Pho Ta in City of London, Westminster

100 points, definitely a place to go to

Excellent! Delicious! Loved it! (Correct as of Oct '24) Went in on a Thursday evening for dinner, lots of seating available. Excellent service, delicious food, wonderful atmosphere, and beautiful decor. Even though they had a couple of issues with a fire alarm and electricity/lightning, it couldn't take away from how enjoyable our food and evening was. No-one walked out, the meal was too good. Price of food is excellent, drinks are slightly steep. Would recommend, would return. : )

Met a friend here and shared the tofu starter. I had the bun hue for mains, which was tasty with a nice kick. Dishes are generous portion sizes. Friendly service and a relaxed vibe. Great spot for a casual meal! Ordered a takeaway for DS who loved it.

Overwhelmed by portions and noise - Went with friends and found the experience disappointing. The portion sizes were so oversized they felt excessive and off-putting, even for a big eater like me. Mains arrived before we finished our starters, leaving the table overcrowded. On top of that, the music was far too loud to hold a conversation. The food may have had potential, but the overall experience was uncomfortable and poorly paced.

What a gem! My wife had eye surgery at optimal across the road and we were blown away by the friendly young man who greeted us and took our order, the lady was very friendly and smiley as well. The food was UNREAL. I lived in Nha Trang Viet Nam and this was by far the tastiest Vietnamese food I’ve had since living there. Everything was spot on down to the texture of the and the broth of the pho. AMAZING!! Please eat here everyone lol

both food and service is great 👍

good duck pho and raspberry lemonade 😋👍

Not only was the food amazing, the atmosphere and service was incredible. My favorite Pho is the beef, and after you have it you will want to have it everyday after that.

The food is exceptional, the coffee is great. And the restaurant has a great atmosphere.

I was really craving a spicy Vietnamese soup. The Bo Bun Hue here was fantastic, nice and spicy with a big portion and friendly, quick service.

Go vegan or die. This is not a threat it's an order.

Pho is not very flavourful, quite bland which is quite disappointing considering the price

one of my local favourites, i’ve been here a few times and it never disappoints. food is super fresh and delicious, service is quick and friendly!

Service is super fast and the staff are lovely. Portions are big and are reasonably priced!

Amazing food and friendly staff. I ordered a bun cha which tasted really nice.👍

The best pho, in a superb setting.

Delicious food in a really nice setting, with impeccable service. Price very reasonable for the location. Great range of vegetarian options also.

Nice vegan dish! So much love in the decoration!

Best Pho I’ve tried in London!! Incredible broth. And super friendly family-led service.

The best of the best of vietnam in town

Fantastic Vietnamese food at Pho Ta! Fresh, flavorful, and authentic dishes with great value for money. The staff were super friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend the Chicken summer rolls - can’t wait to visit again!

This place is amazing. The staff are wonderfully patient whilst ordering, the vegetarian options are delicious. Place is packed this evening ...lovely music playing in the background.

Delicious food, amazing staff and service, and great prices! I highly reccomend it (especially if you want an aesthetic place to dine)!

Awesome food, everything ordered was so good! Super authentic and tasty

One of my fav Pho / Vietn restaurant

Stopped for lunch, we had a mango salad with beef and noodles with chicken.

One of the Best Vietnamese restaurant in UK.

Hemos visitado 3 veces ya esta semana! Gran lugar para una comida a la hora del almuerzo. Comida sabrosa a precios razonables. La señora encantadora que nos sirve saluda con una sonrisa amable y el servicio es muy eficiente de todo el personal. El menú ofrece muchas opciones y el tamaño de la porción es bueno. No hemos probado ningún postre o bebida (aparte del té de jazmín), pero volveremos para una cena la próxima vez (con la familia) y probar otros platos y bebidas. Muy recomendable!

Highly recommend for legit authentic Vietnamese food! We had a bun bo hue, com tam, and fried chicken wings which were all delicious. Very big portions and service was so lovely and warm from the family.

