SEN Vietnamese Dining Restaurant in Edinburgh

Reviews

1. Sally Zhang ★★★★★

   The restaurant isn’t very large, but the atmosphere is pleasant with simple and tasteful décor. Each small table even has a little bundle of fresh flowers. The pho we ordered has a very fresh, clean broth that’s flavorful without being oily, and the thinly sliced beef inside is tender and nicely seasoned. It also comes with a small fried dough stick, which you can dip in sauce or enjoy directly with the broth. The fried squid is coated in a very crisp batter, and we also ordered a tofu dish on a whim—the sauce was on the sweeter side, which was a bit unexpected. There is also a 10% service charge.

   almost 9 months ago
2. Graeme W ★★★★★

   Authentic Vietnamese food! I've travelled to Vietnam twice and I have to day the food here tastes the same as I've had in Vietnam! The chef is Vietnamese so good expect nothing less. The staff were friendly and efficient. This has become one of my favourite restaurants.

   almost 10 months ago
3. S W ★★★★☆

   I have wanted to come here for a while and finally had a chance a couple weeks ago with some friends. The restaurant was nicely decorated and I liked what they did with the ceiling, though it did seem somewhat tired. Services was very good, matching the 10% service charge imposed. I tried their stir-fry vegetable phở. No idea about authenticity, but it was delicious. My friends liked what they had too. I feel a bit priced out to come here on my own, but with the right company I'd definitely have this on my list. It's not very big so you probably want to book in advance.

   almost 10 months ago

1. Nuala Rooney ★★★☆☆

   I was disappointed by SEN. While the environment is well decorated and intimate, the food is below par. The summer rolls were rather small and very loosely wrapped, so they just fell apart after taking a bite. Chicken skewers were fine, nothing special about them. The grilled pork vermicelli salad was unbelievably greasy. There was a pool of oil at the bottom of the bowl and the pork had a very soapy flavour (not in a coriander-soapy way but like actual soap). It was a fine enough dish but absolutely not worth 18 great British pounds. I would pay £12 at absolute max for a dish like that. They did take our coats when we sat down which I thought was nice until I realised they were hung right next to the kitchen. My coat now has a very strong fried smell that I am rather unhappy about. I wouldn’t recommend this place as there are plenty of other great Vietnamese restaurants with better food for half the price.

   1 year ago
2. 巩奕凡 ★☆☆☆☆

   I would have to say this might be the worst Vietnamese restaurant of all of the Vietnamese restaurants in Edinburgh. The prices are the same or above the average of other Vietnamese restaurants. BUT the food quality here is really…poor. I want to try this so I ordered two portions of Vietnamese summer rolls: £8.5 each but!!! Each portion only contains two shrimps! I was again cheated by the restaurant’s own photography: their official photography shows it is like four shrimps in side each summer roll! But the same price or even lower at any other Edinburgh Vietnamese restaurants you can find can give you at least 3 prawns in each portion of summer roll! It’s a total fraud! Because summer roll is one of the signature and the most common dish for any Vietnamese foods, I can guess that the rest of dishes would be of the same poor but pricey quality. Avoid at all cost, please. And one more thing, the taste is poor and plain. Again, you can find many other great tastes from any other Vietnamese restaurants in Edinburgh. Zero stars if I could give.

   1 year ago
3. Ammir Barakat ★★★★☆

   Our waitress was lovely! Very friendly and smiley. My plate was really good, I have no complaints about the taste, but the portion size was a bit small, especially compared to the same plate from other Vietnamese restaurants. My friend’s plate tasted really good too, but it was too salty. Overall really enjoyable, the tofu really tasted like meat, I would have totally believed it was chicken or fish. Drip coffee was good, but maybe some experimentation to find the best milk brand for thickness and texture is required. Very likely to come back again.

   almost 3 years ago

1. Ling Kersbergen ★★★★★

   Genuinely the most delicious bowl of noodles we've had in years. We saw the pho on the menu and just had to try it! Super friendly family owned restaurant—just remember to reserve a table otherwise you might not get one of the six tables available!

   almost 3 years ago
2. Kenneth Li ★★★★★

   The food here exceeded my expectation. Even not 100% authentically Vietnamese, it was simply delicious. We had the salt and pepper squid as starter, liked the crispy coating and the squid was fresh. The vermicelli salad bowl was complimented by fried spring rolls and grilled pork, with the mouth-watering peanut sauce and Nuoc Cham dressing and the overall combination was great and flavourful. The duck curry was also nice, with tender meat complimented with taro, potato and lotus root in the right Southeast Asian curry sauce (which is not as thick as the Indian and Japanese ones). Friendly staff and the portions were generous as well.

   almost 4 years ago
3. Sean Deans ★★★★★

   Authentic Vietnamese restaurant. As soon as I walked in, the smell reminded me of when I was in Vietnam. The food was amazing and full of flavour. Great decor too. Just a small restaurant with about 10 tables, so advised to book in advance. Great menu options, and also had a vegan menu. Lovely staff and the service was great

   almost 4 years ago

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