Salvation in Noodles in Hackney

This is not “thin rare steak” or Pho Bo as advertised on Deliveroo.

They do the best Hue noodle soups in London. Authentic and taste like the way my mum makes it. Not sure why the below review has given the restaurant 0 stars for something out of their hands. Give this place a go

Consistently good and authentic Vietnamese food. I love their wings, spring rolls and bowls. Highly recommend

Google Maps incorrectly has this in Dalston. It appears to be in Finsbury Park

This place used to be good, but now their portion is tiny and taste very bad. Not going to order it again ever.

I just had the Chicken Curry Rice (delivery) and it was very tasty and healthy! The delivery was right on time and the food was warm. Also, the portion is quite big and the food is above expectation in terms of taste.

Very good and tasty chicken with curry rice, perfect spicy, good portion, healthy and I love the packaging! Well done

AVOID. Worst food ever. We order for take away and what we received was a joke. They are literally serving spaghetti on the PHO as if it were noodles!!

Ordered on deliveroo, received with a huge string of hair.

I’ve ordered from here a few times and it’s been amazing each time. Much better than anything else similar in the are. Sometimes I wish they’d offer more vegan options but the tofu pho is unreal and so are the simmer rolls. Would highly recommend this place. Worth adding - the food travels well, never had any spillages. :)

Noodle soup and summer rolls were so good

I used to be a big fan of this place. Food is very good when right, but not first time order was materially wrong. Ordered 3 dishes on Deliveroo, all clearly marked with no peanuts option. 2 of them can’t with peanuts. Appalling. Have lost faith with them unfortunately. Can’t contact them unless on Facebook.

closed unless you ride a bike to deliver food!!! boo hiss!

The best wings. I don't even really like chicken wings, and I still order them here every time. Since covid, takeout/ delivery only. Hoping will reopen inside one day

Place two identical orders, but one WITHOUT nuts. Received our orders and they failed to label which dish contained nuts! Had to sieve through the meagre meal to figure it out. BEWARE PEOPLE. We were unable to contact them, as their telephone number is out of service. The portion size was small and the mixed meat was minimal and flimsy for the price...little bit a let down. Taste was good.

Great Vietnamese and reasonable prices.

I just ordered off Deliveroo. Delicious Bún Huế. Really fresh veg and the broth had a lovely warm depth to it.

So delicious! Miles better than Pho! So glad I found these guys. They never answer their phone though but are quick to respond on Instagram

Walked over there and the restaurant doesn’t even exist! Would be good to mention that on google map.

Poor flavours and expensive prices. Such a disappointment. Had bun noodle and dumplings. Real lack of flavour. First and last time ordering

My delivery go to. Great summer rolls and pho!

This is not pho… the texture of the noodles and beef are not right

Ordered bun noodle with tofu spring rolls. Discovered some of the spring rolls were pork and some were tofu when I accidentally ate meat. Won't be going back

Such a fan. First time getting delivery after several visits. Banging king prawn curry.

Easily the best pho in the area, love this place.

This beautiful naughty little Vietnamese restaurant is stuck in dirty Dalston but there is absolutely nothing dirty about this place. The fried chicken is not comparable to the holy grail of KFC but deserves a spot in the fried chicken heaven it is that good. Highly recommend if your passing through or live the area. I’ve never had a bad night here

Vietnamese summer rolls to start are fresh and tasty with excellent dipping sauces. Bun Tom Noodle Salad and the Com Tom prawn curry are favourites. Hits the spot every time. Add the sriracha sauce for some extra fire. We've eaten in the restaurant where the staff are attentive and the food quick out of the kitchen. Deliveries are quick and efficient and arrive in reusable containers.

Food was fine; as expected. Took my well mannered, used to being in restaurants regularly 6&8 year old's for supper. When I asked the waiter if they had a kids menu he looked at me like my children had just pooed on the table, asking if they had kids chop sticks met with equal displeasure. not a smile or glance at the kids. Food was fine, but totally unfriendly staff towards families/kids.

Always good food - especially the bun cha salad.

