Saigon — Restaurant in Perth

Ok bit of an 'OH WOW!' moment for me. Bit of a long story, not shortened. Anyway, in our younger Northbridge pubbing days all roads (sober or not) would eventually lead to the Saigon Restaurant on James Street for a Sichuan Chicken feed, which was arguably the best Sichuan Chicken in the world. We went to Kalgoorlie but a trip back to Perth had to include a Saigon Restaurant meal. Unfortunately whilst we were in Roebourne due to James Street building referbs Saigon closed and was lost to me. I may have even mourned a little. Anyway, tonight walking the Perth streets to an intended destination I found Saigon Restaurant on Hay Street. The sign was the same but I thought it can't be the same people. I walked in to check out the menu anyway. Low and behold the same lady that ran Northbridge was standing there. The difference was she was smiling... Northbridge was always as busy as hell and she ran that restaurant with an iron fist and a stern tounge. Ok, to shorten this novel I ordered the Sichuan Chicken and IT WAS THE SAME!! Poured onto a sizzling cast iron plate and all!! We ordered the satay too and it was nearly as good as my Sichuan... and to top it off it was cheap as chips. The old couple (even though Queen Saigon hasn't aged one bit) don't do the long hours anymore but still cook the same. So if you ever want to try possibly the best Asian food in Perth call...

Saigon is my favourite place for dinner if we are craving for Vietnamese cuisine. Located conveniently at Hay Street right in the Perth CBD.

The recommended dishes are Pho, Saigon Chicken Rice, Saigon Horfun Soup, Fried fish and broken rice. There are many other options on the menu too. They are happy to make changes to the dishes to cater to your needs or preferences.

The owner is very friendly and chatty that make you comfortable to dine there.

Dinner time could be rather crowded and expect a bit of waiting time for the foods to be served. However, there are plenty of tables both inside and outside the restaurant.

It is definitely a worth visiting restaurant for...

This is the sort of place you'd see in SE asia, a little hole in the wall, filled with asians. It's not pretentious, it's down to earth with good food and full of flavour. The serving sizes were large. We started with chicken satay sticks, the pieces were large, much larger than I've seen elsewhere for satay sticks. I had the Combination Char Kway Teo. I was surprised there was seafood in it. The was heaps of meat although the squid was a little bland but otherwise delicious. My partner has the chicken laksa which was also huge and delicious. All in all it was a great find and we wouldn't hesitate to visit again if we ever...