Cay Tre (Soho)

• S easy when you live with people to just assume that you are seeing them and not make an effort to spend actual time with them
• The restaurant is long and narrow
• The first 20 minutes or so they kept playing with the lighting
• Luckily our choices were narrowed down somewhat by flatmate 2&prime
• The duck stuffed Brixham squid was tasty (£
• Less successful were the greasy soft shell crab (£
• The portions were all medium sized
• I personally thought they were all pretty good value
• Some of the food was really delicious
• The service was really fast but at the same time we weren't rushed
• The pho was really nice but I don't have anything to compare it against as it was a first for me
• The portions were very generous and the atmosphere rather nice
• The decor of this restaurant is clean and chic as compared to many other vietnamese restaurants
• Verdict would go there again for a casual meal with friends as I enjoyed the experience
• The interior is casual and canteen like
• Cay Tre pride themselves on using locally sourced ingredients and the monkfish is caught daily in Devon
• Saigon crab soup with sweetcorn and mushrooms
• Sizzling seafood with wokked squid and prawns
• The seafood was cooked perfectly in a light
• The portion was very generous
• It is slightly misleading in that you have to order a side dish of rice / noodles to go with some of the mains to make the set complete
• The lunch hour was pretty busy and has a constant flow of customers
• Couple of things that could be better but it is not bad at all
• The one spare rib included was a bit of a puzzle though
• They told us that this is the way that this dish was served
• No extra sauce for us with an extra dry bowl of rice
• Luckily we had booked and were taken straight to our table
• The decor was very simple with bleached wood panelled walls and small elegant brass lights
• Later whilst talking to the manager he asked us our opinion on the interior and if we thought it was too &lsquo
• We were told that his menu stays true to its origins as street food but with a modern twist
• S also fairly obvious that Hieu has a mild obsession with British regional food and sourcing the best UK produce to go with the light
• Charcoaled and served with a soy dipping sauce (£
• Next was the Lang Son Spinning Roast Tamworth Pork Belly stuffed with sweet curry leaves from the Lang Son province in Northern Vietnam
• Ve been a massive fan of pork belly since our first visit to Water Lilies at Lifehouse Spa and was really looking forward to Hieu Bui&lsquo
• The crackling was crisp (how do they get it so thin though
• ) and the pork moist and tender but the meat takes in the flavour from the curry leaves which was a little too floral for me&hellip
• 8) stir fried with black pepper
• A nice crunchy bite with a subtle chilli and black pepper kick
• Just when we thought it was time to move onto desserts the manager decided to treat (and it was a definite treat) us to a portion of Grilled Calamari with Ocra (£
• While the interior is minimalistic and modern
• Cay Tre's pho is among the better ones you can have
• When I eat Pho is taste the broth
• The Pho comes with fresh bean sprouts and other greens on the side
• The aubergine was soaked in traditional Vietnamese nuoc cham
• Their menu has all the Vietnamese favourites and the prices are reasonable
• My (future) restaurant is still mostly a puzzle
• Every single one of the three times (in the same week) I visited the restaurant I was in a good mood
• I have eaten at enough restaurants to know when someone is compromising authentic flavours to suit the foreign country they are serving their food in
• Grilled aubergine with ground pork (£
• It is served with rice and delicate steamed rice pancakes&hellip
• Roast pork belly stuffed with sweet curry leaves (£
• 10) is succulent with proper crispy skin
• A lemongrass marinated pork chop with fried egg &
• S recommendation was the only disappointing dish
• Each dish arrives with its own nước chấm (Vietnamese dipping sauce) &ndash
• 3) the first time but stayed with the Vietnamese Iced Coffee (£
• The coffee is lovely and strong but could do with still more condensed milk
• T recall specific details but walk away knowing that everything was just right
• I can't fault the ingredients used the beef was so soft and tender
• Noodles in the summer roll were slight dry and hard (thumbs down)
• My boyfriend ordered the cha la lot and also felt that the noodles were on the dry side
• TOP TIP Cay Tre's lunchtime set menu is excellent value for money (Mon Sat 12 to 5)
• A starter and main is only £
• 10 and I've been told the portions are the same size as the a la carte menu
• Don't want to splash out on the cash the lunch menu is limiting but does cover the famous Vietnamese dish
• Isn't very different from the Chinese version (he was hoping for the traditional Vietnamese version which includes more ingredients)
• These wings are not fishy as their name suggests but salty and delicious smothered in a caramel like sauce
• You can't go too far wrong ordering anything off this menu the Pork Belly is really good
• The soft shell crab and pork dumplings are all worthy contenders
• It's not stand out amazing but this is a small chain and it's what you expect
• They also take reservations and have some larger tables at the back which is great if you're going as a big group as it's hard to find anywhere in London that will take you
• Over Christmas and New Year I spent a month travelling in the East with 2 girlfriends
• Looking to escape the stresses and boy dramas of London we packed our rucksacks with neon paint
• Travelling with a veggie and an extremely fussy fish fearing coriander detesting friend was not the best chance to sample the culinary delights of the East
• I was already in love with all the eateries we passed along the way
• The restaurant itself is quite small with tables jammed pack
• The food came slow and the dishes came with 15 minutes apart
• The Banh Cuon here was gorgeous though
• I would recommend Cay Tre (Soho) if you are in Soho and looking for a good Vietnamese restaurant
• Informal and there was a long wait for a table but they are more than happy for you to drink at the bar or head somewhere else for a drink whilst your name is on the list
• Despite being so busy the food was quick and excellent
• Service throughout is prompt and super friendly
• My personal favourites dishes are the huge fried spring rolls
• Had the shrimp summer roll which was fab and the beef pho which was decent
• Everything else was a bit over cooked and under prepared
• Service is on par with what you expect for a busy restaurant
• Everything was just perfect
• Cool environment with abit of bistro feel at the bar front
• The service was very good and the food was enjoyable
• On a visit to the beautiful city of London I was specifically looking for a change and more diversified cuisine and Cay Tre (Soho) came highly recommended
• Located on Dean street in soho the place is surrounded by many other F&
• Again the sauce was too sweet they didn't give the fish sauce
• The noodles were slightly over cooked but still alright
• Seafood and vegetarian platter were overpriced for what was served
• When we gave feedback to staff again their response was sorry we feel this way but that&rsquo
• The bathrooms are disgusting
• Staff had a chance to deal with our complaint on site but they failed
• When used to describe objects with particularly flowery and flattering language
• This time the store was Soho and I went with the lunch special including fried chicken wings and the vermicelli noodle salad (£
• First to arrive were the sticky chicken wings with fish sauce and these are worthwhile
• Because the first of my issues for the main was that it was under seasoned
• D suspect the water was a consequence of the noodles not being sieved properly
• I thought Cay Tre was decent value for the price considering the location
• My go to dish is the bun noodles with prawn
• Highly overrated place the pho was very average with the broth lacking the right amount of flavour and herbs that one expects and the rolls we ordered were also passé
• Has the elderflower cocktail which was good quite disappointing given the fanfare and the reviews

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