Pig family cafe & restaurant — Restaurant in Ninh Bình Province

The Bun Cha (called Vietnamese meatballs and noodles) was, put simply, not good at all. The meatballs had no flavor and were overcooked. I had to add ketchup to my meatballs to give it extra flavor because the nuoc cham sauce tasted watered down. The lettuce was starting to brown. And I ordered a rose lychee juice that tasted like artificial strawberries instead. Overall, this has been the worst food I've had in Vietnam. Also, the chairs face the street which is a bit odd as it makes it hard to tell when the server is coming with your food and makes it difficult to get their attention.

Edit: I originally gave this place two stars because the service was decent, but after reading the restaurant's ignorant response to my review, I updated my rating to one star. P.S. A chef should be able to determine the appropriate spice levels of food to make it delicious for most people. That's...

“Pig” is an accurate name. We ordered the duck and saw the waiter prepare the plate. It came with fries from the kitchen and he put the duck on that plate and needed to rearrange the fries to make space. He did all this with his bare hands out front, touching the fries, one by one and the duck, all without washing his hands, after we had seen him touching various menus, cleaning tables etc- Disgusting! My friend ordered honey chicken, which was very different from the picture and also different from all other “honey chickens” we had had during our time in Vietnam. It was just a bland chicken breast with plain rice. We left without finishing the dishes. There are so many good restaurants in this town;...

I would rate this higher if I could, we have visited several times throughout our visit, and the service and food has been excellent every time. I've particularly enjoyed the crispy pork spring rolls, the fish fried rice, cabbage and ham salad, banana flower salad, lemongrass stir fried pork and the stir-fried pork with vegetables. In fact evwrythign we have tried has been really tasty!! They have a wood fired pizza oven, an excellent treat if you are missing home pizza, and tastes better than many pizza I've had back home. The many is large allowing both of us to enjoy the vietnamese cuisine and fill up on some western food too. The staff are the best!! We will see you again. Thank you for...