Saigon Noodles

Reviews

• Jesse H.

  star star star star star 3 June 2026

  I'm giving this place 5 stars because you have to look at restaurants contextually. The only slight gripe I have is the fact there's no bun bo hue on the menu, but that's simply a menu item and not all places have to carry it. For Manchester though, this is the quality of food we need making its way up here.
  
  The moment you pull up to and enter this place you know what you're in for: the literal definition of hole in the wall no frills ethnic cuisine. They clearly bought a now defunct bar and didn't even bother renovating. The entire bar is still sitting unused in the dead center of the room, which is hilarious and endearing. Some tables scattered seemingly with total disregard behind it, and a dark unused back room that leads to the parking lot. Basically exactly what you want in a place like this.
  
  It's the little things too... They keep the Sriracha and chili oil stocked right at the table. I can't begin to tell you how many times I've had to ask for hot oil and been handed a thimbles worth.
  
  We got the "egg rolls" which were really fried spring rolls, but they were phenomenal. Simple in nature with just ground pork and some spices, but absolutely delicious.
  
  I got the pho dac biet medium sized, and this is where the moment of Truth always occurs.. will it be nothing but noodles? Will it be a 2lb mass of noodles with a ladle of broth and 3 pieces of meat? The other place in Manchester by the snhu arena does this and it is the most depressing unfair and disrespectful way you can serve a bowl of pho. But I digress.
  
  It came out with the perfect amount of noodles, tons of broth, and generous amounts of each protein in the dish. Just enough tripe so it's not overwhelming every bite, and everything was well balanced. The broth was lighter than some but have a great depth of flavor that when mixed with the chili and sauces, became only that much better.
  
  Be aware of the times they're open... A little goofy with a late afternoon break and if you come after 7 you might want to phone in real quick to make sure they didn't close up early.
  
  Our server was soft spoken and super sweet. I also enjoyed the fact that she took our order and then was the one to March back into the kitchen and prepare it. There's just something magical about that that I can't describe. The whole experience was a little odd and quirky, but full of character and good food.
  
  I absolutely loved it.

• Candy P.

  star star star star star 2 June 2026

  SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
  After an amazing two and half years of serving you all, Saigon Noodles will be handing over the reigns to a new management starting next Tuesday, 8/28.
  
  It is a bittersweet moment as our owner and head chef Candy will be moving on to her next endeavors. We'd like to thank all you for your love and support you've shown towards Saigon Noodles, and encourage you to visit the restaurant when it's in new hands! (We heard there'll be boba tea )
  
  Our last days of serving will be Sunday 8/26 from 10:30AM -4:30PM and Monday 8/27 from 11AM - 7PM. Please note that we will be closed today and tomorrow, 8/24-8/25.
  
  With love pho you all,
  Candy & the team

• Kaori M.

  star star star star_border star_border 31 May 2026

  I arrived at this restaurant, checked-in, then noticed door was closed and found that the sign closed early. Hummm. Sometimes things happen and have to close early, but wanted to give yelpers heads-up.

• Neal E.

  star star star star star 30 May 2026

  I stopped in here one evening for a bowl of Pho Ga. It was a very cold evening out, and when I walked in, the restaurant also felt very cold. I was greeted by Candy. I remarked at how cold the restaurant was - she immediately adjusted the thermostat and warmed the place up.
  
  I ordered the Spring rolls and Pho Ga (large). I always eat my rolls and Pho with a lot of Sriracha sauce. Candy saw this and diced up some hot chilies and threw them into my bowl of Pho to spice things up.
  
  The rolls were very good and were very fresh. The Pho was interesting - she adds ingredients into her Pho that you don't see in Pho joints in the Washington, DC area (such as carrots, broccoli, and some sort of asian radish). Overall the broth was tasty, it was steaming away when she brought it out. The one thing I will ding her on - she told me she gave me extra noodles. It was to much. I could not eat them all - and so wasted some food. I could have used some more of the chicken broth - it was very tasty!
  
  I was the only customer in the place for a little while, so Candy came over and sat down at my table with me to talk to me while I sampled the Pho. It was at that point I introduced myself and asked her - her name. She said "Candy" and also handed me a business card.
  
  At this point some other diners arrived, so she sprung into action to take care of her customers.
  
  A nice little Vietnamese/Pho place! Check them out! Enjoyable!

• Ava L.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 19 May 2026

  My husband and I came here for a quick meal during our visit to Manchester. Originally we wanted to see if Manchester was going to be a place we would want to live, taking into consideration if there were going to be convenient cultural restaurants and grocery stores nearby for us if we were going to move here. Hence, during out search we googled and found Saigon Noodles. The reviews for this place was great so I thought why not give it a try.....worst mistake.
  
  1. The place was hard to find unless you were very observative because the banner that had the restaurant's name was faded and hard to read.
  
  2. There weren't clear instructions on where to park so you kind of have to go in and ask them if it's okay to park in the front, across the street in the plaza's parking lot, or where else.
  
  3. The place was extremely dark. Very very very dark. It was well 12pm -1 when we came in and so guaranteef there was alot of sunlight outside but sadly, none that shine through the windows of this place. The owner was being very conservative with the electricity and didn't turn on any of the lights. She probably turned on just one bulb for us that shine atop our table. My husband had wanted to back out and leave but it was too late, I had already sat down. It'll be more awkward and rude if I stood up and left.
  
  4. She creeped me out by having kept on running her fingers up and down my back and complimenting me on how "cute" i looked? Thanks?? But....can you not touch me??!
  
  5. My husband saw that it was quiet and she seemed to be the only worker and so he tried to start a small conversatiom with her so that it's not awkward but she gave him very dry, cold, and short responses, making what was meant to be comfortable and opening conversations, turned out to be even worse than awkward.
  
  6. We ordered two Pho Tai Bo Vien and there weren't even a handfull of noodles in the bowl. There were exactly 3 half-inch slices of beef ( half-in width!!!) and 2 bo vien (meatballs) that clearly was ONE because she just cut it in half and called it two peices. My husband finished his bowl in less than 3 scoops. I barely made it to the 4th scoop. The veggies she brought out for the pho wasn't even enough for two people. With people who eat Pho and knows the meal, it should come very proportional to the size of the bowl you ordered. She didn't even bring enough veggies for one person let alone two. Oh , and side-note:: there's only two sizes, medium and large bowls. We ordered mediums and it came out looking like a kids' size order in a large bowl. That's it. Rip offfff
  
  7. Finally..........the atmosphere is entirely dingy and uncomfortable. Especially the darkness of the entire place. If you are a tourist or someone out of state trying to find a good place to eat, please do not come here. Unless you really honest to all; have to.