Present Restaurant Menu
74 items in 16 sections · $4.00 – $61.00 · Vietnamese Restaurant in Falls Church, VA
Present Restaurant’s menu lists 74 dishes and drinks, grouped into Specialties, Appetizers, Gia Cảm - Poultry, Heo - Pork, Bò - Beef, and Cua Lột - Soft Shell Crabs and more. Prices range from $4.00 to $61.00, and a typical item costs about $19.00. Popular choices include Thịt Heo Kho Đậu Hũ Trứng Cút - Fabulous Piglet, Gỏi Cuốn (2) - Green Paradise Spring Roll, Gà Xào Sả Ớt - Gregarious Lemongrass Chicken, Thịt Heo Kho Tiêu - Warm Heart Piglet, and Bò Lúc Lắc - Cow on the Open Field.
Specialties 1
- Thịt Heo Kho Đậu Hũ Trứng Cút - Fabulous Piglet$23.00
Caramelized slices of pork cooked with tofu and quail eggs in a clay pot
Appetizers 13
- Gỏi Cuốn (2) - Green Paradise Spring Roll$9.00
2 pieces. Prawn and pork rolled in rice wrapper with mint and chive, served with peanut sauce
- Gỏi Cuốn Chạy (2) - Frugally Green Spring Roll$8.00
2 pieces. Lettuce and mint leaves rolled in rice paper, served with peanut sauce
- Chả Giò Tôm Cua (2) - Blue Paradise Summer Roll$9.00
2 pieces. Shrimp, crabmeat, pork and vegetables rolled in a thin rice wrapper and fried until crispy served with fish sauce
- Chả Giò Rế (2) - Silken Shawl Imperial Autumn Roll$9.00
2 pieces. Intricately hand-made rice thread wrapper filled with marinated prawn, pork slowly fried until crispy served with fish sauce
- Bánh Bèo Chén (6) - Rainbow White Clouds$11.00
6 pieces. Steamed rice cake in a shallow cup topped with dried shrimp served with sweet fish sauce
- Bánh Đa Xúc Hến - Smokey Petal$19.00
Baby clams sautéed, ground beef in special spices and herbs, roasted peanuts served with sesame rice crackers
- Gỏi Đu Đủ Gan Cháy - Jewel-Green Papaya$17.00
Green papaya salad, topped with beef jerky, peanuts served with special sauce
- Gỏi Ngó Sen - Lotus Flower Garden$19.00
Lotus stalks salad with pork, shrimp tossed in vinaigrette dressing with peanuts
- Gỏi Hải Sản Trái Thơm - Treasure From the Sea$21.00
A salad made with fresh pineapple, julienned carrots, sweet onions, lemongrass, fried garlic, peanuts, shrimp, and ivory calamari on a bed of half-cut pineapple
- Súp Măng Tây Cua - Seaside Asparagus Soup$9.00
Jumbo lump crabmeat and asparagus in a thick broth
- Tôm Cốm Xanh (4) - Dragon Shrimps$15.00
4 pieces. Crispy tiger shrimps coated with corn flakes dragon skin served with sweet sauce
- Mực Rang Muối - Red Sea Calamari$19.00
Slices of center cut calamari with chef's special seasoning with salt and black pepper served on top of fresh lettuce with sweet onions
- Bánh Xèo - Rich Folks Golden Crepes$21.00
Saigon-style crepe with pork, shrimp, bean sprouts, green onion served with fresh lettuce, herbs and fish sauce
Gia Cảm - Poultry 4
- Gà Xào Sả Ớt - Gregarious Lemongrass Chicken$19.00
White meat chicken sautéed with lemongrass, garlic onion, spicy chili served with steamed rice
- Cà Ri Gà - Sophisticated Golden Chicken$19.00
Chicken, potato, yam, carrots simmered in curry, ginger, basil coconut milk broth served with choice of steamed rice or rice noodle
- Vịt Sốt Me - Duck in Tamarind Basket$25.00
Roasted duck until crispy then topped with chef's special tamarind sauce
- Vịt Sốt Cam - Country Road$25.00
Roasted duck until crispy then topped with chef's special orange sauce
Heo - Pork 2
- Thịt Heo Kho Tiêu - Warm Heart Piglet$17.00
Caramelized slices of pork cooked in a clay pot
- Sườn Heo Ram Mặn - Hard Working Piglet$17.00
Clay pot caramelized pork ribs cooked in clay pot
Bò - Beef 4
- Bò Lúc Lắc - Cow on the Open Field$23.00
Marinated beef tenderloin tips shaken in high flames on top of fresh lettuce and sliced onion
- Bò Đốt Lửa Hồng - Basking in the Summer Sun$29.00
Flaming beef in chef's special sauce served with steamed rice
- Bò Nhúng Dấm - Adventurous Bull$39.00
Sliced of raw eye round beef, dipped with a vinegar-based soup stock. Eat with fresh herbs and lettuce vermicelli noodles in a rice paper wrapper, dipped into shrimp paste sauce
