Tango Pub Bar Restaurant — Restaurant in Vientiane Capital

I visited this restaurant based on its high ratings on Google and had high expectations. I ordered a variety of dishes and enjoyed the overall experience, though there were some notable ups and downs.

The food was generally well-seasoned and served at the right temperature. The escargot had a delightful flavor, and the cordon bleu was rich with cheesy goodness. The duck, however, was slightly dry despite ordering it medium-rare, but the accompanying orange sauce was absolutely delicious.

The beef tartare was fresh, but I couldn’t quite enjoy it as much as I hoped. Perhaps it’s the characteristic of local Myanmar beef, but I found it lacked the depth of flavor and umami I usually associate with tartare—it came across as rather watery.

As for the steak, this was the most disappointing part of my meal. I ordered the most premium steak on the menu, which was also the most expensive dish. As a steak lover, I had high expectations, especially given the restaurant’s great reviews. Unfortunately, the steak was incredibly tough—so much so that I couldn’t cut through it easily, and my jaw ached after just one bite.

I expressed my concerns to the server, who seemed to relay them to the hostess, but I didn’t receive any follow-up or explanation. I also mentioned it to the male owner, but again, there was no substantial response. Finally, during the billing process, I brought it up with the hostess one last time but received the same unsatisfactory explanation as before.

If I misunderstood the nature of the steak or ordered it incorrectly, I apologize. However, the “Charolais cow” is known for its tender meat, so I’m genuinely curious about the chef’s intent in serving a steak this tough.

Overall, I appreciate the ambiance and some of the dishes, but I hope the restaurant considers customer feedback more seriously, especially for high-end items...

Dont come here. Order the cordon bleu it came out completely raw in the middle. Sent it back, thinking like any normal reaturant they would make a fresh one. They came out not even 3 minutes later with the same chicken that they'd blanched again and it looked like this, horrible and fell to pieces so I told them i dont want it and to take it off the bill. They then decided to bring the bill over whilst my husband was still eating his meal and have the ordasity to charge for the small chips that was on my plate whilst they re cooked my 1st chicken.

Also it's advertised as cheddar cheese, it's not it's American style burger cheese.

The waitress was also not going to give me fresh cutlery when taking my raw chicken away knowing I've just cut through a whole raw chicken breast.

Can guarantee you'll get food poisoning here so don't come just filter the reviews to the lowest and you'll see many others reported food poisoning. I should have...

I found myself with a rather lovely problem of having to get rid of excess kip before leaving the country, and my answer was a European dinner at a bistro that wouldn't be out of place in a southern French city. Tango is approachable as a solo person and the staff are really friendly. I had the ongelet steak, a very drinkable glass of the house red, sides of ratatouille and frites, followed by chocolate mousse and a chaser of aged rum.

The steak was cooked perfectly, the fries were exactly the way they're served in France (crisp, light), the ratatouille came with some local kick, and the pepper sauce had local green peppercorns. The chocolate mousse was light and smooth, not too sweet, and complemented nicely with the rum.

After several weeks of local fare, it was lovely to sit in a little slice of Europe for an evening. Everything was delicious, merci beaucoup encore 🙏 $30 was never...