Let me join the chorus of voices praising Peridot. At our dinner for two, we enjoyed 4 small plates and 1 large plate. Highlights were the roasted cauliflower and the Dover sole. Also enjoyed the green papaya salad and pork belly. After each we wanted to order another of the same but more wanted to continue the culinary journey. The Large Plate was curry and an excellent one at that. If I had to sum up the flavors I'd use the word magical. So, highly recommended. Excellent food in a pleasant atmosphere with friendly service! read more

Came here last night with the hubs for date night and we were so pleasantly surprised to find a quality cocktail menu with a range of dishes to order from whether you just want some after dinner drinks and some small bites to share, to having a full on meal. We tried 3 different cocktails, and all of them were phenomenal, with the Nod being my favorite, it was so refreshing and perfectly balanced! A must get if you enjoy cucumber based drinks. For the food, we got the bruschetta, chicken wings, and the clam and mussels. I was a little less impressed by the food, but I think there is a lot of promise here. My suggestion for the bruschetta would be to add some cilantro and make the radish a little more tangy, it was missing that element from a proper banh mi sandwich but otherwise it was on the right path. The chicken wings were great, we really enjoyed those. The clams and mussels were pretty good flavor wise but a had several mussels and clams that were very sandy. Peridot is going to be a date night/late night staple for us going on forward though, the cocktails were truly excellent! Service was also attentive and helpful whenever we needed any suggestions. Looking forward to coming back many more times! read more

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This is one star too many. The service was fine, the ambience was good but the food was a solid meh. Vegetarian stew = green curry with some green beans, dry rice and topped with shredded lettuce. The food had no fragrance and was not appetizing in any way. Papaya salad, equally meh. Crab fried rice = no veg, a few specs of crab, oily rice. The food felt as if it was cooked by someone who had never had food before and couldn't taste food and was giving an interpretation of what they thought food was based on having read about it in books. read more

How can Peridot have nothing less than multiple 5 star ratings?? This is THE most inventive, daring restaurant in Ann Arbor (a town that is admittedly a restaurant desert). If you want truly innovative dishes, you go here. The food is incredible, the service so lovely and warm, the atmosphere so cozy. But mostly, it's the food. They change the menu as the seasons and diners' reviews evolve. FINALLY, after all these years, to have a truly distinguished restaurant in town. Thank you!! read more

Great atmosphere, just don't order the late night food. Ordered the entire menu and it progressively got worse to the point of not being edible. read more

Soooo good. The unique menu blew me away, and I was pleasantly surprised to see how the asian cuisine was executed! Service was amazing as they were so patient and helped me pick out items from the menu. I was so excited to see that Peridot offered mocktails! I ordered a fruity non-alcoholic drink and was surprised by how spot on it was--from the clear cube ice, to the garnishing, it was perfect. Overall, I recommend this to anyone looking for a new spot to go out for dinner in Michigan. So worth it! read more

Peridot - Vietnamese Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Stopped in a couple weeks ago for a birthday celebration. We tried several dishes: Grilled Octopus, Sizzling Crepe, Seared Chicken, Lamb, Crab Fried Rice, Roasted Cauliflower, Seared Cabbage. All were delicious! Mocha Cake and Citrus Tart were fabulous. There really was not anything we did not like so that kitchen staff knows what they are doing. We also had several of the craft cocktails and thought they were creative and very unique. We had a great time tasting each other's before we ordered our next drink! We love the casual date night atmosphere. The service was very attentive and spot on. Already planning to go back in a couple of weeks! Highly recommend Peridot! read more

Overall solid dining experience. The menu was well constructed and allowed us to sample a ton of unique flavors. The menu was creative (baguettes in curry was a first for me) and the sauces that accompanied the small plates were excellent. My favorite was the roasted mushrooms, and the crudo. The atmosphere was elegant but a bit overdone (it was a tough to appreciate the food's plating in the dim lighting.) Would recommend for a nice dinner. read more

Terrific little tapas. The ketchup rice and wings were the hit of the table. Will definitely return.

