About Cay Tre Vietnamese - Soho
Opened in 2003 by a Saigonese chef unimpressed by London's Asian food scene, Cây Tre serves up Vietnamese cuisine full of authenticity and heady aromas. Try a Signature rice roll filled with ground chicken, rich duck egg and shiitake mushrooms.
Our Signatures
A selection of our most popular dishes for you to try.
Special Sapa BBQ Pork rice rolls (G) (Bánh Cuốn thịt nướng)
from Sapa Highland, charcoaled pork shoulders and patties in our special bbq meat broth, served with steamed rice rolls£18.25Hanoi rice rolls (G) (Bánh Cuốn Hà Nội)
Highly rated· made from a thin, wide sheet of steamed fermented rice batter filled with a mixture of cooked seasoned ground pork or chicken,minced wood ear mushroom, and minced shallots£11.50Saigon rice rolls (G) (Bánh Ướt)
crispy shallot, cucumber, beansprouts, coriander, prawn floss, housemade Vietnamese pork ham and cinnamon ham£14.75
Small Eats
Tuck into some of our authentic hot street food dishes and take your taste buds to the streets of Saigon.
Summer Rolls Shrimp (G) 🥜 (Gỏi cuốn tôm)
Mediterranean prawn, daikon, Vietnamese herbs, peanut brown sauce.£8.50PopularImperial Spring Rolls (G) Chả giò thịt)
Chopped prawns, pork shoulder, shiitake, wood ear mushroom.£9.75PopularHanoi Crispy Crab Parcel (G) (Nem cua Hanoi)
Crab meat, pork neck, mushrooms, prawns, glass noodles£10.00Beef & Pork Betel Leaf (Chả lá lốt)
Minced beef and pork wrapped in the Betel leaf, daikon, spring onion oil, peanuts£12.25Mix Seafood platter (G) (for sharing)
Salt and Pepper Squid and Prawns, Soft Shell Crab£21.75Salt Chilli Pepper Squid (Mực Rang Muối)
Lightly battered, crispily fried, topped with spring onions, dried garlic.£13.00Salt and Pepper Prawn (Tôm Rang Muối)
Lightly battered, crispily fried, topped with spring onions, dried garlic.£13.00Soft Shell Crab (G) (Cua lột chiên muối)
baby crab lightly battered, crispily fried, topped with spring onions, dried garlic, red pepper£13.50Piggy Grilled Aubergine (G) 🥜 (Cà tím nướng)
baked then charcoaled, served with miced pork, roasted peanuts, spring onion oil and shallot toppings£11.50Anchovied Chicken Wings
With caramelised fish sauce£11.25Green Papaya Salad with Chilli Prawn 🌶🥜 (Gỏi đu đủ tôm)
With house vinaigrette, roasted peanuts, marjoram£12.50Green Papaya Salad With Beef (G) 🌶🥜 (Gỏi đu đủ khô bò)
With house vinaigrette, roasted peanuts, marjoram£13.00Mango Salad with Prawn
Vietnamese balm, cucumber, chilli and peanut topping£12.50Indochine Beef Carpaccio (Bò tái chanh)
Poached steak, cilantro, knotweed, crispy fried shallots, crush peanuts, lime juice£12.75Prawn Crackers
£4.50
Bun Noodles Salads - Các món Bún
Served with fresh herbs, beansprouts, and peanuts, with a lemongrass and chilli wok-fried topping. Like in Vietnam, noodles served at room temp
Hanoi BBQ Bowl Salad (G) (Bún chả Hà Nội)
Vermicelli Rice Noodles with grilled pork shoulder, pork patty, fresh herbs, peanuts and nuoc cham, served with spring rolls.£18.35Bun Sa Beef 🥜 (Bún bò xào sả)
Vermicelli rice noodles with a lemongrass and chilli wok-fried topping, fresh herbs, beansprouts, and peanuts.£18.00Bun Sa Chicken (G) 🥜 (Bún gà xào sả)
Vermicelli rice noodles with a lemongrass and chilli wok-fried topping, fresh herbs, beansprouts, and peanuts.£17.00Bun Sa Prawn 🥜 (Bún tôm xào sả)
Lemongrass and chilli wok fried prawns.Vermicelli rice noodles with a lemongrass and chilli wok-fried topping, fresh herbs, beansprouts, and peanuts.£18.00Spring Bowl (G) 🥜 (Bún nem)
Vermicelli rice noodle with imperial spring rolls, Hanoi crispy crab parcel, fresh herbs, pickles and peanut toppings.£18.00
Rice Boxes
Flavour-packed rice boxes topped with authentic Vietnamese ingredients.
