Reviews for Co Nam in Oakland, CA
Roti was flaky and light with a good dip. It's not clear from the menu that their vegetarian option is tofu - had to clarify... with the server. Fried rice buns with tofu were great with a balance in texture and flavor. Pho was enormous - didn't get aroundto having any but the soup was delicious and light. Read more
Happy hour was a pleasant surprise! The roti, fresh spring rolls (can be made vegetarian), and wings were a hit as were the... inventive cocktails. Staff were attentive and the outdoor dining was toasty under the heaters. Read more
Good food but service was so poor I just can’t give it more than 2 stars. Indifferent staff who barely wanted to interact with... customers. Didn’t bring out plates, napkins or utensils even after food came out until we asked. They didn’t seem to want totake our order. Not sure if those were the owners or just workers but in any case very mediocre experience at a very expensiveprice point. Read more
Arrived here at around 8:30pm as a last-minute plan for a late dinner. Our server cleared an open table at the parklet and set... up heat lamps for us. The upbeat music put us in an instant good mood. I enjoyed looking at the mural along with pockets ofsucculents above. We ordered the Chim Cút, butter glazed fried quail. That was so tasty! The prawns that came with the garlicnoodles, Mì T?i, was so big and fresh. I savored every bite of that Hot Steamed Bun with braised pork belly. Read more
Ordering was so hard. Just not enough English understanding to make it work. You can order off menu cause you have to point at... what you want. Long Island ice tea or a now even a double Jack and coke is a no. If you can’t point you can’t haveit. The food came the noodles and shrimp are so over cooked it’s impressively bad. Not surprised we’re the only oneshere. The drink I did get was pretty good. Read more
Big shout-out to chef Trung Nguyen for letting us get a sneak preview of the upcoming four course prix fixe menu for Oakland... restaurant week! The food and drinks were all exceptionally cooked, perfectly seasoned and, as you can see from the photos,beautiful. We'll be back again to try the rest of the menu very soon! Read more
Went on a Friday night around 7:30pm and had some seating available inside. The fish was super delicious and recommend getting... it with a side of rice! The non-alcoholic drink I got was also really good. Service was really friendly and they had outdoorseating available too. I would definitely come back with friends or to try other items on their menu Read more
Alas, was promised to be a very nice Vietnamese meal turned out to be a pretty tasteless American version of Vietnamese food. I... am giving it to stars because the setting with the bar is pretty pleasant. Also a great location. The appetizers including thefried rolls and steamed buns were pretty good. It led us to expect something better. But then came the strangely cut papayasalad that had no taste. Anyone who has had papaya salad knows it should be sour and spicy and sweet. This had nothing. The ribswere coated in caramel glop. The curry was watery and tasted of bell peppers. I won’t even mention the other dishes. I amsure they mean well, but sorry it is not a Vietnamese restaurant! Read more