Hot & Spicy THIS Isn’t Chicken Phở

So this was either my first time trying pho, or it’s been incredibly long since I had pho and I just forgot. The herbs on the separate rectangular plate were so fresh and fragrant, and I looooved the bean sprouts (that can’t be seen in this pic haha.) I do wish they had chopped up the herbs though so that the flavor would have blended better! The “chicken” was a bit disappointing, I expected the pieces to be fried or something but they were just thrown in. I also expected one or two veggies to be there (besides the bean sprouts) but nope, I would have needed to ask for veggies to be added for a price. Lastly the soup! :( I’m really sad to say that it was so, so sour it was almost not enjoyable. I naturally expected it be “hot & spicy,” but it wasn’t really spicy tbh and most of the flavor was just sourness. My partner had one of the classic pho and the soup tasted so much better, so I will make sure to order classic one next time! This was £10.50 and it was not worth it 😩 Also this place automatically adds 12.5% more in your bill “for the service” and you would have to ask the staff for it to be removed, which I don’t think is a good practice. I think this would just turn people away, I will come back eventually because everything was fresh and nice but I wouldn’t make this place my favorite because of this. Just add it to the price of the food in the first place instead of being sneaky 🤷🏻

Mildly spicy pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) with ‘THIS isn’t chicken’ and a lot of fragrant herbs. Authentic, healthy and delicious.

Such a tasty pho - really really delicious. Now available with tofu/mushrooms or THIS Isn't Chicken. Lots of options to customise as well - and they write "vegan" on the bowls of the vegan stuff - such a simple but reassuring thing to do.

Oh myyyyyyy 🍜 Really delicious broth (could have been a tad spicier for me, but the garnish tray came with HOT red chillis so it was fine) - an extremely rich satisfying meal, that also felt very fresh. The chicken pieces were big and held their texture in the broth quite well. Not QUITE as good as the Bún gà chay Huê I tried in Vietnam, but what do you expect? 😉 #huntsabs