Pleasant setting for upscale dinner. The food was delicious, particularly the green papaya salad, kampachi crudo, and fried chicken wings. We also had the ketchup fried rice and nouc cham duck breast, they were good too but not as outstanding as the crudo. Our waiter and the bartender were both attentive and pleasant. Their drink menu has some interesting offerings. I tried Beyond Optimism, the first sip I was thinking I'd made a mistake but when sipped with my food, it was wonderful. My wife had This Old House which is their version of an Old Fashioned - and it was very good as well. I plan to go back to try some more of their food offerings as well as to check out other drinks. Highly recommend. read more

First time to this restaurant and I would definitely go back! We decided to sit at the bar due to limited reservations and were able to enjoy watching the preparations of the home made cocktails. The hostess and bartenders were very friendly and the service was outstanding. We tried six different options from the menu to share and each had two different cocktails. The food was very impressive and tasty with a a new fusion mix and the cocktails matched. I can't wait to go back and make this one of my new go to restaurants. read more

Outstanding new spot. Great cocktails from GIancarlo from Last Word and amazing Vietnamese dishes from Duc from Pacific Rim. Fried rice is ridiculous. read more

I love sitting at the bar when I'm dining solo, and Peridot makes it fun and easy. Friendly, creative bartenders who make delish mocktails if that's your jam. Extensive wine list, and beautiful cocktail options. The food is a wonderful combo of Vietnamese inspired dishes with some western takes. The green papaya salad is a great starter, the grilled oysters are a treat, crab fried rice is flavorful and filling, and the mussels in coconut curry were so good I was already thinking when I could come back and have them again. The vibe upstairs is cozy and welcoming, with lots of beautiful touches. Only issue for me is how loud it is. Great playlists, just too loud to be easily heard without yelling. Looking forward to my next visit. read more

Nice patio space. Told the server we didn't want the food too salty. He said they would not add the salt garnish to the plate (salt garnish!). Food came out way too salty anyway so I don't think the chefs got the message or didn't take it seriously. I can't imagine what it would have been like with the salt garnish. As it is we both left feeling ill from too much salt and I like salt! Way too pricey for a meal that is completely unacceptable. Easy on the salt and learn to use herbs and spices more creatively. Experiences like this make me not want to eat out. Customers can add more salt if they like, but they can't remove it. I don't like to gamble that the food I order won't be good and I don't like feeling sick from a meal. I really wanted to enjoy my meal there, but the food was mediocre. read more

I know this is the hip new spot or whatever but they need to figure out their front of house. Arrived 6:15 on a busy Saturday and put our name in for a table of four; they told us it would be an hour or so which is fine, went to get drinks elsewhere, show up an hour and a half later and they say it'll be another hour. If that's the deal they just need to tell people they're full up or otherwise text with an update. We would've been happy to make an alternative plan if they'd been transparent, but instead we were left scrambling to find a place to eat and disappointed that we couldn't try it. Don't go without a reservation and don't believe whatever they tell you when you put your name in for a table. read more

Great place for food and drinks downtown Ann Arbor. Highly recommend you get the duck.

Great food, but prices were a little high for the area and portion size. Don't get me wrong all the food was incredible, our favorites being the crab rice, spare ribs and duck. But the portion on some of the items was very small for the price compared to other dishes (2 small scallops was more expensive than 6 big chicken wings or 4 monster spare ribs) Service was a little lack luster but would definitely go back read more

We visited for the first time. Upon entering it was very loud and was quite different from previous cozy restaurants in this space. A lot of hard surfaces. The loud noise was very distracting. We ate Crab fried rice, scallops, mushrooms and fried oysters. Great food. Small plates are smallish. Drinks were good and service was pleasant. We were not rushed. We'll not come back for a while until we hear it has quieted down. read more

The ambiance, lighting and sound were on point. Lively but you can still hear each other, lighting and decor was perfect. Service was outstanding attentive but not overwhelming. The food was very good, standouts were bruschetta, egg plant, carpaccio in small plates and pork belly and crab fried rice in large plates. Sticky rice desert and cocktails were creative and yummy. read more

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Amazing!!!!! Great services and food. Highly recommend, and I am a tough customer. The Crab fried rice and Chicken wings are off the charts read more

Drinks and food are so tasty. Very high quality and great atmosphere. Very nice servers as well

We gave Peridot another try last nite & it was a totally different dinning experience. We sat inside & the vibe was very metro, low key & wonderful for friends meet up or to impress 1st dates. The entire staff was energetic, spirted in their approach & extremely helpful with drinks & dinning menus & there's a lot to take in. Drinks were unique & Natasha did a great job in her description of expected tastes. She & Nick were great in the food presentation & discussion on what to expect. We celebrated our daughter's & SIL birthdays & the staff didn't miss in making it a memorable evening. We are appreciative the staff invited us back to show us what they're really about & their efforts were off the chart ! This was the most memorable dinning nite in recent months & would highly recommended this establishment for a great drinks & food in AA !!! read more

Wonderful experience. Delicious food. Great service. Comfortable ambiance. Could serve as either a casual date night, upscale date night or even a good first date experience. read more

