Saigon cafe Restaurante in Buitenveldert-West

As a regular customer we had a disappointing experience here: when eating desert we ordered more ice cream for the kids to eat with the fried banana. Meanwhile the waitress took a dish of fried banana that we were still eating and threw it away! Staff didnt do anything about it. No new dish / no discount on the bill. Guess we are paying for food that gets trown away now...

The soup is hot enough, which is very important in a place as cold as the Netherlands! ! There are so many noodles that you can feel very full, and the meat is also delicious.

As somebody that grew up eating Vietnamese food, their pho was a dissapointment. The broth was just salt water with no flavour from spices typically used for pho. If you are looking for authentic vietnamese food, this is not the restaurant. Friendly staff though. The seat cushions were also really stained. Kinda gross to sit on.

we order food on line， then they just cancel it when we were on the way. Then we direct go there and order pho and other items， but we don’t know why everybody of our four vomited after we ate pho 15-20min.

The best lemongrass ice tea ever! The portions are good and the service is also good.

Lunch set is a good deal. Friendly staff and comfy seating.

I think the pho is very authentic, the beef brisket is so soft, the best beef brisket I’ve ever eaten in my life. Vietnam Ho is so authentic, the beef brisket is so soft, it melts in your mouth, the best beef brisket!

Generous, wholesome portions and staff is absolutely lovely, thank you!

Tasty food, obviously fresh ingredients. Super friendly and attentive employees. Thank you for your hospitality.

authentic vietnamese restaurant! must try the pho

Everything here is on top, the Pho was so delicate. We came here for lunch without reservation and had to wait for a while. So yeah, you should book a place before dinning in.

Food was fine. We had to look for service and it had been on the back of her phone for quite some time. The place really needs to be cleaned thoroughly because the lighting, windows, walls, in fact everything was very dirty. Partly because of this, we will not come back here again

The waiters are very nice. Food is delicious and relatively cheap. Atmosphere great.

It was my first time here, unfortunately a table was assigned and waited 10-15minutes when I decided to leave. Employees are not not customer friendly and just pass you by. What a waste of my time.

Very crowded during lunch time but the staff was responsive and friendly. The food however was below average. We ordered the Pho Bo Kho and the broth tasted like the instant Pho package. Such a shame since the service was good.

Love the place in the neibourhood. Good lunch deal, fast service

One of my favorite places to eat Pho in Amsterdam, we come here quite often. Its only unfortunate that the limes are so tiny and the portion of chilli is so little (compared to every single other place) that we have to ask for extra each time.

Nice food and location! Have a good lunch deal

Inside the mall next to Element Hotel. Came in in the evening looking for food from Asia. After a short wait, I was seated and ordered fresh spring rolls and pho with fried tofu. I was curious about the drink next to me, so I ordered the same one, which was ginger tea with a large amount of ginger in it. Ginger doesn't have the spiciness that you get in Japan, but it has a heartwarming taste. The pho is full of coriander and very satisfying.

Steamed rice with some pieces of chicken for € 18.00, what a disappointment, but the friendly staff.

Delicious food, quick service, decent prices. Lunch sets are for a big hunger

One of the reason I stay in this neighborhood, absolutely good taste and service

Great pho! The banh mi is also quite good. Recommendations: - Pho with beef slices - Lunch deal (pho and banh mi)👍

I being tasting different restaurants in the city and I can said that this is for far my favourite spot I truly love this pho !!

Come here to eat rice noodles sometimes. Hot soup is more delicious when eaten in the store. This lemongrass beef brisket rice is for takeout. Because it is very suitable for reheating in a hotel microwave and is still very delicious.

Food is very good. On a terrace outside was very nice and the help was good.

Tasty food, friendly service and a beautiful restaurant! Would recommend for good Vietnamese food!

Another great meal here. After a bad experience elsewhere yesterday, we had to go to Saigon Caphe again to enjoy ourselves. The Pho Nam was again great, rich complex flavor in the soup. The meat was tender and the noodles just good. The Vietnamese iced coffee was nice and strong and highly recommended. The bahn mi was also great!

Saved my Chinese stomach. Came here to eat beef noodles and drink iced black tea.

This was a far cry from their branch in Stadshart which is always an enjoyable experience. The food wasn't as good and the service was not friendly. They were flexible and accommodating with our dietary restrictions though.

