(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…
09/19/09
Not what is was
by nealr2000
This place was once great. It was Zagat's number one Vietnamese in NYC. This was when it was called Vietnam. It's been through a change of name and a chnage or two in ownership. It's now Chinese owned and operated and the food is not close to what it was. Still, it's not bad, but this is only because the quality of Vietnamese on the East Coast is average. The West Coast is where it's at.
- Pros: None
- Cons: None
11/10/08
Run away!!
by Arelene1123
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!
- Pros: there are NONE.
- Cons: horrible food, horrible service, bad atmosphere, inattentive staff.
01/21/07
Secret hidden Vietnamese
by hooahman
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.
- Pros: Rice noodle soup, coffee, $
- Cons: ambience is not for 1st date
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