Rau Bistro: Vietnamese Street Food

I had such a lovely experience at this Vietnamese restaurant! The food was absolutely delicious – full of flavor, fresh, and perfectly cooked. You can really tell they use quality ingredients. The restaurant itself is very clean and well-kept, which made the whole dining experience even better. The service was also great – the staff were friendly, polite, and made sure everything was just right. Definitely a place I’d come back to. Highly recommend if you’re craving tasty Vietnamese food in a nice, clean, and welcoming spot! 🍜✨

This restaurant offers different options for appertizer: papaya salad, beef carpaccio, marinated beef,... They're all delicious. We love the most is beef congee. The service is the best. Price is reasonable for a kinda fine dining restaurant. However, their rice platter is just average. We did enjoy everything here. Highly recommend!

Wow. We just discovered this place and now we want to come back about 3 times a week. The food was seriously exceptional - everything so fresh, beautifully presented and flavorful. The spring rolls have the kind of extra crispy crinkly wrapper that is so hard to find - I haven't had spring rolls like that since I moved to Calgary from Vancouver. The sate beef was wonderful, incredibly tender and served with fresh herbs, noodles and delicious sauce. The honeycomb cake is an absolute must try. 10/10. The ambiance was also very pleasant - a really nice place to sit with flowers on the table and nice decor. Not what you expect from the outside where it just looks like any strip mall pho place.

Very authentic Vietnamese restaurant with a nice selection of dishes. We ordered the 7 course beef meal that feeds 2 people for $68.00. It was delicious and I really loved the flavors of each dish. The honeycomb cake has a nice chewy texture and is not too sweet. I would definitely recommend this restaurant, I wish they had a location in Edmonton. Hope to visit Rau Bistro on my next visit to Calgary.

Simply Blown Away!!! I was in town for business and wanted to find a nice Vietnamese spot on the way to the airport. Decided on Rau Bistro because of the 4.7 star Google reviews. Now I see why they received such great reviews and honestly, I am surprised they are not a perfect 5 stars. I am half Vietnamese, so I feel I may possibly hold this cuisine to a higher standard, as I've been eating it my entire life. Service 10/10 - Greeted and found a table right away. Server was attentive and food arrived pretty quickly. No problems with some extra requests (Thai chili pepper, extra meat, banh mi (to go) with no mayo). I visited at 2:30 pm (downtime), so there were not many other patrons. Atmosphere 10/10 - light and catchy music plays in background. Beautiful decor throughout. Cleanliness never before seen in an Asian restaurant. Maple seating and each table had variety of condiments to suit individual tastes and complement your meal. It's very rare to see an Asian restaurant that pays so much attention to all the little details. Food 20/10 - very fresh and innovative dishes, while maintaining a high level of authenticity. I ordered: 1) Banh Tam bi: a thicker noodle dish combined with coconut milk and shredded pork skin and a generous portion of Vietnamese pickled veggies. Very nostalgic for me and I don’t think I’ve ever seen this dish any other Vietnamese restaurant. This dish also came with a side of broth with green onions and cilantro. It was a great addition to the dish. 2) Che Banh lot/Cendol: this was a delightful and refreshing mix of sweet pandan noodles, red pearls, coconut jello, and coconut syrup. The perfect dessert and exactly what I was looking for. 1000% can’t wait to come back!

Food was standard Vietnamese fare but slightly pricier. I appreciated the variety of the menu and options for drinks and dessert.

We were visiting from out of town and excited to try this place. Great menu and what we ordered were decent. Service could be improved.

Walking in, I love the restaurant set-up, it felt open and modern. Lots of sunlight in the restaurant making it bright photogenic. The food was 9/10 for me. To me, it seems they took traditional Vietnamese food and add a little creativity to it. I had the Wrap & Roll #2. My favorite was the shrimp paste on sugar cane. I wouldn't recommended if you're unfamiliar with Vietnamese food, since you basically make your own roll. My partner had the R1 Com Tam and he said it was really good. It came with a small salad, which is different than the traditional way. We didn't like that the egg whites wasn't cooked all the way on the sunny side up. Our friend had the TN2 Mi Quang Ga, he said he liked it and the portion was good. I do think the service could improve a bit, like taking initiative to guide customers on how to eat the dish, or providing more information to help customers decide on their order. The dining experience was overall great. I would totally recommend!

