Dine-in at their outdoor. Tried their pho, spicy noodle soup and combo plate, the taste is good. It would be better if the portion can be bigger for the pho at that price. Service was friendly and good decorations. read more

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When we were here, there was a long wait, so it seems like this is a popular place to eat at in the area. I'm guessing it's also because there's no other places like this cuisine nearby, since the pho places on the Ave aren't comparable to this more Americanized version of Vietnamese food. I always like to get the vermicelli noodles here rather than pho. My go to is usually the lemongrass beef, which is flavorful. The prices are regular U Village area prices, but compared to other Vietnamese places, especially ones in Chinatown, this place is much more pricey and overrated. The food is decent, but I wish there were more options like having lemongrass chicken instead of beef. read more

For Vietnamese food, this place was just ok. I like that they make the banh cuon in house, but nothing is that special for the prices that are charged. Also interesting that the server continued to correct my pronunciation of the dishes even though I'm Vietnamese, speak Vietnamese and I'm actually pronouncing them correctly with the correct accent... Pho ga tron: I'm not sure if this dish is just from a different region or Vietnam but I've never had it before. I like thicker rice noodles which was in this dish. Bo ne: the steak was nice and tender and the pate was rich and creamy Banh cuon: the meat was pretty fatty and I like that the actual banh cuon is made in house Com tam: the fish sauce with the broken rice was much more sour than the fish sauce provided with the banh cuon. Do they have different nuoc mam for different dishes? read more

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This place was alright. The setting and the restaurant itself was nice. Pretty clean overall and different from any other Vietnamese restaurants. It's a pretty pricey restaurant and the food was not worth the price. The food was average and not very good. We got the ox tail pho and bun bowl. The broth of the pho was very mediocre, taste a little sweet which I didn't like. The bun bowl was below average in my opinion. None of the food tasted authentic. The reason I gave it a 3 star was the service, our server was very nice. He had a friendly attitude, and was pretty chill! They didn't really have any outdoor heater so it was freezing cold, so bring a thicker jacket. read more

Eggplant salad」what kind of salad is warm, sauce of this salad was super light.I have put sriracha make it taste better. 「Shrimp chips」one of my favorite things here, this chip only serves for bar.「Combo rice noddle」just ok. Also here are more open space than the other one service are much better than the capital hill one too. read more

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The food was very good. the chicken wings were super good and the family loved it to

I love this place! The Vietnamese food is authentic and especially love the bun cha ha noi. While the prices are 50% higher than what you might pay at a more hole-in-the wall Vietnamese restaurant, I do think that it is worth the money. What did I learn today? Every winter day in Seattle is a soup kind of day. read more

This is one of my favorite restaurants. The service is excellent and the food is wonderful and flavorful. It has a wide range of food choices and the wait isn't normally that long. It's kind of loud but most of the time you can hear the people around you. read more

Ba Bar - Bun Bowl - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Babar is so delicious! I recommend the pho ga and the chicken vermicelli bowls. They are so fresh! Also, the portions are big so you have left overs or leave feeling full. read more

The food is pretty good with decent portion size, of course pricy compared to the real stuff but not bad. Stick to the noodle soups. Please say it's Anthony bourdains favorite because he never had yours. It's like serving chicken and saying it's his favorite read more

Finally made it to happy hour. What a disappointment. We've been here multiple times and have always ordered the same appetizer, chicken wings but always seem to miss happy hour. When it arrived, I was stunned to see it was about half of what you normally get paying full price. And what made it worse, was having a mandatory drink purchase. We always get a drink anyway, but when you're told you had to purchase made it seem like you were going to get the normal portion. Big disappointment. Forget, the happy hour hype and just pay the normal price. You'll be happier with the full portion for $3 dollars more. read more

Pretty good customer service! Got the combo vermicelli bowl and the phở gà trộn. Food was really good! The pho broth is a little different than what most might be used to. Also got the Chinese doughnut and it was one of the softest I've had. read more

