Vegan-friendly
Vietnamese
Little vegetarian restaurant with full menu. Spacious and clean, sits by the bank of Perfume River. NOTE: May close earlier than stated times. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-10:00pm.
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27 Reviews
First Review by Veghead74
EugeneNyunt
Points +80
Excellent covered outdoor restaurant - Edit
Covered outdoor restaurant with an English menu and a pleasant vibe. You might find that there is more variety looking at the Vietnamese version of the available dishes.
Read moreCertainly this place is great value and the portion sizes should suit a famished appetite. Green tea comes as a standard offering.
The first time I went I ordered “cơm trắng” (white rice) and some “rau muống xào” (stir-fried morning glory). Very nice indeed.
Pros: Good portion size, Not oily, Welcoming vibe
Guest
minhnguyen
Points +1708
Nice food - Edit
They have a wide range of options on the menu. The breakfast is served all day. I had some banh beo and noodle soup, which tasted nice and were not costly.
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Aiwendil
Points +952
Just if you have no other option - Edit
Most of the restaurants were close when we arrived, so we went to this place.
Read moreWe ordered a really good salad (12 ingredients salad for 50k) and the worst dish we had in Vietnam...
It should be a tofu-pumpkin-mushroom dish, but there was no tofu at all. The veggies taste like nothing, the sauce wasn’t a sauce and we just eat it because we were very hungry.
We can’t recommend this place at all.
Guest
sid.rao
Points +23
Nothing special about the food here - Edit
It's in a prime location, however, the decor and food served didn't do justice.
Read moreReviews in happy cow tricked me for the first time. I would not recommend this unless you have no other options
Pros: Staff are friendly. Many are vegan options.
Cons: Food is priced at a very nominal rate, but, I wasn
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kelseyjaynex
Points +2922
Decent meal - Edit
Our first attempt to go here was a fail after a long day on the train, this place was supposed to be open until 10pm but appeared closed when we got there at 9. Or maybe we just couldn’t find the entrance because the signage is a little confusing and it was pouring rain so we couldn’t see very well.
Read moreCame another day for lunch, we tried mushroom with citronella and stir fried jackfruit. The jackfruit dish didn’t have any sauce so it was pretty bland, but it was okay once I added some soy & chilli sauce. Texture was nice. Main meals are around 30,000 - 40,000 dong and plain rice is 15k extra.
Pros: good location near the river
Cons: not the tastiest or cheapest food around
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Pinkeltje
Points +23
For simple and advanced dishes - Edit
Nice restaurant with a good choice of different kinds of dishes. I took the simple 'Fried pumpkin with tofu and mushroom' and some rice. Nice dinner for 45k.
Read morePros: Varied menu and ok price.
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BarAzar
Points +239
wouldn't recommend - Edit
The food wasn't good (except for the eggplant).
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PaulaQuigley
Points +212
Lovely spot! - Edit
Lovely setting. Lots of options on menu. Reasonable prices. Some different food options to other places I have eaten like stir fried jackfruit (which I loved!!!)
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options
Cons: Some cheap options
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DaveLadner
Points +53
Pretty meh - Edit
Came here for lunch with my Vegan partner. Vegetarian myself. The Fruit shake was about the only good thing I had. Ordered the Vegetable soup with mushrooms. It was just a bowl of spinach, basically in hot water, with some mushrooms and rather spongy tofu. Nothing else.
Read moreMy partner had the Fried Rice, because after ordering the waitress came back to say the Mixed Fried Rice she originally ordered was out. (.. What?). Very bland.
Service was "okay". Took our order. Brought us food. Nothing more, nothing less. Didn't seem overly happy to serve us.
Pros: Relatively cheap
Cons: Bland food
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eatnwell
Points +72
Great food - Edit
Came here twice while in Hue and both times the food was really tasty and freshly cooked. Cheap compared to other vege places in Hue. Lovely outdoor seating area.
Read morePros: Quite cheap, Very tasty, Good service
Cons: None
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samballin
Points +39
Great place with plenty of space - Edit
Bo De is by the river right in the centre of Hue, with plenty of outdoor covered seating space for bigger groups. Parts of the English menu are a little mystifying, but we ordered several dishes to share on a couple of occasions & whatever you plump for is bound to be tasty & sensibly priced. Staff were friendly, and there's a little frog & fish pond next to the seating area.
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meowduc
Points +116
worst food of my live - Edit
as the title says...worst food of my life. fried rice to dry and definitely not fried. fried aubergines so full with vinegar I could even eat them even though I usually love vinegar. the other food just tasted weird. basically it all tasted like nothing or really weird. I didnt eat for the whole day and was about to starve and still couldnt eat it..
Read moreway to expensive for the quality they offer.
bad service. we called for the waiter walking by like 3 times in vietnamese and english and didn't get any reaction.
Cons: expensive, disgusting
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Cyclebilly
Points +126
Nice restaurant but bland food - Edit
The restaurant looked really nice and clean but the food wasn't very nice. We ordered the 'meat' pie with salad but it literally was like pieces of rubber tofu (actually squeeked in my mouth ) on a bed of lettuce. Was bland and too spicy. We ordered the fries as well but they were hard and undercooked. One of the worst meals in SE Asia. And we saw rats running in and out if the kitchen (not that I minded but other people might )
Read morePros: Nice setting, Cheap
Cons: Food
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sukilovesicecream
Points +121
expensive. I left before trying anything.. - Edit
I saw this place as I walked along the river.When I asked 'vegetarian?' everyone looked at me as if I'd just stepped out of a spaceship!
Read moreWhen I sat down, I waited for a few minutes before someone brought me a menu.
The prices were quite high considering the alternatives available in Hue. Ten minutes later someone came by to ask if I wanted anything. The items I wanted were either on a breakfast menu or not available.
So I asked for a moment to check the menu again, I was left for another ten minutes or so. I quietly got up and left, noticing the kitchen staff and servers/managers ALL engrossed in their phones and tablets.
I am always glad to find a vegetarian place when I travel, but here I was relieved to have got away...
Cons: expensive
Guest
beancurdled
Points +1633
simple food in a charming setting - Edit
We were delighted to find Bo De open at lunchtime on the first day of the Lunar New Year. When most other restaurants were shut, the garden terrace was bustling! Lots of families had hot pots on their tables.
Read moreMy partner ordered the "mixed" soup which he enjoyed. A clear broth with strips of tofu, a few greens, baby corn, fake ham kinda thing. It reminded us both a bit of an old Chinese restaurant favourite: chicken and sweet corn soup. I ordered the pumpkin, tofu, and mushrooms but it was unavailable so the waitress pointed out something else she said was similar. It turned out to be tofu and what looked like white radish in a peppery, salty broth, served cold. After receiving my bowl of entirely white food, I decided to add a side of green beans to my order. They were crisp, fresh, and simple. Overall the food was satisfying if unimpressive and we were just really thankful to find a veg*n restaurant open on the public holiday.
Pros: garden setting , cheap
Guest
reissausta ja ruokaa
Points +1897
Good location, average food - Edit
The restaurant is well located by the bank of Perfume River and Le Loi street. I you walk from the railway station to the touristy area, the restaurant will be on the way there.
Read moreThe food was okay. I had fried jackfruit and tofu. Jackfruit seems to be shredded raw jackfruit in vietnamese dishes. I didn´t taste much anything.
We also had fried tofu in tomato sauce - very good
and somekind of mock chicken - okay
The service was good when we were there in March 2014.
Pros: Good location by the river, Okay food
Guest
DaniM
Points +2061
Ok - Edit
The food was good, but nothing special. All in all i'd say it's ok to go there if you are really hungry and you don't want to look around any longer. At least it is a vegetarian restaurant. The staff is friendly.
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procrastinasian
Points +273
Just ok - there are better options in Hue - Edit
This was my least favorite veg restaurant we visited in Vietnam. This isn't to say the food was terrible, but I'd suggest trying a different restaurant instead, since there are so many options.
Read moreThe setting is very nice, especially at night, when the lights are shining in the courtyard. Some of the tables are nicer than others - we ended up sharing a big round table with a Vietnamese couple who finished eating right as we were starting, and lit up a cigarette.
We tried their fresh spring rolls (good), 8-ingredient salad (not recommended), fish with a tomato sauce (I can't remember the exact name of the dish, but it was extremely oily), two different types of the steamed cakes (good and cheap).
The waitress seemed distracted and wasn't particularly friendly.
It was just ok. I'm not upset that we went there, but I wouldn't go again.
Pros: Cheap, Nice courtyard
Cons: Smokers, Noisy, Food is just ok
Guest
iamere
Points +155
the pros and cons - Edit
We ate here twice during our stay in Hue and though the food was pretty good, the service was not quite quite there.
Read moreThe first time we ate there, neither of our dishes were what we asked for. Mine did not even resemble what i requested. When we tried to point it out, the l;ady serving us did not understand, so we just ate what we got. though this was nice enough.
The restaurant itself is very nice, with lots of outdoor seating just besides the river.
