Noodle beef pho at Dai Loc in Da Lat
Rice toppings etc at Dai Loc in Da Lat
Sweet and sour fried rice at Dai Loc in Da Lat

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Unassuming place located two doors down from the Thien An Hotel in Da Lat. Has a veggie banh mi stand out the front and a buffet inside, plus an a la carte menu. Staff speaks limited English, but there are English versions of the a la carte menu. A mix of mock meat, rice and noodle dishes. Reported closed, May 2021.

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18 Reviews

First Review by Sarahmrussell

Avatar AmeliaLidelleMudge

AmeliaLidelleMudge

Points +1051

Vegan
31 Jan 2020

insanely amazing experience

the family who runs this restaurant is so cute & so knowledgeable about veganism and they are doing their best to spread it all over the globe! i really appreciated everything, the one lady was so kind and kept making sure we were enjoying our meal. we both had a banh mi, spring rolls and shared a dumpling 😍

Pros: so cheap, so good, amazing atmosphere

banh mi at Dai Loc in Da Lat

spring rolls at Dai Loc in Da Lat

Avatar DuncanMacbethLead

DuncanMacbethLead

Points +1385

Vegan
08 Aug 2019

Good, cheap, food

Came here with a friend to pick up 5 Banh mi’s before a long bus journey. 50,000 for all 5, can’t beat that price. The Banh mi itself was very good. Bread not amazingly crunchy, but I can’t complain for 10,000 a pop!

Other things in the place looked really decent as well, a bit sad I couldn’t have tried anything else!

Pros: Lots of choice, Cheap, Tasty

Cons: A bit far out from the city centre

Banh mi at Dai Loc in Da Lat

Banh Mi Stall outside at Dai Loc in Da Lat

Avatar MangoChutney

MangoChutney

Points +330

Vegan
23 Jul 2019

Okay for hunger..

For my taste it was too oily, too much mock meats and too less vegetables. But when youre really hungry and just want to eat its a good place for that :)

Pros: Cheap, a lot of mock meats

Cons: Less vegetables and very oily

Avatar bluemushroom_

bluemushroom_

Points +73

Vegan
22 Jun 2019

Tasty food, good prices, lots of mock meat.

Whilst the food here is undoubtedly tasty and cheap, I couldn't help feeling like it was fairly unhealthy and a bit lethargic after eating. Tried a few options on the menu including various pho, bahn mi but never felt satisfied.

Pros: Cheap, Lots of mock meat options (if you're into that)

Cons: Not many vegetables

Avatar RudieFrancis

RudieFrancis

Points +178

Vegan
26 May 2019

Eat here pretty much every day.

It's really cheap in here and all the mock meat is brilliant. They do great Bunh Mi as well. All vegan!

Pros: Loads to choose from, Cheap, Tasty

Avatar Ropy2

Ropy2

Points +296

Vegetarian
23 May 2019

Incredible tasty

This is by far the best Com Chay I had for a while. Not just a bunch of mock meat but really tasty dishes.

Pros: Tasty food, Cheap

Avatar Matthijs

Matthijs

Points +288

Vegetarian
18 May 2019

Banh mi, rice and noodle soup

This little place has all of the above. Simple food, but a big menu of cooked to order, if you ask for it. Staff was a bit unattentive and hesitant to answer my questions, but I think they are just not used to many foreigners there.

I had rice with several toppings of my choosing, a good filling meal for the trip to come.

Pros: Cheap, Huge menu, Has its own budget hotel

Cons: Somewhat unattentive staff

Rice toppings etc at Dai Loc in Da Lat

The entrance at Dai Loc in Da Lat

Hot pot menu at Dai Loc in Da Lat

Avatar JorisVerwij

JorisVerwij

Points +18

Vegan
03 Apr 2019

Good food

The food was very good. There are vegan and non-vegan options on the menu. I had the fried tofu with lemon grass and citronella.

Pros: Both vegan and non-vegan option, English translations on the menu

Cons: Only negative thing about this place were the mice

Avatar DeniseC34

DeniseC34

Points +31

Vegetarian
16 Feb 2019

Tasteless food

Food was very bland. Ordered a la cart and not from buffet. Vegetables served on plate full of water. Over priced. Can get much better food for half the price elsewhere.

Pros: States that they are a fully vegan restaurant

Avatar nowagandhi

nowagandhi

Points +71

Vegan
15 Sep 2018

English is rough, food is good!

So many choices! I had the Thai hotpot and it was delicious. I believe it was meant for two, and had them pack half of it up for second supper at my hotel later on.

Pros: Lots of vegan options!

