Present - Falls Church

Present Restaurant was a great place for my sister and me. Although we arrived late and were the last patrons of the evening, the staff treated us very kindly and hospitalityally. Over our visit, their dedication to service and meticulousness were clear-cut. Our late-night dining experience was quite unforgettable thanks to the absolutely great Vietnamese cuisine we ate. No matter what time you arrive, Present Restaurant's great cuisine and first-rate service really deserve recommendation!

This was my first visit. Unfortunately, the service was amateur and really off-putting. Both the lemongrass chicken and the pork bun were very good. The appetizer, summer spring rolls, were brought out along with the entrees. Though there were only about eight other guests in the empty dining room, staff wasn 't able to get that right. Now, I 'm not the type of diner that expects my restaurant food to be prepared by a James Beard award-winning chef. But the rice paper, for lack of a better term, wrapping the spring rolls had the same texture as cardboard. They were inedible. Inexplicably, three different dining room staff served our table. This didn 't result in better service, it just meant no one was accountable. When server number 3 arrived to bus our plates, I mentioned that the appetizer was awful and inedible. He did nothing about that, and it appeared on the bill. One, you don 't serve appetizers alongside main courses. Two, you don 't serve a problematic dish like that to your guests, ever. Three, when you put your guest in the awkward position of having to alert you to the problem, you don 't then ignore him and ask him to pay for food that couldn 't be eaten. This is all Restauranteur 101 stuff. Sure, staff were not mean or discourteous. But the restaurant has been open for many years, so that apathetic and inattentive staff seems to be something they 've never solved. In a region packed with Asian restaurants, can 't say that I will be back to this establishment.

It's my go to place. The staff is very friendly and the food is top tier

This used to be my favorite Vietnamese restaurant by far, but 2 months ago i took my family and was disappointed. The size of the pineapple based appetizer was 1/4th of what it used to be and in general, sizes and taste had diminished. In this way they will loose their faithful clientele

Food are very authentic and reasonably well priced! Best vietnamese place around.