Thoi Lai Quan

We ate the lunch buffet and were both very satisfied. Yes, everything is very mild and light, but they have condiments on the table and you can adjust the food to your taste. We both had second helpings from the buffet, but did not feel wheight down as it is the case with richer food. The price is unbeatable and the atmosphere is simple, clean and friendly.

If you are used to the choice of great Vietnamese restaurants in Berlin, you will be very disappointed. The food tastes mediocre. At least we got full.

I've already became a regular customer and I bring my friends with me - for 5,90 you get a buffet which includes a daily soup, rice, and 6 different dishes, most of them with tofu or saitan, probably the best vegan offer in Hamburg. The menu is also quite cheap, but I went there only during day time when you get the buffet deal (even of Saturday, which is quite remarkable). I can't remember seeing cheaper prices in Berlin as well. The food is quite good and fresh (no gourmet, but still very enjoyable and you can try more then one dish) - the buffet if being refilled constantly.
It's important to say that the buffet is completely vegan each time. I haven't memorized the menu but I can't remember seeing a dairy product there - so vegans, come and help fill up this place because it doens't seem like they have too many customers, and it is one of the only vegan places in easten-Hamburg, so I'll be very disappointed if they'll have to close down.

Loved the evening menu here. Don't be deterred if you miss the lunch buffet. It's quiet in the evenings, but the food is delicious. Not overly spiced, delicate, carefully prepared by the Vietnamese chef. Lovey, clean, fresh restaurant. Very close to the U3 line too!

Thoi Lai Quan serves a range of Vietnamese vegetarian and vegan dishes. Not only is the food very tasty and reasonably priced, but also very authentic. I have lived in Vietnam for quite a while and of the many Vietnamese restaurants I have been to in Germany, Thoi Lai Quan offers the most delicious and authentic vegetarian/vegan food. Try e.g. the Bun Thit Nuong Chay (don't be surprised, it is meant to be served lukewarm) or the Bun Bo Hue and the Vietnamese iced coffee. Service is nice and friendly, too. In addition to the regular a la carte menu, lunch buffet is offered Mon-Sat, 11am to 4 pm, which I haven't had the chance to try yet.

Nice little place with a lunch buffet, due to its small size perhaps not the most exuberant selection to choose from, depends on your expectations. We went there one mid-week afternoon between 15h and 16h hours and they were still restocking the buffet for us even though the place wasn't exactly busy any longer, which we thought was nice. We enjoyed the food and thought it was tasty (but it wasn't very hot/spicy if that's what you are after) and left with a full tummy, thinking that those 6 Euros per head were well spent.

Die Inneneinrichtung erinnert leider mehr an einen Imbiss, aber es sitzt sich sehr bequem, es ist supersauber und das Essen ist der Hit. Das Thoi Lai Quan lohnt allemal einen Besuch. Deshalb lasst Euch nicht durch Äußerlichkeiten abschrecken. Das Schöne ist, dass durch die Werbung auch Vegetarier angezogen werden. Es gibt durchweg vegane Gerichte, die nicht nur preislich top sind, sondern auch schnell und lecker serviert werden.
Wir werden immer, wenn wir mit Hamburgs U-Bahn unterwegs sind, einen Abstecher hierher machen. Absolute Weiterempfehlung!