Cons: Staff wasn't English speaking.

Thai hotpot at Dai Loc in Da Lat

Avatar Madzison

Madzison

Points +103

Vegan
13 Mar 2018

Good food, large portions

Tasty food with lots of cook to order options. Have been here three times and it’s been great. Haven’t tried the buffet but there’s a huge variety. Definitely reccoemnd giving the ban mi a try! Good prices and they give a small discount to tourists.

Pros: Large portions , Good price

Avatar PravAskn

PravAskn

Points +68

Vegetarian
23 Jan 2018

cheap and delicious

Friendly staff, com chay was cold like it usually is, but good variety and cooked well. 25k for the com chay including the soup, which they heated up for me.

Pros: good choice

Avatar Marksson

Marksson

Points +117

Vegan
11 Mar 2017

Best vegan restaurant in Da Lat

Let's make one thing clear. Rice and buffet mock meats are generally served luke warm throughout the whole of Vietnam.

What makes Dai Loc so great is not the customer service or the rice mock meat combination but the PHO, noodles, vegan baguette, vermicelli and most importantly the HOTPOT. Boy is this hotpot value for money. We had this twice during our 3 day stay in Da Lat however the combination hotpot was our favourite. You get a pile of fresh greens, rice noodles and a selection of a variety of mock meats in a delicious soup, perfect for those cold evenings.

I cannot rate these dishes highly enough. Perhaps if your as picky as the recent negative reviews, you should probably stick to your pretentious restaurants.

Pros: Hotpot, Price, English translation menu

Cons: Some staff refuse to smile haha

Avatar MarekKoenig

MarekKoenig

Points +27

Vegan
10 Feb 2017

This place disgusts me

Maybe all restaurants in Vietnam are like this, but at least aren't as blatant as this one. They take left over rice and dump it back into the rice cooker and mix it. They then take used plates and just wipe them "clean". If you're ok with this, they have tons of food options.

Avatar Tofulicious

Tofulicious

Points +1617

Vegan
21 Dec 2016

Awful

Plates of cold rice and an assortment of cold, congealed, over-salted and over-sweetened mock meats, for the same price as delicious a'la carte meals at the other end of the strip. Everything on the menu is 20 K, but they decided to charge us 30 K each for said plate of congealed items, and even added an extra 5 K each for the customary 'complimentary' soup. Don't bother.



Updated from previous review on 2016-12-21

Cons: average-to-poor quality food, extremely overpriced , shabby facilities, unwashed tea cups

Avatar TeddyCourage

TeddyCourage

Points +77

Vegan
02 Nov 2016

Great!

We really enjoyed the vegan buffet options available. There seemed to be a larger selection off vegetables compared to other restaurants. Banh mi available at the front of shop also!

buffet at Dai Loc in Da Lat

buffet at Dai Loc in Da Lat

Avatar earth.and.eats

earth.and.eats

Points +152

Vegan
26 Aug 2016

My favorite restaurant in Da Lat! (plus hotel?)

** As mentioned, the marker is wrong--it's further up the hill, but the address is right. **

This place was so good! They have a pretty large menu (English available). Not everything is always available, but I think whatever you get you will not be disappointed! Plus they have a banh mi stand outside (mornings only?), which is awesome. My last day there I had some noodles for breakfast, and ordered two banh mi, and a rice dish to go for lunch and dinner!

Their rice dish/buffet is fairly typical, with lots of tofu and mock meats, but they all seem pretty fresh/handmade, good variety, and some things I hadn't seen elsewhere. Their dumplings (those things wrapped in banana leaves and steamed) were really delicious too!

The staff have little to no English, but as mentioned they have English menus, and with a little effort all can be communicated. Great food, pretty clean place, and reasonable prices. It's not as central as some other places, so almost didn't go, but I'm so glad I did!

Oh, and looks like they have hotel rooms to rent too! Don't know what they're like, but had I known I definitely would have stayed there just to be closer to the food! :)

Pros: great variety, reasonable prices, delicious!

Avatar Sarahmrussell

Sarahmrussell

Points +100

Vegan
03 Aug 2015

good option

It's not where it says it is on the map. I literally saw it as I was turning around to give up lol it's also on the opposite side to what it says. It's about 5 minutes more north than the pointer.

braised tofu dish over thur. probs my favourite style dish I've had in Vietnam at Dai Loc in Da Lat

spring rolls! not sure if I did the right thing but they gave me a plate of leaves and mint stuff so I wrapper the spring rolls in it at Dai Loc in Da Lat

from inside at Dai Loc in Da Lat

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