Square One - TP. Ho Chi Minh Viet Nam

Lovely location offering a variety of dining options, with prices comparable to those of a 5-star hotel.

Exceptional restaurant!! Fine dining with French, Vietnamese and close to a white glove service. The long wooden tables that are made of a single piece of wood is something to look at… Definitely a feature piece. The table side, preparations of salads and crêpes are a pièce de résistance!! I forgot my umbrella here and they left it for me to pick it up a few days later !!

After enjoying several nights of local Vietnamese street food, I decided to treat myself to a fine dining experience that combines French and Vietnamese fusion cuisine. We ordered the Vietnamese platter, which allowed us to savor all the local highlights, including spring rolls, mango prawn salad, soft shell crab, and scallops. The setup was lovely, offering just enough to taste everything. The foie gras, a French delicacy, was prepared exceptionally well and paired perfectly with wine. The scallops cooked with rice cake were a unique delight, and the rice cake could be enjoyed together with them. However, the grilled chicken was somewhat bland and average, and the fried rice lacked flavor and saltiness. The local grilled oysters were decent but didn't have a particularly pronounced taste. We concluded our night with the highlight—a crepe cooked with grand marnier liquor, accompanied by truffle chocolate, which paired wonderfully. While I believe that enjoying local food in a local setting is the best way to experience it, the ambiance of this place was undoubtedly top-notch!

The food was good for the price we paid. However, the quality of service was horrendous. First time I have ever experienced such a bad service handle from a fine dining restaurant. I wanted to pay using QR code or wireless transfer (which is a super common thing in Vietnam and I've done that in multiple of high-end restaurants before) and I did not bring my card with me. When I asked if there is anyway for me to pay using wireless transfer they said no and I have to figure it out myself, either go back to my house (which is the outskirt of Saigon) to get my credit card or go to an ATM to cash out. But remember, I do not have my card with me and all of the Techcombank ATM around it does not allow cash out with QR code. I ran accross different ATMs in the middle of the rain trying to transfer my money in the account to cash. In the end, when i came back, a super nice dude sat next to our table agreed for me to transfer him money and he paid for us. The frustrating thing is that the manager and the waiter just stand there and did not offer any assistance. I even asked the main desk of Park Hyatt and he tried to help me wireless transfer the money but the restaurant did not allow it. F*cking hell! Probably the worst fine dining experience ever. Square One really dissapointed me and tainted my impression towards Vietnamese high-end restaurants.

Quite disappointed with the service (not only we had to wait for a while for service but glass of wine was poured super small, and when I confronted the waiter, she poured the second as small as the first). I am used to this kind of restaurants and 2 glasses are normally enough for me, I had to order 3). Nobody came to serve us water,... Again for this kind of restaurants, I expect much better. No worth the money