Vegan-friendly
Ovo
Vietnamese

Com chay restaurant near the city center. Reported to serve eggs December 2022. Open Mon-Sun 6:30am-8:00pm.


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64 Reviews

First Review by makosaza

Jay5

Points +792

Vegan
07 Apr 2024

Overrated

Very unpleasant smell. And looks like it needs a good cleaning. Food was just ok. Had an upset stomach afterwards. Ginsing water was super sweet.

Bill.c63

Points +112

Vegan
28 Mar 2024

Terrific Bargain

If you’re ok with a little street noise, this place is a great bargain. I ordered the stir fried beef with pineapple & mushroom. The dish includes a lot of crispy veggies and the flavor is delicious. Just a touch of spice for a little kick! It came with rice and a small sour soup. All for around $2 USD. Hot tea is on the table for free.

The English-speaking staff is very pleasant and told me what I was ordering was vegan. I think most items are vegan. I would definitely recommend!

Curt🌱

Points +104

Vegan
28 Feb 2024

Delicious feed!

The food was delicious, only downside was the buffet food was all cold besides the rice. Good service and English speaking. Very cheap.

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-28

Pros: Cheap, Delicious , Easy communication

Cons: Buffet was cold

melliv95

Points +66

Vegan
06 Feb 2024

Cheap buffet

You can try a lot of different food, as it is buffet style.

Gemkvegan

Points +1392

Vegan
06 Feb 2024

Fair price and food

Veg restaurant with good menu options. Staff were friendly but didn’t speak great English and got our order wrong/didn’t bring everything in the end, but the food that did arrive was nice. Not huge portions, the stir fried beef with pineapple didn’t come with any rice which seems unusual. Noodle soup ok.

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-06

kirstyconnery

Points +730

Vegan
17 Nov 2023

amazing pho

the flavour in the pho was so delicious! it’s so cheap and such a big portion too! the vegan meats really didn’t appeal to me but my friend loved them.

charliejade

Points +36

Vegan
08 Nov 2023

Delicious, very good value

Vegetarian menu, very good prices. We had pho, Thai fried rice, sauteed veg and fried tofu. All delicious and very fresh!

isakl

Points +351

Vegan
18 Feb 2023

Decent!

We ordered 2 pho, 2 fresh spring tolls, and several different mock meats from the buffet. A big meal with a dmall water came out to 120K for 2 people (see picture)

The pho was tasty although we missed the star anis flavour. Came with 2 mock meats, mushroom and tofu. 4/5
The spring rolls hade a slice of fake bacon and lots of mint leaves, but the wrapper was chewy. 3/5
We liked some of the mock meats and weren't convinced by others.

The buffet was cold. Service was nice from the young english speaking lady.


Restaurant serves eggs and milk so make sure to ask.

Pros: Price

Cons: Eggs and milk on menu

wirujacabetoniarka

Points +1307

Vegetarian
08 Feb 2023

Nice pho

Nice pho soup, fresh spring rolls. Surprisingly we also got an odd cake in addition, strange but nice. If you come late, there’s a chance that some of the dishes are out. Free green tea on the table.

AudElleMcP

Points +87

Vegan
03 Jan 2023

Best vegan buffet ever ! & best vegan pho

We were so amazed by the entire menu of vegan/veggie options, plus the absolutely wildly big vegan buffet. I’m so impressed they make so many dishes there. Everything was delicious. We had the buffet for 30-45,000 Dong and also both got vegan pho. The vegan pho was the best I’ve had yet! Wanted to try so many other things on the menu but didn’t have the stomach room lol. Friendly staff, clean establishment, a whole other room of seating in the back too, if front is full. And you can also buy vegan ramen packs here! I believe there was egg on the menu although we were able to avoid entirely and easily.

SophY_Travels

Points +398

Vegan
30 Nov 2022

Good food, not fully vegan

I’m really sad to write this as I the girl serving us was so nice and helpful that I wanted everything to be perfect.

The restaurant on the outside states everywhere vegetarian, happy cow currently states vegan as of 2020, we asked the waitress and she said it was vegan. However, there is fried egg on the menu. We ignored that thinking that it was maybe vegan egg and just order safe in case.

My husbands meal of fried noodles & veg contained egg, we think within one of the mock meats (maybe the beef one?). We know this as he has a severe egg allergy and had an instant allergic reaction.
We should have asked, but we thought as it’s vegan it wouldn’t be an issue…

It’s hard to discuss this with them, we’ve had it so many times before where people are adamant there’s no egg, but it’s a sneaky ingredient they’ve missed, or they’ve cooked on the same pan as a fried egg. It’s hard to explain with language barriers. So we didn’t, we just said he was Ill from something else, but they didn’t charge us for that dish as he’d only had one bite. Which was unexpected and very sweet.

The food here is good, if only it were all 100% vegan.

