Bui Vien is a Vietnamese restaurant at 33 Lavender Hill in Battersea. Named for the lively street in Ho Chi Minh City, it brings a broad range of familiar Vietnamese dishes to a relaxed neighbourhood dining room.
Pho is a central speciality, with aromatic broth, rice noodles, herbs and a choice of toppings creating a comforting meal. Banh mi offers a contrasting combination of crisp bread, savoury fillings, pickles and fresh herbs for diners who prefer something handheld.
Rice and noodle bowls broaden the menu, while dumplings and smaller dishes make it easy to assemble a shared spread. The cooking’s balance of savoury depth, freshness, acidity and chilli gives each format its own character without losing a recognisable Vietnamese foundation.
The range suits a quick lunch as well as a longer dinner with several dishes for the table. Bui Vien is a useful Battersea destination for diners seeking traditional flavours, varied textures and the everyday generosity of Vietnamese cooking.
Address: 33 Lavender Hill, Battersea, London SW11 5QW, England
Bui Vien Menu
Starters
Fresh rolls – Prawn
Freshly wrapped summer rolls filled with aromatic herbs, lettuce, and pickles, noodles served with homemade dipping sauce and crushed peanuts
Fresh rolls – Grilled Seabass
Freshly wrapped summer rolls filled with aromatic herbs, lettuce, and pickles, noodles served with homemade dipping sauce and crushed peanuts
Fresh rolls – Duck
Freshly wrapped summer rolls filled with aromatic herbs, lettuce, and pickles, noodles served with homemade dipping sauce and crushed peanuts
Fresh rolls – Pork
Freshly wrapped summer rolls filled with aromatic herbs, lettuce, and pickles, noodles served with homemade dipping sauce and crushed peanuts
Fresh rolls – Tofu
Freshly wrapped summer rolls filled with aromatic herbs, lettuce, and pickles, noodles served with homemade dipping sauce and crushed peanuts
Spring rolls – Pork
Taro root, wood ear mushrooms, glass noodles, and carrot served with dipping sauce
Spring rolls – Vegetarian
Taro root, wood ear mushrooms, glass noodles, and carrot served with dipping sauce
Crispy pancake – Prawn
Crispy coconut rice pancake, lettuce, and herbs served with fish sauce/soy sauce.
Crispy pancake – Beef
Crispy coconut rice pancake, lettuce, and herbs served with fish sauce/soy sauce.
Crispy pancake – Chicken
Crispy coconut rice pancake, lettuce, and herbs served with fish sauce/soy sauce.
Crispy pancake – Pork
Crispy coconut rice pancake, lettuce, and herbs served with fish sauce/soy sauce.
Crispy pancake – Vegetarian
Crispy coconut rice pancake, lettuce, and herbs served with fish sauce/soy sauce.
Bui Vien Platter
Pork spring rolls, fresh roll prawn, chicken dummpling, papaya salad. Minimum order 2 people, price is per person.
Bui Vien Veggie Platter
Veggie spring rolls, fresh roll tofu, veggie dumpling, papaya salad. Minimum order 2 people, price is per person.
Vietnamese baguette – Pork
Pate, mayo, pickles, cucumber, coriander, & fresh chillies
Vietnamese baguette – Beef
Pate, mayo, pickles, cucumber, coriander, & fresh chillies
Vietnamese baguette – Chicken
Pate, mayo, pickles, cucumber, coriander, & fresh chillies
Vietnamese baguette – Duck
Pate, mayo, pickles, cucumber, coriander, & fresh chillies
Vietnamese baguette – Tofu
Pate, mayo, pickles, cucumber, coriander, & fresh chillies
Chargrilled Quail
Grilled chicken wings (3) – Honey
Grilled chicken wings (3) – Lemongrass & chilli
Grilled chicken wings (3) – Sweet and sour
Grilled chicken satay (4)
Pork ribs lemongrass & chilli
Sweet and sour pork ribs
Chargrilled pork on skewer
Chargrilled mince beef in betel leaf
Pork dumpling (4)
Chicken dumpling (4)
Vegetarian dumpling (4)
Squid salt, pepper & garlic (6)
Tiger Prawn salt, pepper & garlic (6)
Jumbo Softshell Crab salt, pepper & garlic (1)
Tiger prawn tempura (4)
Luxury salad
Lemon-cured beef salad – Finely sliced rare beef cured in lemon juice, onion, saw leaf, lemon leaf
Duck Salad
Special sauce, mixed salad with herbs
Green papaya salad – Beef
Dressed in our house vinaigrette, mixed herbs, and chili sauce & topped with roasted peanuts
Green papaya salad – Chicken
Dressed in our house vinaigrette, mixed herbs, and chili sauce & topped with roasted peanuts
Green papaya salad – Prawn
Dressed in our house vinaigrette, mixed herbs, and chili sauce & topped with roasted peanuts
Green papaya salad – Pork
Dressed in our house vinaigrette, mixed herbs, and chili sauce & topped with roasted peanuts
Green papaya salad – Vegetarian
Dressed in our house vinaigrette, mixed herbs, and chili sauce & topped with roasted peanuts
Mango salad – Beef
Dressed in our house vinaigrette, mixed herbs, and chili sauce & topped with roasted peanuts
Mango salad – Chicken
Dressed in our house vinaigrette, mixed herbs, and chili sauce & topped with roasted peanuts
Mango salad – Prawn
Dressed in our house vinaigrette, mixed herbs, and chili sauce & topped with roasted peanuts
Mango salad – Pork and prawn
Dressed in our house vinaigrette, mixed herbs, and chili sauce & topped with roasted peanuts
Mango salad – Vegetarian
Dressed in our house vinaigrette, mixed herbs, and chili sauce & topped with roasted peanuts
Chargrilled aubergine
Salt, pepper, garlic tofu
Chicken with sweetcorn
Prawn with pak-choi
Appetizers
A1. Spring Rolls (2 Rolls)- Goi Cuon Tom
Rice paper-wrapped lettuce, rice noodles and shrimp with peanut sauce.
