Went up to Cambridge for a day trip getaway and stumbled upon this local gem. Delicious pho broth jam packed with flavours - no need to add additional sauces as its seasoned to perfection! 10/10. The mango rolls were a great refreshing appetizer with a sweet/sour bite. The dining area is quiet and spacious with cozy booths. Recommend for an affordable bite! read more

I'm so thirsty!!! MSG! Just disappointed with another establishment serving from the bucket soup base. The large bowl did not have as much ingredient ratio to noodles compared to more places. We thought to order the stir fry beef with vegetables because we thought we would still hungry. The dish feature was not the best with an underwhelming 5 pieces of meat to almost dead vegetables. It seemed more of a plate of leftovers. The "Thai" sauce was a water down bunch of juice thickened with corn starch. Overall just was not impressed with this restaurant. Not returning. read more

Pho Bistro - Everything on the plate looks dead,like left over with five scraps of meat - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

Well, well, well...what a wonderPHO find! I know, you heard that one before...well it's my review so Pho...k...o....you know! Seriously, not expecting much but the reviews are really good and I've been thinking of dropping by for dinner - since I'm in Kitchener a couple days a week. The place is a lot larger inside than expected. They were surprisingly really clean - not like the places in downtown T.O. The table came with the standard Pho utensil and sauce dispenser - not sure how this became the standard for Vietnamese places - and the small piece of paper and a dull pencil. Ordered the small Pho w/ rare beef and the shrimp cold roll - my go to for first time in a Pho place. The staff isn't going to win any friendliest peeps award but they are efficient. The Pho was very tasty. Lots of flavour developed by the ingredients and not by the MSG alone - as many other places. It reminded me very much of my go to place in Richmond Hill - Little Saigon. The small size was enough of me and I'm not a small guy! The shrimp roll was A-OK with their peanut dip. All in all, I had a decent meal and will be back again when I feel inclined for a bowl of noodles and rolls. Cheers. read more

This place is awesome.....called and they were not open yet they put together an order for pick up. The food is good and pricing very reasonable. The Vietnamese deep fried rolls are out of this world and worth ordering. I would visit this place when in Kitchener read more

Pho Bistro - Vietnamese Roll - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

Great food! Great service. The staff is very friendly . Pho soup is very good. Yummy spring rolls.

In town on business, and tried this place based on the other Yelp reviews. Wow. Excellent. I love pho, and this was some of the best I've had. Sadly, no jalapeños to put in the broth, but that didn't matter. I have the rice noodle pho with raw beef. Beef was tender, and the broth was hearty. I also tried the egg rolls as an appetizer. They were made from scratch, and they were amazing! Best I've ever had. Highly recommend trying this place. Very clean, and good service. read more

Pho Bistro - Pho with raw beef - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

Was great when it first opened. Year after year food quality and quantity diminish. Will not recommend and will not come back.

Great food Clean place Reasonable prices Service is as per usual pho restaurants - not that hospitable but to be expected No complains read more

Pho Bistro - Rare well done pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

The food was amazing I personally love the way the flavors mixed so good the ambience is relaxing the servers were super kind

portion is very small, soup is too sweet for pho. not enough toppings. Service was nice and atmospher is clean. read more

This place just taste horrible. I didn't eat for the whole day and until 3pm, I decided I need to eat sth. I ordered a beef pad Thai which I believe is $12.95 or 13.95. First impression was it is small. There is hair inside. And the it just smells so weird that I keep wondering what I'm actually eating. End up paying $18 including tax and tips for this horrible meal. Not sure why the 4 star, maybe I chose the wrong food. But I don't think I will ever come back. read more

This is a fairly unassuming Viet/Thai restaurant that puts out a consistently good quality of food. The establishment is very clean, and the staff are warm and attentive. I usually get the Chicken Satay Noodle Soup; nothing too noticeably 'satay' about it but I like the mildly spicy broth! Their egg rolls are good too! Good for dine in and take out as well! This is my go-to southeast Asian spot in south Kitchener. read more

Went once. Not a good place. Wasn't clean inside and poor service. Food wasn't that great. read more

Disappointed with my order of beef noodle soup. The quality is not as good as before.

