La Tonkinoise - Clermont-Ferrand

We can dine outside in a little street. The food is great. We tried the bo bun. There wasnt ban xea any more (too late :-( )

Really: don't go here; there are many nicer eateries in the same streets. We had a set menu lunch midweek. The quality of the food was poor (very fatty, for example); it didn't resemble any oriental food i've ever had before (e.g. the satay' sauce didn't taste remotely like satay sauce in any other country I've visited; the canard lacque' was also unlike anything my partner had ever eaten). An automatic room freshener of the kind normally found in toilets squirts horrid perfume at you every quarter hour.The restaurant is also badly in need of refurbishing.

I ordered My Xao and I should say the sauce was too salty ! Choose well ur plate... The other plates could be okay. Service is slow but not so bad as well.

I've been there twice. The noodle with pork dumplings was perfect , soup taste has good smell and delicious. I also tried salad with spring roll , crispy pork and rice noodle mixed up together with the vietnam style dressing , the taste of this dish is fully impressive. I recommend you to try!

My husband and I were looking for a restaurant and when we saw La Tonkinoise we were excited about having a South-east Asian meal. On the terrace, there were three tables available; litterused utensils and plates and napkins indicating that people had just left. Since it was a bit windy, I wanted to sit inside. I looked and saw that only two of the tables were taken, ALL the others were available. When I asked the guy, in English, if we could sit inside, he very rudely said: NO! All taken, ALL reserved. I asked about the tables outside, and he said that also the tables outside were reserved. Now, mind you, this is August 7, a Sunday. France is on holidays! Clermint-Ferrand is deserted. Most businesses are closed because there simply aren't enough people around. We were passing by, in Clermont-Ferrand just for the night. This man was so rude, I felt extremely insulted. The young waitress stood there bewildered. Both my husband and I believe he told us he was fully booked because I had spoken in English. If I had let my husband ask the question in French, I'm sure we would have had no problem getting a table. We ended up at a lovely bistro and had a fantastic meal. But I want to ask my fellow Americans and all English-Speaking people going through Clermont-Ferrand: please don't dine at this restaurant. They just simply don't want English-speaking customers.