I could bath in the broth!!!! I have a slight addiction to south east Asian food and was recently disappointed with a trip to a chain pho restaurant. This place has restored my faith in uk (Brighton) Vietnamese food. The service was pleasant, quick and efficient. The food was amazing!!! I had tofu and mushroom spring rolls with peanut sauce which were crispy and flavourful - the sauce being made a bit more ? with the sriracha on hand. I then had the house special prawn and tofu pho. Prawns were perfectly cooked - not rubbery and the broth was deep and rounded and pepped up with the extra chilli and mint to the side. I was having a day to myself so the window seat to watch the world go by was also appreciated.
weymouthtraveller
I found this through the reviews on Tripadvisor. I thought the food was very good we had chicken wings and summer rolls to begin followed by pho. It’s not a fancy restaurant but if you want delicious food then I would recommend
Kate Adams
Assuming Big Bowl is an independent restaurant, I'm surprised by their lack of flexibility with regards to their menu?They serve a crunchy fresh salad, with prawns. I don't eat shellfish, so asked if I could please order the salad minus the prawns and how much this would cost?The usual price is £8.75, so I'm thinking £6 maybe £7?The waitress returns to our table to say we can have the salad minus the prawns, but the price is the same??!Why be so unflexible?Not only have they lost £7 on a potential side salad order, but they also have an average review from a regular customer.I also ordered the tofu and shitaki spring rolls. They charge £6 for 2 skinny spring rolls and a dipping sauce. Unfortunately, our serving didn't have more than a fleck of shitaki mushroom?Is this another example of shrinkflation?Sorry to get on my soap box here, but I work hard for my money. Eating out is a treat, so I think customers deserve a fair deal and the best possible service.I highly recommend Noodles Soup, 37 West Street as a great value, authentic (Chinese noodle bowl) alternative to Big Bowl ?
robert pearce
I dropped by at the big bowl afew days ago and had a very pleasant experience. Fast and friendly service and very satisfying food too, i ordered the big bowl pho, and some spring rolls, afew Vietnamese beers later i was ordering some wings too ! It was pretty quite when i visited but thats ok with me... thanks big bowl !
Aaron Liu
Authentic Vietnamese cuisine. Kind and polite service. Prices are reasonable. Love the chicken curry and pho
Pitchaya Piyachan
I went for 'The Big Bowl' and I'm glad I did. The meatballs are amazing. The soup is on the sweet side but you can add lime juice and it'll be perfect. Super tender beef - you know it's a proper pho when the beef is cooked in the the broth upon serving. ??
Kosha Hussain
Nice little Vietnamese joint that has a variety of Pho's and soups ?The staff are young and friendly.Only downside I had was I felt the wooden seats were a little uncomfortable. But that's probably because I'm too tall for their furniture ?
JMH
After traveling internationally, we were looking forward to some "comfort" food as pho is a weekly meal in our household throughout the year.Unfortunately, the house special left something to be desired. I found all aspects of the meal to be bland and lacking from the broth to the meat balls. Tbh this might be the first time ever that I've left any beef or meatballs in my bowl.
Kany Diallo
A simple menu but delicious! We had the vegan tofu and mushroom spring rolls, steak pho and spicy tofu chicken special. All very tasty and will be going back to try the rest of the menu. Recommend booking so you don’t have to slurp noodles at the window table being looked at by passers by!
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We went to The Big Bowl before going to a gig. It is quite small and more like a cafe than a restaurant but reservations were available on their website. We both had the bun (one with BBQ pork and the other combo i.e. pork and chicken) and both were fresh and very tasty. We had 3 bottles of beer and the total cost was approximately £36 so very good value.If we are in the area again, we would happily return.
This place is definitely a hidden gem. They serve really authentic food and they have lovely staff. I was excited to have a traditional Vietnamese coffee for this first time since my trip to Vietnam. Would definitely go again!
Aïcha camara
Really enjoyed our meal at The Big Bowl. Food was great and the service was quick and friendly. Only negative was that they accepted cash only (sign out front and cash machine nearby, but I would have liked to know in advance). Would recommend!
Nurudden Ibrahim
Lovely and generous bowls of food with a reasonable quick service but booze expensive as are soft drinks served in cans. Food freshly made and small and bijou.
Kane Brown
I have been there few times and I can say it is one of the best Vietnamese restaurants I have ever tried. Although food is so simple it is also full of flavour and reasonably priced plus portions are quite big. It is defo authentic Vietnamese cuisine, the owner it is in fact from Vietnam. The big bowl is very clean which is not that common for small Asian restaurants nowadays so this is another good point to pop over.Not ideal for big groups but I would definitely recommend to any travellers solo or group of 2-4 people.
