Part of international chain of vegan restaurants inspired by Supreme Master Ching Hai, an advocate for veg living. Serving vegan food and non-alcoholic beverages. Previously at 192/4 Quan Thanh. Open Mon-Sun 7:30am-9:30pm.
Categories: Vegan, Fast food, Take-out, Vietnamese
38 Reviews
First Review by sshssh
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Tasty Buffet - Edit
Went to this place for dinner and enjoyed the buffet for 100.000 vnd per person (they offer this every full moon and new moon of the month). Everything was tasty, my favorites were the green rice, the crispy dark tofu balls and the sweet coconut cinnamon (?) balls. You can also get a piece of vegan cake for 15.000 vnd, that is quite nice (although I couldn't figure out the actual flavor). Definitely a buffet with a big variety of tasty vegan food!
Updated from previous review on 2017-06-27
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Responding to some negativity - Edit
I have been eating in Loving Huts and other vegan eateries in Ha Noi for over four years. This place would be in the top three. I have walked from the Old Quarter to Quan Thanh numerous times a good twenty minutes walk or get a bus from Hoan Kiem lake to 192 Quan Thanh 10 minutes. All Loving Hut's menus have pictures of the dishes and they are in Vietnamese and English. Maybe the staff don't ALL speak English, but think about it when a Vietnamese visits the west and reads menus in that country. I have lived in EU and can say menus don't have pictures of the dishes. The prices in Ha Noi are extremely affordable, if your going to gripe about the quality and quantity try eating in a five star hotel or KFC and see what you get for the dong. Menu has changed and visited this today. I noticed new chef what i had crock pot shitake mushroom, mixed fresh vegetables and fried rice with mixed vegetables has passionfruit juice. On sale now 45,000d $2 Banh Chung, Tet Rice Cake
Came here for my last dinner as tgey move in a couple of days to 147 Au Co Tay Ho.
We had fresh spring rolls, braised shitake and vermicelle with mixed veggies. Very good alround service and food was great. Two juices we had mixed fruits and passionfruit came to 223,000d about $10.
I hope when you pass through Ha Noi check out this original first Loving Hut in Ha Noi. You wont be disappointed.
Updated from previous review on 2017-01-09
Pros: No animal ingredients, mock meats for the vegetarian, pictues for the people who can't read
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cake and buffet ! - Edit
The vegan buffet and the cake (which is rare in Vietnam) are fantastic! The food on the menu is good too.
The prices are reasonable!
So definitely give loving hut a go!
!!!!!!On July 2 they move to another location!!!!!!
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good food with acceptable price - Edit
The menu coming with a lot of options. The place is clean but not very well-decorated. The food come with acceptable price.
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Very Good Value Friendly Atmosphere - Edit
Have been coming here for many years now each time I come to Hanoi. Love the Place. The food is delicious and very cheap.
If you are visiting Tran Quoc Pagoda, West Lake or Tru Bach Lake they are very close can walk around 1km from Tran Quoc Pagoda.
Please note they are moving in July 2017
2 Responses
veganvirtues 01 May 2017 - Hi Tanya, where are they moving to? Love to know.
TanyaMaytar 02 May 2017 - From 2nd July 2017 they will be moving to
145 Au Co - Tay Ho - Hanoi
Near Bao Ngoc Pagoda and Tu Lien Pagoda
Phone numbers at new place: 0462737403, 01645897748, 0944323317
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Awesome Buffet - Edit
If you go there when there is Buffet you'll be charged 100k that are totally worth the stay. Tried the whole Buffet and everything was very good. Local food and dining with locals. Located in a side alley so look closely. It's easy to miss.
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disappointing hut - Edit
The food here was very affordable
But was not too impressed with taste
Lovely little place to visit
Even though disappointed first time will try again
Pros: cheap
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Nice - Edit
Pretty nice food, nice atmosphere, would recommend
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Wonderful! - Edit
I came here the first night I was in Hà Nội and although it was a little out of the way I really wanted to try it.
I had the Bun Thang and the fried spring rolls and both were delicious and it was super cheap.
The only reason I have it 4 not 5 was that the service wasn't as good as I have had in other places
Pros: Great food , Great Prices
Cons: Service
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Delicious variations of Vietnamese dishes - Edit
I came here on a Thursday at midday and it was absolutely packed. I came with the intention of ordering off the menu but was told that they only offer the menu after 2pm and now only had their 100k lunch buffet which I ended up agreeing to. Plenty of dishes were being served such as, deep fried veg, mock meats, tofu, sushi, salads, rice, noodles, spring rolls, omlettes, along with drinks and desserts. All of which were really delicious and authentic tasting.
