Banh Mi QB in Reading - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Great tasting and authentic Vietnamese food. Would definitely recommend

Food with large portions at a good price. The pho was delicious and the broth is rich in flavour with a touch of sweetness, they were generous with the meat and the noodles have a nice smooth texture. Food came promptly, great customer service and staff are attentive.

The best crispy spring rolls I ever have in UK. And the rare beef pho is gorgeous.

Delicious!! So nice to see some real authentic Vietnamese food in this area, great vegan options too.

Great food and you know it's good as there is a massive queue all the time

Amazing little authentic Vietnamese restaurant. My 2nd visit with my family for my 51st birthday on the 27th April afternoon (5 of us) Service and food brilliant . If you want Vietnamese come here not the chain pho on the corner . Great place and well done

Been here many times but today everything was especially outstanding - the pho stock was truly well done. The depth of flavour and presentation and generous prawns. Crispy Pork with Broken Rice and Spring Rolls/Grilled Pork on Noodles -- all so delicious. With all the dips and sauces to accompany the meals, I am reminded why I would always choose a Southeast Asian meal -- will never tire of it. Very welcoming service as always too.

It is a great place to have a Vietnamese meal. Staff are attentive, polite, smiley, and look after the customers really well. Our experience was excellent, and we would go back to try different food. I would recommend it 💯

Popped in for lunch on the recommendation of a friend, and am delighted. Had the papaya salad and vegetable spring rolls. The food was delicious, the service excellent and the atmosphere peaceful and relaxing, despite the fact the restaurant was busy with the lunch hour. There is so much more on the menu to explore, so I will definitely visit again when passing through Reading. Thank you for a lovely lunch.

Small restaurant with a lovely atmosphere. The food was delicious and the portion size very generous. Great service!

Lovely restaurant, all the Tofu dishes are delicious (especially the summer rolls) and staff always very friendly. Cute atmosphere/decor. I have been lots of times and always had a great meal!

We love coming to Banh Mi QB! The staff are always so lovely and welcoming and the food is amazing! The grilled chicken bahn mi is excellent- Definitely give this place a try - you won’t be disappointed!

What a great find! Really good , pretty authentic Vietnamese in Reading. Good flavours, lots of herbs, pickled garlic & chili condiments, plenty of gluten-free options. Salt & pepper squid, loaded with beef Phở on a cold night, some of the tastiest beef Bún bò Huế, papaya/shrimp salad were all excellent, as was the pandan leaf tea. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Get here early, it was very busy early evening. Definitely a strong recommendation, some of the best Vietnamese food since we left Houston. We’re coming back for the Cơm tấm rice plate soon!

Gorgeous food! Crispy pork with broken rice

We have been attracted by the good rating and made a destinated visit. We have ordered salted egg sea bass, which was an extremely small dish with only pieces of raw onions and 3 or 4 pieces of tiny slices of bad quality fish. We immediately noticed that there's no salted egg smashes at all when they served it on the table. We asked the staff at once if it was salted egg sea bass we ordered and he replied it was not and he started to wonder if they have made mistakes. But the other staff intervened, insisting it was salted egged. Obviously, he was lying. We didn't argue in the presence of my two guests so as not to spoil the dinner. The other dishes were all extremely substandard, namely -crispy roasted pork with egg fried rice -pho noodles soup beef shrank rare rib eye beef brisket -dry vermicelli noodles grilled pork -Vietnamese spring rolls prawn and chicken In short, the shop staffed by these 2 Malaysians was not honest at all and the food was bad in quality. The good rating of the shop is totally misleading or lined up orchestrated. We will never ever come back.

Very good quality pho noodle! And I eat here on a monthly basis. I would always picked the spicy noodle and crisp shrimps. Very recommended.

Fantastic Vietnamese food! Great as a big group too!

Excellent Vietnamese food. Authentic flavours and great, friendly service. Banh Mi are a good size and perfectly flavoured.

Banh Mi surpassed our expectations with its tasty and delicious fare, featuring a menu brimming with mouthwatering and flavourful options. The culinary experience was nothing short of delightful, with each dish expertly crafted to please the palate. The staff were not only friendly but also exceptionally attentive, enhancing the overall dining experience. Their warm and accommodating service added a personal touch that made the visit memorable. In conclusion, I highly recommend Banh Mi to anyone in search of a delightful combination of delectable cuisine and excellent customer service.