Lovely restaurant. Authentic viet food and pretty decor

A Return to Pho Ta – Even Better the Second Time! They say lightning never strikes the same place twice, but at Pho Ta, it does—except this time, it struck with the force of a Blue Lagoon and a cocktail that wasn’t even on the menu. Dutch Courage, crafted by the magician himself, Austin, was not just a drink but a revelation—one that lingers on the taste buds and in the memory. This visit wasn’t just about the food (though the deep-fried sea bass was a masterpiece—crispy, tender, and singing with flavor). It was about the people. Sally, Duy, Prashant—faces that turned service into something warmer, something personal, something that made me feel like a long-lost friend returning home. Pho Ta isn’t just a restaurant. It’s a story unfolding with every visit, a place where flavors dance, drinks surprise, and hospitality wraps around you like a well-worn embrace. If my first visit was impressive, my second was unforgettable. And something tells me the third will be even better. Until next time, Pho Ta—because there will be a next time.

Quick dinner after seeing a complete unknown at the local Vue. Amazing extensive menu which is also online. We both had M13B Mi Xao Wok Stir Fried Egg Noodle with Asian Vegetables. £50 including a seafood and vegetable spring roll and a glass of wine. Delicious! Friendly welcoming service with lots of nice touches like mint in the jug of water on the table.

Definitely a Must Go place!! All the positive reviews are accurate. Really welcoming. Fast and delightful service. Hard choice on the menu. Incredibly delicious. Quick turnaround. Great value. Absolutely nothing at all to mark them down on. Big 👏👏👏 to the Pho Ta team 😎

Been a few times, food was always delicious and the staff were attentive. My personal recommendation would be going for the sizzling plates - big portion !

Recientemente visité Pho Ta en Finchley Road, ¡y no me decepcionó! La comida era fresca, sabrosa y auténtica comida callejera vietnamita en su mejor momento. Los cócteles fueron un gran toque, con sabores creativos que complementaron la comida a la perfección. El ambiente era cálido y acogedor, y el servicio era amable y atento. Sin duda un lugar digno de visitar para cualquiera que desee cocina vietnamita de calidad!

We've visited a few times in the past weeks as we've been staying locally, and it's lovely to come somewhere where you're always greeted with warm service and lovely food. Before I didn't really know much at all about the cuisine so it's been great to try new dishes!

Very rude staff. I went in today and was told I could only take a single table next to the front door despite there being plenty of other available tables. The table was directly facing the door and right under a freezing air conditioning unit. When I requested another table, I was told that the other tables were all reserved. They weren't, and I don't like being lied to. There are plenty of good Vietnamese restaurants; don't waste your money on this place. Update 20/1/2025: This is in response to the restaurant. No, there wasn't just one unreserved table. Apparently, every table seating more than one person was 'reserved' when I came in. Yet no groups of people came in the whole time I was there trying to sort out a decent table. So I don't buy it. What's more, I don't want to sit right at the front of the restaurant opposite the door under a freezing air conditioning unit like some vagrant. If others lack self-respect and are happy with that then that's their business. Yes, I was a regular, but not any more, as you can imagine. I suggest you don't become a regular in the first place.

Authentic Vietnamese food, one of the best bun bo hue I have had in London. Interior details and atmosphere are beautiful and clean, has a robust and cozy vibes. Service is wonderful, staff are very friendly and attentive. Prices can be a little high, but it’s fair for the quality of the food and the service. The plates come in big portions also. I have been visiting this place with my sister so often. This is our favourite spot when we have a day out.

Disappointed I normally don't leave review like this but I was disappointed so much that I had to leave this review. We wanted to order food for our guest, and the lady/manager was recommending we go for chef's special. I wanted fried rice lemongrass chilli rice with beef. And the lady recommended I get the same but under chef's special. We ordered our food at the same time with 1 member ordering last minute or 7mins after us. When the food were being served, the waiters didn't even know what food they were bringing to our table, as one was confused if the dish he was holding was pork or beef. My food came few minutes late despite me ordering along with others. And the person who ordered late and last, his meal was standard rice with beef but under chef's special. And when my food came, I was very annoyed and disappointed. Because the meat dish was beef, but was full if onions!!! It is really deceiving, and the rice was plain rice but served small portion! The lady told me if I wanted fried rice, I should have told her before hand because that is £2 extra, yet the menu clearly said the lemongrass rice is served as fried rice. I am disappointed at this restaurant, and will not be going back nor recommend. If I am forced to return, I would see how their service has been addressed from my experience. (but the pho was nice)

I came in to order a couple pho for takeaway and asked for them without noodles and maybe some extra bean sprouts. The staff were so lovely and welcoming and once I got home I realise they had give me extra veg which we so kind of them. It also was one of the best Pho I've had. The flavour of the broth was complexed and balanced. A really welcoming warm dish of food.

