Reviews for Present Restaurant in Falls Church, VA
The restaurant doesn't look like much from the outside but when you walk in it totally changes.... The decor and atmosphere... are very nice. The food is excellent !!!! Also, the service was great.... Will definitely go back again.... Read more
I discovered this restaurant years ago when my kids were toddlers, so worried at first. But the staff were amazing and food... outstanding. I just went again this weekend and was loving the fact that the food and staff is still amazing. Highly recommend,little hidden gem of Falls Church. Definitely one of my Top 10 favorites of Falls Church. Read more
Very nice service, yummy food and relax atmosphere.
We had ch? giò r? (hand-made rice thread wrapper filled with marinated prawn & pork, fried until crispy and served with fish... sauce), bánh bèo chén (steamed rice cake in shallow cup topped with dried shrimp, served with sweet fish sauce), bánh xèo(Saigon-style crepe with pork, shrimp, bean sprouts & green onions, served with fresh lettuce, herbs & fish sauce), cá kho t?(caramelised fish fillets cooked in a clay pot) and bún riêu (gumbo soup with crab paste shrimp patty & thin rice noodle withfried tofu & tomato wedges). If I go back to Present, it will be for their ch? giò r?, which was my favourite dish. I couldhave eaten 10 on my own. Everything was good but the fish used for the cá kho t? had that fresh water, somewhat chemical tasteI'm not a fan of and was way too sweet for my liking. The bún riêu's soup which I was so looking forward to tasted more like abland tomato soup than a crab and pork based tomato soup which was disappointing. Its saving grace was its ingredients whichwere delicious. _______________________________________________ Back at Present because I'm obsessed with their springrolls.Outside of Vietnam, Present really has the best Vietnamese springrolls I've eaten. This time around I also ordered Ch? GiòTôm Cua (shrimp, crabmeat, pork and vegetables in a thin rice wrapper, fried until crispy and served with fish sauce) - actually more delicious than the Ch? Giò R? I'd previously fallen in love with. I really wanted Ch? cá Lã V?ng (Hanoi-stylemarinated fish fillet, served with vermicelli, basil leaves, mint, peanut, dill, Hanoi shrimp paste, and sesame rice cracker),but the fish used for this dish was tilapia and I would never eat tilapia. I ordered the Mì Xào Giòn D? Bi?n (jumbo lumpcrabmeat, tiger shrimp, scallop and calamari sautéed with fresh vegetables, served over crunchy egg noodles) instead. It was amonster of a serving and omgoodness it was hella tasty! The two issues with this dish were that the calamari used was of the Read more
Pan Fry Noodle: Noodle have crunch texture, hot ready to eat. Don't forget blow before put in your mouth. Calamari: Crunchy to... the crush eat with water cress. Side sauce is lime with black pepper.Make you want to have more. Read more
This is one of my favorite spots for Bun Bo Hue (Spicy Vietnamese Beef Noodles). One of the things I like about Present... Restaurant is that it has great Vietnamese food and is located a short drive away from the crowd at Eden Center. Read more
Present is the perfect name for this restaurant because it was truly a present. We stumbled upon this by accident and wow were... we impressed. We ordered an appetizer and 2 entrees. The spring roll came out steaming hot and filled with crab meat, it was aperfect way to open our appetite. For entrees we got Warm Heart Piglet and the La Vong Vermicelli. The Warm Heart Piglet waspieces of caramelized pork cutlets braised for a long time in a clay pot. It has a very nice and sweet caramelized taste to itand went perfectly with the rice. The Vermicelli was a Hanoi style marinated filet fish that came on a hot plate. Everything wasamazing and I definitely recommend stopping in if you?re in the area. Read more
Present is a wonderful find. Mixology of authentic Vietnamese dishes spanning from North to South. If you thought gourmet... kitchen will leave you hungry, think again. I have received presents multiple times and harvested phenomenal experience everytime. Read more