Cay Tre
| Address: | 301 Old Street EC1V 9LA | |
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| Tel | 020 7729 8662 | |
| Email: | manager@vitnamesekitchen. | |
| Website: | Visit Cay Tre website | |
Price:
£26.00 
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Wine: £11.00 |
Champagne: £38.00 |
| Opening Hours: | Mon-Sat 12N-3.30pm 5.30-11pm (Fri-Sat -11.30pm) Sun 12N-10.30pm |
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Square Meal review of Cay Tre:
It has no decor worth recalling & little atmosphere other than a mildly urgent, canteen-like buzz, but this unassuming Vietnamese can turn out great food. A fragrant salad special with squid, fennel & mint, a superbly tender Cognac ‘luc lac’ shaking beef filet mignon with a subtly fiery chilli dipping sauce, & the moreish sizzling seafood platter with scallops, prawns & calamari are all recommended. Not everything is so impressive: the house salad is fresh but unexceptional & the banh xeo – a vast, taco-like crispy pancake shell stuffed with prawns, chicken & vegetables – was on the oily side. Wines are chosen by writer Malcolm Gluck & include an SC Pannell Grenache Rose from Mclaren Vale in South Australia at £4.50 a glass. There’s also Tiger or Hue beer & the efficient staff even manage the occasional smile.
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