Saigon Pork Belly Stew with Rice (G) (Cơm thịt kho trứng)
Sticky-sweet caramelised melted pork belly with hard-boiled eggs, cucumber and pickles.£17.75Vietnamese Beef Stew with Rice (G) (Cơm bò kho)
shin and brisket stewed with cinnamon, carrot, lemongrass and celery, in a thick fragrant broth£19.50Campfire Steak with Rice 🥜 (G) (Cơm bò quanh lửa hồng)
sliced bavette steak, oyster sauce, sweet onions, crushed peanuts, sauteed in clay pot£21.50Shaking Beef
Beef fillet wok tossed with capsicum, onion, Phu Quoc black pepper, garlic & oyster sauce£23.00Stir-fried Lemongrass Chicken & Rice (G) (Cơm gà xào sả ớt)
British chicken thigh, ginger roots, capsicum, coconut milk. (with bones)£17.75Crispy Chicken with Rice (Cơm gà quay)
Crispy chicken drumstick marinated with honey, 5 spices, butter, soya sauce. (with bones)£16.50Vietnamese Chicken Curry with Rice (G) 🌶🌶🥜🥜 (Cơm gà nấu cà-ri)
Free range corn-fed chicken, yellow curry, cashew nuts, tomatoes, yogurt.£20.00Vietnamese Caramelised & Braised Catfish with Rice (G) (Cơm cá kho tộ)
Slow cooked in clay-pot, grade 1 fish sauce, hot black pepper.£19.50Dong Du Lamb Curry with Rice (G) 🌶🌶🥜🥜 (Cơm cừu cà-ri)
Our signature Lamb curry with red sauce, okra, aubergine. (with bones)£21.00Prawn Curry with Rice (G) 🌶🌶🥜🥜(Cơm Tom nấu cà-ri)
Spicy curry cooked traditionally with yogurt, tamarind, aubergine. (with bones) Our signature curry£21.25Plant basedSizzling Seafood with Rice (G)
Squid,prawns, seafood ball, greens, mushrooms, tofu.£22.50Chilli Pepper Pork Chop with Rice (G) 🌶 (Cơm sườn cốt lết rang muối)
crunchy pork chop in corn flour, sichuan pepper salt, spring onions, garlics over jasmine rice, served with steamed Asian greens£18.50Saigon Hawker Rice (Com Suon)
Chargrilled pork Cho with 5 spices, Vietnamese steam meatloaf, fried egg£19.00Vietnamese Fried Rice (G) (Cơm chiên thập cẩm)
Simple but delicious, with peas, Chinese sausage, shrimp, chilli and a fried egg£13.75
Pho Noodles 🍜
The classic Vietnamese noodle soup, with 24 hour beef marrow bone stock, served with many varieties of beef cuts, a plate of herbs for garnish.
Original Beef Pho (Phở tái chín nạm)
Highly rated· With steak and beef brisket for varied flavour and texture. If you are new to pho, the classic is a great place to start! (egg yolk is not included)£17.00Hanoi Garlicky Pho (G) (Phở tái lăn)
Flash fried steak and whole garlic with a smoky wok flavour. (egg yolk is not included)£18.50Special Jumbo Combo Pho (G) (Phở xe lửa)
Highly rated· Thin rare bavette steak, brisket, flank, beef ball, tripe. The ultimate Pho with full flavour. (egg yolk is not included)£22.00Pulled Chicken Breast Pho (Phở gà xé)
(egg yolk is not included)£17.00Chop Chop Chicken Pho (Phở gà đặc biệt)
Shredded chicken breast, chop whole thigh, coriander, spring onions. (egg yolk is not included)£19.50Vietnamese Beef Stew Pho (G) (Phở sốt vang bò kho)
beef shin, chili, five-spice, fish sauce, lemongrass, plenty of garlic, and tomato.£18.50Seafood Pho
Seafood noodle soup with king prawns, squid tube, fish balls, chives, sesame oil and crispy garlic toppings.£18.25Beef Meat Ball Pho (G) (Hủ tiếu bò viên)
From Saigon Chinatown, with beef meatball, tripe, tendon, saw leaf.£17.00Assorted Mushroom Pho (Phở nấm)
Shiitake, hon shimeji, tofu, button mushrooms, kai choy, chicken broth£16.00
Bun Bo Hue
Spicy noodle soup originated from the royal city of Hue in Central Vietnam, served with rice noodles with choice of topiings.
