Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 7 and Version 6 of Royal Margin, SE16 2UN
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Formerly known as Hue, it offers a range of Vietnamese dishes as well as a small selection of Chinese and Thai dishes. Normally this lack of specialisation is a bad thing, but almost everything [[Kake]], [[Bob]], and [[doop]] have tried from the Royal Margin so far has been quite competent. |
Formerly known as Hue, it offers a range of Vietnamese dishes as well as a small selection of Chinese and Thai dishes. Normally this lack of specialisation is a bad thing, but almost everything we've tried from the Royal Margin so far has been quite competent. |
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Sugar cane prawns (minced prawns wrapped around a stick of sugar cane, £4.80) aren't bad at all, while chargrilled pork balls (£4.95) are good and moist, but could do with a bit more spicing. Vietnamese spring rolls (£3.60) are a bit greasy, but very nice with the accompanying sweetened fish sauce; in fact, [[Kake]] and [[Bob]] have a great deal of difficulty not ordering them every time we use this place. |
Sugar cane prawns (minced prawns wrapped around a stick of sugar cane, £4.80) were unusual and interesting, while chargrilled pork balls (£4.95) were good and moist, though could have done with a bit more spicing. Vietnamese spring rolls (£3.60) were a bit greasy, but very nice with the accompanying sweetened fish sauce. |
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Pad Thai (£5.20) is again competent, but almost entirely devoid of chilli. We've ordered the braised pork belly (£4.95) several times, and it's always good - and a welcome change from the usual cuts of meat. Vietnamese steamed crepes (£4.95) were good the one time we ordered them, but could have done with a bit more seasoning. Steamed rice (£1.50) is <i>usually</i> better than expected from a neighbourhood takeaway, but has occasionally been disappointingly average. Yum Jai ("Thai spicy fresh salad", £4.50) is disappointing; chunks of tomato with a few bits of celery and cucumber in an overly sweet sauce. |
Pad Thai (£5.20) was again competent, but almost entirely devoid of chilli; the wedge of lime was a nice touch for a takeaway, though. Braised pork belly (£4.95) made a welcome change from the usual cuts of meat. Vietnamese steamed crepes (£4.95) were good, but could have done with a bit more seasoning. Steamed rice (£1.50) was better than expected from a neighbourhood takeaway. |
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They do offer pho, in both beef and chicken varieties. [[Kake]] is very far from a pho expert so can't really comment except to say that both varieties are quite tasty from a naive viewpoint, but I do wish they wouldn't cram so many noodles into the container; the portion's too large for the amount of soup, and it just makes them stick together. |
They do offer pho, in both beef and chicken varieties. [[Kake]] is very far from a pho expert so can't really comment (except to say that I've had the chicken pho twice, and liked it). |
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The only really bad dish we've had from here was the vegetarian noodles (£4.50), which were lacking the advertised tofu, and in places were hard to the point of inedibility. |
The only bad dish we've had from here was the vegetarian noodles (£4.50), which were lacking the advertised tofu, and in places were hard to the point of inedibility. |
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You can order and pay online at http://royalmargin.justeat.co.uk/ but note that this is possibly not the best option. An employee once told me on the phone that they don't bother checking the internet orders if they're busy (after I phoned up to ask why our food still hadn't arrived 45 minutes after the expected delivery time). This has only happened once though. |
You can order and pay online at http://royalmargin.justeat.co.uk/ but note that this is possibly not the best option. An employee just told me on the phone that they don't bother checking the internet orders if they're busy (after I phoned up to ask why our food still hadn't arrived 45 minutes after the expected delivery time). |
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Comment added by Kake: Tuesday Sep 25 2007: Whoever packed our food tonight must have been distracted. They didn't give us the usual number of Vietnamese rolls; they forgot all the sauces; and they failed to properly close one of the tubs, so it leaked over everything else. |
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<div class="last_verified">Food last sampled by [[Kake]] and [[Bob]], 6 November 2007.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Food last sampled by [[Kake]] and [[Bob]], 19 August 2007.</div> Comment added by Kake: Tuesday Sep 25 2007: Whoever packed our food tonight must have been distracted. They didn't give us the usual number of Vietnamese rolls; they forgot all the sauces; and they failed to properly close one of the tubs, so it leaked over everything else. The braised belly pork is still good though, well worth ordering. |
As a local takeaway, this place is very good; one of the best we've found so far in SE16. (It's also a restaurant, but we haven't yet tried eat-in.)
Formerly known as Hue, it offers a range of Vietnamese dishes as well as a small selection of Chinese and Thai dishes. Normally this lack of specialisation is a bad thing, but almost everything we've tried from the Royal Margin so far has been quite competent.
Sugar cane prawns (minced prawns wrapped around a stick of sugar cane, £4.80) were unusual and interesting, while chargrilled pork balls (£4.95) were good and moist, though could have done with a bit more spicing. Vietnamese spring rolls (£3.60) were a bit greasy, but very nice with the accompanying sweetened fish sauce.
Pad Thai (£5.20) was again competent, but almost entirely devoid of chilli; the wedge of lime was a nice touch for a takeaway, though. Braised pork belly (£4.95) made a welcome change from the usual cuts of meat. Vietnamese steamed crepes (£4.95) were good, but could have done with a bit more seasoning. Steamed rice (£1.50) was better than expected from a neighbourhood takeaway.
They do offer pho, in both beef and chicken varieties. Kake is very far from a pho expert so can't really comment (except to say that I've had the chicken pho twice, and liked it).
The only bad dish we've had from here was the vegetarian noodles (£4.50), which were lacking the advertised tofu, and in places were hard to the point of inedibility.
You can order and pay online at http://royalmargin.justeat.co.uk/ but note that this is possibly not the best option. An employee just told me on the phone that they don't bother checking the internet orders if they're busy (after I phoned up to ask why our food still hadn't arrived 45 minutes after the expected delivery time).
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Comment added by Kake: Tuesday Sep 25 2007: Whoever packed our food tonight must have been distracted. They didn't give us the usual number of Vietnamese rolls; they forgot all the sauces; and they failed to properly close one of the tubs, so it leaked over everything else. The braised belly pork is still good though, well worth ordering.
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