Saigon Corner Cafe (Northland) — Restaurant in Melbourne

Saigon Corner Cafe, Northland Shopping Centre, Preston 15/08/22. 2x Identical smashed avo, bacon and eggs were ordered, but both missing different components. Delivered to the wrong table with no table number, despite our table number obvious. The plates were soon redelivered with the addition of the missing ingredients. The initial presentation was immaculate, however, the truth was in eating. Avo was chilled and quite a contrast to the lukewarm toast and lukewarm other ingredients. I managed a third of the dish, but on cutting through the poached egg, a large quantity of lukewarm water gushed out over the toast and plate leaving an unappetising soggy mess and reservoir creating an island of my toast. I returned the plate to the kitchen and explained my concerns and was told ‘that is how the egg is cooked in water’. This is the first I have experienced a bad egg. I didn’t ask for replacement or refund. I returned to my table, where my wife cut into her poached egg and suffered the same result. I didn’t try the vinegar, cabbage, carrot and tomato salad that unexpectedly accompanied both dishes. The cafe is obviously Vietnamese themed and while I didn’t try any of the themed foods, a simple toast, egg, bacon and avo dish is not within their field of expertise - particularly when my wife expressed her drowned toast disappointment and was told ‘maybe you are better cooking eggs than us’. My wife has eaten at this venue several times since lockdowns ended, but this will not be a return trip for us again. The customer service when dealing with an obvious complaint regarding food quality can be significantly improved rather than dismissed. I regret not having photographed the dishes as a picture would be worth a...

Used to be hunger cafe but now changed to a vietnamise cafe. I didn't know until one day I entered from the backside of the northland shopping centre (where woolies /Aldi)is.

I tried a vermicill salad and friend tried beef pho. It was very tasty, fresh, full of flavour. Price was good. Just be careful that dressing was quite spicy.

Then I tried rice papper rolls (lemongrass beef, salmon, prawns, bbq pork,chicken)and again, it was fresh, tasty, filling and price was good too. Peanuts was very tasty too!Well balanced.(Not oily, spicy, too sweet) If there is none in the cabinet, then they will make it. Warm lemongrass beef rice papper roll was superb!!

I also tried Banh Mi with grilled chicken. Again, tasty, fresh, filling, plus bread was very good too. (crunchy outside, soft inside) They use a buttery bread called Tiger bread? apparently. Butter, Soy sauce and hoisin sauce used and chilli can be removed. I hardly order Banh Mi because I had bad one previously(Was dried and not full of flavour) but this one is a must try!

Young guy (co owner) was very very friendly. Decor is great, spacious, quiet. Flies were around especially when a hot day becuase of the location I think.

I already visited 3_4 times in short time. I won't need go to preston or richmond to get a good vietnamise food....

Went there last week. Excellent long simmered Pho and an extremely tasty hot chocolate. The 'large size' hot chocolate was actually satisfyingly large. The location is right near a main door to the Northland shopping mall, but the hustle bustle of passing people isn't so noticeable. Thanks for the great broth.

The Asian dishes here are excellent, plus the rolls they make.

However I just tried their eggs Benedict and it was pretty deficient. I don't think they understand that eggs Benedict is meant to be sumptuous and delicious. You put on extra hollandaise sauce, not less! It's meant to drizzle down onto the toast and even the plate, not just sit as a stingy dollop on top of the eggs alone. Western restaurants get this right most of the time. These guys need to get out there and sus out what the Aussie breakfast vibe is. It seemed more like an entree than a breakfast.

The young guy working the counter made the worst iced chocolate. It wasn't even sweet. Plus charged $2 more than I get charged during the week when the more talented lady makes them. He claims iced chocolates don't have ice-cream in them, when with the large majority places ice-cream is included, including at this restaurant whenever I purchase one during the week! Learn how to make drinks properly dude, and don't rip...