A2. Summer Rolls (2 Rolls)- Goi Cuon Tom Thit
Rice paper-wrapped lettuce, rice noodles, and shrimp, pork with peanut sauce.
A3. Vegetarian Rolls (2 Rolls)- Goi Cuon Chay
Rice paper-wrapped lettuce, rice noodles, and tofu with peanut sauce.
A4. Grilled Pork Rolls (2 Rolls)- Goi Cuon Thit Heo Nuong
Rice paper-wrapped lettuce, rice noodle, and grilled pork with peanut sauce.
A5. Grilled Beef Rolls (2 Rolls)- Goi Cuon Thit Bo Nuong
Rice paper-wrapped lettuce, rice noodle, and grilled beef with peanut sauce.
A6. Grilled Chicken Rolls (2 Rolls)- Goi Cuon Thit Ga Nuong
Rice paper-wrapped lettuce, rice noodles, and grilled chicken with peanut sauce.
A7. Fried Egg Rolls (4 Rolls)- Cha Gio
Rice paper wrapped taro, round pork with sweet and sour sauce.
A8. Pork Cake Rolls (2 Rolls)- Nem Nuong
Rice paper-wrapped lettuce, cucumber, sweet and sour carrot, grilled pork paste.
Pho
Pho is a Vietnamese traditional rice noodle soup, which has been carefully simmered for 24 hours with rich beef bones and over 10 combinations of herbs. All are served with beansprouts, herbs, lime & chili
Bui Vien special
(Phở Bùi Viện đặc biệt)
Hanoi special
(Phở Hà Nội đặc biệt)
Rare beef
(Phở bò tái)
Oxtail
(Phở đuôi bò)
Corn-fed chicken
(Phở gà)
Prawn
(Phở tôm)
Beef brisket
(Phở bò nạm)
Seafood
(Phở hải sản)
Bun Hue
Spicy vermicelli noodle soup from Hue, the imperial city Soup juice is made from beef bone. All are served with beansprouts, herbs, lime & chili
Bui Vien Special
(Bún Huế Bùi Viện đặc biệt)
Beef
(Bún Huế bò)
Corn-fed chicken
(Bún Huế gà)
Prawn
(Bún Huế tôm)
Seafood
(Bún Huế hải sản)
Banh My
Vietnamese baguette
Pate, mayo, pickles, cucumber, coriander, & fresh chilies
Poultry
Chargrilled quail
(Chim nướng) Price: $9.95
Grilled chicken wings (3)
Pork
Fried spicy pork spare ribs
(Sườn rang muối) Price: $8.9
Chargrilled pork on a skewer
(Heo xiên nướng) Price: $8.95
Dumpling
Pork dumpling (4)
(Há cảo heo)
Chicken dumpling (4)
(Há cảo gà)
Vegetarian dumpling (4)
(Há cảo chay)
Salads
Lemon-cured beef salad
(Bò tái chanh) Finely sliced rare beef cured in lemon juice, onion, saw leaf, lemon leaf Price: $11.5
Green papaya salad
Dressed in our house vinaigrette, mixed herbs, and chili sauce & topped with roasted peanuts
Mango salad
Dressed in our house vinaigrette, mixed herbs, and chili sauce & topped with roasted peanuts
Vegetarian
Chargrilled aubergine casing
(Cà tím nướng)
Crispy fried tofu
(Đậu phụ chiên giòn)
Salt, pepper, garlic tofu
(Đậu phụ muối tiêu tỏi)
Rice noodle soup with tofu & vegetable
(Phở chay)
Spicy vermicelli noodle soup with tofu & vegetable
(Bún Huế chay)
Vermicelli noodles with vegetarian spring roll
(Bún nem chay)
Vermicelli noodles with tofu, lemongrass & chili
(Bún đậu phụ xả ớt)
Stir-fried rice noodles with tofu & vegetable
(Phở xào chay)
Stir-fried egg noodles with tofu & vegetable
(Mì xào chay)
Stir-fried aubergine & tofu
(served with rice) (Cơm cà tím xào đậu phụ)
Stir-fried tofu with lemongrass & chili
(served with rice) (Cơm xào đậu phụ xả ớt)
Soup
Chicken with sweetcorn
(Súp gà ngô)
Prawn with park-choi
(Súp tôm rau)
Dry Noodle
Spring roll & grilled pork vermicelli noodles
(Bún chả thịt nem nướng) Grilled lemongrass belly pork served in a fish sauce, spring roll, peanuts, dry shallot
La Vong turmeric Fish vermicelli noodles
(Bún cá Lã Vọng) Fish fillet with did and spring onion, pickle salad, peanuts, and fish sauce.
