Cafe Green — Restaurant in London

It is rare when you come across a restaurant listing standing on the streets and decide to try it out, and it turns out to be a good experience.

Location: It's a Vietnamese restaurant at the end of Hither Green Street if you are coming from Lewisham. We went there for lunch today.

Atmosphere: It's a very quiet and cozy place, with meditation music in the background to relax to. The restaurant has a homely vibe and comfortable lighting. Loved the quotes present on the wall! (I wonder who wrote these?)

Food: We had two chicken pho dishes and a Vietnamese coffee to wash it down. The pho bowls were very fresh and hot, which added to the taste. They were comforting and hearty.

The broth of the soup was a little spicy for me though, perhaps due to the chili oil in it, which I manoueverd by savoring the soup slowly.

The coffee was amazing! I tried Vietnamese Coffee for the first time.

Service: The service is personal as well, which makes one feel welcomed. No interference by the servers.

Pro-tip: Go during non-peak hours, like at lunchtime, to get relaxed...

Come only if you don’t mind waiting for average Vietnamese food. Came for a dinner on Friday night with hubby. Restaurant was full and there was a shortage of wait staff and cooks. There was no sense of urgency. Starter was served 20min after ordering. We waited for an hour and still no sign of our pho noodles. My husband had to stand at the counter to put pressure on the staff because I was 38 weeks pregnant and incredibly hungry. The couple next to us told us the wait time here is getting from bad to worse. Food wasn’t great- my pho noodles was clumpy in the soup base. Whilst paying the owner admitted there is only one cook and they can’t cope with a full house. Will we come back again?...

Great food, laid back service and usually a very chilled atmosphere in the converted downstairs of a small Victorian house. Occasionally there's an animated celebration on the big table but always a great place to eat.

Good selection of meat and vegetarian dishes, from a small menu - always a good sign - including soups, salads, currys and some lovely starters.

They close at 9pm and have a bring your own alcohol policy (£3.5 corkage per person).

We often share a starter and have one main each. With corkage our last meal there was £22...