Saigon Caphe Amstelveen in Stadshart

I keep coming back, food is delicious. Amazing price quality ratio. Amazing service, love the food and staff

Much love to this restaurant! Steve is a lovely host who is always nice to talk with! The Pho is really nice, on par with other great Vietnamese spots I have tried. This place is definitely worth checking out!

We didn't have any expectations for this place, but it pleasantly surprised us. We came during a quiet time, so the atmosphere was calm and relaxing. The menu has a great variety of dishes, and the portions are generous one dish is enough to leave you feeling full. We really enjoyed the pho. The broth was rich and flavorful, and the beef was delicious. The caramelized duck was also very good, especially with the sweet sauce - it was amazing! The only small downside was that the duck felt slightly overcooked, probably because of the caramelized crust. Overall, we were very happy with our visit and would definitely recommend this place.

I come here regularly and the pho is really amazing! The staff is also friendly :)

We had a nice dinner, tasty food, service was friendly :)

Tasty dishes and prompt and professional service. A good choice to eat here.

Super friendly staff! The food is delicious and the menu is extensive. The pho were very large bowls and also generously filled with meat. Definitely recommended.

The taste was clean, and I liked that the cilantro was served separately.

Had a delicious meal at Saigon Caphe! I had the Phở Bò Tai with raw beef and the Gỏi Cuốn Tôm with shrimp. Both dishes were tasty and fresh. The flavors were good and I certainly enjoyed it. The only downside was that there wasn't always someone around when I wanted to order. Otherwise, a nice place to eat Vietnamese food!

lovely staff and good vegan options

It’s my go to spot on the weekends, they have amazing food and drinks. Everything I’ve tried tastes amazing there

Amazing ambiance, quick service, fantastic food, lovely service. 10/10 would recommend if you enjoy Vietnamese cuisine! :) We cleaned our plates (almost) clean)!

Plenty of food selections. Serve fast. Friendly waiter.

Thank you for your response, but I disagree with your version of events. Respect should go both ways, and customers should not be insulted, sworn at, or shown a middle finger by staff under any circumstances. The issue was never just about the wrong drink. Mistakes happen. The real problem was the behavior of your staff member and the way the situation was handled afterward, despite the manager witnessing it. Instead of acknowledging the unacceptable conduct, your response avoids responsibility and dismisses the experience we had. That is very disappointing.

€6 for flat cola from the bottle. No compensation and not communicated in advance.

Very good viet food! I always go here with my bestfriend

I had one of the worst restaurant experiences here. A staff member made a mistake with our order, which can happen—but instead of acknowledging it, she became rude and defensive. She insulted us, used inappropriate language, showed us the middle finger, and even said that words in front of other customers. This kind of behavior is completely unacceptable in any professional setting. We asked to speak with the manager, initially only hoping for an apology or at least a reasonable response. Unfortunately, the manager did not take the situation seriously and told us it would be “difficult” to get an apology from the staff member. This lack of accountability made the situation even more disappointing. I understand that mistakes happen—I’ve worked in customer service myself—but basic service and respect should always be the minimum standard. Based on this experience, I would not recommend this place.

I had a very disappointing experience here due to extremely unprofessional and disrespectful service. First, the staff member who served us was unfriendly from the beginning. I ordered a strawberry iced tea but was given a lemon iced tea instead. When I pointed out the mistake, I was told I would need to pay extra to correct it, even though it was clearly not my error. The situation escalated when I calmly explained that I had ordered strawberry iced tea. The staff member referred to me as an “irritating woman” while speaking to the manager, which was shocking and completely unacceptable. My friend tried to explain the situation as well, but the staff member responded with very rude language and even showed a middle finger. This behavior was witnessed by the manager, which made it even more concerning. When the manager approached us, he offered to replace the drink, but we made it clear that the issue was not just about the incorrect order, but about the unacceptable behavior. We requested an apology, but were surprised when the manager responded, “I don’t think she will say sorry,” and said he was too busy to address it immediately. Overall, this experience was not only frustrating but also disrespectful. Basic customer service and professionalism were completely lacking. I hope management takes this seriously and ensures that such behavior is not repeated.

