Sumino Asperg : Südliche Alleenstraße 4, 71679 Asperg

Atmosphere and the place itself was very nice, apart that it was very cold inside. Unfortunately we left quickly after we finished the dinner as it was not very pleasant to sit in jackets. We ordered Sushi plate and it was tasty all in all, some pieces were actually too big and not easy to eat with sticks as were falling apart.

I came here on a Saturday night, and made sure to reserve in advance. The place is quite large and there are many personnel working, but it is a bit uncoordinated. Me and another person ordered Aperol Spritz, but it was only made with Aperol and mineral water — no prosecco. Afterwards, we ordered a bottle of wine. The first waitress repeated the order, but apparently did not understand as a second waitress came to ask again. We waited maybe 20 minutes at least for the wine, after asking a third time as 3 of the 4 people at the table were done with their meals. Food did not come out all at once. We received our appetizers whenever they were made. One person got their main dish before the appetizer. Another received their appetizer after everyone already started on their main dishes. Again, the coordination is a bit chaotic. Everyone in the service area looked to be of asian ethnicity. The vietnamese spring rolls tasted authentic. The cha la lot was also good, but I was missing the lemongrass flavor in the beef. The pho ga hanoi was good but the broth was so intense from the char on the beef being grilled prior, than just being thinly cut raw and submerged in the soup. The charred bits overpowered the soup broth flavor making it difficult to eat. The other dishes were ok, but definitely europeanized. Not sure if the owners are vietnamese or japanese, but I stuck to vietnamese dishes. The sushi looked ok, but assumed people ordered it more for the various displays as it came with dry ice. In general, I do not recommend coming here during the weekend at night. Perhaps during the day for the business lunch would be less chaotic, or during the week at night. I might come here again to try the Japanese dishes, to give a second opinion. I am also not sure if GEMA is paid as there was a small Sonos looking speaker on full volume in a champagne stand playing Spotify free (with advertisements) 😅 The music was pretty annoying - please either play music for the entire restaurant or do not. Having full volumed music on one side of the restaurant next to tables to reach the entire restaurant is not pleasant for the guests sitting next to the speaker.

The place is really nice and big. I liked the calm, relaxed atmosphere created and the tasteful decorations. Service is super nice and attentive. We tried 2 starters and they were both good and 2 mains (the flying noodles and the Udon), also they were tasty. Prices are good ratio to quality and I liked all. As soon as I try the rest of the menu I will add the last star.