i was passing through seattle and decided to try this place… i ordered the wings and beef salad and their pho broth-washed old fashioned… i haven’t left the restaurant yet and i’m writing this review so that should be self-explanatory. love this place !!!
Harris Yin
Been there once, the food is decent. However, try to avoid during lunchtime. Waited in the line for over 20 minutes without even one waiter/waitress getting the chance to arrange the seat or anything.
Saba
The food here is pretty good, but don’t miss out on the cocktails.
The Old Phởshion was a nice twist as it had hints of pho. The Starstruck was very refreshing and the cream was nice. I also liked From Me To Yuzu because the chili gave it a slight kick.
As for food, the pork belly was delicious.
Mark T
I really don't know how to start this review other then saying, Wow! I came to Ba Bar South Lake Union last night for a quick bit to eat, and liked it so much that I just had to come back a second time. Last night I got the garlic crab noodles, and it was so good. The crab was sweet and flavorful, the noodles were spicy and there was plenty of garlic. That alone was enough to get me to come back but then I had the du creme cup, a chocolate dessert, that clinched my return. The following night I had the chicken wings, which were sooooo good, and the pho ga, a chicken noodle soup, yet another slam dunk. I will make BaBar a go to stop everyone I come to Seattle.
Kyle Cooley
Great lunch spot. I recommend the chicken wings and the oxtail pho.
Keyuri Parab
the food we 10/10 + cocktails were delicious. Recommend this place for a great bite and service
Arpitha Rao Annaji
Ordered to-go but the food was pretty bland :( I have food here many times before but this time, it was a disappointment.
Liam Armstrong
Really tasty fresh food presented well in a cosy atmosphere. Knowledgeable bar staff, serving bespoke drinks. Recommended for a delightful bite to eat and a refreshing drink.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sai Gon Chicken Wings
Alisa Finkbeiner
Really delicious Vietnamese food. Ba Bar was recommended to us by a friend and we were not disappointed.
The food was very good and was delivered to us in a short time. The service was quick, friendly and attentive. The ambience is modern and young and is inviting despite the open kitchen. We would come again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Heaven Asfaw
Love this place, wonderful food and service, coming back to try the delicious looking drinks!
This was one of the worst restaurant experiences I've had in the Seattle area I had a slightly weird feeling about it when we walked in (at 8 PM on a Friday) and most of the restaurant was empty. For some reason, the host decided to put us at one of the bar-adjacent wide tables rather than an actual table. The next weird thing was when someone I was with ordered a drink and received an entirely separate drink instead. Again a little strange - it's not often you see that
As for what I ordered, I decided to go with the Duck Supreme, which came as large duck breast pieces with some rice and a fried egg on top Maybe the only good parts of this meal was that the rice was decent enough, and I liked the pineapples and carrots/onions that came with it. The egg was good, but what I didn't appreciate was the waiter asking me if I wanted an egg on top, but without mentioning that it costs extra. I only found out that adding the egg cost an additional $2.5 when it was time for the bill. I checked and it does mention the extra cost on their menu, but at the top and in a small print
What makes this truly awful, though, was how bad the duck was. It made up by far the biggest proportion of the dish, so if you mess it up, you end up turning the entire dish into a catastrophe. Unfortunately, as you can probably tell, this dish ended up crashing and burning pretty hard. I actually feel bad for whatever duck (or ducks?) died to make this. You deserve better little buddy (or buddies)
I could instantly tell something was wrong based on how impossible it was to even cut the duck in the first place. It took a serious amount of effort to even make the tiniest cut, using both a knife and fork. I don't think I've ever been served meat this tough in a restaurant before. The fact that a cook took a look at this and decided it was ok to serve represents a carelessness about the customer that's a massive red flag. As expected, the meat was not tender, juicy, or flavorful. Another annoying part was the tiny bones that were scattered throughout the meat itself, making this a pretty annoying eating experience. Towards the end, I just gave up on cutting the meat and started eating it like a turkey leg
If everything wasn't enough, this ended up being really expensive. It came close to $50 for a entree & a drink, which is just ridiculous. If you asked me to name restaurants where you could get a significantly better experience for a significantly better price in Seattle I would keep going until I lost my voice.
Overall, I have major regrets about coming here, and even though I live nearby, there's no chance I'll be at any other location of this restaurant again. 1/10
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ian Carter
Well deserving of their hype
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
James P
I usually just get the ox tail pho but there's way more on the menu that I would love to try.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Sai Gon Chicken Wings, Bun Bo Hue, Oxtail Pho, Lemongrass Soda, Crispy Imperial Rolls, Banh MI, Pho Tai Nam, Pho Ha Noi
Erika Dirks
Can’t really review much as we didn’t even a chance to try the place. We drove all the way out there only to find that it was closed due to unexpected maintenance. Definitely not their fault, but it would have been nice to at least have their google business hours updated so we would have known.
i was passing through seattle and decided to try this place… i ordered the wings and beef salad and their pho broth-washed old fashioned… i haven’t left the restaurant yet and i’m writing this review so that should be self-explanatory. love this place !!!