The food and drinks here are great, however the service is incredibly disappointing. One of the servers spilled wine all over our friend (which was an entirely understandable accident), and the rest of the staff proceeded to blame our group for the mess that was made. The staff was rude from the very moment we walked in the door, seemingly frustrated that a large group came to dinner at the restaurant, despite the fact that we were respectful and excited to dine at a new restaurant. They acted as if it was an inconvenience to have guests dining at the restaurant. Overall there were some wonderful bartenders and servers there, but the service altogether was shockingly rude. read more

The food was pretty good, we ordered the pork belly bahn tet (good crunch, was a bit salty), ketchup friend rice (AMAZING, has a really good crunch), and the seared bok choi which was our favorite dish - the sauce was like a peanut curry and it was very good. I ordered the strange magic cocktail, which I was enjoying until our waitress came around and said she was glad I like it because most people hate it and thinks it tastes like cough syrup. Maybe give me a heads up before I order the worst drink on the menu? It was not too bad though. Just a really weird comment. Our waitress was a bit rude and not personable, clearly. The tables are set so close to each other that people were bumping into us while eating, and a candle from the table next to us actually fell on me. We ordered the raspberry mousse for dessert and it was pretty good. To be fair, we did go on Valentine's day so I doubt that the restaurant is so crowded/hectic on a normal day. read more

Great dinner last night because of the food. Our server was terrible! Took to long to get food order to table. Not sure if this was a kitchen or server problem. The three star is based on the server and kitchen issue. Definitely go back for food. read more

Great Food and service . Elliott is the best bartender he made my wife and I the yummiest drinks. We really liked the crab fried rice . We will be back. read more

Everything the reviews said it would be. We ordered 6 different items and then 2 of them a second time each dish had its own unique taste. All 4 of us liked every dish. They have a specialty drink list that fits right in. Service was fantastic. All very friendly and helpful. When i read is was a happening Vietnamese bar/restaurant I couldn't visualize it but that's exactly what it was. read more

Loved the food, tried a lot of different items, service was solid, ambiance was great, chill vibes.

Peridot is one of the best meals we've had in a long time. Every dish was delicious. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. We will definitely be back. read more

The food is great and drinks are very fancy. The flavor profiles and ingredients are really unique and not something you'd find anywhere else in Ann Arbor. I'd definitely recommend checking out the menu ahead of time to ensure it's suitable for your group. read more

Food , service, ambiance, drinks all Beyond any expectation . Everything that is listed in the recipe you can absolutely taste . It is an adventure and a journey with every bite you take . The cocktails are made with such class and elegance that you really do sip them and appreciate them . The atmosphere is very welcoming and Charming yet upscale but not too stuffy you can dress up or dress down and feel comfortable . John Carlos is an amazing maitre d of food and drink . read more

The new restaurant downtown Ann Arbor needed! Warm and inviting atmosphere with creative and delicious food and cocktails. The banh mi bruschetta and hiramada crudo were our personal favorites. Our server, Faith, provided excellent service and was very knowledgeable on the menu to give recommendations based on our personal tastes. Highly recommended for date night, celebrations, or if you are looking to explore new flavors and experiences in the area. read more

I've been meaning to write a review of Peridot for three weeks now and haven't gotten around to it. It was such a great all around experience I just can't let it go unsaid any longer. My friend Gina was visiting from San Diego and we got a reservation for 700P on a Tuesday night. We were seated promptly when we arrived but we really wanted to sit at the bar which was already full. After about 5 minutes two seats opened up at the end of the bar and we grabbed them. From then on we where in the hands of Elliott behind the bar, one of the most personable and knowledgeable bartenders we've encountered in a long time. He let us try several samples of wine before we finally decided, fully explained the menu, gave us a little background about the restaurant and managed to serve everyone else at the bar as well. We took his recommendations and ended up sharing the miramasa crudo which was amazing (with a very nice Gruner Veltliner from Austria) then the Stoney Creek mushrooms and the ketchup fried rice. The mushrooms were good but the rice was a knockout! We ordered glasses of the French Rhone before we devoured the Rohan Duck which was fantastic as well. We weren't interested in the dessert menu so we just asked for coffee. To our surprise, coffee was not available. Maybe things have changed or maybe they never will offer coffee, but I think it's a miss. Viet Nam is producing some of the world's best coffee beans and a Vietnamese coffee seems like a natural. Seeing that we were minorly disappointed, Elliott offered to make us a special after dinner cocktail that he had been working on. It was delicious and most appreciated. The room is absolutely gorgeous, completely transforming the old Grange restaurant. We loved everything about the evening. I can't wait to return! read more