Hanoi Café - London

Avoid this restaurant at all costs! The food was mediocre and bland, the service was awful, and the prices were far too high. With so many other great dining options in East London, there's no need to waste your time or money here.

We ordered a vegan pho for takeaway and were disappointed to find that it had no Shitake mushrooms as advertised. This was especially disappointing as it is one of the few vegetarian/vegan options on the menu. The vegetables in the pho were limited to boiled broccoli and carrots, which was not very exciting. The pho itself was tasty, but the absence of mushrooms definitely brought down the overall experience.

The restaurant is quite expensive, the portion sizes are not very generous, and the food lacks flavor. The photo of the spring rolls displayed 4 on the plate, but only 2 were delivered. At £6.40, it is quite steep. The food was also delivered late and not very hot. Overall, very disappointing experience.

Hundreds of pound spent and they still tried to squeeze money from us. Tonnes of hidden fees on top of the £4 corkage (we were aware of as this was the cost of bringing your own alcohol) which meant our large group paid almost £50 extra on top of this they charged a discretionary 12.5% and a large group 12.5%, the corkage was included in the food bill so is also subject to the service charge. This is before they asked for a tip on the card reader which may make you think that you hadn’t paid a service charge. Came here for a friends birthday, large group of people. The food was good, service was okay they just need to be more transparent with the pricing.

Family run business with great food. Compared to other Vietnamese places it has a really extensive menu with a great range of dishes. All dishes really tasty. Very clean too.