Food was very disappointing, after coming here I never want to come back ever again. The service was okay, however my expectations were met with pure disappointment as the food was very expensive considering it was for two. in previous years Saigon Saigon used to be with more flavour and overall seemed so much better with the previous owner of the restaurant. read more

Saigon Saigon - Chinese Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

I don't get the negative comments. We were a big group (9) and ordered mostly from their "Chinese dish menu" (they have Vietnamese and Chinese dishes from multiple regions in China). The beef tripe was super yummy! Great with beer! Their braised pork belly with pickled veggies 梅茶扣肉 was done right, just like how a traditional Hakka grandma would make. The king prawns, the steamed fish, pan fried stuffed veggies, braised aubergines, & tofu 煎釀三寶 were delicious too. Beware of the spicy level though. You can ask for mild or not spicy on some dishes. The dishes we had were authentic regional dishes. Just not all from one region. A mix of north and south and the middle. I reckon their Chinese dishes would not taste like those from a neighborhood Chinese takeout shop though. Owner is Vietnamese Chinese. He said the Vietnamese pho and dishes were done how it would be made in his hometown. Gotta come back and try that. Also tried the Vietnamese beer. For what we had that night. It's 4.5 stars ambiance is casual family style read more

Food was fantastic, had spicy noodles and veggies. Service was outstanding. The gentleman working there is from Hong Kong and was a delight to speak to. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

All you need to know is that this place serves mediocre Chinese food. We tried a few dishes and they were all pretty average. If you are craving Chinese food, come here... but otherwise, try another place. It's conveniently located in the city center which is very walkable if you just had a long day of shopping. But don't trek long and far to come here read more

Saigon Saigon - Chinese Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

My last meal in Edinburgh before I return to NYC...I was both sad to leave and happy that I had enjoyed my last meal here. This is probably one of the best Asian restaurants in town. We came around 7:30 pm and they informed us that they were going to close early tonight. No problem, we knew we just want a quick meal, we can always take-out if we didn't finish. We had the egg soup, tofu with broccoli, another plate of vegetables, beef noodles (Beef Ho Fun) and some other stuff. A couple dimsum - they serve dimsum all day - what restaurant does this--this is a HUGE plus for me. We ordered the Viet spring rolls and char siu crispy bun (triangle pork pastry) You will love the menu...pictures are detailed and right to the point. You get what you order. Bathroom in the basement. read more

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This place wasn't very good. Honestly, I've had better Chinese food in American malls. It didn't make me sick, but it was pretty bad. I would not recommend this place to anyone. The noodles were bland, the options on the buffet were limited, and the menu items didn't look any better. read more

I'm always amazed when I travel and find Chinese food that is just as delicious as, let's say Taiwan in other places of the world. Here, I'm sure I ate the best chicken feet I have ever tasted. The sauce was flavorful and they came out fresh and hot. Service was great! The soup & shumai dumplings were perfect. My wee person kept eating the string beans and pork even though they were on the spicy side! Needless to say - we ate there twice while we were in Edinburgh. read more

We stayed at Jurys Inn and were referred here by the desk clerk for Chinese food. We were lucky to get a table because the place was almost full, mostly with Asians - good sign I thought! My sesame prawn rolls came first. OMG, they were to die for good. Crisp wrappers with sesame seeds on one side and filled with perfectly cooked prawns and nothing else and so meaty! They were good size but I still didn't want to share so I ate faster than Dale so I could get my fill. Then came the szechuan beef - too hot for me but he loved it and the couple next to us were enjoying theirs as well. In fact we made friends with them and they told us that we were eating at the very best Chinese place in Edinburgh. We also had sweet & sour pork - outstanding although I was disappointed that there was no onion in the dish. We also had the mushroom egg foo young. It's not served like we're used to in America. Instead it's sort of chopped up and there is no bean sprouts. It was still wonderful and all of the food tasted so fresh. We shared a banana fritter with a scoop of ice cream. If I ever visit Scotland again, this will be my first stop for dinner and I will order plenty of the sesame prawn rolls! read more