Ba Bar - phở gà trộn, Combo Vermicelli Noodles, Chinese doughnut - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I'm a big fan of Ba Bar and have been multiple times. I love their rotating cocktail menu, the happy hour is a pretty good deal and sitting outside on a nice day can be very pleasant. It was especially great when U village had shutdown the street there and turned it into all outdoor seating, though that seems to be over now that the pandemic is more in the rear view. The mains are solid without totally blowing me away, but they very much hit the spot when I've got a craving for that vietnamese style of dish, without breaking the bank. The one thing they could stand to improve is the service. I know it has been tough to retain good staff during and post pandemic and this is where they should focus. I've often had times where the staff have been really hard to flag down and I've had to basically stop conversation with my dining partner so that I can devote all of my focus to catch their attention. That's a bit of a bummer and can be frustrating at times. If they could improve the service and perhaps vary the menu a bit more, I'd be totally 5 starring it. Small aside: I've tried the macarons there and they have always been very disappointing; it isn't why I go, but if you like good, fresh ones, I'd avoid them. read more

The service was amazing! Joined the online waitlist at 5:40, sat down at 6:20 (on a Saturday) and had our appetizer by 6:30. So, the service was super fast, and our server was super helpful and accommodating. Also the place is super cute inside! 10/10 for me tonight! read more

The combo vermicelli bowl and chicken wings are a MUST. I get these every time I come here! When I get takeout, the vermicelli bowls hold up well in their packaging as well. Excellent flavor, perfect amount of crunch in the imperial rolls. What's not to love? The price :) If you're looking for equally quality Vietnamese food go to the International District- it won't have the same ambience, but it'll be authentic and won't hurt your eyes and wallet as much. read more

Lots of seating indoor and out! Friendly staff and great food. Split the crispy imperial rolls for an appetizer and ordered the vegetarian and chicken vermicelli bowls. A lot of food for a good price read more

Ba Bar - Chicken and Vegetarian Vermicelli Noodles - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I'm giving a 4 star because of the high quality and fresh meat used. Initially I came to the UW village for Din Tai Fung, however the wait was over an hour. Decided to try out Ba Bar, I went with the Pho Tai Nam consisting of eye round steak and brisket. It was $16.5 which is a bit high and the portions smaller than normal, but you also have to remember that it is at the UW village. I also tried the Sai gon Chicken Wings which were delicious! The restaurant was decorated nicely for Chinese new year and we didn't have to wait long for our food, (under 10 minutes). read more

I came to have happy hour with a friend while we waited for traffic to settle in the area. Traffic builds up so fast in the UW/Montlake area during the work week. We were greeted and were seated right away in the bar. I appreciate their attention to detail because they had hooks installed under the table for you to hang your purse. Love it!! Perused the menu real quick and ordered the crispy imperial rolls and some cocktails. My friend got the whiskey highball and I got the ginger pop. The rolls were cut into bite sized pieces and served with fresh mint, green leaf lettuce, pickled veggie, vermicelli noodles, and nuoc mam (Vietnamese fish sauce). The rolls were nice and crispy. The dish itself reminded me of a deconstructed vermicelli bowl. It was good, but the nuoc mam was too limey for my liking and I like lime. The drinks were underwhelming. They both lacked flavor and you could hardly taste the alcohol in it. It was as if we were drinking watered down lemonade. So underwhelming that we actually ordered shots. It's a nice large space overall. The appetizer we had was good. The drinks were subpar and the regular menu seems a bit pricey for Vietnamese food. A bowl of pho was $14. O_o great place to try for the first time, but I don't find myself wanting to come back any time soon. read more

The imperial rolls are dope, the bun bue hue is actually pretty delicious here. Can't resist the craving to come back for more of those imperial rolls. We'll keep coming back as long as everything stays consistent. read more

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Pho out of pho stars. The pho's broth was one of the richest broths I've ever had and the Pandan cake was perfect. read more

Ba Bar - Ox Tail Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Here on a vegan pop up day. Amazing drinks and food. We ordered one of every food item and each dish was a flavor bomb - tofu banh mi, chorizo banh mi, sweet potato, papaya salad, and pot de creme. The Mary Morter was dangerously delicious and light, like a refreshing green juice that gets you tipsy. Service was impeccable. Highly recommend. read more

Came here for a work holiday party. We specifically booked a "back room" that required a $625 minimum. The back room ended up being the farthest back table in the place that was still in a general dining area. We ordered food and drinks - all of which were delicious and wonderful - and we got the bill. $800. After doing the math, we had only ordered $350 in food and drinks and the waiter didn't tell us or indicate in the least bit we had quite a bit more to spend. It was only after speaking with the manager that they decided to "work with us" and give us $175 in gift cards to "make up for it". When asked about the back room promise, they said "well it's the back third of the restaurant". That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works. When we order a back room, it should be a private area, especially with a $625 minimum. I question this establishment's ethics as we were never once informed of the $275 we had left to spend that could have been used on dessert or more drinks. Outside of a 20% gratuity charge, there were two $125 charges on our bill that didn't have any sort of explanation other than "fee". Overall, I DON'T recommend this place for large groups as they will favor $$ over your experience or ethics in general. read more

