Burger and chips were ok, the granola was great though recommend it. Beer was great and had loads of different drinks offers. Definitely worth visiting. I’ve shared photos of the drinks offers as some people in the previous reviews seem to have got them confused.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
₫300,000–400,000
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
We called in for coffee and ordered cappuccinos. (The picture is after one sip). I am a spoiled New Zealander when it comes to coffee. For a hot coffee, this is probably the best I have had in Vietnam. Yes it was robusta beans and UHT milk. But it was satisfying. I know this sounds negative, but it's meant as a compliment. My only advice is to ask for extra hot, because it wasn't quite hot enough. The latte art was a nice touch.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
₫1–100,000
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Ambient is fine, the service is kind. The food was not on par with what we got a few blocks apart for the same money. Especially the spring rolls were outrageously dry. Then there was also a rat that was slowly making its way from the bar to the kitchen. It was unnoticed by the staff but there’s no door to the kitchen, wo we’re pretty sure it reached its goal. Overall rather a tourist trap, sadly.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 2
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3
Restaurant on the 1st floor with a terrace. Second floor is one of the biggest club in Cat Ba island, mostly for foreign tourists. Pricing is very reasonable. They have free billiards, table soccer. Music is average, the DJ is always there and does nothing but switching the songs. Overall it’s a good enough place in an island.
How great is it when you go to a restaurant for the second night in a row and you are welcomed as a local! The venue is great, serving delicious food and the service is absolutely incredible. Last night we used the hotel transport to get to the centre of town and, when we wanted to hail a taxi, a man known as Big man offered to drive us back, no charge. Tonight we had excellent service from personable Simone who went out of her way to entertain us with engaging stories of Vietnamese culture. If you are hungry or thirsty and looking for a central restaurant, we highly recommend The Big Man.
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
₫100,000–200,000
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
We just went for a beer in the evening and sat inside with a view into the kitchen (which was already closed). There were countless mice and rats. It was disgusting to see. They also ran across the floor in the dining area and climbed up the cables to the ceiling. I would not recommend eating at this place!
This is probably the best place to sit down for a meal in Cat Ba. Right next to the bay, with well thought out decorations that make you feel cosy.
The meals are good for the town. We had a mix of western and Vietnamese dishes and the flavours were spot on and the meats were cooked well.
Only let down by the coffee, otherwise the selection of drinks is well worth thr visit as well.
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Because people in reviews told this place would charge more for happy hour drinks than promised, I wrote down every order we had for the entire afternoon and evening. The bill matched exactly, so five stars for their honesty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
My boyfriend and I were told by a guy who works at the Bigman that beers were 10,000 and cocktails were 2 for 1. We had been planning to go in for a drink anyway and this seemed like a very good offer.
I went upstairs to get a table whilst my boyfriend used the bathroom. Immediately, before I had even had the chance to sit down, a male member of staff came over to me for my order. I asked for 2 Saigon beers. He brought them over and said it was 70,000. I queried this as we had been told 10,000 outside. He said it was only a certain beer (I didn’t catch which type) that was 10,000. In hindsight I should have just asked for the 10,000 beer.
I gave him a 200,000 note in order to get some change. He asked me to give him more money. I checked that I had given him 200,000 and I had. He could clearly see I had more money in my purse and was essentially trying to just take more money from me. I said no and that I had given him more than enough. My boyfriend came to the table at that point and the man went to get my change.
I feel that he was trying to take advantage of me and that he would not have tried the same thing on my boyfriend or any other man. It made me feel uncomfortable and I wouldn’t recommend this place to any women on their own.
