The food is excellent and the service is great. A gem of a place
the food and service are great. We love to come back here again and again.
Absolutely fantastic food every time we visit & they never throw us out !!! Staff are the friendliest and most pleasant you could wish to meet. A must !!!!
Lovely food. Spring rolls were delicious and the duck with lemongrass was fantastic. Staff were happy and pleasant. Thoroughly recommended!
Happy New Year’s Eve. What a year. So much writing. So much change. And of course, so much eating. Life for me in London started off in Rob and Anne’s ‘hood of Highbury and it was only fitting for our final meal to be there too. Vietnamese eatery Au Lac, a place that offers classic and modern cuisine to set your hearts aflame.
We order delivery from here often. The pancake with prawn is excellent and so is the coconut lemongrass chicken, but have not had a lot of luck with other items. We have eaten in & the fresh pho was very good, but if you get it delivered they send so little broth that it is not even like a soup, just noodles in a watered down broth. That said, the 2 items we found & like on the menu get the highest of top marks!
I have been looking for a nice local restaurant--anything really--and this place blew me away. It tastes more authentic than the stuff in Shoreditch. Reasonable prices and friendly staff. I'd give it 5/5 stars if I could! Everything from the pho to the bean curd to the rolls simply rock the taste buds. What a flavour punch . . . POW! Great service as well.
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Phoking delicious!. Came to try the pho and we weren't let down, really nice!
Never had a bad meal here. Reasonably priced with friendly staff
A reliable and regular local haunt. Extensive menu with lots of specialities .Great summer rolls and Vietnamese pancakes.
it is about time that i gave au lac a review. this is a neighbourhood haunt. so fond are we of this vietnamese eatery that we eat in or take out from here. insofar as the authenticity of the food is concerned, there are mixed opinions about it - to start
This is a brilliant Vietnamese family owned and run restaurant. Very busy, authentic dishes, attentive staff, close to the Emirates Stadium for Arsenal games. Very competitive prices and wine ???? list.
We had an incredible dining experience at Ninh's. The presentation of the food was exquisite, and the flavours were absolutely delightful. Every dish tasted incredibly fresh, especially the selection of vegetarian options we tried. My friend opted for the Beef Vermicelli and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Allow us to highly recommend some must-try dishes: the Summer Rolls, Papaya Salad, Aromatic Mixed Vegetables with Pancakes, Vietnamese Shaking Mushrooms, and the Vermicelli Salads (both the Beef and Veg options). Ninh's is more than happy to accommodate any modifications you may desire, such as omitting the bean sprouts.
The service at Ninh's is friendly and accommodating, ensuring a pleasant dining experience. The interior of the restaurant is serene and spotlessly clean, providing a tranquil atmosphere. Whether you're dining with your partner or a group of friends, Ninh's is a fantastic place to enjoy authentic Vietnamese cuisine in the vibrant neighbourhood of Highbury.
very tasty and authentic Vietnamese cuisine. fab papaya salad and yellow curry. Everything is very tasty. Nice service so worth coming over
Went here with my sister and my 1 year old. They were very helpful and got us a high chair (they have a wooden one which has its own tray to use if you’d like). We had the lemongrass and chilli chicken, jasmine rice, chicken papaya salad and a quarter duck pancakes.
Everything was delicious. The salad was fresh and light, as was the lemongrass and chilli (I thought it was going to be more of a curry, but it’s more of a light stir fry with bean sprouts), and duck pancakes were… duck pancakes! Not that that means they weren’t good, but they were as expected. Meat was tender, generous amounts of onion and cucumber and enough pancakes for the amount of duck.
We finished with red bean sesame balls which are just divine. Toasty hot and served with ice cream on the side, they’re a bit like doughnuts - but better in my opinion.
First time here since under new ownership and it was a pleasant experience. Modern dark interior and staff were attentive and polite. The spring rolls were made with rice paper which is good and the prawn summer rolls had egg, which in my (limited) experience, is uncommon. Pho broth was flavourful and of a good size too. Will be coming back.
We were the first ones in today, and greeted by such a friendly member of staff who was lovely and helpful all the way through. We ordered a what we thought was enough for 4, but it was much more and probably could have fed another one or two. Delicious, so delicious. The vegetatian spring rolls were crispy and tasty. The Singapore noodles we shared so full of flavour and with a bit of heat. My chicken in blackbean sauce was great, as were my friends’ dishes of Mongolian lamb, Yellow Curry beef and Yellow Curry prawns. Pleasantly full and will definitely revisit even though it’s fairly far for me. Love this place!
Absolutely delicious, fresh food and the friendly service.
I had the best coconut rice EVER! I was pleasantly surprised with the quality and fresh taste of the food. It has become a place to go back to!
Food at Ninh's was fantastic, amazing quality and generous portions. It's the best Vietnamese food I've had since going to Vietnam, and really authentic. We had had spring rolls, duck, and vermacelli noodles with prawns. Phil the waiter was really friendly and the restaurant has great vibes, highly recommend!
Some of the best Vietnamese food I’ve ever had outside of Vietnam. The meat selection platter was a perfect starter for our dining experience. A great selection of meats with everything perfectly cooked. Our mains were the Mongolian duck and special Pho. How they managed to get the duck so crispy and tender at the same time I don’t know lol. The Pho was also beautiful, you could just drink cups of the broth alone. With finished off the meal with the ice coffee which was great albeit too sweet for my partner and some sake which was the real stuff no doubt.
Delicious authentic Vietnamese food in London. Slightly pricey but worth it. We always order the spring rolls but the tofu and mushroom pho. The spicy noodle soup is also delicious.
Lovely restaurant. The food was tasty and the staff attentive. Would go back again
Absolutely top notch grub
Tried the Vietnamese pancake, pho & Mongolian duck and all were delish
Nice chilled atmosphere and Savage value too 👌🏽
Great food, great service. 🇻🇳
What a gem! It’s quickly become my favourite local place to eat in the whole of Islington/Highbury/Holloway area. The most delicious pho I’ve ever had! On top of that, it’s cheaper than the alternatives around, the staff is lovely and the place is squeaking clean. It also has a lot of healthy looking plants :)
Edit: I would also recommend crispy spring rolls, summer rolls and grilled pork with rice!
Very enjoyable meal and kind staff. Chose set menu B which was very filling and gave a nice variety of dishes. I also tried the Vijoto which was amazingly refreshing. Highlights were the salad, summer rolls and chicken in coconut and lemon.
Very fast service too!
I really enjoyed my experience here with the family. The food was wonderful and the staff were friendly. Service could have been a little more attentive.
This is an excellent Vietnamese eatery and takeaway, with a lot of tasty options on the menu. Ninh's Vietnamese restaurant is definitely worth visiting for a satisfying night out. No doubt this family enterprise picks up a lot of traffic from its more illustrious neighbours, but it is worth experiencing in its own right. I enjoyed the aromatic crispy duck, the vegetarian spring rolls, and the Mongolian lamb.
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