TNH

Nice quiet spot by the lake for an afternoon drink.

Have not been there at night yet.

The bar menu is significantly smaller than what is advertised on this site, but the food was alright, nothing out of the box, but alright.

Went to this place for the first time last night and was very impressed.

Great location bang on West Lake on a quiet stretch on the lake road with chairs and tables outside for water-side drinking. Slick sailing inspired design inside with some quirky cool additions like a black granite brick bathroom. Very friendly staff and a nice Chi oi manager who managed to rustle me up some very tasty roast chicken after i had forgotten to eat at the bia hoi earlier.

There was a full jazz band playing some nice tunes and a healthy vina crowd but the best thing was their specially brewed house bia for 15k a glass. Way better than standard bia hoi/bia tuoi without being too full on like some of the micro brews around town. Very tasty.

Apparently the owners plan to build a dock right in front of the bar and bring a couple of catamarans to town soon which will be available for hire. Then we'll all be able to enjoy a bit of harmless piracy on a sunny Sunday afternoon...

(sorry, couldn't resist)

Edit: Been asked about directions and just noticed how crappy the address details are above. Its on a lovely road in an area I had never been but very easy once you know: just take the lane towards the Hanoi Club off Yen Phu and then turn right immediately onto a little lane through what looks like a village gate. The lane opens up, keep going straight past the weird square lake on your right and bang your on a nice west lake road, continue until you smell tasty bia...

Just came there last saturday, i spent 5 hours there for dinner than a few drinks with friends. Its such a nice place with relaxing view to westlake and nice live music, foods are quite good too. It's difinitely my new favourite place in town

The venue is nicely laid out & the band drew a good crowd but there really is no excuse for having a bar in this town without either aircon or fans. Sure some customers like to sit out at the tables beside the lake but that should be an option, not a necessity. The head barman also needs to leave his ego at the door. When we were sitting at the bar he was ignoring everyone & if you did manage to get his attention you would think you had spat at him instead of just asking him to do his job. He was very smiley when taking cigarettes from customers sitting at the bar though! I think this bar has promise despite these problems & I'll be checking it out again at some stage in the hope that I might be able to give it a higher rating

We have been here almost every week since July for various occasions. With each visit the place gets worse.

On a Wednesday night we arrived to be told for the third time running that their Sailor beer was 'off' with no apology or alternative draft available.

As others have said, their food is pretty rubbish with small portions.

The service staff seem completely uninterested and are so slow it is actually a form of entertainment to see when and if your order will arrive.

On a previous visit we went down for 2 for 1 happy hour only to be told that this offer was not on,I ended up showing the staff the deal on new hanoian and they grudgingly gave in only to then change the deal while we sat there.

The 'sofa' outside seems to be infested with insects which you can watch crawling over customers as they sit there.

The view is stunning but in future we will go to the cafe 10 yards up the road where beer is cheaper, food good and and the view is exactly the same!

21N seems to be living off a previously good reputation and needs to sort itself out. (1 star for the view and one for the Sailor beer which when available is good!)