We ordered three seafood stir fry's and tofu summer rolls. Unfortunately with one waitress, it had the makings of terrible service, however Fearne was incredible. Able to make the changes, serve and suggest recommendations extremely well. Food was hot, made to order, fresh and tasty - lots of squid, prawns and other seafood was in plentiful supply, summer rolls were huge!!!! Great service, great food and huge portions. Restaurant is also well decorated and seemed to have a good number of Vietnamese family's there eating, which is always a good sign. Wish the broth used was suitable for non meat eaters, but still a great range of veg options.

Hit up this place! Authentic cuisine, impeccably kind staff and great value for money. Tip top!

The servers were very kind and the food portion were very big.

A a family restaurant worth visiting. We tried the noddles, Spring Rolls, fried bean curd and juices. All were good. Friendly serving people. Paying cash could get a discount.

I had the tofu with rice una. Tomato sauce and it was quite good. The salt and pepper tofu however is AMAZING! It is so good so delicious Nx full of flavour and the texture is top notch. I had the home made lime juice and my partner had the mango juice and the mixed pho which he said was great. The vibes were great and the service was great too

Truly authentic Vietnamese foods! Really like the soup of pho! Roasted duck was also tasty and so as Viet coffee - super legit! Highly recommended!

Seems a family run place always a good sign. Two times and the food has been great. Great quick healthy lunch spot by avoiding usual junk food chains.

Absolutely delicious, soulful food that took us straight back to our holidays in Vietnam. Bold fresh flavours, lots of options and kind service. We had a lovely date night and would warmly recommend this place - Banh Mi QB is now definitely one of our favourite restaurants in Reading!!

Fantastic experience at this Vietnamese restaurant! The food was incredibly delicious, fresh, and had that authentic taste that I absolutely loved. Despite being super busy, the service was excellent, and our orders arrived promptly. Highly recommended for anyone craving authentic Vietnamese cuisine!

was sit to have a quick lunch. Ask staff to take order. After she confirmed by eye. The she goes to other table who just sit. I walk out, they not even bother. Not well service will never visit. Turn to pho next to them, with very friendly service.

The food is really nice, I love the grilled chicken and the pepper squid. Really authentic meals! I love it! 🤩🇻🇳

Was intrigued by the high reviews. However ultimately let down by value received. 2 starters 2 mains and 2 beers =£63+ including service. Egg fried rice with the Crispy Duck was extremely dry. Salted egg sea bass starter nearly £12 was insulting as a portion size as was the Crispy squid. Overall left underwhelmed and feeling ripped off. Won't be back.

Really great Vietnamese food. The pho was delicious, the papaya salad was zingy, fresh and tasty. Service was friendly and lovely.

Legit broth in this pho. Much better than Pho’s bland western offering around the corner. Little bit exxy but will definitely be coming back to this proper Vietnamese joint.

Best pho I’ve had in the UK! Great prices and service too.

I find it quite expensive for a little portion of the squid we order. They even forget my other order and I have to ask again the waiter, and they charge 12.5 % service charge. Why do u charge the service charge if service is not good? And their fish sauce is out of date.

I ordered a crispy duck fried rice and dry noodle with spring roll and tofu. The food tasted good. I didn’t expect this quality in Reading.

I haven’t eaten banh mi for such a long time and I’m so glad I tried it in this restaurant! It’s as good as I remember it! This restaurant serves authentic Vietnamese food - my friends that bought other dishes also praised how delicious their ordered meals were! I tried the Vietnamese iced coffee as well, it wasn’t the same as what I’ve tried in other places before - that I would not recommend. But everything else was tasty and of good portion! The staff were all lovely, and they served all our food pretty quickly. Highly recommended!

Very tasty food, the buguette was not so good but the rice and noodles dish were great, well priced and friendly and polite staff, well recommend

I've been there twice with my friends and I absolutely love the food! The service is amazing (2 of my friends were quite late but they didn't make us feel unwelcome or even tried to kick us out) and quick with reasonable prices. I can see why they were so busy when we went. Would definitely visit again!

Delicious broth; super quick and friendly service; simple menu. Will definitely visit again.

