Aobaba in Southwark

Katarina in the Camden branch was really friendly. Made me my favourite bubble tea which was yummy..

I love London for just this sort of place. It rocks in its own simple way. And it’s lush at the same time.

There are plenty of choice, made at the order but it's canteen style so no pleasent presentation. A meal that is good and avrege. Fast when hungry.

As a veggie, this place restaurants has a few options, which is nice. This place describes itself as selling Vietnamese Street Food. That's true, but the prices are not. There's nothing really good or bad about the food. It's simple food, that's all. There's a good selection of bubble tea. Then the service is non-existent. The food is made in the kitchen. When it's ready, the counter staff yell out your number and you go to the collection point to pick it up. Just too expensive for what you're getting.

No frills canteen. I love their Aobaba special which is a delicious bun thit nuong. Speedy service. Delicious food. A winner

Have eaten here a few times, always good value and nice food. They make the food to order and it comes super hot and tasty. It's worth a look around the supermarket for truly unusual ingredients.

This place is a combination between a vietnamees supermarket and a vietnamees restaurant. You can buy the ingredients to prepare yourself a nice asian meal or order a meal to eat in the restaurant or take it home as a take-away meal. Lots of choices and not expensive ... give it a try ...

The food was quite nice and prepared quickly. It's a "street food style" restaurant so you won't have any table service. It's ok, but the atmosphere is very cold and you don't feel very welcome. Next time just tell me, if I'm bothering you, I can go somewhere else.

We had the hope to eating in a good Chinese restaurant but this day the majority of Vietnam restaurants has been closed... that's why we were there. The self seems clean and the staff looks kind but it was an awful service and plates were really not attractive. Maybe the supermarket is good but "restaurant" is just a canteen. Anyway, find another place to eat.

Some of the food was very nice (the pho soup and rice dishes, but the vietnamese rolls were far too oily and tasteless) The portions are good in size but a bit pricey for E&C and the quality of the food Food came out quick and the staff was polite The supermarket attached to it ia very big and nice.

Starvation can lead you to desperate solutions! I saw this place looking like a canteen/supermarket and took the gamble, however I can warn you that cleanliness is not their biggest point, windows looked disgusting, let alone the toilets(you can judge after looking at the toilet pics). The size of the portion..... I thought the chef must be the stingiest on Planet London, he put shrimps instead of prawns, and I counted 7 shrimps and 3 bits of sausage... awful experience...... Avoid!!

For a place attached to a supermarket this restaurant is no frills but pretty gold food. We had chicken pho, spring rolls and curry. I'd recommend this place for casual, tasty Vietnamese food.

We ordered a rice dish and a noodle dish. The food came pretty quickly and was hot. The portion size is very good - you get quite a lot of food for your £7. Flavourwise the dishes weren't ground breaking - the lemongrass pork was meaty but not very lemongrass-y and a big bowl of noodle soup had lots of ingredients (prawns, squid, pork, quail egg, pak choi) without a huge amount of flavour. We will eat here again as it's a good solid lunch for a reasonable price. The bubble tea menu is quite varied, as well as having standard flavours they have some unusual ones like red bean with coconut. Good range of flavoured pearls and jellies on the menu, although not all of them were available when we visited. Pearls were properly cooked and the bubble tea was fairly standard fare from a powder mix like most bubble tea places - it could have done with being mixed a little longer as it was still powdery. The supermarket attached to the canteen is very impressive, with a huge range. When I visit again it will probably be for the supermarket rather than the canteen.

アジア食材店に併設されたベトナム料理店。見た目から想像するより本格的な物が食べられました。タピオカティーもおススメ。

This is another of my favourite places! My go to choice is MyTho rice noodle soup with prawn, squid, pork, quails egg and rice noodles in a huge bowl £7. Wonderful delicate flavours. Mmmm wish it was nearer for me as I have to travel a long way! Very highly recommend!

Here doesn't major on ambience and service but the food is good. I had ribs and rice, very tasty, comes with misu. Great for a quick lunch but not a dining experience...

The service here is terrible. Staff are rude if they can be bothered to serve you. They need a professional manager. Food is ok.

It's ok, good enough to return for lunch during work hours. It tries to do the whole "bring Viet food to a trendy area (Hoxton)" and opens a second branch in Elephant & Castle at the same prices. I've tried various meat dishes with rice, noodles and soup. It's all cooked deliciously but lacks that extra bit of "warmth" that elevates a dish and it's restaurant.

