Nam Manchester in Manchester

On my second visit to Nam, I once again had an exceptionally pleasant experience. The beef pho is a heartwarming, especially on chilly days, and is a must-try for everyone. The consistency in the quality of other dishes is also great. During my first visit, I enjoyed the crispy fried calamari (though I missed taking a photo). The pork belly buns are equally amazing. However, Nam’s chicken wings are my personal favorite. Frankly, I’m not sure as to why this place isn’t more popular, especially when compared to another Vietnamese restaurant in Ancoats. In my opinion, Nam offers far better food and service.

Not worth the visit. They missed food off our order, didn’t come to check on us so we never had the chance to ask for this to the table and when we went back upstairs the two waitresses were sat eating their own meal. The food was lovely but the service was bad enough to not return. They also charged £16 for a glass of wine which is terrible. Don’t waste your time and money.

Service and vibe was very good!

I had a day trip to Manchester for the Christmas market and thought I'd check this place out for their espresso martini, well it took a little time to walk from the centre so I grabbed a bite to eat too. Staff was very friendly and accommodating, gave a great recommendation for the belly pork bao buns and fetched the cocktail master to make my martini. Food was absolutely delicious, belly pork was crispy on the outside and soft and juicy on the inside, toppings were fresh and the sauce was an amazing addition. Martini espresso was smooth and tasty, no complaints whatsoever!

Worst restaurant experience ever. Visited earlier this year with my friend, we ordered 2 drinks, which took 30 minutes to arrive, despite seeing other tables which arrived after receive the same drinks we ordered, we let it go as mistakes are made, however this should have been our first indication to leave. We then ordered food and got told that what we ordered wasn't available, we had ordered 3 dishes and after looking at the others which were available (which most weren't) we decided we would just have the other two dishes we ordered and get a refund for the one they couldn't make us. We then waited nearly 2 hours in which time two tables had arrived after us and received food, again a lot of it was what we had also ordered, eventually, we asked where our food was and they said they hadn't even started making it. They then said they would refund us but that it wouldn't arrive back for another 10 days, this was frustrating as we had wasted a long time waiting, and then still would be short of the money we had spent in there. To make things worse, 10 days later there was STILL no money in my account and every time I rung no one picked up, eventually we got hold of them by email and they refunded again, which took another 10 days. They offered us a complimentary meal but we don't even live in Manchester so couldn't accept it! Avoid!

A really cool spot in Ancoats with great food, sick music and friendly staff.

The food was great with excellent customer service.

Great food and lovely friendly service. I would highly recommend the chicken skewers!

Went for a club night downstairs to celebrate their year anniversary, the music was great, ambiance was great and the decor was really cool

A recommenable Audiophile Bar. Incredible Dj Sessions. Kacper was very kind with a great attention and musical taste.

The food was nice at the time, service was a bit negligent, but I had intense food poisoning within 30 minutes of leaving the restaurant. I had the Beef Pho and Chicken Skewers. My vegetarian partner thoroughly enjoyed his non-meat dishes (Vegetable Spring Rolls and Tarmarind Tofu, side of Jasmine Rice), but I would advise to be very wary of the meat dishes here.

Well, I’ve posted my review on tripadvisor about my latest experience mainly concerning a side dish which is really not a side dish in Asian cuisine, rice. It arrived before the main dish which needed the rice to compliment it. All Asian main dishes need either rice, noodles or bao to compliment it. I waited more than 10 mins for the mains to arrive and the rice was consequently cold! I just let the restaurant knows that it’s kitchen management issues (knowledge from family catering business), hoping that Nam will take note and improve, I received a reply telling me that’s how it’s. More or less implying that “take it or lump it”. Well, despite generally food was ok, despite not being authentic and music was loud (which I accepted their explanation) with this kind of attitude, I shall not return and shall not introduce it to any more friends to this place. Let’s see how far Nam will go…..with this kind of negative response, hence the 2 stars. Indeed, one customer has written already - what Nam wants to be? Trying to be a hip student type of cafe with loud music? Club with a bit of food? where only young customers are welcome because they have hip music, or what?