Bun Bo Hue with Beef 🌶🌶
Beef shin, pork knuckle in spicy broth£17.50Bun Hue with Chicken 🌶🌶
Shredded chicken£16.25Bun Hue Special 🌶🌶
Beef shin, pork knuckle and Vietnamese ham in spicy broth£18.50Bun Hue with Tofu 🌶🌶
Tofu options of the spicy Bun Hue with our 24 of beef broth£16.00
Wok Noodles
Wok-Fried Pho with Flash Fried Beef (G) (Phở xào bò)
smoky wok fried bavette steak, dark soya sauce, choy sum greens, carrot, mushroom, pho gravy£18.25Wok-Fried Pho with Flash Fried Chicken (G)
smoky free range corn-fed chicken, dark soya sauce, choy sum greens, carrot, pho gravy.£16.75Wok-Fried Egg Noodle with Mixed Seafood (G) (Mì trứng xào hải sản)
smoky wok fried noodle with prawn, and fish balls, bean sprouts, Asian greens.£18.75Stir Fried Cassava Vermicelli
Glass noodles with crab, prawn, beansprouts, egg and crispy shallot topping£18.00
Sides & Vegetables
Water Spinach
£11.00Mustard Green Leaves
Stir Fried Chinese mustard green£10.00Kohlrabi
Stir fried kholrabi£9.50Sweet Potato Fries (V) (Khoai lang chiên)
Drizzled in honey and sesame seeds. (Vegan)£7.50Egg & Garlic Fried Rice
£6.50Jasmine Rice
£4.75
Vegetarian Favourites
From our popular grilled soya aubergine, to summer rolls with tofu, chose from a wide range of popular vegetarian dishes.
Summer Rolls with Tofu (V) (G) 🥜(Gỏi cuốn chay)
With daikon, Vietnamese herbs, rice noodles and peanut brown sauce. (Vegan)£8.50Green Papaya Salad Vegetarian (V) (Gỏi đu đủ chay)
With house vinaigrette, roasted peanuts carrot, fried tofu. (Vegan)£11.25Mango Salad with Tofu
Vietnamese balm, cucumber, chilli and peanut topping£11.25Vegetable Spring Rolls (V) (G) (Chả giò chay)
Taro, shiitake, kohlrabi, wood ear mushroom. (Vegan)£9.25Salt and Pepper Tofu (V) (Đậu Phụ Rang Muối)
Lightly batter, crisply fried, topped with spring onions, dried garlic. (Vegan)£10.75Vegetarian Mixed Platter (for sharing) (V)
Chilli salted tofu and aubergine, tofu summer rolls (fresh rolls). (Vegan) - Pictures shown are for illustration purposes only.£18.75Grilled Soya Aubergine (V) (G) (Cà tím nướng)
baked and charcoaled, roasted peanuts, spring onion oil, light soya sauce, shallot toppings. (Vegan)£10.75Bun Sa Tofu (V) (G) 🥜 (Bún sả đậu phụ)
Vermicelli rice noodles with a lemongrass and chilli wok-fried topping, fresh herbs, beansprouts, and peanuts. (Vegan)£15.75Buddha Spring Bowl (V) (G) 🥜 (Bún nem chay)
Vermicelli rice noodle with crispy vegetable spring rolls, tofu chunks, fresh herbs, pickle and peanut toppings. (Vegan)£16.50Sautéed Aubergine & Tofu, Mushroom with Rice (V) (G) (Cơm cà tím om)
Turmeric, tomato, garlic, and coriander toppings. (Vegan)£18.75Aubergine & Tofu Curry with Rice (V) (G) 🌶🌶🥜🥜
With coconut, yogurt, garlic, coriander, and cashew nut.£18.75Buddha Fried Rice (V) (Cơm chiên thập cẩm chay)
Egg white, green beans, crispy fried tofu.£10.75Woked Egg Noodle with Beansprouts (V) (G) (Mì trứng xào giá)
Smoky wokked noodles with chives£10.25Wok Pho with Tofu, mixed Asian Greens & Mushrooms (V) (G) (Phở xào rau)
Smoky wok flavour, ginger, chilli and garlic. (Vegan)£15.75Stir Fried Ramen with Tofu
£15.75
Drinks
Vietnamese Ice Coffee (Cà phê đá)
"Cà phê đá" or "Cafe Da" is a traditional Vietnamese coffee recipe, made with central highland Trung Nguyen premium culi coffee, condensed milk, ice & water£6.25Home Made Lemonade
Freshly made lemonade£5.00Guava Fever
Guava juice, coconut water as dash of lemon juice£5.75Vietnamese Ice Tea
Healthy Vietnamese style ice tea with no sugar.£5.00Vietnamese Ice Lemon Tea
Refreshing green tea with fresh lemon juice and sugar syrup.£5.00Coke
£4.75Diet Coke
£4.75Coke Zero
£4.75Fever Tree Ginger Beer
£5.50Fever Tree Tonic
£5.50Fever Tree Tonic Light
£5.50Saigon Beer
Best selling beer in Vietnam, exceptionally good with crispy or spicy food£7.00