Sai Gon Restaurant & Cafe in Palmerston North Menu

ENTREE MEAL ENTREE MEAL
  • Soup (Sup tom, sup ga) $7.00
    • Light, fragrant chicken or shrimp broth with fresh greens
  • Pancake (Banh Xeo) $9.00
    • Vietnamese savoury crepe with pork, shrimp and bean sprout fillings. Served with side salad and home
  • Egg Roll (Cha gio chien) 4 rolls $7.00
    • Crispy spring rolls of shrimp, pork and vegetables served with ginger
  • Spring roll (Goi cuon) $9.00
    • Silky rice paper rolls with shrimp, shredded pork, lettuce, peanuts, fragrant herbs and vermicelli
  • Vegetarian Spring Roll (Goi cuon chay) 4 rolls $7.00
    • Steamed tofu and seasonal vegetable rolls served with homemade dipping
  • Saigon Salad (Goi ga, goi bo, goi tom) $10.00
    • Salad of fresh vegetables with choice of poached chicken, beef or shrimp, served with sweet and spicy dressing and crushed peanuts
MAIN COURSES MAIN COURSES
  • Saigon Noodles (Pho bo ga) $16.00
    • Traditional Vietnamese rice noodle in clear soup. Choice of beef or chicken. Served with fresh mint, shredded lettuce and fresh
  • Grilled Beef (Bonurong sa) 13 skewers $17.00
    • Grilled coriander beef on lemongrass skewers served with rice and salad
  • Beef Stew (Bo Kho) $15.00
    • Spicy fragrant Vietnamese beef stew with carrots. Served with side salad and warm bread
  • Stir Fried Beef Cubes $18.00
    • Vietnamese beef cubes stir fried with capsicums and onion. Served with jasmine rice or fries.
  • Saigon Beef Steak (Bo bit tet) $18.00
    • Special Vietnamese beef steak marinated in homemade sauce. Served with fries and choice.
  • Fried Rice (Com chien) $16.00
    • Combination fried rice with shrimps, Vietnamese sausage and beans. Served with tomato and cucumber.
  • Crispy Fried Egg Noodles (Mi xao gion) $16.00
    • Combination stir fried egg noodles with seafood and seasonal vegetables.
  • Grilled Pork (Suon chia nuong) $18.00
    • Grilled fragrant pork ribs served with jasmine rice and choice of kimchi and side salad
  • Shrimp Sauteed (Tom sot la chanh) $22.00
    • Fresh shrimps sauteed with lemon leaf and homemade sauce
  • Steamed Chicken (Ga hap cai xanh) $22.00
    • Steamed Vietnamese chicken with ginger - sweet - soy sauce and seasonal mustard greens, mushrooms and carrots served with steamed rice and homemade sauce
  • Shrimp Fried Rice (Com chien tom) $19.00
    • Egg fried rice with fragrant shrimp
  • Grilled Fish (Ca nuong) $22.00
    • Whole fish grilled in foil tin with signature sauce. Served with steamed rice and fresh salad.
  • Rice Noodles (Hu tieu nam vang) $16.00
    • Traditional Vietnamese rice noodles steamed with shrimps, pork and quail eggs.
  • Saigon Curry (Cari ga, cari bo) $17.00
    • Vietnamese chicken or beef curry. Served with warm bread.
VEGETARIAN VEGETARIAN
  • Stir Fried Broccoli (Bong cai xao toi) $12.00
    • Stir fried broccoli with carrots. Served with steamed rice
  • Stir Fried Rice Noodles (Hu tieu / mi xao chay) $15.00
    • Stir fried rice noodles with crunchy tofu and mixed vegetables.
  • Deep Fried Tofu (Dau hu xao xa ot) $15.00
    • Deep fired tofu with special lemon grass and chili sauce served with steamed rice
  • Vegetarian Curry (Curry chay) $14.00
    • Confit Sof mixed vegetable curry. Served with warm bread and steamed rice.
  • Tofu Stir-Fried with Bamboo Shoot $15.00
    • Dau hu xao mang
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Milk Jelly (Che khuc bach) $7.00
    • Special milk jelly served with almond, seasonal fruits and shaved ice
  • Fruit Yogurt (Yaourt trai cay) $7.00
    • Fresh seasonal fruits and yogurt
  • Sweet Black Bean Soup (che dua den) $6.00
    • Traditional warm sweet black bean soup. Served with coconut cream
  • Sweet Green Bean Soup (Che dau xanh) $6.00
    • Traditional sweet green bean clear broth. Served with shaved ice.
  • Sweet White Bean Soup (Che dau trang) $6.00
    • > Traditional sweet white bean soup. Served cold with shaved ice and coconut cream .
  • Caramel custard (Banh flan) $6.00
    • Vietnamese cream caramel. Light fluffy and sweetly delicious. Served with a sprinkling of shaved ice.
  • Jello Cake (Rau cau) $6.00
    • Unique Vietnamese jello - cake in a myriad of flavors: coffee, coconut, pandan, fruit and many more! Ask the serving staff for the flavor of the week!

