Extremely poor service. Waited to be seated and no one was attending to us after sitting down. We had to ask for the menu and cups of water twice, with them only offering a menu to us. When we wanted to order the House Pho it’s completely sold out at 8:30pm on a Friday.
The staff there are very unorganised and tables are left unclean. This is my first time going to this restaurant as I wanted to try out different Pho places. I would not recommend this to anyone and I don’t understand why they have high google reviews.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Bredgy L.
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Makes me want to write a love letter to Saigon, pouring our all my feelings of endearment and how much I miss it. The familiar flavours I took for granted are more seldom seen here, but Dear Saigon gives me a little reminder of what it's like with their vermicelli bowls and beef noodles.
Loucila Nguyen
Love it here! The staff even gave us Banh Khot as service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings, Rare Beef Pho, Grilled Chicken, House Special Pho
Mahsheed Akbari
It takes them soooo long to bring the order or to even take your order
Service: 1
Hồng Ngọc Võ
I recently dined in at Dear Saigon with my friends yesterday after a long time not coming back, and it was an exceptional experience. It seems that they changed to new menu as well as the recipe, but the food was actually more awesome than before. We ordered Dear Saigon platter, which contains mixes of meats such as spring roll, sugar cane shrimp, grilled pork and betel leaf wrapped ribeye, and I would honestly have to say it's absolutely wonderful. I highly recommend this item if you go for a group of 3 to 4ppl. Service was attentive without being intrusive, and server was knowledgeable about the menu, offering helpful recommendation. Definitely will come back here to try other items.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joy L
The food is extremely delicious. I not only fall in love with the nice and lovely design of restaurant, but also the fantastic service from servers. Highly recommend for people who love Vietnamese food ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nhật Minh
If you’re looking for an extraordinary culinary journey that brings the flavors and soul of Vietnam to your table, Dear Saigon is an absolute must-visit. Atmosphere was a cozy, vibrant space, this restaurant creates a warm ambiance with modern design, setting the perfect stage for an unforgettable meal. I had a Betel Leaf Wrapped Ribeye Vermicelli, which is fantastic and really reminds me of the time I was in Vietnam because I'm a Vietnamese myself. Gonna support this place in a long time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Anh` Minh
Hey guys, You should try the food here, this is the best Vietnamese restaurant in downtown. Please look at the pictures … ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hoang Viet
I visited a restaurant on Monday, and the staff were very enthusiastic and friendly. The rice dish I ordered was very tasty, and their prices were also very reasonable for students.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alvin Agapito
one of the best Vietnamese Food in the city. my favorite is the House Pho. big portion on affordable price! must check out!
Everything it so good, The food and service were super good, there was plenty of food and everything was beautifully arranged.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tuan Nguyen
The food here is very delicious The shop is very clean The staff is cheerful and enthusiastic The food here is very delicious and the decoration is very beautiful ? everyone should come try it once, it's really great ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ziyu Han
I rarely leave reviews, but the Grilled Chicken + Pork Chop here absolutely deserved it. I have tried similar dishes at various Vietnamese restaurants and this is definitely the top on my list. The Coconut Pandan Latte was also very tasteful and had a perfect level of sweetness.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maddie Tesconivich
It was delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, House Special Pho
Rainie WasHere
Ever since February this year, it had been a tradition for me and my wife to dine here at least once a month. She is a student at UofT, so a big factor for us was the "student deal" that Dear Saigon was running, which was essentially a "dine with your friend", allowing you to get two pho dishes with complementary soft drinks at a discounted price. The atmosphere has always been cozy and perfect for our dinner dates. After a small hiatus from restaurants during the summer months, we come back in October to find that the "student deal" is all gone as the restaurant transitioned into a physical menu. As for the food quality, it has truly fallen off. As other reviewers have pointed out, beware of the rare beef coming in raw. That was never the case months ago. Furthermore, it used to be that the pho was served together with a free plate of bean sprouts and lime to add as you wish. Now you have to ask a waiter to explicitly serve this to you (thankfully it's still free), which is a service that I'm not sure is even mentioned in the new menu anymore. While I welcome how Dear Saigon is trying to overhaul its menu—and there are many new dishes I would've loved to try had it not been for this awful experience—I can't in good conscience recommend Dear Saigon anymore; it feels like the restaurant is trying to reinvent the wheel. And now it's offering you discounts if you pay in cash. You will either overhear this from a table or the waiter will let you know. This is a frankly unprofessional practice: the customer should not be penalized for opting to pay with card. It also shows that the restaurant (or is it a new management perhaps?) is financially insecure, which is never a good look. I don't think we'll be visiting again, as nowadays BeLeaf on Carlton St does Vietnamese food better, cheaper, and with more dignity.
