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Vietnamese restaurant on Kingsland Road in [[Locale Shoreditch|Shoreditch]].
Vietnamese restaurant on Kingsland Road in [[Locale Shoreditch|Shoreditch]], sister restaurant of [[Cay Tre, EC1V 9LA|Cay Tre]].
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The restaurant is over two levels. The ground floor can seat 60 people at tables and 7 at the bar, while the basement can seat approximately 50.
The restaurant is over 2 levels. The ground floor can seat 60 people at tables and 7 at the bar. The basement can seat approximately 50.
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[[bob]] visited on a Thursday lunchtime in July 2018. There were two other customers when I arrived a little before 12:30pm, and one more joined us while I was there. I had the Saigon Feed set lunch (&pound;11) which consists of a limited choice of starters and mains. My grilled piggy aubergine <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/42789388884/in/album-72157689327030060/ photo]</small> and the chilli pork chop <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/29635214428/in/album-72157689327030060/ photo]</small> were both quite nice.
[[bob]] visited at Lunchtime on Thursday in July 2018. There were 2 other customers when I arrived and one more joined us while I was there.
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[[Kake]] and [[bob]] previously visited on a Tuesday evening in October 2007. Although the place was practically empty when we arrived around 7pm, it was full half an hour later.
[[bob]] had the Saigon Feed set lunch for &pound;11 which consists of a limited choice of starters and mains. [[bob]] had the grilled piggy aubergine<small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/42789388884/in/album-72157689327030060/ photo]<small> and the Chilli Pork Chop<small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/29635214428/in/album-72157689327030060/ photo]</small>. They were both quite nice.
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[[Kake]] and [[bob]] had previously visited on a Tuesday evening in October 2007. The area around Kingsland Road has quite a number of Vietnamese restaurants, but we decided to try this one out since a number of reviews suggested it was one of the best.

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Our mains were slow-cooked catfish (&pound;6.50) <small>[https://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/1675505021/ photo]</small> and Vietnamese quail curry (&pound;6), and we shared a dish of water spinach in garlic (&pound;5). The catfish was a little earthy-tasting, but steamed fragrant rice (&pound;1.80) was very, very good. [[bob]] thought the noodles with beansprouts and onions (&pound;3) were good too.
Our mains were slow-cooked catfish (&pound;6.50) <small>[http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/1675505021/ photo]</small> and Vietnamese quail curry (&pound;6), and we shared a dish of water spinach in garlic (&pound;5). The catfish was a little earthy-tasting, but steamed fragrant rice (&pound;1.80) was very, very good. [[Bob]] thought the noodles with beansprouts and onions (&pound;3) were good too.
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Accessibility: Two steps to get in. The toilets are in the basement, down a flight of wide stairs. There is also more seating in the basement.
It's worth noting that although the place was practically empty when we arrived around 7pm, it was full half an hour later.
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* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/albums/72157689327030060 bob's photoset on Flickr, including photos of the menu as of July 2018]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20071017211715/http://www.independent.co.uk/living/food_and_drink/reviews/article1635939.ece The Independent review] (by John Walsh)
* [https://www.chowhound.com/post/vietnamese-places-kingsland-road-hackney-london-499325 Chowhound thread]
* [https://forums.egullet.org/topic/134048-viet-grill/ eGullet thread]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/albums/72157689327030060 flick photoset] by [[bob]]
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/living/food_and_drink/reviews/article1635939.ece The Independent review]
* [
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/eating_out/article7023704.ece The Times review]
* [http://www.chowhound.com/topics/499325 Chowhound thread]
* [http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?/topic/134048-viet-grill/ eGullet thread]
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090106144114/http://www.darren-ferguson.com/2006/12/23/viet-grill-three-and-a-half-chilli-rated.aspx/ Darren Ferguson's review]
* [http://www.doshermanos.co.uk/2006/07/viet-grill-lifes-beach-it-was-muggy.html Dos Hermanos review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20100716232615/http://www.dainee.com:80/2010/04/22/viet-grill/ Eating East review]
* [http://www.darren-ferguson.com/2006/12/23/viet-grill-three-and-a-half-chilli-rated.aspx Darren Ferguson's review]
* [http://majbros.blogspot.com/2006/07/viet-grill-lifes-beach-it-was-muggy.html Dos Hermanos review]
* [http://www.dainee.com/2010/04/22/viet-grill/ Eating East review]
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* [https://buzzarfood.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/vietgrill-hackney/ Food Fight review]
* [http://buzzarfood.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/vietgrill-hackney/ Food Fight review]
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20120101162549/http://www.grumblinggourmet.com:80/2011/02/search-for-spice-continues-viet-grill.html Grumbling Gourmet review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20130724094458/http://hungryinlondon.com:80/2010/08/viet-grill-shoreditch/ Hungry In London review]
* [http://www.grumblinggourmet.com/2011/02/search-for-spice-continues-viet-grill.html Grumbling Gourmet review]
* [http://hungryinlondon.com/2010/08/viet-grill-shoreditch/ Hungry In London review]
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* [https://mathildescuisine.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/first-steps-in-vietnamese-cuisine-viet-grill/ Mathilde's Cuisine review]
* [http://mathildescuisine.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/first-steps-in-vietnamese-cuisine-viet-grill/ Mathilde's Cuisine review]
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* [http://twelvepointfivepercent.blogspot.com/2011/02/viet-grill-shoreditch.html Twelve Point Five Percent review]
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20130407033926/http://www.thewanderingfoody.com:80/2010/10/06/viet-grill/ Wandering Foody review]
* [http://www.thewanderingfoody.com/2010/10/06/viet-grill/ Wandering Foody review]
* [http://www.twelvepointfivepercent.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/viet-grill-shoreditch.html Twelve Point Five Percent
review]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[bob]], July 2018. Opening hours taken from the Viet Grill website, July 2018.</div>
Accessibility info: 2 steps to get in. Toliets are down a flight of wide stairs with bannisters in the basement. There is also more seating in the basement.


