Kettles Vietnamese Bistro - Santa Rosa (CA)

4 /5 Lisa Watson: I had not been to Kettles since I retired and was craving Vietnamese so came here for lunch. I appreciated that the noise level was quite low and the restaurant appeared very clean. The server was attentive, patient & friendly. We had the Mango Salad which was delicious- tasted so fresh with great flavor. The Orange Tofu was extremely sweet (which some may like)- Id not order this again. My Vietnamese Coffee was nice and strong- a little pricey I thought at $7.75. All in all a good meal with kind service and a nice variety on their menu.

5 /5 Sol Fernandez: Food was good specially their Korean Beef ribs which came with rice and a salad. It was tasty and soft to bite. There were a lot of dishes to choose from. The Pho Combi was also full of meat. The dessert: fried banana with vanilla ice cream was so good too. Price was okay. Servers were nice but not as attentive. Overall a good place to eat and have a drink specially after work.

4 /5 Ari A.: We came on Sunday for an early dinner (5pm). No wait for a large table and there were quite a few four tops still available. Food wise leaned on the salty end. Otherwise the food was pretty good. We ordered: Tofu papaya salad - Sour, sweet and very fresh with Thai basil flavor. My favorite dish of the night Salt and pepper calamari - Calamari was not stir fried and not battered and was cooked perfectly, I wish this had a little more pepper flavor but still delicious Butter fried chicken wings - Also not battered, chicken wings were only salted on the outside. This was good but would not get this again as there was little to no butter flavor Seafood stir fry noodle - It is hard to screw up a chop suey type dish. Delicious Curry tofu - Surprisingly on the sweet side. Not my preferred flavor but if you like your curry not spicy, this is a good dish to try Salmon Vietnamese clay pot - I was expecting more out of this dish, it was predominately chucks of Salmon over onions. My toddler loved this Combination fried rice with pineapple - This was on the salty end but flavor was good and was a family favorite Service was hit and miss, when you had their attention it was great but difficult to get their attention at times. Overall would recommend if you were looking for a more upscale Vietnamese dining experience.

3 /5 3dogs1monkey: a few weeks ago we took a trip to Chandelier Tree and Avenue of the Giants, on the way back we passed by Santa Rosa and we were hungry, my wife found this restaurant in Santa Rosa because my wife wanted some Pho. Its across from a big shopping center with all the food restaurants, BJ and others. The restaurant is very nice inside, clean and plenty of tables. All young servers were quite energetic and attentive. We both wanted Pho and we ordered 1 large and 1 regular special bowl. We also wanted to try the salt and pepper calamari. The large bowl for me wasnt so large, not much noodles, I would be hungry after finishing this large bowl. The soup is catered to the local, is quite sugar sweet although the pho flavors are there. I had to ask for lemon to subdue the sweetness, now it became sweet and sour soup. Normally I like the drink all the soup if its good, but I could only eat the meats and the noodles and left the soup. The salt and pepper calamari is quite tasty but the calamari is a little chewy, I believe these are frozen ones. I did finish the plate although my wife didnt like the texture of the calamari. Im not sure if there are other VN restaurants in Santa Rosa, but this one came up and my wife found it. To me a bowl of pho should hit my spot, both quantity and quality for the price of $18. Anyhow, its Santa Rosa and not San Jose.