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Food was Amazing,wait was only about 10 minutes service wasn't mad they were pretty nice and respectful. The toilets aren't very clean though,there's cobwebs everywere
I could bath in the broth!!!! I have a slight addiction to south east Asian food and was recently disappointed with a trip to a chain pho restaurant. This place has restored my faith in uk (Brighton) Vietnamese food. The service was pleasant, quick and efficient. The food was amazing!!! I had tofu and mushroom spring rolls with peanut sauce which were crispy and flavourful - the sauce being made a bit more ? with the sriracha on hand. I then had the house special prawn and tofu pho. Prawns were perfectly cooked - not rubbery and the broth was deep and rounded and pepped up with the extra chilli and mint to the side. I was having a day to myself so the window seat to watch the world go by was also appreciated.
I found this through the reviews on Tripadvisor. I thought the food was very good we had chicken wings and summer rolls to begin followed by pho. It’s not a fancy restaurant but if you want delicious food then I would recommend
Assuming Big Bowl is an independent restaurant, I'm surprised by their lack of flexibility with regards to their menu?They serve a crunchy fresh salad, with prawns. I don't eat shellfish, so asked if I could please order the salad minus the prawns and how much this would cost?The usual price is £8.75, so I'm thinking £6 maybe £7?The waitress returns to our table to say we can have the salad minus the prawns, but the price is the same??!Why be so unflexible?Not only have they lost £7 on a potential side salad order, but they also have an average review from a regular customer.I also ordered the tofu and shitaki spring rolls. They charge £6 for 2 skinny spring rolls and a dipping sauce. Unfortunately, our serving didn't have more than a fleck of shitaki mushroom?Is this another example of shrinkflation?Sorry to get on my soap box here, but I work hard for my money. Eating out is a treat, so I think customers deserve a fair deal and the best possible service.I highly recommend Noodles Soup, 37 West Street as a great value, authentic (Chinese noodle bowl) alternative to Big Bowl ?
I dropped by at the big bowl afew days ago and had a very pleasant experience. Fast and friendly service and very satisfying food too, i ordered the big bowl pho, and some spring rolls, afew Vietnamese beers later i was ordering some wings too ! It was pretty quite when i visited but thats ok with me... thanks big bowl !
Authentic Vietnamese cuisine. Kind and polite service. Prices are reasonable. Love the chicken curry and pho
I went for 'The Big Bowl' and I'm glad I did. The meatballs are amazing. The soup is on the sweet side but you can add lime juice and it'll be perfect. Super tender beef - you know it's a proper pho when the beef is cooked in the the broth upon serving. ??
Nice little Vietnamese joint that has a variety of Pho's and soups ?The staff are young and friendly.Only downside I had was I felt the wooden seats were a little uncomfortable. But that's probably because I'm too tall for their furniture ?
After traveling internationally, we were looking forward to some "comfort" food as pho is a weekly meal in our household throughout the year.Unfortunately, the house special left something to be desired. I found all aspects of the meal to be bland and lacking from the broth to the meat balls. Tbh this might be the first time ever that I've left any beef or meatballs in my bowl.
A simple menu but delicious! We had the vegan tofu and mushroom spring rolls, steak pho and spicy tofu chicken special. All very tasty and will be going back to try the rest of the menu. Recommend booking so you don’t have to slurp noodles at the window table being looked at by passers by!
We went to The Big Bowl before going to a gig. It is quite small and more like a cafe than a restaurant but reservations were available on their website. We both had the bun (one with BBQ pork and the other combo i.e. pork and chicken) and both were fresh and very tasty. We had 3 bottles of beer and the total cost was approximately £36 so very good value.If we are in the area again, we would happily return.
Restaurantji Recommends
This place is definitely a hidden gem. They serve really authentic food and they have lovely staff. I was excited to have a traditional Vietnamese coffee for this first time since my trip to Vietnam. Would definitely go again!
Really enjoyed our meal at The Big Bowl. Food was great and the service was quick and friendly. Only negative was that they accepted cash only (sign out front and cash machine nearby, but I would have liked to know in advance). Would recommend!
Lovely and generous bowls of food with a reasonable quick service but booze expensive as are soft drinks served in cans. Food freshly made and small and bijou.
I have been there few times and I can say it is one of the best Vietnamese restaurants I have ever tried. Although food is so simple it is also full of flavour and reasonably priced plus portions are quite big. It is defo authentic Vietnamese cuisine, the owner it is in fact from Vietnam. The big bowl is very clean which is not that common for small Asian restaurants nowadays so this is another good point to pop over.Not ideal for big groups but I would definitely recommend to any travellers solo or group of 2-4 people.
Food was Amazing,wait was only about 10 minutes service wasn't mad they were pretty nice and respectful. The toilets aren't very clean though,there's cobwebs everywere