Vegan-friendly
Indian
Fast food
Take-out
Indo-Chinese
Serves Indian and international vegetarian food plus sweets and drinks. Kitchen makes soy milk based cheese and yogurt sauce. Est. 2015. Relocated from Nguyen Dinh Chieu. Hours are irregular - call ahead. Reported to serve non vegan items September 2023. Open Mon-Sun 9:00am-10:00pm.
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16 Huynh Thuc Khang St (at Big Chill Food Court), Phan Thiet, Vietnam
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- Outdoor seating
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Last update on 26 Jan 2024 by hummus_sapiens
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93 Reviews
First Review by MeikoNeuman
Jubjub
Points +71
Okay but a bit lackluster - Edit
Had an Indian veg thali which was ok but not very tasty. My friend had falafel salad which was better but a little small
Read moreKayjusSingh
Hi,
Read moreFirstly, thanks for your visit to El cafe.
Secondly, as you mentioned you choose two different dishes from different country cusine. For sure there is no comparison, its totaly different.
Thirdly, our salad bowls are quite medium size big, you order with 3 pcs of falafel which is just 65.000 vnd.
Thats actually more than a valued. Making falafel we have to import chickpeas from abroad. To vietnam,
At last, thanks for your review, have a great time in muine.
See you))
Guest
dschuhlie
Points +125
Yummy, but a little strange - Edit
Everything we had was super yummy. But the staff hasn't been friendly at all, we didn't feel welcome at all. Also, I'm not so sure if this really is an all vegan place??? It has a lot of cheese and yoghurt and the menu doesn't say a word about vegan... Felt a bit strange, especially considering the last review
Read moreKayjusSingh
Read moreThank you so much for your review,
We sorry for your feeling not friendly with our new staff, we increase more people to work because of high season.
Staff need to be welcome everyone and everytime. I will work with this issue to resolve.
About to make you 100% sure? Please tell us what we can do for you? Mostly, we invite our customers to see how to make vegan dairy at the time when we needed. This is a commercial cooking class (25$ per person).
Reason its not mentioned vegan in menu because people who are vegetarian they think that they dont have cheese in there cooking. We try once to put vegan board outside kitchen, In result vegetarian guest didnt come much.
Hope to see you again))
Guest
Cocogirl
Points +153
Strong doubts it is vegan - Edit
Be very careful if you are allergic to dairy/vegan. Having thoroughly experienced vegan cheese making myself (professionally) I can tell that their cheeses are NOT vegan. I told about my doubts to the chef and he didn't even try to say something!
Read moreYour decision anyway.
Good flavours otherwise on the rest of the menu.
KayjusSingh
hello)) thanks for your review,
Read morewe remember your visit,
firstly, you didn't inform waiter about your allergic from any nuts or soy or anything. please inform in advance before making your order about allergic of any nuts or spices, we every time cook the way our guests want it, we apologize if our waiter forget to ask your allergic conditions.
second, as you mentioned (professionally and personally) experienced making cheese by your self?
we invite you to our 100% vegan dairy production line, to watch, how to make it and learn more about vegan dairy products in different ways.
( Paid visit 25$ per pax per cooking class)
For sure there are millions of videos on internet about vegan cheese,
may be you using one of them to be professional.
We make cheese from our generation to generation experience.
In Vietnam we are producing vegan cheese since 2013
After spoke with our team about your Questionings.
Our chef do not speaks English neither understand. May be you talk with Indian waiter. he understand clearly, but practicing in English to speak and learn more.
Please contact us for any question or confirmation. @ Elcafevietnam@gmail.com
Thanks for your visit.
Kayjus
Chef and Owner
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AnnettK
Points +44
Perfekt - Edit
Man hat das Gefühl es wird nur für einen selbst gekocht. Entspannt und liebevoll!!!!! Gönnt es euch.
Read morePros: Super gemütlich
Cons: Gibt's nicht
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KhanhVan
Points +17
Delicious vegan food - Edit
Tasty vegan food! Many dishes to choose from
Read morePros: Lots of vegan dishes, Inexpensive, Cute stand
Cons: Not ideal for lunch, too hot
Guest
IrisLaure
Points +22
Best Vegan place in Mui ne - Edit
So many options!! They serve all kinds of dishes and different cuisines, even make their own vegan cheese, yum! The owner is really nice and helpful.
