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I have eaten a lot of pho in my time, and it really is fantastic here. The stocks and meats are excellent, and everything exuded freshness. The service was also great. I was told about this place by a friend, and was then slightly bemused by the magazine review, and some of the user reviews, as they were a fairly mixed bag, on here, but I'm glad I went with my friend's suggestion. I was utterly pleased with my whole PHO experience, and am definitely a fan now.

I had a lovely meal here with my wife last night. We were new to Vietnamese, and had heard about Pho, so gave it a go.
We weren't disappointed. The food was great, and the service too. It was a bit noisy because of being very busy, but it was fine.
We tried a soup, a bun (?), a crepe, and some of the fresh spring rolls - all very good. Definitely be back.

Ate here for the first time last night - cold noodle salad with tofu and mushrooms. Both tofu and mushrooms tasted as if they had been cooked hours beforehand: rank and oily. Noodles were not the usual thin rice noodles this dish comes with in other Vietnamese restaurants. As bad as the cheapo Mr Wu type noodle places on Oxford Street, and about three times the price. Never again.

Worst "Vietnamese" food I've had in a while. That being said we only tried the Pho, Bun Bo Hue and Nem Nuong.
The broths for both soups were quite thin and lacked the wholesome flavour. Soups were served too cold, with the raw beansprouts remaining that, raw. Noodles, despite not being fresh was slightly undercooked. Nem Nuong, was dry and made of the wrong cut of meat.
Perhaps I've been spoilt in knowing what authentic Vietnamese should taste like. If you don't know better, by all means, else head to the the East for a proper experience.

I really do enjoy this place. It's a lovely experience each time I go. It can be very busy, but that's ok, a good sign I guess.
Their salads here are the thing love at the moment. The papaya, mango, and lotus salads are a treat. They are are bursting with favour. The soups were my first love, but can't get enough salad at the moment..
Try one of the spicy soups though if you are in soup mood - delicious.

I missed Tonkinoise? at 13 th district in Paris. They are really famous and tasty. Fortunately, I've found good PHO restaurant at Westfield in London. Whenever I've been there, I could not help but having Brisket, Summer roll and White Coffee. I love it!
I like the stock, just cooked rice noodle, beef, thick onion, chilies, lime, soja and herbs. A few weeks ago, I've found PHO near Oxford Circus. It was like Oasis in the desert for me. To be honest, I prefer Westfield. First of all, Westfied has better taste(less salty, better stock), more lively and friendly. At Oxford Circus, girls with T-shirt are good, but the other waitress looks like manager doesn't have a good manner ...that's too bad... Whenever I go there, I cannot help but thinking she pays attention too much for the tips. Moreover, she charges me more for take away food. When I've asked 'Isn't it less expensive for take away?' she answered 'That's finished'. If it was worthy I could understand, but when I've got back home, all I've had was a few beef slice, two spoonful of rice noodle, and some vegetables in the half of lounch box. I've payed 7.95 for that! When I've visited today, I've found different price list for the less quantity take away food. She charges me 3 pounds more even if I've complained when I paid... It's just small thing, but I don't want to come back that atmosphere... Dont' forget your catch phrase is vietnamese street food... need to be more friendly and open minded..

Very good pho,the beef stock was seasoned just perfectly and the brisket cooked just right so it melted in my mouth. The best pho I have tasted outside of Vietnam and France. The best thing about it was the complete lack of msg in the stock which far too often is completely overused to substitute for flavour at other Vietnamese and Chinese restaurants.

I really did not liked this place.
The quantities are small and the food is untasty. I tried the pho, bo bun, spingrolls and my disappintment was growin and growing. Vietnamese cuisine is rich in flavors, in colors, this cuisine was absolutely flat, grey and uninteresting.
I would recommend better going to the real vietnamese places in East London

Dissappointingly, these people are missing a real trick as there is a dearth of Vietnamese in W1. My Pho Tai was a thin and tasteless gruel with a an alomst comically sparse amount of beef somewhere in there. Also, there is no excuse for tough noodles, Pho should be light and tasty but it should also be nourishing; I have never left so hungry after an £8 lunch.
I suggest the staff have a Christmas outing to Song Que on Kingsland Rd. for a clue as to where they're goiing wrong.

We went to the Pho on Great Titchfield Street for a quick lunch. The food was average - my vegetarian maincourse was not the most flavoursome but the starters were pretty good.
What made this meal exceptional though was the appalling service! We had to wait nearly an hour for the main course after foolishly asking for it to arrive after the starters - hardly difficult considering we had ordered them together!
The manager couldnt care less that we had complained and simply informed us that there was a big group downstairs!
If you are looking for a quick vietnamese give Pho a miss!