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Mekong Cafe

Jinglan Guoji f1-104 Menglong road, Jinghong, China
0691-2162395
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Ranked #1 of 5 restaurants in Jinghong
Cuisines: Café
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, Delivery, After-hours
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Restaurant details
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, Delivery, After-hours
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Shanghai, China
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7 reviews 7 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

I was with my Chinese wife, we were eating local the whole time in this town. I think it was Christmas Day I convinced her to let me eat one Western meal. Big mistake, I ordered the Chicken Cordon Bleu. I have only seen it done worse one time, in a state run restaurant in a backwater town in Cuba.... More

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mekonggreg, Owner at Mekong Cafe, responded to this review
21 May 2013

very sorry that you had a bad experience in my place, i am trying my best to keep up with quality being a chef by trade; unfortunately even for a simple dish like cordon bleu which normally my staff execute very well, it happens that sometime they take short cuts especially this year for Christmas we were short of staff... More

Luang Namtha, Laos
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5 reviews 5 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

Such a treat to happen upon Mekong Cafe, with its lovely outdoor patio, excellent capuccinos, delicious food, and friendly owners Greg and Lijuan, who will also set you up with tours, tickets and information. As for the food, you can't really go wrong... the entire menu is good, especially the donkey stew and the imperial burger. Definately save room for... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2013 via mobile

Greg the owner have really a passion about the area and supper helpful to go at the right spot because this area move so fast . The food are great and must trail the ostrich carpaccio how grow in the area. Great spot to start to discover the area and place are recommender are quality we discover a tea of... More

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california
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2013

Food was ok my dish was a little greasy my friends dish was fine. The atmosphere was very good and relaxed. The owner was a treasurer trove of information. Prices was a little better then others in the area but very close.

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Shanghai, China
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Reviews in 39 cities Reviews in 39 cities
55 helpful votes 55 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2013

Good food - good company. The owner is interesting and helpful. I would highly recommend him to arrange tours. The day trip I did with him was one of the best days out I have had travelling around China. Thank you

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Kunming, China
2 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2013

The place could be good, along that alley with palm trees. Unfortunately, you have just a few guests, and there's no friendly atmosphere. The staff doesn't feel interested in you, the boss too much (in getting what's inside your wallet and telling his stories). We tried the French food. No good and we were sick that night. Give it a... More

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mekonggreg, Owner at Mekong Cafe, responded to this review
4 April 2013

as your picture is on your profile; unless it is not yours and as i have a very good photo memory, i can say with no doubt that we have never met, therefore we never spoke; especially if as you say there was few guests i could not forget somebody i told my stories (by the way which stories?) ;... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2013

After a two week motorcycle tripp through Laos, where we had more the simple food and locations, it was very benefit to come directly to this Mekong Cafe. A bit like to came home. Soon we had a table, we started interesting conversations with Greg, had since long time excellent western food and several Lao-Beers, which gives a good fine... More

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Shanghai, China
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2013

This is the first review I write for Trip Advisor... We are a family of 4 (2 kids ages 12 and 10) who started our sidecar rally to Northern Laos from Jinghong and our meeting point for departing and ending our trip was at the Mekong cafe. The owner, Greg, is French and has worked for a 5 star hotel... More

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Singapore, Singapore
2 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2013

This is probably the only restaurant you can find with a well travelled and English speaking owner in this area, I enjoyed exchanging experiences with the other travelers in the cafe while enjoying the great food there. The owner is very friendly, always ready to give you good traveling tips in Jing Hong, they even give away their awesome map... More

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Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2013

Friendly, relaxing atmosphere and great food. The owners Greg and his wife were very helpful and polite. We were very pleased with the service of the staff and the quality of the food. We will come back again next year. Thank you... Mekong cafe.

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