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My partner and I got recommended this restaurant from how hotel receptionist, and they did not lie! The food was delicious and their menu had a lot of variety. Although it was during typhoon season we could see the locals and tourist still coming to enjoy their dinner. It was a family owned restaurant and always happy to support

I was a big fan of the onion fat grilled scallops and the lobster with chili sauce, which was ~700vnd. Place was packed in the evening, great spot to get a bit rowdy and enjoy a fresh seafood meal. Staff speaks some English, and there’s an English menu

The food was mediocre at best, the service was through a child that forgot our requests and had to send it back a few times, our simple drinks didnt come out until the 3rd dish, and at the time it was almost finished. The atmosphere was kind of dirty, we didnt know where to put the shells, no bowls or anything provided, we were told to just throw it on the ground, making it very unsanitary. Now lets get into the details, the food is very mediocre but EXPENSIVE. we ordered a total of 4 dishes and 1 orange juice, 1 sugar cane drink, and it came out to 600k VND. The price is definitely touristy, and its definitely family-run. So service is very limited to what they know. The atmosphere is as youd expect, not the best at being clean. However the restroom is outrageous. The woman's restroom is dirty and has a hole where people can just peep through, the mens restroom is tiny, and is shared, right next, and on top of the urinals, no privacy, and u can smell it as you wash your hands. The parking for both scooters and cars are suspicious, at first we were told the parking was free, then the guy asked for some change, but we didnt carry cash, and we got attitude for it. Overall, id go somewhere else, for a better experience, and youd save quite a bit of money, to eat more food, somewhere else. For example: we ate at hokkaido sachi for two, a total of about 7 quality dishes including wagyu A5, and quite a bit of cheesy oysters, and it was only 1.2mil VND. at a well known, higher end restaurant. You do the comparison.

A must go affordable seafood place in Ho Chi Minh. Always go the two-flavoured lobsters, special sauce with peanuts big oysters and the spicy red crab legs. The grilled pork and squids also nicely flavoured if have more people to share.

When I arrived at the restaurant, I realized I had forgotten my phone at Grab. The restaurant owner was very kind and helped me search for it. She made every effort to find it, and luckily, I got it back the next day when the driver was found. The driver returned my phone , And the restaurant ‘s food was also very delicious. It’s a restaurant with a lot of warmth and friendliness.