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My itinerary gave me the chance to try this place, but the drab shopping center didn't get my hopes up. The interior of this particular restaurant, however, is quite impressively rendered with wood styling and plenty of space. The belowground bathrooms are odd in the sense that the door is wide open and it doesn't feel very private, but I'm not really rating those. The menu is distinctive, with ephemerally named and diverse dishes. While I note the vegetarian section, some items were listed with eggs and were named as "vegan", which does not compute to me. Other people seemed to be customizing their dishes extensively and the servers were attentive, so I think you could probably find something to eat here but the written menu seems inaccurate to me. With that caveat out of the way, the food delivered. I ordered a tomato soup garnished with fresh dill, one of those dishes that suggests a European influence which sets Vietnamese cuisine apart from others. When the couple of chilis on top kicked in is when the flavor experience really got good. Listening to another table get described the hot sauce options, I rather which I'd availed myself of them earlier. Having said that, my soup had at least a full tomato plus a lot of soft tofu that isn't normally my favorite but which worked well in this soup. Other options ranged from the conventional to the experimental, but on the strength of what I tried an experiment may well be worth trying.
We pass this location often and finally decided to place an order for take-out. The location is very clean and upon entry, we were graciously greeted. The ambiance of the restaurant was very warm with decorations of flowers topped off with an indoor fountain. There were plenty of seating for small to large parties. Parking was plentiful for a weekday dinner time. Each dish was prepared fresh and had a lot of side vegetables, either to eat or decoration. The taste was delicious and the portions were hefty. Overall, a great experience and can't wait to return. Enjoy!
Present Restaurant, located on Arlington Blvd in Falls Church, offers authentic Vietnamese dishes in a traditional Asian-style setting. Their specialties include hot pot, Thit Heo Kho Dau Hu Trung Cut--caramelized pork slices cooked with tofu and quail eggs in a clay pot--and Hai San Rang Muoi--seafood seasoned with the chef's special blend and served with vegetables. Situated at the end of a small strip mall, it offers a cozy, clean atmosphere and good service.
This restaurant is pretty good reminds I old years food is great fried noodles with shrimp I love this
I've been there a long time ago but was not a part of Yelp at that time. I recently went and I was VERY surprised at how authentic the food tasted. It was close to authentic as it could get. I went with a large group and we shared a lot of our dishes. I got the Canh Chua Tom (sour soup with shrimp). The canh chua was very delicious - a mixture of sour from the tamarind and a bit of sweet from the pineapple. It came with a big bowl of rice - you can scoop some rice into a small bowl and with some of the soup and voila! My friend ordered the Ca Kho To (caramelized fish in stone pot). It was actually a little salty for our liking but if you eat it with the rice and canh chua, it helps a lot. So not enough to give to it a 4 stars. The service was excellent. Our waitress kept coming back and refilling our waters and was very attentive. Highly recommend for a large gathering!
This place was nice inside. The food was decent, maybe i just chose not the best dishes, the service was good though
What a lovely restaurant! It is definitely date appropriate and family dinner appropriate. The ambiance is very pleasant and comfortable for all occasions. It's not easy to find Vietnamese food with such variety and traditional dishes. Vietnamese cuisine is so much more than just pho. I came here from a dear Vietnamese friend's recommendation and enjoyed some truly wonderfully made dishes. The whole fried fish was such a special treat, as well as the open field soup which is sweet and sour and so fragrant. Please step outside of your comfort zone of only ordering pho and try some other traditional dishes here at Present! Service was wonderfully attentive and kind. I will definitely come back again and try their other dishes
Definitely recommend and definitely will come back when I'm in town! The Autumn Rolls were simply amazing! A must try! The beef - Bo Luc Lac was so delicious and tender. Perfect with the veggies and rice!! Ambiance was warm and cozy and service was outstanding! 10 % military discount.
Fabulous good! I am in town every couple of years, and they are always great. Nice waitstaff,clean and attractive restaurant. Love the menu. Their shrimp and also crabmeat dishes are wonderful. Excellent springrolls and eggrolls. Shawl Imperial Autumn rolls are nice! Shrimp in Fresh Ocean on pineapple!!
