Le Saigon Vietnamese Kitchen occupies the ground floor of The Change House, a heritage building that gives its Featherston Street dining room an immediate sense of place. French influence appears in the interior as well as in the story of the food, while the kitchen identifies most closely with Southern Vietnam. Its guiding idea is balance across sweet, sour, salty, bitter and spicy flavours, a useful thread through a menu that ranges from street-food staples to composed dinner plates.
The signature starters show that balance in compact form. Cha gio spring rolls offer crisp pastry and savoury filling, while the vividly dressed fish ceviche brings freshness, acidity and herbs to the table. Banh xeo, described here as the happy pancake, adds a crackling shell and the pleasure of assembling bites around it. These dishes reward sharing and make an expressive introduction before the soups, rice plates and noodles arrive.
More substantial choices cover several different traditions of Vietnamese everyday cooking. Pho and beef-brisket egg noodles provide warming bowls, whereas vermicelli salad layers grilled meat with herbs and lighter textures. Banh mi is filled with pâté, mayonnaise, pickles, cucumber and coriander. Char-grilled pork sirloin comes with rice and pickled vegetables; lemongrass chicken curry adds kumara and coconut gravy; and shaking beef arrives sizzling with onions, capsicum and egg.
The dining room is designed to accommodate more than one kind of visit. Booths offer privacy for small groups, high tables create a casual bar area, and the main room can shift from solo dining to larger bookings. Gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan choices widen the menu's usefulness, while private functions can be arranged for up to 70 people with a set menu. That flexibility makes Le Saigon as practical for a central-city lunch as it is for a long dinner or celebration.
Address: The Change House, 146–150 Featherston Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
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Le Saigon Vietnamese Kitchen Menu
Lunch – Breads
Vietnamese Baguette / Banh Mi
One of the most popular street foods in Vietnam with selection of meat, filled with homemade pate, mayo, pickles, cucumber and coriander.
Garlic Bread / Banh Mi Bo Toi (VG)
Sliced bread spread with homemade garlic butter
Lunch – Appetisers
Signature Spring Rolls / Cha Gio (SF)
Crispy crunchy Vietnamese style fried spring rolls packed with flavoured seasoning mince pork and shrimp, black fungus in netted rice paper accompanied with house sauce.
Vegan Spring Rolls / Cha Gio Chay (VG)
Crispy crunchy Vietnamese styles fried spring rolls packed with kumara, potato, mungbean, carrots, black fungus and taro in netted rice paper accompanied with house sauce.
Saigon Summer Roll / Goi Cuon Saigon (GF)
Translucent rice paper stuffed with your selection of meat, rice noodles and fresh herbs accompanied with house sauce.
Chicken Skewers / Xien Ga Nuong (GFO) (NUTS)
Marinated free-range chicken packed with flavours grilled to maximise its aroma with house peanut sauce (Gluten).
Chicken Pieces
Deep-fried free-range chicken pieces with criss-cut/fries (Gluten) and house mayo.
Lunch – Vietnamese Style Salads (GFO) (NUTS)
Royal Salad / Goi Rau Tien Vua (VGO)
Dried-mountain-jelly pickles, cabbage, carrot, fresh herbs garnished with fried shallot, peanuts, sesame seeds with homemade dressing.
Spicy Grilled Beef / Xa-Lach Bo Nuong
Marinated grilled beef, cabbage, carrot, celery, pineapple, onion and fresh herbs topped with fried shallots, sesame seeds and peanuts coated with a homemade mild spicy tamarind base dressing.
Saigon Vermi Salad / Bun Thit Nuong
Rice vermicelli topped with a signature spring roll combines with pickles, mix salad, fresh herbs for a complex of savoury flavours.
Pomelo Salad / Goi Buoi (VGO) (SF)
Vietnamese pomelo, thinny sliced lettuce, carrot drenched with homemade dressing garnished with fried shallot, nuts, sesame seeds topped with grilled prawn and sliced pork belly.
Tofu on Greens / Xa Lach Chay (VG)
Deep-fried tofu, mixed salad, cabbage, sprout, carrot and fresh herbs topped with fried shallots, sesame seeds and peanuts dressed with a homemade citrus dressing.
Lunch – Noodles
Le Saigon Pho (GF)
Southern style Pho consists meat served with a topping onion and spring onion bathed in flavourful broth, and bean sprouts on the side (best to mix with hoisin sauce (GLUTEN) and squeezed lemon).
Spicy Beef Noodles Soup / Bun Bo Hue (GF)
Robust soup containing thick round vermicelli, slow cooked beef, Vietnamese ham with a perfect balance of spicy, salty and umami flavours.
