Vietnam 81 Restaurant — Restaurant in Portsmouth

Please give a like 👍🏾, if you find this review helpful.. This place is the definition of a hole-in-the-wall joint. Just meaning the location and the overall atmosphere gives that vibe. I didn't find anything that would stand out here enough to say that this place is definitely worth experiencing . I thought everything was just ok 🤷🏾‍♂️. The parking, the service, the atmosphere, the food, down to the owner and workers were all just ok. Usually places like this excel at something, usually the food is to die for or the staff is very nice. For me, the staff did not engage at all except to take my order and take my money. This is fine but when you see the engagement with certain customers and not others, it sends a red flag. Especially if I'm asking questions and interested in your culture. So for me, everything was just ok and experiencing this place once was...

Actually Google brought me here. I like Vietnamese food specially rice n vermicelli bowls so thought give it a try. Got nothing but disappointment. The egg rolls were served immediately after ordering. They just heat it up. Not fresh. Too oily n greasy. The vermicelli bowl with charbroiled chicken was tasteless. Same goes with the rice platter that also came with same chicken n a soup. The only thing I liked was the soup. It was lunch time n there was 2 only people except us. The servers were busy eating n didn't bother to ask if the food was ok or not. They have bunch of noodles soup in their menu. And the review is good. If i ever come back I'll try the soup...

I have eaten many, many bowls of Pho soup at numerous Vietnamese restaurants over the years and this was next to the worst I have tasted. The broth was watery and lacked flavor. Very little meat or other ingredients. The fresh rolls didn't contain pork as the menu depicted. only a couple shrimp per roll. They were small and didn't appear or taste freshly made. The service non existent. The server dropped off the food and went behind the counter where he stayed on his cell phone without returning to check for refill or how the food was. Most hole in the wall looking places have good food but not this one on this day. Very...