Be honestly, the restaurant doesn’t give me a good impression. First, there is nobody to welcome me when I look for a seat for my dinner, and waiting alone very long……finally the waitress saw me and I took order the “Bok choy & Tofu Rice noodles” on the menu , “and” ordered extra Topping “Bok Choy”. However, the noodles was without extra topping when I got it…..🤦‍♀️ , so I asked the waitress where is the topping that I ordered? She told me that “the topping is already inside the noodles” 🤷‍♀️ “what?? only 2 pieces of Bok choy inside the soup?” “But I paid extra money…”I thought. “But it’s fine~I trusted her.🤨” Next day, I went to the same restaurant in the central station branch, and took order the same dish with the topping “Bok Choy”…and It was coming with extra Bok Choy in another plate.👍👍 I realized that the restaurant or the waitress in the Gelderlandplein branch is dishonest….very disappointed.😔😔

Very tasty. small and messy. Delicious iced teas!!

Food was really good. service was fast and friendly. I’ll come visit soon!

A wide choice of good quality dishes and friendly staff

I have been here multiple times, and they have been pleasant. But today, we were treated rudely by a waiter that I don't usually see there. He took the order of the table next to us, even when we arrived first. And then when we told him that we want to order, he came but then immediately left us because he "needs to say hi to his friend who was passing by". We wouldn't mind that if he had asked one of his colleagues to maybe take our order in the mean time. He chatted at the door with his friend for quite some minutes, and when one of ask walked to the door to ask if someone else can take our order, he aggressively complained about our request! I mentioned that it felt rude to leave us in the middle of ordering, and he gaslit us, saying that it's not rude, while raising his voice! How unprofessional. Needless to say, we left to eat at the restaurant next door. If I see that man serving in the restaurant, I will not come to dine in. Very unpleasant experience, rude, and disappointing since usually this place has nice service.

Food tasted ok. I would recommend the salad bowl which in my opinion was quite close to authentic. The noddle soup was not really good, we only finished half of it. Main dish is acceptable, but not recommend with starter since price point is high for very small portion.

Very friendly staff, chill vibe. Pho is really delicious, with lot of beef and meat balls! Visited it several times, always keep high standard. Lemon grass tea is also very nice. It has been my first choice when I don’t want to cook at home.

Nice atmosphere. Very cosy. Price-quality-quantity a bit out of balance but nevertheless tasty. Definitely come back.

Forgot to take a picture of the beef pho =.= Overall it’s good, the Avocado shake is delicious.

Good food, nice service & atmosphere. I'm a picky Asian lady who travels and eats-out a lot. And this is one of the resto I visit a lot for comfort food.

Store people are so kind and the foods are great. We visited here more than one time.

Beef rice noodles, grilled lamb skewers, and grilled beef skewers are delicious

Great Vietnamese Food place. Highly recommended 😋🍜

I've never written a bad review before, but the experience I had today was way below par. We had dinner in the restaurant and then decided to order the following dishes for takeaway: Vit Kho | Duck Breast in Caramel Sauce and Com Chien Dac Biet | Fried Rice Saigon Special. When we went to unpack and heat up the food later that evening, we were shocked by what we found. The duck we got, it looked like it was all leftovers. We paid 19 euros and the container was only 1/3 full. And one thing is certain, the duck was anything but fresh; it was completely dried up and hard. It looked like a collected mess! I wonder where you get the courage to give something like that to customers. As I have stated before, I normally never write a bad review, out of respect for my experience in the hospitality industry. But what I ordered and received today is really not possible.

Best Vietnamese in the area. Gracjan which works there does an incredible service towards the client.

Here is our favorite restaurant & place as it is close to the Asia supermarket. The staff are always friendly here.

I'll never come here again. Lost regular customer. Where I am normally satisfied with the service. They were super antisocial yesterday.

We love this place and eat here very regularly. It's not fancy but just tasty. Fan of the Pho.... We love to come.. see you all soon

A regular address of mine for Vietnamese food. Wide choice of pho, banh mi and other dishes. It is especially beneficial during lunch. Lemongrass ice tea is always a nice drink to order.

Staff is extremely friendly but the food was really crappy. Perhaps the bowls/pho are better, but the meat was tough, the spring rolls soaked in fat/oil. Because we were quite hungry, we just ate it (except for the spring rolls because that was just impossible). The poor quality of the food is masked by a lot of sauce. They seem to have deteriorated in quality, perhaps different chef. Quite a shame because it is a nice tent. I couldn't stay here anymore.

I have been to this Vietnamese pho restaurant countless times. It has its signature beef pho and raw beef pho. Highly recommended.

SO GOOOOOD, amazing broth, reasonable price , good amount of meat given. fresh chillis are also given, that’s a plus for a thai like me.

Super nice people and lovely authentic food.

Enjoy lunch again at the weekend. Be sure to get in before the crowds. Food is a bit too bland for me. Beef broth can have some punch. Management sometimes seems to have lost an overview.