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Warm puy lentil salad $14.00
    • w carrot, radish, pickled red onion, sherry vinaigrette
  • Prawns in creamy butter sauce $17.00
    • w a hint of pernod, tomato, pepper, olives
  • Buttermilk marinated baked cod $18.00
    • w whitebean puree, tomato dahl, baby spinach, lemon
  • Sticky bourbon pork ribs $12.00
    • w chilli garlic salsa
  • AngusPure sirloin $18.00
    • w orange kumara miso mash
  • Pan fried goats cheese $14.00
    • w honey, thyme, hazelnuts, pita crisps
  • Mushroom ragù $12.00
    • w celeriac, sage, herb oil
  • Hummus from “Jerusalem” $10.00
    • w/ olive oil, toasted bread
  • Lamb Stew $17.00
    • Lamb simmered in a light creamy coconut base and flavoured with whole black pepper, cardamom, ginger and fresh curry leaves
  • Chicken and Spinach $16.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken cooked in fresh spinach, sauteed with roasted garam masala and turmeric
  • South Indian Veg Korma $15.00
    • A vegetarian speciality from the Malabar coast. Cauliflower, broccoli, peas and carrots cooked in a light creamy cashew and coconut base
  • Cauliflower Manchurian $15.00
    • Cauliflower Manchurian is an adaptation of Chinese cooking and seasoning techniques to suit Indian tastes. Batter fried florets are then cooked with a chef’s special sauce of herbs and spices
  • Chicken Chettinad $16.50
    • Pronounced ‘Chetti – Knaud’. A classical dish from the South Indian State of Tamil Nadu. Bring some magic to your plate with chicken braised in tomatoes, onions and aromatic spices mixed in a traditional Chettinad recipe.
  • Cheera Parippu Curry $14.00
    • Fresh spinach and toor dahl (lentils) cooked in a thick sauce of garlic, tomatoes and green peppers, flavoured with curry leaves
  • Aubergine & Potato Pakoda $7.00
    • Aubergines and potatoes coated with chickpea batter and deep fried to perfection.
  • Chicken 65 $10.50
    • Boneless marinated chicken pieces deep fried then sautéed with chef’s speciality tomato based sauce
  • Pain Perdu (French Toast) $16
    • Berry Compote and cream or yoghurt
  • Classic Fish and Chips $20
    • Tempura battered or polenta crusted pan fried served with housemade tartare, salad and fries
  • Oeufs Brouilles (Savoury Scrambled Eggs) $18 without bacon $15
    • With spinach, bacon, homemade tomato and onion relish and drizzled with truffle oil
  • Pasta of the Day $18
    • See the staff for today's flavour
  • Big Breakfast $21
    • Bacon, mustard mushrooms, poached eggs, hashbrowns, chorizo, roasted tomato, sourdough and relish
  • Petit Dejeuner Vegetalien (Vegan Breakfast) $18
    • Sauteed potato chunks, tomato, mushroom, kale and herb salad, roasted chickpea served with wholegrain toast and tomato chilli jam
  • Pain Perdu (French Toast) $18
    • Cinnamon Brioche, with bacon, banana, maple syrup
  • Oeufs Benedicte (Eggs Benedict) $19
    • Served on English muffins with baby spinach and hollandaise. Bacon or Salmon
  • Jeera Rice $3.50
  • All the main courses are served with complimentary basmati rice and cooked to your requirement. i.e. mild, medium or hot
  • Tandoori Prawn $18.00
    • King prawns marinated spices and herbs then roasted in tandoor oven
  • Fish Tikka $16.50
    • Tender pieces of fish marinated in spices and herbs then roasted in the charcoal oven
  • -Lamb Bhuna $15.50
    • Lamb pieces spiced and cooked with aromatic combination of ginger, garlic, coriander and spices
  • -Beef Jalfrezi $14.50
    • Boneless meat cooked with juliennes of onion, tomato and capsicum with vegetables. Tempered with coriander and ginger
  • Tandoori Chicken F $20 / H $11
    • Whole chicken marinated in yoghurt spices and roasted in clay oven
  • Keema Naan $5.00
    • Refined flour bread stuffed with mince lamb
  • Crinkle Cut Fries Small $5.00 Large $8.50
    • Served with tomato sauce or aioli
  • Potato and Chorizo (GF) $17.50