The dim sum here is so good. I think one of the best places in Edinburgh for dim sum: good quality, good taste, and well priced. The best part is the manager, Ben. He walked around the restaurant making sure everything was running smoothly and everyone was enjoying their time. He is also very funny and was constantly joking with my table. So not only was there good food but great service from the manager, and of course the other staff were really helpful. But man, Ben he rocks. read more

Food: 3/5 Service: 2/5 Atmosphere: 2/5 The food was alright by Chinese standards - fairly authentic, but nothing outstanding. Portions are quite small. Decent ~15 min wait coming in on a Tuesday dinner. Waiting staff was nice but inattentive; we waited for nearly another 45 minutes before our waitress finally realized our order wasn't actually placed. We asked her to expedite our order, but her excuse was that she didn't have control over what happened in the kitchen. We had to pressure multiple other waiters before our food actually started coming in. Atmosphere of restaurant is a bit shoddy; the men's bathroom urinals were overflowing and spilling onto the floor. It was extremely crowded upstairs and the tables were a little too small. Overall: 2/5, would not come here again and kind of wish we didn't in the first place. Again, food was alright, but you wouldn't really go to Edinburgh to eat Chinese. read more

They don't even deserve one star. The service was really bad and the Wun Tun Soup was the most horrible thing I've ever tasted. It had no flavor it was totally bland. It was also only luke warm. The wontons were lacking flavor and fell apart. The noodles had no flavor, there were only 3 pieces of vegetables in the large bowl of soup. I never complain at restaurants but this was so bad I told them how bad it was. He went and told others. Finally the person who took our order came out and said he would give us 15% off the soup. We left the entire bowl sitting on the table only a couple bites eaten. This made me more mad then them not taking anything off. My friends chicken soup had lots of flavor. I went across the street to McDonalds and had a double cheese burger. I walked back to my hotel and the burger was still hotter then the soup was when they brought it to the table. Maybe if we were Chinese we would have received better service and food. read more

Slightly disappointing. My mother wanted to try dim sum. They did have an expansive menu, but my meal was merely ok. The duck had many bones so it was quite difficult to eat my soup, which was the main course. I have had others that required some manual intervention, like mussels for example. But little duck bones weren't fun. I think this is really a buffet place that also makes menu items to order. Go around the corner to wagamama. While it's not a 5 Star, it's a bit better. Or skip the Asian food and go to Dishoom which is next door to wagamama. read more

Food was good. Authentic Chinese food . Located close to city center, convenient. Had whisky here too

Chinese food here is just okay, 2/5. By Chinese standards, it's not good. Service is 3/5. We wanted to sit in the back where it was cooler, but they said that the big table was reserved. Nobody came in/sat at the table the whole time we were there. Their xiao long bao (soup dumplings) were made with what seemed to be dumpling wrappers (the wrappers were too thick), and there was no soup inside. Flavor was fine, but if there's no soup inside, it's not a soup dumpling. It's just a dumpling. We got some beef noodle soup, but the noodles tasted and felt like instant ramen noodles. Save yourself the time and money and make your own instant ramen. Their custard buns were fine, and arguably were the best thing out of what we ordered. Their bubble tea was terrible, the worst I've ever had. It tasted like they used one packet of milk tea powder and watered it down to make the four cups of tea that we ordered (note: if you use powder mix, you use one packet of powder per one cup of tea). The boba pearls were soggy and bland - you could tell that the pearls had been sitting in the freezer for a while. Don't be lazy and just go to the ChaTime in Edinburgh if you want bubble tea - don't get it here. We complained about the subpar quality of the bubble tea and they did refund us the price of the four drinks, so they get points for that. Overall, I wouldn't eat here again. read more

