Cafe Mama Pho Deptford is a small family run Vietnamese restaurant at 24 Evelyn Street. It serves lunch and dinner through most of the week, with a break between the two services. The straightforward cafe setting keeps the emphasis on traditional recipes and bowls made for an informal, satisfying meal.
Pho is central to the restaurant’s identity. The soup base is cooked patiently for eight hours using fresh beef or chicken and traditional herbs, developing depth before noodles and other ingredients are added. Pho Tai Chin combines different beef textures, while other bowls allow diners to choose the broth and accompaniments that suit them.
The menu reaches beyond pho into dishes such as bánh xèo, bún bò Huế, bún chả giò thịt nướng and cơm bò kho. These preparations move between crisp pancakes, spicy soup, grilled meat, spring rolls, rice noodles and slow cooked beef. Ordering several smaller dishes alongside a bowl can show more of the contrast within Vietnamese cooking.
Takeaway and delivery provide alternatives to eating in, although the dining room is well suited to a quick local meal. Fish sauce, peanuts, shellfish, soy and gluten may appear across the menu, so guests with allergies should discuss the current recipes with staff. Cafe Mama Pho is particularly appealing to diners seeking carefully made broth and a wider range of Vietnamese comfort food.
Address: 24 Evelyn Street, Deptford, London SE8 5DG, England
Mama Pho Deptford Menu
Starter
Snack & Salad
MỰC CHIÊN GIÒN
Deep fried squid in garlic butter and chilli powder.
BÁNH CUỐN
Rice pastry with pork and shrimps. Served with Vietnamese ham, shallot and coriander.
CÁNH GÀ CHIÊN BƠ
Deep fried chicken wings with garlic butter and lemon grass.
CÁNH GÀ CHIÊN NƯỚC MẮM
Deep fried chicken wings coated in spicy fish sauce and coriander.
MANGO SALAD
Shredded mango salad with chicken, beef or prawns with fish sauce and sprinkle peanuts.
GỎI GÀ
Chicken & cabbage salad with peanuts & spicy fish sauce.
GỎITÔM
Prawns & cabbage salad with peanuts & spicy fish sauce.
Rolls
Spring Rolls / Summer Rolls / Winter Rolls
BÒ LÁ LỐT
Lemon grass beef wrapped in betel leaf with sprinkle peanuts.
BÁNH XÈO
Crêpe filled with pork or chicken, prawns, onion, bean sprouts and salad.
GỎI CUỐN
Summer rolls with pork, prawns and salad served with hoisin sauce.
GỎI CUỐN ĐẶC BIỆT
Rolls with pork, prawns, egg, herbs and salad served with hoisin sauce.
GỎI CUỐN GÀ
Rolls with grilled chicken, herbs & salad served with spicy fish sauce.
GỎI CUỐN CHAY
Rolls with herbs and tofu served with hoisin sauce.
CHẢ GIÒ
Deep fried spring rolls filled with pork and prawns.
CHẢ GIÒ CHAY
Vegetarian spring rolls.
PHỞ
Pho is served in a bowl with a specific cut of flat rice noodles in clear beef broth, with thin cuts of beef (steak, fatty flank, lean flank, brisket). Variations feature slow-cooked tendon, tripe, or meatballs in southern Vietnam. Chicken pho is made using the same spices as beef, but the broth is made using chicken bones and meat, as well as some internal organs of the chicken, such as the heart, the undeveloped eggs, and the gizzard.
PHỞ TÁI
Rare beef noodle soup with fresh herbs.
PHỞ GÀ
Chicken noodle soup with fresh herbs.
PHỞ TÁI CHÍN
Rare and well-done beef noodle soup with fresh herbs.
PHỞ ĐẶC BIỆT
Combination meat of beef, chicken and prawns noodle soup with fresh herbs.
PHỞ CHÍN
Well-done beef flank noodle soup with fresh herbs.
BÚN TÔM HUẾ
King prawns in spicy soup with round vermicelli noodles and fresh herbs.
BÚN BÒ HUẾ
Beef shin in spicy soup with round vermicelli noodles and fresh herbs.
BÚN / CƠM
Vermicelli Noodles / Jasmine Rice
BÚN CHẢ GIÒ THỊT NƯỚNG
Grilled pork with lemon grass and spring roll served with salad and spicy fish sauce.
BÚN CHẢ GIÒ CHAY
Vegetarian spring rolls with salad served with soy sauce.
BÚN BÒ XÀO
Flash fried medium rare or well-done beef with lemon grass served with salad.
BÚN TÔM XÀO
Flash fried king prawns with lemon- grass served with salad.
TOFU XÀO
Flash fried tofu, lemon grass served with salad.
CƠM SƯỜN
Grilled lemon grass pork chops served with salad and spicy sauce.
CƠM GÀ CHIÊN
Fried chicken served with salad, spicy sauce and complimentary soup.
CƠM GÀ NƯỚNG
Grilled chicken served with salad and spicy sauce.
CƠM CURRY
Chicken cooked with sweet potatoes,carrots and coconut cream.
CƠM BÒ KHO
Vietnamese style slow cooked beef stew.
BÁNH MÌ
Vietnamese Sandwich
BÁNH MÌ THỊT
Baguette with slices Pork belly, Ham, Pickled Carrots, Cucumbers, Coriander, Pate and Mayonnaise.
BÁNH MÌ GÀ
Baguette with Grilled chicken, Pate, Carrots, Cucumbers, Coriander and Mayonnaise.
Drinks
Cold / Hot Drinks
CHÈ BA MÀU
Three coloured desserts with red beans, green jelly and coconut cream. (Cold Dessert Drinks)
CHÈ THÁI
Special dessert with green jelly, jack fruit, palm seeds, durian and coconut cream. (Cold Dessert Drinks)
Iced Coffee
Authentic Vietnamese Iced Coffee
Coconut Juice
Clear coconut water with chunks of coconut flesh.
Juice
Apply / Mango / Orange Juice
Soft Drinks
Coke / Diet Code / Fanta / 7up
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Asahi Super Dry
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Singha
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Bia Saigon
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Jasmine Tea
Tea scented with the aroma of jasmine blossoms.