Quán Chốn Xưa

Although the menu is only in Chinese and Vietnamese, requiring a translation app to order, occasional mistranslations add a touch of fun, and the owner uses photos to recommend dishes. The stir-fried pork with green peppers, beef, and dumplings are all delicious and generous in portion size, with rice being filling and jasmine tea fragrant. Especially thoughtful is the ability to adjust the spiciness to suit a 7-year-old child's taste; during three weeks in Vietnam, the child ate the most here. The prices are reasonable, service is attentive, and it's close to the Crown Hotel, making it suitable for family dining. It mainly does takeout, so there aren't many dine-in customers, and the atmosphere is quiet. The per-person cost is 100,000–200,000 Vietnamese dong, offering great value for money. The amusing mistranslations on the menu add to the fun, and I will definitely go again.

While staying at the nearby Tia Wellness Resort, we visited this place twice because it was delicious. We had a 7-year-old Japanese child, so we asked for no spicy food, and it was just right (the shishito peppers were a bit spicy for the child, but the overall seasoning was very tasty). We stayed in Vietnam for three weeks, and our child ate more than usual here. The prices were reasonable, and the service was courteous. The menu was in Vietnamese and Chinese, but we used Google Translate and asked the staff while ordering. The stir-fried pork and shishito peppers? was delicious, as was the stir-fried beef and vegetables. The rice was generous, and the jasmine tea and boiled dumplings were also tasty.