Vinam Cafe in Islington

Vinam Café is no longer. In its place, a Chinese/Thai takeaway. We had sugary seaweed, beansprouts suspended in an inert medium and a thai gloopy brown curry (the menu said green). They couldn't even do fried rice properly, it was overcooked. Avoid!

Vivimos justo al lado de este restaurante y es verdaderamente nuestro favorito llevar ya que se trasladó a Londres. Estos precios son mucho más asequible y luego los demás chinos, vietnamitas comida para llevar en la zona, y hacen la mejor arroz frito con huevo que he comido. Nunca. Los fideos también son fabulosos, así como su curry. En general, es un magnífico lugar, barato en comparación con otros restaurantes y muy buena comida.

Love this place, been a dozen times in my first two months in the area. Fast, good quality, and the most authentic Vietnamese cuisine I've enjoyed in the UK, reminds me of being in Ho Chi Minh. Outstanding.

I have just moved north and wanted a local Vietnamese. This one is lovely, food was great, prices were excellent and service was really friendly. Would recommend

Durante muchos meses que frecuentemente pasado este restaurante, pero nunca fue tentado a probar, ya que siempre está vacío. Ver las numerosas buenas críticas, decidimos intentarlo recientemente. Sin embargo, nos decepcionó. Nos pareció que la comida que se sirve aquí eran bastante aburrido comparado con los otros restaurantes vietnamitas de Londres. La carne contenido en los platos parece minuscule en relación con los precios. Apenas podía encontrar el cerdo, gambas y calamares en la fragante ensalada tradicional. El pastel de pescado en trozos pequeños persiana metálica en vez de ser servido entero. Supongo que sólo hay un pastel de pescado en todo comparado con 3-4 en otros restaurantes. La carne / gambas en Pho y sopas de fideos eran también escasean. En general, decepcionante, decepcionante, decepcionante!

Well-presented, delicious food in a cafe style restaurant. We are not experts, but the food seemed genuinely Vietnamese to us. A great quality addition to the area. Check opening times on their web site http://www.vinam.co.uk/

Mi novio y yo fuimos a Vi Nam el pasado viernes alrededor de las 23:00 a 9:30. Como llegamos, el lugar estaba vacío aparte de nosotros y otra pareja que estaba terminando.

Éramos los únicos comensales cuando llegamos a cenar, y esto era un poco desconcertante ya que, aunque era 8.30 pm que no es tan tarde. Así, el ambiente era un poco deficiente al principio. 4 otros comensales y una pareja llegó más tarde, pero sigue siendo el lugar no se podría decir que estar ocupado o animado.

Era esperanzador después de leer otras críticas positivas. Sin embargo, toda la comida que pedimos tenía tanta GMS que arruinó lo que podría haber sido una comida decente. La salsa de maní que acompañó los rollos de verano (que era bueno y sin duda recién hecho) sabor como el GMS y nada más. El salteado de cerdo frito con jengibre y Spring onion era nada más de cerdo rodajas ahogados en una salsa que sabía como el GMS, sin gusto discernible de jengibre, y no primavera cebollas.

Una visita de última hora a las 6 de la tarde en un miércoles por la noche y me encontré compartir el café con un cliente pidiendo una takaway. Es una pena que ya que la comida es muy buena. Pescado frito en cinco especias sal como aperitivo, fue seguido de panecillos especiales de verano (6) lleno de gambas y calamares de cerdo. Esto era una enorme porción que hubiera alimentado dos personas por £9. La sopa de arroz vermicelli (hamburguesa Bo Hue) con carne y carne de cerdo era una comida bastante sustancial en sí por £6,95 . El tenía especias pueden ser tinkered a sus preferencias y el servicio era amable y servicial. Llamarlo un café le perjudica ya que el lugar es limpio y la decoración es más que aceptable. Sólo puedo pensar que la ubicación pone a la gente que está a medio camino entre Kings Cross & Caledonian Road underground. I para uno no te preocupes por eso y volveremos pronto.

I tried this restaurant on a whim, but it's already become a regular for me. The food was faultless and delicious, the staff were very polite and friendly, the prices were competitive and I have had many fantastically visits to Vinam Cafe. Definitely worth a try!!