Been there once, the food is decent. However, try to avoid during lunchtime. Waited in the line for over 20 minutes without even one waiter/waitress getting the chance to arrange the seat or anything.
The food here is pretty good, but don’t miss out on the cocktails.
The Old Phởshion was a nice twist as it had hints of pho. The Starstruck was very refreshing and the cream was nice. I also liked From Me To Yuzu because the chili gave it a slight kick.
As for food, the pork belly was delicious.
I really don't know how to start this review other then saying, Wow! I came to Ba Bar South Lake Union last night for a quick bit to eat, and liked it so much that I just had to come back a second time. Last night I got the garlic crab noodles, and it was so good. The crab was sweet and flavorful, the noodles were spicy and there was plenty of garlic. That alone was enough to get me to come back but then I had the du creme cup, a chocolate dessert, that clinched my return.
The following night I had the chicken wings, which were sooooo good, and the pho ga, a chicken noodle soup, yet another slam dunk.
I will make BaBar a go to stop everyone I come to Seattle.
Great lunch spot. I recommend the chicken wings and the oxtail pho.
the food we 10/10 + cocktails were delicious. Recommend this place for a great bite and service
Ordered to-go but the food was pretty bland :( I have food here many times before but this time, it was a disappointment.
Really tasty fresh food presented well in a cosy atmosphere. Knowledgeable bar staff, serving bespoke drinks. Recommended for a delightful bite to eat and a refreshing drink.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sai Gon Chicken Wings
Really delicious Vietnamese food.
Ba Bar was recommended to us by a friend and we were not disappointed.
The food was very good and was delivered to us in a short time. The service was quick, friendly and attentive. The ambience is modern and young and is inviting despite the open kitchen. We would come again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love this place, wonderful food and service, coming back to try the delicious looking drinks!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This was one of the worst restaurant experiences I've had in the Seattle area
I had a slightly weird feeling about it when we walked in (at 8 PM on a Friday) and most of the restaurant was empty. For some reason, the host decided to put us at one of the bar-adjacent wide tables rather than an actual table. The next weird thing was when someone I was with ordered a drink and received an entirely separate drink instead. Again a little strange - it's not often you see that
As for what I ordered, I decided to go with the Duck Supreme, which came as large duck breast pieces with some rice and a fried egg on top
Maybe the only good parts of this meal was that the rice was decent enough, and I liked the pineapples and carrots/onions that came with it.
The egg was good, but what I didn't appreciate was the waiter asking me if I wanted an egg on top, but without mentioning that it costs extra. I only found out that adding the egg cost an additional $2.5 when it was time for the bill. I checked and it does mention the extra cost on their menu, but at the top and in a small print
What makes this truly awful, though, was how bad the duck was. It made up by far the biggest proportion of the dish, so if you mess it up, you end up turning the entire dish into a catastrophe. Unfortunately, as you can probably tell, this dish ended up crashing and burning pretty hard. I actually feel bad for whatever duck (or ducks?) died to make this. You deserve better little buddy (or buddies)
I could instantly tell something was wrong based on how impossible it was to even cut the duck in the first place. It took a serious amount of effort to even make the tiniest cut, using both a knife and fork. I don't think I've ever been served meat this tough in a restaurant before. The fact that a cook took a look at this and decided it was ok to serve represents a carelessness about the customer that's a massive red flag. As expected, the meat was not tender, juicy, or flavorful.
Another annoying part was the tiny bones that were scattered throughout the meat itself, making this a pretty annoying eating experience.
Towards the end, I just gave up on cutting the meat and started eating it like a turkey leg
If everything wasn't enough, this ended up being really expensive. It came close to $50 for a entree & a drink, which is just ridiculous. If you asked me to name restaurants where you could get a significantly better experience for a significantly better price in Seattle I would keep going until I lost my voice.
Overall, I have major regrets about coming here, and even though I live nearby, there's no chance I'll be at any other location of this restaurant again. 1/10
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Well deserving of their hype
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I usually just get the ox tail pho but there's way more on the menu that I would love to try.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Sai Gon Chicken Wings, Bun Bo Hue, Oxtail Pho, Lemongrass Soda, Crispy Imperial Rolls, Banh MI, Pho Tai Nam, Pho Ha Noi
Can’t really review much as we didn’t even a chance to try the place. We drove all the way out there only to find that it was closed due to unexpected maintenance. Definitely not their fault, but it would have been nice to at least have their google business hours updated so we would have known.
Always a solid go to!
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