Doyers Vietnamese Restaurant
(212) 513-1521
11 Doyers St
New York,
NY
10013
40.7141
-73.9979
Neighborhoods: Downtown, Chinatown
What People Are Saying About Doyers Vietnamese Restaurant
The Editor
Kathleen Squires
Citysearch
The Scene
Set in a dingy, badly lit basement with faux wood-paneling and linoleum accents, an eclectic group of Chinatown explorers--from students to silver-haired baby-boomers--struggle to recapture the authenticity of the restaurant's former incarnation as Vietnam. Servers rush to take orders but aren't very interested in the follow-up. Dishes arrive in haphazard, random order and empty platters overstay their welcome.
The Food
These Vietnamese dishes are cheap, generously portioned and perfect for sharing, yet truly uneven quality-wise. The kitchen misses with leaden, fried-to-death spring rolls; an ungainly, oily crepe stuffed with bland shrimp; frighteningly undercooked grilled meat balls; and an over-battered soft shell crab. The hits--a perfectly dressed grilled pork and shredded green papaya salad, juicy diced beef with onion on watercress, and an aromatic, fiery and flavorful basil chicken--aren't strong enough to encourage repeat visits.
User Reviews
Arelene1123
November 10, 2008
Given the great reviews on this site, I was expecting to find a hidden gem. Instead I had the WORST, yes, the WORST dining experience of my life tonight at Doyers Vietnamese. I ordered Buddha Rolls, which contained some weird pasty/sawdust ingredient, then the papaya salad (vegetarian) that had an off/refrigerator flavor. Then the Lemon Grass chicken barely resembled chicken. It was completely dried out, almost like jerky, a strange color, and was completely inedible. I am not a picky eater, but this was absolutely inedible. My friend and I couldn't wait to get out of there. But the service was so slow and inattentive we basically had to do cartwheels to get someone to bring us our check. Our table was full of uneaten food (her shrimp had a strong fishy odor) and they said nothing to us--didn't ask how our food was. Oh, and it took them a good ten minutes to come to our table in the first place and another 15 for the drinks to arrive. I work in a restaurant and usually have an understanding patience when things don't go well, but this was above and beyond the worst of the worst. I literally kept thinking that we walked in the wrong place because I could not see how anyone could have anything positive to say about the food, atmosphere, staff, etc. And it wasn't that cheap! I spent $20 to cover my table with "food" that barely fit the description. Plus, we ordered the "greatest hits" of Vietnamese food...surely they could have at least tried to get one thing right? Please, save your money and your stomach!
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hooahman
January 21, 2007
On the weekend, we skip typical Chinese restaurants in China town because its so packed with tourists. Instead we walk to the Doyer street and head to the basement of one of the buildings. They serve very decent Vietnamese for excellent price. I like Rice noodle soup with thin sliced beef (winter time favorite), over rice dish (all of them are good), and finish by dark Vietnamese coffee.
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miketr
September 16, 2006
I order those rolls through SeamlessWeb and they are really wonderful. I also like Shrimps & String Bean. Grilled Beef Papaya Salad, and Rainbow Ice Drink. Overall,the food is excellent , their service is fast and price is cheap comparing with those Vietnamese restaurants provide delivery service in Downtown area like Nam or Viet Cafe...etc.
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Family Style Dining, Group Dining, Food Delivery, Cheap Eats