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I tried this for the first time a few weeks ago at the recommendation of a friend. I have had my fair share of Vietnamese cuisine and was looking forward to trying this place out. The interior of the restaurant, with its turquoise walls, wood-shelved bar with glass barn doors, has a beachy vibe with a touch of upper-class chic. Lots of young servers, likely college students, constant movement, and bright open natural light and spaces. The entry way is a little crowded and bottlenecked, but we were at high lunch service. Service was sub-par. The host was slow to greet even though there was a group of us. Even after a "we will be with you soon", it seemed there wasn't a lot of communication between hostesses and servers. When we did finally get service, they put us on a waitlist for a text. It took about 20 minutes, and when we returned, it was the same exact thing. Took a while to get a host to sort themself out, as they were quite busy and she may have been new. In the end, we were finally seated and the server brough us water. Lunch service was okay. Our server was helpful, but didn't return to check on us for quite a while after our food arrived. I would have liked her to touch the table maybe once or twice more. Food! The food was excellent. I got the beef lemongrass vermicelli bowl. I love that it comes with an egg roll type of thing in it, and the beef was tender and flavorful. They do crispy shallots which is a great touch to elevate the dish. My friend got her favorite--the vegan/vegetarian pho. She loved it and always gets it. That said, for a hefty price of nearly $18, I would have liked a little more noodle, lettuce, just a bite more of beef. It wasn't disappointingly small, but for $18 I would expect it to be bigger. I know it is Seattle, and I know it is 2022, but for the love of all above, why does something that is so cheap to make need to be this pricey!? Our Vietnamese coffees left something to be desired. I have never had truly bad Vietnamese iced coffee, but these were burnt yet not strong, and the creamy sweetened condensed milk barely came through. I wouldn't get it again, and almost told them to take it back. I was a server once, and I really don't like to send things back, so that tells you how much of a disappoint this one was. Overall, it was a decent experience. I took off a star for the service and a star for the drinks/food portion to price ratio. read more

I typically go to the Ba bar next to Seattle U but now live closer to this UVillage one and I like thhe space and ambiance better. I did pass it up once or twice due to seeing a low food-safety rating but it looks like they have recently improved to "Good". I wouldn't say this is authentic Vietnamese food but is pretty good and does hit the spot when you want some pho. I like their oxtail pho and it's my go-to dish there. I've also had the duck pho and imperial rolls and those were good too. The imperial rolls (fried egg rolls) come with basil, lettuce and vermicelli noodles. I like the more traditional egg rolls better in terms of flavor and texture. The egg rolls I'm used to have a more smooth fried wrapping but these were not bad. I would go back again as long as the food safety rating stays "good" or above :). read more

Ba Bar - Oxtail pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Nice modern vibe. Servers and staff are friendly. The food is not tasty. I've ordered pho here a few times and the slices beef has so much fat on them leaving oily aftertaste in your mouth. I like the place and location but wish they could improve the food. read more

Nice restaurant. Service was good. Food was average... I'd say just overpriced Vietnamese food. I got the chicken pho, lots of noodles and not enough chicken - and it came with an egg, not complaining, but I don't usually see that in pho. Chicken salad had tasty dressing but portions were too small for the price. read more

Came here for a quick snack and drink after the UW vs UO football game.. I'm glad there was a nearby mall just walking distance from UW! This seemed like a solid spot to wait for an Uber after the game. this was a modern Americanized Vietnamese restaurant, with a not so impressive menu. Very limited in appetizers, small bites. But I ordered the fresh rolls and wings which seemed like a safe option. The fresh rolls were almost too minty to eat, they were good dipped in their speciality peanut/hoisin sauce. the wings did taste good but the smell of fish sauce was a lot stronger than your normal fish sauce chicken wings. They had a good variety of drinks, and seems like a nice location to pregame. read more