El ambiente del pequeño restaurante es encantador, le reciben en el interior un sutil olor a incienso. Probé tofu pho y primero comí la galleta de sésamo negra para compartir con mi amigo. Ambos deliciosos! El personal fue muy atento y nos sirvió con prontitud, nos trajo más agua del grifo sin tener que preguntar. Definitivamente volviendo!

Pretty chill place for a casual fresh Vietnamese dinner. The only downside is the high traffic of Deliveroo riders picking up orders. They walked through the front door into the kitchen in the back at least 20-30 times throughout our dinner. The door is basically never closed for more than a few minutes, so if it’s a chilly day, you’ll be freezing inside.

He comido aquí tantas veces y la comida siempre es excelente! ! ! Fresco, sabroso y rápido! Disfrutamos el pho, las alitas, el curry y las ensaladas. Una gran recomendación son los entrantes. . . Podría literalmente ordenarlos a todos. Me sorprende ver comentarios negativos aquí, el servicio es un poco rápido a veces, pero no es ese tipo de lugar. ¡Evita si buscas fantasía!

Was ok, I was expecting a lot better service and food so got a bit disappointed. Won't go back.

Delicious, friendly staff and reasonably priced. Yeah there are deliveroo drivers picking up orders but who cares. Highly recommended.

Esta pequeña articulación es todo lo que una tienda de fotografía debe ser auténtica: no hay muchos asientos, un servicio rápido y un tazón grande de fotografía fresca y sabrosa. Aunque viví en Vietnam durante 20 años, al norte y al sur, no soy un purista, por lo que no hago ningún argumento para que la receta sea idéntica a un tipo de pho u otro; Como lo veo, pho debería reflejar el vecindario en el que está, pero me trae recuerdos felices cada vez que me meto aquí. Tengo una objeción: la interrupción (?) De los fideos de cangrejo reduce la elección de los que no comen carne, pero la mayoría de las articulaciones no tienen un menú muy extenso. . . . Y la versión vegetariana es deliciosa.

Truly salvation in noodles. The lamb chops are always a great start to the meal and literally every pho/bun noodles are amazing.

Good food. Smaller portions than before. The curry was just ok. Chicken from salad it's the best in town

Used to be one of the better Vietnamese restaurants in East London. Their noodles and pho broth is, one of the tastier i have tried so far. However, i had to come back here and modify my review, as lately Salvation in Noodles has not only put up their prices, but also reduced their portion sizes. If you are charging £10.50 for a vegetarian Pho (more for meat/seafood options) you ought to serve a decent portion. I am visiting less these days. Apparently extra noodles in your Pho now cost a further £2. With costumer service and no starters this amounts to almost £15 for a single dish. Not impressed!

Deliveroo’s best kept secret. Super fresh Viet. Consistently fresh ingredients. Five stars for take away. The main detractor when visiting this venue is the sloppy, impersonal service. Also the chimes of the Deliveroo app become off-putting very quickly. Order online; don’t visit in person. The food really is quite good.

Ordered through deliveroo, got 3 small spring rolls for £6.95, Pho was average, £16. IMO way overpriced.

Very unassuming place that does fantastic food. There is a relatively simple menu but the service is great and the food is delicious!

A Vietnamese restaurant with great pho soup. If you want to drink alcohol, it is bring your own bottle with a £2.50 corkage fee per person; we didn’t realise this until after we had sat down. The service we received was excellent.

Extremely poor service! I would give minus 5 if that was possible. It was so cold we had to keep our jackets on while eating. The waitress who was serving us (quite tall, blonde hair -sorry but you’re in the wrong business) was pouring some of the pho over my partner and didn’t even apologise. Then she turned on the lights when we hadn’t even finished our dinner. And we didn’t take much time either. She also didn’t say thank you or have a good night when we left. I have never felt more unwelcome. Certainly the first and last time.

Chicken wings and dumplings are amazing. Soups are delicious but can be quite spicy and staff are relaxed and friendly. The Saigon beer is crisp and annoyingly I can't find it anywhere else locally. If you know a supplier let me know.

