Tay Do Restaurant

Amazing food. Well priced. Don’t order too much 👍👍👍👍👍

I've been coming here for years but have not visited for a long time. service today was great and the food delicious recommended as a bit of real Shoreditch . Thank you for a great lunch Tay Do

Worst service ever!
Food was mediocre and maybe I had MSG attack a little afterwards. The woman who served us was just horrible and shouldn't be in the food industry. There are plenty of other Vietnamese restaurants on this street so I do recommend avoid this place.

We were visiting London and our friends took us here. I was impressed by the different variety of Vietnamese food options here. The place was so busy and the atmosphere was lively. I highly recommend the Banh Cuon and Bó La Lot. The Bun Rieu was good but the best I have ever had. I have had a lot of Vietnamese food so my standards are quite high, but it's worth a try if you haven't had bun rieu before. The bun bó hue was ok. There was too much oil and the flavor was too light like a only broth. The wait time could take a while for the food to come, but if you're hanging out with

Good Vietnamese place. I had the noodle with duck. The portions are generous and prices are competitive. Service is OK. However, they don't take cards and even the check is simply written in pen. Not much professional.

(This is a review for the location down the road, which does not yet appear on Yelp.)
The pho was decent. The service was not. Two big problems: (1) The lunch menu was posted on the door at dinner time, confusing me when the menu on the table didn't match. The price for pho was £9 instead of £6. The waiter said the meals were the same except for the amount of veg, and refused to serve me the lunch version. He seemed convinced that the confusion was entirely my fault. (2) As has happened to other reviewers, the waiter said, when it was time to pay(!) that the credit card machine wasn

Solid Vietnamese and Vietnamese-Chinese standards. The green papaya salad, pho, and crispy "birds nest" egg noodles with veggies were of the standard of the best hole in the wall Viet places in San Francisco. Friendly service. Cash only. Apps and mains around 10 pounds each,

The best thing about this restaurant is the BYOB. The food was average and the service really awkward. Half of the time the waiter had no clue what we were asking him. Also, it was totally empty which we thought was down to it being Monday night. But on the way home we walked passed at least 5 (Vietnamese) restaurants that were all buzzing.

Also, it's cash only which we weren't aware of.

Prices are on the high side for what you're getting.

Finally, a pho joint in London that doesn't break the bank, and has a seriously savoury broth.

I come from the land of cheap, delicious pho (no, not Vietnam... Toronto!), and it's such a struggle to find in London. We came here for a birthday bash and the broth was on point. The fresh spring rolls starters were good as well, but the pho was herby and delicious. Definitely go back.

Pho and BYO. Like all of the other place (minus one or two) along here. The pho was pretty good- not the best beef or pork that I have had in a pho but I have a feeling the kitchen staff has made these to suit a more 'Londoner' palate rather than traditional Vietnamese.

The sides on the table are good and the chilli paste had a nice kick to it. The menu is loooonnnngggg and I don't know if you can really go wrong with too much as long as you use the chilli paste to spice things up. There is soups, stir-frys, deep-fried bits and pieces perfect for a hangover, a tofu section and

Kingsland Rd is THE place to go for Vietnamese food in London. A short walk from Shoreditch/Old St, the whole road is rammed with delicious fresh CHEAP Vietnamese restaurants. And in my opinion, Tay Do is the best of these.
There are some fancier joints available, but if you're looking for a tasty lunch or after-work dinner then this place is perfect. Grab some Summer rolls and a delicious Pho and you're set. My particular favourite is the beef and papaya salad; don't be put off by the fact that the beef looks like a shredded jumper, it is delicious! You'll walk away with a

Tay Do has something special that none of the other Vietnamese restaurants in London has - the best Hu Tieu Nam Vang in London. Hu tieu nam vang is Cambodian-Vietnamese clear soup with pork, squid and prawns, heavy on garlic and onions.

Also good for vegetarians! There's an entire menu with a large variety for vegetarians from crispy pancakes to noodle soup.

One thing to note - cash only. There are no signs and don't be confused if you see the card machine behind the counter - the staff isn't allowed to use it.

Many of the pho restaurants in London are centred on or around Kingsland Road. Tay Do is one of them - right opposite the Honda dealership, you can't miss it.

