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“Nice food with ambience and reasonably priced.”

Le Bistro Ban Vat Sene
Ranked #23 of 242 Restaurants in Luang Prabang
Cuisines: French
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Dining options: After-hours, Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner, Delivery, Reservations
Description: Conveniently located on the main boulevard of Luang Prabang’s historic area, open early morning ‘till late at night, Le Bistro Vat Sene (formerly Le Café Ban Vat Sene) is the ideal spot to refresh or refuel yourself at any time of the day. May you need a relaxing haven from a busy day of work or site seeing, it is the ideal stopover! Ideal for breakfast, lunch, tea break, supper or just for cocktails, if you want a more intimate setting, check out our air-conditioned first floor.
Reviewed 16 April 2017

I chanced upon Le Cafe Ban Vat Sene as i walked around after a massage down the street. The food is reasonably priced and nicely presented, a wide range to select, from western food, to Laos to tribe food. The staffs are very friendly, very efficient in serving. Clean and nicely designed toilet and free wifi are available as well. We went back twice to try separately both the western and Laos food, both tasted equally good.

Date of visit: March 2017
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1  Thank tazo1201
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Reviewed 5 April 2017

great ambiance and fresh good food enjoyed their quiche! the atmosphere is classy and peaceful staff are friendly but a bit slow...

Date of visit: April 2017
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Thank holiday482
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Reviewed 27 March 2017 via mobile

Reading the previous reviews, it seems like it is more popular for breakfast, but we decided to try it for dinner. We really liked the ambiance and the service, which was spectacular.

The food though, was just okay. The fried rice was well done but the egg noodles with pork was not tasty, possibly because it is not fresh noodles and pork given that this dish probably has very low turnover.

Date of visit: March 2017
2  Thank fabiorjt
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Reviewed 27 March 2017

With apologies to Le Banneton I meant this review for Cafe Ban Vat:
It is easy to find on LPQ's main artery. Located in a pretty old colonial era building it offers a good variety of food: Lao to French and salads to full meals.

The salads alone are fabulous. The lettuce and other veg are freshly picked. The "salade campagnarde" (peasant salad) is as good as any in Belgium or France, full of bacon bits, freshly cooked hard-boiled egg and a perfect vinaigrette dressing. Then there is the perfect French bread.

Our neighbor devoured a pizza which did look really, really good.

Date of visit: March 2017
Thank Jean-Pierre D
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Reviewed 26 March 2017

I went to this place numerous times for breakfast. Once I got a taste of their coffee, croissants, omelettes, etc., I couldn't stay away because I couldn't find another (non-hotel) restaurant in town that quite met the same standards. Also, they were always open early & ready for business right away, and offer a spacious, clean, really lovely atmosphere, with a nice view of the street.

Truly delicious eggs and coffee drinks and brioche. Perfect breakfast menu. Staff that was calm and easy to communicate with. Only negative was the day I ordered french fries and quiche at lunch. Both came w/ large salads & were served on large plates. The waiter should have told me this, or should have adjusted the plates to reduce the amount of food I was served. It ended up looking like I had ordered far too much food for one person, and, as I was dining alone, it made me feel self-conscious & detracted from my enjoyment of the meal. That's why I took off a few points. Ideally waiters should be more knowledgeable about the menu & considerate of guests needs along these lines. I have to say also the waiters in the morning sometimes seemed a bit distracted and were a bit too focused on chatting with each other and socializing, with themselves and with acquaintances passing by. People should be relaxed at work I believe, but after a certain point it appears unprofessional.

Still, I continued going back, because the food and ambiance and overall organization were just unmatched by any other restaurant in the center area. Reasonable prices too, given what they provide. A pretty impressive operation overall, I recommend it for sure.

Date of visit: November 2016
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1  Thank kisti335
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