(415) 668-4848

133 Clement St
San Francisco, CA 94118 37.7829 -122.4604

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Neighborhoods: Inner Richmond, Northwest

Hours:

Sunday To Monday From 11:00 AM To 10:00 PM Friday To Saturday From 11:00 AM To 10:30 PM

Price:

$$

Last updated 6.23.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Family Style Dining, Group Dining, Carry Out

Cuisine:

Vietnamese

What People Are Saying About Le Soleil

Featured Review

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In Short – Large windows offer plenty of natural light into this small Vietnamese restaurant. The walls are painted in pastel hues, and one wall showcases a large painting of Saigon. A large aquarium filled with tropical fish adds to the sense of serenity. The extensive menu of nearly 75 dishes boasts a number of unusual offerings like a squid salad, flaming beef and prawns, "Saigon-style" barbecued pork chop and spicy catfish fillet cooked with chilies in a clay pot.

Editor's Tips

Know Before You Go:
A word of caution to those with delicate mouths: Ask about the heat level, because spicy here means hot.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

04/03/07

Try the Banh Xeo

by kareno71 at Citysearch

If you can't get a reservation for Slanted Door, this should be your second choice for Vietnamese. Banh Xeo, the thin crepe filled with shrimp, and pork and sprouts at this place is delicious. Not all imperial rolls are made equal, this one is full of flavor. Always remember to wear a heavy coat, it tend to be cold in the restaurant.

3 Star Rating: Average

06/15/06

Don't take Entertainment Coupons anymore!

by yowsawoohoo at Citysearch

Decided to try this place out bcs I had an Entertainment coupon and always passed by the restaurant, but never ate there before. The food was decent--ordered the Beef Look Lac, and the Seafood Hot Plate. For appetizers, we ordered the Shrimp on Sugar cane. Becareful though, because on the menu, the Shrimp on Sugar cane was listed as 7.50, but when the bill arrived, we were charged $11. The waiter claimed it was a mistake on the menu--if so, why wasn't it corrected with a pen? Also, when it came time to paying the bill, we were told they no longer accept Entertainment Coupons as of last year. I checked the Entertainment's website and they were not listed as opting out.

So all in all, decent food, pretty expensive, adequate service. Just make sure you check your bill when it comes time to paying.

  • Pros: Decent Food, dining room looked welcoming, service was adequate
  • Cons: Pricey, did not take Entertainment Coupon, charged wrong amout for appetizers
4 Star Rating: Recommended

04/16/06

Decent food but poor service

by mhb1954 at Citysearch

Dropped in to this place on a whim and were promptly seated. The waitress started things off right: she was very friendly and helped us select some good dishes. Then two large parties arrived, 6 in one and 12 in another, and our service went to hades in a handcart. We got our food expeditiously alright, and it was not bad. The 5-spiced chicken was a little tough, and I've made it more flavorful at home, but it was good. Yet in the end, we felt abandoned due to the larger parties and the waitress acted like the slow flowing Mekong at its widest point when it came to getting our check.

  • Pros: Decent food
  • Cons: Lackluster service, hard to park
4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/13/06

Good food - poor service

by defrancesco1 at Citysearch

Ambience - very nice and quite swanky for a Vietnamese joint.

Food - great food, though I must say I was disappointed that provide western flatware as opposed to chopsticks.

Service - I've only been there once, but the service was horrible. Out water glasses stayed empty for twenty minutes, it took them almost a half-hour to get our tea to us, the entrees came up to ten minutes apart from each other. We felt like we had been abandoned. The whole experience took two hours when we should have been out of there in half the time.

  • Pros: ambience, food
  • Cons: service
2 Star Rating: Below Average

02/13/06

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by darrenito at Citysearch

If you enjoy going out to lunch and it taking 3 hours then this is the place for you. We got there at 1:30 and left at 4:30 for lunch. Service was the worst I've ever encountered. We asked for water and would get it an hour later. Aslo the dishes came out seperately so by the time everyone got their food it was cold. I have to say the food is good, but the service really needs to be sped up. Overall i would go elsewhere to get my Pho fix. This place was just rediculous.

  • Pros: food
  • Cons: Tic, Toc, Tic
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