Cafe Saigon

I’ll start with good things I like about the place. The atmosphere is very cozy and great for having conversations with your company. Good service. However the food and the restaurant itself are not very authentic in my opinion. There’s no physical menu for us to take a look at, we had to link to their FB page to see the menu. Even the description of the dishes are very vague. Would love to see them improve in this aspect. The food really has lots of potential.

The atmosphere I give five stars as well as my waitress she gets 5 stars she deserves an award for being able to serve so many people along with her assistants. However rhe Food I ordered was overly sweet and it just looked and stated like there was no real authentic preparation. The food was extremely disappointing and for rhe price a huge let down.

Dined here as my first meal after a long drive to Montreal. It was close-by to our accommodation and it was well rated. Unfortunately, it did not life up to the Google Review, which was disappointing. We ordered some iteration of the soup (i.e. soupe tankinoise or the saté) and the broth was essentially flavourless. They garnish with a lot of coriander but this doesn't add much to the dish. Considering that a bowl of soup ("repas") is essentially 14$, the value of the dish is well overpriced and does not deliver on the standard of a pho, even at mediocre restaurants. It lacked richness from the broth and just seemed skimpy on seasoning and pho components. To add, we noted to our friendly server that the chopsticks were not properly cleaned as there was still food remnants. She happily exchanged the set but this did not add to the overall experience. The waitress was actually nice enough to ask how the food was, to which, we responded honestly. She talked to the owner but he did not press further. From my experience, you are likely better to find another option a couple of minutes away. I hope that the restaurant will address this issue as it's well located in Montreal!!

Pop in at random since I was staying nearby. Ordered their #16 which is somewhat like buncha, less the humongous load of fresh veggies. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTFUL! There's something in the fish sauce that made everything extra delicious. Spring roll and pork were well-flavoured and fried. This gives alot of warmth to a cold winter night in Montreal. Authentic viet food!

Good food and great customer service! My companion and I reached the restaurant at around 945 (near their closing hours) but despite that they offered us a seat at the restaurant and continued to serve us way past their opening hours. Food was delicious and amazing, really good Vietnamese food. Prices were affordable for what they were offering.