Five stars for overall experience. Our party of 6 shared the parm crusted tempura cauliflower,…read morePosada's Mixta Paella, and King Ranch Enchiladas and enjoyed the live music offered on "Paella Monday". As our organizer mentioned, they were fully booked that night so do reserve early. Warm earthy tones in the decor made for a comfortable, inviting atmosphere and the light jazz ensemble and lovely vocal performances elevated the evening's experience. The ambiance is a strong point. Being a paella newbie, I definitely looked forward to tasting a version especially after watching cooking shows over the years. The saffron broth rice nicely counterbalanced the seasoned shrimp, sausage and other ingredients. Thumbs up. I had several portions. The tempura cauliflower - good. KR Enchiladas were cheesey and rich, plumply filled, and the accompanied rice accented with corn. Since we shared the three enchiladas, my small piece was enough for me. Suggest passing on the sourdough side that came with the paella. The bread had melted, but cooled cheese on it and there was not much free broth in the paella to soak therewith anyway. With water being the group's primary beverage, perhaps request a carafe of water at the table to ease the thirstier folks (me). Our wait person gave helpful suggestions and efficient service. The rest of the staff had hustle. As normal with live music, be prepared to raise your voice and repeat yourself in conversations. Parking is ample, with a short walk, in this Nob Hill Foods shopping center.

Took a group of 10, the food was amazing and the service is top tier…read more I had the NIMAN RANCH AGUA CHILE RIBEYE... my god that was perfect. Melts in your mouth. Highly recommend starting with the SHRIMP AND AVOCADO for the table!!! Very cool place! I will be back...VERY SOON!

100% 10/10 every time. Sofia has been sweet everytime we visit here wether it was my dad and i or…read moremy mom and i. Their thai iced tea is my favorite! Their spring rolls & peanut sauce...divine!! Pad Thai is sooo tasty and a huge portion. Come hungry!

I have ordered here maybe 10 times or so and I won't be coming back based on the last 3 times. I…read morelove the food, but terrible service. The last time I ordered "coconut water with pulp", they gave me a canned coconut water that was put into a cup and said I needed to say "whole coconut" when I order. Why are there two almost identical items on the menu?? That's confusing. Same thing happened when I ordered "basil tofu". They gave me fried rice with tofu in it? Apparently there's also basil fried rice with tofu in it. If there are similar items on the menu and the order is unclear, the restaurant should clarify when the order is placed over the phone. I will add that the restaurant remade my order (and made sure to be rude about it). Lastly, there was a hair in my most recent to-go order. WITH A FOLLICLE. I'm done here.

I remembered coming here when they 1st opened, I wasn't Yelping much back then and it was good…read more Came in again recently and had the Shrimp & Pork Spring Rolls and House Combo Pho, both were excellent. The broth was one of the best I have tasted. The Spring Roll was fresh and the peanut was great. Service was great and very clean restaurant. It was a lunch meeting so I didn't take any photos. I'm differently coming back.

Pho Ao Sen's first location is in Oakland's Little Saigon neighborhood, I believe this place is…read morebranch of the same business, not sure if it's third or fourth, both the Livermore location has been open more recently. It's in a complex across the street from the Livermore/San Francisco Premium Outlets with other restaurants, and there is a decent sized parking lot which I'm sure gets used by Outlet Shoppers. This restaurant's location is decorated nicely, has a number of tables spread out and a couple TV's. I've gotten takeout once and dined in once, the most recently dine in I ordered the Hanoi Trio Pork which has pork and fish cakes cooked in a fish sauce based sauce with a carrot and green papaya salad. Also comes with vermicelli, lettuce and herbs so you can eat them as wraps. I've had this dish at other Ao Sen's and this was presented very well and tasted good. My wife had a #1 beef pho which seemed pretty good, the beef products were fresh. The staff turned around our order in a timely manner on a Sunday afternoon and there place wasn't completely full but there were other parties seated. It was a good experience. I'm usually only in that area when I hit the outlets so maybe I'll try them again the next time I hit the outlets.

The very best Kouign-amann I have ever had, family friendly space, excellent service , and of…read morecourse location.... I simply cannot stay away. We have also indulged in delicious cakes and eclairs for very special occasions. Order online and pick up your favorites. Check new hours....but GO!

Walking in it's a cute little spot. They have a play area for kids (doll house). They have a nice…read moredisplay of all their pastries. Staff are friendly. It did take a minute for them to take our order but that's okay. They were making peoples order. We order the guava Malasada. It was super sweet. Nothing like Hawaii malasada though but still good. I took one star off because we ate inside and every seat was dirty. They all had crumbs on them and the tables were dirty. Looks like they haven't cleaned them in a while.