PHO 23 in Manchester

It's a nice little place but I'm sure the cook is not Viet. We had many pho before and the pho here is very bland, the soup tastes exactly like the beef soup cube I bought from the Chinese supermarket. The staff are very nice and friendly, the appearance of the good is great, but it's just now Viet.

I stopped by this Vietnamese spot and tried the pho and pork shank rice. The pho was solid—good broth, fresh herbs, and tender beef. It’s hard to beat the real deal in Vietnam, but it’s definitely enjoyable. The pork shank rice, though, was the highlight. The pork was super tender, and the chili sauce added a nice kick. The place itself is simple and cozy, with friendly service. If you’re looking for a decent bowl of pho and something a little different, it's worth a try.

Very good food quality! The service attitude is nice.

I eat there almost every day. It is very delicious and the environment is clean and hygienic. It is the best value for money restaurant around the university.

The dining experience was great! The restaurant environment is comfortable and the waiters are warm and friendly. The beef pho soup base is delicious, the beef is tender, the ingredients are fresh, and the taste is very authentic. Spring rolls and other snacks are also very delicious

great place for lunch, the raw beef pho is so flavourful and good portion size.

It’s very delicious. I recommend the fried belly rice and pig’s trotter rice. The boss is very nice.

Pork Rice 10/10 best in Manchester, will come here forever.

It’s really delicious! I have never seen anything so delicious. The beef noodles are super delicious and the fried belly rice is so delicious!

Delicious food a little on the pricey side. But overall would return.

Big servings of delicious pho and the broth was great. Definitely going back Not too sure on the summer rolls :(

It's delicious, but a bit expensive. The beef pho is three to four pounds more expensive than the canteen.

Just got a takeaway and really enjoyed their pho. Noodles were a tiny bit overcooked, but I'm definitely going back. I'm sure it was just a one off. Broth was very light and tasty!

Home style “restaurant”. Not bad but nothing that can’t be made at home.

I am very disappointed with this restaurant. It's labeled as Chinese dishes, yet can't they even properly stir-fry vegetables? If they added some corn and tomato salad dressing, I could pass it off as a salad. Even the meat tastes like a spicy snack straight out of the package, and the marinated eggs seem pre-packaged, dry and tasteless. Most importantly, when I expressed my dissatisfaction to the staff, they defended themselves by saying that all their vegetables are served raw. This doesn't solve anything; it only means that all your dishes need improvement. I won't be returning. The nearby '老伙记' is cheaper（10pounds for rice dish) and much tastier than this place.

Fantastic food! The pork rice is amazing! Definitely worth to try!

Great service and decent food. Really nice plate and taste great.

Do not eat here. Got horrible food poisoning from here!!

It’s not Authentic Vietnamese at all, the broth was bland with little to no flavour. The quality of the meat was below average and the only good thing to say its they choose the correct noodle for the dish

Ordered the veggie pho and the broth was very weak tasting. My friend ordered the beef pho and the broth was much more flavoursome. Not one to go to if you are vegetarian, which is a shame. I hope to see a more flavoursome veggie broth in future!

猪脚饭超级好吃，一定要爱加蒜蓉辣椒酱，他们自己做的。又辣又香和猪脚饭绝配

They have the best pork shank rice in MCR (tbh it might be the only place that I can find this dish here😄) My friend had raw beef pho which i tried and love it, I can taste the broth is slow cooked with beef and no MSG in it, awesome experience anyways

This is not Vietnamese food at all. The bowl and cutlery are just weird and make it difficult to eat soup. Food is overpriced. I walked out hungry ans super disappointed.

Excellent location for both students and visitors; Kind and warmhearted service; Traditional and perfect flavors, I can say that it will be the best eastern food you have ever tasted. Try king prawns spicy cold noodles plzzzzzz!!!!!!

Great Pho and top service from the chap who served me. Very filling and their home made chilli sauce is hot and tasty

Nice food, had the veg spring roll starters and chicken wings. Both fine. Chicken and fried egg Bao for main which again was nice enough

Overpriced for low standard food!

Not very satisfied with the pho. Salty.

I had no idea that beef honeycomb is actually an intestine, but it was alright taste-wise. Pricing is a bit high if to compare with general impression from the set B.

Staff was very polite and nice. Food was delicious 🤤 so hot and tasty 😋 I have never tried red milk tea, but it also was very delicious. Clean and cute restaurant 🥹😍 highly recommended!!!

We were greeted by fairly friendly staff. Atmosphere and setting is very nice and bright. No allergy questions were asked. 2 of us ordered raw beef pho, 1 ordered tofu and mushroom pho and 1 ordered pork rice. Both the beef and vegetarian broths were bland. I didn’t think the beef was fresh. The noodles were nice. However, they forgot spring onions on my raw beef pho. The pork rice was rather greasy/oily and the pork pieces were very tiny and dry/over cooked. Through out our meal, the chef kept coughing up phlegm which was rather unpleasant. We also ordered Vietnamese coffee which was too watered down and bland. The Thai green tea was nice on the other hand. There were no check backs. Not really a Vietnamese restaurant as they sold Thai tea and Chinese rice dishes. The pricing was average but not worth the quality. Overall 4/10

Very authentic Vietnamese cuisine with great varieties of appetizers, Pho and BBQ meats & seafood served with fried rice…. I believe it is the best in Manchester. Good service and quality food! Raw beef Pho and shrimp room are delicious.Don’t miss them!

Excellent food, pleasant atmosphere, and friendly service characterise this dining establishment. I was very impressed by the quality of the food's flavour, which far above my expectations. The Pho and beef were particularly tasty, and the milk tea drinks were also excellent.

Pretty nice food，especially the green milk tea！

Extremely special and delicious oriental food with reasonable price. Highly recommend the prawn salad and cooked beef pho and Thai green tea!

Very authentic Vietnamese food and super tasty，the owner/staff really polite and helpful. Highly recommend! Will definitely come back to try more things.

Amazing pho in town. Really tasty pho soup and ox tail pho is qute special. Must try Thai Green milk tea.