Nhà hàng Madame Lân

I’ve long heard about this Michelin-recommended restaurant and finally had the chance to visit. It’s easy to find—just walk by the river, and you can’t miss the large Michelin-recommended sign at the entrance. The restaurant is quite large, and entering feels like walking into a garden. Tourists flood in waves, often arriving by bus. The waitstaff are attentive and respond swiftly to requests. We did notice some locals dining with their visiting friends, but overall, the place felt a bit too touristy for our liking. We chose to sit on the second floor, where there was air conditioning. Our group of four was squeezed into a small table, but after a few requests, we were moved to a larger one, which made it easier to accommodate all the dishes we ordered. Looking through the menu, the prices seemed a bit high for standard dishes and even more so for seafood. We ordered a selection of local dishes, including some wrapped items, pho, fish, a few bowls of rice, and a couple of other dishes to share. The food was decent, with the fish standing out—although it had too many small bones, which was a bit of a hassle. Overall, the restaurant is well-known and clearly caters to the tourist crowd. It’s a good place to try once, but with so many tourists coming through, I imagine the restaurant does well regardless. Personally, I think trying it once is enough, and I’ll most likely explore other restaurants next time.

The food and ambience is just IMPECCABLE this restaurant is a must try for anyone travelling to Vietnam; no matter where you are from. I recommend you to try the grilled squids and french fries without fail, maybe even a coconut water to accompany it or caramel custard to end it on a sweet note. As an Indian guest, I absolutely loved this restaurant.

This is a review I really don't want to write but sometimes we have to do the right thing for the right reasons, and in this case it's just to give them positive feedback for a lot of good things and some pretty bad parts. First of all, they were just written up in the Michelin Guide 2024, they have not had time to adjust, to hire more people, to expedite and perfect their production line, and what happened was the first dish came out, which were the steamed little rice cake dishes with beautiful and delicious toppings, but which were at best warm and in some places even cold. As we just started to eat that dish, the salad with grilled beef came out which had tasty and refreshing greens topped with very dry and very chewy beef and was served much too quickly. Then almost immediately the third dish came out which were the spring rolls with local fish and dill and rice noodles, and they were very yummy and beautifully balanced but were again served wayyyyy too quickly. At this point I asked the server to slow down the next dish, which were the sauteed prawns but apparently they were already prepared, and when they were brought out a little bit later the plate and the prawns were cold. I asked the server to please redo the dish which they did but they only reheated the same prawns and veggies as the previously beautiful and green scallions on top were now cooked and inside the dish, and the prawns were very dry, so obviously just reheated. Fortunately, after the meal the server asked us if everything was okay and I explained the situation and she told us that this is what many people have said before, so I pointed out that it would probably be a good idea to bring it up to the cooks or the chef or the owner again as the dishes themselves would be fantastic, the menu is extensive and wonderful, the service is very efficient and friendly and the surroundings and atmosphere are absolutely perfect. I'm sure in a few weeks or months this place will live up to its reputation and will again serve the dishes that they have served before their fame, and I will be back for another visit and for another review.

We ordered the signature fried spring rolls which was not too bad. The grilled chicken is way too dry and pretty bland. The famous grilled fish was bad They used mudfish which is full of bones in every bite and totally not recommended if you have kids or elderly The fish was also over cooked and not properly de-scaled. Ambience was good though.

The food here is not too bad BUT I had diarrhoea and threw up quite badly after the meal. 😢😢😢😢😢😢 Not sure why. I didn’t the night before for dinner. Didn’t take any breakfast in the morning. All the food taste good, but I just suspect something isn’t prepared properly. Two stars isn’t for the food taste but because I had serious diarrhoea, so I give it a 2 stars. Don’t get me wrong, all the dishes taste good. So lunch was my very first meal for the day at Madame Lam. The restaurant is quite pretty.

First time try. The food was really delicious! And affordable! Deserves to be a Michelin-selected restaurant. Don’t be deceived by its unassuming entrance facade. The food was so yummy. And the service was great too. 👍👍👍

A very touristy restaurant. Food overall was acceptable. Price wise is affordable but maybe compared to other Viet restaurant, it may be a little higher. But not too much given that it’s on the Michelin guide. A good place for tourists to sample local Cusine. Should have any communication problem as most staff speaks mandarin and English.

