88 Chophouse restaurant & bar — Restaurant in undefined

We found this little gem walking around through Luang Prabang, looking for a quiet, good quality restaurant, close to the old center but a bit further from all the craziness. The place looks high class (and it is too), but they offer a nice mix of local dishes, like the amazing Luang Prabang sausage, done so beautifully here, which are affordable and delicious, and steakhouse favourites, like Australian Rib Eye and delicious Wagyu, all for a fraction of the price you would pay in an US or European steakhouse. They also have fresh bread, served with butter, a killer mustard sauce, very good white wine and of course large Beer Lao. We actually went here 2 times for dinner. First time I had the Luang Prabang sausage, which is so delicious and my wife had the pork rib steak and mashed potatoes. Second time she got a chicken leg steak, and I enjoyed the australian rib-eye, which is simply yummy!

We really enjoyed the food, the atmoshpere, the good price and amazing service, but above all the friendliness of the manager and her husband, who made us feel like home! We chatted with them quite a bit, getting very pertinet recommendations regarding our food, and we will recommend this place to any friend visiting Laos, because we felt so welcomed and pampered by their kindness. Thank you so much and hope to see you...

I ordered set 2: I originally wanted a ceasar salad but the kitchen was out of lettuce. I got a mushroom soup and Australian striploin. Soup was nice, tasted like fresh mushrooms were used and cooked in-house. The bread was fluffy and butter was not salty.

The main dish was disappointing. The dish came cold - It sat out for too long. The manager/owner explained that two of their chefs were at an off-site private event and had to deliver the sauce back to the restaurant. I rarely eat beef and ordered the striploin as it was listed as part of set menu 2. But I found the dish cold and too chewy. Recommended to consult the manager/owner for something suitable to your personal palate before ordering.

Service recovery was excellent. The manager/owner offered some hot fries as a replacement, which managed to fill my stomach for dinner.

The passion fruit ice-cream tasted tangy and refreshing. I could taste that it was made from actual passion fruit and not passion fruit syrup or flavouring.

The mulberry tea was alright. The taste becomes more astringent as the water level in the pot decreases. It can be refilled with hot water.

Overall the service was friendly and attentive, which saved the dining experience for me because the main dish was...

I know I told the lovely young waiter I wouldn't write a review, but given the annoyance of the experience, I couldn't help myself. I'm old, so maybe there's something wrong with me, But I see something called "pork ribs" on the menu, with a photo of something that looks like BBQ ribs with a side of fries. Looked good. Instead, a plate arrived with some kind of boneless pork chops smothered in this gluey, milky pepper sauce, mashed potatoes on the side. I decided to cut my loses, ask for the bill and leave. It simply wasn't what I saw on the menu, but no point making a fuss. The server seemed a bit surprised and insisted on sending it back to the angry cook to have her make fries. I stupidly agreed, but at least the place was air conditioned. He returned with the undercooked, unseasoned fries and the disgusting pork dish. To make him feel better, I ate the overcooked vegetables, a few fries, and one bite of the leathery pork -- who knew what the angry cook might have done to the food -- I again asked for my bill. The poor server apologized profusely. I felt bad for the guy. Caveat...