As someone who's only recently decided to try a vegetarian diet, this place has been a godsend. The veggie dishes here are so so tasty. It's all good, but try the special vermicelli and tofu noodle soup especially. In addition, it's part of a cracking oriental supermarket so you can catch up on some shopping afterwards :)

Have eaten here a couple of times as my husband really likes Vietnamese food. It is a basic restaurant but the food is nice and very filling. The flavours are good but not too overpowering and have a nice fresh taste to them. My husband likes the bubble tea which is a novel experience. Nice to try something different.

What seems to be an eatery and a healthy store is in fact a crap place that serves frozen extracts as a fresh smoothies. I ordered an avocado smoothie (4£!) which tasted like a dissolved version of avocado flavored drink. Never again

Was working in the area for a day and stumbled upon this place. Good selection of food, I had a noodle soup with some spring rolls to start with, pretty reasonable price for the area.Soup was great, first time I had tried a pho dish, much bigger and more flavoursome than I expected, i'll be back if I am in the area again

Aobaba is half restaurant, half grocery store. The food had to be ordered at the counter. So it's not the most fancy place, but it still nice.I was there once and ordered a Vietnamese chicken curry and some prawn spring rolls. The food was very good and reasonably priced, and the service friendly. I'd certainly visit this place again in case I visit London again and choose to stay at a hostel or hotel nearby, though I wouldn't travel through half the city just for the Aobaba.

My first time trying Vietnamese and i wasn't disappointe. Good portion size, friendly service. No quibbles really. I had the Special pho for £7. Definitely recommended.The Char-sui steamed buns (whilst a little overpriced at £1 a pop) were very good too (literally just off the shelf though).

I come here all the time when I miss asian hawker food as there is nothing similar to that in London. While only having one food 'stall' the dining area is hawker style and the food is very authentically Vietnamese. The price is definitely not hawker style at over £7 for a bowl of beef pho, however this is to be expected when you have to import a lot of things and pay high London rent for the space etc. Overall the price is not enough to stop me returning again and again for delicious pho or bau!

Aobaba used to be a clean place but has recently dropped its standards. Dirty plates are left on the tables and food is all over the floor. The seats in front of the restaurant are also dirty. Staff complains if asked to tidy up tables. Disappointing.

7 pounds for a Vietnamese meal in a nice and clean restaurant at Elephant & Castle in London. You go in and you have the restaurant to the left and an Asian food store to the right, which also might be convenient.I had nothing to complain about.

clean premises with great good good very quick service really Enjoyed the food gravely I visited St much and the food came out promptly friendly staff vary helpful

Had a lovely bowl of beef pho and some prawn summer rolls.... They were really lovely. The flavours were fresh and I will definitely be back! The Vietnamese coffee was less good, so on return I would probably opt for some bubble tea instead. Don't leave without checking out the supermarket!

Been here a perhaps 5 times, always a mixed experience. I usually have the chicken or pork noodles and the food is usually very good and consistent each time. Very big potion, so you have to go there hungry!The last time we went (as a couple) The soup was ready before the noodles, perhaps 5-10mins before the noodles. Why make 1 dish so far ahead of the other dish? Usually people like to eat together at the same time!The reason we were told was.. I don't want the soup to get cold... Ok... However the soup was barely warm. When you want soup, you want it hot! So back it went... Although I think they only microwaved it, but by which time both dishes were ready at the same time at least...As I say we've been here many times, but it's hard to forgive just bad service like that. This is a really basic part of service. Serve at the same time, and make sure it's hot!Other than that it's usually good there.. We'll probably go back again, but maybe not as soon as we probably would have..

I got take away with a friend of mine who said he ate there before and that it was pretty good. I ordered brown rice with chicken and pak cho with garlic, it tasted ok but the day after I woke up with gastroenteritis.Everything else was fine (service, place, etc.), but after this, I'm definitely never going to eat there again

This is a food outlet which is attached to a very large Asian supermarket. It is an oasis of calm on an otherwise mad street and a very welcoming place for the weary and tired person in need of tasty food. Large menu of lovely good including AWESOME baguettes, soup based noodles, rice dishes and stir fries, good range of vegetarian food. The food is made to order, served quickly and very cheap and tasty. What is really impressive is that this place is spotlessly clean. A great place to stop off for your spicy pork baguette.

Service here is terrible. I gave up waiting for my simple order after half an hour and asked for my money back. Manager said staff were sick and his colleague was training. There were very few customers, and now one fewer. Hopeless.

Tasty food and friendly staff during a weekend visit. Clean and modern inside and linked from within to a large Vietnamese supermarket. Menu wide and rather different with three types of beer shipped in from the country.Enjoyable without being mind blowing and lots of interesting things to consider buying next door.It wasn't mind blowing but I would certainly pop in again if I was passing. Definitely a better than average cafe.