The new lunches just launched today, are so good! The perfect portion for a lunch and super speedy service so didn’t take up much of my lunch break.

Favourite place to eat when in Manchester. Great location, really great environment and incredible food. Vegetarian options are excellent and great choice. 😍

Fantastic music, delicious Vietnamese food and a wonderful soundsystem downstairs!

Terrible service, tables that came in after us were served first and received their food before we had even ordered. We had finished our main meal before our drinks had arrived. The food was average at best, much better Vietnamese food available in Manchester City centre.

Had a very nice Sunday lunch at Nam. The small plates were divine- we had salt and pepper squid, mushroom bao buns and tamarind tofu. The Sunday roast dinner was very tasty. The portions for the roast dinner are big so make sure you are really hungry so that you will be able to finish the roast dinner. It’s dog friendly too. Would highly recommend Nam to anyone wanting to try Vietnamese food.

Had a lovely meal here with friends, great food, nice chilled vibes, friendly and attentive staff

Great gluten free options And dog friendly too

Great little restaurant with a fantastic live DJ Friday nites. Keep an eye out for DJ Abigail Ward set for some seriously lovely chill out music whilst you wine and dine! Definitely worth checking out and I would recommend the steak!

Honestly pretty rude staff, overpriced poor value food.

Great food, great service and great atmosphere 👍🏻

Bang average food. Too salty. Covered in soy. Service could not have been any worse.

On a self-arranged food tour of Manchester, I put Nam on the list to give their bao buns a try…it wasn’t until we arrived that I remembered this was one I’d been to on a ‘proper’ tour- oops! Nevertheless, we shared the sautéed king oyster mushroom buns (I think the server found our small order odd, aha) and enjoyed. They were generously filled. There are lots of other Vietnamese small plates/street foods to choose from, so if that’s a cuisine you like, it’s worth a visit.

It was meh. It's Vietnamese food for people who are only really interested in drinking. It's a bit fur coat, no knickers tbh. There are much better, more authentic places. The food here is like something anyone could make from a BBC good food recipe.

Absolutely unreal food😍😍 and Naeem is so lovely and welcoming x my first time coming here n I'm already wanting to plan a work night here 😍 amazing food and amazing service. Xxx

This place has significantly increased in cost and decreased in quality. I have been coming here for 3+ years but won’t be back. The recipes have changed unfortunately.

Best Pho I’ve ever had! Here they cater the broth for each selection of protein. Most places just have one standard broth. Super tasty 🤤

Had the best visit to Nam Manchester, service was amazing from start to finish and food was extremely tasty! Naeem served us and was recommending great dishes for our next visit based on our conversations so we’ll definitely be back! We couldn’t rave about Naeem enough, service was impeccable and so friendly and hopefully he’s here next time we visit :)

Best Pho in Manchester hands down !!!

Bottomless Brunch was/ is going great. Food and drinks, magnificent. Book it early ….

terrible place if you're seeking of authentic Vietnamese food, service was good which is good but the food was gentrified versions of what is amazing cultural cuisine. Bhan mi is just a full loaf of bread with slices of pork on top that is only able to feed a day old fetus. the pho uses luke warm water and broth powder to soak your rock hard noodles. I only had hopes that the white rice provided with the pork ribs was good but unfortunately the rice was undercooked and had raw grains. this restaurant is a spit in the face of the hard work Vietnamese cuisine had to endure to become so popular.

