Khu Văn Hóa Ẩm Thực Sen Tây Hồ — Restaurant in Hà Nội

Positives Large selections of food for the 410k price Beautiful location next to the lake Clean and beautiful seating area

Negatives “Artificial” wait time to create lines for hype (I’ll explain below) There are some tasty food but a lot of bland food too Some dishes did not taste fresh

2 friends and I arrived at 11:05AM on a Saturday, they open at 11 so there was not a large amount of people. We were told to wait because they are setting up the tables. After 15 mins we were brought to another area where we handed in the ticket given to us. Then we were told to wait again because they were setting up the tables. We waited 15 mins more by then there was around 40 people in the waiting area. We were then led to another building were we could see many empty tables but they didn’t let everyone waiting in. This makes me feel like they wanted there to be a line of people to make the restaurant more busy then it is. I could be wrong but the reason they gave us for making us wait 30 mins was not valid.

Otherwise the meal was great, there is a lot of choice of food for the price you pay. I tasted a lot of the meat and it was great but the seafood and sashimi was pretty bland. I did have some prawns that tasted off and some watermelon that tasted like it’s been out for too long.

Over all besides the long wait time for unknown reasons I had a good enough experience to come back and try it again in the future.

Edit: came back in the evening after pre booking. I was given a table immediately. The last time I was here I was in the International area and this time I was in the Hanoi area. The Hanoi area was a much better experience compared to the International area. Even though I was told the buffet is the same, I felt like the food was replaced much faster and there was more portions so even though there was a lot of people I didn’t have to wait for the more popular dishes. I recommend booking area of time...

Dich Vong Market is one of the oldest and famous markets in Hanoi, located on Xuan Thuy Street, Dich Vong Hau Ward, Cau Giay District. The market is known for selling a lot of fresh food, clothes, shoes and other household items at reasonable prices. However, after experiencing it firsthand, I have to admit that Dich Vong Market did not meet my expectations of a clean, tidy and diverse market.

The first thing that disappointed me was the chaos and mess of the market. The stalls were arranged haphazardly, without clear classification according to the type of goods. Many sellers even occupied the sidewalk, narrowing the way for buyers. The market atmosphere was also very noisy, with the shouting, inviting and arguing of the owners and customers. I felt very uncomfortable and tired when passing through these areas.

The second thing that made me unhappy was the lack of hygiene and food safety of the market. I noticed that many fresh foods were not well preserved, exposed to polluted air. Some foods even showed signs of spoilage, such as meat with a bad smell, fruits and vegetables with rotten or wormy spots. I also did not see any strict supervision of the quality and origin of these goods by the authorities. I was worried that if I ate these foods, I would risk getting sick or poisoned.

The third thing that made me bored was the lack of diversity and creativity of the market. I did not see many choices of different goods, but only the usual and familiar ones. I also did not see many specialty or unique dishes at the market, but only simple and ordinary ones. I think that Dich Vong Market needs to innovate and update according to the market trend, to attract more customers.

In summary, I was not impressed with Dich Vong Market and did not intend to come back here in the future. I hope that the market will be improved in terms of organization, hygiene and diversity, to become a truly attractive and...

It's definitely a restaurant you'll want to choose if you want to give a dramatic impression. The architecture and lighting design is dazzling, as is the manner in which all the barbecues and indoor displays are set up- pretty visually dazzling!

Signs for foods are mostly in English if there are any signs at all, though I was in the Vietnamese section and most of it was pretty well-covered. Despite it being such a popular place with foreign clientele (I caught quite a lot of groups speaking other languages), there were only a few staffers available that understood questions in English.

I was impressed with the overall variety of foods available, though we went for the seafood only to find that crab/certain steak dishes/lobster/oysters were kept only for display, but randomly comes out on waiter's trays and go up for grabs. It does take away from the relaxed atmosphere to always have your head on a swivel like it's a random drop item in a video game.

Also, you might want to avoid anything that is within reach of kids... when I went up for dessert, I saw a Vietnamese kid ignoring the tongs like a champ, sifting through one fruit plate with both hands wrist deep in the bowl's contents. There was a chef a meter away, and when I pointed out he kid, the chef just nodded, and watched the kid in uncomfortable silence. I thought that maybe he'd switch out the plates or something after (it's not like it was pricier fruit or anything, and I could see how he might not want to upset a family by telling a kid off), but nah. The plate stood out for an hour until it was emptied by other unsuspecting diners. GROSS!

That made me a bit worried about their attitudes concerning the rest of the food. Definitely not going below 3 points because the food WAS good before I saw that, but... germaphobes, I don't know what you'd want with a buffet in the first place, but this is definitely not the one you...