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The William was a pub in [[Locale Borough|Borough]] near [[Elephant And Castle Station|Elephant & Castle Station]]. It has now closed.
A bar/pub in [[Locale Borough|Borough]], serving Vietnamese food. They also do takeaway and delivery, possibly under a number of different names (different parts of the interweb seem to think the food part of the business is called Pacific Kitchen, Saigon Rose, or Mint Restobar).
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According to Google Street View, by June 2014 it was a shisha/dessert bar called Buddha Lounge, and by November 2015 this had become Le K-Vo Lounge. As of mid-2016 it's occupied by a naked restaurant pop-up called Bunyadi.
[[Bob]] visited on a Monday in June 2008, and was the only customer. Guinness was £3.30, and was drinkable. They may sometimes have real ale; there was a Greene King IPA pump clip which was turned around on my visit.
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The food was quite good. Vietnamese spring rolls were £2.50, and beef pho was £5.40.
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A pub in [[Locale Borough|Borough]] near [[Elephant And Castle Station|Elephant & Castle Station]], serving Vietnamese food. It also does online ordering via [http://hungryhouse.co.uk/pacific-kitchen Hungry House].

It is an old estate pub in the Rockingham Estate which has been taken over by a Vietnamese family. They also do takeaway and delivery, possibly under a number of different names (different parts of the interweb seem to think the food part of the business is called Pacific Kitchen, Saigon Rose, or Mint Restobar). [[secretlondon]] spoke to them about it and they say the only correct name is Pacific Kitchen. Older menus to eat in say "Saigon Restaurant and Bar" which the owner told me is incorrect.

[[bob]] visited on a Monday in June 2008, and was the only customer. Guinness was &pound;3.30, and was drinkable. They may sometimes have real ale; there was a Greene King IPA pump clip which was turned around on my visit. The food was quite good.

[[secretlondon]] visited in November 2008. She was the only person eating (or drinking) but half the pub was partitioned off for a marketing group. There were three handpumps with the clips turned round. They had a normal range of draught lagers and some wine and bottled cider. They also had bottled Vietnamese beer which the owner got for me - Huda Beer from the Hue Brewery <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/3007906323/ photo]</small>.

I started with Vietnamese spring rolls <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/3008743218/ photo]</small> (&pound;2.50) which came with sauce and a plate of lettuce and fresh mint <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/3008746130 photo]</small>.

I then had Bo La Lot (grilled beef wrapped in Betel Leaves) for &pound;7.50. It came with the same salad and some vermicelli <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/3007915423 photo]</small>. Not realising it came with noodles I got some egg fried rice (&pound;1.90) <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/3007912583 photo]</small>. I then had Che Dau <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/3008814282 photo]</small>, black-eyed bean pudding (&pound;3).

They seem to do a wider range of Vietnamese dishes than [[New Loong Kee Cafe, SE5 0HB|New Loong Kee Cafe]] or [[Hoa Viet, SE5 8QZ|Hoa Viet]]. One that caught [[secretlondon]]'s eye was Bo Nhung Dam (beef in vinegar and coconut juice). They sell that for &pound;30 for two people. Beef with mixed seafood in vinegar with coconut juice was &pound;50 for two. [[secretlondon]] has no idea if this is a special dish.

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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[secretlondon]], November 2008.</div>
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[bob]], 16 June 2008.</div>

May have closed down. No closed pub was royal standard. Map wrong. If at map location the pub there has closed but think that was 4x harper rd.

Comment added by secretlondon: menu Saigon Restaurant and Bar. Website www.pacifickitchen.co.uk
Does Vietnamese beer but you have to ask. Huda beer from Hue brewery. Food 6 to 11. Spring rolls 2.50. Bo La lot grilled beef wrapped with betel leaves and sauce. 7.50. Egg fried rice 1.90. Sells beef in vinegar and coconut juice bo nhung dam 30 for 2 people beef only 50 for 2 beef and mixed seafoods.

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summary='Pub/bar in Borough, serving Vietnamese food.
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summary='Now closed; was a pub/bar in Borough, serving Vietnamese food.' website=''

A bar/pub in Borough, serving Vietnamese food. They also do takeaway and delivery, possibly under a number of different names (different parts of the interweb seem to think the food part of the business is called Pacific Kitchen, Saigon Rose, or Mint Restobar).

Bob visited on a Monday in June 2008, and was the only customer. Guinness was £3.30, and was drinkable. They may sometimes have real ale; there was a Greene King IPA pump clip which was turned around on my visit.

The food was quite good. Vietnamese spring rolls were £2.50, and beef pho was £5.40.

Accessibility: Toilets are down some stairs.

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Last visited by bob, 16 June 2008.

May have closed down. No closed pub was royal standard. Map wrong. If at map location the pub there has closed but think that was 4x harper rd.

Comment added by secretlondon: menu Saigon Restaurant and Bar. Website www.pacifickitchen.co.uk Does Vietnamese beer but you have to ask. Huda beer from Hue brewery. Food 6 to 11. Spring rolls 2.50. Bo La lot grilled beef wrapped with betel leaves and sauce. 7.50. Egg fried rice 1.90. Sells beef in vinegar and coconut juice bo nhung dam 30 for 2 people beef only 50 for 2 beef and mixed seafoods.


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