Banh Mi Hoi An — Restaurant in Vienna

Again, another Vietnamese restaurant in Vienna has failed me a lot, especially their "Cá kho Tô", irritatingly senseless and salty and the taste has nothing to do with the real Vietnamese Cá Kho. They even overcharged me for the requested "bean sprouts". I'll give this dish 4.5/10. In my own experiences as world traveler, horeca-psychologist & as Vietnamese food expert and chef, a lot of the Vietnamese restaurants in Vienna can never achieve the authentic Vietnamese cuisine if they do not want to listen to the upright criticism and then try to improve themselves for their own good. Most of the Vietnamese personnel seem very self-sufficient, and should definitely improve their communication/service skills & decency when dealing with clients/guests. And for your own business’s good, Banh Mi Hoi An, you should not ever get insensibly smart with such an arrogant attitude & misjudgment with...

It had been on my bucket list for a while. I was hesitant to try yet another cookie-cutter Vietnamese restaurant, as so many tend to serve the same things. Luckily, a local friend insisted I come—and now it’s on my list of must-visit Vietnamese spots in Vienna. To start, the menu is extensive. Strangely, for a restaurant named Hoi An—a city in Central Vietnam—a lot of the dishes come from the South. But I don’t mind. They put peanuts on the rice, which I suppose is a Central touch. Many of the offerings are familiar, the kind of dishes a Vietnamese family might have at dinner. I ordered the fish sour soup and the pork stew, and both were incredible. The pork was tender, and the soup had a very traditional flavor. I only wish it could be a place where anyone could experience proper home-cooked food—but unfortunately, it can be quite pricey. The service is attentive, and the...

This place started off really well, but unfortunately both the service and the food have changed for the worse. They began to use some nasty hoisin-based sauce for the banh mi, which gives the dish a very salty, artificial flavor and makes a lazy impression. In addition, last time the service was distracted and unfriendly - they brought us the wrong sandwiches, and even though they admitted it was their mix-up, they were reluctant to replace the order. When we insisted, both the man and the woman turned quite rude. As expected from their reaction, the replacement banh mi was mostly bread and that awful new sauce. I was so disappointed and irritated that I don't think I will ever give the place another try. Three stars for the strong start, zero stars for the...