Saigon Bistro at Central Festival Mall

[Evil Penevil]

I've had some very good meals recently at the Saigon Bistro on the sixth floor of Central Festival Mall on 2nd Road near Pattaya Klang.  Prices are reasonable, portions are large, service is attentive and most importantly of all, the food tastes great! The girls love it because it's a bit different from Thai food, but close enough that they really enjoy it.

 

 

 

 

We ordered the appetizer combi plate and the warm beef salad, plus I had pho dac biet (rice noodle soup with beef brisket, beef balls and slices of rare beef) and my companion had a shrimp wrap dish. 

 

The total cost was 890 baht, which included the four dishes, two SMLs for me and a large Coke for her.  We couldn't finish all the food and had three "packages" to take home for a later snack.

 

 

 

 

Evil

[Steven B'stard]

Cheers for the heads up.  looks good .  Very reasonable.

[JPL39]

I wish I could be stuffing myself with that lot right now.

It looks great.

 

JPL

[The Selfie Warrior]

im a huge fan of Pho and vietnamese rice paper rolls........will go try this spot this week for sure, thanks

[wallbanger]

I'm definitely going to check that place out. I live in San Jose, California. It has one of the largest Viet populations in the US. I love Vietnamese food. Those pictures look legit.

[ChangFai]

Better Vietnamese can be had at Porn Naem Nuang on 3rd Road IMO.

[Sexyfarangman]

I'll try the place when I am there this summer.

[Ohyesuare]

Nice tits, and the food looks good too. They have an all you can eat menu as well I think.

[Evil Penevil]

Nice tits, and the food looks good too. They have an all you can eat menu as well I think.

 

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe they have dropped the "all-you-can-eat" option. At least I haven't seen on offer during the evenings I've been there.  I guess it could still exist for lunch.

 

But with portions as large as  Saigon Bistro serves, I don't think anyone walks away hungry, no matter what the menu.

 

Evil

[mpm]

I love it hear, if your bad from the beer there noodle soup is just the ticket

[Rebell]

Thanks for the tip...I'll try that place on my next trip...I've been to Vietnam last February and i enjoyed a lot the famous Pho !!

[cytolliver]

Interesting that the price is nearly double for having Vietnamese food in the USA.

[ChangFai]

Interesting that the price is nearly double for having Vietnamese food in the USA.

 

But thats the price you pay for a shopping mall experience.

 

As I said, Porn Naem Nuang on 3rd Road is tastier and more reasonably priced than this place.

[geezerrb]

I find you have to be careful with taking a girl to these types of establishment, some gel and love it and believe they are being treated, some seem very intimidated that you have taken them out of their comfort zone. I often prefer to eat where they feel comfortable and usually have great time and cannot believe how cheap it is, (they only thing as long as they don't make it too spicy).

Bit off track I know but what a wonderful pair of tits.

[Evil Penevil]

some seem very intimidated that you have taken them out of their comfort zone.

She suggested the place to me and has asked to go multiple times, so I knew it was in her comfort zone

 

Bit off track I know but what a wonderful pair of tits.

The tits were definitely in my comfort zone!

 

Evil

[Evil Penevil]

Time for an update to the Saigon Bistro review.  I ate there twice last week  in the company of the same young lady as in the first review.  There weren't many customers on the first visit of the new year.
 

 

 


  I had boiled pork sparerib soup as my main dish in the initial outing for 2014. I can't remember the Vietnamese name, except for "pho". It was indeed delicious.
 

 
Bow and I make a point of trying each other's food when we order separate dishes and she really liked the boiled spareribs. She wished she'd ordered it instead of her pho, which was nonetheless good: 
 

 
She also ordered shrimp and appetizers that we shared.  The appetizers are rolled up in lettuce leaves, with herbs, veggies and noodles added.
 

 

 
My communal choice was minced pork wrapped in a thin rice crepe and topped with Vietnamese sausage.
 

 
  
 
Two days later we went back so she could have the sparerib soup, which she ate with gusto.  A friend of hers kept us company.
 

 

 
This was her friend's pho:
 

 
And mine (barbecued pork):
 

 
The communal dishes:  pork appetizers, shrimp again and a fried crab dish.
 

 

 
I ordered a Vietnamese-style crepe filled with pork and vegetables, with a sauce on the side.  The crepe was airy and tissue-paper thin.
 

 

 
Bottom line: still good Vietnamese food at a reasonable price (both meals around 1,000 baht without drinks.  Add the drinks (two beers for me,  water and a Coke for her and it was about 1,200 baht.
 
Evil