Having read the few (approx 14 reviews) but highly rated (excellent) reviews on tripadvisor I thought I would pay this newish (opened since Feb 2014) Vietnamese restaurant on the Caledonian Road a try. The restaurant is very simply furnished but super clean looking. The food is good to v good. Over a number of different trips I've tried the classic pho (beef stock noodles) and the bun ( a particular Vietnamese take on a summer salad with cold noodles and accompaniment eg BBQ port, springrolls etc). I would say that the pho in Kingsland Road (which we all know is Little Vietnamese in London/ Dalston) at places like Song Que are better but this is good indeed. It's fresh and the stock has a good depth of flavour. But the Bun Vinam Special no 45 ! is really special - see the pic I've uploaded of this dish. I've had this in many other restaurants but this version is really good.The owner was really proud that they prepare this in the afternoon and not overnight so the herbs etc are super fresh. They clearly care and love what they do. This family run restaurant deserves a visit for the Bun Vinam Special alone. Most dishes are around £7. If you found this review helpful - thanks for the vote ! Now for some details - they are closed on Tuesday. Other days except Sun they are open noon to 3pm and then again from 5.30 to 10.30. On Sunday they open all day from 1pm. Also they are BYOB and there are plenty of off licences around. If you are driving - parking is easy after 6.30pm weekdays or 1.30 on Sat and all day Sunday.

Everything was perfect, from start until finish. Very friendly staff to welcome you in and chef served up some very fresh and authentic south east Asian flavours. The herbs given with the pho could have been just picked off the plant and the lemon wedge was full and juicy. The mussels I ordered came with a sweet and tangy ginger sauce all over them with the shell still on which made them even more enjoyable to eat. It was so good I asked for advice on its ingredients and they very kindly let me know how to make it myself once I return from my travel to London. Place was immaculate in cleanliness and the music played added real atmoaphere along with the bright coloura of the food and tantalizing aromas. Highly reccomended. I will be back for sure! Thanks :)

I've been to Vinam Cafe in several occasions and the food is always great: very tasty and you can tell that it is made with fresh ingredients. The staff is friendly, the venue is very clean and there is a great range of Vietnamese dishes, which I find delicious and a nice change from Chinese restaurants. Lastly, it is reasonably priced and easy to get to. I recommend it without reservation.

Found this place after all the great review on tipadvisor, the place is basic inside but the food great. I had the soup and wish I lived near so I could have it every week!

We tried this place as it was highly ranked, however not reviewed by many so didn't know if that was a good thing or bad. I have to say Wow! The food was amazing, so fresh, tasty and perfectly cooked. We had a mixture of about 10 dishes. Every one was fantastic. Comparing to other many Vietnamese restaurants we have been too this tops the lot for me. The service has been impeccable and the price is so good too. About £5-£7 a dish! Can't go wrong for London. Worth finding for sure!

This is some of the best vietnamese food I've had in London. The level of service is equally good!!!

Hi, I go here often great restaurant and the Bun Cha is as good as I had on the Street in Hanoi. A must visit and by the way it is BYO!!!

This restaurant is brilliant, fresh good quality ingredients, good service and very cheap, it's also BYO! It was relatively quiet went we went, with only a few other customers who all appeared to be regulars. I would definitely recommend giving it a try if you're in the area, cheaper and better than Cay Tre and Pho.

Excellent food and service, if you are looking for an authentic cuisine, try VI NAM.You will come back for more.Recommended.

I went to vinamcafe for a few times already! Food in there is delicious ! I hv tried both hot noodle and cold noodle, they both taste really good which I dun expect! The price is surprisingly CHEAP! Service there is good, staff is very friendly. Also, not like other Vietnam restaurant,vinamcafe is very clean :) ! I will count vinamcafe as one of the best restaurant in caledonia road! Everyone should try !!!

I don't usually review restaurants but this will be an exception because the food Vinamcafe serves is absolutely delicious! I always find myself ordering more food than I can eat because for dishes that are fresh and full of flavours, the prices matching those are a very good value. Staff are very friendly and approachable...always willing to have a chat! Will definitely eat here again.

I heard great things about this new family-run restaurant around King's Cross area called Vinam Cafe so thought I would try it out. This restaurant exceeded my expectations and impressed on several fronts: - Great authentic food: fresh ingredients and dishes with great flavour. Vietnamese food seems quite healthy in general. Menu was varied with plenty of options (including Vegetarian dishes.)- Service was friendly and quick. Staff provided a nice atmosphere in the restaurant. - Great value for money, especially compared to the many other London Vietnamese restaurants I've been to.Overall, very impressed with this new restaurant and will be returning again to eat with family and friends.

the rerstaurant was absoultely brillant. i was really surprised how cheap the foood was, as well as how authentic the food turned out to be. i definitely recommend the restarant to anyone who hasnt tried vietnamese food, or just wants a good meal. the restaurant also delievers a true vietnamese vibe, with great service and prices, the restaurant really does a great job atbringing the vietnamese culture to kings cross, and my stomach.

Been there for dinner a few times , can't believe it so nice ,need a bit more desire and decoration but apart from that excellence value for money. Two course meal cost under tenner ,can't go wrong will return for more and I would recommend this cafe if you in to Vietnamese foods and don't want to spend a lot of money like other Vietnamese restaurant in Hackney area.

Having dine there a few times , I must say it served excellence Vietnamese foods at very affordable price.the deco is leaving a bit to desire for, but apart from that all good.