It's a small place that packs a big punch of flavour! The staff are lovely and smiley, but not too overbearing like in some places. We had goi ga (cold salad with chilli and shredded chicken) to start, and it was so flavoursome! Served with a black onion seed crisp it was super fresh. For mains I had the Vietnamese chicken curry, which was warming and wholesome. Big chunks of slow cooked carrot and chicken in a thick coconut curry on rice. Beautiful! My partner had the chicken Bun. It too was super delicious, fresh lemongrass broth and full of goodness.

Food is amazing. The lamb chops were sublime. Highly recommend the food.

The best Bun Bo Hue you can get in London. Stock is amazing and the meats really tender. Don’t forget the Chicken wings either. You will crave them for weeks.

A long time favorite of ours for amazing pho, we wonder if something has changed recently as the quality of the ingredients is definitely not what it used to be. Perhaps that’s just for deliveries. I hope they go back to their roots when their pho had so much care in it!! Would be a shame if the recent standard is the new standard.

I was the first person there and I thought we were a group of four but we turned out to be a group of eight. Still the waiters were accommodating and super patient with us! Not the type of service you expect in London. Excellent food, EXCELLENT service - highly recommend. I will be back! I had the pho with rare beef and pork belly and it was delicious!

Casual dining. Excellent food, EXCELLENT service - highly recommend. I had the pho with beef and pork belly. So flavorful! I will be back!

Had a very very mild allergic reaction to one of their dishes, emailed and asked about what was in it and never heard from them! They clearly don't care about their customers. Food wasn't all that either so I definitely will not be eating from them again

A lovely restaurant with great food and friendly staff. The starters: chicken wings and lamb chops are delicious!

We visited on Friday night. It wasn't overly busy but our food took almost an hour to arrive. The lamb chops were perfectly cooked and delicious though! My wife and I had a couple of bowls of pho for our mains - they were ok but not the best we've had (too much garlic in the beef pho). That said, maybe this was a one off.

Food quality is slowly slipping, been a customer for over a year but now the food portions are getting smaller and smaller, espeically their spring rolls and chicken wings. Thought the last time the quality slipped was a one off but unfortunately wasnt. Don't think I'll be ordering from there again, such a shame! Used to be really good.

Coming from the suburbs, I ventured into Islington on 5th Oct for a night out with my very good friend who took me to Salvation Noodles for a bite to eat. The atmosphere was great, with people of all ages enjoying themselves, the staff and service was good. We ordered and chatted waiting for our food which didn't take long at all. I had the lamb chops recommended by my friend, they were exceptional, the best I've ever tasted and cooked to perfection, pink just how they should be, so the meat was extremely tasty and the sauce on the side made it just delightful. Definitely would go again, shame we don't have such places out of London.

Best place for Pho in the area, and the staff are awesome

Distinctively average. I wouldn't recommend travelling across town to eat there it is definitely not a food destination. Ok to visit if you are local, but nothing fancy on the menu and the whole menu feels like a big bland noddle based dish and you won't rush back in a hurry. I have been a few times now, just returning once I'd forgotten that it was not anything special the last time...

Used to be amazing but now very average

The food the staff also r amazing .. friendly

The place is really cute and tiny, so we wait for like half hour to get a table. But it was worth it. Noodles are soooo good here. I love it. Enough different options for not getting bored and not to much to get lost in the menu. I can wait to go back again. And the price is ok.

We ordered 2 bowls of chicken pho and 2 starters (tofu spring rolls and chicken wings) via deliveroo. The total cost was £30. The food was very pleasant. The chicken wings were very nice: crisp outside and succulent inside, even after the 10 minute delivery trip. The tofu spring rolls came with a nice dipping sauce. The portions of pho are generous and filling, but the chicken pieces were a bit dry and tough, which was disappointing - hence only a 4 star review.