Hosted a Mother's Day dinner at Present and it was a great location for the occasion. All of the food was delicious; I particularly loved the duck in tamarind basket (vịt sốt cam) and the silken shawl imperial autumn roll (cha giờ rêi). Our group consisted of about 15 people and service was attentive and helpful. The decor is nice, with a small pond inside and wooden tables/chairs. They allowed me to set up the table with some florals for the special meal and were very responsive prior to, during, and after the meal.
The appetizers we ordered were pretty good, but we were disappointed in the small portion sizes of the mains (i.e. shaking beef, soft shell crab). The staff is hands off and took a while to come by for us to order. There are a few smoky dishes, and when neighboring tables ordered them, the smoke filled up the whole restaurant, which too pleasant. I ordered the pho which was $16 and okay. read more
My itinerary gave me the chance to try this place, but the drab shopping center didn't get my hopes up. The interior of this particular restaurant, however, is quite impressively rendered with wood styling and plenty of space. The belowground bathrooms are odd in the sense that the door is wide open and it doesn't feel very private, but I'm not really rating those. The menu is distinctive, with ephemerally named and diverse dishes. While I note the vegetarian section, some items were listed with eggs and were named as "vegan", which does not compute to me. Other people seemed to be customizing their dishes extensively and the servers were attentive, so I think you could probably find something to eat here but the written menu seems inaccurate to me. With that caveat out of the way, the food delivered. I ordered a tomato soup garnished with fresh dill, one of those dishes that suggests a European influence which sets Vietnamese cuisine apart from others. When the couple of chilis on top kicked in is when the flavor experience really got good. Listening to another table get described the hot sauce options, I rather which I'd availed myself of them earlier. Having said that, my soup had at least a full tomato plus a lot of soft tofu that isn't normally my favorite but which worked well in this soup. Other options ranged from the conventional to the experimental, but on the strength of what I tried an experiment may well be worth trying. read more
We pass this location often and finally decided to place an order for take-out. The location is very clean and upon entry, we were graciously greeted. The ambiance of the restaurant was very warm with decorations of flowers topped off with an indoor fountain. There were plenty of seating for small to large parties. Parking was plentiful for a weekday dinner time. Each dish was prepared fresh and had a lot of side vegetables, either to eat or decoration. The taste was delicious and the portions were hefty. Overall, a great experience and can't wait to return. Enjoy! read more
7 months ago
Present Restaurant, located on Arlington Blvd in Falls Church, offers authentic Vietnamese dishes in a traditional Asian-style setting. Their specialties include hot pot, Thit Heo Kho Dau Hu Trung Cut--caramelized pork slices cooked with tofu and quail eggs in a clay pot--and Hai San Rang Muoi--seafood seasoned with the chef's special blend and served with vegetables. Situated at the end of a small strip mall, it offers a cozy, clean atmosphere and good service. read more
7 months ago
This restaurant is pretty good reminds I old years food is great fried noodles with shrimp I love this read more
I've been there a long time ago but was not a part of Yelp at that time. I recently went and I was VERY surprised at how authentic the food tasted. It was close to authentic as it could get. I went with a large group and we shared a lot of our dishes. I got the Canh Chua Tom (sour soup with shrimp). The canh chua was very delicious - a mixture of sour from the tamarind and a bit of sweet from the pineapple. It came with a big bowl of rice - you can scoop some rice into a small bowl and with some of the soup and voila! My friend ordered the Ca Kho To (caramelized fish in stone pot). It was actually a little salty for our liking but if you eat it with the rice and canh chua, it helps a lot. So not enough to give to it a 4 stars. The service was excellent. Our waitress kept coming back and refilling our waters and was very attentive. Highly recommend for a large gathering! read more
10 months ago
This place was nice inside. The food was decent, maybe i just chose not the best dishes, the service was good though read more
6 months ago
6 months ago
