Reviews for Holy Basil Ph? And Cocktail bar in Oakland, CA
My favorite Vietnamese restaurant in Rockridge. Simple, tasty and great location.
I like the broth which is flavorful and clear but not salty. You can choose 3 different items. Lots of condiments for the pho.... The decor is nice. The place tends to be tranquil and quiet. The staffs are super nice. Would come back again. Happy houreveryday 4-6 pm. Read more
A decent stop for Vietnamese food in Rockridge, but certainly not at the top of my list. If you travel a few miles out to Lake... Merritt, East Oakland, or Chinatown, you'll build a list of high quality, authentic pho and vermicelli. The options here areplenty, but the quality of the food is not as rich. The staff lacks the experience and knowledge for simple asks such as cookingbean sprouts (a typical ask at a local pho shop), but the friendliness more than makes up for this. I order the seafood pho andfried shrimp appetizer, my wife gets the chicken vermicelli, and friends often get the beef pho. Read more
Honestly love this place. Food is great, lots of GF and vegetarian/vegan options without compromising any flavor. Definitely try... for the mini bao appetizers with your choice of protein (personally love that they have vegan chicken/vegan beef). Best part,the staff. Super friendly and attentive. They held conversations with some patrons but never left anyone waiting for service.One person even spent a little time giving us pointers on how to properly reheat a soup and how to order things if we expect totake some to go. Highly recommend. Read more
The menu has more than expected, definitely something for everyone, including lots of vegan options! The food was delicious.... There was only 1 server, 1 busser and 1 bartender for the entire restaurant which created an uneasy service experience. I wasempathetic for our server as that was a lot of pressure for one person to serve everyone, however, she was fairly rude about it.Not sure if another server called out last minute or if this is how the business is run but it didn't seem fair to the servicestaff. Would definitely go back and hope the server is in a better mood and has better support, because the food was wortheating again. Read more
Some of the best pho I’ve had in the Bay Area. Their broth has all the right spices (if not slightly light for my taste) and... they offer a generous portion of basil and mint, a rarity in this area. I’m a full-blown meat eater, but also had theopportunity to try their vegan pho; it was actually really good and made from mushrooms I think. Read more
Everything we tried were very well prepared. The ingredients were fresh and also everything felt clean! The vegetarian pho was... very good! The portions were very generous as well. Read more
Really amazing vegan options. I loved the vegan chicken bao buns, tofu and jalapeno bowl and the imperial rolls. I've also had... the vegetable pho which is huge and delicious, very fresh tasting. Read more