The Saigon Restaurant,
The Sofitel
Khon Kaen
Tel: 043 322 155
My first impressions of the Saigon, were the same as the Sofitel: good. It is a charming restaurant. However my first problem was getting a bottle, and later, a glass of wine. It took fifteen minutes to get the first bottle of wine and it took the same time to get a glass of wine later. As to the food, I am not an afficionado of Vietnamese cuisine so I wanted to give the menu a proper going over, especially after the glowing recommendations I had received. What I could not understand was why there was no taster-style menu: a menu dégustation would have been nice especially as this is a French operated hotel! As a result I was forced to have a stab at selecting a range of dishes. I am not sure how good a job I did. Some of the food was quite special, but I have to say I was not that impressed. Among other things, there really did seem to be no difference between prawn meat and pork meat! So not a bad meal but not worth the detour I had made.
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