The Chinese restaurant so good, it was named twice...after a city in Vietnam which hasn't been called that in nearly forty years. Yeah, not making loads of sense in my book. Saigon Saigon is a buffet / dim sum establishment hoping that you will ignore the latter part of their menu (apparently). I approached the restaurant located only a few meters from Princes Street on the basis that they offered dim sum, but when I mentioned I was ordering from it, I got a look indicating that I had stumbled over my line in the script. I guess it's the obligation that I order the buffet and keep my mouth shut. Far be it for me to accept the role given. Saigon Saigon is packed nearly butt-to-elbow with tables with my chair sitting half on wood and half on the carpet leading to the door. Like many restaurants in the UK, the bathrooms are rationed to a different floor. Eventually, I browsed through the dim sum menu, one of the most expansive offerings I've ever seen, page after page, scallop dumplings, steam chicken claw with black bean sauce, golden tripe with satay sauce, beancurd rolls, pine nuts veg--what? Yes, steam chicken claw, I didn't order that. I did order three dishes, including mixed meat dumplings and something called pork egg congee. When I asked what that was, the answer I got was oddly evasive. "It's popular with Asian customers." Is that "cityspeak" for "it's not mean for you?" I call that a challenge. I should have taken her advice. It wasn't bad, just somewhat lacking in...umm... flavor. The crispy egg and pork which topped it tasted good enough but the--I don't know--gruel tasted like unsalted, unsweetened rice pudding. I know critics of this review will claim that congee IS unseasoned rice pudding. I'll give you that. In praise, the other two dishes were good and the prices reasonable, with each plate costing between three and four quid, putting it around $18 Canadian for the whole meal. In full disclosure, I was not aware of Saigon Saigon's past when I enjoyed my meal. Apparently, they went through a major sanitary controversy a couple of years ago, including fines and a temporary closure on health violations. It's shocking such a thing could happen to a restaurant in such a prime location. Enough time had passed that I can still judge Saigon Saigon on its own merits, and what I can take out of it was that it wasn't bad, but in the future, it would be better if I ordered the dim sum with a few friends. And how about that buffet? In a few words, it looked disgusting, meaning crappy western Chinese food is not exclusive to North American. It makes me worried that there might not be a good Chinese restaurant in Edinburgh if one in such a prime location is unwilling to deliver quality food. However, what I ordered was dim sum, and dim sum I enjoyed. If you are wandering around Princes Street, Saigon Saigon is not the best place to enjoy a meal but considering so many of the other restaurants are fast food franchises, there are plenty worse. Food: 3/5 Service: 2/5 Presentation: 2.5/5 Value: 3/5 Recommendation: 2.6/5 read more

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Although Saigon Saigon helped me realise the wonderfulness that is Dim Sum, I'm afraid this is where our journey ends. The service has improved, the food has not. My pork buns (tee hee, buns) had very little meat in them and my pumpkin balls were overdone. Also, I'm pretty sure no one at our table ordered tripe but it showed up and was on the bill anyway (with 15 people each ordering different dishes it's hard to say though). My main problem though was that despite two glasses of water and a pot of tea I left this restaurant last night dying of thirst, with a fuzzy head and my mouth burning, symptoms that I still have 12 hours later. These are the telltale signs that I have eaten too much MSG. I won't say that Saigon Saigon is adding MSG because I don't know (it's a Chinese restaurant and it wouldn't be surprising), it's possible some sauce or dough or something they use is just full of the stuff. I don't blame Saigon Saigon. Chinese cuisine is known to be chock full of glutamates but unfortunately, it means I can't go back without clearing the next two days of any kind of thought and abstaining from hot drinks. Good bye Saigon Saigon, it was nice while it lasted. read more

I was here 2 years ago visiting Edinburgh with my high school friend who studies in England. It was right around Christmas time and trust me on this, you will find NO restaurants! And I mean ABSOLUTELY NO restaurants that are open except for Chinese and Indian restaurants. So this place became our life savor. I'm probably a little biased about the food but when it's 0 Celsius outside and everywhere is dead, you'll appreciate anything they bring you. The food here was very authentic and delicious. I think we ordered braised pork and dim sum, and they were freaking delicious! If you're a Chinese food lover like me and find yourself in Edinburgh around Christmas or New Years, this is THE place to go! read more

