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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.
[[Kake]] and [[Bob]] visited on a Tuesday evening. 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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[[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.

[[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.

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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 <small>([http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/1675505021/ photo])</small> (&pound;6.50) and Vietnamese quail curry (&pound;6), and we shared a dish of water spinach in garlic (&pound;5). [[Kake]]'s catfish was a little earthy-tasting, but her steamed fragrant rice (&pound;1.80) was very, very good. [[Bob]] says his 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]
* [
http://cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2010/04/viet-grill-kingsland-road.html Cheese And Biscuits review]
* [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://eatlovenoodles.blogspot.com/2011/03/viet-grill-dont-believe-hype.html Eat Noodles Love Noodles review]
* [https://buzzarfood.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/vietgrill-hackney/ Food Fight
review]
* [http://www.london-eating.co.uk/7084.htm London Eating comments]
* [http://majbros.blogspot.com/2006/07/viet-grill-lifes-beach-it-was-muggy.html Dos Hermanos review]
* [
http://www.independent.co.uk/living/food_and_drink/reviews/article1635939.ece The Independent review]
* [http://www.chowhound.com/topics/499325 Chowhound thread]
* [http://www.darren-ferguson.com/2006/12/23/viet-grill-three-and-a-half-chilli-rated.aspx Darren Ferguson's 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]
* Live to Eat reviews: [http://ilivetoeatandeattolive.blogspot.com/2010/05/viet-grill-its-as-good-as-it-gets-over.html 1], [http://ilivetoeatandeattolive.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/viet-grill-revisit.html 2]
* [https://mathildescuisine.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/first-steps-in-vietnamese-cuisine-viet-grill/ Mathilde's Cuisine review]
* Not Another Big Menu reviews: [http://cooksloweatfast.blogspot.com/2009/08/viet-grill-part-2-58-kingsland-road.html 1], [http://cooksloweatfast.blogspot.com/2009/10/viet-grill-58-kingsland-road-e2-8dp.html 2]
* [http://omnomlondon.com/2010/06/07/viet-grill-shoreditch/ Om Nom London review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20161103231949/http://thirtyoneseventyfive.com/viet-grill-excellent-vietnamese-despite-the-odd-pho-pas/ thirtyoneseventyfive review]
* [http://twelvepointfivepercent.blogspot.com/2011/02/viet-grill-shoreditch.html Twelve Point Five Percent review]
* [http://bellaphon.blogspot.com/2011/03/viet-grill.html Urban Hermit's review on Bellaphon's blog]
* [https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/viet-grill-london Yelp comments]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20130407033926/http://www.thewanderingfoody.com:80/2010/10/06/viet-grill/ Wandering Foody 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>
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]] and [[Bob]], 16 October 2007. Prices determined on that visit. Opening hours taken from takeaway menu, October 2007.</div>
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summary='Vietnamese restaurant on Kingsland Road.' summary='Vietnamese restaurant on Kingsland Road.'
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summary='Vietnamese restaurant on Kingsland Road.' website='http://www.thevietnamesekitchen.co.uk/'

Vietnamese restaurant on Kingsland Road in Shoreditch, sister restaurant of Cay Tre.

Kake and Bob visited on a Tuesday evening. 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 (photo) (£6.50) and Vietnamese quail curry (£6), and we shared a dish of water spinach in garlic (£5). Kake's catfish was a little earthy-tasting, but her steamed fragrant rice (£1.80) was very, very good. Bob says his 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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Last visited by Kake and Bob, 16 October 2007. Prices determined on that visit. Opening hours taken from takeaway menu, October 2007.

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