Bing Boong Restaurant & Cafe — Restaurant in Ninh Bình Province

I was all excited because of the reviews but this place is bland. Which is a shame, because everything else I've had in Vietnam has been delicious.

The staff is sweet and not super overbearing. I asked the server what his preference was for stir-fried beef dish and he gave me a look like "I don't eat this stuff..." but managed to suppress the thought and pointed to the stir-fried beef with pineapple and onion.

It was edible.

I also got a frozen limeade because it is HOT. The dang thing has some sort of cream in it. They couldn't tell me what exactly, just that it is vegetable based. It tastes like vanilla ice cream...with lime. But I have to say it was delicious. Unlike the flavor-less beef.

This place should not be a 5-star establishment. No...

Plus size meat eater man, vegetarian wife here, we tried many places, and this one became our favorite spot (we ate there 5 times):

Food: we both LOVED IT!!! Portions, and taste are perfect. Staff: it is a family owned restaurant, they all work together, they are super welcoming, friendly. No complaints about service. Facilities: there's restroom. They set up a fan next to you. CLEAN (I was very thankful for that). There's not much noise as it's not on the main street.

People say sometimes it's better to get away from the touristy area, well......

A little off the main road which meant it was much more peaceful and quiet. The Vietnamese food was good and freshly made. The kitchen is right there so you can see them chopping the veggies for your bahn mi. The salt coffee was great and not too heavy or thick and the blended limeade is amaaaazing. We keep coming back just for that. It's basically a sweet creamy Brazilian lemonade slushy. The place is also really clean and even dusted which is nice when you're eating in tamcoc. They pay attention to details which can be rare. The service is fast and...