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Union Viet Cafe

  1. London
  2. Southwark Food

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Union Viet Cafe

About

A family business driven by an obsession for quality Vietnamese food and drink. Come and join us!

Mission

Don't compromise on quality or service

Products

Pho, Bun Hue, Rice, Rice Vermicelli, Banh Mi, Summer Rolls, Spring Rolls, Prawns, Chicken, Pork, Beef, Tofu, Coffee, Alcohol

Address: 120 Union St, London SE1 0FR, UK
Phone: 020 3302 8828
moc.teivnoinu@ofni
State: Greater London
City: London
Zip Code: SE1 0FR

opening times

Monday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday: Closed

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Reviews
I can not share this place with enough people. I am from the US, but if anyone even nears London they must visit Union Viet for a Bahn Mi. I have had them all over the world but the fresh lite baguette and perfectly spiced broth they serve along to dip the sandwich with is what anyone could wish for on a typical London day and I’d have to claim the best Bahn Mi abroad. I also ordered their lime lychee crush which is the lychee combination I wish every bar would have on their menu! I added a shot of rum to mine! Super kind staff and very inviting cozy spot to eat in!
The worst Vietnamese food I’ve had in London! Prices are too high for the quality and portion size, I over heard the server tell a customer they will be raising the prices soon, which I find absolutely shocking! The food was served in a takeaway pot. Being Vietnamese myself I found it quite confusing when asked if I wanted a “Vietnamese coffee or your coffee” My spring rolls I should have ordered vegetables as there was barely any trace of meat. I have eaten at many Vietnamese restaurants with the same price point or cheaper that are much better value, total cost of my meal was £28 **** Update**** The restaurant response is appalling and further clarification of my poor dining experience. You claim that you “try your best” to take onboard feedback and improve service but all you’ve done is respond in a defensive manner and added insulting comments to add to your point. Please keep up the bad work I’m sure customers will love a truly 1 of a kind dining experience
There was so much on the menu I wanted to try. Had the vegan pho with poached egg and pandan cassava cake and it was really good. Definitely recommend and will be coming back to try more items. Staff were nice too and quick service. Vegetarian options: Lots of vegetarian options
Lovely stuff. Lovely food. Nice clean and tidy. I will recommend. The beef soup is amazing also the barbeque pork is fantastic. Vietnamese coffee and coffee latte is a must to try. All sorts of foods . Thank you Sue Lynn and Brid. Very helpful stuff.Food: 5/5
This restaurant has been a regular spot for me for over 3 years now and I must say that it is the best Vietnamese food I have ever had. Really flavourful and good portion sizes. Not to mention, the staff are so friendly and helpful! I couldn't recommend this place more highly.Food: 5/5
The fact that the only people calling this "authentic" are not Vietnamese people says it all. This is European-Vietnamese. As such, it's lacking. I do not understand the rave reviews, except if you have no experience with actual Vietnamese cuisine. I was really craving it, and this place had stellar reviews but I ended up so disappointed. What we had were sloppy and Chinese-style spring rolls. Green papaya salad was a joke. It was just chunky julienned not shredded/finely julienned papaya with some toppings. Not a bowl to mix it in sight. It was awful and completely inauthentic. Not even mixed together and where was the dressing? Practically nonexistent and lacking in the proper flavour. Nothing like it looks on delivery apps. The phở is a no. It was cilantro soup. I've had good, decent, and bad pho in my time and this hovers between decent and bad. The broth was essentially flavourless. If it wasn't for the cilantro, it would be tepid, vaguely chicken-flavoured water. Noodles were cooked okay but not fresh. No spring onion. You do get a tiny plate of raw bean sprouts what is the obsession with uncooked sprouts? And a few leaves of basil. And honestly, that much cilantro wouldn't even be an issue if the broth had its own depth of flavours. Initially, I didn't even want phở. I wanted bún thịt nướng, which is a pretty common staple in most Western restaurants that serve Vietnamese. I saw "vermicelli noodles" on the menu but all the options seemed very strange for bún. So, I asked if it was cold noodles, as the bún dishes I wanted should be. The