This is a hidden gem! You would never guess there was a restaurant in this strip mall that is so unique. They take a spin on Vietnamese and have their own flair with a modern touch Salad rolls to start were large portions, rice paper was made to perfection, generous portion and very nice plating We got * Bung Mang Ga noodle soup with chicken thigh, bamboo, mushroom, vermicelli with green salad on side with a ginger sauce * Mega Bowl, shrimp, beef, chicken, sausage and spring rolls * The only thing we didn't enjoy was the coconut jelly. The texture was to gelatin like and not enough rich flavor Service was very good Bathrooms clean Would recommend!

Fusion Vietnamese restaurant-of the handful of dishes we ordered, the curry pho was tasty. We also ordered beef pho, pork and shrimp pho, and spring rolls which were also ok though not particularly memorable. Nice restaurant with comfortable seating and good service.

Had Rau Bistro on my list of places to try as they specialize in bo 7 mon. They're in the same plaza as Sucre Patisserie & Cafe. We dropped in on a fairly busy Wednesday evening (8:00pm). Every Wednesday is 10% off vermicelli dishes. Minimal service; they never came by to check in or offer water refills. - Herbs - basil, mint, shredded cabbage and lemon wedges. - Bun bo hue (#7) ($17.00) - surprisingly decent kick to their BBH. Broth was comforting. Meats included beef shank, sliced beef, pork balls and pork blood. - Bo 7 mon ($65.00) - beef seven ways is a rare dish (only found it at one place in Vancouver). It easily fed our group of three. We were each given an anchovy dipping sauce and nuoc cham. Beef congee (light, homey), papaya salad with beef jerky (jerky slightly dry), marinated beef salad (kale and tomato were different, beef was tender), steamed giant meatballs (excellent), grilled la lot beef (have had better), grilled satay beef (solid) and vinaigrette beef fondue. Would come back to try their fondue combo and bun rieu.

They have some pretty decent Vietnamese food! As a person who doesn't love Vietnamese food that much since I grew up eating it all the time, this place was actually pretty yummy!

Delicious Vietnamese cuisine. Vermicelli was divine, with perfectly cooked shrimp and crunchy rolls. Lovely, attentive staff.

I love rau bistro. They were located in 4th street and reopened in November 2021 at this new location in centre st. They have a new menu but still carry everybody's favorites. I recommend their bah mi, chicken pho, and the 7 beef course meal. All the crunchy appetizers are also really outstanding. The chicken wings are a must try for sure. There flavors are very different from any other Vietnamese restaurant in Calgary.

I am ambivalent regarding Rau. It was not a great meal but neither was it a bad meal. Authenticity is not synonymous with quality. Most notable to me was the just how stingy they were with the shrimp in the salad rolls. No other Vietnamese restaurant puts that little. All I could taste was lettuce and rice noodles. It was flimsy and fell apart. I ordered the Mega Bowl Vermicelli. The noodles were overcooked and not fully drained. The shrimp were excellent but the meat, particularly the chicken, was very much dried out. This was seriously lacking in flavour. The chili oil was not very hot and was too dry, not enough oil. Flavour was good. Three bucks for a soft drink is ridiculous when virtually every nearby Vietnamese is $1.75 or $2.00. However, even though it came up short on flavour, the price of the vermicelli was reasonable. There are better nearby. Check out the Vietnamese Chop Chop across from Lina's. On a closing note, right at 11:00 PM, like clockwork, they came up said they were closed and started mopping the floors around us. I almost tripped on the wet floor. I am sorry but we were already on our way out. This is pure rudeness. They feign seniors sensitivity with a paltry 3 selections which is the same 3 for the kids menu. It is not very wheelchair accessible, a very tight fit. I will not return. I miss the days when the premises housed the Happy Hill.

Authentic Vietnamese restaurant. It offers variety of foods with generous portions. Friendly services. I definitely recommend it. If you have a chance, try the Rose Naugat.

Food was really good We had the 7 meat course, vermicelli chicken +bamboo, tamarind chicken wings, springs rolls (made with banh Trang) and papaya salad - all really good! We ordered so much off the menu! Our server was so accommodating and friendly. Will definitely return

Second time at Rau Bistro they did a slight facelift from the previous restaurant. Added lots of little cute decor and made it feel more warm and welcoming. Great service and food was really good. They improved on food preparation time compared to the grand opening, assuming it was new, and they worked out the kinks. Hubby had the curry soup which he enjoyed and said he would order again. I the tossed noodles, not a common dish at other Vietnamese restaurants.

Very unique, fresh and tasty Vietnamese food. The Salad rolls are huge. The spring rolls are extra crispy and you can get them with extra greens on the side so you can make your own Spring roll lettuce wraps. The shrimp and cuttlefish vermicelli bowl was perfect. Highly recommend.