Food was delicious. Service initially was started by a lady who barely understood anything. Then the man came outside and he was more knowledgeable. Ambience was good but the seats are really hard. They are wooden chairs. If you have a sensitive behind, it can actually cause severe pain. My husband was trying to order egg noodles since he’s allergic to rice. They have egg noodles on the menu, but he said they don’t have. That is why the four stars. Every noodle they had was rice based. They need to have a different option for people with allergies if not, do not have it in the menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Matt L
Nam Khao was very good 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicole Jalbert
We discovered this place two or three weeks ago, and have now ordered from them 4 times. We LOVE the depth and complexity in the flavors, while also being very balanced.
I've had the Kao Poon, Massaman Curry (my current obession), Green Curry, Pad Thai, and Pad Kee Mao, and all have been winners. This has quickly become my favorite Thai place in Oakland, even beating out Pintoh and Attraros.
Food: 5
Jen Y
Best Thai food I have had!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Becca Gomez Farrell
Rose Garden Uptown is a Laotian & Thai restaurant, featuring many dishes common to that region but also Californian ingredients. They offer table service, but the most business was to-go orders while we dined.
From that interior, you can view their mix of modern-day Instagram aesthetics and architecture with more traditional decorated woven trays on the walls and pictures of the menu items that’s nostalgic of many older Asian restaurants: an appealing combination of new and old to me, just like the menu and ingredients. And the pretty sharing plates also brightened my mood.
We started with the Laotian spring rolls, filled with avocado, carrots, rice noodles, and lettuce. The two sauces—one peanut and one mildly sweet and spicy—provided the most flavor for the dish.
Next came the sweet corn salad with carrots, tomatoes, peanuts, green beans, garlic, lime juice, and a mild chili. I love corn, so I expected to love this dish … and I did! Typically, I go for “hot” when asked for a spice level choice, but my friend was right to go with mild here. That added just enough of a kick to complement the corn’s sweetness. The ingredients had a satisfying variety of flavors, textures, and crunch.
We aimed for Rose Garden Uptown’s Laotian specialties for our second dish, settling on the mok pa. That’s catfish steamed in a banana leaf with herbs. It was my first mok pa, and I did not know if I was supposed to treat the lettuce as lettuce wraps, so I went ahead and did so. I scooped catfish into the small leaves, added cilantro and onions, and really enjoyed those flavors and textures all together. The catfish was soft and soothing, and the herbs cooked with it imparted a wonderful freshness. I will definitely order mok pa again.
Would love to try one of their four types of laab another time!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Karen House
My go-to for Thai green curry and a dish I recommend is the grilled pork neck. I like to have my curry with pork or chicken ^^ it’s amazing that the curry comes with rice (since a lot of places make rice an additional add-on)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bebash Gurung
great lao & thai food. i love it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ryan
Really authentic and delicious Laos food! The Tom kha soup is so fragrant and the laab is tasty.
Great food. Great options. This is good Lao food glad I found something closer to home. The space is small so make sure you give your self time to get a table.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Papaya Salad, Pad Thai, Nam Khao, Mango Sticky Rice, Vientiane Crispy Rolls, Grilled Pork Neck Salad, Curry Roti
Wild bill Hickock
best ive ever had these are the chef personal family recipes he brought from his country to share with us in America absolutely delicious and very intimate you feel like you are being welcomed in someones home and eating at their table ... you can feel the love in the food its not just a job for the chef but his passion and you can absolutely taste it !!!! I highly recommend you try it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Irene Cocco
Sooo tasty! Will definitely be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gina S
Amazing food!! Great flavors, beautiful presentation. We had the curry roti and the tom kha soup and it was so good. Lots of vegan options.
D Sim
Ohhhh my godohmygodohmygodohmygod this food is so good
Phenomenal restaurant. A new favorite.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was delicious. Service initially was started by a lady who barely understood anything. Then the man came outside and he was more knowledgeable. Ambience was good but the seats are really hard. They are wooden chairs. If you have a sensitive behind, it can actually cause severe pain. My husband was trying to order egg noodles since he’s allergic to rice. They have egg noodles on the menu, but he said they don’t have. That is why the four stars. Every noodle they had was rice based. They need to have a different option for people with allergies
if not, do not have it in the menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Nam Khao was very good 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We discovered this place two or three weeks ago, and have now ordered from them 4 times. We LOVE the depth and complexity in the flavors, while also being very balanced.
I've had the Kao Poon, Massaman Curry (my current obession), Green Curry, Pad Thai, and Pad Kee Mao, and all have been winners. This has quickly become my favorite Thai place in Oakland, even beating out Pintoh and Attraros.
Food: 5
Best Thai food I have had!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rose Garden Uptown is a Laotian & Thai restaurant, featuring many dishes common to that region but also Californian ingredients. They offer table service, but the most business was to-go orders while we dined.
From that interior, you can view their mix of modern-day Instagram aesthetics and architecture with more traditional decorated woven trays on the walls and pictures of the menu items that’s nostalgic of many older Asian restaurants: an appealing combination of new and old to me, just like the menu and ingredients. And the pretty sharing plates also brightened my mood.
We started with the Laotian spring rolls, filled with avocado, carrots, rice noodles, and lettuce. The two sauces—one peanut and one mildly sweet and spicy—provided the most flavor for the dish.
Next came the sweet corn salad with carrots, tomatoes, peanuts, green beans, garlic, lime juice, and a mild chili. I love corn, so I expected to love this dish … and I did! Typically, I go for “hot” when asked for a spice level choice, but my friend was right to go with mild here. That added just enough of a kick to complement the corn’s sweetness. The ingredients had a satisfying variety of flavors, textures, and crunch.
We aimed for Rose Garden Uptown’s Laotian specialties for our second dish, settling on the mok pa. That’s catfish steamed in a banana leaf with herbs. It was my first mok pa, and I did not know if I was supposed to treat the lettuce as lettuce wraps, so I went ahead and did so. I scooped catfish into the small leaves, added cilantro and onions, and really enjoyed those flavors and textures all together. The catfish was soft and soothing, and the herbs cooked with it imparted a wonderful freshness. I will definitely order mok pa again.
Would love to try one of their four types of laab another time!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
My go-to for Thai green curry and a dish I recommend is the grilled pork neck. I like to have my curry with pork or chicken ^^ it’s amazing that the curry comes with rice (since a lot of places make rice an additional add-on)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
great lao & thai food. i love it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really authentic and delicious Laos food! The Tom kha soup is so fragrant and the laab is tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything tastes good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great food. Great options. This is good Lao food glad I found something closer to home. The space is small so make sure you give your self time to get a table.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Papaya Salad, Pad Thai, Nam Khao, Mango Sticky Rice, Vientiane Crispy Rolls, Grilled Pork Neck Salad, Curry Roti
best ive ever had these are the chef personal family recipes he brought from his country to share with us in America absolutely delicious and very intimate you feel like you are being welcomed in someones home and eating at their table ... you can feel the love in the food its not just a job for the chef but his passion and you can absolutely taste it !!!! I highly recommend you try it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sooo tasty! Will definitely be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food!! Great flavors, beautiful presentation. We had the curry roti and the tom kha soup and it was so good. Lots of vegan options.
Ohhhh my godohmygodohmygodohmygod this food is so good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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