We have been backpacking around the UK and Europe and have been craving some good Asian food! This was the first good Asian food we had! The food is surprisingly authentic and tasty. They have a wide range of delicious dishes on the menu so be prepared to run into some first world problems with deciding! The food can be a little too spicy for some people, so be sure to let them know if you can't take spice! The restaurant is in the heart of Edinburgh, and is very large with a nice up beat vibe. The waiters and waitresses are all really attentive and friendly. Great place for dinner, and they also serve dim sum all day! read more

Ordered the kung pao pork and a couple dim sum dumplings. Freaking loved the kung pao, some of the best I've had in a long time. To be fair, we were eating lunch at 4pm, so I was crazed with hunger. But I feel that even if we had been eating lunch at a normal time the meal still would have been great. The service was really fast, the food was tasty and plentiful - can't really ask for more. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone visiting Edinburgh. read more

I mean it's my second time to had lunch in Saigon, we had dim sum this time, kinda like the din sum, I think it's better then the normal lunch. service is fine. read more

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Saigon Siagon, so good they named it twice. This place know how to make chinese food, you actually come away feeling that they put some effort into the food instead of the usual China Buffets that we're used too. It doesn't tase greasy, it's not overcooked and you can actually taste flavour, whats the catch? The waitress kept approaching me while I was eating offering to refill my drinks, I don't know if she was being overcurtious but I felt really rushed to finish what was a great Veg Chow mein. I'm gonna give her the benifit of the doubt though. read more

Saigon Saigon - Chinese Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

I am Chinese , from north of China! I am here for fringe festival, and one day I saw this restaurant they said they have northern Chinese food so I was curious how is ? So I went and tried! Very good ! ! Yammmm ! 非常开心 可以在异国他乡吃到 家乡的锅包肉！ 谢谢厨师 read more

Saigon Saigon - Chinese Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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First of all, I am Chinese and therefore am naturally more demanding regarding the quality of Chinese food. Saigon Saigon is just poor quality Chinese food. The food from the buffet is poor quality. I cannot speak to the food from the menu. Chinese food generally are the cheaper options in restaurants, so at 8 quids for buffet or about 6-8 quids a dish, the food isn't cheap by Chinese restaurant standards. This is far worse than most Chinese take out fast food restaurants and definitely much worse than Panda Express (if you are from the States). read more

For some reason, Saigon Saigon never appealed to me. Maybe the location, not sure. However, when my family were all trouping there for Sunday afternoon dim sum, I decided to tag along. After all, this was a local for some of my relatives, so it must be good right? The place filled up fast after we arrived, but luckily we got our order in relatively quickly. I completely overordered, my eyes bulging at the offerings on display in the menu. Prawn cheung fun, chives and prawn dumplings, custard buns, bbq pork buns (although no one would believe how rock and roll these taste - one of the regrets about going veggie...) ho fun, noodles, chinese greens, spinach and garlic, the list goes on... What I like, i really like about Saigon Saigon is that all the food arrived as cooked. And when I mean as cooked, I mean, steaming and as fresh as you could imagine. Nothing tasted like a microwave had been near any of the food, which is much more than can be said for other places in the city centre. I scalded myself multiple times rushing to tuck in to the varous plates we had ordered. My only quibble would be that there was no soy sauce or hot sauce for dipping/flavouring dumplings but I was really impressed overall with Saigon Saigon. Dim sum after 4pm? I think I must. read more

Located right off Princes street. It has tables, but you can also take out if you wish. Prices are pretty decent, you can get dinner for under 10. At first I thought it was a little pricey but then when the food came the proportions were rather large. Friendly service, cheap, good chinese food. Great chow mein. They serve beer and wines as well. PS They do have a few Pho options, which redeems a mostly Chinese place being called Saigon Saigon... read more

