First certainly not trying to be mean at all but this place is not gourmet or authentic at all. I mean they serve chow mein (what?!) & Japanese gyozas-not even fried spring rolls let alone real Vietnamese spring rolls. I get it-it is in MX & not even the US particularly the West Coast w/amazing Vietnamese restaurants in Cali/Oregon/Washington-so I walked in w/augmented lowered expectations. And I have been to Vietnam twice where you always get the real deal there naturally. I decided to try it because I am mostly new to Ensenada & when you google for this cuisine it appears that there may be one other Viet place in Centro-that's it. Total waste of my time & money-incredibly overpriced-the month before I ate at a truly family run Viet place on Palm Ave. off of I-5 just N. of San Ysidro also by a Walmart in an outdoor mall & my entree & sides (it was WAY more food than than here) were $13 US & here I paid the equivalent of $13 US total for just my entree AND white rice because, get this, they charge extra for rice-$2 US for a small plate of it! No way should one pay San Diego prices for similar cuisine here in Ensenada. Moving on... I ordered the typical Vietnamese "iced" tea. It was mostly cold but...NO ICE. I had to ask for a glass of ice. We were a party of 3. When I arrived the other 2 in my party had ONLY ONE menu to share between my Mexican amigo & fellow gringo friend. The owners (seemingly a husband & wife) never brought another one-and there was only ONE other patron there at the time we were! As we were leaving a table of 5 locals came in & lo and behold, they all got their own menu so it proves they have at least 5 menus. Unbelievable. Speaking of the menu-the photos are so tiny & poorly shot they are useless. Nothing is in English which I can understand somewhat but then dang, get better pics. I basically chose my entree of spicy fried chicken strips because at least I could figure out what it was. Oh, and the gyozas. WAY over cooked/fried-too crispy-they were not subtle and a bit chewy as they should be. Service. Terrible. Again, there was one other patron there. It took almost 5 mins. to get the bill and over 10 mins. to get the change from the pesos provided. Finally, this is in a pretty nice mall (yes, despite conflicting info on google, it is in the big Macroplaza near the Costco) w/nice looking businesses like the Telcel retail store almost right next door. However, the interior of this place is a dump-dark & dank. Overall it seems a bit dirty & run down so I decided not to even chance venturing into the bathroom. Perhaps the owners are not Vietnamese. Either way, it is borderline criminal to call this place either "Vietnamese" or "Gourmet". Total fraud. Look, I am doing these owners a favor in my humble opinion. They really, really need to step up their game particularly since I have to believe they are paying high rent to be in this location. I will never go back-I dabble in Thai, Indonesian & Vietnamese cuisine at home-I can do much better on my own. My advice is to never eat here & avoid the mistake I made. Understand I think Viet cuisine is the best on the planet-even better than Thai, Indian, Italian & Japanese for example. And I find Viets to be among the nicest/sweetest people on the 6 continents I have travelled to. read more

Okay báhn mì and barely acceptable pho. The restaurant has mostly Chinese dishes and I'm not impressed with them. The sanitation of the place is highly suspect. read more

I'm Vietnamese and am visiting my in-laws for the break. My family stopped by and right away the owner tried to force us to accept things we didn't order, which we promptly refused. When it came time to pay the credit card machine "didn't work". To pay in US dollars for a $13 USD meal, the owner wanted us to pay $29 USD. We would rather pay international foreign transaction fees at an ATM than give the owner the money. Pho was basically luke warm water with starch from the rice noodles. There was zero flavor. Chicken was teriyaki chicken for the pho. We weren't expecting authentic food but the treatment was ridiculous. I'd give zero stars if I could. read more

ZERO, if this is the same place that just opened in 2016 across from Walmart in that big shopping mall, then its a -Zero. The location, bar and karaoke is OK. Those who posted comments that it was good, you may not have experienced great Vietnam soups or something. Maybe we entered the place and were served left overs from the night before. Sorry but I and others had a bad experience here. I'll try it once more, but I doubt that they even read these comments here. Try it in TJ. they have many good ones there. For lunch, friends and I tried the Pho Beef soup, lacked authentic flavor. One should not have to add anything to this soup except the veggies. The package Vietnam soups are much more better than what was served to us. Local Cocido, Menudo, Posole and Brirra are way better soups than what they served us here in Ensenada. Even local Chinese soups are better. The egg rolls were terrible, like they were frozen then deep fried for us to eat. Yuk, bad color and no real good taste, nada. Chinese egg rolls are cooked golden brown and at least they tasted better. Lumpias (Filipino egg rolls) ditto are much better than what we were served. What they served us were dark and burnt egg rolls. Maybe, the other menu items are better than what they served us. Got Broken Rice? Nada. I lived in San Gabriel, CA most of my adult life, we have the best Vietnam restaurants and the chefs cooked way better than this place. So sad. I think I will recruit other cooks from Los Angeles and bring them here to teach you all how to really cook authentic Vietnam soups and food. P.S. We are 1/2 Vietnamese and American. Duh. We know our food. Let's create a taste-test there at your place, I'll bring a packaged Pho soup and we can test on locals; then maybe your ego will be relaxed and the owners can be opened-minded to cooking more authentic soups. Sorry. but we were not happy tourists. Prove us wrong please. read more

