Oren Pho Vietnamese restaurant

£50–60

I've been eating Viet food for decades. I have been to this restaurant before and I have to say this wasn't the same restaurant that I had been to before. The service initially was unfriendly with the server making us feel an imposition. That didn't improve during the meal. Our drinks came quick enough but then our server disappeared for awhile without coming back to take our order. Eventually the orders were taken. We had a Vietnamese iced coffee and a jasmine tea. The coffee did not come, as some other reviews show, made at the table and poured over ice, rather it was premixed. The pho was okay but there were no bean sprouts, chillies, herbs or sauces available. We ended up asking for hoisin and sriracha which did improve the soup some. Smallish bowls as well. It seemed that £11 was a lot for this. We also ordered goi coun (summer rolls) which were unimpressive. Two small rolls cut in half, with contents being half a small piece of pork , half a prawn and a mint leaf, a small amount of rice vermicelli and a ton of lettuce. The rolls were cut in half and placed in a saucer of satay sauce . Unappetising and it fell apart quickly. There was some prawn shell in one and some gelatinous inedible ? pork? as well. The menu has all sorts of stuff from all over in it now .. kimchi, laksa, miso rice.. now a hodge podge rather than truly Vietnamese. I guess that the owners need to so something to attract customers but making consistently good food would be a great place to start. I'm giving a three because it's sort of an average faux S E Asian restaurant. If you want good traditional Vietnamese food, perhaps this isn't the place to be.

£40–50

£20–30

£30–40

£20–30

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!

£20–30

This is my daughters favourite place to eat in Northampton and a regular place for us to visit. The food is always bursting with flavour and the right amount of spice. And price is very very reasonable. I have paid significantly more for a meal of lesser quality

£10–20

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.

Probably one of my favourite spots to eat in Northampton. Staff are all very friendly and welcoming. in most places a lot of the flavour is toned down but it's very authentic and absolutely delicious. great for large groups or takeout with easy parking in st James.

Great customer experience and very nice comforting food! It’s also giving a very authentic vibe, which made the experience even better!

What a joy! Absolutely delish vietnamese dishes. Had 3 starters and coconut mochi to finish. All full of flavours, nicely spiced, good portions. Thinking about going there again sooooon.

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!)