Ordered £70 of takeaway for a special occasion. Food arrived cold and badly packaged in cardboard/foil trays. Half the food not as described; ribs dry and overcooked, missing most of the accompaniments including slaw. Pork belly starter (with 'coconut water and ramen style egg') seems to just be a carton of dry pork belly pieces? Duck fried rice is almost £15 and consists of a tiny portion of greasy rice, 3 shreds of duck and a few scraps of red cabbage. I very rarely leave reviews but am quite appalled at spending £70 on a takeaway for two and it being considerably worse than our local Chinese. Not sure if it's a bad night in the kitchen or what but I wouldn't recommend the food to anyone based on this, absolutely not at these prices. Really disappointing. Maybe enjoy the cocktails but eat elsewhere.

Usually love this place (we were going most weeks) but the service was poor this week. Unfortunately we had to return the chicken as it was still pink and raw in places (to be told that the chicken was supposed to be pink near the bone!) Felt like our complaint (we were v polite) wasn't delt with very well at all and left feeling unhappy for the first time. Hmm

Nice food but very overpriced and quite small portions.

Wonderful Vietnamese menu focused on small plates, and a fun bar downstairs with a chilled atmosphere. Interesting cocktails and everything we ate was tasty and cooked to perfection

Amazing spot! Was fortunate enough to be able to do some filming in the basement. Awesome sound system, awesome venue!

Tasty food and a beautiful interior. Staff were efficient but could have been a bit more friendly.

Our food was really good, we left really impressed. Service was fantastic.b

Nice food, but the portions are very small for a premium price. The shaking beef was 5 cubes of beef, equating to £1.50 per beef cube, the most expensive Banh Mi and Pho in Manchester were also the smallest in Manchester.

Bit of a shame - the service unfortunately was very slow. It is a 'food arrives as its made' policy - we couldn't give our order until 30 mins after we sat down, first food arrived about 30 mins later and 45 mins after they realised they forgot 3 of the items we ordered Seemed to be slightly understaffed so maybe that caused the problems To be fair, the waiter also gave us those 3 plates free when he realised the mistake, and it has to be said that the food was good (would recommend the Bao) - hence its not a 1 star review. But seeing as you only reserve a table for about 2 hours, getting your final food 1 hour 45 mins after you arrive clearly wasn't ideal so wouldn't recommend overall

Nice food,not much off regarding tapas. It's too much pounds not enough on plate for real. Get the broth with noodles though that is reasonable ish ish.

If you’ve never tried Vietnamese food before, this is the place to go! This is the second time now we’ve booked. It’s such a cool place. It’s on 2 floors. The top floor is more chilled eating and downstairs has a club/bar environment. We’ve now eaten on both floors and loved it! The menu has slightly changed since last time we went. There are more small plates available, so it’s great for trying more dishes and for sharing. This was all explained to us before we ordered. We love the food here and we ate far too much again, as we love trying different dishes. The owner is fab, he is really passionate about his cuisine and wants you to enjoy the whole experience of his restaurant and his staff as always were really friendly and helpful. We had a great night. Thank guys we will be back again!

Love this place! Great food, excellent music!!

We just had a quick meal there and based on my short visit I can say that the food is delicious. I also like the vibe in there, a lot of green plants. The staff is amiable and attentive. The only slight negative is we had to wait quite a long for the food. This is because they probably cook most of it from scratch.

Excellent all round. Loads of vegan choice.

Tasty food, albeit slightly overpriced, great service too

I rarely/if ever leave a review on anything - however I couldn’t not give people the heads up on this place, don’t waste your money. The food was really bad, we had ribs which were just lumps of fat, chicken wings that tasted like fish, a summer roll that can only be described as the texture of a plastic bag filled with extremely dry meat and a bao bund that didn’t taste of anything. We also ordered broccoli - but that never turned up….probably for the best! Couple that with unbelievably slow service and this is a restaurant that should be avoided - sorry.

Welcoming, comfortable atmosphere; tasty food - good mix of small plates and larger mains. Good vegetarian options, if a little heavy on the mushrooms. Interesting cocktail menu.