This was the first time eating here. Came across it when I went to the shopping center it's in. The portions are massive for one person. I ordered the chicken pho, it wasn't the best I've have but was good. We also ordered some noodles with shrimp, they definitely out plenty in there. The prices seem very cheap to me. The service was great, they were all very friendly. read more

Saigon Vietnamese Gourmet - Vietnamese Near Me - Ensenada, BCN

Best Vietnamese restaurant in Ensenada! Reminds me of New York! :D they actually get their coffee from Vietnam and the pho is a super secret special family recipe which is great since pho is DIFFERENT depending on where you're from in Vietnam! If you don't want to be adventurous they also have the mainstream Chinese dishes also so go check it out if your in the area! read more

Saigon Vietnamese Gourmet - Vietnamese Near Me - Ensenada, BCN

Fellow enthusiasts are encouraged to support this new Vietnamese Restaurant so I can forever continue going back for more. It is owned and managed by a Vietnamese family who are clearly not new to delivering the art of Asian cuisine. I love their Beef Pho, Chicken Curry, Beef Vietnamese sandwich and Spring Rolls, most everything priced under 100mx. Pride of ownership, excellence and attention to detail resonate from the menu, appetizing flavors, good customer service, interior design, and authentic Asian dining vibe. Anticipating my next visit, I assure that you too can alleviate your Vietnamese flavor and aroma cravings here. read more

Have you check this new place out yet???? If you are like me and love the oh so comforting pho (Vietnamese beef noodle in a beef broth that has been cooked for hours) then you must try Saigon Ensenada. This is the best pho in the whole Baja California. Don't take my word for it. Try it yourself. Don't forget to order their pork chops too. I hear it's better than the USA.... And they have the strong Vietnamese coffee one needs to function daily. #bestvietnamesefood #ensenada #bajacalifornia #mexico read more

Saigon Vietnamese Gourmet - Best pho in Mexico! Don't forget to order their pork chops too. And they have the strong Vietnamese coffee one needs to function. - Vietnamese Near Me - Ensenada, BCN

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Went here last night, and I must say it was a pleasant surprise to find authentic Vietnamese food in the heart of Ensenada! The beef noodle soup was one of the best I've ever had, and the tender slices of beef sealed the deal! Their signature porkchop rice was amazing as were the delicate crispy spring rolls cooked to perfection. Definitely coming back tonight before I head back Stateside.... read more

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I wanted some food that will remind me of home this was perfect the pho soup was alot more then in California it really was for 2 people the waiter said but I did not believe it yup he was right the water from the soup tasted really good not like some other places the tea with honey wow water was clean and good my tea was good the soup was vegetables,and another with just meat .ahh delicous.oh the egg rolls were veggies they were actually really good perfect seasoning not too much oil .oh and I got a sangria with alcohol it was good but then I mixed it with lemonade I got a pitcher of lemonade Naturally made and I added it to the sangria wow wow wow omg delicious.and the pineapple water soooooo good .it had real pineapple. P.S. the waiters were Really Really nice they had to put tables together and not once a attitude they were really nice they had To put up with my weird request of food. read more

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Great food.Owners even shared some of there food with me while waiting for mine. Friendly nice clean place

Pork chop is a must!! You can taste the pho broth has been cooking for a long time so authentic. Next time will try the fried rice and chicken wings, heard from the table next to us it was the best they ever had, will be back soon!! Finally a place in Mexico I can get good Vietnamese food. read more

Authentic Vietnamese food in Mexico. Where else are you going to find that. The pho is great and filling while their Vietnamese chicken wings are banging. Staff is very friendly and the owners are so nice. If you are parched I suggest their lemonade, I couldn't get enough! read more

I am so pleased I gave this place another shot. My first visit was salty and gross. This time it was so good. My husband had the pork chops and I the mixed salad. Both were good size helping and very flavorful. The prices where medium to higher end but well worth what you got. Make sure to give this place a chance it is worth it. read more

Authentic, yummy and generous portions of good food in Ensenada with wine ! Must try place