La Villa French Restaurant

The vibes and the decorations were excellent. Very nice to sit in the garden. Came for the dinner. Better to have reservation in advance. Deposit is needed. The food was incredible, we loved every course. I think a 4 star is what I wanted to rate, considering the value for money. However, the reason I rated a 3 star was because of the service. In the beginning everything was great, but after finishing the main course we waited for at least 20 minutes for nothing. It was cheese time but no one informed us until another table was asked to choose the cheese. Then for the dessert we also waited for a long time. Waiting for the bill was the worst, I really don’t understand what took them 10 minutes for getting bill. The long wait did reduce the satisfaction. In the end the chef came out to talk to every table which was good!

the environment is perfect but the food is not as good as i think. We ordered rib eye lunch set and the beef was not that good. But overall the dessert and others were good.

Based on my personal experience, I cannot strongly recommend this restaurant. Although I had initially secured an indoor table through the online booking system, the manager, Tina, persuaded me to switch to outdoor seating in the late afternoon with some excuse. Unfortunately, this is where the experience took a turn for the worse. DO NOT RISK YOURSELF AND SIT OUTDOOR! The outdoor atmosphere was appealing but my enjoyable meal was unfortunately interrupted by unpleasant second hand smoke in the middle of the main course. For non-smokers, the indoor seating will be a safer choice. Let us go back to food. Overall, the food ranged from good to great. Lacking some mind blowing factor to make me wow. The amuse bouches were either good or normal. The prawn ravioli was excellent/great with its sauce. The Hokkaido scallop tasted fantastic/great with top-notch quality. The tenderloin was a bit disappointing and still good: the foie gras had a superb texture but a slightly fishy aroma, while the tenderloin itself met expectations. The cheese was average, with nothing particularly noteworthy. However, the apple tartare was exceptional: crispy and aromatic. The service was initially attentive, but it became inconsistent as the restaurant filled with more guests. Unfortunately, the wait for my cheese after the tenderloin was unacceptable. Despite requesting it twice, I waited over 35 minutes, which falls short of the standards expected for a fine dining establishment. My ratings tells everything and hope it helps.

Being a colony for 70 years, you must come and try the French restaurant. It's very good. If you come to Ho Chi Minh, I recommend it. #beyondexpectations

It was the one of the best fine dinning experience ever. We had a New Year’s Eve special menu and every course was perfect. We can feel chef’s attention to details and etiquettes from the staff.

We spend about 500 USD for 2 people. Spending 500 USD, we could have 2 sets of dinner and 1 set of wine pairing in the restaurant which owned 2 stars of Michelin in TAIWAN. In our opinion, the experience we have doesn’t meet the price it’s. Besides, is a cup of champagne for about 30 USD reasonable? - If you don’t want to receive the emails from the restaurant after you leave a review, you ‘d better rate them 5 stars.

As a Frenchman, I had a great time there, very good food, delicious foie gras and a great cheese platter! The owner is very kind, an excellent service. (negative point, we had booked, specifying that it was for a birthday and we said it again when we arrived, nothing was done or said by the staff..)

It has been 6 years from the last time, still one of my favorite restaurants of all time. I’ve ordered the discovery set. The beef tata, the tuna, the lamb are so delicious! And with the heart warming service they have! You must not miss it when you are in Saigon!