In yet another continuing trend of "Asian" restaurants in Germany, this time, I'm presenting a Vietnamese restaurant that I ate at recently in Dortmund whilst working there. I know this is giving the impression that I'm against German food, but I do love German food. Just that whilst on tour, I find that it can be a bit unsettling to have too much German food, but that is a particular peculiarity for my own stomach as I get older....

The Space

The restaurant is quite an easy one to find as you walk past on one of the smaller streets of Dortmund, and it is quite close to the Hauptbahnhof of Dortmund. Interestingly enough, it is in really quite close proximity to a coin shop (where I had a quick look, just to see if I could get anything new toys to post about in #steemsilvergold).

The place is a bit non-descript in it's decor. Nothing that really stands out, it is clean but without too much character. If you ask me, it felt a little plasticky... a bit cheap.

The specials board was well placed, in clear enough writing so that you didn't have to get up and take a look from close up. However, I'm really not a fan of televisions in a restaurant. Luckily they didn't have it on....

There is an open "kitchen" area which is mostly for drinks and the finishing touches on dishes. Most of the food is prepared and cooked down the back in a more traditional non-open kitchen.

The Menu

This menu ended up being huge.... with over 150 entries including drinks. I'm not such a fan of these extended editions of menus. I prefer that restaurants serve a smaller variety of dishes done well, or if there are variations on the type of meat or vegetables, then that can be done in a way that doesn't take up quite so much space... Otherwise, it ends up being a bit too confusing, especially in a foreign language...

However, I will include a few pages of the menu here just as a sample. Mostly, it was pretty standard Vietnamese fare as far as I could understand!

Phew... way too many pages... and this wasn't even half of them!

The Food

I ended up ordering a Duck Yellow Curry, which was really actually very good! It wasn't chili hot, but the spices and the curry itself really made a nice addition to the roast duck! There's nothing better than roast duck! However, for me the rice was a little dry for my taste. Not bad, just a little harder than I prefer...

One of my colleagues let me take this snap of a Rice Noodle soup. It was actually quite nice, but the bowl that they served it in (you can't quite see it from this angle) was pretty precarious. It really looked like the soup was only just going to stay in... pretty bowl, and interesting design... but a disconcerting feeling for a bowl of hot liquid!

The Experience

The wait staff were really friendly, and the food was decent and not too expensive. We were early for the lunch session by 15 minutes... but seeing as we had just stepped off the plane and the hotel hadn't had our rooms prepared yet, we had run off to find something to eat. It was freezing outside, but the staff were really kind and let us sit inside whilst they were preparing the restaurant to open!

It's not the best Vietnamese food that I've had, but it was nice and filling. I would come back, but I wouldn't reccomend it as a must visit restaurant. However, pleasant enough if you have that Vietnamese food itch to scratch whilst in Dortmund!

Opening Times

Monday - Friday: 12:00 - 15:00 & 17:00 - 23:00
Saturday: 12:00 - 23:00
Sunday: 13:00 - 23:00

Contact Details

Address: Hansastraße 24, 44137 Dortmund, Germany
Phone: 0231 5574 8873

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