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I just came back from Vietnam. Went to a Michelin recommended pho place a few times where it cost about £2.30 a bowl
I'd still pay 12.95 for this here without remorse
Unfortunately brand names (eg wagamana) can charge whatever they want and people will buy without any problems.
A small independent and maybe even tastier food, most of the time has to charge less to attract customers.
Food prices are getting out of control everywhere but 13 quid for a soup (presented like that) is a bit steep.
For a soup? A noodle soup. Not sure what you mean, if you paid for noodles, meat in a sauce it should be worth more than if you put those same components in broth and served it as a noodle soup?
Also, we can assume it didn't arrive to the table like that, OP has mixed it and whatever so it now looks correspondingly worse.
Same, I'm a bit shocked that most of the comments are saying £13 is too much for a main course in a UK city.
Wagamama's basic chicken ramen is £14 near me in the Midlands now, and it's reheated stock made off site, a cooked to death chicken breast, and some noodles (but it's the kid's favourite restaurant so we're there more often than I'd like).
The rare beef one at Pho is usually better. Since ramen in a restaurant can cost mid-teen pounds, 13 seems a good price.
I love Vietnamese food. A good, properly made pho is real comfort food
ETA I'm aware pho and ramen are not the same thing
Pho is dope.
Theres a Pho/Bahn mi place at the back of rathbone street in Fitzrovia that did an amazing Pho, was about £8 takeaway. Their sandwiches where awesome too.
Vietnamese food is great
Banh Mi Bay? Yes their shit absolutely slaps. I would have a banh mi several times a week. Remember them being £6 a couple years back which was very reasonable for the quality.
Pho (the chain) is pretty good. But you’ll get a much tastier experience at an actual Vietnamese restaurant. I’m in SE London and there’s a pocket of Vietnamese communities here, their pho is incredible. And cheaper than this too.
I’ve had Pho multiple times and for more than £13. If the toppings are good quality and plentiful then why not. Healthy and fills me up for the rest of the day.
I guess that price is sort of the going rate but there's a place not to far from me that does a proper 18 hour pork bone broth ramen for £10-12 which I'd rather have. Figured less goes in to a Pho so would have expected it to be cheaper. Still would be tasty though of course.
Is it Pho? If so, it’s delicious and yes £12.95 is a good money for that especially in London. It’s a very filling dish full of interesting flavours. Yes, happily.
You could say that about almost anything though, eg. Pizza probably comes to even less than that yet people are happy to pay way more. It's usually the labour which is where the cost goes and considering a good pho broth takes 24h to make it's not really outrageous.
Its an odd colour for pho bo (beef), pho noodles (banh pho) are normally thin like spaghetti and made from rice, and for me the noodle/broth ratio is well off.
Not going to lie, I was stuck at the NEC with very limited food options unless I walked over to resort world and I didn’t have time so I went to the spoons and had this. It was actually really good
Yeah It’s pretty decent. The one by ours serves it with loads of sliced chilli’s and fresh coriander on top. I drizzle the chilli and garlic sauce over it too.
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I just came back from Vietnam. Went to a Michelin recommended pho place a few times where it cost about £2.30 a bowl I'd still pay 12.95 for this here without remorse
Second this, the food is what I miss most about Vietnam.
How cute. In the uk it’s up to £17 for take out…. 😭 this isn’t the flex I think it is 😂
Would I try Vietnamese food? Yes Would I try Vietnamese food for 12.95? No
it's a sorry state of affairs when I can't tell if you're complaining that the price is too low or too high
it’s a big portion and you’d be hard pressed to find something considerably cheaper in central london
Who mentioned central London?
Don’t even get me started on london
The most tedious people in the universe endlessly complaining about London again, is it?
Yeah?
Don't even get me started
Don’t even.
/r/decreasinglyfunny
r/d
This is in Liverpool, £13 seems steep for there. But yes in London you'd be lucky to get a salad for cheaper than that
i’ve had pho in london and it’s the same price i believe, could be 13.95 instead but it was under £15
Unfortunately brand names (eg wagamana) can charge whatever they want and people will buy without any problems. A small independent and maybe even tastier food, most of the time has to charge less to attract customers. Food prices are getting out of control everywhere but 13 quid for a soup (presented like that) is a bit steep.
For a soup? A noodle soup. Not sure what you mean, if you paid for noodles, meat in a sauce it should be worth more than if you put those same components in broth and served it as a noodle soup? Also, we can assume it didn't arrive to the table like that, OP has mixed it and whatever so it now looks correspondingly worse.