What a lovely restaurant! It is definitely date appropriate and family dinner appropriate. The ambiance is very pleasant and comfortable for all occasions. It's not easy to find Vietnamese food with such variety and traditional dishes. Vietnamese cuisine is so much more than just pho. I came here from a dear Vietnamese friend's recommendation and enjoyed some truly wonderfully made dishes. The whole fried fish was such a special treat, as well as the open field soup which is sweet and sour and so fragrant. Please step outside of your comfort zone of only ordering pho and try some other traditional dishes here at Present! Service was wonderfully attentive and kind. I will definitely come back again and try their other dishes read more
Definitely recommend and definitely will come back when I'm in town! The Autumn Rolls were simply amazing! A must try! The beef - Bo Luc Lac was so delicious and tender. Perfect with the veggies and rice!! Ambiance was warm and cozy and service was outstanding! 10 % military discount. read more
2 months ago
2 years ago
Fabulous good! I am in town every couple of years, and they are always great. Nice waitstaff,clean and attractive restaurant. Love the menu. Their shrimp and also crabmeat dishes are wonderful. Excellent springrolls and eggrolls. Shawl Imperial Autumn rolls are nice! Shrimp in Fresh Ocean on pineapple!! read more
6 months ago
11 months ago
Hosted a Mother's Day dinner at Present and it was a great location for the occasion. All of the food was delicious; I particularly loved the duck in tamarind basket (vịt sốt cam) and the silken shawl imperial autumn roll (cha giờ rêi). Our group consisted of about 15 people and service was attentive and helpful. The decor is nice, with a small pond inside and wooden tables/chairs. They allowed me to set up the table with some florals for the special meal and were very responsive prior to, during, and after the meal. read more
2 years ago
If you want some flavorful authentic Vietnamese food then go to Present! Nice sized restaurant with a full bar and always well staffed. Must try their specially wrapped egg rolls and sizzling filet mignon! I have plenty of dishes pictures I've uploaded and they're all so delicious! read more
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Decent Vietnamese food without venturing all the way to Eden. Ordered two entrees and both were very good. The restaurant itself is pretty big and they do accept credit cards. Service was pretty average. read more
Maybe my next visit will be much better as far as the food wise. Service here is decent also when you walk in you noticed I pretty complexed interior which is really a shame that it does not live up to its expectations the amount of customers that are in here at this time, where is everybody can? This is a nice place. The only take away from it is they keep the food jacks in front of the waterfall which I'm sure cost a pretty penny is like putting stickers on a Ferrari, move that crap to the corner or something. I was impressed with the menu as far as explanations of the items and it's pretty expansive . I like the little touch of the unique names that they have for their items however...... DON'T ORDER THE PORK RIBS IN THE CLAY POT! It is definitely not traditional with the caramelized sugar and the fish sauce that is sautéed on the side and then combined. Also the meat that is used is BOILED you know what I mean, like when you bite into a brisket at a barbecue house and know that they boil it, pretty much hear the same. The meat should have a snapback effect when you pull from it not just fall off the bone. Y'all can fool some of the people some of the time but you can't fool all of the people all of the time with this, Stop boiling the meat! The music and Ambience kind of matches the restaurant and this is definitely a place that I would take a first date. Parking is small so don't bring a large vehicle unless you have a can opener. Service was decent, it was not bad but it was not personalized but usually do not expect personalized service in Asian restaurants. read more
1 year ago
TLDR: Food ok. Awkward service experience. Won't be returning The food was good, but but not good enough to come back especially with so many Vietnamese restaurants in the area to choose from. My main gripe here is with the service. I made a reservation through Google for a Saturday dinner to celebrate my dad's birthday because the ambiance seemed nice from the photos online. The reservation process was simple through Google assistant, but when arriving at the restaurant they had issues finding my reservation even though it wasn't busy. I told them several times I had made reservations beforehand and would have preferred for this to be acknowledged especially since the restaurant was not busy. What we ordered: Autumn rolls 10/10 - crispy & unique. Everyone in our party enjoyed these. Calamari 9/10 - no complaints Papaya salad 6/10 - plain, nothing special. Felt like it was missing something, maybe another type of veg? Bo Luc Lac 10/10 beef was tender. Vietnamese dad approved Clay pot fish 8/10 - good. Fish was well cooked, not over or under. Clay pot pork 4/10 - too salty! Would have been better if the pork was cut in thicker pieces instead of thinly sliced Duck with tamarind 5/10 - duck was dry. Disappointed. Now to the faux paux. I'd