This place is a stand out amongst the Kitchener Waterloo Vietnamese restaurants. The first thing I noticed was how clean the place was (the washrooms were super clean) as there are some KW Vietnamese restaurants that I really can't say the same for. Came here and had the chicken pad thai, which was around $12 including tax and tip, so the menu is affordable. The food itself was good, there was really nothing to complain about, the chicken pad thai had a little bit of a kick to it(something I noticed since the other pad thai options of beef and shrimp had a chili symbol next to them on the menu while the chicken did not). However, the spiciness didn't take away from the food at all. The staff were very friendly and accommodating as well, they provided us with extra limes when asked and frequently checked on us. Overall a good experience and will definitely come back if I'm in the area again. read more

Pho Bistro - Chicken pad thai - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

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12:30pm, Friday, July 17, 2015: I ordered a shrimp and pork salad roll (on this restaurant's menu they call it a shrimp and pork "Spring Roll" though that term normally is used for the fried rolls). This was $4.50 and it came with two rolls. It was good. I enjoyed it. It came with real peanut sauce instead of just straight Hoisin sauce. I also ordered a Wonton soup, for $5.75 for a small bowl I think. Delicious!! It had sautéed onions and ginger in the soup. The broth sure tasted like home made chicken broth, whether it is 100% home-made or not. The soup was flavorful and aromatic! I savoured every spoonful of this light and tummy-warming soup! It was great on a rainy day like today. I only tried those two dishes on this visit and enjoyed it. The one thing about the wonderful Wonton soup was that it didn't come with noodles. Maybe you can have it with noodles and I didn't know to ask or whatnot. Either way, the 6 Wontons in a delicious broth with Chinese cabbage (I think that's the vegetable) and sautéed onions and ginger were tasty. The restaurant looked clean. The washroom looked clean (which isn't always the case in Asian restaurants with good authentic food). It's my first time at this Vietnamese restaurant. I would come again based on this first-time experience. read more

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Place is very clean and spaceous. The menu had lots to choose from. Some different than what we normally see on Pho menus... which is nice. Staff here is friendly. The portions were good. Soup was delish!!! Very important for a good bowl of Pho! My sautéed shrimps were done great! Wish they served fried onions and crushed peanuts with their Vermicelli dishes... but I still left happy. The "eggrolls" were 1 of the best! A gem in Kitchener... wish more knew about this place. Our local Pho place in Brampton is always packed. This place looks like it is doing ok... but should have more business... for the great portions and quality of food... at least from what we ordered. read more

Pho Bistro - Stir fried shrimp vermicelli, spring rolls and rare beef pho. Delish! - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

