The Restaurant Deck is very great! The scenery is very chill chill!🥰 The dish is very delicious and especially foie gras!! Professional service! Everyone should come here! Great 5-star review! 5⭐️
Restaurant
The Deck Saigon - Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City
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The Story
About This Place
The Deck Saigon's riverfront terrace at 38 Nguyễn Ư Dĩ runs a full-day programme — quiet breakfast from 8am through lunch, dinner, and cocktail service until midnight — one of the few Thao Dien venues that operates as confidently at dawn as after dark. The open-roof dining area is the centrepiece: sunsets pull the terrace crowd, clear nights expose the sky overhead, and waterside tables are the first to fill.
The kitchen covers Asian fusion, seafood, Vietnamese, and international territory. Presentation is a consistent thread in reviews — dishes arrive composed and carefully plated, the kind of arrangement that signals the kitchen is attending to detail. Desserts earn specific callbacks from returning diners. The cocktail programme extends the visit: service reaches the level where individual staff members — Bao, Truc — are named in Google reviews, a reliable indicator of attentiveness at volume.
The crowd tends toward expats, visiting family, and business meals that need a river backdrop without the restraint of a hotel restaurant. Weekend evenings run at a markedly different register than weekday mornings, where the quiet and the early light suit the kind of long, unhurried conversation that a lunch crowd would interrupt. The reviews capture both modes: a mother-in-law's last day in Vietnam over a riverside lunch, a friend's early-morning catch-up before the heat arrives.
Among river-adjacent options in Thao Dien, The Deck holds its position through operational reliability: the food refined rather than experimental, the service trained, and a setting that functions whether the occasion is a slow breakfast or a late cocktail above the water.
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Reviews
4.4(3555)
If there's one big question that I still have after visiting Deck a few weeks ago, I'm still asking myself: "Why is one of the most beautiful spaces in Saigon not as crowded as I expected?" The place is 100% beautiful, it deserves more frequent house music parties... a space where you can breathe well with beautiful views over the river... the entrance to "Deck" is like entering another world... a good space for fashion parties, house music, private events... I loved it, I hope to return for dinner and see if the atmosphere is always like this with few people or if I was just unlucky on the day I chose.
Hello, I just had dinner last night at The Deck after two years. Everything still looked nice and stunning as usual. Although we missed the sunset, we enjoyed the calmness of the river, not the food, the time well spent with my friend saved the night. The staff service was good, they helped us get a table next to the river, even though we couldn’t book one in advance.
Had a really nice time at Deck Saigon 💫 The place is super cute, with a beautiful riverside view and a great ambience, perfect for a relaxed evening. The food overall was good, but I have to say the steak didn’t quite hit the mark for me. To be fair, I haven’t had the best experiences with steak in Vietnam in general, so maybe it’s just not the right place for that. One small downside was the wine service… it wasn’t served properly, which took away a bit from the experience. That said I’d still recommend it for the vibe, scenery and a chill night out
Dining here feels like enjoying a private meal on a luxury sailing house in Hawaii. The atmosphere is elegant yet relaxing, with ocean-inspired decor and soft lighting that creates a calm, upscale mood. The food is refined and beautifully presented, using fresh ingredients that taste light and sophisticated. Each bite feels carefully crafted, perfectly matching the luxurious seaside vibe. It’s not just a meal, but a full experience of comfort, elegance, and island-inspired indulgence.
Visit Tips
Visiting The Deck Saigon
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Breakfast available: Opens by 8 AM — a viable breakfast stop in Saigon.
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Reservations: Call +84 28 3744 6632 to book — recommended for weekend dining.
- ✓
Best for: date night, family lunch, special occasion dinner, morning catch-up.
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Food
Eggs Benedict
Shrimp Cocktail
Eggs Benedict
Baked Egg Dishes
Fish Dish with Cherry Tomatoes and Garlic
Fruit Garnish Tart
Drinks
Cappuccino with Heart Latte Art
Fruit Cocktail
Vibe
A wooden deck table by a lake at sunset in Thao Dien, Saigon, featuring a green bowl of leafy greens, a dark bowl of purple-hued food (possibly grille
A nighttime exterior view of a serene pathway flanked by illuminated lattice walls with embedded lights, surrounded by lush greenery and bamboo plants
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Outdoor patio area featuring a concrete table with a white orchid arrangement, a modern desk lamp, and a small container. A black tripod holds a sign
Outdoor patio area with a concrete surface, featuring a small round table with a lamp, a potted plant with white flowers, and a sign on a stand readin
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Two people seated at a wooden table in an open-air restaurant. The table features a teapot, bowls of food (including a salad and possibly rice), a bam
A bathroom interior featuring a large mirror with an ornate frame, a stone sink on a countertop, a black pot with white orchids, a small bottle, folde
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A restaurant menu from a venue in Thao Dien, Saigon, featuring sections like Small Plates, The Deck, Foie Gras, Seafood Bar, Ceviches, Dim Sum - Tempu
A printed menu from a venue in Thao Dien, Saigon, featuring sections like 'MARTI', 'DIM SUM', 'CEVICHE', 'VEGETARIAN', 'FROM THE SEA', 'SMALL PLATES',
Common Questions
Frequently Asked
- Does The Deck Saigon have outdoor seating?
- Yes. The open-roof riverfront terrace at 38 Nguyễn Ư Dĩ is the centrepiece — reviewers highlight 'exceptional ambience at the waterside table with the lighting and the open roof on a clear night.'
- Is The Deck Saigon open for breakfast?
- Yes, The Deck Saigon opens at 8am. One reviewer walked in at 8am and found the atmosphere 'pleasantly welcoming and quiet — good for chat and enjoy the morning sun.'
- Is The Deck Saigon good for a date night or special occasion?
- Reviewers describe it as 'classy and relaxed' with 'elegant setting by the river' and 'very well trained and detail oriented' servers — a reliable choice for milestone meals.
- Is The Deck Saigon quiet or loud?
- Atmosphere varies by time: weekday mornings are described as quiet and unhurried, while weekend evenings run at a noticeably different register as the sunset terrace crowd fills in.
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