Banh & Mee Leeds — Restaurant in Leeds

Visited here twice in one week as I enjoyed it the first time. The first time I ordered the beef pho. The beef was tender and the broth was tasty. Good portion and nice bouncy noodles. I personally like some veggies in my pho (bean sprouts for example, this one just had coriander and onions I think?) but understand that what goes in pho changes regionally. My only issue was the broth was a bit too oily. The did accidentally serve me the wrong pho at first but it was very quickly sorted 4.5/10.

The second time I wanted to get the beef pho again but it was the weekend and later in the day, they had run out. I ordered the beef brisket one instead. This time the broth was a lot less oily which was nice. The beef was tender however quite fatty, some of the pieces were only fat and no beef 4/5. The bahn mi was nice but could've had a bit...

AMAZING Vietnamese food!! Would 100% recommend. I love Vietnamese food, but this was soooooo good, really tasty and relatively healthy too, great menu options and the price, well you can't beat it👍

🌱 Veggie/Vegan options:Yes, I'd recommend the tofu and aubergine noodles (never had aubergine like it!!) And the tofu bao buns too. 👩🏾‍🍳 Service : Super speedy only waited 5 mins for food and was serves really quickly by friendly and helpful staff. 💰 Price: Really reasonable especially for the generous portion sizes. 👩🏾‍🦼 Accessibility: wheelchair accessible dining in the heart of the market 🚾 Toilet setup: markets belong to the Kirkgate Market so separate M/F & Disabled 🚲 Bike parking: yes 🔌 Charging Availability: NA 🌐 WiFi: yes 🐕 Dogs Welcome: outside 📸 Instagram Ops: the old market building is so amazing. 🥡...

Tldr: there is better Pho Bo in Leeds.

I lived in Hanoi for 5 years, and nothing beat sitting down on a street corner, ordering Pho Bo and seeing the thin slices of raw beef get doused in boiling hot broth, cooking the beef. Add greenery, and its bliss.

This was not nearly as good. I WILL SAY, the broth was flavourful and as expected. However, the beef is precooked, and are large chunks of thick boiled beef. Its chewy, and not the pleasant slurp-fest we expected. (See the vietnamese in Trinity for that). They also didnt have all the vegetation you expect to see in authentic Hanoi Pho Bo.

Perhaps it was a bad day for them, or they used to be better, but I would skip and walk the extra minutes to get to...