Restaurant du Boeuf

We were in Vieux Lyon long enough to try several of the bouchons with their traditional Lyonnais food, but we also craved something different. So we tried this little Vietnamese place in a quaint little street and enjoyed it so much we went back...a few nights later! The pork spring rolls were so fresh and very tasty, served with heaps of lettuce. The chicken with coconut etc was incredibly tender and tasty and the serving was huge. I don't think I have seen such generosity of protein in any Asian meal in Australia. The chicken salad was delicious, and the banana fritters very good. On our return the spicy calamari was enjoyable despite the calamari being a bit chewy. The chicken with cashews was delicious again, so much chicken we could barely get through it. We are used to playing "find the cashew" but in this case the dish was loaded with them. So much chicken and so many cashews! Unheard of. There were some vegetables too, but they were hiding under the mountains of chicken and cashews. The apple fritters were nice but not as good as the banana ones we previously had. The prices are reasonable for a restaurant in Vieux Lyon, and service is pleasant and timely. We are so glad we found this little gem

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After constantly eating rich food, we were craving for something light fresh. I seldom venture into new Vietnamese restaurants as my biggest fear is will it stand up to my standard being of Vietnamese heritage. Are we glad we did!!! This place ticked all...the boxes!!! I am still thinking of their spring rolls, served with fresh lettuce. The clean taste from the salad, accompanied by the ever-so crispy spring roll and the well balance nouc mam. We continued with one of their speciality Beef Pho! This will be a good test! A feature of a good pho is a clear and well balanced broth that does not require any addition and that they delivered!!! Ahhhhhhh We finished with their banana fritters and that was one of the best banana fritters I’ve eaten!!! It takes me back to when I was a little girl in Vietnam, waiting for the banana fritter lady to walk my street. As we enjoyed our course there, what was very evident is this place is a local favourite! If you ever get the chance to spoil your taste buds here, go out of your way to strike up a conversation with the lovely couple. We sure did and was welcomed into their life. I hope our paths will cross in Australia one day :

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We dropped in by accident because of rain. It's a very small place and tables are very close together. One person is the waitress, server, and cashier but she is quite efficient. We ordered the beef pho and cashew chicken. The pho is a good...sized bowl with plenty of beef and noodles. The cashew chicken had a unique taste which we believe may be honey on the chicken. It was very good in any case. The food comes quickly once the order is taken

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You know there was nothing wrong with this place, and the value was good. If it was in a different place it would probably stand out as good, but here it is just okay. There are so many good restaurants, this one just didn't stand...out. Service was a little rushed and not overly helpful, again, food was decent but nothing spectacular

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I was a bit wary of going to a Vietnamese restaurant in France, but was very pleasantly surprised! My chicken with cashews was really, really good! I highly recommend it

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