Pros: Authentic Vietnamese flavours , Good value for money , Filled with locals
Cons: Minimal space, Limited AC
1 Response
veganvirtues 23 Sep 2016 - You came on the 15th Tet Trung Thu the 1st and 15th of the lunar calendar in Vietnam ppl go vegetarian. It's a ($5) 100,000d and eat all you can buffet. really normal and cheap in Ha Noi. There is seating upstairs. Not sure why u commented minimal seating, there are stairs going up. One of the best Loving Huts in Ha Noi.
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Good food - Edit
Small restaurant in a side street. Menu has many options. Our food tasted really good. Prices cheap.
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Great Vietnamese food! - Edit
Tucked away in a compound that opens to the street, this restaurant serves a wide variety of vegan dishes. Some are vegan versions of meat or fish, like vegan beef, shrimp or even vegan snails(!). I had the fried spinach with sesame and lime, which was delicious, and some noodles with mixed veggies and some vegan meat, which was fine.
Pros: Purely vegan
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Excellent - Edit
My fav place, i come here so often that usually get discounts and bonus :D fruits in potato nest is a must try
Pros: Delicious, Famous, Various
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Good food - Edit
good food, large portions, small place, sometimes nice service sometimes not..
Should cut off the MSG (monosodium glutamate) in the food, for protecting our health.. :) (I know in Vietnam I just find out two places that dont use this chemical but we must create a healthy food revolution.. Really :) )
Updated from previous review on Sunday February 14, 2016
Updated from previous review on Sunday February 14, 2016
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juliazung 09 Mar 2016 - I have seen their ingredients and confirmed that they don't use MSG at all! What they use is the seasonings made from vegetables. Their religion is very demanding in vegan diet, which told them that MSG contains chemicals and animal products (sometimes)! So, no worries!
VanVeganHanoi 02 May 2016 - dont u know that mock meat contains lots of MSG ?
And because I can read in VNese so I am sure that the selling vegan foods there contain MSG and even the so called *vegetable seasonings* in Vietnam is just another sort of MSG.
Sadness.
;(
VanVeganHanoi 02 May 2016 - in Hanoi by now I just know 2 VEGAN places where they dont use msg. Please check the *Vegans in Vietnam* facebook page for more info. I even created an album named *ADIEU MSG* on it. Not many restaurants dare to confirm there that they dont use MSG or mock meat.
Please dont ask why I*m so serious on this subject. Its simply because MSG and other toxic chemicals are causing too much cancers in Vietnam !!! ;(
I just want to encourage ppl to change their way of cooking ! So Sad..
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good lunch set - Edit
I went there today for lunch. the Restaurant is really small with a few tables crammed inside. it might be a Little hard to find. look out for the "home coffee store"; loving hut is in the alley next to it.
the menu is extensive although not too expensive! most dishes were about 35'000-40'000 Dong. everybody around me had a plate with Rice and different things around it so i figured that must be the lunch set. so i ordered the same.
i got 2 soups (one lukewarm, the pumpkin one already cold) plus a plate with Rice topped with sesame and some veggies etc. around it. only one mock meat. there was some Kind of springroll which looked like it had egg as a filling but i guess it must have been Tofu, right?
i paid 30'000 Dong. taste was good! except for the Rice and the mock meat everything was cold. so if you want something hot better go there before 12pm or order something else.
Pros: lunch set for 30'000, good taste
Cons: hidden in an alley, food was served cold
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Good Place! - Edit
The first place we went to eat, yummy !!! Advised
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Tastiest veggie meal we had in Hanoi - Edit
Loved the sweet and sour pork spare ribs, seafood spring rolls, roast duck and beef salad. Delicious food. generous servings.
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Almost entirely fake meats - Edit
Wasn't great, but if you like fake meat go for it.
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good - Edit
Been there twice, and food was really good both of the times. They have a vegan 'bird nest' desert which I really liked and overall the food was really tasty.
The staff were sometimes very busy with other things, but friendly. One girl got really scared when I spoke English, so maybe be quiet and point is better:)
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One of the best in Hanoi - Edit
Ate here our last night and LOVED it. We walked from the Old Quarter and it took about 30 minutes, with great sights to see on the way, like the big market. We were soaking wet from sweat when we got there. We were the only ones and they shut the doors and turned on the a/c for us, which was incredibly nice. The chef spoke English but no one else did. We got 4 dishes, waters, and it was only $8. Pho was good. Lemon chicken was very good. Sushi good. Definitely recommend. Clean and modernish.
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Better than nothing - Edit
There aren't many vegan restaurants in Hanoi, so we were really excited to go to this Loving Hut.
There were a lot of options to choose from, but the food was not really flavourful and there were no desserts.
I guess my expectations were too high. It's a really simple place but, of course, I would go there again, as there aren't many vegan restaurants in Hanoi.
Pros: A lot of options to choose from
Cons: Not clean, Kind of bland food
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Simple place - Edit
We had spent a lot of time looking for this place and were surprised to see it. It's an extremely simple and basic set up, and we faced a similar problem of communication as others have mentioned here. Having said that, this seemed to be a standard in Vietnam, where most locals are not fluent in English so this aspect didn't particularly bother me. Since it was the first vegan restaurant we visited here I was quite excited, and to try Vietnamese cuisine which was otherwise mostly out of bounds. We had the Bo puh, a steamed egg and fried shrimp. The bo puh was bland, but came with fresh veggies, tofu, mockmeat and an array of sauces to spice it up. It was quite a heavy meal, the steamed egg I found really yummy. Not having had eggs in a long while Im not sure if it really tasted like eggs, but the dish and presentation was pretty good. The shrimp was like gluten rolls fried in a batter, so nothing much to write about it. Overall it's a decent visit and do try the visiting the charming Home cafe near it for some nice black coffee post the meal.
Pros: Pretty decent
Cons: Simple place unlike given in description
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8 out of 10 - Edit
On the one hand it is quite a typical Loving Hut. The menu has veganized local dishes and the prices are very affordable. Most dishes are around 40 000 dong and taste nice. What was lacking were desserts and attention to details. For example, I had to leave one third of salad uneaten because there were many bad leaves (beginning to rot, etc.) Because of that I'm giving four stars.
Pros: extensive menu
Cons: no desserts
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a bit disappointing - Edit
The three times I visited this place I was always (!) firstly faced someone that couldn't speak a word in English, although they clearly expected that I don't speak Vietnamese. After a lot of efforts to make myself understood, pointing at items in the menu and accepting my order, the waitress disappeared - just in order to bring another person that understands a few words of English. And after explaining everything a second time, staff still forgot half of the order - as it turned out later.
In addition to that they're not particularly friendly or thoughtful - e.g. will leave the empty dishes on your table when bringing the desert.
The choice of vegan food is good, but for Hanoi standards not really cheap: Expect VND 100000 for a starter, a noodle soup and a juice. The food itself is of good quality, the portions are reasonable and fresh, though not special.
Pros: fresh, reasonable
Cons: ignorant service
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Nothing special... - Edit
Having eaten at Loving Hut in Saigon, I was looking forward to trying one of the branches in Hanoi.
My first impression was that is was very small (I only have the branch in Saigon to compare it to, which is huge) and quite basic (again, the one in Saigon is very modern and quite elegant). Not really sure why it's written in the description here that it has 'modern decor', as I didn't find it particularly modern at all.
As for the service, I thought it was quite poor, and I am usually not critical and quite relaxed when it comes to service. My parents and I arrived and no one greeted us or acknowledged us. Almost all the tables were taken, which I thought might be a good sign, and we showed ourselves to the only table available. The waitress wasn't particularly friendly and didn't speak English at all. The menu was quite extensive and we finally settled on Pho, "Office rice", sushi and 6 fresh spring rolls.
The food didn't take too long to arrive and I would have to say it was average at best. The pho broth was really bland and there was far too much cilantro, which I found very overpowering (having said that, I absolutely hate cilantro and should have probably asked without) - no lime came with the soup either and because of the service, I couldn't really be bothered to ask for some. My dad's "office rice" looked okay, pretty standard...his came with white rice, unlike the ladies next to him who had theirs with brown rice (we then realised there are 3 different prices for the office rice, so this most likely had something to do with it and we were unaware). My mom liked her sushi and liked that the portion size was much bigger than the sushi at the Saigon branch.
After waiting a significant amount of time for the spring rolls, we had to ask the waitress where they were - they'd obviously been forgotten. We ordered 3 instead as we were quite full by then and even then it took a while for them to arrive. When we paid the bill, we had been charged for 9 spring rolls, which was a little bit off!
I left this particular Loving Hut feeling pretty underwhelmed with the food and service, it was quite disappointing in fact. It is definitely inexpensive, but not really worth seeking out, in my opinion.
Pros: Inexpensive, Extensive menu
Cons: Poor service, Quite cramped
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Amazing food and really inexpensive - Edit
A great Vietnamese experience. Really cheap (basically street food/Vietnamese restaurant prices) vegan varieties of many local dishes including a great selection of regional soups done vegan. Run by a lovely woman and her family, her daughter speaks quite good English and asks customers why they are vegan. Just an amazing Vietnamese vegan experience for very little money. Its open everyday from 11am, and it is definitely open on Sunday because ive been there at least 3 times on Sunday.
Pros: great food, cheap, full vegan menu
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Def. one of the best in Hanoi - Edit
Had a very enjoyable meal here. I'd say it was the best of the bunch I tried in Hanoi. A reasonably varied menu and plenty of veg proteins.
Prices were pretty good - much cheaper than alternatives I found in Hanoi, though not as cheap or as good as I found in HCMC.
Staff don't speak English though menu is in EN.
Pros: Reasonable prices, Good food, Pretty clean looking
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