Buffet
Take-out
Vietnamese

In addition to buffet, they offer ala carte items. 7000 VND will get you a noodle plate, noodle soup, spring rolls or other rice flower preparations. Toppings include veggies, tofu, mock-meats, beans and condiments. It is located at the far eastern end of the street that starts east of the Imperial Citadel. Open Mon-Sun 6:30am-8:00pm.


Venue map for Hong Nga
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24 Reviews

First Review by Wozza

adam080

Points +978

Vegan
04 Jul 2023

Cheap and simple

I took all the 10.000₫ dishes so I didn’t expect too much for the price I’m paying. Very simple if you want something very cheap (falls apart)
But still worth it

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-04

Pros: Cheap, Vegan

Cons: Not too much tasty, The bánh falling apart

JordanChardon

Points +32

Vegan
24 Jun 2023

Hồng Nga

Quiet little location, nice and peaceful. The food was quite delicious, a couple of interesting items I had yet to try in my travels. Everything on the menu is extremely cheap as well so it's brilliant value for money 🤙

GiacomoG

Points +32

Vegetarian
05 May 2023

Wouldn't mind coming back (3.5)

We tried the buffet and ate with 77K in two. No drinks.
A lot of tofu, arranged in ways that make it look like chicken or fish, and taste good enough. The staff was not especially friendly but neither were they rude.

If you want to go cheap it seems good enough.

P.S. The criterion used to calculate the cost of our plates remains obscure, even though the lady tried to explain it to us.

Pros: Great variety at the buffet

Cons: Most sides were tofu

brianrc

Points +37

Vegan
05 Mar 2023

Good. Cheap

Rice plate with sides on 20k.

Pros: Lots of selections, Inexpensive

Sarilein

Points +17996

Vegan
21 Feb 2023

Unfriendly towards tourists

Went for Dinner
Good options
Menu is cheap
4 stars for taste
3 for attitude
Not friendly towards foreigners!
You can select from the buffet 5k each they gave me the spoon to serve myself and I ended up paying 20 instead of 5 because the portion was big - clearly a scam
I also didn’t get the herbs and bean sprouts with the soup but all locals got it while ordering the same dish
Feel not welcomed here!

Pros: Cheap 20k for noodle soup, Delicious rice dumpling Banh beo

Cons: Charge more than double , Unfriendly

TomSteffens

Points +109

Vegan
18 Feb 2023

No buffet available

Only à la carte dishes are available.

wirujacabetoniarka

Points +1269

Vegetarian
14 Feb 2023

Small portions

Prices are low but portions are also small. The place is a bit smelly, but we chose it because the neighbouring one was a lot more smelly. After having the crispy pancake I left still feeling hungry but not willing to eat there anything more.

ML🌱

Points +27

Vegetarian
03 Jan 2023

Disappointing

I went there, because I saw a lot of positive comments, but honestly it was very disappointing. First impression good - whole menu signed as vegan one. But it was not vegan, honestly I had some doubts if it is completely vegetarian (one thing seemed to be chicken, I am not sure). I ordered different dishes, all of them ware cold, even if they should be served warm. Not really recommended.

Updated from previous review on 2023-01-03

Pros: Menú in English

Cons: They write that every dish is vegan, but it is not, Everything cold, even dishes which should be warm.

dafi

Points +54

Vegan
11 Jul 2022

Great vegan buffet

Everything I tried in the buffet was great, especially the "fake chicken"

NKvEick

Points +13

Vegetarian
29 Jan 2020

Amazing vegan food

Was not my first choice, there are 2 other restaurants that are nearby, but was absolutely positively surprised by the food! The staff is super friendly, the food tasted great (might be the best vegan Vietnamese food I've had so far!) and they work fast! Definitely recommend!

Pros: Very cheap, had 3 dishes for 35 000 VND.

Essdubz

Points +124

Vegan
26 Jan 2020

Rude staff, Bad Food

Staff were considerably ruder than other restaurants in Vietnam. There is another vegetarian restaurant accross the road go there instead. Lady at front counter shooed me away originally before a second lady pointed at a menu on the wall. Very confusing.

Pros: None

Cons: Rude staff

dorisbanana

Points +88

Vegan
06 Jan 2020

Mock meat gem near citadelle

This place serves food either alla carte or via buffet. We've had the latter and the various mock meats was very good. We've paid 130 dong for two plates and we're ready to conquer the citadelle. Not a must, but drop by if you're in the area

Pros: A lot of mock meat , All food mentioned vegan

VeganForTheWorld

Points +75

Vegan
10 May 2018

Cheap and quite good

Friendly stuff even they don’t speak English. Buffet is nice so is the com dia.
40.000 for a normal dish and a plate at the buffet.
Food choice if your around the imperial city

Pros: Cheap, Quite good, English menu

Cons: Cold

ozzita

Points +83

Vegetarian
18 Apr 2018

So nice!

Very cheap buffet and tasty. Banh cuon pretty good and affordable 10000/4p

Pros: owner very kind

Cons: a bit lost in the streets

AnnaVladi

Points +131

Vegetarian
30 Jan 2018

very tasty

higly recommended, yummy food, simple place but very delish food, We had buffet and payed around 30 000 (around 1 euro) for huge plates with at least 5-7 different dishes.

Pros: taste, price, staff

rovingrich

Points +140

Vegan
29 Dec 2017

Best meal in Vietnam!

