Cay Tre - The Vietnamese Kitchen

Is it me or has this place had a very tasteful, funky new makeover?

Really cool, very nice custom wallpaper and little coloured bulbs on the wall.

Food still rocks and the staff and sweethearts. Queued for ages whilst 5 Shoreditch trendy birds hogged the best table for what seemed like eternity (where are those really rude Chinese waiters from Soho when you need one?)

Nice beef starter (like laab, but not minced), lobster/crab salad, massive pancake thingy and a few other things.

They also have Cullen wines from The Margaret River in WA, which is VERY unusual for London, let alone a Vietnamese place on Old Street - top maks to the guy who buys their wines.

The place was rammed with happy people eating and I can't wait to go back.
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Coops
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Friday, September 05, 2008

I am a massive fan of Vietnamese food after living in Saigon and this place is the best i've had in London!

The food is delicious and fresh with a wide variety of dishes to choose from.
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Carly
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Cay Tre is the best Vietnamese food in town. Everything is so fresh and delicious. You are spoilt for choice from seafood to chicken, pork or beef. You could come here every week and never be bored....we aren't.

I can't recommend this place enough. The food is great, the staff are friendly and helpful and the atmosphere is fantastic.
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C
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, June 09, 2008

This place is rocking. You will find like you are dining in a top-notch restaurant in Saigon. They even have Lobster salad with Crabmeat, which only a few restaurant sell in Ho Chi Minh City.

Many celebrities start dining in Hoxton. Yesterday, I cant believe in my eyes when I saw Keira Knightley. Oh Gosh I love this place, love the outstanding food, love the decor and love the atmosphere. I think this is the only choice for Vietnamese food in London, for a bowl of Pho or a nice summer roll, or for something like Lobster salad. My beloved Vietnamese.
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bulle - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, March 01, 2008

Absolutely amazing food -- we are frequent visitors to Cay Tre. The Basa fish is worth a try, as is the lotus leaf starter. Reasonably efficient service, although not as bad as one would prefer on weekends. Friendly wait staff.
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Food 8 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Thursday, February 14, 2008

Being a massive fan of Vietnamese cuisine I've eaten my fair share of it and from my experience the food at Cay Tre is second to none. Really authentic flavours and the freshest tasting ingredients along with a buzzing atmosphere make this a great place to eat.
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Lauren Kate
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Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Sunday, January 20, 2008

Cay Tre is an old favourite of ours. We normally go at least once a week. In fact off there again this evening.... They have just had a New Year make over, quite garish wallpaper by the looks of things when I walked past yesterday.

The food here is great, much better than the once supreme Viet Hoa. The service is completely charmless though.
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Snapper - View all reviews by this user
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Food 9 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Monday, January 07, 2008

From a food perspective, this place rocks. The menu is extensive, they have increased their wine list although some are perhaps moving a bit too far up the price curve.

Service and ventilation are perhaps the weeker points, although there have been some glimmers of home recently on the former category.

I will keep returning for the food and takeaway, as it's the best in the Hoxton area. If they found another restaurant and warmed up the staff, this business would beat the others hands down.
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The Mark - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 8
Thursday, December 06, 2007

a great restuarant with amazing food. The menu is a little overloaded but once you have read it, it is difficult to know what to order. We asked the people next to us what they had ordered and apparently they had done the same to the people before us. A real friendly restaurant with plenty of serving staff to look after your needs. They recommend wines with most dishes which is helpful. I will definately return to try out some different dishes. The price is also very reasonable and the portions large enough to share one main dish between two.
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joela - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, December 03, 2007

Perfectly OK but not extraordinary. We were seated downstairs, which really is very noisy and plain. Absolutely fine for a supper but I can't see it as a destination for a date. There's a very long menu, some of which was great . Salt and pepper squid was abundant and great, the belly pork was sticky and unctuous in a great stock, and the summer rolls were good'n'chewy, if a little light on herbs. Spring rolls and a dish of fried noodles with beef (mince) and vegetables were fine, if a bit bland. The La Vong fish, cooked at your table with a burner was interesting rather than good. One of the ingredients was indeed handfuls of dill, which cropped up elsewhere. We had four beers and an oversweet lemonade and the bill was just under £60, inflated a little by our over-ordering. Service was efficient, if functional. I'd go again, but I don't think it's significantly better or worse than some of the others on KIngsland Road.
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Food 7 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 7
Tuesday, October 09, 2007