They make a good cuppa, food was good but the service left something to be desired. It's really nice though :)

Questo ristorante mi ha salvata. L'ho notato subito appena arrivata nella via dell'ostello e mi ha fatto una ottima impressione. La sala dove si mangia è grande, ben arieggiata e luminosa, c'è il wi-fi. E' aperto fino a tarda ora. Ti rechi al banco per l'ordinazione e ti danno un numero per ritirare i tuoi piatti dal bancone, il servizio è veloce e cordiale. Tutto quello che ho ordinato era davvero molto buono, cucina asiatica ma leggera, verdure fresche e porzioni generose senza esagerare. Spesso prendevo solo gli involtini vietnamiti al maiale serviti con salsina agrodolce e contorno (un antipasto); la porzione per me era già abbondante, così risparmiavo soldi ed erano buonissimi! Molti prendevano le zuppe ma non le ho assaggiate.Il ristorante contiene anche un supermarket di prodotti asiatici ben fornito e frequentato.Lo consiglio a tutti e appena posso ci tornerò.

Me and my partner visited the shoreditch branch of this 'street food restaurant' which by it's very nature suggests grabbing a quick bite. The place was EMPTY! After waiting 5 minutes at the counter for the guy to take our order, we ordered 2 baguettes.. Our order took over TWENTY MINUTES to appear.When asked what was taking so long, the two rather lost and confused counter staff, who seemed to be looking at a tap for instructions, much to a guys dismay who had been back to the counter to ask for a cup of tea that took quarter of an hour, replied that they were too busy and they were the only ones working.. We were the only ones asking for food!!When it arrived, at a cost of £4.50 a baguette, it was vey basic and required NO preparation whatsoever, no kind of apologies was given for the delay.If you are on a fasting diet and want to give people your hard earned cash, then feel free to give this place a try, that is if they can manage to work the till.

Both my girlfriend and I have travelled past this place on the bus for about six months. I pointed it out to her a few months back, and finally we had an opportunity yesterday to try it out. We were both tired, wanted something a little different, and thought why not try it.Well I'm so glad we did. Both of us have travelled extensively around South-East Asia, and with my girlfriend coming from Filipino and Malaysian parents, she would have been the most critical if something was wrong with the food. Both of us went for Lemongrass Vermicelli dishes. It was both refreshing and authentic, with just the right amount of Chilli. Absolute winner - delicious!!The staff were friendly and attentive - it was an experience we would definately recommend and go back for (hopefully in a few weeks if my girlfriend allows me to).Coupled with the fact they sell authentic Hue beer, if you like Vietnamese food, then get there - it was brilliant.See you again soon.

I have try here serveral times, food was good especially the My tho noodle soup was very delicious , and mango salat with Prawn was very nice, I also have Beef Pho also nice as far as I am concern that they cook without ( Monosodium , MSG .) that is the good points....

Nous sommes passés car il est à côté de l'auberge à laquelle nous étions mais la nourriture est vraiment moyenne. C'est un fast-food version asiatique. Heureusement que les locaux sont plutôt propres et accueillants.

Tried the Vietnamese street food for the first time at this restaurant. Ordered Beef Pho and Beef Hue. Was shocked to be served with meat that was turning bad. Meat was turning to green hue. Went up to ask for a change but was rejected on the basis that the green was not visible to them. Took a photo and attached here to let the people decide if I was lying. You judge. As you can see from the photo the Pho was far from that shown in the brochure. We were given the garnishing such as bean sprout, greens and herbs as you would normally get even in your average Vietnamese restaurant. If you want good Vietnamese food, go to Shoreditch Kingsland Road or Cafe East at Canada Water. If you can do without Vietnamese for now, Tai Tip Mien at nearby Elephant and Castle tube station offers a cheap and cheerful Asian alternative. Or further down the road from this place there's Mama Thai which is also a good alternative. Would I come here again? What do you think? I don't provide alternatives for no reason!

If you have a preconceived idea that Aobaba is going to be like a Chinese restaurant you couldn't be further from the truth. This food is light fresh and healthy. Nothing is fried. No mono sodium glutamate. My starter was a Mango salad and vegetarian spring rolls made with rice pastry instead of wheat.Very digestable.For my main course I chose grilled Butterfly prawns.They were delicious!For my drink I chose "BUBBLE TEA". This style of tea is known throughout Asia.You choose the base flavor.I chose green tea with grape flavor.Then you choose the topping for this cocktail.I chose Green Glass Jelly and Plum flavored TAPIOCA. This was all shaken up with crushed ice, delicious and refreshing.Vietnam was a former French colony and Aobaba make wonderful baked goods. I like the spice cake and the carrot cake cup cakes all made on the premises.The atmosphere is light,modern and airy. Everything is in light pastel colours. In the same building is Longdon Oriental supermarket