Le Bambou Restaurant — Restaurant in San Diego

The food was mostly good, but it didn’t worth the 50 min wait and the horrible service. More details below.

The good. The Pho was delicious. I would give 4.5 stars. The shaking beef was very good. The meat was very tender and tasty. 5 stars.

The bad. The crispy roles were partly burned. See the picture. But pieces that weren’t burned tasted good. 3 stars because they were burned. If not burned 4.5.

The whole restaurant smelled like food. We wanted to visit a friend after dinner, but we had to go home to change clothes because we smelled like food :)

We had to wait for 50 min for the food to get ready. Even the appetizer took about 40 min to arrive.

When we asked when our food will be ready, the waiter lost it and was really rude. He angrily said the kitchen is backed up. Okay i understand sometimes things are backed up, but i think at least they can be a little more understanding and at least respond nicely.

They didn’t even refill my water cup. I guess they were too busy to provide any...

Le Bambou is one of my favorite restaraunts in all of San Diego and is very affordable! My favorite dishes are Shaken Beef and Star of the Sea in Tamarind Sauce with a side of rice. Each time I’ve gone, their food never disappoints and their flavors amaze me each time and has a wow factor! The Shaken Beef is always so juicy and never dry with great flavor. The Star of the Sea in Tamarind Sauce has a perfect balance of tamarind in its sauce. It’s subtle and blends in the perfect amount. The imperial rolls in the Vermicelli with Pork and Shrimp dish are some of the best egg rolls I’ve ever tried and their pho is also very tasty. It’s a small, family-owned business and the owners seem very sweet and give great recommendations. The prices are very reasonable and their portion sizes have just the right amount and I feel full. The restaurant has a romantic vibe but also a casual vibe at the same time. So if you feel like going on a date or going in casual with friends, family, or kids, it’s a great place to go!...

I wouldn't classify Le Bambou as super-authentic, but it offers a great mix of classic dishes (like clay pot fish, fruit for dessert) and homey fair in a way that's really approachable for anyone. We had the clay pot rice, which was excellent, the ground shrimp springroll appetizer, lychee, and vietnamese coffee. We also had another dish but I'm pretty sure it wasn't what I ordered since it was supposed to come in a spicy tomato sauce and seemed more like a non spicy tamarind, but it was still quite good even if I'm not sure what it was on the menu.

The ambiance gets a 5/5 easily. It's laidback and quiet, with candles and low lighting. The goal was to find someplace we could have a quiet, slow date night with a nice glass of wine and this absolutely hit the spot. Service was awesome and it was a really...