Linhdan Hotel & Restaurant — Restaurant in Hạ Long City

My partner and I visited this restaurant after searching online for gluten-free options. I showed the owner a screenshot of the ingredients I cannot eat, and he immediately recognized them as gluten. Moreover, he was very understanding of food restrictions in general. Once he learned that I cannot have gluten, he double-checked other ingredients to ensure they were safe for me. It was really helpful to communicate with someone who understood food allergies and dietary restrictions.

We ordered several gluten-free dishes:

Squid with garlic and butter Fried rice (contains egg and chicken) Steamed razor shell Mantis shrimp with garlic and butter (modified to be gluten-free) Mango juice (without milk)

Everything was delicious, and we really appreciated the owner’s knowledge and accommodation. Highly recommend for anyone looking for...

We visited in mid December and as it was off peak season in halong, the restaurant was pretty empty. We ordered deep fried squid, steamed fish with ginger and onion, fried pork spring rolls and Vietnamese style grilled pork. Although the dishes were quite oily, they were really tasty and fresh. We especially enjoyed the squid. The dishes are also packed with flavour as they were marinated and seasoned well with spices.

The dishes were prepared fresh and we waited quite a while for the dishes but it was worth the wait. The owner is friendly as well and is able to converse in English. We enjoyed our meal in this...

An absolute SCAM! from the food to the service to how the place looks as if time had stopped 50 years ago, and NOT in a cool vintage nostalgia way. It is VERY EXPENSIVE, 200.000 for frozen seafood and OLD VEGETABLES, compared to 50.000-100.000 anywhere else. The restaurant was completely empty, the bathroom was dirty, the waiter behaved as if he had something better to do. I ordered the mixed stir fry vegetables and was brought a plate of badly cooked pak choi. We went there because of the large number of 5 star reviews, but after we looked more closely to those reviews we discovered that most came from...