Rene's Saigon - Puerto Princesa

If you are hoping for a hearty meal, I would recommend going somewhere else. My friend treated five of us to a meal before flying back to Europe. It had been over 15 years since I had eaten at this restaurant because the portions were small, but my friend insisted on going there. When our meals arrived, we all looked disappointed as the serving sizes were more like appetizers than full meals. After quickly finishing our food, we were still hungry, so we decided to go to another restaurant where we ordered pizzas, tacos, and quesadillas.

After a long 5-hour trip from El Nido, my friends and I decided to try out this restaurant. We were famished and ordered some of their popular dishes. We tried the fresh pork and prawn spring rolls, fried pork spring rolls, beef stew rice noodles, crispy pancit canton, French bread with pork BBQ, and Vietnamese coffee. Everything was delicious and reasonably priced. The portion sizes were generous and well worth the price. I highly recommend trying out this hidden gem located along Rizal Avenue, towards the end of the road.

Food was nice, the items on the menu are cheap but compared to what you get it is quite expensive. 140p for three thumb size pieces of chicken full of bones and does not come with rice or 99p for noodles in broth with a couple tiny pieces of chicken. Service was okay but the waitress did not repeat our order back to us and therefore missed two of our orders so we were short which would have been fine if they were not so small. Had to go to another restaurant straight after as we were all still hungry

We visited this restaurant a few times and found the menu to be somewhat limited. However, everything we ordered was delicious and reasonably priced. It is located at the end of Rizal Avenue and can be a bit isolated, but a tricycle ride for 40 pesos will take you there. The restaurant has a charming rustic vibe, with a lovely courtyard where you can enjoy your meal in the cooler evening air. It's worth noting that the restaurant is open from 8:30am to 8:30pm. One evening, we arrived at 8pm and were able to place our order, but the restaurant closed promptly at 8:30pm while we were still eating. Another couple arrived after us and unfortunately, were turned away due to the closing time. Despite this, we still recommend making the effort to visit this charming restaurant.

Place is a little isolated, last restaurant at the Rizal Avenue. Sunday evening, bot many customers around. Service was friendly and fast. I had really delicious Crispy Pancit and Beef BBQ french bread. They bake their own bread, it was really good.