Vietnamese restaurant at 119 King’s Cross Rd, London WC1X 9NH, United Kingdom. Casual, no-frills spot for Vietnamese favourites from summer rolls to pho and traditional baguettes.

We are a small Vietnamese restaurant located in Kings Cross London. We catered authentic and modern Vietnamese cuisines from crispy baguettes with homemade fillings to our famous noodles soups dishes that come from three main regions of Vietnam. @Senvietkingscross @senvietchay – Sen Viet Menu – King’s Cross

Sen Viet restaurant is widely recognised for serving up best Vietnamese cuisine in Kings Cross, London. The food is exotic and full of character from summer rolls to pho and traditional baguettes.

The cooking is a combination of rice and meat, chicken or fish with plenty of vegetables, onions, garlic, nuts and herbs and other secret Viet’s ingredients!

The restaurant is smallish and cosy form inside but the space is nicely organised with lovely Vietnamese touches in the decor. You will find the place welcoming and warm as the staff are friendly and happy to help.

Menu

STARTERS

• Gol Cuon – Summer Rolls: Tofu – £3.00, Prawn & pork – £3.50
  (Fresh rice paper rolls with herbs. Vietnamese flavour filled with rice vermicelli, shredded lettuce & fragrant herbs with crushed roasted peanut & hoi sin dipping sauce.)
• Goi Cuon Bi – Caramel Pork Summer Rolls – £3.50
  (Shredded caramel pork, rice vermicelli, shredded lettuce & Vietnamese herbs wrapped into a softened rice paper. A low-fat favourite served with peanut & hoi sin dipping sauce.) 
• Cha Gio – Crispy Spring Rolls – £4.00
  (Fried pork & prawn rolls with lettuce to use for wrapping & nuoc mam (fish) sauce to nject flavour.)
• Cha Gio Chay – Crispy Vegetarian Spring Rolls – £3.50
  (Mix vegetable rolls with lettuce as a wrap & soy sauce.)
• Goi Ngo Sen – Lotus Stem Salad – £6.00
  (Fresh crunchy lotus shoot, onion in a sweet chilli & lemon dressing. Topped with prawns & sliced pork, herb salad, fine chopped fresh chilli & crushed roasted peanuts.)
• Gol Thap Cam -Vietnamese Salad: Salad only – £4.00, Pork & prawn – £5.00
  (Medleys of crisp shredded vegetables in a chilli lemon dressing, garnished with sweet basil, fresh chopped chilli, crushed roasted peanuts.) 
• Banh Xeo – Crispy Pancake (Southern Vietnam): Tofu – £5.50, Prawns & chicken – £6.00
  (Traditional Vietnamese pancake wrapped in beansprout, onion, served with lettuce leaves to use as a wrap for the pancake, with homemade pickles, Viet herbs & nuoc mam (fish) dipping sauce.)
• Bo Tai Chanh / Indochine Beef  – £6.00
  (Thinly slices of beef soaked in lemon juice with fresh herbs and a hint of fragrant crispy shallots.)
• Bo Cuon Nuong – Grilled Beef Rolls & Salad – £7.00
  (Beef wrapped in garlic gloves, laid on a bed of salad with lemon, salt and olive dressing)
• Cha Ca La Vong / Monkfish with Tumeric, Dill & Spices (Minimum order for 2) – £5.00(pp)
  (Hanoi’s famous dish of soft fish marinated with herbs, served with rice vermicelli, slices of pimento, ground nuts, fennel & a traditional shrimp sauce -Grilled at the table-) 
• Cac Mon Rang Muoi/Salted, Chillies & Peppered: Tofu – £5.50, Squid – £6.50, King prawn – £6.50, Whole Seabass – £8.00
• Khal VI Dac Blet/House Platter to Share (Minimum of 2 sharing):
  • Vegetarian – £5.00(pp)
    (Salt and chilly tofu, spring roll, summer roll, lotus salad.)
  • Mixed – £6.00(pp)
    (Squid, spring roll, summer roll, lotus salad, grilled leafy meat.)

FISH AND SEAFOOD

• Seabass Hap/Whole Steam Seabass – £10.00
  (with ginger & spring onions.)
• Luon Rang Sa Ot/Longfish in Lemongrass & Chilli – £10.00
  (Incredible longfish coated in tumeric & lemongrass with a sprinkle of fresh chopped chilli.)
• Ca Kho To/Slow Cooked Mekong Catfish in a Clay Pot – £7.00
  (A traditional Vietnamese cooking method of fresh water catfish, poached in caramelised fish sauce, simmered in a clay pot, finished with cracked black) 
• Thap Cam Hai San – £8.00
  (Sizzling Seafood with Ginger & Garlic Scallops, king prawns & squid stir-fried together with vegetables & garlic sauce)

MEATS

• Bo Sot yang / Stewed Beef – £7.50
  (Simmered beef with lemongrass, star anise, red weed seeds and carrots (recommended to be eaten with rice, vermicelli or baguettes)
• Bo Lua Hong / Campfire Steak – £7.00
  (Marinated with oyster sauce & sauteed in a clay pot)
• Ca RI Ga / Coconut Chicken Curry – £6.00
  (Mild & creamy, with fragrants of lemongrass (recommended to be eaten with rice, vermicelli or baguettes)
• Ca RI Vit/Duck Curry – £7.50
  (Simmered in coconut milk with fragrants of lemongrass (recommended to be eaten with rice, vermicelli or baguettes)

SOUPS AND PHO

• Canh Chua/Hot and Sour Soup: Tofu – £3.50, King prawn – £4.00
  (A light, refreshing southern Vietnam soup, scented with lemon, chilli & herb.)
• Pho Noodle Soup
  (A classic, fragrant home made broth, served with beansprouts.)