Nice little restaurant... the food was good, only the chairs were low, where you sit lower than the table.

You can find the best Pho soup here.

A good restaurant for all kind of people.staff are friendly and welcoming.food portions are enough and the quality is good and matches the prices. The terrace is nice when sun is shining

This is just for the food. It was just ok. But to be fair, I lived in one of the states in the US with the most Vietnamese population, and they compete with Vietnam for best Vietnamese food. The atmosphere is nice, service is good, but I'm only reviewing for the actual food. I would go for the lunch special which is 15 euros for a choice of 1 meal and a side dish of your choice, no tipping and that's quite a great deal and worth it if you want to be filled up. We got the pho bo tai, chicken eggrolls, hu tieu, and a side of banh mi (they said it's lemongrass on the menu). The best thing is the eggrolls, they know how to fry food well. The rest was underwhelming. Hu tieu is lacking that umami flavor, pho is missing the right seasoning, and the banh mi is not authentic. The mayo is not like the Vietnamese mayo where the egg component is stronger and they just put it on one side of the bread. This mayo is like the Dutch mayo, the amount they put on makes the meat swim in it and overpowers the lemongrass flavor which I didn't taste. Based on that, I don't know what the rest of the food is like so I wouldn't go back for it.

Wonderful atmosphere, food and service ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The food was very basic. My ‘roasted’ duck was completely dry and, unfortunately, barely recognizable as duck in terms of taste. The vegetarian pho was relatively well-filled and could be made palatable with extra ingredients, soy sauce, etc. An exorbitantly expensive bowl of coconut custard with banana slices for dessert arrived piping hot (straight from the microwave) and was therefore barely edible at first. The fried banana with ice cream was a more normal portion for what you paid. The service was very friendly and fast! The springs on the sofa in the middle were completely worn out, causing you to sink so deep into it that you felt like a small child just reaching above the table: it really needs to be replaced ;) All in all, you can give it a try for a quick bite, but for that, it is quite pricey.

It was delicious as always! The portions were large, but filling...

Always good to be here in a Saturday afternoon

The food here is consistently good, which is why I usually enjoy coming here. That's precisely why this experience is especially disappointing. During our visit, a waitress responded to a normal request for extra napkins with the words, "You're being annoying, I'm going to hit you." She then raised her voice and indicated she wouldn't get us anything else when we asked for sauce and an extra bowl because she had to walk too much. At that time, the restaurant wasn't busy. When we pointed this out to the floor manager, she told us to understand that she didn't want to walk much and to let it go. We felt this was unprofessional and intimidating, and it didn't reflect the quality of the food or the business. We paid for what we had consumed and left. I hope this is taken seriously, because I won't be returning this way.

Simply delicious food. The soup is always delicious.

Friendly service, very extensive menu. Delicious dishes. Highly recommended.

This used to be my favorite place for pho, but today’s experience was very disappointing. I’m 6.5 months pregnant, and when I ordered, I specifically asked for my food to be well done. When the pho was first served, there was still raw meat in the soup. I asked them to remake it and reminded them that I am pregnant, but even the second serving of soup was still not properly cooked, it looks bloody. This is a serious food safety issue. If you are pregnant, I would strongly recommend staying away, you really can’t take the risk!

Delicious Vietnamese food. I only missed the cilantro. The staff was very good and friendly.

We had a delicious pho! The only downside is that the couch is sagging, so you're sitting very low, but of course there are plenty of chairs to sit on.

Had the duck. It was good. But, portions are small when compared to US portions and prices tend to be higher than what we pay in the States. Typical European experience.

