Pho Royal

Reviews

• Vivi S.

  star star star star star 3 June 2026

  I don't know why this place doesn't have better ratings lol. Maybe because it's in the hood? In my opinion, some of the best Vietnamese restaurants I have visited in San Diego are in the hood lol. They're definitely not in Del Mar LOL. Anyways, I came here because my buddy swore this restaurant has the best pho. After coming here, this place is one of the restaurants I first think of when I am craving Vietnamese food. The reason why is because not only is the food good, but I like that they have a wide selection of Vietnamese food outside of pho. A lot of the dishes they have are hard to find in San Diego like asparagus crab soup, bean thread chicken soup, chicken cabbage salad, fried tilapia, and royal catfish. They even have Chinese food on the menu.
  
  Here are some of the dishes I have tried so far. Will update when I try new ones.
  
  Pho
  I get mine with rare steak, brisket, tripe, and sometimes tendon. The broth is tasty to where I don't even want to add extra sauces in it and they give you a good amount of meat.
  
  Fried Oyster
  I like getting this as my appetizer. It tastes so good dipped in whatever orange spicy sauce they have.
  
  Shaking Beef
  Highly recommend this one! Great dish and this place prepares it well. Tasty, flavorful, tender, and fulfilling. I get mine with fried rice instead of white rice and it tastes even better.
  
  Spicy Lemon Grass Beef Soup
  I don't think this restaurant makes the best Spicy Lemon Grass Beef Soup and it doesn't taste bad, but I wouldn't order it again.
  
  Beef Stew
  They all seem to taste the same to me in every Vietnamese restaurant that offers it lol and no complaints here. I like the beef stew soup they have and I like getting my beef stew with noodles instead of the french bread.
  
  Avocado Smoothie
  So glad they have boba and their avocado smoothie is yummy! Can't go wrong with avocado smoothies but excited to try new ones.
  
  As for the service, I haven't had an issue. All the staff are friendly and accommodating. It doesn't take long for them to bring out the food, there's alway plenty of parking spots, and they are very generous with their lime lol unlike most restaurants.

• Adi C.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 1 June 2026

  I was skeptical as always, after seeing 3 star rating at this place, to try this place out. When I walked in during lunch time only one table was occupied. Server seats me at the dirty table, and I had to wait for him to wipe it, where the table Macy to it was clean looking at least. Menu was poorly constructed, with very poor Pho choices (that was the only reason I went in-to eat some Pho) and kind of overpriced. I don't know why this place has only 1 $ sign when it should be 2 $$. I asked the guy what is good here, he replied "Everything is good here". That put all kinds of alarm bells for me. In the end I ordered beef stew as it looked most promising   Total disappointment. Way over salted and needed about two more hours of simmering. Meat wasn't tenders. Little carrot pieces that were in there (not even close to their picture in menu) were still tough.
  I highly suggest staying away from this place. Not worth a try.
  Btw this meal cost over $13 with taxes. Shouldn't be more than $9

• Tiffany B.

  star star star star_border star_border 26 May 2026

  This is our local Pho place. It's the place we go to get decent Pho.
  
  The Pho is always pretty good, no complaints there. The restaurant is usually pretty clean and the fountains in the restaurant are a nice serene touch.
  
  In the past, I have ordered from here and asked for extra bean sprouts upon coming in and I was told that I had enough in the bag and I never received more. That guy I no longer see in the restaurant, but he did stop me from asking, because I don't want to get my head chopped off.  
  
  There is a new younger guy that works in there now and at a glance, he does not seem very nice, but he actually really is. He even calls me Tiff when I pick up my order, which is funny and personable all at the same time.
  
  Overall, this place is decent and most of my experiences have been pleasant.

• Yael M.

  star star star star star_border 21 May 2026

  The combination fried rice was delicious! The shrimp was seasoned and cooked very well and I liked the chopped green onion that was mixed in. The pho broth is savory and the Thai tea was good but I won't order it with boba next time.

• Viri D.

  star star star star star 20 May 2026

  Very delicious I definitely recommend it! The smoothie was perfect  
  We go once a week. My 2 year old loves the Pho and even though she makes a mess the staff is very friendly. We get treated great always feel welcome. I've tried other stuff on the Menu it's delicious. But my 2 favorite Items on the menu are the beef Pho and Yakisoba.