The title says it all, and I tend to agree.
On a recent trip to Vietnam, we were looking for a place nearby and picked a restaurant rated 4.9 with over 4,000 google reviews. It turned out to be underwhelming, service was average in both attentiveness and attitude, and the food was ok but nothing special, especially for the price.
Towards the end, we realized they were offering free drinks in exchange for 5-star reviews, which explains the inflated rating and volume. It did leave us feeling like it was more of a tourist trap than a genuinely top-tier spot.
That said, most places we’ve tried in Vietnam with ratings between 4.7 and 5.0 and over 1,000 reviews have generally been reliable.
Generally, we don’t tend to leave reviews. And when we do, it’s usually because the experience was poor enough that we feel others should be aware.
