Pho36 — Restaurant in England

Our first pho, so we have nothing to compare it to, but the food was very nice and the manager perfectly pleasant. Went in at 1830 on a Friday night, and only 1 other party was eating in a cavernous restaurant, although there were three empty tables that hadn't been cleared. Alarm bells range. My half a lager took a long time to come, and there manager said something or other about switching the compressor on. I don't know much about a lot of things, but unfortunately for the manager I am considered by some to be a world-leading expert on beer head foam, with a couple of published books to my name on the subject. When the lager arrived, it was clear that it had never met any CO2; there was zero heterogenous nucleation on the glass surface. There was, however a very strange head that exhibited significant yield stress such that it sat up in a peak. This lasted at least 5 minutes (when I took it back to the bar) indicating insignificant Ostwald ripening, meaning the gas contained herein was certainly not carbon dioxide, and it wasn't even keg gas (although this wouldn't be used with a standard draft lager). I took it back, and I was given a bottle of Bud without argument. I have my own ideas how that 'head' was produced, but if I wrote them and they were wrong then it would be defamatory. If I'm correct, then the practise could well be criminal. I''ll be making a call to the council on Monday. I note that Ph036 current food standard rating is only 'one' so they are already skating on thin ice. Needless to say, I won't...

Absolutely fantastic little gem tucked away down Prospect St, towards fitness 24 and British heart foundation.

Service was fantastic, I pre booked to grab a table and was pleasantly surprised to have it clearly reserved and was greeted by the staff and seated.

The menu is big enough to provide a very good choice of dishes but not so many you feel overwhelmed.

I ordered the salt and pepper chilli squid and the springs rolls to start. These were exceptionally tasty and had just the right kick of chilli without being overpowering and the soy complimented the flavour very well. The spring rolls were a mix of pork and prawn with veg, again very tasty and just right, didn't fall apart after one bite and remained crisp throughout the meal.

My main was the BBQ pork noodle soup. This was fantastic and the broth wasn't greasy or heavy. Nice clear soup with a good balance of flavours, enough protein to make a substantial meal in addition to the noodles.

I had a good pot of jasmine tea to wash the meal down and this stayed hot through the entire meal.

All in all 3 courses for less than 25 quid. Absolute bargain considering the quality of the food and the attentive service.

Would...

Friendly staff, my bf ordered the pho soup dish and the waiter told him how to eat it in terms of putting garnish on and explained not to put soy sauce on as that will ruin the dish. The food tastes healthy, compared to when you eat at other asian restaurants like Chinese where the mess feel heavy and greasy. The tofu was also very good, and was told they make it themselves which is amazing, making it fresher than shop bought stuff so it's not as soft. Highly reccommend this place.

Came again for a takeaway, and they are pretty busy, but as always they are just so friendly and accommodating, doing their best to get your food out to you as quickly as possible. Cannot reccommend this...