Whilst compared to the many great Vietnamese restaurants in the Shoreditch area, Cyclo is indeed not in the same league, I do feel that the overall compilation of reviews it has gotten here do seem quite harsh. So although I do not have much to say about the restaurant as it didn’t leave much of an impression on me, I feel compelled to say that my experience was not that bad. As you can see from my photos, the food looked presentable and were decent portions; everything was ok as far as I could tell, just not particularly remarkable.
Emy C.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Londres, Royaume-Uni
Sert plus tard que les autres restaurants en pleine semaine. Vu l’heure, nous avons eu un excellent service et pas d’attente. Les plats étaient ok.
Thomas C.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Skovlunde, Denmark
Beautiful place, a bit random service, but decent Sea Bas. My friend found the ribs boring.
Blyth B.
Rating des Ortes: 1 London, United Kingdom
first and last lunch from here. the sulky teenager/waitress took my order and payment… then told me the item was not on the menu. i ordered the beef bun instead — not only did i wait half an hour, while lots of customers who ordered after me were served — my food was stone cold but the time i returned to my desk — literally one minutes walk from the restaurant. worse still, the food was tasteless, the beef was grey in colour and the sauce that accompanied the meal was basically just vinegar. AVOIDAVOIDAVOID.
Boon K.
Rating des Ortes: 3 London, United Kingdom
I had a banh mi from here twice, as takeaway lunches. It was OK. The first time service was really slow in making the banh mi. The second time, there was a bit too much sauce and oil inside. Definitely not the best banh mi I’ve had, but it is a reasonable option for lunch.
Robert D.
Rating des Ortes: 1 Soho, London, United Kingdom
Shoreditch, famous for its row if outstanding Vietnamese, has a new non competitor. How is it possible to serve fatty dishwater as phở when every one else within five minutes’ walk north or south has it so lovely and delicious? Go to cyclo to find out. May I suggest a snack before and a cleansing astringent after?
Iain M.
Rating des Ortes: 1 London, United Kingdom
30 minute wait for really average pad Thai. My wife’s phở was nice but we won’t be back.
Minnie M.
Rating des Ortes: 2 London, United Kingdom
Pros: +Decent broth in phở +Lots of space +Has bahn mi, bun hue, phở, salad options +Hoisin and sriracha sauces on table Cons: –Small portions(Spicy Chicken Salad was really small) –Broth lacked seasoning/flavor compared with Mien Tay or Song Que –Weird tasting meat –Pricey, relative to the quantity –Summer rolls were so scrawny You might as well go 10 minutes down to Kingsland Road and search for a better place. This was a bit disappointing.
Andrew M.
Rating des Ortes: 3 London, United Kingdom
I was excited to see a new Vietnamese place open in the area. We’re already spoilt for choice with several on Kingsland Road, but it’s nice when a new place comes along. I ordered the meal I use as a litmus test for Vietnamese restaurants — grilled/bbq pork with vermicelli. Unfortunately it just wasn’t up to scratch. It was a bit tasteless and lacked the lemongrass, ginger and chilli flavour of others in the area. The portion was also pretty small, although this may be because I took it away instead of eating in. If it was anywhere else, I probably would have rated it as acceptable, but with so much competition in the area, it’s not off to a good start. I will probably revisit to make sure I wasn’t being to harsh, or that they weren’t experiencing teething problems. I’m going to rate a cautious 3 for now.