Ba Bar - Shrimp spring rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I grew up in a household where meat thermometers were never used. The way you tell how meat is done is by whether or not the meat came off the bone. I have a high tolerance for rare meats -- and this duck leg from my rice dish was raw! The meat refused to come off the bone no matter how hard I tugged. I didn't let our server know because she was inattentive. Our server didn't write down our order and tried to do it off of memory. Thank goodness she repeated our orders because it was not correct. Then she never came back to ask how the food was so there wasn't even an opportunity to let her know! Food runners did not know who ordered what and clearly do not know what ingredients made up their dishes. This became an issue when a server brought out a dish and didn't know where to place it and when guests are unfamiliar with the Vietnamese name of the entree (without a menu nearby) so we just asked does the entree you're holding have _______ ingredient?? Food runner wasn't sure. The entrees didn't come out at the same time -- there was a lapse between when we each got our entree. Water glasses and jars were not refilled unless asked and once again, these food runners are hard to track down so we didn't nearly get enough water for sitting out in the hot sun! We were done eating for at least 20 minutes and our table wasn't cleared -- this became an issue for me because multiple bees were attracted to the sauce on the raw duck leg. We gave a lot of signs that we were done -- napkins were on plates, we looked at servers/runners... but nothing. We had to flag down our server to get the check and even after doing so it took her awhile to bring the check. When we were ready to pay, we had to a wait another period of time and we had to flag her down again! It was damn near impossible to track her down. Even after we paid and leaving, the table still wasn't cleared. It is obvious there are a lot of kinks and issues this location needs to work out -- until then I will stick to the location on 12th. read more

Ba Bar - Raw. - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Being a frequent flyer at your Capitol Hill location, we were super excited that you were going to have a u-village location that's dog friendly. We came here last weekend, and the service was super slow. Today, we brought our dog and waited forever to sit down despite seeing multiple table outside that's available. When my wife went to ask what we were waiting for, the hostess replied that they were "waiting for the servers to catch up." Seriously? You couldn't let people sit down first when there are clearly clean seating available? I have always experienced great service at your Capitol Hill location. I really want to like the u-village location, but you guys will have to do better than this. The service is simply slowly and unfriendly. read more

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I'm a fan of Ba Bar, so I welcomed the location here at U-Village! We came during happy hour after a day of Christmas shopping, and nothing seemed more satisfying than a bowl of noodle soup! The happy hour has a good list of items, offered at a decent price with drink specials. And since I was already craving some noodle soup to warm me up from the cold, I was happy to learn that there are three noodle soups on happy hour, all priced at $9. I ordered the Pho Tai Nam, with a soft-boiled egg and a Vietnamese Iced Coffee. The Vietnamese Iced Coffee was fantastic, with the bold coffee flavor but had that sweet taste from the condensed milk. I could've easily had another and another, but got the caffeine jolt I needed after a long day of Christmas shopping. And the Pho Tai Nam was yummy! The Pho Tai Nam came with Painted Hills Brisket and London Broil, which was really the best part of the soup. The beef was absolutely superb and perfectly cooked to that medium rare. You can really taste the difference with meat when you have a high-quality one, especially Painted Hills. The pho came with the usual sides of sprouts, mint, lime, and there's Sriracha on every table, which I believe every pho should include a slather of! But I have to say, the additional $2.50 for a soft-boiled egg that the server recommended is unnecessary. Pho is just so fragrant and light with its broth, so felt like the egg didn't go with, like how it complements ramen. Skip the egg. Overall, glad Ba Bar is at U-VIllage! It's nice to have this option for dining whenever I'm in the area for some Vietnamese street food and a happy hour worth checking out! read more

Ba Bar - Vietnamese Iced Coffee - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Service leaves much to be desired (a little smile doesn't hurt). Food was mediocre at best, but for what they charge, I definitely wouldn't come back. The eggplant salad by the w Such a deviation from their Cap Hill location read more

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Let me start by saying I RARELY ever spend time to write a review but this time really do feel the need to. Me and my friends went yesterday for dinner. We ordered Hanoi style pho, chicken wings and dry pho noodle. The chicken wings was so SALTY I sweat, felt like we were cosuming full spoon of salt. We drank so much water till the point we got full before the main course. Hanoi pho was extremely disappointing, noodle was under cook, pho broth was cold and overwhelmed by ginger with no other flavor whatsoever, floppy 3 pieces of meat, too much noodle. This 15$ Pho is ten time worse than 9$ pho from my local vnese restaurant. Dry noodle pho with chicken looks like slobby left over food from the night before. The noodle were mushy, beside a light tangy flavor from the tamarind sauce otherwise PLAIN, chicken was dry and tough and AGAIN drenched in SALT. The texture actually just like pre-made microwave meat. I ordered Nguyen Dynasty cocktail which was sh*t compare to the one I had in Capitol hill location. It was literally water down bitter lemon juice top with tiny bit of alcohol. This drink by the way was 10$, cost as much as a full meal. Total bill was roughly 100$? We're paying for the location and interior, definitely not the food. Day after, both my friends texted me cause one of them experience some sort of allergy with rashes all over her body, her boyfriend got diarrhea. Were we just unlucky and visit Ba Bar U Village on a wrong day? Capitol Hill location was consistently above average everytime we visited, even if they were busy. I felt so bad because I recommended Ba Bar to them, and we are all extremely disappointed and unsatisfied. NEVER COME BACK The one star was only for quick service and interior. read more