The mock meat skewers we had that were fine were:
‘Chicken’ lemongrass - this was very good!!
A flat square one

I also had the pho, which was good, but also had the beef mock meat which may have been the egg culprit

Updated from previous review on 2022-11-30

Pros: Traditional Vietnamese , V. reasonably priced (I think we paid ~£2.50 tota, Really lovely waitress

Cons: Vegetarian not vegan

mat_r28

Points +1735

Vegan
11 Nov 2022

Delicious buffet

We went later on in the evening and they still had a HUGE selection of mock meats, all tasting pretty delicious. I tried a bit of everything with rice and it only cost 45k, soup included and free tea! Highly recommend, I bet the food is far fresher in the morning so probably even better!

MatanDavid

Points +18

Vegan
10 Oct 2022

Great small local reataurant

The restaurant is very local but offers many vegan options at great prices which taste great. Very kind service also.

Pros: Taste good, Good prices

ניצןתפארת

Points +17

Vegetarian
28 Aug 2022

מעולה

קצת חריף אבל טעים מאוד

Updated from previous review on 2022-08-28

Pros: טעים

Cons: יקר יחסית

Karldh

Points +27

Vegetarian
27 Aug 2022

F'in amazing!

Absolutely gorgeous meat substitutes, all fresh buffet or order off a menu...great stuff

Pros: Pure vegan

Cons: None

MelanieMaurer

Points +795

Vegan
19 Aug 2022

Very good

Great staff great food really cheap loved it

Petaaaaaaaaa

Points +183

Vegan
19 Aug 2022

Excellent!

Great food, choice and service

EviatarShaul

Points +58

Vegan
10 Aug 2022

Excellent!

We arrived at closing time and the owner told us "the place is closed, sorry". We said to him 'please, we are hungry and all other vegan restaurants are closed ' so he opened only for us and said he has some rice left, and he gave us a very nice meal of rice and tofu. He was very nice to us!

Pros: Tasty, Cheap, Lovely English speaking owner

Greggco

Points +2264

Vegetarian
30 Sep 2020

Good

Buffet style vegetarian food at a cheap price 👍

NaomiMW

Points +342

Vegan
28 Aug 2020

Nice find in Da Lat

Friendly staff and the buffet was great even in the afternoon (we ate there around 3pm). Try the au lac claypot rice, it’s fantastic. Crispy fried tofu is also delicious.

firstborn_unicorn

Points +34

Mostly Veg
22 Jul 2020

Delicious Local Grub

There's a lot of debate between people who do and don't like faux meats, but I happen to be an avid fan. The Bun Bo was filled with delicious 'beef' slices and mushroom things that made it a super hearty lunch. The broth was also flavourful and had a slight kick to it moments after it touches your lips.

I'd love to go back and try all the other noodles too.

Pros: Affordable prices, Authentic local cuisine, Quick service

KristinPasket

Points +113

Mostly Veg
22 Mar 2020

Authentic vegetarian food!

Amazing veg bun bo and very reasonable prices. Loved this place and went back 3 or 4 times!

AidanWhiting

Points +18

Vegan
17 Mar 2020

AMAZING FOOD

Really good food, incredible flavours, a real authentic Vietnamese venue with lots of options. NOTE NOT FULLY VEGAN: my friend and I went to grab a creme caramel looking dessert from the fridge to which the lady serving us ran over and informed us that there was milk in it.

HannahHarrison

Points +82

Vegan
14 Mar 2020

Pho is good!

the pho rice noodle soup is fab and comes with a couple different mock meats as well as chilli/garnish to add to your taste. The veg broth was not overly oily too.

We went on 2 separate occasions and got different customer experiences each time. We were not acknowledged or given a menu the first time as they were super busy the with many Locals eating and ordering for takeaway. The second time, the older lady was very smiley and welcoming.

Pros: Inexpensive, Tasty food

ninscha

Points +876

Vegan
09 Mar 2020

Very good

I went back here twice. Recommend to order from the menu, the buffet price varies, ended up paying 45K for a simple dish. Menu options are cheaper and better imo, buffet was cold as the microwave didn't work so maybe ask beforehand. English not well spoken

Pros: Lots of vegan options

Cons: Inexpensive

PlanB-tourdumonde

Points +125

Vegan
29 Feb 2020

Fait le travail

Un petit local peu charmant. Nous avons trouvé nos plats pas très bon. Nous n'avons même pas fini nos assiettes. Peut être avait il un mauvais jour...

Cons: pas très bon

thesavagefoodie

Points +708

Herbivore
24 Feb 2020

Must go-to in Da Lat!

No word of a lie, the “spicy beef noodle soup” I ate here has to be the BEST thing I have ever eaten in my life!! Sounds like a major over exaggeration, but you have to try it for yourself! The most flavoursome broth, rice noodles, veg and mock meats. It was a big portion and only 30K! Full of locals so you may have to share a table, but super worth it.

Pros: Tastiest food ever , Super cheap




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