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Tre Viet Mare Street

245-249 Mare St, London E8 3NS, UK4.0 (394 reviews)020 8533 7390map

Family-run, budget Vietnamese on Mare St (Hackney) doing classic home-cooked dishes and a much-praised bone-broth phở, plus bubble tea; vegan-friendly, warm with regulars, some older-review inconsistency.

Why it's listed: Tre Viet Vietnamese on Mare St E8, Hackney

Profile last updated 14 July 2026.

Tre Viet Mare Street — photo
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The business claims it

Structured facts from the listing and website.

Cuisine style
Classic home-cooked Vietnamese
serving classic, home-cooked disheseditorialSummary
Ownership / staffing model
Family-run; reviews reference a recent change of management by an experienced restaurateur (unverified).
the restaurant has been taken over by someone who has managed a chain of restaurants of all sizes in the UKreviews
Vietnamese focus
full vietnamese
Vietnamese restaurant serving classic, home-cooked disheseditorialSummary
Setting & venue context
Casual room decorated with lanterns and a colourful mural.
with lanterns and a colourful muraleditorialSummary
Service modes offered
dine in · takeaway · delivery
I order online every night... We took Takeaway home as well and its still tasted so deliciousreviews
Price band
budget
PRICE_LEVEL_INEXPENSIVE; it's fairly cheap toopriceLevel
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Customers reveal it

Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.

Atmosphere as customers describe it
Relaxed, family-run neighbourhood feel with lantern-and-mural decor.
you want to have a nice relaxed dinnerreviews
Occasions customers use it for
comfort food · casual dinner · takeaway
Nothing beats a hot steaming bowl of Pho... if you want to have a nice relaxed dinnerreviews
Dishes customers name repeatedly
pho (bone broth) · vegetable & tofu pho · taro bubble tea · mixed starter
The absolute best bone broth in London... the taro bubble tea was the best I've hadreviews
Recurring caveats in reviews
some dishes inconsistent (e.g. dry duck) in older reviews
The half duck however was incredibly dry and we had to keep asking for more saucereviews
Service character as customers describe it
Warm, sweet family-run service; known to look after regulars (e.g. free dessert).
kind enough to give me a free dessert today because an I'm a regular. The sweetest familyreviews
Value for money as customers see it
Cheap with generous, filling portions.
one portion is more than enough to fill you up and it's fairly cheap tooreviews
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Only the owner knows it

Questions we hold for the kitchen itself. Unanswered until they answer.

We're holding 9 questions for the owner — families & kids, best occasions & the vibe, vegan, coeliac & allergy options, why choose you, groups, private hire & catering, booking or walk-in?, good to know before you visit, must-order dishes, made in-house & sourcing — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.