Mandrin - Saint-Martin-D'heres

A nice French spin on Thai Chicken curry. Not as spicy as I like, but flavorful. If this is an indication of the whole menu, then I might be back on this trip!

Had a GREAT lunch today at the Jardin D ' Asie. Andy B. is right- This place is huge! They have a dining area as you walk in the door to the right and left, a little hall way that opens up to another dining area in the back with a bar on the right. Then there is a beautiful staircase with foliage all the way up where there is another dining area. There are plants and flowers everywhere. While waiting on the food to come, you can try to figure out which is live and which is fake. (hard to do without touching it This place is pure class. Dark gray tile on the floor. Dark brown wood chairs and tables, rich red paint with big, beautiful pictures on the wall and the wait staff all in black. Very classy. My waitress and everyone I encountered today spoke enough English to explain the menu and everything having to do with the restaurant experience. My starter today was a Rouleaux de printemps (5€ Spring roll, served cold with lettuce, carrot, noodles, peanut a hint of cilantro and mine had shrimp wrapped in rice paper. (They also had chicken and beef It was served with a dipping suace made up of a very light, mild vinegar sauce. It was garnished with lettuce and a cut carrot- for extra fanciness. My entre was Poulet Jardin d 'Asie (6.50€ which was chicken with peas, green beans, carrots, lettuce, baby corn, onion, peas, bamboo shoots in a yellow coconut curry sauce. It also came with fried or steamed rice. I chose the fried rice which had peas, carrot, egg and tiny chunks of chicken. They don 't have low sodium soy sauce in France. Probably because their health care is free. : So heads up American 's: Bring that blood pressure medicine. After lunch, I had a Petite espresso with 1 giant lump of sugar and a super tiny chocolate chip cookie (which was yummy . It 's also worth knowing that the bathrooms were private men and woman 's bathrooms. Mine was spotless and decorated beautifully. I 've included some great pics. Check them out. If you 're in the area and craving Chinois- you are in for a treat with this restaurant! Delicious food, friendly wait staff that works incredibly hard to make sure you have a GREAT experience. Loved it!

Visited last night for the first time with a couple of friends, and was floored by the size and spaciousness of this restaurant. It 's HUGE, and unlike most of the restaurants in Grenoble there is actually space between the tables. You don 't feel like you 're sitting next to your mother in law at a big family Christmas dinner. Anyway... I digress... I can honestly say that I believe this is the best Asian restaurant in Grenoble. As with most of the other restaurants in Grenoble, the dishes are a mix of countries in this case Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, and Japanese all somewhat customized for the French market. As a result they don 't have a good selection of Thai food for instance but a selection of meats on a sizzling platter with 'sauce thailandaise '. I had the duck which was good, and the sauce was tasty. Just don 't go expecting an authentic Thai restaurant, and you 'll be happy. Two of us had the 21.50 euro meal. Portions were great and the salad starter (sushi or nems) desert (ice cream) were excellent. A friend had the lemon chicken which wasn 't great. I 'd suggest avoiding the croustillant dishes. They also do a steam boat, or fondue type dish for groups which looked interesting. Next time I visit I 'll be trying this, or one of the more spicy options.

Great place great food and really nice atmosphere. I sat next to the fountain and it was so soothing and great! The waitress was super friendly and everything was awesome! I'll definitely come back to this place!