Bánh Bánh Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The restaurant is family owned and run, and has friendly service and reasonable prices."
• "Service was great and the overall atmosphere was very welcoming and cosy."
• "Attentive staff and lovely atmosphere."
• "The service was fantastic, all staff were super friendly and chatty."
• "The staff are delightful."
• "Staff were attentive and knew the menu well."
• "The staff are really nice and helpful."

Cons:

• "Then when we wanted to order or get the bill we were ignored."
• "Food was nice but the service was so bad!"
• "Loved it first time but second time wasn't so good. They had a busy day and it seemed to screw the kitchen."
• "The place is losing a bit from the quite poor service unfortunately. They took quite long to respond to us and the bill took ages to arrive."
• "The staff later on were hard to get a hold of."
• "Just had dinner there-unfriendly, inattentive and average tasting food."
• "Order has been wrong and only partially filled more times than it’s been right."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was really tasty and some things like the beef wrapped in betel leaves very special - that was my favourite!"
• "The Banh khot pancakes were divine and oozed so much flavour."
• "Wonderful freshly prepared authentic Vietnamese food."
• "The food is authentic and exactly what you want from Vietnamese food - super tasty and fresh."
• "Delicious Vietnamese food. Sticky chicken wings were particularly good."
• "Firstly the food is delicious and extremely well priced."
• "Incredibly good Vietnamese!"

Cons:

• "Portions on the smaller side for the price."
• "The prawn crackers were awful to start with, the main course lacked flavour."
• "Overall a bit too salty for my taste and portions on the smaller side for the price."
• "The food was not as exciting, I have had much better Vietnamese food in crystal palace and whitechapel."
• "The aubergine is a must! Still craving it even though I had it last night. The chicken wings are super crispy. Pork and prawn spring rolls were different but the sauce that came with was a bit tasteless. Chicken curry was a bit bland."
• "The minced beef rolls... Overcooked, so therefore tough, a bit like a kebab. But again pretty tasteless."
• "The tofu summer rolls and the tofu vermicelli salad... didn't taste of much."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The decor and vibe is cool too."
• "The atmosphere was very tranquil and nice."
• "Great ambience with the bar staff and like minded conversation."
• "Lovely restaurant with good energy, great food and quick service."
• "Nice modern decor inside."
• "Great atmosphere and service, the food a bit bland at times."
• "The place has really great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "What a gem!! Definitely one of the best places to eat in London and without a doubt the best in Peckham!"
• "The best Vietnamese restaurant in London and they’re an independent small family chain!"
• "Competent Vietnamese, populated almost entirely by young middle class couples and small groups leaving atmosphere feeling somewhat flat and very Borg like."
• "The atmosphere inside was nice and calm, with hip-hop beats playing."
• "The restaurant atmosphere is youthful and it's a nice place for an evening meal."
• "The atmosphere was warm and lovely!!!"
• "Atmosphere very student-cool… loved this place."

Value

Pros:

• "Price is also right, making it a win, win, win!"
• "Loved our date night at this restaurant! Fantastically friendly and knowledgeable staff, great cocktails, amazing food.. and reasonable prices!"
• "Firstly the food is delicious and extremely well priced."
• "Reasonable prices and we always leave full."
• "In total we spent just over £20 per person. We were both full."
• "Great price, good portions, good value for money."
• "Authentic tasting dishes; well-priced food; original / changing menu."

Cons:

• "Portions on the smaller side for the price."
• "Cocktails were nice- a little overpriced though."
• "Very popular, I wouldn't queue for it."
• "Food are mediocre and over-priced I say."
• "However the spring rolls were not home made but brought in frozen, from a wholesaler...and then deep fried."
• "If you're going to charge premium prices for cocktails then at least use fresh juice."
• "Service good, on the pricey side for what it is."