Hanoi Bike Shop

Wandering about the West End and walked down an alley right into this place. Looks run down from the outside but cute, clean, and welcoming on the inside. We enjoyed the coriander and coconut tofu, vermicelli noodle salad, and the ginger caramel chicken. Very helpful staff in picking out gluten free options. They have a grid with different food allergies and their food! Very tasty. Definitely worth a look

Dined outside here years ago and it’s definitely gone downhill. Also the smell of feet which hits you at the front door is horrendous. We were asked upon arrival if we had any dietary requirements and we asked for a gluten free menu. Server said no problem and brought us to our table. 10 minutes later we were greeted by a different server who asked us what we wanted and we said we were still waiting on the gf menu. He said no problem and disappeared then continued to serve other tables at which point we had to chase him up and remind him we needed the gf menu. He said he’d forgotten. When he finally brought it we asked how to interpret it as it was a little confusing and he admitted he didn’t know for sure and disappeared again to check with a colleague. This was understandably not great. on the surface the place looks well curated, but the upstairs bathroom was pretty filthy, and I cut my hand on the flusher for the downstairs bathroom. There’s rustic, then there’s a real lack of care. Considering the service and odour - which I’m told is a special fish sauce but smelled horrible, and I say that as someone who likes fish sauce - the place is definitely overpriced. The temple tofu was very good, as were the chicken thighs, but other items like the potato cakes weren’t worth the price point. My partner and I have been together for a while and had a laugh regardless but I feel bad for anyone going here looking for a romantic evening.