Thanh Binh

I've eaten here once and was impressed . like another reviewer suggested, if you stick to the vietnamese basics, pho, cold spring rolls, and the like, it's among the best of these standard vietnamese cheap-n-cheerfuls. The vegetables they use are particularly fresh.

We had a BBQ pork thing that was also pretty good- again an old Vietnamese standard, that took me back to my roots in Little Vietnam in Melbourne. Good atmosphere and the lady running it (I assume the owner) seems to be something of a character herself. Well worth the modest price.
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benscaro - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Saturday, July 12, 2008

I eat Pho here regularly an can say that it is amongst the best in London. The owner is extremely friendly and happy to discuss food and recommend what is fresh and good.
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Darren Ferguson
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Friday, April 11, 2008

The food here is amazing provided you stick to the following choices:

fresh spring rolls; vietnamese spring rolls; salt & pepper squid; prawn cake with dill and best of all - any of the pho noodle soups.

stick with these and you will have a truly authentic and delicious meal (better than any i had in vietnam to be honest), choose something else and you will be disappointed! trust me, i've tried many things on the menu.
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tom - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Saturday, January 26, 2008

I have been eating at Thanh Binh for several years and have never been disappointed (except when I've found it closed, which happens in the afternoons). The food quality is always superb and Binh (pronounced Bing), the lovely owner, has become a good friend. I always pretend to read the long menu and then let her decide what I want to eat - it's useless to argue - and I'm always glad I did. A bonus is that you often meet a celebrity or two in there. Without naming names, I have sat next to an ex-Doctor Who, an ex-leader of a major political party and a well-known Eastenders actor.
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Jonathan Cocking
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Friday, January 11, 2008

I went to this restaurant on Saturday, on the strength of reviews on this site and was sorely disappointed. The food was mediocre at best, perhaps this was down to the choice (vegetarian) and it is possible the chef does not excel at vegetarian, but they are typically the simplest dishes to make. The was no subtlety of flavour and the sauce was nondescript.

To compound matters the waiting staff were inattentive and they made no attempt to make you feel welcome.

The only highlight of the evening was seeing the pictures of various rock star luminaries, Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page and others in photos on a wall frame, presumably with the owner/manager when she was younger. The photos did not look like they were taken in the same restaurant and it is inconceivable that such people could have patronised and enjoyed the restaurant as I experienced it.
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David
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Food 3 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 5
Friday, November 23, 2007

Lovely little place with a friendly owner . Food was extremely tasty ( I had the chicken curry) Would definately go back
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Monday, July 09, 2007

Ate at Thanh Binh on Saturday afternoon. We had Pho and the quality was at the top end of Vietnamese noodle soups available in London.

The accompanying herbs very fresh and full of flavour and the stock was delicious.
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Darren Ferguson
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Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 7
Tuesday, September 12, 2006

I love this place. We've been coming here on a regular basis since we moved into the area about a year ago. The food is always fresh, delicious (try some of their signature 'special' dishes), and feels genuinely Vietnamese compared to the food I've had in Vietnam. It's also very good value. The place itself isn't fancy, but that is part of its appeal. It's normally buzzing with people, often regulars who keep coming back. This is one of my favourite places to eat in London: tasty, fresh, friendly and unpretentious. I'll be taking my parents there this weekend, for their first taste of Vietnamese food.
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Julia - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, July 26, 2006