Wandering around Reading town and happened to find this little eatery. It had the Vietnamese restaurant vibes I was used to as a student in the US and visiting Australia and Vietnam itself Ordered Pho and Bun Thit Noung. Did not disappoint. So lovely . Will definitely return if we are in Reading again.

Hi everyone , if you go to Reading town centre and want to try the vietnamese cuisine go here , highly recommend going to this vietnamese restaurant , we tried the traditional phở bò ( beef noodle soup ) and the taste was exactly like in Vietnam , very big portion everything was fresh and super tasty , staff members were super friendly !

Really authentic and delicious. Much better than the ‘pho’ chain right next door.

The food is very authentic, the staff are very friendly and the atmosphere is amazing. The only downside is that they don’t Disclose the 10ish service charge when you eat in.

Delicious pho and the staff are always welcoming of my young children. It's their favourite meal out.

We found this place on the off chance. I am shocked that so many people have compared it to Pho or said Pho is better. My husband has been to Vietnam and we were both shocked by how tasty, fresh and well seasoned the food was. The Iced coffee was heavenly, papaya salad was to die for and we were happy with our mains. In life you get what you pay for 80% of the time and this is no different. It is not a chain restaurant and that is evident in the quality of the food and time it takes to come out. We arrives quite late but the staff were nothing but helpful, lovely and pleasant even past 9pm. We found the prices to be reasonable for the quality of what we ate. We are coming back to Reading just so we can bring our kids to eat here.

Great service, very friendly staff and the banh mi is amazing. The food is very authentic and I will definitely visit again.

Beef noodle here is very good. If you cook, you know that soup base is the soul of a bowl of noodle. And, a good beef soup is a product of quality ingredients and long time of cooking. The only missing thing is Thai Basil...

Unreal find in Reading. Stayed here for an event and found some unreal pho here, so much flavour and can tell its been homemade. Spring rolls were very authentic and loved the pandan green tea.

Delicious food in a small cozy setting. Love their Pho with beautiful broth.

Great Vietnamese food in town. Tried its pho and also egg fried rice. The soup base for its pho is superb. Great value-for-money choice.

Some of the best Vietnamese food that I've ever had. The Pho was absolutely delicious. (I'd love to know what's in the broth haha) I will definitely be coming back here for more noodles because my god they were heavenly. So authentic in flavour! 😍

Lovely Vietnamese restaurant. First time visiting for dinner, we booked 30 minutes before arrival. The staff was really friendly and the service was quick. The place has lovely decor and is very comfortable. The food was great! Chá Nem (prawn spring rolls) and Mon Rang Muoi (salt and pepper tofu) for starters, both great and really tasty. Beef brisket Pho and wok fried seafood Pho for mains, both delicious, generous portions and very tasty. Definitely recommend and intend to go back 👌

Wow, very authentic and tasty Vietnam food. We had one beef brisket and beef shank Pho, one rib eye and beef brisket beef shank Pho and one grilled pork with rice(picture 2). Soup is very tasty and meat very tender. Forgot to take a picture of Pho but approved by our little one :)

Amazing authentic food!! We have found our new favourite restaurant in Reading! Lovely staff and great atmosphere.

The place was nice, but I cannot say that I was satisfied with the service and unfortunately also with the food, since I couldn't taste it. We ordered 3 dishes (take-away), 2 of which were vegetarian, since I cannot eat fish. One of them (a bahn mi with tofu) was not ready in time (they were out of baguettes) and we had to catch a train, so we asked if they could kindly replace it with a papaya salad. Their response was that we had to pay another £2, £2 that we had actually already paid as a tip when we ordered. We agree to additionally pay £2 for a papaya salad with the banh mi's tofu, but to pay with the card we had to buy something more because £2 was too small an amount, so we had to buy a Coke. We got the food and got on the train, only to open the boxes and find 3 fish dishes... a forced diet I would say... * To answer to the answer below: both papaya salad and summer rolls contained prawns, sorry if the definition "fish" wasn't accurate. They are indeed NOT vegetarian, which is what we requested. We ordered *vegetarian* summer rolls. You could at least reverse the coke payment after placing the wrong order. Also, the reason we didn't have any time left was that you waited until the rest was ready to tell us that the other baguette would need 15 min more to be prepaired.

