Temple Club, Ho Chi Minh

29-31 Ton That Thiep Street, District 1 T. 829 9244
templevn.com

The first thing that strikes you about this place is the elephants that line the passage way leading up to the restaurant. Done up like in old antique style, the restaurant is a haven of all things old and new. I was told that just about everything in it was for sale. It also has a nice bar.

The food though is average. We had the bamboo shoot salad (top), vermicelli with crab, cha ca la vong (fried fish that is nothing like the to-die-for dish we had in Hanoi) and baked egg plant.

The bill came up to over US$30 for two which was relatively pricey for the type of food we got. The one good thing though is this restaurant opens late (last order is at 10.30pm) unlike most other dining places which shut by 9.30pm.