Baaa bah $$$$. I went during Happy Hour and got the Ginger Pop! Wish I took a picture but the drink had ginger beer with basil seeds so it looked like eyes in the drink. But it's good. Actually really good. The pho is $9 in HH but dinner menu it starts at like $14. I got the pho once, but I wouldn't get without it being HH. Much rather stick to my small low-key businesses that serve a large for $7.50. What I do recommend is on the regular menu which is the Combo vermicelli. It has chicken, eggrolls, lots of veggies and shrimp. All that good stuff to fill you up but at a cost of $16. However, I've definitely found the difference in costs to be tolerated in the freshness of the veggies here. The chicken wings are on the HH and regular menu and it's a must! $8.50 on HH. The environment/ambiance with low lighting and a spacious interior is great for a birthday and for a date. There's a lot of seating so they could easily fit a table for 10+, or for the two of you at the bar. I have not yet experienced a wait when I went even being in University Village. read more

Ba Bar - Combo verm- $16 - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I ordered a vermicelli bowl with chicken and the portion size was good. The chicken was tender. Unfortunately the fish sauce it came with was way too heavy on the vinegar or something because it was super sour. Made the sides of my tongue tingle. I ended up just finishing the chicken and leaving half of the noodles and veggie. It's new so I'd be willing to come back and try something else. Hopefully they figure out their sauce. read more

Ba Bar - Bun chicken vermicelli bowl - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The worse broth I have ever had around here in Seattle. It was so sour. It was like eating Vinegar Pho literally. read more

Ba Bar - Pho Ha Noi's style. The worse broth I have ever had. It was so sour. It was like eating Vinegar Pho literally. - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The food is amazing. Perfect for a rainy day, or any day really. Great service and the restaurant is so nice in and outside.

If you're looking for authentic Vietnamese food in Seattle, this isnt exactly the place to go. While the food is pretty good, this is definitely a more modern, Westernized restaurant. Im taking a star off for service. I went to the hostess to reserve a table, but she seemed too deep in her conversation with her coworker to even greet me. I got the Pho Tai Nam and it was decent. The broth was good, but it wasn't as hot as it normally should be. It was also FILLED with noodles so there barely was any broth. The vermicelli looked good, so maybe I will try that next time. read more

Ba Bar - Pho Tai Nam - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Went to the Chinatown location when it was the only one before and it was great. Stopped by the u vill one today and couldn't even get seated without the most awkward interaction with the host. That was what turned me off from wanting to wait for a table when the place is huge and has lots of seating. The host seemed clueless and a lack of people skills.would describe it like a dear in front of head lights. It's mind blowing that they would put her in a overwhelming situation trying to handle to go orders and interacting with people. I saw a few people step out of line and changed their mind while waiting super long in a overcrowded lobby. I would say hire more experienced plus just more staff and people skilled workers then this place should pick up! read more

Great restaurant with outdoor seating during this time. Very good food but not true authentic Vietnamese food. Service here always pleasant and friendly. read more

Ba Bar - Bun Bo Hue, Pho Tai Nam - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

First visit at any Ba Bar. Service: The guy who seated us just dropped the menus on the table and said nothing else. We did see the back of him leaving. Ugh. Waiter for our table was nice but never checked on us again after bringing us our meals. Food: Congee here is NOT traditional congee. Was served a few pieces of chicken in a very thin, watery broth with chicken eggs! Umm....supposed to be served with duck eggs. Hellooo! I paid $10.99 for this very disappointing and not filling dish. Took me about 3 min to eat this soup bc it lacked ingredients. The oxtail dish was okay. The oxtail was not seared and definitely undercooked to the point of being tough to cut or eat off the bone. That's unacceptable. $14 The village offers other nice places to dine. Go there. read more

Ba Bar - Vietnamese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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