I’ve been going to the Dalston branch for years, and after I no longer lived opposite, continued to get deliveroo and introduce friends to SIN as thought the food was always bang on. The wings especially - some of the best I’ve had in London. At this point I have to say that historically the service has been a bit on the slow side, often understaffed when busy and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a staff member smile. A minor thing that never stopped me coming back, but noticeable. Unfortunately, on Sunday 16th Sept just gone, I decided to take my flatmate out for a thank you meal, and had been raving about SIN to her for ages. I have to say I don’t think I’ve ever left a restaurant feeling so annoyed and deglected. I don’t really know where to start. We arrived at around 7/7.30, it wasn’t super busy at this point. Still a few tables free. Got seated after hovering by the waiter station for a good few minutes as the staff were chatting. I’ve been to SIN probably at least 20 times so obviously don’t need as long to order as some, but had to wait 15 minutes before I could flag the waitress down. Upon ordering, 3 items I ordered were unavailable - nobody said a thing before, including a bottle of wine I wanted. The waitress had to come back 3 times to let us know the bad news. She wasn’t apologetic at all and got quite confrontational when I suggested it may be a good idea to warn people as they are seated (I heard her do this for subsequent tables that were seated). Food arrived about 15 minutes later, before any drinks (including soft drinks). Anyway, apart from this being annoying we were trying to make the best of it. Until the wings, the wings which I’d raved about and craved so much, came out. With no sauce. Genuinely they were drier than the Sahara. I clocked it immediately and asked the waitress. Then an older lady from the kitchen came out to explain they had run out of the sauce but there was some in the batter of the wings. I asked please for a little extra sauce. Was brought some random bbq sauce. Asked the waitress again and she said it was the same sauce, the same older lady happened to bring something else to our table and I checked as I knew it wasn’t the right sauce, and she apologised and said sorry they had run out and that was an alternative. So now I’ve been lied to. Not great. Again, if I’d been told at the start this wouldn’t have been such an issue. I also asked for fish sauce when my Pho arrived, got told they had none, then saw a bottle brought to the table by us, and borrowed theirs. The Pho I ordered had ingredients missing (meatballs), again no explanation or apology or even acknowledgment. By the end of the meal I was pretty embarrassed at having brought my friend there to be honest. I asked to speak to a manager. Shock horror none was on the premises. As “compensation” the (discretionary) service charge was removed. Just not good enough at all. Even if I’d been a 1st timer, this would have been a bad experience and I wouldn’t have returned. As someone who’s been an avid fan of the brand, I felt super let down. I’ve run restaurants for years and I thought the management may want to know what’s going on down on the ground at what has the potential to be a great place.

Really disappointed. Gone down hill in every sense. My partner and I are locals and used to frequent this place a lot when it first opened. The food was amazing, the staff super nice and attentive and atmosphere was great, open but could also feel intimate. I recently took some friends here, raving about it, but... the lighting was almost dayglow. The staff were All completely new and inexperienced with the menu. The menu had changed a lot and all the best old bits were no longer cooked although still on the menu. (Took them several visits to the kitchen to find this out) The food was sooo spicy my friend just couldn't eat hers and she tried, we were starving. I had the same dish. Fortunately I had asked for a very mild version and I could only just taste mine. (I've had a bad stomach days after). My friend felt like she'd had her lips done it was soo spicy. I spoke to the manager to ask if something could be done. She immediately retreated to let her very nice, polite but inexperienced waiter to deal with it. Poor guy. They eventually took off half the price of her meal because she had drank some of the soup. Won't be going back at all. There's a much better Pho restaurant on Kingsland road, that has great food, great atmosphere, super friendly staff. Wish I'd taken my guests there. Do not recommend.

Really good portions, great casual atmosphere, friendly service, loved it.

Just got a Deliveroo from here, the pho is tasteless - no bean sprouts, not given any chilli flakes and the beef tastes like paper and is WHITE! The rice noodles in the summer rolls are mushy. Paid £17.50 for two dishes.

Excellent and tasty pho bo, decent price and good atmosphere in the restaurant. Really worth visiting !

The restaurant is BYOB which is always nice as it lowers the bill! The place itself is quite small so maybe consider checking availability beforehand. The food is fresh and flavoursome with a wide variety of Vietnamese dishes. For a cheap and cheerful dinner out this is a great choice.