    • Pan-fried seasoned potato with bacon, chorizo, wilted spinach,caramelised onions and cherry tomatoes, served with a free-range poached egg, house made hollandaise and basil pesto
  • Beef Burger $18.50
    • Prime beef pattie, fried egg, cheddar cheese, tomato, caramelised onions, beetroot, gherkin, BBQ sauce and mayo, served with fries and tomato sauce
  • Brioche French Toast (V) $16.50
    • Served with fresh caramelised pineapple, grilled banana, sprinkled with flaky toasted coconut, maple syrup and whipped cream
  • Breakfast Bap $10.00
    • Bacon, swiss cheese, avocado, egg, smoky BBQ sauce and rocket
  • Cooperage Vegetarian Salad (GF V) $17.00
    • Fresh salad greens tossed with roasted kumara, courgettes, mushrooms,oven dried tomatoes, feta and topped with kumara chards and aioli (Dairy-free available)
  • Green salad $5.50
  • Basil pesto / hollandaise / sour cream/cream cheese / brie / aioli $2.00
  • OMELETTE WITH SALAD $15.80
  • BANGERS & MASH $18.20
  • THESE CHANGE DAILY ALL SERVED WITH CREAM & ICECREAM ALL $9.50
  • SQUID RINGS $6.20
  • FISH & CHIPS WITH SALAD $21.40
  • B.L.T SANDWICH $12.00
  • THAI BEEF ON RICE $18.20
  • LAMB SHANKS $21.30 / $28.00
    • SINGLE OR DOUBLE SERVED ON A KUMARA MASH WITH A MINT GRAVY
  • Supa Fish $11.00
  • Palmy Pounder $20.00
  • Egg $1.00
  • Cheese Tart $2.00
    • Tartare & Cheeses
  • Fish $5.50
  • Pava Fritter $5.80
    • (100 % Pava)
  • Bacon & Egg $6.80
  • Vege Roll $2.50
  • Avo & Tomato on Toast $8.00
  • Flans $7.50
  • Slices $3.00
  • Eggs Benedict $15.00
    • Your choice of bacon, ham or salmon
  • Salad - extra $3.00
  • Club and Pinwheel $4.00
  • Soup of the Day $12.50
  • Wraps $7.50
  • Naan $2.00
    • bread made with refined flour
  • Beef Saagwala $14.50
    • diced beef cooked in spinach,onion tomato gravy and spices
  • Paneer Pakora $8.00
    • pieces of cottage cheese coated in chicken flour and deep fried
  • Tandoori Chicken(Half/Full) $10.00/$18.00
    • whole chicken marinated overnight with yoghurt spices and herbs then roasted in the tandoor oven
  • Onion Bhaji $6.00
    • julienne cut onions mixed with chickpea flour and deep fried
  • Mushroom Mutter $11.90
    • butter mushrooms and peas cooked Kashmiri style
  • Dal Tadka $ 11.90
    • yellow lentils cooked with garlic, onion, tomato and spices finished with fresh herbs
  • Palak Paneer $11.90
    • cottage cheese cooked with spinach and spices>>
  • Teriyaki Salmon $30.50
  • Edamame $7.00
    • Lightly salted and boiled baby Soya Beans
  • Vegetarian Udon $15.00
    • Japanese noodle soup with vegetables
  • Mixed Japanese Pickles $8.00
  • Kara-Age
    • Crispy deep fried and mildly spiced chicken meat
  • Nigiri Sushi $16.00
    • 6 pieces of hand-molded sushi with two type of topping, salmon and chicken (no seaweed)
  • Miso Soup with Tofu and Seaweed $10.50
    • Soybean paste soup mixed with seaweed and tofu
  • Tuna Sushi $17.00
  • Fried eggs (2) $3.00
  • Nachos $15.00
    • Your choice of beef, bean or a combination of both
  • Crispy Mushrooms $7.00
    • Mushrooms coated in our special spice with aioli dipping sauce.
  • Tortilla Wrap $14.00
    • choose from
  • Garlic & Parsley $3.00
  • Monster Burger $17.00
    • Grilled beef pattie, bacon, fried egg, crisp lettuce, tomato, cheese and golden battered onion rings with garlic aioli and tomato relish.
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $14.00
    • Lightly fried salt & pepper squid with sweet chilli dipping sauce and salad
  • Grilled Chicken Burger $17.00
    • Chicken breast coated in a Mexican style seasoning with guacamole, tomato, crisp lettuce, cheese and mayo.
  • Dal Makhani $13.90
    • Black Lentils And Red Kidney Beans Cooked With Onion Butter Sauce
  • Lamb / Beef Kadhai $16.00
    • Tender Lamb / Beef Pieces Cooked In With Capsicum And Whole Coriander Seeds
  • Lamb / Beef Sagwala $16.00
    • A Beautiful Dish From The Royal Of India Cubed Lamb / Beef Cooked In A Spices Spinach Sauce
  • Raita Big $5.00 / Small 2.50
  • Coconut Rice $4.00
  • Saag Allo $12.90
    • Potato Cooked In Creamy Spinach Gravy
