Pho Bistro

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

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 phở fan, and this place rivals one of my favourite phở places in the GTA. I didn’t have a favourite phở place in KW, until now!
Will definitely be returning (often!)

This place was great! Very clean and the staff were very, very nice and attentive. The food was also delicious. No complaints!

food was soso

I had the phở 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.

I found this place through Unilocal,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 décor. 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. Phở 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 Phở 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.

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!

First time in to Phở 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 Phở Bistro… but not the last.

I think this place opened up in July 2015, so it’s still fairly new. I had lunch there with the afternoon. I had a phở soup, and beef with vermicelli. Both were very good, and tasted fresh and crisp. The service was pleasant and efficient. But what I also really like is the ambience: The restaurant has high ceilings, big bright windows, and nice lines. The air conditioning is good (I was there on a very hot day in July). It’s not a fancy place — for example, the owner’s young child was in a corner booth watching a video — but that’s the kind of place I like. In short, this is perhaps the best Vietnamese-​Thai restaurant in Kitchener-​Waterloo.

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.

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– Phở 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 phở. 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 phở 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.