• Corn-fed chicken, (S/L) – £5.00/£6.50
• Beef well done (S/L) – £5.00/£6.50
• Rare Beef, (S/L) – £5.00/£6.50
• Mixed (beef and chicken) – £7.00
• Sea food (Prawn, Squid, Scallop) (S/L) – £5.50/£7.50
• Bun Bo Hue/Hue spicy noodle soup
  (A spicy home made broth infused with lemongrass & chilli, garnish with beansprouts. served with beansprouts.)

• Corn-fed chicken (S/L) – £5.00/£6.50
• Beef well done (S/L) – £5.00/£6.50
• Rare Beef, (S/L) – £5.00/£6.50
• Mixed (beef and chicken) – £7.00
• Sea food (Prawn, Squid, Scallop) (S/L) – £5.50/£7.50
• Banh Canh noodle soup  (S/L) – £5.50/£7.50
  (Traditional thick, home made Vietnamese noodles in a light pork broth, garnished with chopped herbs & fried shallots, served with pork, prawn & crab as the topping)

RICE AND NOODLES

• Pho – Stir fried flat rice noodle with Vietnamese vegetables & a choice of topping below:
  • Tofu – £6.00
  • Chicken – £6.50
  • Beef – £6.50
  • Sea food (Prawn, Squid, Scallop) – £7.50 
• My Xao – Egg noodle with Vietnamese vegetables & a choice of topping below:
  • Tofu – £6.00
  • Chicken – £6.50
  • Beef – £6.50
  • Seafood (Prawn, squid, scallop) – £7.50
• Bun Sa/Rice Noodles with Lemongrass & Chilli dishes.
  (Sautéed with lemongrass & chilli, served with rice vermicelli & salad with nuoc mam (fish) sauce)

• Tofu – £6.00
• Chicken – £6.50
• Beef – £6.50
• Prawn – £7.50

• Bun Vermicelli Noodle Salad
  (with crushed peanuts and nuoc mam (fish) sauce.)

• Stir Fried Tofu (Vegetarian) – £6.50
• Chargrilled Satay Chicken – £6.50
• Chargrilled Pork – £6.50
• Chargrilled Beef – £6.50
• Chargrilled Satay King Prawn – £7.00
• Cha la lot Grilled leafy meat parcel wrapped In wild betel leaf – £6.50
• Shredded Caramel Pork – £6.50

• Com Dia – Steamed rice, served with sliced cucumber, tomato & Vietnamese pickles with a choice of topping below:
  • Stir Fried Tofu (Vegetarian) – £6.50
  • Chargrilled Satay Chicken – £6.50
  • Chargrilled Pork – £6.50
  • Chargrilled Beef – £6.50
  • Chargrilled Satay King Prawn – £6.50
  • Cha la lot Grilled leafy meat parcel wrapped in wild betel leaf – £6.50
  • Mix(Chicken, Beef, Prawn) – £7.00
• Corn Thap Cam – £5.50
  (Special Fried Rice with carrot, chicken, Vietnamese pork ham & king prawn, garnish with spring onion)

VEGETABLES

• Cai xanh – Asian green (Choi Sum) – £5.00 
• Stir fried with garlic – £5.00
• Steamed with oyster sauce – £5.00
• Ca Tim Nuong – £5.50
  (Grilled Aubergine, spring onion with chilli sauce.)
• Dau Hu Kho – £6.00
  (Tofu, aubergine with leafy “lalot” in clay pot.)

SIDE DISHES

• Corn Trans – £2.00
  (Steamed fragrant rice)
• Corn Chien Trung – £2.50
  (Egg Fried Rice)
• Bun – £2.00
  (Steamed Rice Vermicelli Noodles.)
• MI Xao Gla – £3.00
  (Noodles with Beansprout)
• Banh MI – £1.00
  (Baguettes)

BAGUETTES

• Banh Mi -Baguettes filled with pickled, sliced cucumber, coriander, fresh chilli & a choice of a main baguette filling
  • Banh Mi Ba Te, Ruoc – Pate & dried string pork – £3.90
  • Banh Mi Ba Ta, Cha Lua -Pate, pork roll and Viet pork ham – £4.00
  • Banh Mi Ga – Chargrilled satay chicken – £3.90
  • Banh Mi Tom Nuong-Chargrilled satay king prawn – £3.90
  • Banh Mi Bo – Chargrilled Beef – £3.90
  • Banh Mi Heo Nuong -Chargrilled Pork – £3.90
  • Banh Mi Tau Hu -Stir Fried Tofu (Vegetarian) – £3.90
  • Banh Mi Bi – Shredded caramel pork – £3.90

DESSERTS

• Kern chien – Fried ice cream – £3.00
• Che chap cam – Fruits & jelly in coconut milk – £3.00
• Dau hu gung – Warm creamy tofu with ginger & coconut sauce – £3.00