Beef Brisket with Egg Noodles / Mi Bo Kho
Slow cooked beef brisket with perfect tenderness in a broth alongside carrots, potatoes served with egg noodles.
Lunch – Mains
Char-Grilled Pork Sirloin / Com Tam Suon Nuong (GF)
Marinated pork sirloin served with fresh cucumber, tomatoes, homemade pickles served with steamed rice
Deep Fried Chicken / Com Ga Xoi Mo (GF)
Whole free-range chicken leg deep-fried with a sweet and savoury sauce (Gluten) and homemade pickles served with steamed rice.
Fried Rice / Com Chien (GF)
With egg, green bean, carrot, spring onion, garlic and pickles served with Vietnamese soy (Gluten) sauce.
Old Fashioned Curry / Ca-Ri Ga (GF)
Boneless free-range chicken perfectly cooked alongside carrots, kumara simmered with lemongrass in creamy coconut curry gravy.
Vegan Curry / Ca-Ri Chay (VG) (GF)
Thick diced tofu well cooked with mushroom, carrots, kumara and potatoes simmered with lemongrass in creamy coconut curry gravy.
Happy Pancake / Banh Xeo (VEO) (SF)
Crispy pancake filled with pork and prawns, bean sprouts, carrot, onion drizzled with house sauce dressed with fresh herbs and pickles.
Crispy Pork Belly / Banh Hoi Heo Quay (GFO) (NUTS)
Crispy pork belly served with fine vermicelli topped with nuts, fried shallots, and cooked spring onion.
Stir-Fried Vegetables / Rau Xao (VG)
Seasonal vegetables stir-fried in rich Vietnamese soy-based sauce (Gluten) and fried garlic sprinkle over the top:
Lunch – Weekend Only
Stir-Fried / Deep-Fried Egg Noodles (SF)
Choice of stir or deep-fried fresh egg noodles with prawn or free-range chicken and seasonal vegetables.
Lunch – Sides
Roti
Steamed Rice
Sunny Side Up Egg
House Peanut Sauce
Fried Rice
Fries
Lunch – Desserts
Vietnamese Crème Caramel / Banh Flan
Steamed crème brule – Vietnamese style with crunch caramel
Coco Affairs / Rau Cau Dua
Coconut jelly and homemade coconut ice-cream
Homemade Ice-Cream, Sorbet
Selection of various flavours of ice-cream or sorbet. Prices for 1 scoop, 2 scoops or 3 scoops.
Affogato
Vanila ice cream with a shot of expresso and a shot of your choice of liquor Frangelico or Baileys or Kahlua.
Dinner – Breads
Vietnamese Baguette / Banh Mi
One of the most popular street foods in Vietnam with selection of meat, filled with homemade pate, mayo, pickles, cucumber and coriander.
Garlic Bread / Banh Mi Bo Toi (VG)
Sliced bread spread with homemade garlic butter
Dinner – Appetisers
Signature Spring Rolls / Cha Gio (SF)
Crispy crunchy Vietnamese style fried spring rolls packed with flavoured seasoning mince pork and shrimp, black fungus in netted rice paper accompanied with house sauce.
Vegan Spring Rolls / Cha Gio Chay (VG)
Crispy crunchy Vietnamese styles fried spring rolls packed with kumara, potato, mungbean, carrots, black fungus and taro in netted rice paper accompanied with house sauce.
Mini Pancake / Banh Khot (VEO) (SF)
Crispy savoury petite pancake topped with prawn, mung bean and spring onion, accompanied with homemade pickles and house sipping sauce.
Chicken Skewers / Xien Ga Nuong (GFO) (NUTS)
Marinated free-range chicken packed with flavours grilled to maximise its aroma with house peanut sauce (Gluten).
Chicken Pieces (GFO)
Deep-fried free-range chicken pieces with criss-cut/fries (Gluten) and house mayo.
Bun Bao / Banh Bao
Soft steamed bao filled with your selection of meat with house mayo.
Tamarind Prawns / Tom Sot Me (GF) (SF)
Prawn cutlets fried to perfection, tossed in chef’s special sauce served with cucumber and cherry tomatoes.
Dinner – Sharing Platters
Rolls Combination (GF) (VGO)
Combination of grilled pork summer roll, chicken summer roll and beef pho noodle roll.
Bun Plate (VGO)
Steamed bao buns with roast pork, chicken and tofu or choice of any 3.
Crispy Pork Belly / Banh Hoi Thit Heo (GFO) (NUTS)
Crispy pork belly, fine vermicelli to go with peanuts, fried shallots, and cooked spring onion topping
Dinner – Vietnamese Style Salads (GFO) (NUTS)
Royal Salad / Goi Rau Tien Vua (VGO)
Dried-mountain-jelly pickles, cabbage, carrot, fresh herbs garnished with fried shallot, peanuts, sesame seeds and prawn crackers with homemade dressing.
