Yum Yum Vietnamese kitchen — Restaurant in Warwick

Came here on a whim as myself and a mate had just finished a day at Warwickv castle and needed somewhere to eat. We turned up just before 6pm and requested a table for 2 people which they happily provided without hesistation.

Upon quick glance at the menu we noticed they had a set menu both for meat and veggies. We opted for the veggie set menu (which being the same price at the meat one we expected great things). My mate ordered some coke and beer whilst I kept it simple with Tap water and a bottle of sparkling water.

The set menu consisted of a starter course containing the highlights from their menu, summer rolls, fritters etc which came with some dips. All of which were demolished with ease, but I think that was more because we were hungry rather than it being amazing. It was good but nothing really stood out for me compared with similar food at other East Asian food as other restaurants I've been to. What I'm trying to say is that it didn't feel particularly Vietnamese?

The mains consisted of a hotpot 'Pho' type dish (I didn't really look like or feel like Pho) some stir fried veggies and a veggie noodle dish with a very conservative portion of steamed rice. Given the amount of liquids in the food presented the rice definitely wasn't enough and we had to order more (which we were charged for of course). All the mains food was good but again nothing to shout on the streets about. Well flavoured, a good mix of veggies combined with tofu and noodles, couldn't complain that much. Like I said my main criticism was the portion of rice provided. It should be at least 1 bowl per person which I'm sure wouldn't cost them the earth to provide.

What I will say is that the service was attentive and quick and we didn't have to worry about waiting. Food came out quick but that may have just been down to the fact that it was very quiet so not a great stress test of the service.

We did really like that they provided mini-eggs at the end of the meal which is something that restaurants rarely do these days.

Overall, I give this place a 7.5/10. Perhaps it was because this place is more focussed and honed in on their meat dishes but if you're vegetatarian don't...

Stopped by for an evening meal, very authentic and inspiring dishes, a solid menu with Vietnamese vibes throughout.

Starters - spring rolls & squid with prawn crackers.

Spring rolls were very crispy and packed with flavour and plenty of meat and vegetables, real smooth balance of flavours with salty acidic dip.

The squid was a little over done a touch on chewy side, batter wasn’t as crispy as would like but well seasoned and clean. Served on nice fried onions and pepper and chillie and together all worked nicely.

I ordered the curri or curry chicken version with jasmine rice. Presentation was a nice touch but flavour did not hit as I was expecting. Quite a salty dish only first taste, after a mix it helped bring more flavours through, it was more of watery curry then thick, combined with jasmine rice the chicken and sauce was nice but individually I sadly did not enjoy this dish, flavours really lacked and for curry it just dint have multiple flavour notes it was just salt and chillie and no real depth or sweetness not a lot of balance throughout the dish sadly.

I did get to try my partners wok fried pho beef noodle dish, very nice dish a lot flavour and plenty of succulent beef with depth of flavour.

I think I made the wrong choice. Would like to return to try more of the menu when I have more time and give it an updated review.

Overall would score it 7/10...

We booked a table at 8 on Saturday and when we got there it was very busy. It's a small space inside and it did feel like there were too many people in there. Not just because all the diners and tables were tightly packed in but also because it was quite noisy. Especially with the drunken guests sat behind us occasionally elbowing my friend in her side whilst waving their arms around... The food though was nice and very reasonably priced for what you get. We ordered the tofu starter to share which I felt could have been fried a bit longer as it wasn't the golden colour you might expect or crispy but the onions and chilli made it tasty. I went for the chicken wok noodles for a main and felt I would have liked my chicken cooked a little longer but I think that's personal preference. I also felt the flavours could have been enhanced a little. The wine list is extensive and is all very reasonable - tastes great too! It'd be nice to see them have some beer/lager on tap. I'd come again but would order differently and hope that the place is a little less packed to the...