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Asian, International, European
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Reviewed 1 week ago

We are staying in the Villa attached to the restaurant - decided to have an easy night and eat at The bistro. What a great decision. We sat by the river, nice spot, cool breeze. Lovely wine recommended by our waiter, really excellent food including...one of the best pho we have ever had! We liked it so much we will bring our friends back tomorrow. Staff very helpful, not intrusive and pleasant PS we also had breakfast here and it was also very good! Great coffee!!More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed February 14, 2023

The breakfast area is an absolute disaster. The vacant lot next door is full of karaoke singing vagrants lying around doing nothing except yelling at each other. The lane way is full of parked up motorcycles and resembles a building site. Do not have breakfast...here and expect good service or a quiet experience. The staff are mostly interns and have not the slightest idea of hospitality management or service. To say they are clueless would be an understatement - common courtesy is absent, no greeting or even a bye or thankyou - they were just rude and lazy! The standard has dropped through the floor and I will not be returning! It is clear to me that the management do not care and are not bothered - the place needs to be turned on its head - good luck and good riddance.More

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Reviewed October 4, 2022 via mobile

Very good. The food was excellent and the service very good- location is nice but a little smelly in our table right next to riverMore

Date of visit: October 2022
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Arif Gunawan, General Manager at Bistro Song Vie, responded to this reviewResponded March 20, 2023

Dear rkigervaron, Culinary greetings from Bistro Song Vie a Timeless River Sanctuary! Thank you for your constructive feedback on Trip Advisor and for sharing it with fellow travelers. Definitely we really appreciate your valuable comments and review. We will share to our team members for...More

Reviewed May 15, 2022 via mobile

The food quality has been consistently good. Breakfast menu is our favourite. The portion and presentation are perfect. The taste is excellent. The taste of Indonesian food is original taste as the Chef is Indonesian. The restaurant is always our family's number one choice.More

Date of visit: May 2022
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Arif Gunawan, General Manager at Bistro Song Vie, responded to this reviewResponded June 28, 2022

Dear Alice, Culinary greetings from Bistro Song Vie a Timeless River Sanctuary! Thank you for your constructive feedback on Trip Advisor and for sharing it with fellow travelers. Definitely we really appreciate your valuable comments and review. We will share to our team members for...More

Reviewed February 14, 2020 via mobile

We had business lunch at the restaurant and all of the dishes we ordered were delicious and the staff were very attentive and professional. I ate here twice but last experience was not that great as I chose Vietnamese dishes, probably here they are more...about Western style. A part from that, the restaurant offers a great view over Saigon river as it lies just next to the river and last but not least, you can book the speed boat from Bach Dang port to go to the restaurant and experience the sightseeings along Saigon river.More

Date of visit: January 2020
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GMVSS, General Manager at Bistro Song Vie, responded to this reviewResponded February 17, 2020

Dear Dqminh89, Culinary greetings from Bistro Song Vie a Timeless River Sanctuary! Thank you so much for your generous feedback on TripAdvisor and for sharing it with fellow travelers. We feel extremely contented that you have enjoyed our dining experience by the river. Yes, answering...More

Reviewed February 7, 2020

Offered good Vietnamese fayre as well as western choices. Great service and a beautiful peaceful setting. Loved it!More

Date of visit: January 2020
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GMVSS, General Manager at Bistro Song Vie, responded to this reviewResponded February 9, 2020

Dear Davina G, Culinary greetings from Bistro Song Vie a Timeless River Sanctuary! Thank you so much for your generous on TripAdvisor and for sharing it with fellow travelers. We feel extremely contented that you have enjoyed our dining experience by the river. Once again...More

Reviewed January 17, 2020 via mobile

Nice environment but that is the best with the restaurant. Bad service, food is decent but if you add the prices it is not good at all. They cannot even serve Parmesan cheese to Pasta before the pasta gets cold.More

Date of visit: January 2020
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GMVSS, General Manager at Bistro Song Vie, responded to this reviewResponded January 19, 2020

Dear Flygh, Culinary greetings from Bistro Song Vie a Timeless River Sanctuary! Thank you for your constructive feedback on Trip Advisor and for sharing it with fellow travelers. We really regret to hear your unpleasant experience in our Bistro. Definitely we are looking at your...More

Reviewed January 17, 2020 via mobile

We were very tired when we arrived late, just wanting some food to satisfy all the children in our company. The food was disasterous. Main course arrived before apoteoser. Side orders came after the main was finished. Cheese to pasta arrived 30 minutes later. One...main was so bad we could not even eat it. Very disappointing.More

Date of visit: January 2020
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GMVSS, General Manager at Bistro Song Vie, responded to this reviewResponded January 19, 2020

Dear lottend2017, Culinary greetings from Bistro Song Vie a Timeless River Sanctuary! Thank you for your constructive feedback on Trip Advisor and for sharing it with fellow travelers. We really regret to hear your unpleasant experience in our Bistro. Definitely we are looking at your...More

Reviewed November 11, 2019

Better Vietnamese food had elsewhere for less than a fraction of the price here. Try Hue Corner or Quan BuiMore

Date of visit: September 2019
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ArifGuna, General Manager at Bistro Song Vie, responded to this reviewResponded November 12, 2019

Dear saigonanna, Thank you for your feedback and rated us 'one dot'. It is really a big surprise for us, I wonder whether you have experienced our dining by the river. Seem that this is un-true review. We are not Vietnamese Restaurant and there is...More