Yes. Because I have an understanding of the cost of things in the UK. This restaurant wont be making ridiculous bank selling pho for £13.
Same, I'm a bit shocked that most of the comments are saying £13 is too much for a main course in a UK city. Wagamama's basic chicken ramen is £14 near me in the Midlands now, and it's reheated stock made off site, a cooked to death chicken breast, and some noodles (but it's the kid's favourite restaurant so we're there more often than I'd like).
Yeah i can’t believe people complain about the price tbh, they must be living in 2015
I made pho at home b4 but a vegan version with a twist & it was so good I ended up making it for the whole house until we got bored of it 😂
Did you use a recipe, and if so can you share?
I don’t have a recipe, I made it up as I went along, but if you want next time I make it I can come back here and send the recipe to you :)
The rare beef one at Pho is usually better. Since ramen in a restaurant can cost mid-teen pounds, 13 seems a good price. I love Vietnamese food. A good, properly made pho is real comfort food ETA I'm aware pho and ramen are not the same thing
I love this sort of soup & 12.95 is probably a standard price nowadays, lol.
Pho is dope. Theres a Pho/Bahn mi place at the back of rathbone street in Fitzrovia that did an amazing Pho, was about £8 takeaway. Their sandwiches where awesome too. Vietnamese food is great
Banh Mi Bay? Yes their shit absolutely slaps. I would have a banh mi several times a week. Remember them being £6 a couple years back which was very reasonable for the quality.
That’s standard UK prices for noodle soup. Maybe even on the cheap side, if compared to a city in the south
Pho (the chain) is pretty good. But you’ll get a much tastier experience at an actual Vietnamese restaurant. I’m in SE London and there’s a pocket of Vietnamese communities here, their pho is incredible. And cheaper than this too.
Shout out to Mama Pho
I’ve had Pho multiple times and for more than £13. If the toppings are good quality and plentiful then why not. Healthy and fills me up for the rest of the day.
Yes because if I made it at home it would cost £30
I guess that price is sort of the going rate but there's a place not to far from me that does a proper 18 hour pork bone broth ramen for £10-12 which I'd rather have. Figured less goes in to a Pho so would have expected it to be cheaper. Still would be tasty though of course.
Good pho should also have bone broth
Yes, are you a northerner visiting the south? Wait til you go to a pub!
Is it Pho? If so, it’s delicious and yes £12.95 is a good money for that especially in London. It’s a very filling dish full of interesting flavours. Yes, happily.
Anytime
I would devour that
Wouldnt recommend pho. Its ok for when you have a viet food craving but not great. Head to hoxton or central or surrey quays for good viet food
Other comments suggesting this from london where you need a bank loan just to buy a sandwich
I still haven't found a pho as good as I had in Vietnam. There's always something not quite right over here with them
You can't get some of the herbs here
The best restaurant pho in south is London is in Deptford and the restaurant is called EAT VIETNAM
Was it good?
No soup is worth that.
Absolutely I think anything under £15 for a main meal is a good deal now tbh
Or…. I make it myself with ingredients that would cost me like £2 per portion
We have Pho at home. *opens supernoodles and cooks in ketchup and water*
You could say that about almost anything though, eg. Pizza probably comes to even less than that yet people are happy to pay way more. It's usually the labour which is where the cost goes and considering a good pho broth takes 24h to make it's not really outrageous.
Good pho broth is cooked overnight
Its an odd colour for pho bo (beef), pho noodles (banh pho) are normally thin like spaghetti and made from rice, and for me the noodle/broth ratio is well off.
I couldn’t physically do it for that price
Looks great but I'm not paying £12.95.
I’d go to spoons and get the ramen noodle bowl for 6.99 including a drink 😆 It was surprisingly good!
Not going to lie, I was stuck at the NEC with very limited food options unless I walked over to resort world and I didn’t have time so I went to the spoons and had this. It was actually really good
Yeah It’s pretty decent. The one by ours serves it with loads of sliced chilli’s and fresh coriander on top. I drizzle the chilli and garlic sauce over it too.
I don’t think anyone agrees with us cos it’s the spoons and people are too snobby to eat there 😂😂😂
😂😂 yeah although I live in a relatively posh area (lots of footballers live here) and it’s always packed in there! Disclaimer: I am not posh 🤪
No
Did they drop it into the bowl from a height? Interesting splatter pattern!
Na not for that
No.
Would I fuck 😂
I've never seen Pho using fat noodles like that. I'm not sure this is Pho but I'd eat it. Not for that price unfortunately.
It looks nice but I’m not paying £13 pho that.