Lacto
Thai
Take-out

A local Thai food place offering a buffet selection. Food is vegan but dairy milk is offered for drinks. Located near YMCA at Nong Hoi intersection. Bagged up food to take home is often available 1-2 hours after closing time. Open Mon 7:00am-2:00pm.


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12 Reviews

First Review by LilacHippy

BarakCohen

Points +745

Vegetarian
25 Jan 2024

Not to bad

Simple veg place
Some day food choices are tasty some less
In general not my favorite
The staff don't speak a word of English and everything is written in thai .
The set up is pleasant
By 13 o'clock u might not have rice or many dishes by 1400 they start closing
A plate is 45 bhat

Pros: Veg , Cheap , Nice set up

Cons: Not English friendly , Things finished by 1300, Thai spicy

KateLara

Points +72

Vegan
12 Aug 2023

Amazing

This place is almost all vegan except they make some drinks with cows milk. You can get rice with 3-4 sides, or I think they also have Tom kha and a noodle dish. Everything is really tasty, staff doesn’t speak English but I just chose what looked good since everything is vegan😄this is a breakfast/lunch place. They also sell desserts and other snacks. I’ve already been here twice and plan to go back once more so I can try more dishes. It’s really nice to come to a Thai vegan place outside the old town away from more touristy vegan places that cater to western tourists and don’t have as many Thai dishes. Can’t recommend this place enough!

HousePlantHoe

Points +38

Vegan
30 Jul 2023

100% Vegan, 0% English

I really enjoyed this place! Super affordable and very much an authentic Thai experience. The staff don’t speak English though, but I just asked some of the locals who were eating there if they spoke English and one woman did who was able to help us. The food was delicious too

Momo_moon

Points +1164

Vegetarian
07 Oct 2022

Buddhist restaurant

A bit far from the old town, this is a good Buddhist restaurant with many food options to try. The staff is quite friendly and the seating area is welcoming. A bit of a drive or commute if you're in the old town or surrounding area

Pros: good food

Cons: far

joedenney

Points +299

Herbivore
23 Nov 2019

Delicious vegan food at a fair price.

A fairly large assortment of vegan eats and a friendly staff. No English, which is understandable as this is Thailand. I used my Google translator and did just fine. My food was delicious and authentic thai with no msg.

falanglanna

Points +134

Vegan
01 Oct 2019

one of the very best

I ate their food during vegie festival week not in the restaurant but at their stall in Kad Suen Kaew mall almost every day and take away to eat at home (2019 already third year). Very nice people, great variety of only vegan food, very thai, very deliciuos and cheap.

Pros: Food is completely vegan without MSG.

Cons: Too far from my appartment to go their regularly.

Ellalauwa

Points +757

Vegan
30 Nov 2018

Many options

They spoke no English but we managed to get a varied selection of foods on a plate. There was so much to choose from and it was really affordable, even for local standards. The place was full of locals too.

Pros: Cheap, Many choices

Cons: No English (but very helpful nonetheless)

vagabonding2018

Points +68

Vegan
05 Apr 2018

Authentic Thai Vegan Food

This is a real hidden gem, but far located from touristic places. But easy to find with a smart phone :) Located near YMCA, this place has almost all Thai regular eats to offer, has selection of mock meats, lot of offerings in vegetables, soups, noodles, rice, mushrooms and tofu, an ever expanding all you can eat buffet for 35 Baht, separate counter for drinks with both with and without milk options, sweet savouries and vegan snacks. Preferred by local Thais, the place also does quick take aways. Guys, if you want to taste real Thai food at Thai prices, this is it ! We had two full meals, one fruit plate and 1 coffee - all at 170 Baht !!! Staff very friendly, warm and polite people. Don’t speak much English, but easy to convey what you want through gestures.

Pros: Thai Authentic Food, Thai Price, Preferred by locals, amazing taste

Cons: Menu not available in English, Staff speaks very little English

Ianthewander

Points +237

Vegetarian
20 Nov 2017

great variety

medium sized open style Thai restaurant. Semi-buffet, $5 a full meal. Limited drinks, a few items for sale. Takeaway.

Pros: tasty, cheap, variety

Cons: no english, little off the beaten path, no aircon

kristoferb

Points +97

Vegetarian
18 Feb 2017

Good vegetarian buffet

This place is a bit far from the old town but the food is tasty and there is a good selection of fake meats.
The correct location is shown in Google maps. It's about 100m further up the street from the location shown in HappyCow.

lovetheanimals

Points +55

Vegan
22 May 2016

Cheap and tasty Thai buffet

Pick food from pans and pay 40 baht for 3 selections on rice. Then help yourself to salad. Food is real Thai style with lots of interesting beans, leaves and vegetables. No danger of the plain taste common in many vegetarian places. Noodle dishes available too as well as juices and coffee (with cow's milk :()

Pros: Tasty and cheap

Cons: No English spoken but you can point!

LilacHippy

Points +12170

Vegan
06 Mar 2016

Great Local Food

This is a wonderful local restaurant that has an amazing choice just as good as any of the famous ones in the old city. Thai food is served up buffet style but they also have somtam and fruit shakes make to order which is quite unusual for a Thai place. They're also open until about 4.00 but I've gone as late as 6.00 before and still got bagged up, half price take home food. Quite healthy compared to other Thai places as they don't overload with oil and salt.

Pros: Very cheap, Tasty, Quite healthy

Cons: Only Thai Food




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