Cau Go Vietnamese Cuisine

It was a wonderful evening. Our waitress Thu Thao was really sweet and caring. The Price-performance ratio was okay. Expected two pieces of artichoke since the hot pot is recommended for two people. A bit more rice noodles or other side dishes would have been nicer in exchange for some mushrooms. Would recommend that place because the quality was really good!

We had the regional fish dish, spring rolls, tofu and fried banana! Highly recommend. Great ambiance, stunning view, and delicious food. Pamela was amazing and so kind.

The view and ambiance are great (upstairs outside terrace), the food was nice but didn’t feel that special so we found it a bit overpriced. Paid £60 for 1 starter, 2 small, mains, and 4 glasses of wine. A small but memorable negative is also that we were told no when we asked for another plate of prawn crakers because they come as a set within the dish. I would have expected a higher end restaurant like this one to have figured this out as it’s a common starter (usually complimentary) snack.

Kitty our sever was attentive and gave excellent service. Everything that we ordered were excellent! Beautiful view of the lake to enjoy our 25th wedding anniversary dinner.

We had a great experience at Cau Go restaurant. Our hostess Mai Huong was phenomenal! She was good at recommending dishes and she was very helpful in helping us understand portion sizes and made sure we weren’t ordering too much food. Mai was the best hostess you can have and she took really good care of us. Everything we ordered was delicious! The atmosphere and ambiance of the restaurant was also great. I highly recommend this restaurant if you’re in Hanoi.

Despite the good comments, I completely agree with the bad ones tho. We booked the table with my mom today on the terrace, came and there were other people (family with kids) sitting at the table. So the waitress had to ask them to leave which took couple of minutes since there was a kid playing in the phone. Fine, okey, then while ordering I asked several times the waitress about the fish options and if they are dry or not and in general what she could recommend better, I got the answer and I ordered relying on the expertise at some point too. After getting the spring rolls which were not the best but okey again, we have been waiting for the fish for 20 min!!!! And then the waitress came, took the empty dish from the finished spring rolls and said that it will take another 10 min to wait (I guess this was the process to unfreeze as the manager said himself so think about it), adding on top that she is sorry but they have other guests on the back to take care about (I’m sorry who I were there then?). In 10 min we got the fish and it was a disaster. Completely dry and has no taste! I have eaten that fish before in Ho Chi Minh restaurant not even a Michelin one and it was super nice and juicy. I politely explained to the waitress, she called the manager which is what I also expected, the “supposed to be” manager came, asked and I politely explained that I’m very much ready to pay for the wine, water (by the way Michelin restaurant with a plastic bottle of water which was not even served) and spring rolls but not the fish. He listened to me and then after 10 min of explaining he said - okey, I will call the manager. Seriously? Then I waited for the manager for another 5 min, no one came, except of the same guy who said - I will take fish to show the manager. Seriously? We are speaking about the Michelin guide restaurant. Finally the manager came after I said that I’m leaving the money here and leaving the restaurant. The manager had no clue about situation so I had to spend another 10 min explaining, he said sorry and went to bring the bill, however, he came back and started to explain again about the fish and how it is cooked. So I had to explain in the end with a raised voice that it is not appropriate service with all the reasons same as I explained about the fish which he agreed in the end by the way. In general, it was a horrible both customer service experience and the food. I have no idea how this restaurant is in the guide of Michelin recommendations.

Not ready to find, ask the shop downstairs, you've to take the elevator just after. Spectacular location. Ask to be seated on the rooftop, near the glass railing, and you will have the best view of the lake and the crowd downstairs. The food is honest, nothing wow but nothing bad. It's mainly Vietnamese food, so it's very nice anyway. Good selection of beers. The staff is always careful and present.

This is probably my favourite restaurant in Hanoi. This is my fourth or fifth visit and I always walk out with a smile across my face and a very happy, full belly. Mai Trang, or Pamela, was a lovely help: kind, nice, knowledgeable about foods and intolerances — she asked me about mine, a first in a long time anywhere — and proceeded to recommend some fantastic food. The ambience and the menu are sophisticated in an understated way. Jazz sounds in the background without being intrusive, and the food on offer is just delicious. Everything on it is mouth-watering. But the pomelo salad… that is a must. Highly recommended place.