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Old Jan 8th 2013, 8:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Scamp
It's just my personal preference. I love Chinese food (Probably all English inventions, but hey), Jap stuff is alright (not a big fish/seafood eater), Indian is good but the Vietnamese mix was awesome. Loved it.
Have you tried Hanoi in JLT? I think its the sister of the one in AD, and if so it will be great. Cheap and great.
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Old Jan 8th 2013, 8:42 pm
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Have you tried Hanoi in JLT? I think its the sister of the one in AD, and if so it will be great. Cheap and great.
I've been meaning to go there for ages. Reviews are OK, but often best to try for yourself.



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Old Jan 8th 2013, 8:45 pm
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Originally Posted by Bahtatboy
Have you tried Hanoi in JLT? I think its the sister of the one in AD, and if so it will be great. Cheap and great.
No but I will.
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Originally Posted by Bahtatboy
Have you tried Hanoi in JLT? I think its the sister of the one in AD, and if so it will be great. Cheap and great.
Hanoi is in the Shagri La in AD, it is very very good, but it certainly isn't cheap!
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Originally Posted by Brains1983
Hanoi is in the Shagri La in AD, it is very very good, but it certainly isn't cheap!
Hoi An you mean?

and food is relatively cheap considering its location. Plus Entertainer vouchers help. Can go to town on the booze mind.

One of my faves
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According to timeout there is one in Shangri-Helmet Dubai and one at the Za'abeel Saraay on the Palm.

Both have reviews saying good, but expensive.

The worst type of review because it means I'm going to go.
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Originally Posted by Scamp
According to timeout there is one in Shangri-Helmet Dubai and one at the Za'abeel Saraay on the Palm.
Both have reviews saying good, but expensive. The worst type of review because it means I'm going to go.
That review would have the opposite effect on me. Now good value for money, then maybe yes.
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Originally Posted by Scamp
According to timeout there is one in Shangri-Helmet Dubai and one at the Za'abeel Saraay on the Palm.

Both have reviews saying good, but expensive.

The worst type of review because it means I'm going to go.
Hoi An in Shangri-La is good. Not cheap, but I've never had a bad meal there. Voi is the one on the Palm. Pricey and I have yet to eat there, but Patsy rates it. There's a branch of the AD Hanoi in the little food court at Dragonmart, or there used to be. They were supposed to be opening on the Palm too, but that doesn't appear to have happened.

It's a shame there aren't any mid-range Vietnamese places in Dubai.
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Originally Posted by saudiflares
Hoi An you mean?

and food is relatively cheap considering its location. Plus Entertainer vouchers help. Can go to town on the booze mind.

One of my faves
Ah, yes you are correct, Hoi An. I guess it's reasonable with the entertainer, but I still couldn't go as far as cheap.

Also one of my favorites, although I still think that Teatro just pips it.
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Originally Posted by Meow
There's a branch of the AD Hanoi in the little food court at Dragonmart...
Yeh baby
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Originally Posted by mentalist
That review would have the opposite effect on me. Now good value for money, then maybe yes.

You don't mean good value, you mean cheap. For example, Table 9 is a fabulous high end restaurant and not as expensive as you would expect for the standard, so that is value for money (for those that can appreciate such things).

I am not saying cheap food can't be good (Bombay Chowpatty is one of my favourites) but cheap and value for money are not the same thing.
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Originally Posted by Brains1983
Ah, yes you are correct, Hoi An. I guess it's reasonable with the entertainer, but I still couldn't go as far as cheap.

Also one of my favorites, although I still think that Teatro just pips it.
Teatro isn't a Vietnamese restaurant, although it serves a variety of pan-Asian dishes. I like it there too.
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The red headed guy who was a detective on CSI Miami - I tried watching it one and he annoyed me so much i never watched another episode.
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Teatro isn't a Vietnamese restaurant, although it serves a variety of pan-Asian dishes. I like it there too.
I know it's not, I was pointing out it was my favorite restaurants
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Originally Posted by Theseus
The red headed guy who was a detective on CSI Miami - I tried watching it one and he annoyed me so much i never watched another episode.
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All he did was remove his glasses and look sideways at people. There was also a blonde woman with a really squeaky voice who was always talking about her dad being an alcoholic. Worst of the lot.
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