Chao Bistro
Guelph
(28)
Guelph
(28)
28 customer reviews
Laura Penney
Today was our first visit to Chao Bistro and we will definitely be back. The food was delicious and I encourage all to give this place a try.
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Blair Moch
Amazing food!! Wonderful staff. We had the pad Thai, house spring rolls, green curry and vermicelli bowl. Everything was the best I have ever had!!
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Hieu Pham
They use very high quality meats in their products. The owner has strong culinary backgrounds, you can ask him anything. Excellent place for people with good food standard. More...
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Adelaide Thomson
Great food and service! The best Viet sausage I've had in Guelph!
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Feng Chen
Delicious Vietnamese food with kind, caring owners. I have only gotten delivery because I live far, but it has been phenomenal each time! The best pho I have had in Guelph thus far, even comparable to places in Markham/Toronto! The bubble tea is also fresh and home made. I prefer their home- made tapioca over frozen tapioca from Chatime and the likes. I highly recommend trying their food to support them :) You won't be disappointed. More...
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Sherri Brace MacIntyre
I had the 3 course Mother's Day special!! It was amazing! nice to finally meet you ...I will definitely be back!
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Khayala Tofig
Tasty and fresh food, great chef, nice team!
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Jack Kesselman
Excellent Pad Thai and Pho!!
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Audi Flores
Great food and great service. What more can you ask for. Always enjoy the music aswell.
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Rae Wright
Words cannot describe how amazing the food really is!!! Goodness glaciers I’ve never had such an amazingly perfect steak. Super friendly staff and wonderful menu options . They were also able to accommodate my food allergies. DEFINITELY recommend. Guelph’s perfect hidden gem for sure! More...
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Bill N.
A great place for business meetings, study group, family lunch and dinner. Great food and I love it when they told us there is no extra charge for big group coming for lunch and dinner.
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David L.
Love love this place. Great alternative to the other viet restos in Guelph. The BBT milk tea is really good here! And the sizzling hot plate was solid choice as well. Get the bagguette version. Service was good. Its just poorly located in the very back of an industrial plaza. Doesnt bother me. I will keep coming! 5 stars ***** More...
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Andrew N.
I recently discovered Chao Bistro while enjoying some fresh rolls at Guelph's Multicultural Festival and was told to check out their restaurant on Elmira Road! Their place was a little hard to locate, considering it was all the way deep into a parking lot plaza and surrounded by company stores, but you know what they say, sometimes you can find a diamond in the rough. Here's my overall rundown:Food:I got the Pho (beef noodle soup) which came with rare beef, beef flank, and beef balls! This was prepared extremely fast and came with a side of bean sprouts, basil, and lime. The broth was rich and probably one of the best pho I've had in Guelph, besides my mom's cooking of course. Normally I add a lot of hoisin sauce into my broth, to add more flavour, but I didn't need it with this pho and only added sriracha.My mom ordered Hue style beef and pork noodle soup which was like a spicy pho broth. The flavours were there but not as flavourful as the pho! The server did however give us some fish paste in case we wanted to make it a little saltier to our liking! To top it all off, we were advised to get their milk tea which comes with homemade tapioca pearls for an additional 50 cents. We opted for the milk black tea but with less sugar because we're not fans of overly sweet drinks. The drink itself tasted great except it was a tad too sweet despite the sugar reduction. I couldn't imagine something being more sweet if it was normal sweetness! The tapioca pearls were interesting as it was an oblong shape rather than the typical spherical shapes you see in chain store pearls. Regardless, it tasted alright and definitely better than Chatime (a popular bubble tea chain) pearls, but not the best I've had!Atmosphere:It has this home-y family restaurant vibe and the servers make you feel at peace as they're pretty knowledgeable with their food and since they just opened, are receptive to your feedback for the food. There's about 10-15 tables and seating in the main serving area, as well as a separate open green room for additional sitting. Perfect for lunch or dinner with the family or friends.Service:Food came out very fast and the servers were attentive to your needs. They took the time to talk with customers and ask for your opinion about the food since they're new. Their location isn't the most optimal, which may affect business, and it's always hard to run a business if you're new. When we finished, the chef asked us to spread the word about their restaurant and you can see just how passionate the chef was for cooking. Made us wanting to come back for more to support them!Price:We paid $9.95 for the pho + an additional $2 for an upgrade to a large size. The Hue style soup was $10.95 and came in only one size. The milk tea turned out to be $4.50 for the large and $0.50 for the tapioca pearl toppings. It was pretty filling for everything and I'd recommend not upsizing the pho because this was A LOT for lunch!Verdict:Honestly, the food here was better than most Vietnamese places in Guelph as there's not much of a selection in the city. It's a shame that the location isn't ideal and lies deep within a parking lot plaza but I hope to come back here and see this business grow as there's lots of potential! Giving this a 4 star rating because there is definitely some work that needs to be done with their milk tea and pearls and their Hue style soup. I can also see their service getting a little impeded the more customers there were, but the individual moments we had with the servers more than makes up for that. Definitely come and support this business if you can! More...
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Gao H.
My favourite restaurant in all of kw and Guelph for authentic Vietnamese food. Friendly staff and huge variety of choices for food. My bf is picky so I can still go there with him to eat my viet food and he can get his Canadian food lol. Love the bbt as well. Theirs a huge selection of real authentic Vietnamese food I've never found anywhere else in Ontario. It is definitely worth a try for anyone looking for a new place. Ps sadly since moving to Guelph I've noticed their viet food especially and Asian food lack badly. Benh thanh is a -00000 place, and everywhere else is mediocre or under. This  will be your new Asian go to place! More...
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Harry Ono N Grace
Good foods, delicious bubble tea tapioca, friendly service but need to speed up the food preparation, decent price. After all, it was a pleasant experience.
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Carol Neumann
Best Pho I've had! The broth was delicious. Attentive and friendly staff. Very clean. Highly recommended.
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Le Hong Anh
5 sao I enjoyed the food here. Its taste is great. Especially the service you are very attentive and clean!
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McKenzie Vlietstra
Really good food and great service!
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Raymond To
Food is fresh tastes amazing I highly recommend this place. The bubble tea is amazing, they have homemade tapioca and fresh fruit for their smoothies.
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Truong Vo Quoc
So good
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Jolie Nguyen
Truly VNese food, try it
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Victoria Medve
Awesome bubble tea. All tapioca made fresh in house! I've been to T-cozy, Chatime and others in Guelph, and the milk tea at Chao is by far the best and is imported from Vietnam! They have great food too with great quality for a good price! More...
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Nguyen Quang Thai
Great
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Hien Nguyen
Amazing Viet sizzling beef steak. Strongly recommend!
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Linda Keith
Everything was great steak, hamburger, fries, spring rolls, salad, smoothie. Service and atmosphere.
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Calista Reid
The spring rolls here are so amazing. Everything is super fresh, real fruit smoothies and amazing service�
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Chysa Delainey
Amazing food, fresh ingredients! This is the best Vietnamese cuisine in Guelph. They have real fruit smoothies, something that is hard to find! Their springrolls are the best I have ever had. Also their Viet Udon with beef shank is delicious! I will definitely be returning! More...
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Trang Phuong
Yummy food. Delicious hamburger, love their home made French fries. Can’t wait for more.
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