server said no, all the vermicelli options are all hot dishes like bún hue?. What? A so-called Vietnamese restaurant with no bún thịt nuong? And there is no Vietnamese on the menu so it's impossible to tell what they mean with many of the items. Saying "noodles" means nothing. So, then I asked about the beef pho and asked for the beef on the side. I was informed that the beef is precooked. Yuck! The entire point of beef is that you cook the raw beef in the bowl. Every real Vietnamese place understands this, and serves raw beef on the side if asked, and the only place I have ever had difficulty with this is fake "pan-Asian" type spots, and even then, they don't precook the beef before adding it to the broth. The fact this place gives you cooked beef, and thus, OVERCOOKED beef by the time you start eating the pho is unacceptable. Eventually, I settled for chicken phở, which was basically just cilantro and red onion soup as previously stated. The Vietnamese coffee wasn't even right. It took forever, and they served it all together in a mug. Dine in Vietnamese restaurants always provide the phin and let it drip at the table. When they claim this is a Vietnamese family-run spot, I don't know. No Vietnamese people were working there, except one man in the kitchen. Everyone else was very, very obviously not Vietnamese, including the other man in the kitchen. The servers don't even know how to pronounce Vietnamese menu items. Phở is not a difficult word for English speakers, but every other minute I heard someone say "foe" or "foo". Come on. I will also say that just because you are of a particular ethnicity does not automatically make you a good chef of the cuisine. That is not sufficient enough to convince me this is "authentic" Vietnamese food when nothing about this place feels or tastes authentic. It seems made specifically for the English palette and expectations. You will find 20x better Vietnamese food in Hoxton and I would say that if you really want it, don't waste money here. This place is for uni students and people who don't know where to get the real stuff. Tables are super close together so if you have the unfortunate luck of sitting next to loud or otherwise annoying people, you're stuck hearing every word of their cringy conversation the entire time. The positives? The decor is nice. The servers are really quite friendly. And the food looks bright, fresh, and amazing in photos. It just doesn't taste good or authentic.
I came here with a colleague for dinner and enjoyed it so much I came back again the following night as I’ve been staying for business this week. The food is delicious - very fresh and tasty. Vegan spring rolls were generously sized and delicious. I enjoyed both the chicken curry and the Pho chicken noodle soup. The steamed banana cake dessert was really different and one of the best desserts I’ve had. I lived in Asia for 11 years and have eaten at many Vietnamese restaurants, the food is very good here and very fresh. Service was very friendly and welcoming - thank you to the staff on both nights. Couldn’t recommend more highly. Vegetarian options: Vegan spring rolls are delicious Dietary restrictions: The staff asked about allergies and I heard one of the staff recommending options to someone who didn’t eat beef
A great Vietnamese restaurant near Tate Modern Museum. We came here before an evening exhibition at Tate Modern. The restaurant is within 10min walking distance from the museum. It was really busy, but we were able to get a table without booking. The service was a bit on the slow side, as there were only two people serving for a full house of guests. The food was really good. Would like to try the pho noodles next time, but the dishes dry mixed noodles and some veggie salad we had were also great. The portion was huge and the price was really reasonable. Will come back again the next time I visit Tate modern.
I found this hidden gem while walking to Borough. Amazing from start to finish! Great service and delicious food. The sizzling aubergine with beef is amazing and freshly made summer rolls too. Will definitely be back soon.Food: 5/5
The Pho here is very nice with authentic tastes. With broth that is savoury and meaty without added msg flavours, the noodle soups are highly recommended. Starters were great as well, spring rolls is a must with juicy fillings careful not to get burnt!, and the papaya salad is a refreshing appetizer. The Banh Mi was just okay but was still pretty good~ Edit: Bumped down to four as since my last visit, they started using disposable plates and bowls which takes away from the dining experience
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