Fabulously authentic Vietnamese food. Fresh & tasty, speedy service. Can’t fault the place.

The food is tasty, just don't expect to get served anytime soon. We've been going here since it opened however in the last few months, there are more delivery drivers waiting in the back room than customers. The service now sucks. Our email about the same was ignored. Cheers. Oh and if you're thinking about getting takeaway, we hope you have enough recycling bags for the horrific amount of *plastic* containers, pots and bags they'll send #environment We're out until something changes.

Lovely viet food and surprisingly good drip coffee served in cute cups! Fresh ingredients , great flavours and good vegan options , on top of this waitress was super helpful and accommodating of gluten allergy ! Good Highbury spot :)

Delicious food. Great beer. Great service.

Visited as read a very complimentary review in time out. Was just about ok. Didn't live up to expectations.

So, first off let me start with... The food was good, geat flavours, and decent presentation for a small cafe... And clearly they're reputation speaks volumes as the place only opens at 6pm, and at 6.45pm when we got there it was already packed. BUT (and this is a big but for me...) The service was terrible. I generally loathe people who leave a bad review for the sake of it, but here are my two cents.... If you know you'll get popular and busy, hire more people and ones who can cope. My boyfriend and I ordered 2.5 starters (the half being their "prawn crackers"... If you get the shredded chicken starter, do not order PC separately as a giant one comes with) and two salad mains. After reconfirming our order TWICE, they forgot the second main salad. Once they had realised (10mins after delivery of the first), they brought out the second main salad. Except it was wrong... No matter how hard the chef works and how good the produce is, if you cannot provide basic service to your customers... Well...what's the point? Will I be back? Possibly, if I'm in a bind. Would I recommend to family and friends, and say it' the best noodle place in North London? Absolutely not, not even close.

Food good. Service terrible. Main courses 15m apart and the second one was the wrong order..

We come here almost every week for the last two months and we love the food so much, the Bun bo la lot is our most favourite viet dish of all times and is really the best in the area, but the service is so bad. Out of those 10 visits we’ve paid so far we’ve had one good service from a waitress that said hi, smiled and look like she actually wants to be there. We are both industry people so we are pretty understanding but feeling like we’re bothering the floor staff by being there is ruining the experience.

Fantastic lil place to grab some real tasty food. If you love good chicken wings you have to try theirs, please see my pic for the wings in all their glory 😎👌🏼

Great food, great smells and flavours. So inconspicuous and yet I hear SIN has other similar restos in north london. Were it not for Balls Pond Rd outside you could be in a funky joint in Hanoi. It's definately worth popping in if you fancy a pho and you are in islington. Has to be the best and most authentic viet this side of Old Street. Lovely freshly prepared food. My mouth waters all over again just thinking about it. Enjoy.

Went there earlier and it was quiet during weekend lunchtime. Quality and the speed of services were surprisingly good despite some negativity in previous review. Had a weekend lunch deal with a chicken spring rolls and this beef noodles salad. Both were Vietnamese classics and both were done very good. Spring rolls came out hot and fresh. Beef noodles were probably one of the good ones I have had in London

Really delicious and well-presented food, let down only by the inattentive service. We walked in and hovered until we saw someone who worked there and asked if we could sit down. We were then left alone until we asked for service. Food took rather long to arrive, because it's busy, granted, but a drink to keep us busy would have helped with that. Otherwise, the food really was fantastic and I'd go back.

Meh. Nothing too exciting here. Food wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t incredible.

Everything we ordered was full of flavour. Great food and good vibes! We are looking forward to our next visit!

I love this place. It fills up with people super quickly and gives you the feeling of being 'out out' even though you're simply dining. The service is friendly, atmosphere is fun and lively and the food is incredibly filling and well made. Wish I could eat there every night - it's a fun and energising experience.

