very dry too, taste was ok. The pork was thin lol I understand cost has increased but with this portion.. seriously?"
• "The broth was flavourless and over-salted."
• "The Ban Mi was a huge disappointment, the meat was paper thin and almost non existent."
• "The pho was very oily and one dimensional."
• "The broth is so salty, small portion, the rare beef turns to be well done beef, so bad!"
• "Terrible, my chicken curry was bland and served with the chicken skin."

Service

Pros:

• "Seated promptly, served with a smile."
• "Service is good and food arrives fairly fast."
• "Service is attentive too."
• "Highly recommended. Friendly staff and quick service."
• "Staff is friendly and make you feel welcome."
• "Staff was speedy, cleaned the tables quickly after customers left especially given how full the place was."
• "The service is responsive and quick, no issues there."

Cons:

• "Very bad service, I felt very unwelcome."
• "The service was subpar and I had issue with getting a refund."
• "I will never come back here due to poor service and poor food."
• "Customer service is hit and miss."
• "The younger waitress was rude, though pretty."
• "Service is absolutely awful. If ordering a delivery from here, it is best to collect."
• "One of the waitresses was also very rude and surly, just putting the dishes down on the table randomly without asking whose order it was."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "It's quite a cute cosy place."
• "After a whole renovation, Mama Pho looks much better. Kind of Shoreditch full of timber place."
• "Great atmosphere and food!"
• "Lovely decoration and upmarket casual atmosphere, cozy."
• "Nice looking cafe with some vintage light n rustic decor."
• "A cute little cafe with a homey atmosphere."
• "Very cosy, the smell of food wafts through the air."

Cons:

• "From the outside it might not have that look that says come in for tasty Vientamese food."
• "Seating doesn’t give you any privacy/intimate experience."
• "The table arrangement is unbelievable strange, and not efficient enough."
• "The place is not big and feels a bit crammed at times."
• "The space is small and service is ok."
• "The space in the restaurant is quite small and cramped."
• "The restaurant itself has a nice design albeit a bit cramped."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Taking advantage of the government scheme of Help to Eat Out which is a bonus as it is half price."
• "It's super value for money and top quality food."
• "Great prices for large portions and the taste was fantastic."
• "Delicious and really reasonably priced."
• "Absolutely amazing Vietnamese food with incredible price!"
• "Everything is such good value it is easy to have two mains and two drinks for less than £20."
• "Great quality food for low price."

Cons:

• "It used to be very cheap but not anymore."
• "Recently underwent refurbishment. Food has become more pricey now as a result."
• "However, after a good few visits, we noticed that the portions were becoming smaller and often times garnish was missing."
• "Now the prices have gone up and whilst the food quality is still ok the portions are tiny."
• "The most frustrating thing of all is the price for such an unsatisfying meal."
• "Every time they did refurbishment, the price jumped a bit."
• "I am not a fan of the recent prices raise for the exact same food."