Xin Chào Utrecht - Saigon Street Food — Restaurant in Utrecht

Good food at a good price! What I enjoyed the most were the friendly service and the great atmosphere-to-price ratio. This spot feels more like a cozy restaurant than a typical Asian takeaway — nicely decorated with comfortable seating, which makes dining here pleasant. At the same time, prices remain fair.

As for the food: It’s typical Vietnamese fare. The pho dishes are good (especially with beef rib), as are the noodles. If I could suggest improvements, I’d add more meat to the beef rib pho and make the noodle dishes a bit richer in flavor. The fresh spring rolls, however, were underwhelming: they could be juicier and contain more protein and vegetables, so I wouldn’t recommend those at this point.

Vietnamese coffee was good, our filter was stuck a bit and it took us ages to get coffee ready. But it didn’t affect the taste. If you add condensed milk it will be at the bottom and not as a creamy foam which you often find in Vietnam.

Overall: Definitely worth a visit if you’re looking for a cozy spot with a touch of Vietnamese...

Firstly, I absolutely hate to leave a bad review, but unfortunately our experience did not live up to the expectations set by the reviews we’d read previously.

They got our order wrong and brought me beef instead of the tofu I’d ordered. As we are both vegetarian, we couldn’t eat this so I went to speak to the lady at the till to let them know about the mistake. They insisted we ordered beef and that it was our mistake so if I wanted the tofu I’d need to order and pay for another meal.

I’m honestly not sure how they confused beef with tofu but they were both just so stand-offish and unaccommodating it really left a bad taste. I even asked if they could take the beef off for me and put tofu on instead but they refused unless I paid for another meal.

Instead I ended up having to awkwardly watch my partner eat his meal so at least that didn’t go to waste, then go elsewhere for my own lunch.

I’d avoid if you have dietary requirements unless you like spending money on a meal you...

The service was terrible, we arrived early with another Asian family behind us in the line. For some reason all the tables after us got their food served first even though we ordered the exact same, I assume because they thought we were Asian tourists and wouldn’t come back so they didn’t care to serve us decently. We had to chase the server to get our order taken, after an hour I had to ask if we could get our drinks and if our food would arrive soon (4 tables that ordered after us got their food before us). After that I had to ask them if we could get tissues and utensils.

When the food arrived we thought the quality of the food might make up for the frustration but sadly that wasn’t the case. The food was very underwhelming and just added up to this bad experience. It was clear the other Asian family shared the same sentiment.

We were very excited reading all the reviews but ended up leaving sad with the way we were treated, hopefully this isn’t a...