Talat Moghadass

My friend and I originally wanted to go to a different restaurant today, but they were closed so I found this place on google. Let me tell you we were not disappointed at all! The portions were massive (neither of us finished our food), the Thai tea wasn’t overly sweet which I loved, the food was delicious, and the staff was quick and attentive! We got 2 appetizers, 2 entrees, and 2 Thai teas for around $60 total! We will definitely be back!

Qi Chen

Dong Nai deserves better rating! Best pho i have ever had, the aroma of the broth is 10/10 and the grilled pork banh mi is so flavorful, it's like a party in my mouth! Service is good, food come out fast, I came back many times and definitely recommend this place

Taeya Ngo

Had an amazing bowl of pho here. I ordered the Dong Nai special which came with tender brisket, filet, and a perfectly cooked soy marinated egg. LOVED. The broth is legit! You know it comes down to the flavor of the pho broth and theirs is authentic and very tasty. They have gluten free egg rolls!! Rice paper like traditional egg rolls and they separate pork from shrimp which is really nice for people who cannot eat both. The service was good too. Will be returning (today lol). Yum!

Zachary “Wild Child” Heidemann

Got the Dong Nai pho and it was amazing. So were the brisket bao buns. Second best pho I've had in Austin. Very affordable, super fresh, ready very quickly. Broth is really good and it's more geared towards Austin folks who like beef more than spices, but still has a good spice blend. Service was fast and friendly. Will be coming back again and recommending to friends. Definitely worth a stop, especially if you are nearby!

Shawn C.

Food is definitely above average, not the best, but it's good enough to recommend. I enjoyed my meal. Very fresh ingredients. Fresh spring rolls and vermicelli. Good portion of protein, veggies and noodles. Equalized. The vermicelli and order of springs rolls, water and tip came to about $20 and some change. I was very full.

Tina Nguyen

I can’t believe we hadn’t been here until recently. And then when we went once, we came back later in the week. It’s an easy meal when you’re looking for a quick lunch/dinner. The vegan pho is packed with veggies and vegan meat, it’s a hefty bowl and the broth was delicious. I was so impressed with the salt and pepper tofu, it’s fire. Soooo crispy, crunchy, soft inside, and perfectly salty. Recommend the eggplant with chili garlic, sweet and savory, comes with bamboo shoots too. Buddhas delight was a good balance but I wouldn’t order it again when I know their other dishes are much better. Around $15-20 a dish.

Janani Ganesan

Food here was excellent! Every dish we tried surpassed the previous one. We started off with Vietnamese coffee which was perfection. The fried dumplings were fresh and hot. I had the Buddha pho which was perfect. The portion size was HUGEEE! I ate it for three meals. My husband had the tofu banh mi and he was saying that if they can make tofu taste this good, this chef can achieve anything! Seriously the tofu was so flavorful and SOOO good. Finally we split a tofu bao amongst us and man, we could just eat six plates of that for a meal. Soft pillowy bao’s with delicious ample filling. 10/10. Their vegan/vegetarian options were aplenty and man we can’t wait to try them all. The portion sizes for the pricing is very very generous. We’re so glad to have discovered this place and can’t wait to come back and discover more.

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Rayy B

I wanted to like this place bc I heard it was affordable on Reddit. Unfortunately when I got there the bahn mi prices had been raised by almost 30% even though the menu pic with prices had been uploaded only 7 months ago 🥲 I guess that’s the price for quality. I wouldn’t have minded if the waitress hadn’t laughed at us for having questions about the menu, and then another server came up to tell me i was the first female he had seen who finished the 15(?) inch bahn mi😭. I feel like that means I should have got it for free? It was very good tho. Will probably go back and try to save room for the mango sticky rice. Sorry for being a fat American

janna k

I'm not a sandwich person, but have to admit that Dong Nai's shrimp Bahn Mi was outstanding. The bread was crispy and hot. It was sweet and fresh, filled with a whole bunch of crispy shrimp. It was as long as my forearm, and large enough for two. We shared the crispy pepper calamari, egg-drop soup, and the shrimp vermicelli. All these were decent. The wide array of $6 glasses of wine can't be beat. The staff were very attentive and nice. This restaurant was nothing fancy but definitely worth another visit in the near future...

Mia Garza

After waiting for half an hour for a different restaurant, we decided to give this place a try. We were able to be seated right away which was very nice. It’s a simple restaurant that has some good Vietnamese food. The service here was great and so was the food. If you are looking for a casual bite in Austin, this is a good place to check out.

Carly Coleman

This food taste so good and decently priced. The only problem is that they don’t give you much. We got the drunken beef and got maybe 8 small pieces of beef. They also give you less than a cup of rice for each meal and charge $2 for extra rice (even though it’s not even a cup full). They don’t let you make substitutes for fried rice so you have to get white rice. We got the curry chicken which was really good and the combination pad Thai was just okay. I really like the food but it’s just not much and each time I’ve placed an order they always take a very long time.

recently visited Dong Nai Restaurant, and unfortunately the experience was disappointing overall. When we arrived, there was a long wait even though many tables were available. The issue seemed to be that tables were not properly cleaned after customers left. After finally being seated, it took about 10–15 minutes before anyone came to serve our table. The service was very poor throughout the visit. Our appetizer arrived cold even though it was supposed to be steamed, and the chicken bao barely had any filling — just one small piece of chicken that you could hardly taste. We also ordered hot tea that never arrived, and our server never checked back to see if we received it. The pho was honestly the best part of the meal. The beef pho was excellent and full of flavor. However, when we ordered egg soup and orange chicken to go, the server forgot to place that order as well. Overall, if you’re coming only for good pho, this place may work for you. But the service needs major improvement. There were no napkins on the table and we had to ask multiple times to get some. The sauce bottles were also very dirty, which did not feel sanitary or safe to use.