ca phe saigon

great food! smallplacebut the simplicity of the restaurant makes it homey and comforting. this restaurant is great if you wanna eat out but not feel bad after

we discovered ca phe saigon a few years back and i am glad to know that they've expanded their dining area to accommodate more guests. as expected, the dishes did not disappoint and the friendly ambience is relaxing. never miss the fresh spring rolls and the beef noodle soup. the banh mi left us a bit wanting on the meat but overall, a greatplaceto satisfy your vietnamese craving!

i really enjoy going here. i haven't tried anything that i didn't like. the prices are reasonable and their service really improved compared to my experience last year. i always recommend thisplaceto people looking for an affordableplaceto dine.

i am a canadian who was formerly filipino, i am in manila contemplating retirement here. one of my considerations is finding a source for my cravings should i decide to stay permanently.
i was broiling in the summer heat in marikina when i developed a craving for pho and luckily ca phe saigon is less than 5 minutes away. so off i go.
at first i was disappointed when the menu only have 4 or 5 pho variants. i am used to seeing menus with at least a page sometimes more, just for pho. but as any previously pregnant lady knows, once a craving hits, it has to be satiated.
i settled for the special variety of the beef pho and i was floored. the broth was exquisite with layers of flavor on it. surprised is a mild descriptor, i mean this broth can compete with the best pho restaurants in the gta. if i had any complaints it was with the fillings. the noodles were correctly prepared though a bit on the overdone side. the filling is closer to beef tendon and is sliced too thickly. sirloin cut almost paper thin would be a better choice. the meat should have been raw when placed in the bowl and poached by the broth. so in a way the thickness of the slice matters as a paper thin slice of beef is poached to a perfect medium well by the piping hot pho broth. the beansprouts were small and slightly discolored but still tasted very good.
i didn´t try anything else but my nephews enjoyed the fried rolls and the tamarind wings.
all in all my critique is more presentation and execution rather than substantive. the heart of a good bowl of pho is the broth. once you get that right, everything else is window dressing. and thisplacegot the broth right.

have you tried vietnamese cuisine before? no need to go far and wide, coz we have our very own authentic vietnamese resto here in marikina! 🤗

the chef/owner herself is vietnamese so you can be sure you're nomming on nothing but the real thing. also, ca phe saigon plants some of their ingredients, that's why they're so fresh.

✨here are our foodie faves✨

💖bun thit cha gio (special dry noodles combination) - p200-p260

💖pho - p160 (regular), p260 (special)

💖banh cuon (steamed rolls) - p110

💖vietnamese wintermelon iced tea - p60

💖basil detox juice - p100

✅pro tip:

make sure to arrive early, especially during peak hours coz theplacecan get really packed!

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if you're looking for a guilt-free food, ca phe saigon is theplaceto be. their pomelo salad is yum.

food were prepared fresh and we were really satisfied. ordered banh mi, pomelo salad, special pho, roll sampler and savory pancake. bang for the buck. my new go toplacefor pho and everything vietnamese. will be back soon.

pomelo salad is the best! i also love their tamarind chicken wings - reminds me of the yummiest fried chicken i had as a kid, phò (both beef and meat balls are really good), fried rolls, and of course their iced coffee that all coffee lovers would surely get obsessed with - cà phê süa dá!!! we go back to their marikina branch almost every week. i met the owner once and she is sooo sweet and nice, like your own grandma serving your food. she even gave us halloween treats! her presence makes the atmosphere more homey. theplaceis not that big but is extremely clean. not exaggerating, but ca phe saigon is so far the best viet restaurant in the metro.

the resto was owned by a vietnamese madam who's hands-on with her dishes. the spot was actually a house converted into a resto. very homey. it was sunday night andplacewas packed. they have limited servers so ordering was kinda hard. but once ordered dishes were served within 15mins.
we got the fresh spring roll, dry noddles with prawn, pomelo salad, beef pho (no pic), and drip coffee. using our zomato gold.
i really enjoyed their springroll and pomelo salad. the sauce is just perfect. as for the pho, it was okay. the dry noodle was disappointing, no salad slaw included, noodles was too much.
overall, this is still a good vietnamese restaurant that you will probably love to go back to.

i love everything we ordered. no problem with zomato gold. theplaceis very homey. i wish they would improve the long wait time for the food to be served. good thing the food didn’t disappoint.

what else would you hate more than being made to wait for an hour for your food is for the staff to not even update you if your food is ever going to be served. it was our second time in thisplacebut we do not see ourselves ever going back. imagine being made to wait with no updates whatsoever for an hour only for the staff to return, after the third demand, with food which looked like they've been made in a rush. but what set us off really was how we were not even told if the food was ever coming out. an adjacent table to us was getting orders they did not ask for, another was not getting their orders correctly, ours arrived an hour late. what a horrible day to be in ca phe saigon during our visit. hope this restaurant keeps up lest they want people to lose interest.

food is okay. but if i am to wait for an hour for it served by amateur staff, i would rather go to a fastfood restaurant and order myself a burger.

discovered this resto through zomato, and i was surprised at how yummy the food is! i highly recommend the vietnamese pho, and fried rolls. thisplacereally deserves 5/5 stars!!!

it felt like i went back in ho chi minh 😀 the taste of the food and the smell of theplacefelt authentic. the price is affordable also so you may try to add two more from the menu. coffee is a must try👌

new to the marikina food scene and we tried our first resto at ca phe saigon.

nestled in a residential area, it was a house turned restaurant. it wasn't a busy early evening so we were able to park easily. they only have street parking.

we ordered the spring rolls, the beef pho and i had the seafood pho.

price wise i think it was ok but i think they could have added more noodles. flavor wise i liked my seafood pho. it had a really refreshing taste with a generous serving of cilantro. i also tried their viet coffee which i liked. not too strong or too sweet.

i guess you could say ca phe saigon satisfied our viet craving but theplacecould use some work as well as some cleaning or we could just visit their podium branch :)

this is my go-toplacenear home. i brought my family and friends here and everyone liked it. not the best vietnamese restaurant i tried but fairly better because of the price. i would always order the berf pho, spring rolls and the vermicelli bowl. the friend roll is to die for. their sauces are on point. the restaurant is a humbleplaceso the banked more on the food. i will always go back. make thisplacefamous!!! don't change pls. haha.