<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[bob]], July 2018. Opening hours taken from the Viet Grill website, March 2011.</div>
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Vietnamese restaurant on Kingsland Road in Shoreditch, sister restaurant of Cay Tre.

The restaurant is over 2 levels. The ground floor can seat 60 people at tables and 7 at the bar. The basement can seat approximately 50.

bob visited at Lunchtime on Thursday in July 2018. There were 2 other customers when I arrived and one more joined us while I was there.

bob had the Saigon Feed set lunch for £11 which consists of a limited choice of starters and mains. bob had the grilled piggy auberginephoto and the Chilli Pork Chopphoto. They were both quite nice.

Kake and bob had previously visited on a Tuesday evening in October 2007. The area around Kingsland Road has quite a number of Vietnamese restaurants, but we decided to try this one out since a number of reviews suggested it was one of the best.

We started with sliced beef grilled tableside and wrapped in rice paper (£5/person, for a minimum of two people). This is a self-assembly dish; a portable grill is provided along with a plate of thinly-sliced beef, rice paper wrappers, and various vegetables and pickles, and you're left to grill the beef as you prefer it before wrapping it up with the veg/pickles and eating it. Note that if you like your beef very rare, it might be wise to rest it for a minute before putting it in your roll, since otherwise the meat juices will leak out of the roll and make a terrible mess. (I speak from experience, and note that the staff member who showed us how to make the rolls failed to realise this would happen even though we told her we liked our meat rare.)

Our mains were slow-cooked catfish (£6.50) photo and Vietnamese quail curry (£6), and we shared a dish of water spinach in garlic (£5). The catfish was a little earthy-tasting, but steamed fragrant rice (£1.80) was very, very good. Bob thought the noodles with beansprouts and onions (£3) were good too.

It's worth noting that although the place was practically empty when we arrived around 7pm, it was full half an hour later.

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Accessibility info: 2 steps to get in. Toliets are down a flight of wide stairs with bannisters in the basement. There is also more seating in the basement.

Last visited by bob, July 2018. Opening hours taken from the Viet Grill website, March 2011.

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