Read moreBest to eat there at night
Pros: Many vegan options, Different cuisines, Homemade Vegan cheese & desserts
Cons: Bring your mosquito repellent
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harnamc
Points +29
Best place in mui ne - Edit
The veg options in mui ne are slim. Really happy we came across this based in the food court. Prices are reasonable and the food is tasty. Cute and cosy setting. Will be visiting again for sure
Read morePros: Nice environment
KayjusSingh
hi,
Read morethanks for your 5 star review, yes it true that veg restaurant are very less in mui ne, but its like this in all over the country,
We recently open our new branch in Saigon.
its also on happy cow website.
address - 1 Bis nguyen thi minh khai, ben than, distric 1 , hcmc,
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SparklyJo
Points +30
A good option - Edit
A great environment, based in a food market. I didn't enjoy the food though but think that was just my taste. The staff were friendly.
Read morePros: Plenty of vegan options
Cons: the 'prawn' toast is absolutely nothing like it...
KayjusSingh
Hello, first of all we want to help you to understand that your review is not related to our page because we don't serve any meat dishes as well as we don't have any Vietnamese dish in our menu. so please find a right page for this review and correct it.
Read moreHave a good day
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RobG19
Points +20
best vegan cheese ever - Edit
the food was absolutely amazing! the owner is so friendly! they make their own vegan cheese! the shredded cheese is the best cheese we ever tried! we travelled whole south east asia and that's the best vegan restaurant so far :)
Read morePros: friendly owner, best vegan cheese on earth , big menu
Cons: nothing
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HannahRutledge
Points +50
Really lovely. - Edit
Great selection of vegan and vege food. Lovely friendly staff and quick service. Everything cooked fresh and bought out to us as and when it was ready. The children loved the fruit shakes and all at good low prices. all 4 of us ate a huge meal and had drinks for 180,000 dong (£6).
Read morePros: Lots of choice , Friendly staff, Simple and tasty
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josslavender
Points +38
Fantastic food! - Edit
Wonderful food, we tried numerous dishes on our two days and Mui Ne. This place made me want to stay another night, highly recommend it! The owner is sound, full of energy. Hope to come back again in the future! You can also borrow a chess board from the bar.
Read morePros: Portions , Price, Vibes
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Bintje
Points +1446
Nice owner, Good food - Edit
It is in a small food court, tables are shared between all the restaurants. Food is good ! You can find indian, mexican or libanese food on the menu. I really enjoy the fallafels !
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SimoneAlexJones
Points +116
Great food - Edit
Super tasty, and they make their own vegan cheese !! We loved it.
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Tasa
Points +49
best falafel ever - Edit
el cafe is in the food court of Mui Ne, at the tourist mile. concept is you sit on a table with a number and can order on one of the roundabout 15 restaurants around. music from the 70ies. el cafe is a mostly Indian restaurant. fresh and tasty food. we had the falafel menu with hibiscus lemonade. delicious. also the north Indian menu with tomato tofu and naan sandwiches. was great.
Read morePros: Food and drinks, location , service
Cons: expensive for vietnamese conditions
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MoonByrne
Points +95
Nice food slow service - Edit
Pretty sure this isn’t all vegan, they have paneer and yoghurt on the menu. There’s a short passage at the start of the menu that explains that they don’t use meat or eggs though. This wasn’t an issue for us but be aware.
Read moreWe got the chilli potatoes and a paneer shwama wrap, they were both good.
The hibiscus lemonade was really tasty too!
We were just annoyed about the service, they gave us our potatoes really quick but the wrap took ages. The couple on the table next to us sat down after us, ordered after us but got all their food and paid and left before we got our wrap. We think they forgot about us even though we were sat right in front of the kitchen, and when we asked about it they just said it’s coming and didn’t apologise.
Pros: Tasty food, really good hibiscus lemonade
Cons: They forgot about half our order and didn’t apolog
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AshleighMatthews
Points +18
A+++ - Edit
Found this incredible joint in the mui ne food court, one day before I left. They do, undoubtedly, THE best vegan cheese I've had throughout the whole of Asia!!! Such amazing food and the owner is lovely. This is a must for vegans and non vegans everywhere, you won't be disappointed, I promise.
Read morePros: Chill vibe , Incredible food , Best cheese in Asia
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ai_enabled
Points +30
Great food and service! - Edit
An overwhelmingly large menu of vegan dishes from all around the world. We especially enjoyed the ice cream and paneer cheese - all made without any animal products - from soya and nuts. 100% vegan!
