The German Beer Hall — Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City

I'm not sure about the previous reviews, but after visiting "The German Beer Hall", (which is actually a shipping container with a bit of a cover next to it) , I am thinking that they are largely written by the owners, or friends there of. My experience was not horrendous, but pretty ordinary to say the least. I walked around the 4 open food stalls looking for something for dinner. I like indonesian food so headed for that one. But the disinterested staff didn't seem to know or care that I was standing in front of them and there was no sign of a menu. No worries, I'll try the Singaporean one next to the Indo one. I spotted fried rice among the half a dozen meals on offer. Can't go wrong with that I guess. They gave me my number and I proceed to negotiate my way around staff members, (who were busy on thier phones) , industrial fans and the chokingly narrow lanes between the network of bench style seats. Once I settled on a comfortable spot, far enough away from the techno pop music that I could think, I sat down to wait. After a couple of minutes a member of staff asked me would I like a drink. "Yes please, a Soda would be nice thank you". "oh, go to the bar" came the reply. After struggling to get to where I managed to sit, I really didn't want to go through that again, so I declined. I found it strange that people ordering beer got theirs delivered to their table. Is there an underlying culture of Sodarism in this place? Eventually my rice came..... Just that.... Fried rice. No soy sause, no nothing. Just a dolop of 100,000vnd rice plopped onto a plate and served to me. There were disturbing little clumps of salty crunchy stuff in the rice, that I am guessing was congealed MSG or salt. As I say, not a bad experience, just nothing worth coming back to. I wish GBH, (a fitting acronym) all the best and look forward to see if they...

The one and only!! Different nights you get different crowds of people.. some nights you get foreign English teachers, other nights, Vietnamese business people.. there's always a nice relaxed vibe. The clientele tend to be a bit older and mature, over 30 mainly. Some of them are people who are knowledgeable about the different kinds of beers, others have come for the first time to sample the different libations. There's live music some nights, but I forget what nights that is.. Tuesday (??) The band is quite good... other nights like Thursdays its quiet and you can just sit and chat with friends. The Weiner Schnitzel is the best this side of the Presidential Palace , generous portions and not too expensive. Well worth coming just for that. The other food items are delicious as well. They have a good selection of both Vietnamese and German...

If you're expecting an authentic German beer hall experience in Ho Chi Minh City, this place only vaguely delivers. Yes, there are wooden benches and a beer hall setup, but that's where the similarities mostly end. The menu does feature a few token German dishes, but the majority of the food is Vietnamese—and even the "German" dishes have a distinctly local twist. But honestly? That’s not a bad thing. The food is good, and so is the beer, especially considering the more than reasonable prices. Just go in with the right expectations, and you’ll have...