Restaurante Vietnamita Mr. Vu — Restaurant in Madrid

Stopped in on a rainy night for dinner . The atmosphere is fair. They have it decorated to give a lounge vibe but the cases of beer and water lining the bar take away from the aesthetic. And that I am willing to overlook if the food was exceptional. But unfortunately it was a far cry from that We ordered the fish soup which was essentially the pho broth with barely any seafood added. The majority was artificial crab and shards of unrecognizable sea food. The entire bowl had barely a teaspoonful . The broth was tasty but not worth the 4.50 they are charging The fried egg rolls were tiny and had barely any filling. The main courses were fair but forgettable. We ordered the noodles with rice which was fair but had this overly sweet dressing. The shrimp and rice was just 3 shrimp cut length wise and dropped in some sweet chili sauce out of a bottle. The pork ribs were tender but not spicy and in a brown gravy. All in all a very disappointing experience . Very small portions of food and definitely not worth the price they charge. I would...

Quite disappointed. While most of the dishes were just OK, the main points were the excessive amount of garlic in the nuoc cham and the blandness and lack of care taken in the Pho Dac Biet. I would except Pho to be a star dish in a Vietnamese restaurant, while this one had a flavourless stock, no "special" elements, just tough chunks of beef and chicken which were clearly the same meats they would use to make a stir-fry and an obvious lack of meatballs which are supposed to be in this specific dish. Not to mention they served shredded lettuce as a garnish (no! Should only be fresh herbs). To top it off, while I was not even halfway through my soup we were asked if we wanted desserts or more drinks and then THEY BROUGHT THE BILL TO THE TABLE while I was still eating! It wasn't late and the restaurant wasn't full, so they obviously didn't need the table back. Quite disgusted, will not...

I had high hopes for this place but it failed on all regards. I´ve traveled, on various ocassions, around Vietnam. This restaurant was anything but traditional. Cold ramen noodles with cooked lettuce? Strips of pork (almost like panceta) shoved on a skewer with sweet and sour sauce and they call that satay? (Same sauce used for the summer rolls as well). And, the brown peanuty sauce tasted like it has sugar water in it. Super liquidy, with no peanuty taste either.

Then there´s the shrimp cooked in tomate sauce with red peppers? What is that?!

The cold noodles came with one mint leaf and a small sprig of cilantro. This is not Vietnamese, there aren´t bowls of flavorful greens!

Not recommended, not authentic, not tasty. And, VERY FEW vegetarian...