Authentic Vietnamese food in Reading🍜 . Food ordered: 🥗Vietnamese summer rolls (prawn) 🍜Rare rib eye, beef brisket, beef shank pho 🍜Seafood wok fried glass noodles . Crunchy vegetables, fresh prawns wrapped in chewy rice paper, summer rolls are definitely irresistible for the hot weather🥵✨The rare rib eye, beef brisket, beef shank pho has 3 kinds of beef, and pho in a hearty homemade broth, it’s a comfort food😚Yhe wok fried noodles has generous portion of seafood, egg and as well as vegetables☺️it’s just a right balance👍🏼

Amazing food and friendly service. Thank you.

We are regulars here, always pleased with the food. Today was the first day we came with a newborn. We took slightly longer to finish our food. We haven't finished our drink, and my husband was in the toilet, haven't even paid yet. Suddenly the drink was cleaned when I put the baby in stroller. A little shocked. I thought perhaps they are closing soon, which apparantly not. It is 14.50 when we came out. Dinner time still a few hour away. Thus, changed to 3stars review today.

Authentic Vietnamese cuisine in Reading. From the atmosphere itself and the interior, it was pleasing to the eyes. The staff were lovely, and aside from that, the food was excellent. One food that stands out to me is salt and pepper tofu, I’ve been a fan of tofu, and this one was by far the best!! I loved it, the texture was crispy from the outside and tasty, and the inside was soft but firm! 👌🏻 still with taste! We also ordered their pho brisket beef which was also lovely! The portion size was enough. Lastly, the Pho Wok Seafood was also excellent. The noodle texture and the seafood were the right balance. Some work has only a little seafood mixture but this one was abundant and I liked it. Recommended 👍🏻

The homemade chilli oil will put you on the floor

Every now and then, a restaurant comes along that not only satiates your hunger but also takes your senses on an extraordinary culinary journey. That is precisely what I experienced during my visit to this distinguished grilled pork restaurant in Reading, a highly recommended spot Bob叔 Upon entering the restaurant, I was instantly greeted with the tantalizing aroma of grilled pork, reminiscent of the bustling street markets of Hong Kong. The ambiance is warm, intimate, and authentically Asian, effectively setting the tone for the dining experience that awaits.

If yoy want proper Vietnamese food. Do walk in a bit further for this place instead of the one at the front. Yah? You won't be disappointed.

Marginally above average food but very high prices. Had a pho which unfortunately was just a shortcut pho (average broth, no spices feeding through, limited pho "garnish" provided just loads of bean sprouts), still decent but you won't quench your craving for anything real here. Spring rolls were just greasy, best thing about Vietnamese food is the freshness coming through the flavours but you don't find many good Vietnamese restaurants in England. Came to £34 for 2 pho and 1 spring roll and no drinks. High bar for high prices, just a decent restaurant, it won't be your go to unless you have low standards which is fine :D

The best food for reading love it

Delicious authentic Vietnamese food, highly recommended!

Had noodle soup here regularly. In the latest visit the noodle portion shrinked significantly. It wasn't enough even for a lady. And this time, soup quickly made us thristy. Somethings' changed, and I didn't see familiar waiters to discuss about this.

Been here a twice now and always enjoyed,have starters and pho ,it has that fresh and exciting experience and a sure real authentic taste ,love the home made chilli paste and oil,next time I must choose another dish to tantalise my taste buds.

I'm a regular customer at this place 😁 always enjoy the food and homely atmosphere here

The food was SO GOOD. Top tier, best I've had in the UK. The roast duck is phenomenal and the pandan green tea is so good too.

Lovely food, friendly and attentive staff.

Best Asian Food in town thank you so much , I will come agian!

One randomly evening out, transformed in a wonderful experience after my wife asked me to have a meal at a Vietnamese restaurant 😋 first time for me. The service was fast and reliable and the food delicious 😋 spring rolls very tasty and the fried rice with shrimps 🍤 exceed my aspectatation,price reasonably acceptable, I'll definitely return again,thank you.

The food was very tasty. Nice friendly staff will come back with family and friends. Highly recomend.

Had the tofu band mi and it was lovely. The baguette was crisp but not hard and the filling was plentiful and very tasty. I will definitely go again.

The most authetic Bun Bo I have had so far in the UK

Small place with very delicious dishes. Should try!