I have never written a review before about food , but felt this was especially needed. So I went the new SIN which has recently opened in Hammsmith Kings mall (rubbish location ... but sure) .. went to SIN. First off they didnt have any tofu and mushroom pho left so they gave me pho with just tofu, they only had one chopstick and the man kept forgetting whether I wanted to eat in or not ... on top of that got some dumplings (pork and prawn) so came to a grand total of £14. Got my food and it was basically just hot water with soy sauce some plain noodles and spring onions ..... how can they charge £7 for this ... the dumplings were also rubbery and weird tasting ... will never go back again

Pho and Bun me, well prepared at a reasonable price. Will definitely be back. Decent spot for a quick evening meal.

OK but there are cheaper and more authentic places for pho. Also they told us they had run out of the spicy soup on a Sunday at 2pm, I gave the benefit of the doubt but on other reviews it says apparently they use the run out of *insert food* excuse when they can't be bothered cooking. However if you go, get the chicken wings, they were very very good.

Went for a dinner with my friends 2 days ago and the place was extremely freezing and uncomfortable to sit. We couldn’t wait for the food to arrive so we can get a bit warm. I saw that there’s an air conditioning in the place, but it wasn’t working. The food comparing to other Vietnamese is average, not a big choice of vegetarian dishes, pretty much nearly everything was with meat. The waitress was nice, but wasn’t presentable and wore terrible outfit + had greasy hair, not good if she represents the business.

The best chicken wings I've ever eaten.

Picked up a takeaway, tofu and mushroom pho, there was one sliced mushroom, three pieces of tofu and three thin slices of carrot, no Vietnamese herbs, no chilli. Shame as this place used to be good.

I ordered a starter which was a mix of peanuts, onions, carrots and boiled prawns.. disgusting. I also got some hot veggie noodles which were floppy, bland, soaked into an insipid soup full of corianders.. the worst noodles I have ever tried in my life.

A great place to go for a quick and affordable dinner when you have nothing to cook at home. Normally you can just walk in and get a table. I wouldn't be surprised if that changes soon as word spreads. I think at the moment it's just people that live in the area that go here.

We popped by at 7pm to see if there was a table as the website only allows booking for parties over 4 online - so we assumed parties of 2 couldn't reserve. It was the usual "we haven't got a table but you can sit on the counter by the door" - next to the door which will open constantly and it was 2 degrees outside. A good front of house might have asked how long will you need a table as there certainly were tables for 2 and in the end when we asked another wait staff if the obviously free table was indeed free were seated there. Come on guys, get a grip.

Phoned ahead to ask if there was rice on the menu, they said yes - so I took my rather old relatives all the way to the restaurant in the cold only to find that they actually didn't serve rice (fine, it's a miscommunication, no problem, noodles are great too!) We had the beef pho instead and unfortunately that gave my brother food poisoning so that put a little damper on our trip. Would not recommend.

Fresh, delicious, small but perfectly formed menu, generous portions.

Terrible service ! Never come back !! We didnt feel welcome at the restaurant. They didn’t have good customer service and try to accommodate us.

Great little spot that you might not always pass. It’s worth getting off the bus to pop in. The food was fresh, refreshing and really tasty. There is a good mix of healthy options and some that are more indulgent. It’s little gems like this that make London Worth it.

Love love love this place. Steaming, fresh and hot noodles. Salads a joy too.

Azing authentic Viet food with a western twist

Quite nice food... Mostly healthy.

Really good Vietnamese food in the midst of N1. Spring rolls are much better than any standard takeaway. Plus the beef pho is top notch.

What has happened here?! I used to live around corner from Finsbury Park location and the food was great - from the noodle salads to the pho and especially the starters (chicken wings and spring rolls were amazing). I moved a bit further away and returned for the first time in over a year last night. Food was ABYSMAL. Truly terrible quality. Like they no longer care - the noodle soup was bland and oily. The prawns were pale and flavourless. The summer rolls were also flavourless and the dipping sauce tasted like it came out of a can. Restaurant used to be always be full and had a really fun vibe - last night it was empty. The lights are incredibly bright so the ambience is terrible. I even asked if they had new management and they said no - this is such a shame. Quality has taken a nosedive and I won't be coming back.