Wij komen hier super vaak en bestellen ook regelmatig. Heerlijk eten en super personeel! De huisgemaakte lemon ice tea zeker een aanrader

Heerlijk gegeten, gezellige sfeer, geen gehaast.

Saigon op het Gelderlandplein is de plek voor een heerlijke lunch. Hun Pho heeft veel smaak en de proties zijn groot. De gezellige sfeer en vriendelijke service maken het plaatje compleet. Ook hun Lemongrass Ice Tea is aan te bevelen!

Always come back for the pho. The best.

Heel lekkere lunch in fijn gezelschap.

Saigon style food. Small but nice. Friendly staff with fantastic English skills.

Oké dit is niet mijn ding. Grote kom water met n smaakje en wat zooi erin. Ik begrijp de hype niet niet bijzonder ook niet slecht maar eigenlijk gewoon mwa. Lunch is gered door de loempia’s en dumpling. En de special is ook niet duur.

A little of Vietnam at home, really enjoyed the lunch offering here, great Pho, comes with fresh garnish ( love the koriander ), generous amount of chili, friendly, fast and attentive service. Summer rolls were fresh, and spring rolls tasty. Highly recommend this place, keep it up guys 🙌

Wonderful place. Fast serving and the quality of food is good. But there are flies. They are bugging me a lot. Except that, the restaurant itself is good.

Food was great as always, food took a bit longer than usual to arrive. Atmosphere was okay-ish but there were one or two flies / mosquitoes buzzing around.

Excellent food, reasonably priced, and service was great 👍

The people there are friendly and super fast in service. In no time you’ll get your ordered dishes and the portions are more than generous. You can taste the freshness of the ingredients in the dishes too which is just fantastic. Absolutely a place I can recommend to visit frequently.

Eten is lekker, sfeer is ongedwongen en personeels mogen iets vlotter maar ze zijn zeker vriendelijk en behulpzaam. Komen zeker weer terug!

Dit is mijn go-to pho restaurant

Good restaurant with plenty of options. It gets busy and must of the dishes look good. The veggie pho broth was a bit tasteless though.

My family come here occasionally for a good Vietnamese Pho, noodle broth/soup. Good and fast service.

Nice food! I’m Vietnamese, so can confirm that Pho is 90% authentic

Hier heb ik letterlijk een heerlijk soepje met rundvlees en glas noodles gegeten , de kip dumplings waren ook heerlijk , een ijs thee lemongrass is ook een echt aanrader ( dorstlesser) ,helaas moet je hier echt van te voren reserveren ( zo druk bezocht is het ) dat zegt genoeg denk ik , wij hebben hier buiten gegeten , dat is toch minder gezellig dan binnen denk ik .

La comida esta buena. Buen servicio. Terraza tranquila. Menu comida por 14.5€.

not authentic viet food, not even run by viet people

As always Saigon Caphe delivers.

Tasty and fresh food! Waiting time after ordering was quite quick too. Menus looked pretty, were easy to understand and i really liked the photos of the dishes that were in the menu. Overall vibe of the whole place was relaxing and not too crowded. I recommend trying the home made iced tea 😁 The straws were paper so they got soggy in the drink but i do like the idea of not using plastic. Maybe re-usable metal straws could work?

Went there for lunch. The food was good overall , very comfy yummy food. Not the absolute best, but worth coming back for. Love the lemon grass ice tea. Location is great, parking is available, handy for after lunch shopping in the shopping center. Also walkable distance from Amsterdam zuid. People were friendly there, it just felt a bit chaotic during lunch hours. They lack a good system I feel, but not too disturbing.

3/4 Great food, it must even be healthy but tofu and springrolls were too fried and oily. Polite and friendly staff, good and fast service, nice prices and atmosphere. There is no air-conditioning system inside (it's summer and the temperature is 33 today).

One of my fav lunch restaurants! Lovely pho’s and other dishes! I come here already for almost 7 years for lunch every week! Service is always very good and fast! Decor can use some update rest is perfect!

Vedi good food, tasty and spicy at the perfect level! Definitely recommend

went here with my mom :3 it was really good, it was fast, and the workers were nice. totally recommend it

Affordable, authentic Vietnamese food! This place had a very good quality, fresh phos and rolls! Broth tasted delicious and fresh vegetables were generous. Quick service and quite friendly. It was also affordable for medium-sized pho and shrimp spring roll. The traditional drink I ordered was great!

Still nice food but price went up

Hands down the best Pho i have ever eten i always order the lemongrass beef with tripe and meatballs and its absolutely fantastic. They have a lunch combo you should try!! O and last but not least their Iced tea is fantastic!!! Just writing this made me decide that when they open in 1,5 hours i’ll go and have some. And i live on the other side of Amsterdam :)