Cu Tu (Hoxton)

• I asked my friend from Hoxton to recommend me the best Vietnamese on the Kingsland road and after a few drinks on a Thursday night we did one better and went together
• I had a Vietnamese golden pancake that was basically a pancake wrapped around a stir fry and not much more
• The beef and galanga curry I then followed it with was OK but a bit too viscous for my liking
• I was looking for something a bit measured and more unique but Cu Tu was quite as good as say Banh Mi Bay in Clerkenwell
• The banana blossom salad is unusual and not on every menu
• Also the deep fried whole fish dishes (try the sea bream with mango) are filleted before frying and then served in a nest constructed from the sculpted fried skeleton
• If you're in the area and are looking for something quick
• Easy and delicious this street just off Shoredtich High Street is your one stop shop
• Cu Tu is one of the many along this street and like the majority it was very busy even on a Wednesday night
• The restaurant is not that big but nice and cozy and well lit so you don't feel too claustrophobic
• The staff are efficient and the food is delivered quickly
• I had the stir fry chicken with lemon grass and chili for a main which was not as flavorsome as I expected and not that spicy but still good
• Only complaint was that they forgot to bring out one of our beers
• It eventually arrived and was not added to the bill

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