Viet80s – Vietnamese – Nottingham
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Having popped into Viet80s new road meals venue final week I went to my older posts to construct on my evaluation of their authentic restaurant. Solely to find I’ve by no means executed a evaluation, shocking given I’ve eaten there a couple of instances. I’ll do a brief reprise earlier than my latest expertise. It’s among the many many Indian eating places of Maid Marian manner however stands out on the nook of a busy junction towards the fort. The aesthetic could possibly be described as cliched, brash colors each in and out with rickshaws and carved lions dominating an area with easy darkish picket tables. The menu is fairly in depth and seemingly with some extra genuine dishes together with frog, tripe and eel choices.
I need to admit on my visits I haven’t ventured that far exterior my consolation zone. The very best meals I’ve had has been grilled meat starters, beef with inexperienced pepper and grilled rooster with honey each being memorable. I believe on each events they had been served with a lime/pepper dipping sauce with actually provides some zing. Mains have been too usually disappointing, significantly their pho which simply lacked a lot flavour from its broth. I’m often detest to match and promote chain eating places however Pho in Hockley has impressed me far more. The very best of the mains I’ve loved has been grilled pork with spring rolls which once more utilises their marinades and meat cooking to good impact alongside some selection with crispy mushroom and pork spring rolls.
The most important qualm although is the worth, starters are £12.50 on common with the aforementioned rooster coming in a whopping £17.50. Beef shin pho is £17.50 which is healthier worth for cash than the starters however the equal being higher at Pho and solely £12.25 means I’m more likely to go there for my repair of Vietnamese.
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Their new road meals cafe means they command an actual expanse of actual property of Friar Lane earlier than you get to the fort. This huge unit contains a couple of eating tables and a extra informal space for espresso. Worth sadly is my speedy thought as I browsed the menu, £4.60 for a medium cappuccino is at the very least £1.50 greater than 200 levels for instance. Full disclosure, I didn’t attempt it so I don’t know if its price it however I had actually popped in for a takeaway lunch. Banh mi is a favorite of mine so I needed to go for that. Their menu particulars had been somewhat imprecise, worryingly containing ‘meat slices’ which I’m fairly certain was pork. It was probably the very best factor I’d eaten from Viet80s, a pleasant char on the meat some heat from a scorching sauce and contemporary herbs and high quality crusty bread. It’s nonetheless a bit expensive to have it too usually as a lunchtime deal with however I’m extra more likely to pop again right here than their primary restaurant.
