Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Alibaba - Indian Restaurant

Alibaba- indian restaurant

This Indian restaurant in Saigon has a special name and I like it. It's a small restaurant with a good chef, great food but the service is not really what I expected. They didn't explain what each dish was when it arrived at the table and, it seems that smiling is a very difficult thing to do here :) However, the owner is a friendly Indian guy. I reckon that they need to ask the staff to change their attitude or they will lose their customers.

Alibaba- indian restaurant

I really can't remmeber what I ordered except for plain nan and garlic nan, some curries and tandoor dishes. I enjoyed my food and watching Indian music videos with beautiful Indian singers on a big screen. It was a bit like Bollywood. We need one good Indian restaurant like this place in Hanoi.

Alibaba Restaurant
60 Le Thanh Ton - Dist 1
Ho Chi Minh City
Tel:P 84.8.823 3594
Email:alibaba@hcm.vnn.vn

16 comments:

D. said...

Hmm, that looks pretty good. It's good to know there is at least one good Indian place in HCMC - it's one of my favorite cusines so I won't have to miss out during our extended vacation.

Anonymous said...

Indian, mmmm. I want some Butter Chicken :)

Preya said...

Hmmm...okay, maybe my sis and I need to convince our Dad to open a nice Indian restaurant in Hanoi. I don't know how to Bhangra dance, but I can learn...!! :)

Really though...in Hanoi, Khazana is/was okay, but inconsistent and expensive; and I've only ever had a salted lasi and Dakshin, so I can't judge.

junebee said...

That is alot of red food! I haven't tried much Indian food.

Anonymous said...

wow it looks so good!! I was talking about india in my blog too! what a coincidence ;)

Van Cong Tu said...

Preya, I think thats a good idea :), Khazana is ok.
the girl with a paper journal, Really? I couldn't open your page.
junebee, Indian food is great
D.You should try this place.

Preya said...

Tu, when are you leaving Hanoi? Will you be there in March?

Van Cong Tu said...

Preya, I think I will stay just to meet you :)

GoingGlobal said...

I remember visiting Alibaba when I was there- very good food.

henno said...

Thanks, I'll try Alibaba. My favourite Indian restaurant in town is Ashoka, have you tried it? They have absolutely delightful curries and a wide range of breads (nans etc) and the prices aren't too bad either.

Van Cong Tu said...

henno, I will try this place in my next trip down there. Thanks mate.

Preya said...

Aw, that would be cool, but probably you'll sitting on the beach in Nha Trang or something, haha.

Anonymous said...

I believe the relationship between vietnam and india will improve this well!!!!!!!!!

Hindi vietnam bhai bhai :D picked it up from my b/f.

Unknown said...

i was in saigon recently and been to alibaba...very good and authentic north indian food. the lunch buffet is also excellent.

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