Pho Pu — Restaurant in Lisbon

A nice little restaurant. If you like noodles, it's a cool place to be. It's very reasonable in price. The broth stays hot/warm for a very long time which is ideal. As a starter/side, try their gyoza (dumplings). Although most people seem to go for the steamed gyoza, I prefer them pan-fried. I go for the vegetable option. It's clearly made in-house and delicious. The noodles always come first and the gyoza follows afterwards. It just takes a little longer. Although I see they do reserve tables for regular customers, they won't do it for everyone. I'm totally okay with that. At peak hours, expect to be seated next to another couple on a four-chair table. That's fine. It's a small place. If you want to eat, accept it. I've never had an issue with anyone I've been seated with. The people I've encountered are polite and respectful. The bathroom is always clean and obviously that's a very good thing. The people who work there are very pleasant and efficient. They do not speak Portuguese or English very well, but the menu is clear. Actually, they just updated it recently. It's in Portuguese and English with pictures. It's now very easy to just point at what you want. I highly recommend Pho Pu. Don't go there expecting to have a long, leisurely meal. They want to turn tables. Accept it. There's really no pressure, but it's understood - you're there to eat good food...

I had dinner Apr 24, 2023 with beef Pho. It was worst pho I had ever. I love Pho noodle and I tried it in US where I live, Korea, Japan, China, and Vietnam. I never saw this terrible Pho. you can see my attached picture. there was 2 meat balls and 2 piece of beef at the dish. And really small portion of vegetables. The most important thing to the Pho, the soup tastes like instance food. Usually the soup should boiled hours to make deep favor. Here, it's taste seemed like they add some instant beef powder into just boiled water.

After eating one bite, I stopped because simple I could not eat. My wife order other type of noodle, it was terrible too. she also cannot eat. The lady in the restaurant, who cannot understand any English. So I compliant the quality of food but it was useless and she seemed not care. So I decide to leave this review for others not to attracted by number of reviews. I guess, the owner of the place was changed after Covid. DO NOT GO if you have any experience with Vietnamese...

I ate here during my layover between flights from CaboVerde to Lisabon and Lisabon to Brussels. I enjoyed every bite from the duck in orangejuse. Also the portion was big for very reasonable price, wich is superb when something is so tasty. They where very flexible and friendly even when I arrived there (bc of layover) around midnight I would recommend this for everyone that would like a super tasty meal better then any prestigious restaurant in the nearby touristic center of lisabon and not fully empty...