The New Hanoian

Went there last night. Had the spaghetti carbonara. Was sick as a dog for 24 hours after. Beware.

Best pizza of Hanoi!
Devine tiramisu

what a shame they are moving so far away from the center.

Had a great dinner here: free bread with chili oil for starters, great mozzarella tomato salad, excellent pizza, good pasta and an Espresso Macchiato instead of a dessert which we couldn't have handled anymore. A bit too much milk in the Espresso for my taste and I have to take one star off for Pasta not being al dente. It's an Italian restaurant after all, they should get that right. Staff was plenty, friendly and no problem getting their attention.

I agree with the ridiculous note on taking dollars for low rate.

This has been my favorite pizza place in Hanoi for a long time. The food is great with endless varieties.

As mentioned in some reviews, when there is a big crowd, tables with 2-3 PAX tend to be left alone for a while, but during other times, never experienced any problems with their service. An occasional smile from the staff and the delivery guys would be a plus though.

Ate there the other day. Service was very slow yet tables around us who came later received their food. The wine never came until numerous requests--so much for enjoying wine before the meal (it eventually arrived after the main course). Food itself was tasty, but not nearly enough to justify the high prices for Hanoi. One of the most expensive dinners bills I have ever received here.

One more thing--on page 1 of the menu, there was some annoying message how they will give you less than the official rate for the USD, something like 18,200 instead of 18,500. If someone is paying in dollars they're most likely happy to get it, but they try to pass this off as a penalty to you and tell you, you're getting less for money than you would elsewhere.