2017-09-04. Pho Bistro is an example of the expanding culture in Southern Ontario. As more and more people moved away from Toronto, the Tri-cities were the lucky recipients of a good portion of them, and were able to enjoy the spoils migration brought with it. One such spoil was the cultural diversification, and with that, the expansion in the different types of cuisines offered. Pho Bistro is located in a strip mall with plenty of free parking just outside it's doors. The place is relatively large for a Pho Shop and can accommodate over 100 guest at full capacity. Booths line the walls and windows and tables and chairs fill the gaps in between. The decor is nice and the tables are spaced out enough to provide a relaxed atmosphere. The menu is your standard extensive selections of Noodles, Rice, Appetizers, Family-style specialties, and Drinks. Most Pho shops in Toronto have over 200 items on their menu, Pho Bistro is a little more conservative (probably due to lack of demand), and have refined their menu selections to about 150. With all new places, we went with some staples to see how they compared with established Toronto giants of the industry. My impression was that they would fare pretty well considering almost all these new places are opened by those whom have migrated from the City. Tonight, the bill of fare consisted of Special Pho Bistro, Grilled Chicken & Pork Com, Egg Rolls, a Jackfruit shake, and a Sour Sop shake. #301 Special Pho Bistro (Pho Bistro Dac Biet). This is typically your kitchen sink Pho. Rice noodles in Pho broth with an assortment of beef, pork, and seafood (shrimp and squid). What anchors this dish is the broth. Do this well, and it will tow the line for the rest of the ingredients; do this poorly, and the ship will sink. The broth had very strong pho flavours (pho cube and star anise), which is the opposite of most places, and in this instance I think it was a tad overboard. I will note; however, that the dish had a good ratio of meat/seafood to noodle to soup. 3,5 stars. #405. Grilled pork chop and chicken with egg on rice (Com Ga, Suon Nuong, trung op la). A simple dish really, marinated thin filet of chicken and pork, grilled on an open flame and topped with green onion in oil served with of bed of steamed rice topped with a over easy fried egg. From a flavour perspective, the meat marinade was a little on the sweet side; there was also a strong garlic flavour and subtle lemongrass. The cook of it was a little overdone as the meats were slightly on the dry side. The green onion and oil was a little sparse, more of a decoration to provide sheen and a pop of colour, when it really should be applied to complement the flavours of the dish. 2,5 stars. #101. Egg rolls (Cha Gio). Nice to see that they used the proper wrap here. The cook was fried to a nice golden yellow. The filling makes up this dish, and depending on where in Vietnam you are, the ingredients will differ slightly. Without going into all the different variations based on local ingredients, the filling here was decent. The dish came with fish sauce, shredded lettuce, pickled carrots, and pickled radish. They were missing leaf lettuce, which kind of puzzled me, because a common way of eating this dish is to wrap the cha gio with the pickled veggies in the lettuce and then dip it in the fish sauce. I can only assume that out here in the Tri-cities, most consume it like an appetizer and leave the garnishes on the plate; the restaurant, not providing the leaf lettuce as a cost savings. 3,5 stars less 0,5 star for no leaf lettuce, 3 stars overall. Fish Sauce. Served with the Egg Rolls and Grilled Pork & Chicken Rice. This was quite good IMO. It had a nice balance of fish and sweetness. 4 stars. Both shakes are sub-par in my opinion. 2 stars each. * out of space, see pics for comments * Overall, Pho Bistro is a solid 3,5 star place. They're a little pricey, but they can be. They're in a more remote location where ingredients may not be readily available so transportation costs are higher; but at the same time, cheaper rents should offset this. Then there's the dynamic of the consumer base and competition, of which both work in their favour. The lack of competition in the area leaves those that are familiar with Pho are at the mercy of any price if they crave it badly enough. Those that are new to it and have never been exposed to the competitive prices are ignorant to marginal profits. And with most dishes coming in at $, it falls into the affordable category. Do I think they could use some minor tweaks, sure, but I'm pretty certain that my preferences do not match those of the locals that keep the place in business. And I don't blame them one bit to keep things the way they are, if it's not broke, don't fix it... would I be back, probably, they're one of a handful in the Tri-cities, and they're decent. If you would like to experience more, come dine-with-me.yelp.com I'd love to have your company... Bon Appétit! read more

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This Pho restaurant in terms of space is big and spacious and is clean compared to other Pho restaurants. As for the food, the portions were incredibly small!!! Their large bowl of Pho is a typical small at other Pho restaurants. I'm curious to see how small a small is. Price is comparable to other Pho restaurants, but smaller portions. I normally feel that most broths at Pho restaurants are too salty and here is was flavorless and just bland. More flavoring is needed. As for the rice with grilled chicken and pork, the plate came out looking empty. The size of the meat portions were tiny. Look at the photo attached to see how sad this plate and size of the meats were. I was shocked when the waiter served the plate. Went with a group of 11 adults and we all felt the same about this place. Don't think we would ever return. The food is not bad, just nothing special. Mediocre and pricey for the portion you receive. read more

Pho Bistro - Look at that sad piece of chicken. - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

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The place is very clean and the food not too bad at all. Staff on the other hand are not properly trained. Total absence of thank you and please or attentiveness. The only time you experience what may seem to be " customer service" is when the bill is dropped! read more

Awesome place to get delicious Pho! I get the XL bowl, I'm a big eater and it's all I can do to finish it.

Great Vietnamese food. Our family visit this place almost every week and always satisfy with their delicious food and friendly service. Must try their Bun bo Hue, Dinner set for two (B) with "canh chua" and "ca kho to". read more

Today my family & I had a late lunch there today, this was my first time trying this place out. My first impression of the restaurant after being seated was it has a nice atmosphere, also there were big windows which brighten up the entire restaurant. Workers/owner were friendly, the restaurant & bathroom were really clean I'm definitely going to be coming back as well. I forget what my fried noodle dish was called, but it consisted of crispy noodles, chicken and veggies. I asked for cooks to make it spicy, & after it was brought out I was very content with my dish overall. Everything was cooked to perfection. read more

