Saigon Bowl Strathfield, Sydney

User Reviews of Saigon Bowl, Strathfield

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7 Recommended

Food 6 Ambience 8 Service 7 Value 7

The only vietnamese restaurant in Stathfield, and also located in the heart of the suburb so it's obviously busy everyday.

The food as far as vietnamese restaurants is average. The price is a little higher than the average but I don't blame them as they do have the upper hand.

Atmosphere is energetic and lively (like the rest of strathfield) and the service is attentive at least.

I gave them 6 stars for food due to the last time I ordered hainan chicken rice there the rice was quite hard which was a disappointment. My friend ordered an extra fried egg on top of his rice and that came out quite runny in the centre. Fried egg and rice, come on.

Feb 11, 2012

Ayjay
12

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 7 Service 9 Value 8

Stopped by Strathfield for lunch, chose this place as it looked quite decent from the outside and I was told that it had recently undergone some refurbishments and improvements.

We ordered mostly standard dishes, Beef noodle soup, combination noodle soup, fried beef with tomato fried rice, etc. Were taken to a table and attended to with water and menus straight after entering. Took a short-medium wait (around 10 minutes) for our food to arrive.

The meals were generously portioned and very tasty while not being on the heavy handed/'too rich' side. Throughout our stay, our water was constantly refilled and all needs attended to. Price/value was very good as well. Will definitely be coming back!

Jan 14, 2012

Doofee88
1

5 Average

Food 6 Ambience 4 Service 5 Value 5

Good place for a quick meal. Though servings are not as fulfilling as other vietnamese takeouts it still serves its purpose. The staff are nice, though there seems to be a language barrier. A bit pricey but seeing that it is in good location for uni students and family I guess it will be around for a while still. Out of 10 I'd give it a 6.

Mar 29, 2011

Cyrano R.
9

3.5 Below Average

Food 4 Ambience 4 Service 4 Value 2

Vietnamese is known to be cheap, filling and tasty. This place fails in 2. Cheap? No, its the most expensive vietnamese food I've eaten, and the portions are small - so def not value for money. Taste wise not so bad, but used to be better when real Vietnamase owner was there.

Mar 09, 2011

notsoskinny
12

4.5 Below Average

Food 5 Ambience 4 Service 5 Value 4

Been here for pho quite a few times and the price of pho just keeps going up. I wouldn't say its fantastic but its good enough to keep you going for the rest of the day. Frequented by lots of nationalities, not just koreans so it shouldn't be too bad overall.

Jan 29, 2011

pjf
11

3 Below Average

Food 3 Ambience 3 Service 3 Value 3

After 15 years of excellent food and service this restaurant has gone downhill after new management took over 12 months ago. I am so disappointed after our recent meal I will not be returning to this restaurant. Fresh summer rolls not fresh and beef soup lacking flavour.

Nov 05, 2010

Genuine
1

5.8 Average

Food 6 Ambience 5 Service 5 Value 7

Good value for money. Decent food we went in for a quick dinner, weren't disappointed.

Jul 08, 2010

KiwiCouple
4

6.5 Recommended

Food 7 Ambience 3 Service 8 Value 8

Tasty! Went for lunch yesterday and had stuffed chicken, summer rolls and wonton soup. Yum.

May 09, 2010

gaffanaut
40

4.8 Average

Food 4 Ambience 5 Service 5 Value 5

New management has ruined what used to be a semi decent place to grab a quick meal. The service may have gotten better with the interior but the food has gone down hill. The Pho is bland and tasteless and now they are charging more for it too. Flemington is 5 minutes away, skip this place and go for a quick drive and you'll be spoilt for choice if you want Vietnamese food.

May 06, 2010

Snow W.
63

3.3 Below Average

Food 2 Ambience 3 Service 5 Value 3

The Pho broth tastes like it is made using powdered stock cube. They don't give you the bean sprouts, coriander and lemon with the pho unless you force them to. Avoid this place, there are many real Vietnamese restaurants in Flemington where you can eat better for less.

Jan 13, 2010