Vegan-friendly
Vietnamese

Simple quan chay vegetarian restaurant. Menu has English but none spoken by staff. Serves vegan noodle soups, mock meats, tofu in dishes, and desserts for which dairy might be used so ask i unsure. Note: Reported in January 2023 that English menu might not list ingredients correctly for some dishes - ask if unsure. Open Mon-Sun 9:00am-9:00pm.


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19 Reviews

First Review by Chielis

HIWL

Points +16

Vegan
25 Mar 2024

Terrible Food

They gave me an English menu which was double the price of the local menu. It took ages for them to take my order and when the food did arrive it was flavourless, small and evident that no effort had been put into it.

When I came to pay the lady tried to charge me double, aka the foreigner price, and I had to point out the difference in price. Would not recommend. There are plenty of other places nearby with much better food who don't discriminate.

Na_tò

Points +36

Fruitarian
08 Oct 2023

Quán chay mỗi lần đến Huế

Từ ngày tình cờ biết đến quán, vậy là mỗi lần thăm Huế, mình đều chọn ghé quán.
Món ăn bình dân, mình thích cái vị tự nhiên của rau củ tươi, không dùng đồ chế biến sẵn.
Quán không rộng lắm nhưng với mình là vừa đủ để cảm nhận món ăn cũng như cảm thấy nhẹ nhàng, giản dị lạ lùng😄
Ấy vậy mà quán đã hoạt động hơn 20 năm rồi đó!
1 năm rồi mình chưa ghé lại, còn bạn hãy thử trải nghiệm theo cách của mình hen!

Pros: Vừa đủ dùng, Không dùng đồ chế biến sẵn

EugeneNyunt

Points +80

Vegan
16 Apr 2023

Mightily unimpressed is an understatement

Whether or not this restaurant authentically represents vegan food is something I can’t comment on, but the pho (nuoc) noodle soup I ordered was small, not particularly flavourful and also not good value, as was the case with the other thing I ordered - “spring rolls”.
I could see a mistranslation in the menu from the start, but decided to go with it - to see what I would ultimately get. Up came a few tiny prawn cracker type things with a strange and tangy filling. Not impressed at all - especially at a grand total of 40,000 VND, when there are better, more serious places just around the corner as well as a short stroll away.

Pros: You can diet here

Cons: Small portions , Mistranslation

KatieEA

Points +79

Vegan
28 Jan 2023

Not a vegetarian restaurant

I came here as the other vegan and vege places were closed. It's advertised as a vegetarian restaurant but there is meat and fish listed on the menu. I didn't trust the 'braised tofu in clay pot' I was given as I've never had tofu that looks and tastes that way. When I rechecked the menu using Google translate it has 'braised fish' as the Vietnamese translation. I didn't want to go through the drama and so are my rice, paid and left.

Pros: Some vegan-looking options

Cons: Meat and fish listed on the menu, I didn't trust the dish I was given was tofu, Not sure if they understand veganism

KellenGross

Points +39

Vegan
10 Mar 2020

Decent

Ended up here after trying to eat at Thanh Lieu. Food was as you would expect for a quan chay place.

Indonic

Points +47

Vegan
13 Jan 2020

Not recommended

Ended up here because the place was full. It was entirely empty, the food came from the fridge and the spring rolls where molten chess in the spring roll exterior. I would say go there if your only goal is not to starve, but compared to the place next door it's to expensive for that.

jamicar

Points +301

Vegan
12 Nov 2019

Very basic, food ok

Also ended up here after trying to go to the higher-rated place down the street, but this time because that place said to me they were opening at 4pm (Happycow said it would be open). Got some basic noodles with veg and faux-beef. Not bad, not great, but maybe worth it if you're hankering for some mock meats!

Mangsawirat

Points +294

Vegetarian
04 Nov 2019

Nothing special

Food was just OK. Quality not as good as the restaurant a few doors away.

