"Here’s an excellent way to spend your birthday: eat at the best Vietnamese restaurant in London. The casual Deptford spot covers all bases with its menu—bún and phở, baby back ribs, and vegan specials—and all of them are better than anywhere else. It’s a spot that suits low-key celebrations where groups are fuelled by crisp beers, packed gỏi cuốn, and crunchy bánh xèo tôm thįt." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley
"While the concentration of Vietnamese restaurants in Deptford is less overwhelming than that in Dalston, with reduced quantity comes higher quality. Eat Vietnam Bar B Grill is the restaurant to go to for an unapologetically slap-up Vietnamese meal around SE8. In fact, in London full stop. Cánh gà (chicken wings) have an aromatic, tangy house glaze, the summer rolls are unlike any sad interpretations you’ve had before, and a big order of the bar-b-grill meat is a must too." - jake missing
"If you’re looking for the plumpest, most herb-packed summer rolls, or the crispiest, most prawn-heavy bánh xèo, go to Eat Vietnam. The Deptford favourite is the most consistently excellent Vietnamese restaurant in London, and it wears its superiority lightly. The low-key room suits any occasion, but the attention to detail is in everything you eat. Regulars know repeat visits are essential because the menu is so vast and appealing. Meat-lovers will swoon at barbecue section, with fragrant sườn heo nướng (glazed baby back ribs) to nem nướng nha trang (smoky charcoal pork skewers alongside a gluggable peanut sauce). Vegetarians and vegans are also keenly looked after with a separate and similarly excellent menu of specials." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley
"Eat Vietnam Bar-B-Grill is pro-trackie. We know because we’ve rocked up to this excellent Vietnamese spot in Deptford in our most weathered Nike number, and still had a whale of a time. The menu is vast but the quality is consistent. Cánh gà (chicken wings) have a tangy house glaze that’s equal parts aromatic as it is rootin’ and tootin’. Summer rolls are unlike any sad interpretations you’ve had before, while any meat off the bar-b-grill section of the menu is likely worth a spot on your table. Book ahead, bring numbers, and make this your final stop of the night." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley
"If you aren’t a vegetarian and someone tries to sell you on Eat Vietnam, you might be a little sceptical. It’s a Vietnamese grill restaurant in Deptford, where the whole sea bream, marinated quail, and tender pork kebabs coming off the grill are, quite simply, sensational. And that all sounds great, if that’s what you eat. But even if meat and fish aren’t your thing, Eat Vietnam is excellent. There’s bánh xèo chay (crispy Vietnamese pancakes with tofu and mushrooms), bánh cuốn nhân chay (soft rice batter rolls filled with taro, mung beans, and wood ear mushrooms), and of course, phở, bún, and a whole lot more." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak