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

JadeBrice

Points +703

Vegan
22 Feb 2020

Decent food for price

I got given the menu as soon as I sat down, and the woman just stares and expects me to order there and then, so I ask if I can have a minute to look at the menu but she doesn’t know English. I noticed locals get their food very fast but I think that’s cause they know their order already. Buffet option too but I tend to stay away as they’re usually cold.

Ordered 1 fresh spring roll which was good and considerably bigger than the fried spring roll that I didn’t like, it’s like it deep fried so much you can’t taste anything inside. Ordered the rice noodles with veg (35k) for a main, it was very nice but I don’t think they were rice noodles. Good mock meat with it too. Great price, cost me 48k. I’d go back.

Pros: All vegan

Cons: Locals get their food first

melkingin

Points +1748

Vegan
15 Feb 2020

Super leckere und frische Vegane Gerichte

Es gibt eine riesen große Auswahl.
Einmal das Buffet und zusätzlich noch eine Speisekarte.
Wir waren dort jeden Tag essen, manchmal auch 2 mal am Tag.
Die Damen die dort arbeiten sind sehr bemüht und sehr freundlich.
Preislich ist es ebenso unschlagbar.

Pros: Eine riesen Auswahl

july.pns

Points +50

Mostly Veg
14 Feb 2020

A great vegan restaurant in Da Lat

The food was both really good and cheap, the people very welcoming and nice. We can highly recommend it to you ! They serve both the traditional "mixed rice" you can find in bouddhist restaurant which is steam rice and a lot veggies and mock meats from a buffet bit also a lot of different plates like vegan fried ric or soupe, etc..

Pros: A lot of vegan options

Emmarosen

Points +60

Vegan
02 Jan 2020

Delicious and great value

Great local place with authentic food. U had the beef noodle soup and fresh spring rolls, filling and cheap at £1.30. highly recommend

Pros: Lovely staff, Free tea, Cheap

Rouban

Points +41

Vegetarian
25 Dec 2019

Tasty

We had a pho and fried tofu. Cheap and tasty. Nice sitting.

Nibarthe_86

Points +126

Vegan
05 Dec 2019

Amazing food

During our SEA trip, this was for sure one of the very good ones! Amazing dishes, came back quite often😄

buuukpeo

Points +80

Vegan
27 Nov 2019

A M A Z I N G

Amazing! Food clearly made with love, everything we got was above average and full of flavour!

kelseyjaynex

Points +2787

Vegan
24 Nov 2019

Recommend the soup dishes

I really enjoyed their big bowls of noodle soup for 25k - veggie pho or bun bo hue (spicy “beef” noodle soup). As well as a regular menu they also have the buffet thing where they dish you up a plate of mixed dishes with rice, also 25k. My boyfriend had this first time round and said it was pretty good, but food was mostly cold as usual.

On our second visit here I ordered pho and spring rolls, but before my boyfriend could order his meal the lady walked off and started dishing him up a buffet plate even though that’s not what he was after, which was a bit weird haha. And then we didn’t receive the spring rolls either? By this point we were pretty full so didn’t bother asking, but my boyfriend was a little annoyed as he was sick of cold food and had wanted to order a fresh meal from the menu.

Ps. On Google Maps the full name is “Quan Com Chay Au Lac 2”.

Pros: cheap & tasty bowls of soup, quick service

Cons: some miscommunications w order

leubay

Points +93

Vegetarian
12 Nov 2019

Texture, goûts et cuisson exceptionnels !

Tenue par des femmes moines (ça se dit ?), elles cuisinent avec dévotion, car tout est bon et je crois que c’est chez elles un
Acte de foi, voire politique. Elles ont une carte en anglais pour les touristes, je pense avec un tarif légèrement plus élevé que pour locaux (qui choisissent sur le menu affiché au dessus du stand). Ça reste ultra bon marché. On mange pour 50 000 dôngs (2e). Ne vous fiez pas aux noms carnivores @beef” ou “fish”, c’est bien du 100% vegan. Les textures et goûts rappelant ceux de la viande ou de la chair du poisson (du moins de ce que je m’en souvienne étant végétarien depuis près de 8 ans). C’est étonnant et la cuisson de ces erzatz est parfaite accompagnés de légumes craquants voire comme caramélisés sans goût de sucré. Leur science de la cuisine est impeccable, sans chichi et copieux. Que demander de plus! Tres fréquenté par les locaux, gage de qualité vue l’offre pléthorique de restaus vege à Da Lat !

EvaDaniels

Points +356

Vegan
16 Oct 2019

Cheap, small portions

Basic veggie (vegan?) restaurant with a lot of mock meat dishes on the menu. Cheap prices and food tastes nice, but portions are quite small though. Bonus: you can also buy instant noodles at this place.

MonicaGoldklan

16 Oct 2019

MariaGiorlando44

16 Oct 2019

pseudofakee

Points +67

Vegetarian
15 Oct 2019

Tasty and efficient

Well priced menu ... I've only eaten the pho there a couple of times ... But quite good without being mind blowing ... Well priced @ 25,000 d . Staff are OK, without being overly welcoming ... They get the job done😄

MrNico

Points +264

Vegan
02 Sep 2019

Mostly mock meat

Tastes very good, they offer many or mostly mock meat dishes. I think, they - and many of those 'com chay kitchens' - work with glutamate... Also very cheap.

Gresi

Points +29

Vegetarian
26 Aug 2019

Cheap and deliciois

They have lots of vegan options, including many mock meats. We especially loved the pho!

pasta-è-fagioli

Points +158

Vegan
21 Aug 2019

Okay food, meh service

Ate there twice, even though it very subpar the first time. The food is okay at best (had way better at other "chays"). The service was terrible. They were not welcoming, the buffet is off limits for non-locals and it feels like you're getting milked (always pushing the menu on you, they've increased the prices as well)

Cons: Subpar chay, unfriendly, feels like a rip-off

HollyKool

Points +19

Vegetarian
18 Aug 2019

Good food, okay service

Food here was very good and great value for money - plus the mock meat was very convincing! However slightly less than friendly staff and a few things on the menu were unavailable.

Pros: Lots of options for vegetarians , Very cheap, Good location

Cons: Quite cold/blunt staff, A few menu items unavailable

lucy.manly

Points +58

Vegetarian
21 Jul 2019

Delicious food

The buffet was delicious with loads of options including veg and mock meat. Would also highly recommend the Bahn Bao.

Pros: Large portions, cheap and loads of choice

RudieFrancis

Points +178

Vegan
26 May 2019

Had the Hot pot

Really good spicy broth. Veggies were also really good and so was the tofu and mock meat.

Would recommend this place, good location in town and prices are very cheap. 60,000 each for a hot pot.

Pros: Lovely staff, Clean, Cheap

@trying2bevegan

Points +424

Vegan
22 May 2019

Cheap and tasty grub

A great local place to eat. The food tastes awesome and authentic. Some great pho. The price is soo cheap you can fill your boots even on a budget.

Pros: Options, Food, Price

ah_bee

Points +547

Vegan
07 May 2019

Mixed Experiences

After reading the reviews my partner and I visited here to try the buffet dish. The staff were welcoming and rice plus 4 items was only 25k and very filling. The a la carte menu had many items on that sounded delicious so we returned the next day to try a couple of dishes out. Unfortunately on this occasion, the staff were unwelcoming, the portion sizes were small and overpriced, and food was lacking in flavour. We tried multiple times to order a portion of rice to pad out the meal but all our requests were ignored. Hopefully this experience was a one off, as our first time eating here was great.

Pros: Buffet dish is cheap and tasty

Cons: Service seems inconsistent , A la carte dishes a disappointment

Happysoiboi

Points +1049

Vegan
04 May 2019

Great

I had the buffet, was good. Cost me 45k for a plate that filled me up! Owners / workers are lovely. Very busy little place

Selonyx

Points +1120

Vegan
03 May 2019

Delicious buffet

Had the buffet really good value and delicious food would recommend coming here during a stay in da lat staff are very nice

Pros: Free soup with buffet , Nice staff, Good price

bertschko

Points +29

Vegetarian
14 Apr 2019

Cheap and tasty

vegetarian buffet for 45k. Fresh vegetables and many options.

BenjaminLepaul

Points +53

Vegetarian
14 Apr 2019

Génial et de bons prix

C’était vraiment très bon. Une serveuse parlait anglais.
Les prix sont biens plus bas que dans d’autres restaurants du coin.

MarenKaiser

Points +28

Vegan
04 Apr 2019

Great vegan food

English menu with many choices. Super fresh ingredients and great taste. Very good value for money and friendly staff.

Lou1996

Points +33

Vegetarian
29 Mar 2019

Great food !

The Food was delicious, es did not always know what we were eating but it was great. We espacially liked the mushrooms. And it was very cheap.

romily1

Points +467

Vegan
13 Mar 2019

Fantastic vegetarian restaurant!

SO SO cheap!! They had a large menu with a lot of choice including ‘vegan’ meats! I had some spring rolls & a fried rice dish which was so so tasty! Staff speak little English but they are friendly!

hungrychicken

Points +17

Vegetarian
27 Feb 2019

Best Pho in Vietnam

I really loved this restaurant- sadly only discovered it on my last night in Dalat. The fresh spring rolls are also excellent! The best (and cheapest) meal I’ve had in Vietnam so far.

Pros: Lots of options, Very inexpensive , Delicious

Cons: They don’t serve any alcohol




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