Having lived in Germany for the past 3.5yrs and travelled around Europe&UK, this place is delicious!! Has authentic food, like the stuff my family orders at dinner in Chinatown. They also have dim sum a la cart...aka all the time!! For americans, there is the typical American Chinese menu e.g. beef broccoli, wanton soup in addition to lunch buffet. Oh and did I mention free Wifi!! read more

Saigon Saigon - Very good flavor, just like NYC - Chinese Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Was there last night, street is a mess but the place was full of mainly Chinese people, good sign. I got a decent table overlooking the bar and restaurant; every time the door opened there was a freezing draft, but this did not seem to bother the nice well dressed chinese lady glued to the till. There was no buffet on at night, adding to the feeling of an authentic dim sum restaurant. UI wasnt very brave and ordered the Pork Chow Mein, it came fast and was very good; the other dishes that where being served in the restaurant, in particular the dim sum , looked anmazing ; I shall return to taste them!!!! read more

After landing from an 8 flight and driving directly from LHR to Edinburgh, suffering motion sickness after not being able to stand still for long before getting in the car for our drive, and being exhausted, we arrived in Edinburgh starving. We searched the streets close to 9-ish looking for somewhere to eat after we spent some time relaxing in the Apex. Finally, something was open. In bright letters, "Saigon, Saigon". We looked at eachother - to hell with it. It was a tiring day and we just wanted to eat something. I am not going to say that Saigon Saigon is the most traditional or authentic place out there, but it hit the spot. The waitress took our orders and could tell we needed a drink (was it that obvious?) and handed us our menus. We ordered rice, a noodle dishes, and two vegetable dishes with spring rolls. I have no idea why two people thought ordering this much food was a good idea, but we ate like pigs. Starving, mad, ravished pigs. The restaurant was clean, quiet, and spacious. Asian and non-Asian diners alike dined here on the two visits we made to Saigon Saigon. Beside our table a woman and her Scottish fiance were spending an evening with her Chinese family and everybody from her elderly relatives to her hubby to be seemed satisfied with their food. The food was good, we feasted shamelessly. Was it the best I've ever had? I don't know. But after that long of a day, after being jet-lagged beyond beliefs, and almost losing my in-flight meal in the Scottish countryside, Saigon Saigon was as close to heaven as it was going to be. And we were happy to go. If we're back in Edinburgh soon, we will be back. read more

I've never actually had 'dim sum' before so I decided I had to give it a bash and a wee laminated paper sign told me to get myself round to Saigon Saigon for Edinburgh's best Dim Sum, so I decided to give it a go. The restaurant itself is set in a nice building and it was relitively quiet when I arrived, although busied up considerably during our meal which I thought was quite unusual for a Tuesday afternoon! I decided on some Scallop dim sum which was very nice, not sure what everyone is raving about if I'm perfectly honest but it was a nice starter, and moved on to the Szechuan chicken which was literally hotter than the sun! It's probably the way it's supposed to be but it was never that hot at my local take-out! It's inexpensive and tasty Chinese fare, nothing to blow your socks off but it was fine for a city centre restaurant. read more

Saigon Saigon - Chinese Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

We actually ate here twice during our visit to Edinburgh. Not totally sure why. Convenience I suppose. The first time we had some dim sum which was good but not San Francisco Chinatown good. But hey this is Scotland so OK. We stopped again to hit their buffet which was about to shut off. They probably should have given us a discount being much of it was gone and old but it still tasted OK. The place seemed full of Asian people each time we were there with these large soup bowls full of noodles so I guess it's a pretty decent place. read more

Saigon Saigon - Chinese Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE ARRESTED FOR USING SPOILED FOOD. My girlfriend and I had a couple set of Dim Sum and one noodle. The second day in the morning. We got horrible diarrhea and kept vomiting. There was one second we thought we gonna die in Edinburgh(not trying to exaggerate what happened to us at all) Eventually we end up in A&E. It almost ruined our whole trip. The restaurant is seriously a nightmare. It was criticized to have hygiene issue in 2012 and was closed down. Now they reopen with same kind of issue. GOD KNOW WHAT THEY ARE MAKING AND WHAT FOOD SOURCES THEY ARE USING BACK IN THE KITCHEN. If you don't want to risk you life, KEEP AWAY FROM THIS CHINESE RESTAURANT. read more

