Nhy Star (Dortmund, Germany): A Tasteem Review
In yet another continuing trend of "Asian" restaurants in Germany, this time, I'm presenting a Vietnamese restaurant that I ate at recently in Dortmund whilst working there. I know this is giving the impression that I'm against German food, but I do love German food. Just that whilst on tour, I find that it can be a bit unsettling to have too much German food, but that is a particular peculiarity for my own stomach as I get older....
The Space
The restaurant is quite an easy one to find as you walk past on one of the smaller streets of Dortmund, and it is quite close to the Hauptbahnhof of Dortmund. Interestingly enough, it is in really quite close proximity to a coin shop (where I had a quick look, just to see if I could get anything new toys to post about in #steemsilvergold).
The place is a bit non-descript in it's decor. Nothing that really stands out, it is clean but without too much character. If you ask me, it felt a little plasticky... a bit cheap.
The specials board was well placed, in clear enough writing so that you didn't have to get up and take a look from close up. However, I'm really not a fan of televisions in a restaurant. Luckily they didn't have it on....
There is an open "kitchen" area which is mostly for drinks and the finishing touches on dishes. Most of the food is prepared and cooked down the back in a more traditional non-open kitchen.
The Menu
This menu ended up being huge.... with over 150 entries including drinks. I'm not such a fan of these extended editions of menus. I prefer that restaurants serve a smaller variety of dishes done well, or if there are variations on the type of meat or vegetables, then that can be done in a way that doesn't take up quite so much space... Otherwise, it ends up being a bit too confusing, especially in a foreign language...
However, I will include a few pages of the menu here just as a sample. Mostly, it was pretty standard Vietnamese fare as far as I could understand!
Phew... way too many pages... and this wasn't even half of them!
The Food
I ended up ordering a Duck Yellow Curry, which was really actually very good! It wasn't chili hot, but the spices and the curry itself really made a nice addition to the roast duck! There's nothing better than roast duck! However, for me the rice was a little dry for my taste. Not bad, just a little harder than I prefer...
One of my colleagues let me take this snap of a Rice Noodle soup. It was actually quite nice, but the bowl that they served it in (you can't quite see it from this angle) was pretty precarious. It really looked like the soup was only just going to stay in... pretty bowl, and interesting design... but a disconcerting feeling for a bowl of hot liquid!
The Experience
The wait staff were really friendly, and the food was decent and not too expensive. We were early for the lunch session by 15 minutes... but seeing as we had just stepped off the plane and the hotel hadn't had our rooms prepared yet, we had run off to find something to eat. It was freezing outside, but the staff were really kind and let us sit inside whilst they were preparing the restaurant to open!
It's not the best Vietnamese food that I've had, but it was nice and filling. I would come back, but I wouldn't reccomend it as a must visit restaurant. However, pleasant enough if you have that Vietnamese food itch to scratch whilst in Dortmund!
Opening Times
Monday - Friday: 12:00 - 15:00 & 17:00 - 23:00
Saturday: 12:00 - 23:00
Sunday: 13:00 - 23:00
Contact Details
Address: Hansastraße 24, 44137 Dortmund, Germany
Phone: 0231 5574 8873
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Restaurant Information
Nhy Star
Hansastraße 24, 44137 Dortmund, Germany
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I agree that the menu appear much to large and the décor a bit stark. I've never seen a menu in Vietnamese, German, and English, all at once! LOL! The food looks good, though! 😋
It's pretty crazy to have all the languages at once... but I guess it ends up making sense... I can't read the Vietnamese though... only the German (sort of) and the English (well...). It was a nice place to eat at, but I did end up find a better place in the same town!
The roast duck looks so good! Bookmarked. Might give it a try next time when I go to Dortmund. :) And the pho reminds me of my experience in Vietnam - they always told me they eat it there as breakfast when I tried to order it for dinner, haha...
It was a decent enough place... I was there long enough to find another place that was much better though. I will try and write it up in an another Tasteem review soon (maybe next week, I did a Russia one this week).
roast duck and yellow curry, hmmm..
i wonder if chinese restaurants do peking duck n curry. food can change in another country to suit different tastebuds =)
Yes, definitely! Food in different countries adapt to the local taste... unfortunately....
Nein wie geil! 1000 mal dran vorbei gelaufen an dem Schuppen... komme ja da aus der Gegend :-) schöne Review. Werd mich doch wohl mal da blicken lassen ☺️
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Sorry, my German failed me this time!
Was Talking about, That i Know this Restaurant :-) im from this Location 😀
Oh! I have one more restaurant from Dortmund that I liked very much (better than this one!), I'll probably write it up next week!
Great I’m looking forward! :-) so you also live here in this Location? 😀
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No, I was just visiting for work. I live in the Netherlands.
Yeah, it does look kind of simple when it comes to the design, maybe they were overcompensating that with so much variety of food on the menu. The nice staff is definitely a huge bonus.
Yes, nice staff is always a great thing (as long as it isn't forced...). Despite the large selection of choices, it was really quite good food though!
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