Namphet Khemsong Restaurant ຮ້ານອາຫານນໍ້າເພັດແຄມຊອງ — Restaurant in Vientiane Province

This restaurant is basically a culinary Russian roulette, and spoiler: we lost.

The menu looks like it was designed by a bored toddler with a glue stick. Random food photos, some Lao words, maybe English, maybe not—good luck decoding it. Asking the staff what’s in a dish is a comedy sketch, because the answer is always some variation of “yes.”

So I gambled on “mix seafood.” Big mystery. Noodles? Rice? Salad? Who knows! Turns out it was noodles. Spicy noodles. And not just “ooh, spicy.” I mean set-your-mouth-on-fire, Dante-writing-an-extra-circle-of-Hell spicy. My tongue burned, my lips screamed, and now I’m just praying the sequel won’t happen tomorrow morning on the toilet.

The gyo shrimp (fancy talk for shrimp gyoza) were actually really good. Light, tasty, not trying to kill me. Should’ve ordered two rounds of those and walked out like a winner.

Meanwhile, Mrs. went for seafood salad. Big mistake. It came with stiff, bamboo-like mystery sticks and two sauces that tasted like Satan’s armpit sweat—just pure fire bottled and labeled “enjoy.” She’s absolutely not recommending it.

Final score: Russian roulette with food. We spun the menu, pulled the trigger, and got shot in the taste buds. If you’re a spice junkie, congrats—you just found your playground. For everyone else: avoid this place unless you’re into losing bets against your...

THIS PLACE IS SO LOVELY! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A lovely restaurant that running by a lady (Chef) and her young son (as a waitress) and 2 cute dogs 🐶 only 2 people working but the service was fast!

TBH I’m Thai and quiet picky with the restaurant. We came here ordered 3 dishes (40,000LAK/Each) They were so tasty. There are a lot of ingredients in one dish. My boyfriend surprised they gave so much!

I can say it is the best restaurant in Vang Vieng. Good food in reasonable prices with good quality and the view is wonderful just next to the river and the bridge !!! And Beautiful plants decorated 🌱🌿🪴

-⭐️ I’ve been again today and ordered fried pork 40,000 in the menu then bill came up 50,000 when I ordered she didn’t say that the price is not same so I was a bit disappointed…. Told them to add new prices by pen then she said new menu is coming this one haven’t edited. So how customers...

Best Laotian food I have had. The food was excellent. Homemade. Very flavorful.

Chilled, quiet, unpretentious, open air setting right next to the river. The sounds of the river rushing below and bikes passing the bridge set a pleasant rhythm to the night.

The young son of the owner served us and he understood English very well. He was very bright, polite, and quick.

We ordered curry crab, cabbage, tom yum omelette, and rolled noodles. All was good. The curry crab was a definite winner, even your fussiest uncle would...