HORRIFIC isn't even the word - Lets start with the food: bland, greasy, tasteless and that's being nice. The type of food you eat and it's not even worth the calories. Now on to the HORRENDOUS customer service (if you can call it that!) The ordering system works that they give you a slip and you have to write all the relevant order numbers you want on it. I ordered Sweet and Sour Pork, and boiled rice, they gave me the rice and a completely other wrong dish. I tried to send it back and they then decided to tell me I ordered the wrong dish, I then showed them the slip clearly showing them the CORRECT code for the Sweet and Sour Pork. They then decided to try and find who took the order and three different waiters huddled around my table arguing over who took the wrong order and placing blame. Finally they then took the wrong dish and swapped it leaving my rice to go freezing cold. Basically DO NOT GO HERE. read more

Centrally located, just off Princes Street, Saigon Saigon caters to those with bottomless stomachs. This buffet-style Euro-Chinese eatery offers many different dishes and treats, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it is mostly re-heated mass-produced frozen food products. Service is efficient, and there is plenty of seating. Moreover, at 6 pounds per person, this is the PERFECT place to eat if you want to pay peanuts for an array of tasty food, and you don't give two hoots about MSG. read more

I love Saigon Saigon Their Dim Sum fantastic! I'm yet to try other meals on their menu, As the time's I have been I have only had Dim Sum. Will defo go again! read more

The price is good, love the sweet banana~(I'm not sure about the name of the dish) read more

Saigon Saigon - banana with sweet - Chinese Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

Food: they have two menus, one for dim sum and the other for stir-fries and other Northern Chinese dishes. Their dim sum was below average. Some items were ok, others were just so off. But their stir-fried dishes were really good and authenticate. I've tried the hunan style pork dish, shredded pork w/ chilli and veggies, Szechuan spicy chicken, and all were very good. Service: alright services. Food came w/o much wait. read more

Very nice authentic Chinese food offered in the center of Edinburgh. The food was great, but the location is what makes it stand out. Portions are big, and service was friendly. read more

Saigon Saigon - Beef noodle soup and Roast duck rice - Chinese Near Me - Edinburgh, EDH

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If there was an option to give negative marks I would. They gave bad service a whole new lease on life, then combine that with the fact that it was hotter than summer in the Sahara dessert and you have the makings for a truly terrible experience. Once our food arrived, and our youth had passed us by, it was not terrible but nothing to write home about either. read more

I would have to agree with Jason H's take on this place... it's NOT good Chinese food by any stretch of the imagination. I am Japanese from Vancouver, Canada, and have eaten my share of Chinese/Dim Sum in my time. Perhaps I'm biased towards "things from home," and I suppose that I've been spoiled by Vancouver style dIm sum, so that's the standard to which I measured Saigon Saigon. There was no buffet service when we were there (Saturday night), so I can't speak to the quality of the buffet and we chose dim sum, so I also can't speak for the á la carte items. Dim sum menu is quite extensive, for the location (ie a non-Chinese area of the world), sadly the taste doesn't live up to expectation. The wonton noodle soup, while generous in portion size, wasn't very flavourful... I could have used a dash or two of soy sauce. The chive and prawn dumpling is NOT the same as potstickers or har gow, so if you are expecting this to be either of those items, you'd be best to skip them (incidentally, there IS har gow AND siu mai on the menu). The steamed spare ribs in black bean sauce were done well (meat comes cleanly off the rib bone), as we're the scallop rice rolls and I'd recommend the sticky rice as well. Service, whilst next to non existent, was prompt when you could catch their attention. If you're used to a certain standard of Chinese food, this ISN'T the place to go. read more

The portions for mains are enormous so it would be advisable to share! Delicious and fresh Chinese food in the heart of Edinburgh!