Ben Tre Restaurant

219 El Camino Real, Millbrae
(650) 689-5588

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Ramin Akhbari

I ordered the beef stew with steamed rice. The broth was quite tasty, but unfortunately the stewed beef was not tender, rather tough. I've visited many Vietnamese restaurants and have had this same dish. The other restaurants generally serve this stew with much more tender beef chunks. Otherwise the spring rolls were quite good and so was the service, fast and friendly. Atmosphere wasn't so great, but that's just luck of the draw I guess. I happened to be there at a time when a family with 2 very loud and unruly kids were also there and the parents just didn't give a crap about how much they were disturbing other guests. A good restaurant manager would have at least said something to the parents, but they also completely ignored it. Oh well, like I said, it's luck of the draw. Your experience will most likely be very different.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

J Aromin

I get two things from here... garlic noodles with filet mignon. Those noodles are slammin and strong garlic taste! The pho here is really good. Lots of meat. The soda chanh is good stuff with the hot food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Eric Magoo (Hobo Travelin)

Great food and service! Large menu, can get busy , worth the wait. Pho was great.

K White

Cozy atmosphere and quick, friendly service complete the experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Misha Vaisburg

The soup was delicious. The food is traditional and flavorful. The portions are generous, and the service is excellent.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rey Morales

Workers gave us mean side eyes and our water from the start had some oil or soap and one came with a plastic water cap inside the water also don’t accept Apple Pay but the food was pretty good

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

Patricia Anna Dan

Ordered the Chicken Pho (#25) and it was so delicious. The soup was wonderfully aromatic and the broth was so good, literally perfect (to my standards). The noodles were good and the protein was plentiful. I don’t know if my taste buds were magically heightened tonight, or if they just serve an incredible soup here, but I was pleased. Service was quick. Loved it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Annie Amio Isaacson

Just landed in San Francisco and wanted to eat Vietnamese food right away!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

James Berta

Just had an amazing meal at this Vietnamese gem! The pho was packed with flavor, and the spring rolls were crispy perfection. The vibe is cozy, service super friendly, and everything tasted so fresh. Perfect spot for a quick bite or casual dinner. Can't wait to go back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Emily Wang

The meat is not fresh. The soup & noodles don’t taste good either.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

C. Redwood Hill

The pho here is incredible and one of the servers, the latiné guy with the great haircut was the wonderful. But the proprietors, the Vietnamese men who seemingly own the place, display such contempt and unkindness in their brusque and quasi anti black behaviors, it was hard to look past. It is a personal mission of mine to support BIPOC / Migrant owned businesses but sadly I will not be returning but wish them well just the same.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

Alex Chester

Terrible, undercooked chicken. Rice was hard. The owner was so rude and confronted us about tipping more and more. That’s all they care about. Money hungry! Will not be coming back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

David Duy

Food is good, hard to find parking though.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pho Tai Rare Beef Pho

Gerald Soo

Very good food. I didn't take pictures but had the Bun Bo Hue (Spicy Vietnamese noodle) and lemon grass grilled chicken.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Miao Miao

Recommend to this place by a colleague. You will receive bare minimum service here. I walked in. No one greeted me. I found an empty table and sat down. Waited for awhile till someone noticed me and brought a water. I ordered a bbq beef vermicelli. It was not the best I had. The ones I had in houston were much better.

The restaurant doesn’t accept American Express!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

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