Dong Do Restaurant — Restaurant in Budapest

I am a doubting Thomas by nature so I suspected most of the reviews are non genuine.

Because my accommodation is 5 minutes walk from Dong Do I decided to give it a try.

The first impression was good ; the restaurant is small but beautiful and it is air conditioned.

Alas, within a few seconds I began hearing the noise of microwave doors and digits which is never a good sign in any restaurant let alone an Asian restaurant.

The crispy veg spring rolls were indeed crispy but they were empty.

There were traces of carrot and green onion in some of them but the amount was so negligible I felt I am eating batter.

It is summer and cabbage is very cheap. That none of it finds its way to the spring rolls is telling.

The quality of meat in the so-called bun was extremely low. The meat was either old or of exceptionally low quality or (more probably) a combination of both.

The dish did not taste Vietnamese at all. It tasted like imitation Thai street food because it was smothered in fish or crab sauce which does not appear on the menu.

Instead of eating I asked the polite young Vietnamese waiter to pack it as take away and I gave it to a homeless person (finding homeless people is always easy in this part of Budapest).

The container in which the dish was packed is suitable for packing rice only so inevitably the juices spilled into the nylon bag as it was being...

very cozy and cute restaurant (could be a bit small if crowded). the waitress is extra adorable and friendly! we had a whole conversation and talked till later. super recommend the “Udon thai cury”, “Bun bo nam bo” and “COM THIT KHO TAU”. i saw lots of reviews for the first 2 but the long cooked pork with rice is so underated!! everybody should try that once! the waitress also told me that it is one of the most authentic dish that appeared in every Vietnamese’s daily dine. i forgot to take pics of it but it comes with a boiled egg and some salads too! however, there are only the husband and wife doing the cook so it might take a bit time if its...

OMG the udon Thai curry (with crispy chicken) is now on the top 5 meals of my life list. It was so insanely flavorful and it came out PIPING hot and the veggies were cooked perfectly and the chicken dipped in the curry was heavenly. And the noodles were so light and tasted freshly made. I am very sad I don’t live in Budapest and can’t come here every week 😭😭 plus my family all got other curry noodle or rice dishes and they loved them as well. Blueberry lemonade was refreshing and...