discretely mentioned to the waiter earlier that we were celebrating my dad's birthday and did not expect anything extra, but thought it would have been nice if they could wish him happy birthday. The waiter just said "oh ok". We finished our meal without a mention of the birthday which would have been fine. However, our male waiter came by the table and got everyone's attention just to tell us he could not do anything for his birthday. That was a real cringe worthy moment. It would have been perfectly acceptable to say and do nothing and we would have understood. But to come by to announce to our whole table was in poor taste. They also had the audacity to include 30% tip for themselves in the bill, and then add an additional blank tip line. This type of practice feels sneaky and left a bad taste in our mouths. We unfortunately will not be returning to this establishment. read more
I came here recently and tried the Papaya Salad with dried, shredded beef as the appetizer. I ordered grilled chicken with dry rice noodles, or vercimicelli and a side of Steamed veggies. The portions were great, everything was fresh and tasty. Good size for the dipping sauces for take out. I am trying out different style Asian cuisines. Unfortunately, some of the flavors are really new to me so I don't have a frame of reference to relate to. I liked the papaya salad, but I felt it was missing something. The taste was sort of bland and the shredded papaya was hard to eat, sort of like straw. Again, I don't know if I was eating it correctly. I asked her what do I do with the crackers and she said eat it with the salad. But they did not stack or fold so...I could have been eating it all incorrectly. I would like to go back and try out one of the soups or another beef dish. Friendly service. read more
1 year ago
1 year ago
We would give it a six stars if we could. We loved the food! Everything was delicious and the service was excellent. Ever since we discovered Present, we have been coming almost every week! The waiters and waitresses are super professional and attentive. read more
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Present is a place that appeals to all the senses. The space is open and airy and graced with beautiful and colorful orchids, not to mention the peaceful and gracious fountain wall. The names of the dishes, such as "cow in an open field", "fish in shallow water" and "duck in a tamarind basket" (which, in addition to the autumn roll appetizer, happen to be our favorite three...) sound enticing and lyrical. Then, there is the food, which is always delicious and fresh. The iced coffee is also really, really good. The servers are very friendly and helpful without being hard to find or intrusive. We also appreciate that they sit parties far apart from each other. All these things make Present our favorite local spot for Vietnamese food. read more
1 year ago
Don't let the location keep you from trying this spot. Extensive menu with very friendly and knowledgeable staff! I had the Autumn rolls, spring rolls and salmon in clay pot. Everything was fresh and great flavor. Plenty to take home. The staff was eager to share explanations and recommendations. read more
Asked my ladies at Purity Organix nails (see my review), where they liked to eat, and this is what they suggested. We were skeptical to go somewhere not in the Eden Center but WOW never judge a book by its cover ! Hidden in a tiny strip mall down route 7, when you walk in, the interior is clean bright and welcoming with a gorgeous water feature ! Had a fabulous tequila martini unsweetened, fresh spring rolls, vegan papaya salad, shrimp sweet sour soup, stir fried bok choy, whole grilled fish, tamarind duck. Absolutely everything had a balanced flavor profile - nothing too sweet nothing too savory or saucy. The flavors were delicate and complex and FRESH!! The accoutrements that came with the grilled fish and were fabulous, and everything was tenderly cooked. ngoc was a server and she was EXCEPTIONAL!! Patient - kind - explanatory - and walked us through the gf df options. This place deserves to be more like a 4.5 or 4.8 on Yelp ! Found our new favorite Vietnamese spot ! read more
Was craving Vietnamese food on a Friday night after a long week, and ended up picking Present due to their extensive menu options. Ordered a noodle dish (bun rieu), a salad dish (goi hai san trai thom), and a beef dish (bo luc lac) to share. Everything was flavorful, but the pineapple was my personal favorite, both in terms of flavor and presentation. The noodles in bun rieu could have been better since some parts were stuck to each other and/or broken. The restaurant is spacious, with peaceful decor. The service was decent but a little too aggressive-they kept asking if they could take things away while we were still working on the food. Overall, I can recommend Present if you are looking for a Vietnamese option in DMV. read more
11 months ago
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