La Velvet — Restaurant in Nha Trang City

Currently sitting in the dining room, but had to type up my review before I left. (Long read alert, TL/DR: go there for upscale dining on only slightly upscale pricing)

I was in a mood to eat a little bit more, and something a little bit fancier tonight, so I opted to come here and get two entrees and a dessert for myself.

First, I started off with the Tuna Nicoise Salad, and man was that a good opener. It came out in a large clam shell and the presentation on it was stunning. The tuna was cooked perfect, pink in the center, nice sear on the outside. The dressing and the toppings on the salad were great and balanced.

I then got the ostrich with wine sauce, which was highly recommended, and it did not disappoint. The ostrich was cooked phenomenally, slightly mid rare, very tender and moist. The red wine reduction was well balanced, savory and rich.

Then for desert, I got the chocolate salami. Now, I didn't know what to expect, but wanted to go out on a limb and try the stranger of the few dessert options and man was it AWESOME. I don't know how to describe it without making it sound weird, it was very good quality chocolate, rolled and compressed with crispy sweet baked somethings inside of it, rolled into a log and sliced like salami and served with a simple chocolate sauce. While the sauce might have been a bit simple, that's ok because the salami itself came up where the sauce fell short.

All in all, would definitely recommend to anybody in Nha Trang wanting to try some innovative, well...

A really lovely little spot in a busy tourist city. If you're like me and get grouchy when too many people have been around you for too long a time, then make sure to visit this place for dinner one evening, it's a welcome respite from the throngs.

The menu is refreshingly small, with 4-5 choices in each course category, and the prices are reasonable. I had the bruschetta and the chicken breast in mushroom sauce. Both were good; not the best I've ever had, but not at all disappointing and a welcome change from the typical fare offered by the average restaurant around town. Service was perfect, attentive but not overbearing. I recommend La Velvet to anyone with Western tastes and/or an appreciation for quiet,...

Dropped in for lunch at opening time 1.30pm

Small restaurant, seats 16 with additional 4 stools at the register.

Clean and tidy, numerous fans blowing (no air conditioning)

Online menu via QR code

Payment in cash or QR code only, no cards or Apple Pay

I ordered the tuna with strawberry sauce. I wanted to try it and see how the flavours worked together. It wasn’t for me, the strawberry sauce was lacking in any flavour or sweetness and didn’t enhance the dish at all.

Perhaps if the ingredients were reimagined into a relish it might work better.

I like a restaurant that isn’t afraid to try something different.

I will visit again and try some other dishes on the menu.

The serving size was...