This is one of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants in London. Each dish is around £15-18.

The food was amazing. Don't be mistaken with the soup as a starter (the quantity is superb!). Additionally the staff are a sweetheart. Must try the following dishes: 1) Prawn summer rolls (Goi Cuon Tom) - must try their peanut sauce ! 2) Pho Stew Beef (Pho Bo Sot Vang) 3) Passion Lemonade

We have eaten here a number of times and this review is based on the last experience. Let's start with the positive: the waiting staff is very friendly, attentive and they serve with a genuine smile 👏.They really deserve to be tipped. Tonight we were a party of seven, all ordered at the same time. My food of a "chief 's special" duck stir fry arrived about 10 minutes later than the other six people's meals. I thought "never mind, it will be worth the wait".. How wrong I was...the stir-fry duck was the most tasteless, chewy, mainly skin and greasy cuts I have ever been served. I asked if the meal could be fried again, but even after a second attempt the duck stir-fry was still tasteless, no meat only chewy bits. Very disappointing. So, order some of their delicious soups but avoid the duck stir fry.

I've just had the most delicious meal and experience I could wish for! Best Vietnamese in London by far and I've tried a lot of places. The staff were super friendly and it had a nice cozy vibe. This is the first time I am writing a review and I honestly had to. Thank you for making my day special. 🙏

Incredible food and amazing service!

Absolute 5*!!!! Pho was one of the best I’ve had in all of London - so flavoursome! And the curry was divine! The service is brilliant, our waiters were lovely and everything came out quickly. Also the restaurant is beautiful, big blossom tree in the centre so it’s lovely for a date night. We we’ll be returning, thank you!!!

Really friendly and welcome place with great food, thank you!!

Great food. Awesome and huge starter platter and great tasting saigon beer.

Amazing food, well priced and fast service - super close to station

I have been to Pho Ta many times and the food, service and atmosphere is consistently great. I would definitely recommend!

My favourite Vietnamese restaurant has a lovely atmosphere, and the staff always provide excellent service. Highly recommended… 👍🏻

I was looking for a restaurant near my accommodation in England and went there because I wanted some hot soup. I ordered rice noodles and meat rice bowl. What happened? It was really big and delicious. It's truly the most delicious place I've ever eaten. The meat rice bowl smells like fire, is plentiful, and is really, really delicious. The staff are very friendly and you should definitely go there! We went there shortly after it opened and sat down to eat right away, but as it got closer to lunch time, a lot of people started coming. There may be a wait~

Great food with good portions! We go here a lot and the quality is always great!

Delicious meal, authentic flavours, cannot recommend enough if youre in the area. Otherwise, make the trip !!

come weekly, food is consistently amazing, staff is friendly

Nice food, good service with reasonable price

The whole experience is great!! The food, the people and the whole place is just a great experience for families and friends!!

Nice food and fantastic service highly recommended!

Delicious food and very attentive and kind staff. Will keep coming back

Very nice restaurant! Food is delicious and has big portions of food. The restaurant has a warm atmosphere and the decoration feels very welcoming. The service is incredible good. We enjoyed our dinner here and went home happily :)

Después de haber visitado este restaurante antes, regresamos hoy para almorzar. Inmediatamente se le hace sentir bienvenido por el personal. Tu comida viene muy bien presentada. Los tamaños de las porciones también son decentes. Cada plato o salsa que tuve o compartí - era absolutamente deliciosa! No tuvimos que esperar mucho, a pesar de que estaba ocupado. Nuestra comida llegó pronto. Niño / Familia amigable. Lo suficientemente espacioso como para que te sientas cómodo y no apretado a pesar de que está muy ocupado. El personal está atento y despeja las placas rápidamente, Absolutamente me encanta este lugar! Si tiene alergias, hágales saber. Pero su menú de alimentos en línea tiene muy buenas marcas claras para los alérgenos, así que eché un vistazo de antemano y sabía exactamente qué platos podía comer. El menú impreso en el restaurante no es tan completo para los alérgenos como el online. Sin embargo, el personal es muy bien informado y cualquier cosa que no estaba seguro, lo comprobé y obtuve respuestas satisfactorias de confianza. ¡Honestamente no quería que terminara mi comida!

Very familiar atmosphere and very friendly staff! The food was very tasty and the portions were large. We'd love to come back.

Great food and lovely staff in a beautiful setting

Come here once or twice a week. Friendly staffs and amazing yummy food (big portion too!)

