Rao Deli is a casual Vietnamese restaurant at 304 Borough High Street in Southwark. The business grew from street food trading into a permanent Borough venue, retaining a straightforward, informal style centred on freshly prepared dishes for eating in or taking away.
Banh mi are made with baguettes baked each morning and filled with Vietnamese pickles, salad and a choice such as Saigon barbecue pork, grilled chicken or homemade tofu. Spring rolls and fresh summer rolls provide smaller accompaniments that work well beside a sandwich or as the start of a shared order.
Pho is prepared from a deeply aromatic beef stock simmered for many hours with traditional spices. Diners can choose combinations of brisket, flank, shin, steak, tendon and meatballs, along with chicken or other variations, while spicy noodle soup offers a different route through the broth based dishes.
Warm noodle salads and jasmine rice dishes use the same pork, grilled chicken and tofu choices with vegetables, pickles and house sauces. Vegetarian and vegan options are integrated into the concise menu, making Rao Deli a practical choice for a quick meal while still giving its cooking enough depth for a relaxed dinner.
Address: 304 Borough High Street, Southwark, London SE1 1JJ, England
Rao Deli Menu
Starters
Gỏi Cuốn / Handmade Summer Rolls [2]
Fresh rice noodles, herbs, pickles & veggies wrapped in transparent rice paper, served with hoisin sauce or Nước Chấm
Tiger King Prawn
Homemade Mum’s Tofu
NEM / Golden Fried Spring Rolls [2]
Filled with glass noodles, shiitake mushrooms & selection of fresh veggies, with Nước Chấm, herbs and pickles
Prawn & Pork
Veggie
Chả Lá Lốt / Betel Leaf Rolls
Beef and pork wrapped in green betel leaves, served with Bánh Hỏi noodle sheets & Nước Chấm
Gỏi Ngó Sen / Lotus Shoot Salad
Refreshing and crunchy lotus stems with pickles, coriander, Vietnamese mint and Nước Chấm
Tiger Prawn & Chicken
Tiger Prawn
Veggie
Rainbow House Slaw
A selection of fresh green kale, two-ways pickles, carrot, roasted peanut and Asian mayo
Prawn Cracker
Small Soup Bowl Chicken / Beef
Phở – Noodle Soup
The beef bone broth is simmered daily overnight for 20 hours, aromatic with flavour of 9 Asian spices.
Phở Tái Chín / Original Slow Cooked Beef & Rare Beef
8-hour sous vide beef brisket, flank & shin with rare beef
Phở Phố Cổ Bắc Nam Gầu / Old Quarter Beef Phở
Super fatty beef brisket, flank and shin, 8h sous vide cooked
Phở Tái Lăn Hà Nội / Flash Fried Beef Steak
Traditional Hanoi style onglet beef steak with smoked garlic
Phở Đặc Biệt / Special Beef Combo
Beef brisket, flank, shin, steak, tendon & meatballs
Phở Gà Nướng / Tender Grilled Chicken
Boneless grilled marinated chicken thigh
Phở Gà Truyền Thống / Steamed Chicken
Sliced free-range chicken thigh and drumstick, lime leaves
Phở Chay / Vegan Pho
Button mushrooms, homemade tofu & green veg in slow-cooked veggie broth
Bún Bò Huế / Beef in Hot & Spicy soup
8-hour sous vide beef brisket, flank & shin
Bún Bò Huế Đặc Biệt / Selection of Beef in Hot & Spicy Soup
Beef brisket, flank, shin, steak, tendon & meatballs
Bún Gà Huế / Steamed Chicken in Hot & Spicy Soup
Sliced free-range chicken thigh and drumstick, lime leaves
Bún Tôm Huế / Tiger King Prawn in Hot & Spicy Soup
Steamed tiger king prawn with Mắm Ruốc Huế paste
Bún Huế Chay / Veggies in Hot & Spicy Soup
Button mushrooms, homemade tofu & green veggies
Bún – Noodle Salad
Soft rice BÚN noodles served hot in Nước Chấm, Asian herbs, peanuts & chilli sauce
Bún Thịt Nướng / Sài Gòn BBQ Pork
24-hour marinated honey-glazed pork collar, shallot oil
Bún Gà Nướng / Tender Grilled Chicken
24-hour marinated grilled chicken thighs, Asian five-spice
Bún Thịt Quay / Crispy Pork Belly
Homemade roasted pork belly with hoisin sauce
Bún Nem Thịt / Grilled Pork or Chicken with Spring Roll
Choice of grilled pork or grilled chicken with spring roll
Bún Bò Nam Bộ / Flash Fried Steak
Flash fried marinated steak with bean sprouts
Bún Cà Ri Gà / Chicken Curry
Chicken thigh in homemade curry paste & fragrant coconut milk
Bún Đậu Om / Homemade Mum’s Tofu
Golden fried tofu in our fresh homemade tomato and herb sauce
Bún Cà Ri Chay / Veggie Curry
Mushrooms, sweet potatoes, sweet peppers & seasonal veggies cooked with curry paste and coconut milk
Cơm – Jasmine Rice Dishes
Using only the best quality Jasmine rice
Cơm Gà Xả Ớt / Lemongrass Stir-fried Chicken
Stir-fried chicken thigh with lemongrass & chilli
Cơm Thịt Quay / Crispy Pork Belly
Homemade roasted pork belly with hoisin sauce
Cơm Cá Kho / Lazy Bone Fish Stew
Slow cooked mackerel in galangal & shallot
Cơm Cá Ri Gà / Chicken Curry
Chicken thigh in homemade curry paste & fragrant coconut milk
Cơm Đậu Om / Homemade Mum’s Tofu
Golden fried tofu in our fresh homemade tomato and herb sauce
Cơm Cà Ri Chay / Veggie Curry
Mushrooms, sweet potatoes, tofu, sweet peppers & seasonal veggies cooked with curry paste and coconut milk