Dong Son Drum Restaurant — Restaurant in Hà Nội

Impressive, huge and stylish restaurant within the owner's private museum, which showcases 2,000 year old bronze drums and other ancient artefacts housed in glass cases. Very showy, though I only quickly glimpsed at the surrounding as I walked to the dining area.

Already pre-booked, dinner was impressive as well. Somewhat different dishes compared to the other restaurants we have been to so far. I loved the fried ikan bilis with the mixture of salt, sugar, black pepper and red chillies as a dip for the "heat is on" kick.The steamed glutinous rice was another first time trying, certainly quite filling. And the rest of the dishes, the usual ones - fried Vietnamese rolls, claypot tofu, steamed chicken, fried beef cutlets, steamed ginger coriander clams, and vegetable soup. Overall, I would regard this dining experience as...

Been to this restaurant after reading the great reviews on Trip Advisor with very high expectation as it was my friend's birthday. Unexpectedly, the overall experience is rather forgettable. The foods were tasteless compared to many flavorful authentic Vietnamese foods we have tried so far in other restaurants in Hanoi. Give this a miss if you are a...

Great experience and presentation of the food and the restaurant is set up well for larger groups (I came with a group of about 20 colleagues). It didn't feel as authentic as some Vietnamese restaurants I have been to, but that may be more because I am used to Street Food type menus, where as this seemed to be more an upper...