It's great for a casual night out and perfect for groups. They allow BYOB and supply you with the appropriate glassware - bring wine, you get wine glasses, bring champagne, you get champagne glasses - it's that simple!

In terms of the food, it's pretty standard for London pho - portions are standard size for London and taste is decent. My issue however is the price. They have recently increased their prices so a bowl

Came for BYOB, came back for really tasty bun noodles. I've been here twice and will probably go again before nights out in the Shoreditch area. The food is all cheap and the vegetarian options are plentiful (whether they actually ARE vegetarian or not is a mystery but I figure if the veggies in my group aren't asking then I won't say anything -bad friend?). The pork spring rolls were delicious as well as the stir fried noodles with chilli lemongrass and pork (other options for the meat as well). And if I'm going to be able to get a main with meat and have it under a tenner

The best vietnamese I've tasted on Kingsland Road.

Four of us went here on Friday night and were blown away. The table was ready for us as soon as we got here which was a good start, and by no means a guarantee at this type of restaurant at a busy time. I'd read from other reviews about the massive menu (over 220 items) and so suggested to the group that we ask the waitress to decide for us. This was a tough choice given that two of the group are control freaks but it was the best decision of the night.

We agreed with the waitress that we'd have 4 starters and 5 main dishes and

One of the first Vietnamese places I tried on Kingsland Road and I immediately fell in love with the flavours of Vietnamese cuisine.

I had the Lemongrass chicken and boiled rice and was blown away by the complex flavours. It sure had a lot of oil, but was darn tasty. Around lunchtime they do a deal like others in the area of a main dish/rice or noodles from a set menu for £5. Portions are good. Service not so good. You need to go up to the counter in order to pay. Strangely the card reader isn't portable.

Since that first time, I've tried vietnamese omelette, fried summer rolls with

Have been going to this restaurant for years. I've always thought that the food on the whole was great. However sometimes, depending on the chef, it isn't always as good as the time before.

I personally love the phos. Kingsland Road's nickname is 'pho mile' due to the propensity of Vietnamese restaurants serving it.

Another dish I love are the goi salads.

BYOB is an added bonus.

I have noticed that their prices have risen recently :(

Oh man, when my friend brought me to this place and the only people I see dining here are non-Asians (I'm not racist), I already had a vibe that this place isn't meant for my Asian taste buds...

Summer rolls came and ingredients were alright-fresh. Not very generous on the shrimps while piling the roll up with vermicelli.

The spicy squid dish came quite quickly as it was supposed to be deep fried... Squid was obviously from frozen, not a lot of spiciness or taste even within the squid itself...

The worst was the Pho. The soup was terrible, more like watered down vegetable soup with

Down this end of Kingsland Road you are spoilt for choice when it comes to Vietnamese food. There is a selection of about 15 resturants, all of which will stand empty for most weekdays apart from this one. There are loads of tightly packed tables, crammed together, each one filled with a punter and people even waiting outside the front to come in.

I went here for a birthday party and it was a great venue for several reasons:
1. it was bring your own
2. it was really cheap
3. the menu is like a small book with loads of selection

The birthday boy had eaten at this place 4 time in the same week

I spent the first 15 minutes of my meal in Tay Do guiltily avoiding the waiters' eyes...My boyfriend and I were meeting two of our friends but unfortunately they were late, a fact which the waiters made no efforts to hide their disdain for. Oh the guilt I felt- it's not my fault I wanted to scream! However, Tay Do is not the kind of place you hang around in. Quick in, quick out, bish, bash, bosh and our table was clearly costing them money. Thankfully our buddies didn't take too much longer to arrive and after unscrewing our pre-purchased vino- all was forgiven!

The food in Tay

Different areas in London are known for different food. In east London Kingsland Road is the place to target for Vietnamese. A friend introduced me to TayDo, we were starving. Before we went there we stopped by at one of the small grocery shops to buy wine and beer.

Now this is something, which is a unique selling point of those little Vietnamese restaurant, who one after the other emerge on Kingsland Road. The tradition of buying your own wine comes from when they started up and did not have the licence for alcohol. In the mean time most of those restaurants are allowed to sell wine and beer