The evening’s dining option in Gothenburg was a well reviewed Vietnamese restaurant. I made an online reservation about thirty minutes before we got there, although there were plenty of spare tables available when we arrived.
There was a bright and modern interior. There was some background music, but it didn’t intrude into the atmosphere and was at a sensible level.
There was a friendly welcome from the team member who spoke fluent English, which made things much easier. There were also English menus and also chopsticks, which neither Richard or I have yet to work out how to use. There is a choice of small and large plates, I opted for one of each and using the small plate as a side. Both of my dishes arrived promptly, but Richard’s didn’t arrive for seven minutes afterwards and I thought he was quite grumpy about the arrangement, although I coped well with it.
My food and drink options with the beer, in the glass at the back of the photo, being the Bryggmästarens Premium Gold from the Swedish Åbro Bryggeri brewery. The beer was clean and light, nothing exceptional, but it was good to have something Swedish and the other option on draft was Brewdog Punk IPA which I like, but I wanted something local.
The side dish I ordered was two spring rolls which were large in size, plenty of vegetable filling and a depth of flavour. The salad element was a little excessive, but it was all fresh. The main course was Ga Nuong Mat Ong which are grilled boneless chicken thighs in honey, with Bok Choi, served with jasmine rice flavoured with turmeric and coconut milk. The chicken was tender and the sauce was sweet, rich and mildly decadent. The rice had plenty of flavour and it all went well together, a really rather lovely meal.
Richard’s meal came with bread.
And Richard then ordered more bread as a side. He had a lot of bread. However, he had a meaty dish with plenty of sauce, so no bread was wasted.
I liked this restaurant, it was laid-back, comfortable and welcoming. The prices were reasonable, there were some authentic and interesting sounding dishes and it all felt on-trend. We were pleased with our choice of restaurant and I’d merrily come here again.