Pho Bistro - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

First time in to Pho Bistro. As I entered, I was greeted by a gentleman who may be the owner, from across the room. He directed me to a booth against the wall by pointing to the seat. Soon after, I was brought a menu and a pot of hot tea, not something I am used to. I'm not much of a fan of hot beverages, but the tea was good, not strong in flavor but good nonetheless. After reviewing the menu, I had my selections in mind and waited for someone to take my order. The ordering style is a little different, a server doesn't "take" your order. You have to write your order on the order slip and the server will take it to the kitchen. I ordered strawberry bubble tea, pork and shrimp spring rolls, and a seafood stir-fry. As I wait for the order to arrive, I realize how loud the place is, with no sound-dampeners, sounds reverberate throughout the establishment. The bubble tea machine is especially loud, but the product was scrumptious, reminding me of a strawberry milk as it seems to be made with ice cream. The spring rolls came out and were underwhelming. They were good, but I think could have used a little more meat. I didn't taste much of the pork, but the dipping sauce(contains peanuts) made them extra tasty. The stir-fry came out of the kitchen steaming hot, and smelling delicious. The vegetables tasted as if they were fresh and steamed to perfection. There was a greater variety of seafood within the meal; quantity of each is not high, but the variety is good including shrimp, clams, squid, crab meat and a few others. The noodles were nothing impressive, but the broth/sauce made up for the lack of flavor. Overall, I would say it was a good experience. The restaurant has a new feel and appears clean; even the washroom was clean. This place offers a take-out menu. You have to go to the counter to pay and only accepts Visa and MasterCard credit cards. Ultimately, I think I will come back so I can explore the menu further. First time in Pho Bistro...but not the last. read more

Pho Bistro - Strawberry Bubble Tea - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

I found this place through Yelp, while staying in Kitchener for business. I really didn't feel like eating fast food or pub food which is what you can find a ton of in the immediate area. So I decided to give this place a try. Am I ever glad I did! It's a nice, clean place with friendly service. The interior had modern, fresh decor. I was greeted immediately upon entering. I told them I just wanted to order some takeout, and they seated me at a table with a nice cup of tea while I peruse the menu and waited for my order. It was 8pm but there were many patrons in the restaurant. Pho seemed to be the popular dish ordered. On that day, I had the fresh shrimp rolls and rice plate with Kalbi beef. The shrimp rolls were so fresh and huge! I really could have just had those as a meal all by itself! The rice and Kalbi beef was very good. Lots of meat, well seasoned and very tender. It also had a small salad on the side and good amount of the dipping sauce as well. I was really happy with this meal. So happy in fact that I went back to Pho Bistro again for dinner the next day! The host recognized me and thanked me for coming again. On day two, I had the fried spring rolls and rice plate with chicken and egg. The fried spring rolls were good. They were also huge, but nothing to write home about. The chicken was good as well. Huge piece...I couldn't finish it. All-in-all, I'm really glad I was able to find this place. I'll definitely be back when returning to the area. read more

Hubs and I first noticed this place when they had their "Coming Soon" banner up. We've been desperate in finding a Vietnamese restaurant we could call our spot-- Pho Dau Bo and Ben Thanh just isn't cutting it for us. So on our routine Costco trips for the last few months we've been keeping an eye out for when they open, and low and behold their coming soon banner has now changed to a Grand Opening banner! Complete with 15% off until the end of June (woot!) The wait for our new spot was worth it not just because of the sweet grand opening discount but also because of the delicious food and genuine service. We've been twice in the last week they've been open. Try the egg rolls, vermicelli bowls, and pho. The egg rolls aren't your typical freezer eggrolls.. The wrapper has that perfect fried texture goodness complete with a melt in your mouth tasty filling. Egg rolls are a tough sell for me because I usually feel indifferent about them but I definitely enjoy these babies. I ordered the grilled pork and eggroll vermicelli bowl-- yummy grilled pork atop fresh and delicate vermicelli with crunchy bean sprouts, carrots, lettuce and cucumber served with that magic sauce you just pour all over.. Fire. SO's pho was so aromatic and comforting. The owner of the restaurant introduced himself during our meal and the servers are all attentive and friendly. We'll definitely be back. read more

Pho Bistro - Grilled pork and egg roll vermicelli bowl - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

I really enjoyed my first visit here. The restaurant itself is very spacious, bright and clean. We ordered a chicken vermicelli bowl, a rare beef noodle soup bowl, and summer rolls. Everything was super fresh, made to order and delicious. I'm a big pho fan, and this place rivals one of my favourite pho places in the GTA. I didn't have a favourite pho place in KW, until now! Will definitely be returning (often!) read more