The food is good compared to other restaurants in the Netherlands. The toilet, dining area, and cutlery were all nice except for the bamboo chopsticks.

Cancelling a food order one hour after ordering, without any explanation. Unheard of.

Takeout is a poor representation of what the restaurant serves. Dishes with missing components but the same price is considered normal by this restaurant.

Good. I ate a rice dish with lots of shrimp, I don't remember the name, but it was excellent. Vietnamese food.

Steve, you're great, gold for the business, but the food, specifically the banh xeo, wasn't crispy and had way too much bean sprouts. The pork belly was good. Authentic Vietnamese flavor? I'm not sure about that last part.

They serve beer that's two mouths past its expiration date! The waiters were nice, but the management clearly did everything they could to poison you...

My mom said this was the best food she ever had (first time trying Vietnamese!) and to give you 10 starts, but we can only add 5 soit will have to do ☺️

We had a pleasant experience in the restaurant. There weren't a lot of people when we came, so service was really fast. The food is great. I'm not Vietnamese, but as a fellow Southeast Asian, I enjoyed their food. Tastes close to home.

Delicious food and friendly staff

Terrible service! And even worse acceptance of feedback! Unhappy staff, who take no responsibility for the food and drink being offered. Coffee was terrible for instance and we complained - and what we were told is that this is upto the management, and I am only responsible for bringing the food out. That we as servers have given various feedback to management but that they don't care and it is what it is. Shocking and guess someone needs to wake up!

What happened here? I've eaten here before, and it was always delicious. But this time, I got a poorly baked half-baguette with bland chicken. Not recommended. No wonder they didn't ask if everything was to my liking. They probably already knew the answer. 😂 Just got a response. AFTER A YEAR! Sorry, but I can't take that seriously.

Delicious, refreshing iced tea. The pho portion was a bit small, and unfortunately, no hoisin or siracha was available at our table. The mixed grilled cold noodles were more than enough and delicious. 7/10

The server Dua i believe her name was so sweet . I came a few weeks back on holiday and wanted her to be recognised for her great service . she is so polite and has a great attitude towards customers. I will definitely be back again soon !

Curry beef was really bad. More like European gravy with a pinch of curry. Not too much taste in the pho either.

Delicious food! Very smooth service. Had to eat on time because of a show in the theater, which easily worked out within the hour. We shared all kinds of delicious dishes with each other.

The food is delicious and large portions. Food is served quickly.

They have heineken silver for 6 euros a pint, good price

Food was excellent, but service is totaly none. We were sitting. 4 ladies was doing the service. nobody greeting us, we have to keep looking and waving before finally one of the older lady send one of the girl to us. Our order was totally wrong and when we told her about it, she keep telling us that we the one who made the mistake. She was even not repeating our order just annoyingly left after took our order. And when we order extra item, her face like so annoying. We have to walk inside by ourself to asking for condiment only to find her playing on her mobile phone. 2 of the younger lady was alot beter the one who bring the food and the one who bring our drinks. When we finish and ready to pay. The old lady was rudely telling us the price. Not even asking if everything alright, none at all. As much as we like the food, service is definitely none.

Delicious authentic Vietnamese food for a good price with nice service

Delicious food and good service

Every time I have a good experience at this place, the food is delicious, the service is good, and the atmosphere is great.

It's also good to eat something hot. The taste is acceptable.

only 2 friendly ladies work there, the rest are all grumpy. waited 30 minutes for my drink. then had to wait an hour before I could order my food. really not recommended I'm editing this 2 days later. unfortunately I was sick all day yesterday guess what FOOD POISONING. never been so close to the toilet yall if you wanna lose 10 kilos go eat there

The smell of this dish is unbearable, it smells exactly like a sheep pen, but the taste is good. I couldn't finish the dish because of the smell.

Had dinner here for the first time last week, was kindly helped by the blonde lady behind the bar and will definitely come back here

Everything was excellent except the food

The service was excellent even though most of the staff did not speak Dutch. The blonde hostess, on the other hand, was wearing a special outfit for someone who works in a restaurant. Not appropriate!