- Bò "Filet Mignon" Sốt Tiêu Đen - Beef Filet Mignon" Black Pepper Sauce$37.00
Sizzling 12 oz. filet mignon/beef tenderloin, green onion and scallion in chef's special black pepper sauce served with steamed rice
Cua Lột - Soft Shell Crabs 3
- Cua Lột Sốt Chanh - Wicked Wishes$26.00
Soft shell crab (2) with chef's special lemon sauce
- Cua Lột Rang Muối - Basking on Sandy Beach$26.00
Soft shell crabs (2) in chef's special seasoning with your choices served on top of fresh lettuce with sweet onions
- Cua Lột Sốt Me - Rare Pearl in a Tamarind Sea$26.00
Soft shell crabs (2) dipped into chef's special tamarind sauce on top served with fresh lettuce
Tôm - Shrimp 4
- Tôm Rang Muối - Shrimp in the Fresh Ocean$23.00
Jumbo salted prawns sautéed with salt and black pepper on a pineapple bed
- Tôm Rim Mặn - Shrimp at Seaside$23.00
Shrimp sautéed with garlic, onion, fish sauce, black pepper
- Tôm Rang Trứng Muối - Shrimp in the Golden Basin$25.00
Crispy shrimp sautéed with egg yolk, garlic then served with steamed rice
- Tôm Xào Tàu Xì - Far-Traveled Shrimp$25.00
Jumbo shrimp sautéed in black bean sauce with mixed vegetables
Cá - Fish 4
- Cá Chưng Tương - Fish Going Wild$61.00
Whole fish steamed with black bean sauce onion, scallion and cellophane noodle served with steamed rice
- Cá Kho Tô - Fish in a Shallow Water$17.00
Caramelized fish filets cooked in a clay pot
- Cá Hấp Hành Gừng - Fish on the Steamboat$61.00
Whole fish steamed with onion, scallion, ginger in light soy sauce base served with steamed rice
- Cá Chiên Nước Mắm Gừng - Fish in Emerald River$61.00
Whole fish/fish fillet fried until crispy served with ginger fish sauce
Mực Ống - Squid 1
- Mực Xào Chua Cay - Lightening Squid$23.00
Squid sautéed with garlic, hot and sour sauce with fresh pineapple, cucumber, celery, tomatoes, onion and bell peppers
Rau Xào - Vegetable Sautéed 4
- Cà Tím Nướng Mỡ Hành - Sunning in the Tropics$19.00
Eggplant smoked tender, served with fish sauce and pork rind
- Cải Shanghai Tip Xào Tôm - Shanghai From the East with Shrimp$17.00
Shanghai tip sautéed with choice of garlic, chicken, beef or shrimp
- Bông Cải Xào - Roosting in Cauliflower Basket$17.00
Cauliflower, broccoli sautéed with choice of garlic, chicken, beef or shrimp
- Rau Thập Cẩm Xào - Harvesting Vegetarian$17.00
Assorted vegetables sautéed in chef's special sauce with choice of garlic, chicken, beef or shrimp
Các Món Canh - Soup (Shareable Family Size) 5
- Canh Chua Cá (Tôm) - Open Field in the Sunset Soup$21.00
Our famous Vietnamese sweet and sour soup choice of fish or shrimp with bean sprouts, tomatoes, pineapple and a combination of green vegetable and herbs
- Canh Cá Thì Là - On The Way Home Soup (Family Size)$21.00
Our popular northern Vietnamese dill and fish soup using fresh herbs, tomatoes and fish
- Canh Đậu Hũ Hẹ - Tolling in the Morning Soup (Family Size)$19.00
Soup of silken tofu cubes and sweet chive with minced pork
- Canh Hến Thì Là - Being Here and Now Soup (Family Size)$21.00
Fresh clams with tomato soup and fresh herbs
- Canh Khoai Mỡ - Sweet Home Soup (Family Size)$18.00
Our popular Southern Vietnamese purple yam soup with pork, shrimp and fresh herbs
Các Món Chay - Vegi Corner 7
- Đậu Hũ Chiên Rang Muối - Calling the Mountain Dew Drops$17.00
Fried bean curd stir fried with chef's special seasoning
- Mì Xào Chay - Haystack in the Field$17.00
Special stir fried egg noodle with assorted vegetables
- Cà Tím Nướng Chay - Sunning in the Tropics$17.00
Eggplant smoked tender served with fish sauce
- Đậu Hũ Xào Sả Ớt - Strolling in a Lemongrass Field$17.00
Fried bean curd sautéed with spicy lemongrass, jumbo sweet onion
- Cơm Chiên Chạy - Hidden Oasis$17.00
White fried rice with diced tofu and mixed vegetables
- Miến Xào Chạy - Vegan Mosaic Pathway$18.00
Chef's signature julienned tofu and cellophane noodle sautéed with eggs, fresh ingredients