Authentic Vietnamese food. Friendly staffs and good service. Will definitely come back again and highly recommended

Very good and authentic Vietnamese food. Quality service!!

I’ve brought a couple of friends before with me to confirm my love for this place :) The staff are lovely and the food is just amazing , every dish I tried has been worth every pound!

Really good authentic Vietnamese food in Reading! Great to see some Vegan friendly options too. All food was fresh and full of flavour. New favourite in Reading thank you team Banh Mi QB! 🖤

This Vietnam restaurant is located inside of the building, not easy to find, but it’s food is great, really true Vientiane taste. Pretty busy all day round.

Excellent food. Reasonable choices for a vegetarian. Great flavours and all reasonably priced. Please support this place, Reading needs these type of family run businesses.

I come here quite regularly for a tasty Banh Mi! Very friendly staff and quick service.

Food is good but the 12.5% service charge is not optional!!!

Overall an average Vietnamese restaurant, pretty much what you would expect from a street vendor in Vietnam. Most people compare it with Pho next door, but they're about the same. I am comparing it with Suum Kitchen in Marlow and that is head and shoulders above this one. We ordered one dish from each category and nothing impressed. The pho is a clear soup with noodles, some spring onions and a bunch of coriander. It also has MSG which I dislike. Two hours later I was hungry again and the chemical taste of MSG still lingered on my tongue. The rice dishes were average at best, not much flavour, and the fried rice had a few peas lost in it. My daughter was asking, "dad, didn't I order fried rice?" You'll have to excuse her, she's half asian, she knows her fried rice from her fries. The spring rolls were decent. One last low mark on my score card, the service charge is almost 13%. Why ? I dislike service charge in general, just add it to the price, so I can see from the start what I'm getting into. Most other places have it 10%. Why 13% here? No clue. Again, not a bad restaurant, decent, but given that I know of other better options, we will not add this on our list of restaurants to revisit.

Good food, but they are charging mandatory 12.5& service charge, which I believe is way too high. I understand as per UK rule, the service charge should not be compulsory and should be removed if requested by the customer.

It is a good place to go for a quick and nice Vietnamese dishes. The raw beef soup noodles is served here 😋

We hadn't spotted this Vietnamese restaurant even though we have eaten several times within the food court. We were heading to Pho and entered from the back entrance and walked past this restaurant. Very happy that we did. There was only one table left and the place was packed. The food smelt amazing. My wife and I both had beef broth based dishes. She had classic pho and mine was noodle based. The broth was delicious. a cut above the Chain restaurant mentioned above. We have never been to Vietnam but we have done quite a few Vietnamese restaurants. This one is very very good. One or two better in London but it sets a high bar for Vietnamese cuisine in Reading.

The quality of the pho I had eaten here was superb, however, the waiter here (Chris) provided excellent and warming services to my meal, his atmosphere is very bright therefore he brings enjoyment in the workplace.

Friendly staff, quick and good portion sizes.

The best Vietnamese restaurant in Reading.

Mediocre compared to Pho, and that's not a high benchmark to begin with. Food was just over seasoned and dry.. and overpriced. Service charge on top of very high prices for the under par food being served. What's with the plastic tableware?? Not a world food experience addition for Reading, stick with Pho!

Really interesting food, with extremely helpful staff who were only too happy to answer questions or volunteer information (and provide warnings regarding the strength of some of the chilli pastes) about a cuisine we were pretty clueless about. Fast service, very tasty, definitely one for return visits.

Wow, hands down best vietnamese food in reading, been a regular customer for a while and it never disappoints, scrumptious.😼

Can't fault this place, ate in Pho round the corner the night before, which was good but this was better. More deeper flavours, good choice of Vietnamese beers to go with great food. The house Pho was amazing Will be back defo.

The food was fresh, very tasty, especially the bun bo hue. Well worth the visit. Will be coming back!

One of the best Pho! Sorry no photos and all got emptied before I realized!

The potion for side dishes is a bit too small. The fried rice is too dry. Noodles are good. Besides, the music is nice.

Nicely furnished place within an arcade of other Asian type eateries. When we were seated, we did not receive the menus and had to get them ourselves from their counter. Had Pho Beef which seemed watered down or lack of taste. Prices are high. Also, you're offered 5% off if you pay in cash. That move smells of undeclared tax.