Well, food is not bad but we had a bad experience there. When sitting I took a menu from a nearby table. It was in Vietnamese but with Google Translation there are no issues. When I ordered the owner looked upset when he saw the menu. He took it from me and gave me another one in English only. I though he was trying to help. But then I looked at the dish I wanted from the Viet menu. Price was 35K in the Viet menu but 50K in the English one... I thought the dish was perhaps different so we ordered. Well it was exactly the SAME pdish I was expecting. I asked the owner about it. He pretended not speaking any English so communication was hard. When I ask to check back the Menu in Vietnamese he strongly refused saying it wasn’t for me... I guess he was trying to tell me I’m supposed to pay more as a Tourist. There are other nearby restaurants in the same street that won’t cheat on...
Read moreGreat little family-run restaurant. We got the bun dau mam tom for 2 people (100k vnd). It comes with vegetables, herbs, cucumbers, fried tofu, fried mushrooms, sausage, cured meat, boiled pork, and rice noodles. The shrimp paste dip is a bit of an acquired taste but definitely adds a lot of flavor, so dip lightly if you're not into fermented foods. The dish allows you to customize each bite with different components which is fun. The water spinach dish (40k vnd) is also freshly prepared with garlic. Staff were friendly and provided...
Read moreHave been craving for Hanoi food for a while, and happened to chance upon this in Hoi An. Homely feel to the food, which is rather authentic. It wasn't the best I had but it's within a comfortable price range. I did notice there is a local menu and tourist menu, so caveat emptor. There's both a local and tourist price for things here, though the price difference of 10-20K per dish isn't huge. Do dine in if you are OK with the price, which...
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