Monsoon Bellevue

TL;DR - easily the best meal my team had during our trip. We were initially hesitant due to the mixed reviews, but do yourself a favor and come here. We ordered the Red Platter, Catfish Claypot, Saigon Dungeness Crab, Drunken Chicken, Asian Eggplant, Spicy Green Beans, and Crab & Shrimp Fried Rice. Everything had great flavor and was devoured. We finished with one of each of the desserts, with the Champagne Mango being the consensus star. The only annoying part was auto-gratuity for a "large group" of 5. Otherwise do yourself a favor and come with a group so you can try a little bit of everything on the menu.

Don't know what some of the Yelp gripers are complaining about. Monsoon is all kinds of awesome! Six stars. The Yellow Curry Wild Boar was the best Vietnamese inspired dish that I've ever tried. Amazing flavors passing through the bites. Tender meat. Just enough heat. Came back for the clay pot catfish. Wow! The curry prawns were excellent too.They have one of the best whiskey bars in Bellevue, and probably in Seattle proper. Huge eclectic inventory that needs a bit of organizing, but fun for folks who like variety. The dining room is casual upscale. Compliments the amazing playing of the food.Service was both total hospitality and prompt. Walked so I can't complain about parking in Old Bellevue. It's a chain, but a small, well run one. Elite Yelpers. This is a place that you need to drop by.

This is my favorite restaurant in Bellevue. Everything from the quality of the food, to the service is amazing. My fiancé and I crave Monsoon constantly. Our go to order includes the crispy imperial rolls, wokked wheat noodles, drunken chicken and the duck confit buns. We also get the pork spare ribs often (not pictured). Everything has such a fresh and unique flavor. The pieces of chicken in the drunken chicken dish are huge and juicy (pictured with half the dish missing because we couldn't wait to eat before taking a photo!). I have never tasted a noodle dish like the wokked wheat noodles-It's light, but so flavorful at the same time, and I love the mushrooms that are mixed in. The crispy imperial rolls are amazing and pair so well with the duck buns as a starter. Do yourself a favor and make a reservation for Monsoon asap!

We don't go here as often as we used to because they've been increasing the flavors and salt in their dishes. You need water after each bite. Nevertheless, the food is delicious, but we wish they'd tone it down a bit.We typically get their grilled pork belly, imperial rolls, catfish claypot, and drunken chicken. The portions aren't huge, but you will be full--just don't expect leftovers.There is an air of pretentiousness. The service is efficient but not necessarily warm and inviting, almost as if they are too busy for you?

Been here a couple more times since our last visit from way back....just been behind with my reviews (sorry!)Needless to say, we like this place! Located on Main St, parking can be tough, but they have parking located behind the restaurant. Check out their website for directions.All the dishes we've tried have been great! I recommend trying them all! (All the food listed here were the dishes we've tried from all our visits...not in one sitting).- Green Papaya Salad - Green papaya, grilled prawn, mint, caramelized shallot, peanut $14.50- Bo La Lot - Marinated flank steak wrapped around la lot leaves $15- Crispy Imperial Rolls - Carlton Farms pork, shrimp, nuoc cham $13.50- Grilled Pork Belly $13- Street Platters - Served to assemble tableside, with rice vermicelli, butter lettuce, pickled carrots, pickled daikon, mixed herbs. We've tried the Red Platter - Lemongrass chicken, beef skewer, bo la lot, jumbo prawn, crispy imperial roll, nuoc cham $33- Grilled Pork Chop Lan Rock pork chop, gai lan, tamarind sauce $29Their cocktails are good too!

The food was ok nothing special but it was pretty expensive. $33 for the red platter The service was horrible. This is not a mom and pop Vietnamese place where I expect the service to be bad. The server asked I wanted anything else and I said "no can I get the check" then he just walked away. I had to go find him to get my check. Then he asked if I wanted a receipt, "I said yea" but then he walked away again without my receipt. Probably the weirdest experience I've had at a restaurant

Delicious upscale Vietnamese food in a lovely atmosphere? Sign me up! My boyfriend and I came here for date night last week and loved it. We didn't have a reservation, but were seated immediately on a Friday night. For drinks, he ordered the Manhattan flight and I got a Chardonnay. Both were pretty typical.The food was very good though! We got the Green Platter, which is a great variety of vegetarian items, and our particular favorites were the smoky cabbage and the mushroom skewers. We also ordered the Grilled Pork Chop, which was so tender and perfectly charred on the outside. The sauce was also a tasty accompaniment! The only thing that wasn't stand out were the Spicy Green Beans, which tasted only okay. The food's a bit on the expensive side, but I think it's well worth for the quality and portion sizes. I'll definitely be back to try more items on the menu!

Great lunch or dinner spot located in old town Bellevue. Parking can be a challenge but if you're lucky, there's spots on main street and a few parking garages.Customer service service was amazing. Good recommendations. .Been there a few times and I always get Vegan entrees. So far, so good.

I wasn't too impressed by the food or service here after dropping by for dinner with a friend. Having heard great things about the food here, I had pretty high expectations for our meal. I ordered the vegetarian Lemongrass Tofu and my friend ordered the Drunken Chicken. The tofu wasn't as crispy as I had hoped, and the dish was pretty bland overall. After requesting some extra hot sauce on the side, it was better but I wouldn't order this dish again. My friend liked the chicken but didn't think it was quite worth the price. The service seemed busy throughout the night (understandably so), but we were a little confused that it took a while to signal the waiter for the check when they had started closing up the store around us. Overall, I probably wouldn't re-visit but if I did, I'd definitely try something else off the menu.

Was visiting Bellevue/Seattle and read all the good reviews so we decided to come and try. We got there before the crowd came so we got a small table near the window. They have bar side and lounge/restaurant. We sat in the lounge side which can accommodate larger groups or families.We ordered the Asian eggplant, Green papaya salad, Claypot clams and Bo La Lot ( marinated flank steak wrapped in la lot leaves ).The flank steak was super tender and went well with the leaves. The leaves had a hint of roasted flavor but didn't take away from the steak.The eggplant was really good with the subtle coconut taste to it. It was done right where the eggplant was soft but still had texture to it. It didn't taste mushy.The claypot clam was interesting as it had sour cream and chives on top. Well at least that's what we thought it was. It was different as it was like pasta sauce with sour cream. The service was excellent. The staff came around to make sure everything was going well, they removed the empty dishes quicklyl and they also provided good recommendations. We will be back to try other dishes.