Spicy Grilled Beef / Xa-Lach Bo Nuong (SF)
Marinated grilled beef, cabbage, carrot, celery, pineapple, onion and fresh herbs topped with fried shallots, sesame seeds, prawn crackers and peanuts coated with a homemade mild spicy tamarind base dressing.
Saigon Vermi Salad / Bun Thit Nuong
Rice vermicelli topped with a signature spring roll combines with pickles, mix salad, fresh herbs for a complex of savoury flavours.
Green Papaya Salad / Goi Du Du Tom Thit (GFO) (SF) (NUTS)
Papaya (paw paw), green apple, carrot drenched with homemade dressing and topped with grilled prawns and sliced pork belly, fried shallot, nuts, sesame seeds and prawn crakers
Pomelo Salad / Goi Buoi (SF)
Vietnamese pomelo, thinny sliced lettuce, carrot drenched with homemade dressing garnished with fried shallot, nuts, sesame seeds, prawn crackers topped with grilled prawn and sliced pork belly.
Tofu on Greens / Xa Lach Chay (VG) (GFO) (NUTS)
Deep-fried tofu, mixed salad, cabbage, sprout, carrot and fresh herbs topped with fried shallots, sesame seeds and peanuts dressed with a homemade citrus dressing.
Dinner – Noodles
Le Saigon Pho (GF)
Southern style Pho consists meat served with a topping onion and spring onion bathed in flavourful broth, and bean sprouts on the side (best to mix with hoisin sauce (GLUTEN) and squeezed lemon).
Spicy Beef Noodles / Bun Bo Hue (GF)
Robust soup containing thick round vermicelli, slow cooked beef, Vietnamese ham with a perfect balance of spicy, salty and umami flavours.
Beef Brisket with Egg Noodles / Mi Bo Kho
Slow cooked beef brisket with perfect tenderness in a broth alongside carrots, potatoes served with egg noodles.
Dinner – Mains
Signature Char-Grilled Pork Sirloin / Com Tam Suon Cha (GF)
Grilled marinated pork sirloin, Vietnamese meatloaf, sunny side up egg served with fresh cucumber, tomatoes and homemade pickled carrot and daikon.
Vietnamese Shaking Beef / Bo Luc Lac (GF)
Marinated beef cubed and sauteed with onions, capsicum, sunny side up egg and seasoned vegetables on a hot plate.
Vietnamese Grilled Chicken / Ga Nuong (GF)
Marinated boneless free-range chicken thigh with a sweet and savoury sauce served with Vietnamese style pickle cabbage.
Fish of the Day (GF)
Please ask staff to indulge in the amazing fish prepared by our chef.
Old Fashioned Curry / Ca-Ri Ga (GF)
Boneless free-range chicken perfectly cooked alongside carrots, kumara simmered with lemongrass in creamy coconut curry gravy.
Vegan Curry / Ca-Ri Chay (VG) (GF)
Thick diced tofu well cooked with mushroom, carrots, kumara and potatoes simmered with lemongrass in creamy coconut curry gravy.
Happy Pancake / Banh Xeo (VEO) (SF)
Crispy pancake filled with pork and prawns, bean sprouts, carrot, onion drizzled with house sauce dressed with fresh herbs and pickles.
Stuffed Tofu in Tomato Glaze / Dau Hu Sot Ca Chua (VG) (GF)
Stuffed tofu filled with seasoned mushroom, in a rich, tangy-sweet tomato glaze made with ripe tomatoes, spring onion and garlic
Grilled Eggplant / Ca Tim Cuon Nam Nuong (VG) (GFO) (NUTS)
Mixed mushrooms (button, black fungus, straw mushroom) is rolled in grilled thinly sliced fresh eggplant, garnished with fried shallots and peanuts.
Dinner – Sides
Roti
Steamed Rice
Sunny Side Up Egg
House Peanut Sauce
Fried Rice
Curly Fries
Dinner – Desserts
Vietnamese Crème Caramel / Banh Flan
Steamed crème brule – Vietnamese style with crunch caramel
Coco Affairs / Rau Cau Dua
Coconut jelly and homemade coconut ice-cream
Homemade Ice-Cream, Sorbet
Selection of various flavours of ice-cream or sorbet. Prices for 1 scoop, 2 scoops or 3 scoops.
Affogato
Vanila ice cream with a shot of expresso and a shot of your choice of liquor Frangelico or Baileys or Kahlua.
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