Extremely poor service. Waited to be seated and no one was attending to us after sitting down. We had to ask for the menu and cups of water twice, with them only offering a menu to us. When we wanted to order the House Pho it’s completely sold out at 8:30pm on a Friday.
The staff there are very unorganised and tables are left unclean. This is my first time going to this restaurant as I wanted to try out different Pho places. I would not recommend this to anyone and I don’t understand why they have high google reviews.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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Makes me want to write a love letter to Saigon, pouring our all my feelings of endearment and how much I miss it. The familiar flavours I took for granted are more seldom seen here, but Dear Saigon gives me a little reminder of what it's like with their vermicelli bowls and beef noodles.
Love it here! The staff even gave us Banh Khot as service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings, Rare Beef Pho, Grilled Chicken, House Special Pho
It takes them soooo long to bring the order or to even take your order
Service: 1
I recently dined in at Dear Saigon with my friends yesterday after a long time not coming back, and it was an exceptional experience. It seems that they changed to new menu as well as the recipe, but the food was actually more awesome than before. We ordered Dear Saigon platter, which contains mixes of meats such as spring roll, sugar cane shrimp, grilled pork and betel leaf wrapped ribeye, and I would honestly have to say it's absolutely wonderful. I highly recommend this item if you go for a group of 3 to 4ppl. Service was attentive without being intrusive, and server was knowledgeable about the menu, offering helpful recommendation. Definitely will come back here to try other items.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is extremely delicious. I not only fall in love with the nice and lovely design of restaurant, but also the fantastic service from servers. Highly recommend for people who love Vietnamese food ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you’re looking for an extraordinary culinary journey that brings the flavors and soul of Vietnam to your table, Dear Saigon is an absolute must-visit. Atmosphere was a cozy, vibrant space, this restaurant creates a warm ambiance with modern design, setting the perfect stage for an unforgettable meal.
I had a Betel Leaf Wrapped Ribeye Vermicelli, which is fantastic and really reminds me of the time I was in Vietnam because I'm a Vietnamese myself.
Gonna support this place in a long time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Hey guys, You should try the food here, this is the best Vietnamese restaurant in downtown. Please look at the pictures … ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I visited a restaurant on Monday, and the staff were very enthusiastic and friendly. The rice dish I ordered was very tasty, and their prices were also very reasonable for students.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
one of the best Vietnamese Food in the city. my favorite is the House Pho. big portion on affordable price! must check out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Everything it so good, The food and service were super good, there was plenty of food and everything was beautifully arranged.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food here is very delicious
The shop is very clean
The staff is cheerful and enthusiastic
The food here is very delicious and the decoration is very beautiful ? everyone should come try it once, it's really great ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I rarely leave reviews, but the Grilled Chicken + Pork Chop here absolutely deserved it. I have tried similar dishes at various Vietnamese restaurants and this is definitely the top on my list. The Coconut Pandan Latte was also very tasteful and had a perfect level of sweetness.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It was delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, House Special Pho
Ever since February this year, it had been a tradition for me and my wife to dine here at least once a month. She is a student at UofT, so a big factor for us was the "student deal" that Dear Saigon was running, which was essentially a "dine with your friend", allowing you to get two pho dishes with complementary soft drinks at a discounted price. The atmosphere has always been cozy and perfect for our dinner dates. After a small hiatus from restaurants during the summer months, we come back in October to find that the "student deal" is all gone as the restaurant transitioned into a physical menu. As for the food quality, it has truly fallen off. As other reviewers have pointed out, beware of the rare beef coming in raw. That was never the case months ago. Furthermore, it used to be that the pho was served together with a free plate of bean sprouts and lime to add as you wish. Now you have to ask a waiter to explicitly serve this to you (thankfully it's still free), which is a service that I'm not sure is even mentioned in the new menu anymore. While I welcome how Dear Saigon is trying to overhaul its menu—and there are many new dishes I would've loved to try had it not been for this awful experience—I can't in good conscience recommend Dear Saigon anymore; it feels like the restaurant is trying to reinvent the wheel. And now it's offering you discounts if you pay in cash. You will either overhear this from a table or the waiter will let you know. This is a frankly unprofessional practice: the customer should not be penalized for opting to pay with card. It also shows that the restaurant (or is it a new management perhaps?) is financially insecure, which is never a good look. I don't think we'll be visiting again, as nowadays BeLeaf on Carlton St does Vietnamese food better, cheaper, and with more dignity.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Pho with Rare Beef
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