Reviewed November 9, 2019 via mobile

Firstly, let me start by saying we were part of an exceptionally large group of about 60 pax for a conference dinner so i don't want my negative review to be unfavourably compared to those of regular diners ordering off the menu. MENU We had...a set menu that included overcooked duck, a particularly rubbery eel salad (yes I do acknowledge eel can be rubbery but shouldn't be to the point of unpleasant), a lotus root soup which was a basic broth with slices of rotus root floating in it, grilled prawns which hadn't been shelled or deveined and a fairly unexciting creme brulee. There were a few other items I can't recall but clearly not memorable either. Whilst this menu may all sound ok, none of it was unique, spectacularly flavoured or particularly tasty. I am being harsh with this review quite simply because the setting was overlooking the Saigon river in plush gardens and located in a magnificent mansion and it looked like the kind of place frequented by the more elite clientele - the food was just plain ordinary in comparison.More

Date of visit: November 2019
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ArifGuna, General Manager at Bistro Song Vie, responded to this reviewResponded November 11, 2019

Dear JodieDonlan, Culinary greetings from Bistro Song Vie a Timeless River Sanctuary! Thank you for your feedback on Trip Advisor and for sharing it with fellow travelers. We really regret to hear your unpleasant experience in our Bistro where located in a magnificent mansion and...More

Reviewed October 18, 2019 via mobile

Great location on the river road in D2. Food is ok, nothing special and service extremely slow. Very over priced for what you get and there are plenty of other places to eat and drink along the river. The Cousins won’t be back (unless somebody...else is paying)More

Date of visit: October 2019
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ArifGuna, General Manager at Bistro Song Vie, responded to this reviewResponded October 20, 2019

Dear Ramsays_Cousin, Culinary greetings from Bistro Song Vie a Timeless River Sanctuary! Thank you so much for your feedback on TripAdvisor and for sharing it with fellow travelers. Definitely we are looking forward to review price and service. And we are very sorry and still...More

Reviewed September 15, 2019 via mobile

We went because we wanted a chilled out breakfast sat looking out onto the river. Unfortunately, they were hosting some event for a business so it was really busy. Problem number 2 is it’s too hot outside without a fan pointing at you (the sun...wasn’t even out when we went) and they don’t have enough fans. The inside looked a bit too formal for breakfast so we stayed outside sweating. My husband said the Pho was good. I had the waffles, they were disappointing because they could easily have been better. The actual waffles were good but they were served plain with cream, honey and jam on the side. For that price I would really have expected them to be served topped with fresh fruit (bananas at least) and a caramel sauce or something. The service was fine, just difficult to get someone’s attention as they were so busy. Nice setting, I hope they get more fans and start serving the waffles in a way that reflects the price.More

Date of visit: September 2019
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ArifGuna, General Manager at Bistro Song Vie, responded to this reviewResponded September 26, 2019

Dear Gemmagaines, Culinary greetings from Bistro Song Vie a Timeless River Sanctuary! Thank you for your compliment and feedback on Trip Advisor and for sharing it with fellow travelers. We really regret to hear your unpleasant weather and waffles experience in our Bistro. Definitely we...More

Reviewed September 15, 2019

Due to atrocious weather we decided to eat in the hotel Bistro. It would not have been our first choice due to the previous reviews but we found the food quality and flavours to be very good. Although portions are small and prices are high....Service was attentive so happy with that.More

Date of visit: September 2019
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ArifGuna, General Manager at Bistro Song Vie, responded to this reviewResponded September 26, 2019

Dear Tracey F, Culinary greetings from Bistro Song Vie a Timeless River Sanctuary! Thank you so much for your generous on TripAdvisor and for sharing it with fellow travelers. We feel extremely contented that you have enjoyed our dining experience by the river. Definitely we...More

Reviewed June 22, 2019 via mobile

Expensive place, sometimes does good food, however staff continually get the order wrong. For the price you would expect better trained staff. Been here so many tines but will look for a new breakfast spotMore

Date of visit: June 2019
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ArifGuna, General Manager at Bistro Song Vie, responded to this reviewResponded June 29, 2019

Dear Wadstorm, Culinary greetings from Bistro Song Vie a Timeless River Sanctuary! Thank you for your feedback on Trip Advisor and for sharing it with fellow travelers. We really regret to hear your unpleasant dining experience in our Bistro. Definitely we are looking forward to...More

Reviewed May 29, 2019

I would never recommend this restaurant to anyone. In particular, do not host a wedding or event here. I am writing this review to warn potential customers and honestly, I just don’t want anyone else to be ripped off and disappointed by this business—especially during...such a special event like your wedding! The management team cheats, is not transparent in any of their transactions and contracts, and I have found to be an incredibly dishonest business. Our family chose hosted a wedding here due to the beautiful venue. At the end, that was about all we were satisfied with. To have spent so much money for the event, I felt like they cut every possible corner to make a profit. We chose the banquet style menus with beverages paid upon consumption. At the end of the event, the restaurant did not provide evidence of consumed bottles of wine and in addition, I later found out that the pre-purchased beer for guests were never served. They essentially charged us out of the wazoo for wine and beer that was never consumed by guests. The food is mediocre at best and very expensive— I would not mind paying a lot for food if I felt like quality was there, this was not the case. We ordered roast chicken and they basically served us bony pieces. The management here seems to be consistently changing and now I understand why. This restaurant is not capable of executing a fine dining experience, as they are too cheap and frugal, even with this high price tag.More

Date of visit: May 2019
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ArifGuna, General Manager at Bistro Song Vie, responded to this reviewResponded May 30, 2019

Dear TL T, Culinary greetings from A Timeless River Sanctuary! Thank you very much for taking the time to share your feedback and it is my deep sincere apologies that you had a Not great experience when you had a wedding or event celebration in...More

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  • Food: 4.5
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