Vietnamese small plates with a French touch presented alongside cocktails in an art-filled space. Based on 250 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
1512 Locust St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: (925) 891-4790
Social Profile: 
Hours
| Friday | 4–10:30 PM |
| Saturday | 4–10:30 PM |
| Sunday | 4–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
|
Closed |
| Tuesday | 4–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 4–9 PM |
| Thursday | 4–9 PM |
Menu
… View more
Menu Photos
Photo Gallery
Reviews
Young Kim
Unique dishes, jumbo prawns with garlic noodles were little too salty for my taste but it was delicious. The Ahi tuna was fantastic, nicely presented, atmosphere is very cozy and nice. The staffs were very friendly and helpful. The price is little bit high but it was worth it.
… more
Nicky Wholey
Went on a Saturday night. Great food, quick service, but very small portions for the price. The calamari was delicious, but several other restaurants within a few blocks offer calamari at a lower price or much larger amount. The menu on the website has outdated pricing, but I attached the menu from when I went in Aug 2022.
… more
Eric Pratt
Definitely want to come back! So much to try. Everything we had was great. Food was delivered fast and everything was tasty.
… more
melvin chan
What a surprise great food and service. Got here during happy hour had some appetizers then dinner. The food outstanding (see photos).
… more
Marz Martinez
Good portions & quality of food. The customer service was on point. One of the best mojitos I’ve had in a loooong time. We had multiple dishes and they all were delicious. Everything tasted so fresh.
… more
Richard Pagano
Came here with a friend and had a legit dinner. The lemongrass chicken was unreal. It had a peanut sauce that was delicious. The chicken wings were a close second. I know what you’re thinking, “If I wanted wings, I’d go to BWW.” These are not those wings. These wings have a flavor touched by the food gods. While the prawns and the tacos were good, they were missing a little something, so I added the sauce from the lemongrass chicken and that did the trick. Overall atmosphere was legit. I’ll def go back.
… more
Rhina C.L.
My first time having dinner here at Vanessa Bistro with a French Twist. The food were delicious. We ordered a slow oven roasted pork, fresh prawns spring rolls, vermicelli noodle salad & Lychees martinis. Yum! In addition to the delish food. The staff were very pleasant, attentive and provided us an excellent service! I highly recommend this place.
… more
Jenna Hur
Finally tried this place after working in Walnut Creek for five years and wish I came sooner! The ingredients are FRESH, the flavors mesh well together- the Filet Mignon was cooked perfectly and marinated well. The fish sauce has a tang that leaves an impression. The decor lifts your whole experience- great for date night, dinner with friends, or even taking yourself on a date here as they have a full bar with seating. Staff was super friendly too! Will definitely be going back.. highly recommend!
… more
Naor Wallach
Went with a colleague and really enjoyed it. We were seated on the first floor, had a waitress who did not mind answering questions and enjoyed a bit of humor. The food was quite tasty and not overpriced. They were featuring half-priced bottles of wine from their already reasonable prices, but since i was the only wine drinker, i passed. Definitely worth a return visit to try more things.
… more
Morgan Phillips
This place is bad in too many aspects. I feel I’m pretty generous in my reviews very rarely do I leave a 1 star but this meal for 4 cost me 160 ish and gave me food poisoning. The food itself along side being expensive was bad. I usually like to leave alternatives in my recommendation but I only know one place in sanjose that serves similar food that isn’t bad. The bahn mi was about 90% bread and 10% crab. The fried chicken was decent but they clearly cut the chicken so thin to make it seem like it’s more than it is and as a result dried out the chicken. The spring rolls were chewy and was more rice than roll.
… more
… View more