Service and food was all around excellent. The place is very clean and taken care of - even the bathrooms are spotless. Food was prepared quite quickly and was as expected if not a little better. Pricing is pretty average - expect to pay about $13 or so for a dish and drink. Would definitely recommend if you're nearby for pho or fried rice. read more

Pho Bistro - Chicken fried rice - Vietnamese Near Me - Kitchener, Ontario

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The food and the service are good and the prices are reasonable compared other places

Looks like this place opened not too long ago. The food is great! Had the egg rolls, spring rolls and Tom Yum soup are delicious!!! The Phõ Dac Biet is a bit bland for my taste. The broth will need more time to simmer to develop the great flavor of a Phõ! read more

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Excellent, fresh ingredients and flavour. Have been consistently coming here since they opened and their food just keeps getting better. Also very affordable. read more

Tasy enough Pad Thai, small serving size for the price. Pho is great , I would recommend! read more

I had the pho beef and tendon and it was delicious. The place was clean and popular. if you want to get in arrive early. The soup warmed me up I had to take off my winter jacket when I walked to the car. read more

Have been to this restaurant three times and this third time will be the last. Cannot understand the waitresses when they speak; have to ask them to repeat what they are saying. The chicken wings (deep fried and covered with some sort of covering) were the worse chicken wings I have ever had; will not do that again. More importantly the service is not great. When I asked if they had any small nappy wipes as I was attempting to eat the wings with my fingers I was told, very abruptly, to go to the washroom to wash my hands; unforgivable where I paid almost 15.00 for wings, a diet coke and 1side of plain white rice. Also when I arrived, I went directly to a booth at which time a waitress arrived and removed the whole collection of chopsticks, little plates and the white plastic spoons and said they were not clean, that was why she was removing them. This made me very uncomfortable. Had to remind the waitress, after all of my food had arrived and I was into eating it, that I had ordered a diet coke. Also had to ask for my bill and was told to go to the bar counter to pay my bill. I did so and because of all of this I did NOT leave a tip, which I have NEVER done in any restaurant. I go to other Vietnamese restaurants in the area, frequently, and albeit they are not as modern looking, the food exceeds what I have had in this one and the service is better and I can actually understand what they are saying. I truly believe it is nice to have the variety of foods in our area, but am a great believer that everyone should speak a clear English rather than make a client feel uncomfortable asking to repeat what they are trying to say. Will not go back for a fourth time; three is my limit and then game over. Too bad, because I live 2 miles away and is very convenient for me and I eat out a lot as I live alone as a widow. If they do not look at some of their practices the business, which is in a small strip mall, will not be there in a couple of years. Too many other restaurants in this area to not demand good food, good service and cleanliness. read more

Pho Bistro has the freshest vermicelli bowls and spring rolls out of all the Pho restaurants around. Quick and priced right.

Service is fantastic. I was very excited when this place opened because I love Pho!!! The place is very clean and nice. The pho soup is delicious and one of the best around to my taste. I have went back and will continue to do so. read more

Yelp gave four star review; and I would gave the same. The food was good and the place was tidy. The only shortfall was the soup wasn't hot enough. Other than that it was good and I would recommend. read more

This was the first Vietnamese restaurant me and my partner had tried in the Kitchener/Waterloo area (we live in Cambridge). Overall I can say that we were both impressed with both the quality & portion sizes of our soups and mains - no complaints! In comparison to other GTA Vietnamese restaurants we've visted this place definitely stands tall among them and I am glad we have now found a reputable restaurant worth visiting again. read more

Me and my parents went here for a quick dinner. And the place is nice, clean and modern. We ordered the dinner special for 2 A and got 2 spring rolls, Tom yum soup, chicken pad Thai and stir fry chicken and vegetables. Have to say the Chicken pad Thai was the best pad Thai we have had ever. It looked kinda funny- it was red. When we tried it, it tasted very authentic. It's clear they've lemongrass, onion, garlic, fish sauce and other things for a great balance of flavour that's not too sweet. The pad Thai is also a reasonable price- defjnetly recommend for takeout. The stir fry had really crunch and fresh tasting vegetables. The spring roll was crispy and fried to perfection! read more

Came here twice. The pho tastes average because the soup is kinda plain. The place is clean. However, the XL pho is actually really small. Like the smallest XL I have ever had in my life. read more