Oren Pho

Came with my hubby for an early birthday meal. Haven't had Vietnamese food for a long time, but have previously enjoyed it. It was midweek, so was quiet in the restaurant. Staff were friendly and helpful with menu choices. Starters (summer rolls and kimchi pancakes) were good and no long wait for food. Wine was tasty, too. My husband's main course (super combo meal) was really nice. Initially the wrong dish was brought out for me. I was given the sea food and not the beef of the BunHue I ordered. It was quickly replaced. In hindsight, the dish wasn't the right choice for me, but that isn't the fault of the restaurant and the food quality was good A few people have commented the restaurant is cold, but it seemed OK to me. I'm sad we didn't order dessert. I'd come back, but would est a dry meal instead of a soup meal next time.

Decided to visit on a Monday night so wasn’t a problem getting a table. Staff was really great, super kind. They have plenty of options on the menu! Was definitely hard choosing what to go for, we wanted to try the Kimchini but due to a busy weekend they’d run out! We tried the Kimchi Pancakes which were nice and the Salt and Pepper Squid which was great (not too oily which is always good!). For mains, we had the Chicken Laksa and the Seafood Bún Hue (with some alterations due to them running out of some stuff - cabbage instead of beansprout, flat noodles instead of round noodles). Still both were super yummy! They weren’t spicy to our taste so we asked for sriracha oil which didn’t make the biggest difference but was still good! Big portions so we didn’t end up finishing it all but managed to take away. Had coconut mochi for dessert which was good but not the best I’ve had! I did love that they had Hanoi Beer though! Overall, was good!

We drove into Northampton to eat here and it was actually my second visit. An abundance of vegan choices all of which tasted incredible! It was refreshing to eat at a place that has a decent selection of beautiful vegan dishes for a change and the pictures I've shared don't even show everything we ordered. The Vietnamese vegan ice coffee and Peach Ice tea cocktail were so delicious.

First time eating at Oren Pho, we went for Valentine’s on a friend’s recommendation, and it did not disappoint! Everything we had was absolutely delicious. Authentic Vietnamese food, cooked fresh and served hot. It is nicely decorated inside, clean and the floor tiles were super cool. The staff were welcoming, helpful and friendly, and recommended dishes to order. We will most definitely be back again to work through the menu! Just one tiny thing, we found it was a little bit cold in the restaurant, even though the radiator behind me was on full whack, so just make sure you have a couple of layers on 😊 (We ordered prawn crackers, salt and pepper squid, fish sauce chicken wings, miso aubergine, smashed cucumber, rare beef pho and the chicken laksa. We’d recommend all of it!)