Having visited this lovely restaurant twice on the two days I was in Hue I find the negative reviews about it extremely puzzling. Firstly, I find it extremely hard to believe that they would ever try to rip off anyone. This is a thoroughly local and authentic Vietnamese restaurant, very popular with locals, not touristy at all. And it's the touristy places where some might be tempted to start charging foreigners more. This isn't that kind of place. Previous claims of being cheated were more likely just misunderstanding. The staff speak no English at all.
I had the com dia which they recommended by eagerly pointing at it on the menu on the wall when I walked in. It cost 20,000 a plate and consisted of a delightful and tasty mixture of items on rice, together with a small cold soup and a cup of tea. It was not at all greasy or fake meat heavy, but had a number of vegetables. It consisted of the following. .. chicken type strips, bamboo shoots nicely sour, tofu in a tomato dressing, green beans, carrots, cabbage, meaty strips wrapped in a green leaf, and a savoury oblong of dry rice noodle. I found it all very tasty, but if you want to pep it up there is also a superb chilli paste in a jar on every table. I actually are there on Christmas day and it was certainly one of the most memorable Christmas dinners I've ever had!

Pros: Very tasty, Very cheap, Superb chilli paste on every table

Cons: No English spoken

Tofulicious

Points +1155

Vegan
13 Jan 2017

Try Next Door

After these ladies tried to tout us as we walked past and started filling plates with rice without even ordering anything, we finally managed to establish that their prices for foreigners were 200-300% of that on their menu. Went next door instead: gorgeous people, lovely food.

AnnaVladi

30 Jan 2018

how did u know that the price for foreigner was so high? we payed 25 000 for buffet.

frobekobe

Points +16

Vegan
03 Jan 2017

Loved it, found it by accident

Amazing taste, a bit on the salty side and very mock meat heavy but I don't mind. No English tho so it was a lot of body language and pointing. and no prices for the buffet style either but I can't imagine anyone exceeding 50k dong per bowl so it's a cheap feed

Pros: cheap, tasty

Cons: a bit too salty

RedAl

Points +175

Vegetarian
06 Nov 2016

Good food, good value

I ordered cờm chay (vegetable rice) which in veg restaurants usually involves a varied plate. Even so I was pleased with the variety of vegetables, tofu, rolls etc. Nothing too original, just good Vietnamese veg food.

Pros: Value for money, Good food, Close to Imperial city

Cons: Hard to find without Google maps.

earth.and.eats

Points +163

Vegan
17 Aug 2016

Heavy meal

Their buffet is pretty big, but 80%+ is mock meat, so it's all super greasy and super salty. The rice they gave me with my meal wasn't nearly enough to get down all that salt. If you're in the mood for salty/fried mock meat you might like it, but the few veggie options in the buffet are also pretty greasy, so don't expect something fresh. It tasted good, it was just way to heavy.

It's buffet style, and you just point to what you want, out of the many bowls (as pictured). The price is based on what and how much you ask for (and probably whether or not you're foreign). For me it was upwards of 60,000 dong. Not horrible, but still, 2 or 3 times what a similar meal is in other buffet style veg restaurants in Vietnam. They did tell me the price after I ordered and before I ate, however. So although the prices on the wall appear to be cheaper, I wasn't surprised or tricked into paying more after I ate, as another reviewer states.

Pros: large selection (of mock meats)

Cons: little variety, greasy/salty, expensive

EliseBlack

Points +283

Vegan
21 Mar 2016

Great if you like mock meat

Buffet style, you're given a plate of rice and can choose what dishes you want with it. All mock meat but tasty and vegan! Owners are lovely

Pros: Lovely owners , Vegan

Cons: Mock meat heavy

missrunning

Points +270

Vegan
24 Jan 2013

cheap buffet

This place is really in one of those streets I'd rather visit by daylight. No tourists seen anywhere. They do not offer a menu and no english is spoken there, but a really nice buffet is offered. We payed 20.000 VND for one plate, beer is cheap as well. Not the cleanest place, but yummy.

crosslover

Points +17

Vegetarian
26 Nov 2012

Great food at a great price

Just went for lunch here. Just go to the buffet table, they will hand you a bowl of rice. I selected about 10 pieces of tofu and seitan. It was all delicious. They had tofu and seitan prepared in 10-12 different ways, and some delicious vegetables to put in your rice bowl. I think even if you stacked your bowl, it wouldn't be more than 50,000 dong. My bowl was 30,000 and we even got free tea. Best vegetarian restaurant I've found in 7 weeks in China and Vietnam. Go here...you won't be disappointed..I'm going back again.

Pros: Good selection, all vegetarian, great price

Wozza

Points +116

Vegetarian
17 Oct 2011

Where the monks hang out

Went on a Monday afternoon, the place looks very cheap(for locals) and was full of Buddhist monks at the time. They didn't appear to have a menu or speak much(any) English. We were given an array of small noodle dishes and mock meats and some cold tea. The food was ok, a little bland but nice enough. The restaurant appeared to be a residential house, but there is an Enlgish sign outside. We (over)paid 50,000 dong for two people. Maybe we should have agreed a price before eating?

Pros: cheaper than restaurants catering to wea, reasonably healthy

Cons: overcharge westerners, no English menu

AnnaVladi

30 Jan 2018

50 000 for two is overpaid, i guess if u overpaid then may be like 0,2 $.




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