Restaurants
Great food selection, but no space for the customers: Club Lounge @ Vinpearl Landmark 81, Autograph Collection (1. January 2024)
After a full day in the Cu Chi Tunnels and the Mekong Delta, it was time to have a quick bite and get some rest – and what better place than the Club Lounge at the Vinpearl Landmark 81, Autograph Collection hotel? Well, at least that is what I thought. To be fair, though, the […]
Huge disappointment – wanting too much after having been awarded a Michelin star: Restaurant Anan Saigon (31. December 2023)
The Anan Saigon does not only appear on the World’s 50 Best list for Asia as No. 40, it also has 1 Michelin Star. And my assessment in a nutshell is: How?! So, let’s start with the fact that the booking was for 6pm, and we arrived there in time. We were told to wait […]
Michelin-recommended restaurant for Phở: Restaurant Phở Lệ (31. December 2023)
During the city tour for Ho Chi Minh City, we had a lunch stop at what turned out to be a Michelin-recommended restaurant called Phở Lệ, so, naturally, the place specialises in Phở, and hence, that is what I went for. The “Brisket Phở” (90’000 VND) was served within minutes, doesn’t cost anything, and was […]
A great breakfast selection spread over the whole floor: Restaurant Oriental Pearl @ Vinpearl Landmark 81, Autograph Collection (31. December 2023)
The breakfast selection at the Oriental Pearl is really quite excessive. The only challenge is that the different food stations are kind of distributed over the whole floor, and since it is a bit ‘cornery’, it’s not entirely easy to find everything with the first try. But once you have done that, there is really […]
Lovely service making sure you’re happy where you are: Restaurant The Grill @ Sheraton Grand Danang Resort & Convention Center (29. December 2023)
Sometimes, things are in reach, good, and can just be visited twice. Hence, we ended up at The Grill again and the evening started again with “fresh warm bread, butter, tomato spread, and olive oil with balsamico”. Same as yesterday, lovely, tasty. Today, the amuse bouche was “braised duck on a toast”, though, and it […]
A truly authentic experience when visiting Hue: Restaurant Madam Thu – Taste of Hue (29. December 2023)
The Madam Thu is a place worth visiting when you do a full-day tour of Hue. Sure, the place was part of a pre-organised tour, hence, my expectations weren’t too high, but I must say that I was super positively surprised. You kind of get to try the whole menu, which started with “rice cake […]
A great restaurant with a few areas to improve in the kitchen delivery speed: Restaurant The Grill @ Sheraton Grand Danang Resort & Convention Center (28. December 2023)
After spending more or less a whole day in the cold, we decided to have dinner at the hotel and went for The Grill. Transparently speaking, expectations were low, but they were definitely achieved and overachieved. Talking about the interior first, the place is a typical hotel restaurant – so, not really that amazing, but […]
A simple little place in the vegetable village with decent food: Restaurant Spring Onion (28. December 2023)
The Spring Onion is a little family-owned restaurant located in the Vegetable Village – and probably a place you usually wouldn’t get to if it wasn’t for a guided tour. In any case, the place is lovely as it is located outside, in the middle of the vegetable fields, it’s covered from the rain, and […]