The spring rolls and rolls are great. Good portions, fair prices and tasty dishes. And tender meat, don't forget. Only one improvement is needed: the bar staff should get rid of the phone. When you have nothing to do, you clean. You work in the catering industry! Your employer doesn't pay you to text and it doesn't look good to guests.

After having eaten very well at Saigon Caphé on Gelderlandplein, I also wanted to try this gem in Amstelveen. The food was fine, but not as good as at the location on Gelderlandlandplein. On the other hand, the service was really poor: phó is delivered without chopsticks or a spoon, how are you supposed to eat this noodle soup? Eventually I did get a spoon. However, it was almost closing time and the staff was busy cleaning the toilet. Apparently one of the toilets was clogged, and one of the employees was walking around with a dirty plunger to make dirty jokes about it: About how the toilet was clogged and all kinds of dirty jokes were made about it, in the presence of customers who were eating. Very distasteful and definitely not to be repeated!

The food is not tasty and it stinks of cigarettes

I just got back from Vietnam. the food is amazingly vietnamese. tasty, healthy, freshly prepared. the service was not optimal. the food did not come out of the kitchen at the same time, as agreed. the empty plates remained on the table for a very long time, also many empty, dirty tables around us. service did not pay attention to the guests. I waved, shouted, raised my hand but no response. finally got up and got someone to order coffee.

Delicious food served by friendly staff

Food experience that you can enjoy, the service was fast but somewhat in a hurry. We tried several dishes but I recommend the Papaya salad and the rice rolls

Deliciously Satisfying Vegetarian Pho.

A nice place for lunch/brunch, because they have super tasty sandwiches! Also very friendly staff.

The food is always delicious, but the staff cannot cope with a busy evening with all tables occupied. There is little to no service upstairs. The hygiene could really be a lot better, a lot of dust, especially on the lamp above the tables.

Perfect place for hungry travellers and late lunchers. Good menus, price and taste, quick service. A Vietnamese restaurant very fit to kill your hunger.

Dit mag zich geen Vietnamees restaurant noemen een schande met een Chinese kok. Smaakt nergens naar lijkt er totaal niet op!!! Ga naar Sien Viet Amsterdam dat is het echte werk authentiek

We ordered from this place and part of our starter didn’t arrive, one of our soups didn’t taste good or as a pho at all. The worse was that my soup had little pieces of meat in the noodles, while it was supposed to be a shrimp pho and it felt like they reused someone else’s noodles. We couldn’t eat what we ordered.

When we used to come here last year, noodle soup included 6 pieces meatballs, 6 small shrimp and 6 small pieces of chicken. Now with small increase in Price, includes 4 shrimp 2 meatballs halved , and 4 small pieces of chicken. Still pretty good and filling

Service is friendly, but not very fast, and sometimes orders are forgotten. The taste of the food is not very special and very average.

As Vietnamese, I would say food is average to eat. I tried Bun Bo today, well, the taste not that good, and it was huge bc of full coverage of noodles =)) And I think all workers there are Chinese but running a SaiGon restaurant is surprised to me, none of them speak Vietnamese or maybe i didnt get well along with them enough? Good decoration but i will never eat again :( im so sorry

Food was ok. My first time trying Vietnamese food. I wasn't terribly impressed. The customer service and atmosphere was good.

Unfortunately the preparation of the dishes is not consistent.

Always a fan, but quality has deteriorated considerably. There is a young girl working there who would be better off working in another industry, aso. Hygiene is also hard to find.

Good restaurant, good food, reasonable prices

Nice to gulp down a bowl of soup with noodles, other dishes on the new menu are of a Chinese character.

Salad with steak tips was not tasty. Meat was of poor quality.

