Paulie's Pizza & Pasta - Authentic Sourdough Pizza in Saigon — Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City

The good reviews here seem not to be true! Not every Italian knows how to make good pizza.

About the food: The dough tastes uncooked, and the tomato sauce is terrible, even for a classic Margherita. I ordered the Spicy Beef Napoli, but it wasn’t spicy at all. The beef tasted like it came straight from the fridge. Honestly, frozen pizzas from the supermarket are better.

Hygiene: The chili flake box had insects inside. I told the waitress, and she brought out another box, with the same bugs. I couldn’t believe it.

Service: Surprisingly bad. We came when there were only three other guests in the restaurant, but still had to wait a long time. Even asking for the bill took 20 minutes as the staff seemed too busy preparing Grab orders.

Sorry to say this to the owner, but you really ruin the name of...

I've been coming to Paulie's Pizza & Pasta for YEARS and gotten the pizza, burgers, maybe a gyro one time... but nothing beats what I got today - an absolutely DELICIOUS meatball sub.

They make the bread, the sauce, the meatballs, and the pickles (you get a choice of pickles, I chose beetroot) IN HOUSE.

This is the best meatball sub in Saigon. I have no idea why I slept on it for so long. The sauce has a great tang, there are tons of meatballs spilling out of the sandwich, the cheese is melted perfectly... and it's big. I finished half and I was comfortably satisfied. I took the other half home to my family so they could try.

Everyone - this is the spot for meatball subs. And it's basically the only spot for meatball subs on the western side of Saigon. So just go and eat a meatball sub, you...

This place totally surprised me. This place is not meant to be a traditional Italian place, it's not really that style but it reminds me of something you might get in England or the US. It has a huge menu and both of things I ordered were delicious. I tried both a pizza and a calzone and they both were excellent. The price was reasonable given the size of the pizza.

I was surprised it didn't have more people there. The staff seems mostly Vietnamese but I believe the owner is English(I could be wrong about that). I would definitely recommend this place, especially since there are so few good Italian places...