One dish only at VD170,000 per person, serve on a mini cooking plate with boiling oil, the dish is quite special but consider expensive base compare to local food, restaurant is on the second floor and need to walk up via narrow staircase

Four of us, visited this restaurant on 12-14 Cha Ca St, Old Quarter. Up the dinghy lit wooden stairs. Crowded scene. Serves only one type of food... = must be damn good? Oh well, fish soaking in oil in a pan. Local greens on the...side and bowl of rice noodles. Cost VND170k per pax. No words exchange. No eye contact. No service. We watched how the locals ate them, and followed. HIGHLY NOT RECOMMENDED.More

We will NEVER come back to this restaurant again! The fish was mediocre and ordinary, it was swimming in butter and what was worse was we told them VERY CLEARLY that we only wanted ONE ORDER (140,000 dong) of the only item in their menu...(we just had a banh mi snack 1 hr prior to dinner because the restaurant was still closed). As mentioned, the signature & only dish was just okay, definitely NOT exceptional. AND THE BIG UNPLEASANT SURPRISE WAS OUR BILL WAS FOR 2 ORDERS! They insisted that the fish in the pan was for 2 ORDERS, but truly, the portions were so tiny that we would’ve been famished if we didn’t have the banh mi beforehand. We have climbed other second-floor restaurants in Hanoi, but this one is definitely a hazard to old and young customers alike! The stairs were steep, the lights were dim the steps were barely enough for one’s shoes and the stairs were at a 25-degree angle- and barely 24 inches wide! I’m not exaggerating, but I was scared I would fall and hurt myself! So, with the awful climb upstairs and the mediocre fish, that’s the last time we will visit this restaurant! 😤😤😤👎👎👎 M DUNCANMore

for an signatur dish this was very disappointing. the idea behind the dish is great but, for me as an chef, the reality looks very poor.

It is the original cha ca,located at no 14, cha ca street,the street name after the dish.but beware of another cha ca la vong,it used no 14 too,but different place.the original one dont use 14 cha ca as sign,so if you see the shop sign...like 14 cha ca or something,then it is another one.anyway,the original one is not very luxury look,it is very normal place.so you may miss it.they sell one dish only,that is cha ca the grill fish.it is a traditional northern vietnam food,you hardly find it in the south.the price for one person is VND170,000,(cannot share),not cheap.the marinated fish in hot pan will arrive at the table, alongside a basket of think vermicelli, fresh herbs, roasted peanuts, chili.it may oily,but the taste is good,and the portion not big,so make it a bit expensive. service is nothing special to say,but ok,the staff or owner wont ignore you,due to language barrier,they dont speak much,instead,they will do everything for you,so order is not a problem.if you are the first time in Hanoi,this place still worth a visit,at least try once.More

Full of locals which is always a good sign, the food was tasty and the novelty of cooking the fish and herbs yourself on a burner is fun. However, this restaurant is really aimed at locals and takes tourists for a bit of a ride....Although not expensive by Western standards, it becomes very apparent that they’re charging you 3-4 times what they’re charging the locals for what felt like an overly small portion. While it seems somewhat petty to complain over 6K VND (25 cents), they added this to the bill for wet wipes that they gave us without asking. Knowing that they’d already charged ya a lot more than locals this felt galling. Finally, although the food came very quickly service was otherwise non existent - the English speaking member of staff did nothing to be proactive and only explained the meal and process after we had flagged him down and asked several times.More

I have spent my time for meal in this restaurant now and then. It is the oldest restaurant in Hanoi (more than 130 years old). In my humble opinion, I prefer the old style of this restaurant when they cooked the grilled fish by coal....Nowadays, they have used glue instead of coal for fire. It's more convenient than before; however, I figure that it is not enough heat for grilling first and onion. The price is not cheap.More

We've been in this restaurant several times and all the reviews you can read are true. The attention is not good, it is not fancy at all (the room where you eat is like a cantine but the Cha ca is much better than in...other restaurants much better noted in tripadvisor. So yes, we like itMore

Food is over rated. Expensive. Not value for money. Totally no service at all. We don't owe them a living. They forgot.

The fish was nice enough, but really nothing to get excited about. They were so busy, we felt quite ignored. It was confusing as westerners to establish exactly what we had purchased. For 3 people and 3 beers, over 750.000.a nice local experience but be...prepared for the $$$More

My wife and me are just back from this place which we innocently tried out! We were astonished of no explanations or menu and only one dish served, which is a marinated fish with cold noodles and some fresh herbs. Really nothing special and as...many say here say much too greasy. Ok, service was also very bad and we thought maybe no English knowledges. But when the bill came I nearly fell from the chair -170.000 per person! Only because the dish was famous 100 years ago. We eat in other places a rich and good seafood barbecue for 100.000! Once we opened the door of our hotel room my wife started vomiting! Please, never ever go there and make a big curve around this scam place.More

This is the oldest Cha Ca restaurant on Cha Ca street, and maybe Hanoi! It is a bit pricey at 150,000 but is well worth the money! The server cooks the catfish in turmeric and dill at your table! It is such a wonderful experience...for all the senses!More