Some dishes are overpriced with small portions. The Madame Lan grilled fish is truly a must try. Staffs are not really hospitality and attentiveness, a lady that services our table is a terrible one. Convenient location and open space

I’ve long heard about this Michelin-recommended restaurant and finally had the chance to visit. It’s easy to find—just walk by the river, and you can’t miss the large Michelin-recommended sign at the entrance. The restaurant is quite large, and entering feels like walking into a garden. Tourists flood in waves, often arriving by bus. The waitstaff are attentive and respond swiftly to requests. We did notice some locals dining with their visiting friends, but overall, the place felt a bit too touristy for our liking. We chose to sit on the second floor, where there was air conditioning. Our group of four was squeezed into a small table, but after a few requests, we were moved to a larger one, which made it easier to accommodate all the dishes we ordered. Looking through the menu, the prices seemed a bit high for standard dishes and even more so for seafood. We ordered a selection of local dishes, including some wrapped items, pho, fish, a few bowls of rice, and a couple of other dishes to share. The food was decent, with the fish standing out—although it had too many small bones, which was a bit of a hassle. Overall, the restaurant is well-known and clearly caters to the tourist crowd. It’s a good place to try once, but with so many tourists coming through, I imagine the restaurant does well regardless. Personally, I think trying it once is enough, and I’ll most likely explore other restaurants next time.

The food and ambience is just IMPECCABLE this restaurant is a must try for anyone travelling to Vietnam; no matter where you are from. I recommend you to try the grilled squids and french fries without fail, maybe even a coconut water to accompany it or caramel custard to end it on a sweet note. As an Indian guest, I absolutely loved this restaurant.

This is a review I really don't want to write but sometimes we have to do the right thing for the right reasons, and in this case it's just to give them positive feedback for a lot of good things and some pretty bad parts. First of all, they were just written up in the Michelin Guide 2024, they have not had time to adjust, to hire more people, to expedite and perfect their production line, and what happened was the first dish came out, which were the steamed little rice cake dishes with beautiful and delicious toppings, but which were at best warm and in some places even cold. As we just started to eat that dish, the salad with grilled beef came out which had tasty and refreshing greens topped with very dry and very chewy beef and was served much too quickly. Then almost immediately the third dish came out which were the spring rolls with local fish and dill and rice noodles, and they were very yummy and beautifully balanced but were again served wayyyyy too quickly. At this point I asked the server to slow down the next dish, which were the sauteed prawns but apparently they were already prepared, and when they were brought out a little bit later the plate and the prawns were cold. I asked the server to please redo the dish which they did but they only reheated the same prawns and veggies as the previously beautiful and green scallions on top were now cooked and inside the dish, and the prawns were very dry, so obviously just reheated. Fortunately, after the meal the server asked us if everything was okay and I explained the situation and she told us that this is what many people have said before, so I pointed out that it would probably be a good idea to bring it up to the cooks or the chef or the owner again as the dishes themselves would be fantastic, the menu is extensive and wonderful, the service is very efficient and friendly and the surroundings and atmosphere are absolutely perfect. I'm sure in a few weeks or months this place will live up to its reputation and will again serve the dishes that they have served before their fame, and I will be back for another visit and for another review.

We ordered the signature fried spring rolls which was not too bad. The grilled chicken is way too dry and pretty bland. The famous grilled fish was bad They used mudfish which is full of bones in every bite and totally not recommended if you have kids or elderly The fish was also over cooked and not properly de-scaled. Ambience was good though.

The food here is not too bad BUT I had diarrhoea and threw up quite badly after the meal. 😢😢😢😢😢😢 Not sure why. I didn’t the night before for dinner. Didn’t take any breakfast in the morning. All the food taste good, but I just suspect something isn’t prepared properly. Two stars isn’t for the food taste but because I had serious diarrhoea, so I give it a 2 stars. Don’t get me wrong, all the dishes taste good. So lunch was my very first meal for the day at Madame Lam. The restaurant is quite pretty.

First time try. The food was really delicious! And affordable! Deserves to be a Michelin-selected restaurant. Don’t be deceived by its unassuming entrance facade. The food was so yummy. And the service was great too. 👍👍👍

A very touristy restaurant. Food overall was acceptable. Price wise is affordable but maybe compared to other Viet restaurant, it may be a little higher. But not too much given that it’s on the Michelin guide. A good place for tourists to sample local Cusine. Should have any communication problem as most staff speaks mandarin and English.

Some dishes are overpriced with small portions. The Madame Lan grilled fish is truly a must try. Staffs are not really hospitality and attentiveness, a lady that services our table is a terrible one. Convenient location and open space