The food is truly delicious- hence the three stars. However, they took about 15min to get our orders, another 10min to bring drinks, and another 30min serve part of the food. The other dishes were brought out with huge time gaps in between (15mins). I understand their model is tapas, but it was painfully slow. Their staff seem extremely overworked- they should hire more people. It's a shame the service is so poor given the food is good.

The food was good, and the service was unfortunately very slow. We were aware that the dishes would come as they were ready but this resulted in each dish having a 20 minute waiting time. The food was expensive for the portion size and given it was a tapas style meal they were not shareable. Overall happy with the food but the service was slow and it was difficult to share.

Wonderful experience. Very grateful that all the meat was halal; normally very difficult to find halal beef pho; which was excellent! Christine was very friendly, helpful and upbeat. Was kind of her to amend our drinks, and we had a lovely time because of her. Thank you for a great evening!

Really nice restaurant with great food and after 7pm a DJ downstairs is a nice touch. Would definitely recommend for couples and friends. Casual dress with a nice vibe.

After checking the menu on the website we decided to go to this restaurant for dinner. Once there, we were given a menu that only had the "small plates" and 2 normal dishes. When we asked for clarifications the waiter said they had recently changed the menu ( read: recently halved the menu). It was quite disappointing and for someone who is vegetarian it is really difficult to have a proper meal with just small and basic plates. Once we had finished eating ( the baos are good but you have to keep ordering them to feel full) the waiter asked if we wanted anything else. We said no and she brought us the bill without us even asking for it ( quite rude). A shame as it seemed like I was a nice place from reviews and website.

NAM is amazing!! The whole vibe of this place is just great, really leaves you wanting to come back each time. The food is always delicious, the service is always super friendly, the music is always so good and the decor is spot on. Oh and they make really good cocktails too! LOVE that it’s super dog friendly too! Definitely a must visit in Ancoats!

Absolutely fabulous food and atmosphere

Love this place! Amazing, authentic food, prices are reasonable. Service is good. Outdoor and indoor tables. The place and the toilets are clean. We ordered two starters and some prawn crackers and mains but the starters took a while to come. We thought at least they would send the prawn crackers straight away. The peanut dipping sauce was incredible. All the food is freshly made. The portions are good. I had to take some home with me. Definitely a place we will visit again and again.

Firmly alright - it feels like this place is caught between wanting to be a restaurant and a trendy student hangout at the same time. The atmosphere is fun, but the music's a bit loud and it feels kind of like a bar. The food is okay, but a bit underwhelming - the pairing of crispy fried foods with liquids and broths is a bit baffling when it, unsurprisingly, results in soggy batter, though I'm not versed enough in Vietnamese cuisine to know if that's the restaurant's problem or just an element of Vietnamese food I don't happen to love.

Great food and decent service. Booking will result in a £20 pending charge which is odd.

Lovely food. Lots of choices. ❤️

The food was incredible, friendly and attentive staff with great knowledge of the food and drinks they were serving too

Fab authentic Vietnamese food the squid was our highlight and the pho was delicious

Cool part of Manchester. Nice food. Pho was tasty.

Extremely slow service, even though the place was half empty. Pho is unauthentic. Disappointed

I gave this restaurant this rating because it says it’s a traditional street food Vietnamese restaurant yet it does not have the traditional authentic coffee that they use and that is a little bit of a letdown making it not traditional. They told me they use Salford Roast coffee

Had a fabulous Sunday dinner here. A bit of a roast with a difference, I had the roast pork belly with roast potatoes and veg , with a salad on the side which sounds strange but was absolutely beautiful. Wasn't that keen on the savoury doughnut (suppose it's a Yorkshire replacement) The service was great and it was nice and cool there.