Delicious food, great service in very homely surroundings. I highly recommend the braised pork belly! Very filling so you may well be taking so home...

Love this place. Great authentic food, always fresh and tasty. Lovely attentive staff. Reasonably priced with large portions. Chilled , gorgeous dining room.

Very good good and great service

Pequeño poco lento para hacer el pedido, pero después de eso fue realmente excelente. Parada para un almuerzo casual y la comida era realmente excelente. Muy buena relación calidad-precio, servicio amable, buen servicio. Un montón de elección en un menú de almuerzo establecido y también un buen menú para niños, pero sin duda también volvería para una cena también.

Fantastic food and service here, we’ve eaten in a couple of times and had numerous deliveries and each time has been great. The service really is a bonus, with friendly and attentive staff. They regularly top up the mint water and service charge isn’t even on the bill - it’s safe to say we add it on.

Lovely vibes and amazing service. I love the chicken noodle soup.

Cenamos en este restaurante el lunes 9 de diciembre después de haber ido a ver una pantomima en JW 3. Hemos cenado aquí antes, la comida es muy buena y hay un gran ambiente.

This is pretty good Vietnamese food in London. It’s a safe choice in North London and it’s quite delicious.

I had king prawns with steamed rice there tonight, and I was enjoying my meal until I saw the veins on back of the prawns. asked the waiter and he declined what I saw and was unapologetic, However the representation wasn’t also nice, too much onions for only 5 prawns in a dish. Not my favourite restaurant but good luck to you anyway

Very good restaurant with chill vibe and lovely atmosphere + warm staff. Price is suitable and service is excellent.

Prashant is the best waiter ever food delicious

Really great food and really excellent service. Would thoroughly recommend!

Best Vietnamese food in london! And great for vegans / vegetarians . Also love the Vietnamese coffee

Excellent food and brilliant service

Pho Ta has exceeded expectations. The portion sizes are very large and they have my favorite banh cuon which is not available in most Vietnamese restaurants.

Love! Big portions tasty food and great staff

I’ve been here a few times, fantastic food , great service!! I love the decor in here.

We come here almost once a week for our fix of pho. Both beef and chicken pho are excellent!

Great pho and Ban chun, will visit again

Lovely dinner very large portions!

Excellent food - so fresh and tasty. The best Vietnamese this side of London

Amazing food!!!! Huge portions, good prices, great quality. Everything we had was super flavorful! Fast and attentive service. Lovely place.

Just loved everything. The Pho was excellent, as was the duck curry with broken rice

Lovely restaurant! lovely staff! come here often

Great restaurant! Am a regular, they are GREAT with allergies!! :)

Very good portions and kind staff!

I go there at least twice a month for their delicious duck pho and a serving of prawn summer rolls. I just haven’t had better pho in my life.

Ordered a vegetable and tofu curry from the vegetarian menu on Uber Eats and they delivered us 2 chicken curry! Outrageous

I had friendly service and nice affordable pho for lunch

This is a fantastic vietnamese restaurant which was refurbished recently. The staff are extremely friendly, and polite, the atmosphere very relaxed and chilled and the food is to die for. Unfortunately i don't live anywhere near here, if i did i would have vietnamese every night of the week! I do try and come once a month though with my student's, i have even converted them to vietnamese food now.

Every time great food and friendly staff!

Great food, friendly service. Perfect location for a post cinema dinner.

Food is nice and service is good

Visitado unas semanas antes. La camarera y la otra tripulación femenina estaban atentos. Lun 11 noviembre. Un tipo de guardia. Nunca le pregunté a ninguno de los comensales si todo estaba bien. Parecía fuera de control. No fue grosero, solo que debía estar atrás 🤣. Pedí una comida que decía que estaba caliente, lo comprobé dos veces con este camarero, él también dijo que sí muy picante. Estaba soso y terminé añadiendo aceite de chile, sriracha, sal y salsa hoisin para darle sabor. No volveré pero esperaba algo mejor. . y estaba volviendo hambriento 😅

Everything was delicious and the service was great! It was very busy when we went so I definitely recommend booking a table

Great food. Only issue we had was I ordered squid with no chilli. They took it away and said it was a fresh one but they’d obviously just removed the chill as I had a bad reaction to it and ended up coughing all the way through the movie. Ignoring food allergies and dietary issues can kill people. That’s a serious health and safety violation.