Chargrilled minced beef vermicelli noodles
(Bún bò lá lốt) Grilled minced beef in betel leaves, spring onion infused oil, topped with roasted peanuts, and fish sauce.
Chargrilled duck vermicelli noodles
(Bún vịt nướng) Grilled duck in betel leaves, spring onion infused oil, topped with roasted peanuts, and fish sauce.
Vermicelli noodles
Served with beansprouts, dry shallot, salad, pickle, and fish sauce
Stir-fried rice noodles
Work flat rice noodles with Asian greens, dry shallot, and a choice of
Stir-fried egg noodles
Soft egg noodles with Asian greens, dry shallot, and a choice of
Set Rice Meals
Vietnamese set meal for one. All set rice meals are served with steamed jasmine rice, pickles & salads when dining in. Mains can also be ordered on their own.
Sai Gon Rice
(Cơm Sài Gòn) Served with fried egg chargrilled pork chop and Vietnamese steamed meatloaf
Chargrilled duck fillets homemade sauce
(Cơm vịt nướng)
Honey roasted chicken
(Cơm gà nướng mật ong)
Vietnamese curry
With Chinese leaf, carrot, potato, onion, lemongrass, coconut milk, and cashew nuts
MEAT
40. Sizzling beef
(Bò né) Served with pate, fried egg cucumber, tomato, banh mi, or rice
41. Lamb cutlet
(Cơm cừu nướng) Served with rice & salad
42. Stir-fried chicken lemongrass & chill
(Gà xào xả ớt)
43. Stir-fried chicken gingers & onion
(Gà xào hành gừng)
44. Stir-fried beef lemongrasss & chili
(Bò xào xả ớt)
45. Stir-fried beef ginger & onion
(Bò xào hành gừng)
46. Stir-fried pork lemongrass & chili
(Heo xào xả ớt)
DUCK
47. Homemade crispy aromatic duck
(Vịt quay)
FISH
All served with rice or salads
48. Chargrilled Seabass (whole)
(Cá nướng nguyên con)
49. Chargrilled Seabream (whole)
(Cá nướng nguyên con)
50. Steamed Seabass (whole)
(Cá hấp nguyên con)
51. Crispy Seabream with lemongrass & chilli
(Cá chiên giòn xả ớt)
52. Crispy Seabream with mango (whole)
(Cá chiên giòn xoài nguyên con)
SEAFOOD
14. Salt, pepper, garlic squid (7)
(Mực rang muối tiêu)
15. Salt pepper, garlic prawn (6)
(Tôm rang muối tiêu)
16. Salt, pepper, garlic soft shell crab (1)
(Cua lột rang muối tiêu)
17. Grilled King Prawns & garlic (3)
(Tôm vua nướng tỏi)
53. Stir-fried prawn lemongrass and chili
(Tôm xào xả ớt)
54. Stir-fried prawn with garlic
(Tôm xào tỏi)
55. Stir-fried squid lemongrass and chili
(Mực xào xả ớt)
56. Stir-fried squid with garlic
(Mực xào tỏi)
RICE
57. Egg fried rice
with egg. Asian greens dry shallot and a choice of
58. Plain steamed rice
(Cơm trắng)
59. Plain vermicelli noodle
(Bún)
MEAT & VEGETABLES
60. Stir-fried morning glory with beef
(Rau muống thịt bò)
61. Stir-fried park-choi with beef
(Rau cải xào thịt bò)
62. Stir-fried park-choi with chicken & ginger
(Rau cải xào gà)
63. Stir-fried broccoli with beef
(Xúp lơ xào thịt bò)
VEGETABLES
64. Stir-fried park-choi with garlic & ginger
(Rau cải xào tỏi, gừng)
65. Stir-fried morning glory with garlic
(Rau muống xào tỏi)
66. Stir-fried Chinese leaf with garlic & ginger
(Rau cải thảo xào tỏi, gừng)
67. Stir-fried aubergine garlic
(Cà tím xào tỏI)
DESSERT
76. Vietnamese crispy banana
(Bánh chuối chiên)
77. Vietnamese yogurt
(Sữa chua Việt Nam)