Saigon B&B — Restaurant in Sydney

This was the worst meal I’ve ever had. I wish I didn’t eat here and my parents wished they could throw up or eat senokot to rid their stomachs of this horror. This was our first time trying this restaurant despite visiting the Flemington area for the last 15 years. Entering the restaurant it was very dull and stuffy, (even though it was cold outside). We ordered chicken fried rice ($17), fried rice noodle with chicken ($17) and sizzling Mongolian chicken ($27) (ridiculous). Chicken fried rice: there was barely any chicken in the meal. The rice was hard like it was undercooked or stale and the dish was also very oily. Fried rice noodle with chicken: this dish was under seasoned, there was no spice or salt despite again being very oily. The chicken was also slightly undercooked and hard. Mongolian chicken: I wish we never ordered the meal. As soon as the hot plate was placed on the table, 3 to 4 baby cockroaches came out of the wooden board the sizzling plate was sitting on. We quickly squashed them with tissues so they wouldn’t go on the other meals. But as we were eating 1 or 2 more baby cockroaches came out. The chicken was very undercooked, it was hard to chew and not easy to cut through. I couldn’t believe it was $27!! Obviously, we didn’t finish any of the meals even though we were starving. I’m usually very good at taking photos but honestly I was just in shock and wanted to leave. We ended up paying $61ish for all meals. We didn’t ask for a refund as we didn’t want to cause issues however, it is important to receive constructive feedback and for future customers to know what they are getting...

The restaurant next door had very long line up, so my husband and I decided to eat in this restaurant to save waiting time. We received our food in 10 mins which was great! My husband's dish (sizzling egg omelette with fried tofu) was so salty we both couldn't eat it, I ordered (Mongolia beef) it was a safe and easy food, nothing could go wrong. We had a few pieces of the beef, all was well until I spooned my second serve of beef into my plate. I ate the piece of beef in my plate, then I saw a small black piece on my plate, at first I thought it might just be a black bean? But looking closing it was a FLY! The fly had been cooked and tossed around in the sauce! I called for the waiter to come see, she agreed it was a fly and said she will get the chef to cook another. I didn't feel like eating another dish after seeing the cooked fly, it was gross. I went to pay my bill, the lady (owner) said nothing, I asked her if she was aware I had a cooked fly in my Mongolia beef dish? She replied "oh yeah, and you didn't eat much of your dish so I will charge you half the price?" What? I don't like to make a fuss so I paid my bill quickly and left, this restaurant will be going in my DO NOT EAT RESTAURANT list. I did not take a photo, didn't want to...

I was very impressed with the service at Saigon B&B in Flemington. From the moment we arrived the staff opened the door for us and were warm and attentive even before we ordered. It created such a welcoming atmosphere.

The meals here are huge, easily generous enough to share, and absolutely packed with flavour. We had the lemongrass chicken with steamed rice which was full of vibrant flavour and the beef brisket stew with noodles which came in a rich hearty broth that was deeply satisfying.

The complimentary hot tea on the table was a lovely touch. It wasn’t just your standard green tea either, it tasted more like a red oolong with a smooth depth of flavour that was absolutely delicious and really added to the experience.

I’ll definitely be back. After returning here for the first time in years I was not disappointed. It is just as good as I remember and worth...