Went for dinner, offered table on lower floor. Only 1 waiter for whole floor. Food served in ok time but my mains was completely bland (was described as spicy with garlic and onion in menu). Asked for salt, and it arrived after 10 mins but the salt shaker was empty. After that it just went downhill - no staff at all for the whole of bottom floor throughout our meal and had to go up to get salt. All their salt shakers were empty. Finally managed to get some from their kitchen, food tasted somewhat better but it was too late. Next we wanted to order dessert but again no staff. Had to go upstairs to order but couldn't find anyone. Finally bar staff was called to order. Dessert was OK, nothing out of the world. It was not worth it. Friend says Viet Shack is significantly better. I will not recommend Nam but will offer suggestions for improvement: -hire more staff and train them, bottom floor has no staff at all. Nobody comes to tables to check if everything is ok or we need ajything. This is critical aspect of running a restaurant. -food is very bland, needs a reset. Nowhere close to southeast Asian food. Atleast put some salt/pepper on each table. -prices are not reflective of the quality and taste of the food. Menu and prices need rethinking.

We’ve been there for a late lunch on Wednesday around 3 pm. Only 3 tables were busy. Despite this, we waited for an hour for the food to arrive. Some food bloggers got their food before everyone else while the other table did not even get their water and left after a 30 minute wait. The food was ok-ish, the staff was nice. We are not eating here again.

Nice food and friendly staff, decor inside is nice. Music is far too loud and leaves you struggling to hear whoever you're eating with.

-Literally around the corner from my apartment. A beautifully ambient place with both upper and lower seating. -Servers are amazing - Music is good too! -A good variety of drinks -And the food is to die for, delicate and light but filling nonetheless. -Would definitely go back!!

Poor menu. Boring food. Nothing special. Only went because Viet Shack was closed. Absolutely wasted our money and didn't enjoy any of it.

Was recommended to me and I don't know if it was just not their day but this fell a bit short the staff were really nice and helpful in resolving in the issues we had so for that they get the 3

Good food and good deals on pho and beer

Great food, and great vibes in the basement with a fantastic DJ

I'm actually not a big fan of Vietnamese food. Only went there because my friend was DJing at the bar underneath the restaurant. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. Although there was the "too much coriander and lemongrass" thing going on the Pho (pronounced "fur") was very tasty indeed as was the fried rice my gf had. Best of all was the spring rolls, they were absolutely delicious, I could have eaten many many portions of those! However, the Kimchi is definitely an acquired taste and is nothing like Korean. The service was fantastic. Highly recommended. Several pints of the excellent Nam Pilsner just made the night even better!

This place was so disappointing. The food was awful and way overpriced. I wouldn't bother if I was you!

Food was tasty, service was slow but that wasn't the fault of the servers, they could have probably done with another pair of hands on deck. Portion sizes were not up to scratch, I had a banh bao and a Pho Bo and left hungry, and that never happens. 4 stars for staff friendliness taste and decor because I don't want to give 3.

Wonderful food and service. Very busy for a Tuesday night but everything was absolutely worth the wait! Emma was amazing and looked after us so well and she really took care to look after all of my allergies. The food was so tasty and filling - one of the best pho I've had in a while and the cocktails were light and refreshing! Will definitely return!

Nice Sunday lunch - great range of small plates. Not massively strong flavours but enough sauces/condiments to allow you to build up the taste

Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and great music!

Poor customer service. Visited many times but the last two visits have been spoiled by poor customer service. Enough staff on..three waitresses and a barman, but all too busy chatting between themselves and not doing their job.

i go to NAM regularly with my partner, friends and family. service is always fantastic, food always fresh and delicious. big, flavorful portions, beautifully decorated, served with love and care. loads of veggie options too. cocktails are a must! Couldn’t recommend enough!

So good! Lovely atmosphere, food tastes amazing and I would definitely recommend!

Poor food quality and poor service 🤚😑

Love this place! Food is always on point and the staff work extra hard.