There are a number of vegan options on the menu which is always good, though some of the english descriptions leave a lot top the imagination. For example, you may want to try the 'powder squid posters' or the 'shrimp pearl powder flask'. I did intend to try, but just nbever got around to it. They also have a 'meat pie' which i believe is made from tofu.
A breakfast will set you back (if you can describe at such 15/ 20,000 dong and a main ranges from 20 to 40,000.
Over all, this is a nice, clean restaurant and good value.
Pros: spacious, clean, good value
Cons: menu difficult to understand, slow service
Guest
xraysez
Points +203
Quick food, Patio Seating - Edit
Easy to find, just a short walk from the bridge along the river, and is mentioned in the 2009 Lonely Planet guide.
Read moreWe were seated opposite the kitchen and so could see everything being prepared, apart from staff tasting the food, it seemed fairly clean depends on your standards I think. Our waitress was a little hard to get the attention of, but another lady was helpful.
The portion sizes are quoted as for 'one person', and you will need to order more than one dish each and rice.
The menu is a little hard to follow, but we had a tasty Tofu dish, delicious simple Pumpkin, a cold Pho salad and rice for 2.
The prices weren't bad either, about 100,000-150,000 D for 2 people.
I think people have mixed experiences. I will probably go back there, and try some more dishes, maybe the hot pot or spring rolls.
If you are in the area its worth trying.
Guest
Pitaya
Points +1257
Good, cheap food in a beautiful place - Edit
We went to this restaurant twice. We tried both some of the lunch set menus and breakfast set menus. I think that breakfast was the best vegetarian breakfast I've had in a restaurant. And I definitely recommend also taking a set lunch menu so that you can taste various different dishes.
Read morePros: Tasty food, Local dishes, Nice place
Cons: Service not best possible, Cold place if weather is cold
Guest
paemoses
Points +35
Lovely setting on the bank of the Fragrant River - Edit
We chose Bo De from the Happy Cow site. The food was excellent, the spring rolls were very good.
Read moreThe staff did thier job efficiently but without putting too much effort in.
Price was very cheap - three of us had plently of food and drink for under $10.00. Serving sizes were large.
Minor detraction was the large scabby rat that popped in and out of the kitchen a few times until we fed him a chip then he left, he seemed quite nice however.
Pros: food, cheap, location
Cons: rat
Guest
choogirl
Points +717
great menu but not much was available - Edit
I went here in Feb 2011. The location was nice, the menu looked awesome, but unfortunately only 3 options were available (maybe because it was pouring rain that night and I was the only one there??). Anyway, I chose the veg hot pot and it was fantastic. I would give this place a 5 cow rating but I'm removing 1 for lack of availability.
Read morePros: delicious
Cons: limited choice
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Frogman
Points +85
Lousy service - Edit
My wife and i ate here on a sunday afternoon, and there was barely anyone else in the place. However, that did not stop us from receiving lousy service. The staff were completely disinterested in us, and when they served us they were rude - it was as if our presence were a nuisance to them.
Read moreOn the plus side, the bamboo shoots and the fried tofu were very tasty. Be warned though, "fig" is not a fruit, but some kind of unpleasant mock-meat. Perahps fig = fake pig?
Pros: tasty food
Cons: lousy service
Guest
Mudit
Points +22
Very tasty food - Edit
This place has some very authentic Vietnamese cuisine made with mock meat. Most of the dishes are around 15,000 dong which makes it solid value for money. I looked it up on Happy Cow and went with the recommendations. Can;t say that I was dissappointed.
Read morePros: Variety, Tasty, Value for Money
Cons: Food could be served hotter, Not much options in drinks and desserts, Not sure about the Kitchen hygiene
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Louie
Points +45
A special place - Edit
I really enjoyed our experience at Bo De. Most dishes are around 15,000dong so it's really reasonable. If you're hungry though I recommend getting 2 dishes - the variety is nice anyway! I êspecially enjoyed the jackfruit sesame rice paper dish - unlike anything I've had before in a veggie restaurant. Although Bo De is on a main road they've created a nice restful and spacious environment out the back.
Read morePros: Delicious totally vego food, Friendly and efficient staff, Nice setting
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Veghead74
Points +71
Best food I had in Vietnam! - Edit
I loved their coleslaw! They had a tasty mock meat appetizer that has an herbal lime taste and then you put on on a crispy cracker and drizzle soy sauce onto it. Their soups were simple and soothing. Their fried rice was also simple and tasty with small bits of veggies and mock meat cubed up. Their mock meat dishes were truly the best I had during my trips to Hanoi, Hue, and Ho Chi Minh City. The restaurant was clean and spacious. This is a place you must try if you are in Hue.
Read morePros: Excellent Food, Large Portions
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