If it weren't for two stars because the owner was so kind, I wouldn't give it any stars. The woman at the counter and the female waitress were unfriendly... They shouldn't sell iced tea without syrup, but they sold it, and I ordered it because it's my favorite drink, but it didn't taste good, so they changed it, but it still didn't taste good, so I left it without drinking it... Saigon Cafe in Gelderlandplein is definitely better in terms of taste, quantity, and service.

The rice noodles are a bit salty, but delicious!

Ordered vegetarian spring rolls and vegetarian Pho. Positive: served quickly, lots of vegetables and healthy. Negative: tasteless and bland. I'm surprised. Have never experienced this with Vietnamese food.

Always very good food, host is always very nice Too bad they didn't come by more often, for example for dessert or if we wanted something to drink, it wasn't very busy either.

I have never eaten Pho before so I order Pho with pork and it is not on the menu, she said. I lost almost €40 on iced lemon tea. I was shocked and I forgot to ask for the receipt so I could take a look. The soup is well prepared, but overall it is not a special soup. I didn't eat much of it. I regret passing by.

Lovely meals. Food qualtity was quit a lot. Taste and quality also very good.

We have been able to eat in the restaurant, the service was very fast and the food was delicious, everything was very clean, a place that has a large terrace. If you are visiting Amstelveen, do not hesitate to visit this place, you will love it.

A very authentic Vietnamese place

Nice and quick food, atmosphere could be updated, as could the toilet facilities. Mostly nice staff

The food here is truly delicious and plentiful. Some of the part-time workers are slow and not that great, but the manager is as quick as a professional.

We had two dishes and one both were exactly like the dishes I had multiple times in Vietnam. Great stuff.

We had a lovely lunch on the terrace. The staff was very friendly and attentive.

I used ignore their unfriendly staff, and eat their "savory" food (you can taste the sugar in it) until one day they charged me double the amount food we ordered on our table. I only noticed it after i paid. They eventually refunded me the exact difference, but not my trust. Watch out!

Delicious Pho with fresh chicken broth, with very friendly female company, definitely worth eating here again.

Here they have a delicious lunch and delicious dinner, highly recommended

I had the unfortunate experience of dining at Saigon Caphe and trying their Pho, and I must say, it was a truly disappointing meal. I would give it a measly 1 star, but I wish I could give it even less. First and foremost, the Pho I was served had absolutely no flavor whatsoever. It was like a tasteless bowl of lukewarm water with some limp noodles floating around. Pho is supposed to be a rich and flavourful broth, but what I got was more akin to dishwater. The raw beef in the Pho was another disappointment. It was not the tender, thinly sliced meat I expected, but rather overcooked and tough. It felt like I was chewing on rubber bands instead of enjoying a delicate, savory meal. To add insult to injury, the portion of side dishes served with the Pho was ridiculously small. I'm used to getting a variety of fresh herbs, bean sprouts, and lime wedges to customize my Pho and enhance the flavors, but Saigon Caphe's offerings were miserly at best. But perhaps the worst part of the entire experience was what happened afterward. Both my friend and I suffered from severe stomachaches and nausea after eating at this restaurant. It's safe to say that our stomachs were not pleased with whatever concoction they served us that day. In conclusion, Saigon Caphe's Pho was a disaster from start to finish. Flavorless soup, overcooked beef, stingy side dishes, and a post-meal bout of stomach troubles make this one of the worst dining experiences I've had. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a satisfying bowl of Pho.

Nice authentic pho and rolls. Their spring rolls (fried) were very well done. Their summer rolls were freshly made - not pre-made and refrigerated. Service excellent. Great English speaking staff.

Pho was great! Savory, simple and fresh. I spent months traveling in Vietnam and Pho is a simple and savory dish. 5 stars for authentic taste.

If you are a rice noodle lover, this is the place to go. I don't know because I haven't tried other foods. First of all, the soup is not thick, so the noodles are bland. I give it 2 out of 10 compared to local pho.