Maison d'Asie — Restaurant in Geneva

Living on the same street, I used to go here for dinner often when I first moved to Geneva to satisfy my cravings of home, also since it was the only Vietnamese restaurant I knew back then. Then I figured that the quality of their pho is not consistent, most of the time it was very salty and with MSG that made me very thirsty afterwards. Sometimes even with lukewarm broth while this dish is supposed to served steaming hot. The rest of the menu didn't have anything else too special, typical Vietnamese dishes like bo bun or bun thit nuong also don't have the right ingredients to make them taste right, which is understandable given this is Geneva. I have to admit though, better Vietnamese restaurants do exist in the city and they do manage to make their dishes taste the way they are...

The food is ok but customer service is way below average. We sat on the outside and the waiter basically ignored us. We had to come inside to ask for the menu. When the waiter cleaned the table to serve the dessert, he forgot to take the used chopstick. I ordered Bún chả Hà Nội but what I got is more like summer roll. Authenticity: 2/10 probably. It tasted ok, it's just not "bún chả." The dessert is meh. Fried ice cream has too thick outer layer and the inside is not cold as it should be. Taro dessert looks and tastes like porridge. After done with the meal, we waited for the waiter but no one passed by. We had to come in to tell them we want to get the bill, but theb they still ignored us for...

Awesome restaurant with extensive menu! It's my first time to try the brichoes a la vapéur, even though I come from Asia and have tried a lot of vietnamese food, so this restaurant gave me a nice surprise. I ordered the grilled pork with cold vermicelli, and it was great, however it is a bit pricey: 28CHF, but once in a while, it's worth it. Phõ with beef, that is a bit anti-climatic, I think their soup base is so so, and it is not too fresh, too much MSG and too much star anise flavor, it's 18CHF, so not too cheap either. I would recommend...