Pros: Inexpensive

Cons: No ice

elliekev

Points +216

Vegan
17 Jul 2019

Small portions but tasty

We ended up here as the other Chay eatery down the street was full. The other one is better value for money, this one is a little more expensive and the portions are smaller but the food was still really tasty

JessieNelson

Points +96

Vegetarian
21 Apr 2019

Small eatery in good location.

When looking for somewhere vegetarian friendly to eat we stumbled upon this place. It’s a little eatery in a good location - close to the walking street.

Despite what the other reviews have said, our food was delicious. The lemongrass mushroom was absolutely delightful and the mushroom fried rice was fresh and not oily. This place is a cross between between street and a local restaurant.

Beers are also pretty cheap compared to the walking street and some of the other areas.

Not a great deal of English spoken but the menu is in English.

I would have given a 3.5 if I could but 3 seemed too low.

mallinds

Points +358

Vegan
27 Feb 2019

Good

Portions were on the small side but all of our food was super tasty. We had clay pot tofu, lemongrass mushrooms and some noodles and rice.

Staff spoke little English, but could confirm menu was ok for vegans. Check each dish you order to be sure!

BenediktMichael

Points +96

Non Veg
24 Dec 2018

Small portions, but not as bad as other reviews said

It was all right.
Not the best but also not that worse.

Really cheap too

Pros: Cheap, Vegetarian

m.p

Points +154

Vegan
31 Aug 2018

Horrible food

Went there by mistake while looking for Thành Lieu, and it was the worst food I ever had the misfortune to eat. We ordered 2 noodle dishes and an unidentified appetizer that was definitely not the spring rolls we asked for.
None of it was good. My noodles literally smelled like vomit, I'd rather not know what they put in there. I hate to waste food and I never do this, but we left the restaurant with most of the food untouched. Disgusting and a total waste of money. We had to go get dinner again at an other place afterwards. Avoid!! Would give 0 stars if I could.

Pros: Nothing

Cons: Disgusting food, not even cheap

KaisaKoo

Points +75

Vegan
29 Jan 2018

Nice simple restaurant

Simple restaurant with various dishes. Food is good, but not amazing. Seasoning of the mixed salad was very good.

ToddPerel

Points +19

Vegetarian
14 Jan 2018

amazing pho and fried rice

Terrific place with great food and service.

brtknr

Points +225

Vegan
10 Oct 2017

Avoid!

We accidentally ended up here as we in fact wanted to go to Thahn Lieu just down the street. The fact that it was completely empty when we arrived should have served as a warning sign. The food was at least 2x as expensive as Thahn Lieu and did not taste very nice at all or fresh. My girlfriend’s stir fried noodles was brought out cold and she found it very unpleasant and while my dish was warm, the portion size was laughable for the price.

Tofulicious

Points +1159

Vegan
13 Jan 2017

Racist and Money-Grubbing

Despite having already written a review for this establishment, another horrendous experience there compels me I to write another. The limited dining options created by most veggeries being closed on the 2nd and 16th of the Chinese-calendar month meant that my dining companion and I wound up, on our last night in Huế, with nowhere else to eat but here. The horrible food, tiny servings and horrendous overcharging were only exacerbated by the fact that local diners received substantial portions for regular prices. The woman who runs this establishment clearly only benefits from these two days per month, and when their popular neighbours close early. Avoid if possible.

Cons: detest foreigners, tiny portions , horrible food

VegTraveller

Points +65

Vegetarian
20 Oct 2015

so-so vegetarian street food

This street side eatery is conveniently located near the train station. The food isn't expensive but is the same price as better places in town. The food was oily though the service was prompt. Not bad for a quick bite but if you can, save your appetite for some of the better places in Hue.

Pros: All vegetarian options, English menu, Close to the train station

Cons: Costly for what you get, No ambiance Oily food

Chielis

Points +86

Vegan
02 Jul 2015

nice

Nice basic place,
They have an English menu, which made ordering much easier. I had the cassava cake and 'chicken' with lemongrass, both were good. Lady didn't speak much English and when I wanted to ask something she kept saying there was no meat in it, I found is very reassuring:)
It's walking distance from the train station.




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