- Mì Xào Giòn Chạy - Haystack in the Field$18.00
Special crunchy fried egg noodle with assorted vegetables
Các Món Nước - Noodle Soup 9
- Hủ Tiếu Mì Present - Land of Great Lake Soup$17.00
Rice noodle soup with shrimp and barbecued pork
- Mì Present - Present's Yellow Noodle Soup$17.00
Egg noodle soup with shrimp and barbecued pork
- Mì Vịt Tiềm - Sleeping Duck on the Golden Pond$19.00
Special egg noodle soup with roast duck simmered with herbs and exotic mushroom served in delightfully enriched broth
- Bún Riêu - Fragrant River Vermicelli$17.00
Gumbo soup prepared with crab paste shrimp patties, pork blood cubes, thin rice noodle topped with fried tofu and tomato wedges
- Bún Bò Huế - Spicy “Thần Kinh" Beef Vermicelli$17.00
Traditional and famous imperial beef noodle soup round rice noodle with sliced beef shank, pork blood cubes and pork pastries
- Bún Chua Cay - Saigon-Bangkok Connection$17.00
Seafood sour and spicy noodle soup with baby clams, shrimps, squid, mushroom, tomatoes, onions
- Bánh Canh Tôm Cua - Pig at the Seaside Vermicelli$18.00
White thick noodle soup with shrimp, pork and crabmeat
- Phở Tái "Filet Mignon" Nạm Bò Viên - Phở Present$17.00
The most popular soup in Vietnam. Sliced filet mignon beef, meatball, with rice noodle in a delicate beef broth
- Pho Seafood$20.00
Bún-Mì-Miến - Noodle 6
- Bún Thịt Nướng Chả Giò - Country Banquet Vermicelli$17.00
Rice vermicelli with grilled pork or chicken with crispy roll, lettuce bean sprouts, cucumber, mint and peanuts served with fish sauce
- Chả Cá Lã Vọng - La Vong Vermicelli$23.00
Hanoi-style marinated fish filet, vermicelli served with basil leaves, mint, peanut, dill, Hanoi shrimp paste, and sesame rice cracker
- Bún Tôm Nướng - Seaside Banquet Vermicelli$20.00
Rice vermicelli with grilled shrimps served with bean sprouts, lettuce, cucumber, mint and peanuts served with fish sauce
- Mì Xào Giòn Đồ Biển - Gift From the Sea on a Haystack$23.00
Jumbo lumps of crabmeat, tiger shrimp, scallop and calamari sautéed with fresh vegetable served over crunchy egg noodles
- Mì Xào Mềm Đồ Biển - Gift From the Sea on a Fresh Haystack$23.00
Jumbo lumps of crabmeat, tiger shrimp, scallop, calamari sautéed with fresh vegetable served over freshly made egg noodles
- Miến Xào Cua - Mosaic Pathway$25.00
Chef's signature jumbo lump crabmeat and cellophane noodle sautéed with fresh vegetable
Cơm Đĩa - Rice Dishes 4
- Cơm Bì, Sườn, Chả, Trứng - Life on the Beach$19.00
Grilled pork chop, shredded pork, steamed pork, shrimp cake on steamed rice with sunny side up egg served with fish sauce
- Cơm Chiên Tôm Cua - Pilgrim on the Beach$22.00
Present's signature fried rice with jumbo lump crabmeat and shrimp
- Cơm Chiên Dương Châu - Northern Gentleman$20.00
Present's special dương châu style fried rice with shrimp, barbecued pork, sweet onion, scallion with special fish sauce
- Cơm Gà Hoàng Gia - Imperial Medallion Chicken$19.00
Half Cornish hen rotisseries served with slightly stir fried rice
Side Dishes 3
- Crab Meat & Asparagus Soup$9.00
Side dishes are only served with an entrée order
- Chicken Soup$8.00
Side dishes are only served with an entrée order
- Fried Egg (1)$4.00
Side dishes are only served with an entrée order
How these prices compare
Based on 15 menus with 839 priced items from Vietnamese restaurants in Virginia, the median menu item costs $9.95, and half of all items are priced between $6.25 and $17.00.
At Present Restaurant the median listed price is $19.00, higher than the typical $9.95 for Vietnamese restaurants in Virginia.
| Item | On menus | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| Com Thit Heo Nuong | 20% | $13.00 |
Typical prices are calculated from 15 menus in our guide.
Menu items and prices are provided for information and may have changed (last updated April 2026). Allergen information is not included – please ask the restaurant.