  • Tandoori Chicken H $8.00 / F $16.00
    • Whole Chicken Marinated In Yoghurt Spices And Roasted In Clay Oven
  • Chips $4.50
  • SEAFOOD COCKTAIL $19.50
    • Traditional seafood cocktail of shrimp, prawn, crab, white fish and mussels, served on a chiffonade of lettuce, topped with a tangy seafood sauce accompanied With a wedge of lemon
  • SAVANNAH FRUIT & CHEESE PLATTER $21.50
    • Selection of crackers, dips, cheeses, nuts and fresh fruit
  • MASAI MARA $35.00
    • Prime beef sirloin grilled to your liking, served on a bed of roasted rosemary and minted potatoes, topped with a Wild mushroom and seeded mustard cream sauce, dressed with a tossed green salad
  • SALMON QUICHE $16.50
    • Homemade salmon quiche served with a tossed green salad drizzled with alo
  • PRAWN COCKTAIL $20.00
    • Succulent prawns served on a chiffonade of lettuce, topped with a spicy ivory sauce, accompanied with a wedge of lemon and tomato
  • THE CONSERVATIONIST $29.50
    • Oven roasted carrot, kumara and pumpkin sauteed with roasted garlic, a spinach medley, nuts, raisins and feta, finished with a fresh herb yogurt dressing
  • MADAGASCAN CHICKEN CURRY $29.50
    • Tender chicken, sauteed with aromatic Madagascan spices, complete with basmati rice, pickled mango chutney, spicy tomato relish and naan bread, served with a light green salad
  • TRIPLE EGG OMELETTE $17.50
    • Filled with ham, tomato, mushroom and cheese, served With buttered wholegrain toast and finished with a tossed green salad
  • Tofu salad $7.00
  • Mix Tempura $10.00
    • 2*spring roll, 1*vege & shrimp, 2*twister prawn, 2*Korean dumpling
  • Hot seafood soup $13.50
  • Chicken teriyaki stir-fry noodle $12.50
  • Teriyaki chicken roll 5p $6.50
    • Teriyaki chicken / Avocado
  • Tuna roll 5p $6.50
    • Tuna / lettuce / carrot / cucumber / capsicum
  • Spring roll 5p $5.00
  • Seaweed salad $5.00
  • Eye Beef Fillet $41
    • Eye Beef Fillet cooked to your liking, wrapped in parma ham, served with potato, pumpkin, carrot pave with oven roasted vine tomato, onion rings topped with béarnaise sauce and jus
  • Seared Duck Breast $39
    • Served on kumara and ginger puree with a pork shiitake mushroom cigar and a fennel and orange coriander salad
  • Sticky Date Pudding N/A
    • Served with toffee sauce, French vanilla bean ice cream and cream anglaise
  • Lamb Cutlets $39
    • Pan fried parmesan crusted lamb cutlets served with a wild mushroom lamb shank pie, glazed baby carrots and jus
  • Supreme of Chicken $38
    • Oven roasted chicken wrapped in bacon, served with polenta crusted sweet breads, baby winter vegetables, potato gnocchi and drizzled with basil pesto
  • Belgium Chocolate Mousse $15.50
    • Served with poached tamarillo and white chocolate and raspberry ice cream
  • Roasted Pork Belly $15.50
    • Served on parsnip cream, crisps and apple sauce
  • Soup of the Day $12.50
    • Served with toasted bread
Sai Gon Restaurant & Cafe

Sai Gon Restaurant & Cafe

location

Address

2/11 George Street, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4410, New Zealand

phone

Phone

0210459676

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Mon 11 AM to 2 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM Tue 11 AM to 2 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM Wed 11 AM to 2 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM Thu 11 AM to 2 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM Fri 11 AM to 2 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM Sat 11 AM to 2 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM Sun 5 PM to 11 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Vietnamese

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Takeaway ,  Bar Not Available ,  Cash ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Cards accepted ,  Dinner ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
2/11 George Street, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4410, New Zealand
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