Reviews for Friends Cafe in St Paul, MN
Friendly service. Went here with my family of 13 and we enjoyed their delicious meals. Definitely recommend getting their boat... noodle, pineapple fried rice, and pad thai! Beautiful artwork and pieces in the restaurant as well. Will visit again in the nearfuture. Read more
First before I even start with the food, we were not greeted at the door. Wasn?t sure if we seat ourselves or needed to wait for... someone to seat us. Dinner was small however it wasn?t as busy. I ordered the beef nam tac (I believe that?s how you spell it)as the others ordered the boat noodle. Waiter placed our water on our table and had to request for new ones as there were otherstuff in the cup. Boat noodle was so good. Beef nam tac was a bit plain but it tasted similar to Hmong laab. (A bit moreseasoning would do the trick). Egg rolls were a bit burnt however the flavors were there. Cream cheese puff was perfect and itwasn?t worth its price as the serving sizes were small and grand total price was a bit high for small portions all together.Dinning area wasn?t as neat but owner will learn to improve and impress in the future. So far the best boat noodle I ever had.Will come back again next time when I?m in town. Read more
This place isn?t like before. They?re not treating the customers fair. If you?re the same race as them, they won?t serve you... like they supposed to. But if you?re other races, they treat you nice! Also, After checking out, automatic gratuity shouldn?t bethat expensive. It should be up to the customers whether they want to leave the tips or not. This restaurant isn?t recommended! Read more
Food tasted great! Had lunch here with my mom and brother. Before any pics could be taken, food was halfway done! Papaya 4/5... asked for medium but came out a little spicier, shrimp Tomyum 4/5, spicy beef nam tok 5/5, and my favorite was the shrimp glassnoodles 5/5. Would definitely come back here when I'm in the area. Read more
We were greeted upon arrival and seat right away with the menu. The waiter came over and didn?t even say hi and ask to take our... order or if we were ready, he walked over and just stood there looking at his order pad. The boat noodles was okay, didn?t havea lot of flavor and very small portion size. The only gave me 3 pieces of pork rind. The red curry was surprisingly flavorfuland the vegetables were very crunchy and not soggy which was great. Read more
Great selection of authentic dishes! The staff were understanding when we came a bit later than our reservation time. I got the... Friends Cafe Boat Noodle and it was delicious! Only one thing, I asked for medium spicy but there was not a chili to be seen???? I?m quite sensitive to spice so I would have been able to taste it if there was any heat in there. Read more
Not a single customer(8) was wearing a mask., even though there was a sign on the door. I'm very unhappy about that and I waited... outside for my food even though there was an excessive heat advisory. ???????? Ordered for Carry out because of this. Portionsare small. Soup isn't packaged well and spilled all over in bag. I'll return after we've eaten. ???? Server recommended I notorder Boat Noodle Soup after ask8ng if I've had it before. Then suggested I order Pad Thai instead. They are not even similar. Istill wish I would have tasted the Boat Noodle Soup. The Pad Thai was tasty, Holy Basil was good but for the price, I will notorder it again, and the Golden egg Soup was scrumptious????. Read more
The food was great, cha was very helpful . If you want thai boat noodles this is the spot to get it!