Really overpriced for what it is. Had better Vietnamese food

I wish I could give this place Zero stars. The management is awful and rude. I will NOT be visiting this pretentious, overpriced establishment. SAVE YOUR MONEY GUYS - go to Ca Phe Viet if you want proper Vietnamese food that's good quality and affordable :)

Fantastic experience, great food, good price and then drinks and chilled evening downstairs. Highly recommend for an evening out in Manchester

A small entry door and looks like a bar more than a restaurant so easy to miss the entrance. Inside decoration is very nice. A number of choices on Vietnamese cuisine, all are very signature and famous names, including Pho and Spring Rolls. A little bit spicy but not too much, beef is fresh and juice which I personally recommend over chicken, even though I order a mix one. Good for a quick meal, from order to finish the whole meal with bill paid, just 30 minutes. I am not sure it will be a bar or not at night, as I am just here for lunch.

As a pho mania I am just gonna say don’t come here & don’t waste ur money. If ur gonna go to get pho in Manchester there’s no place that’s AMAZING but your bet is: ca phe viet, I am pho, and pho no 1. This place offers pho that is very not authentic, with the smallest portions, and cold broth. I think pho is one of those dishes where only the people of the dish can make it well.

Unpleasant food, dismissive staff

Had high hopes but were quite disappointed. - Expensive for quality of ingredients, presentation and taste. - Food was not as well presented as some photos here - either standards have slipped or new management? Food blandly places with no decorative elements. - Average taste, not authentic as there was too much Chinese influence in the menu. - Extremely slow service. I don’t usually notice or mind waiting but it took 2 hours to eat a meal here. Waiting for 30 mins at a time for food. Didn’t look understaffed so likely an issue with management of waiting staff - they need to look at productivity and best way to serve tables. - Toilets horrendous (ladies). Both toilets blocked and toilet paper unsuitable for toilets. Mess all over the floor. For the price you’re paying upstairs you expect to at least be able to flush the loo - they were worse than a night out in a grimy club. - Obligatory service charge added to bill - not a fan of this as the wait time and quality of food did not warrant a tip on top of the already pricey menu - this is a hidden charge to increase prices. Would be good to know if service charge all goes back to the staff? - Decor is nice and the place is cosy. Staff were friendly.

Awful food, spring rolls from wing yip with watery sauce, wings fried well but sauce had no flavour because of the amount of potato starch, squid was on but why a tomato salsa as a dip? Rice was ok at best but not much duck inside. Then there is the pho my god this was an abomination of a pho. Came out cold with raw beef clumped up in it, bean sprouts were not blanched so there is an ecoli risk here the rice stick were under cooked and so broken up none the noodles were longer than an inch. All in all terrible meal and I’ll never return.

Delicious Pho and great service. Didn't feel pressured to get the bill and leave which is nice as you often do in restaurants at the moment. Thursday deal of pho and a tiger for a tenner 👌 can't beat it.

Great food and service, they accidentally made us an extra dish which we could take home for free so even better!

Great food & good vibe Service is friendly but long. Took 30min+ for any starters or drinks to arrive on a Thursday night. Although, can see the staff busy, perhaps more staff? Food did really make up for it though - the duck fried rice was really good would recommend. Slightly overpriced but you’d expect that in the area. Shame the wait let it down.

Amazing food. Went with the family who went back the next day out was that amazing!

Went to Nam for some food on Saturday evening. The food was delicious, and we were seated and served by two lovely staff members - Nadia and Ellis. They were really busy but so helpful and friendly throughout the night! Definitely recommend!

Cosy and (like Wednesday's bar) simply decorated bar, a warm refuge on a rainy day. (Thank you, Storm Eunice). Polite service and extremely tasty food. Fresh ingredients - the mint and spring onions were particularly sharp. Not as much fresh coriander as I'd like (which is the draw for me with Vietnamese food), but I also recognise that not everyone enjoys the same quantities of coriander as I do. A pretty good vegetarian/vegan range of alternatives to the meat and seafood offer. A nice spot.

Pho was absolutely delicious. 10/10 would recommend