Read moreAlso, they're serving brown rice. I can gladly declare that their food is not only tasty but also the most healthy of what you can find in Vietnam.
Updated from previous review on 2018-02-19
Pros: Vegan, tasty, healthy
Cons: The location is a noisy food court, A little bit expensive but worth the price
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PangeaNico
Points +54
All Vegan International Food - Edit
Delicious food with such novelties as vegan cheese and yogurt sauce. Had the Indian food, hummus, falafel, burritos, and looking forward to going back for more meals. Some of the best hot sauce we have had in SE Asia. Accommodating and friendly staff. Portions are on the smaller side, but the flavors are so nice it makes up for it. Plates seem nutritionally well balanced.
Read morePros: All vegan, A wide variety of foods served
Cons: Slightly more expensive , Smaller portions
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GeorgiaMay
Points +70
Best food and Vietnam! - Edit
Amazing food! Very good quality, the chef definately knows what he's doing! Everything we had was awesome, including the drinks. Yes it's more expensive that other places but it's totally worth it! Everything is vegan!
Read morePros: Fully vegan, amazing food!
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KaisaKoo
Points +75
tasty food but pricey - Edit
Nice vegan restaurant at the Food court. All food I ate there were very good and nicely presented but prices are quite high.
Read morePros: good quality food, Lot of options, all vegan
Cons: Expensive
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Huntero
Points +50
good range of Indian food - Edit
In a nicely presented food court. Signage states that food is vegetarian but the owner assured me that everything was vegan and the “cheese” is all vegan too. I had the North Indian thali (115k vnd) and a paneer curry (95k vnd) on consecutive days both were good and appeared quicker than my partners pizza from another stall. Lots of other stalls serving meat in the same food court. Nice atmosphere.
Read morePros: western food available
Cons: moderately expensive by local standards, dishes vegetable and cheese based, no beans / tofu
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Alma_copenhagen
Points +369
all vegan! - Edit
A very nice all vegan place! They have the best smoothies and Indian cakes! However, the food is nothing special and it takes quite a long time before the food arrives. My friend and I waited for 45min and we were the only costumers.. it is kinda expensive as well compared to Vietnamese prices in general. I got a salad and I could easily eat 4 times as much as the portion I got.
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ShamusCT
Points +280
Huge variety - Edit
All vegan. Inside an outdoor ‘food court’ alongside other (non-vegan) places and bar. Amazing range of options, the chef is obviously extremely well accomplished, from Italian pastas, falafel, curries, Asian foods, even vegan ice-cream.
Read moreEdit: Staying nearby, I ate here several times over a few days. On the last occassion I was told I had been undercharged the previous time. I was quite surprised because I tend to calculate in my head what something should cost before going to pay. It is possible I was indeed undercharged - but also possible that it was a mistake on their behalf. Either way, the encounter was a strange one and left an element of doubt in my mind. Hence I’ve updated my review of El Cafe to 4/5.
Updated from previous review on 2017-12-05
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SergeyBakaev
Points +42
Number one ! - Edit
Vegetarian place, with lot of vegan meals. Amazingly tasty food, have nothing in common with Indian food, with Indian chef. Great service and home made sweets. Highly recommend!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, all instead Paneer can be d
Cons: Cheap
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xIris95x
Points +19
Amazing food and good service - Edit
Everything I tried on the menu pleasantly surprised me. Their menu is quite special as they use vegan yoghurt and cottage cheese in a lot of their dishes. My friend who is a meat eater also enjoyed the dishes, and even decided to skip all the meat/seafood dishes that they offer at the food court, just so she could eat El Cafe’s food (now that says smth). I would definitely recommend eating here at least once when you are in Mui Ne! The service is also great! The owner speaks fluent English and are ready to answer any questions you might have.
Read morePros: Good food, Good service, Special dishes
Cons: None, that there is no El Cafe restaurant in my own coun
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tamarakohl
Points +137
Great food in a cozy food court atmosphere! - Edit
We had such a lovely time at El Cafe! The food was so delicious, that we even came there twice in one day :D If you’re there, please do yourselves a favor and order the peanut and chocolate sweet balls. Heavenly!
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BlankaC
Points +182
international veggie food court stall - Edit
One of the options while in Food Court, so don't look for the EL Cafe, rather for Food Court Dong Vui (big green sign). There you'll find it easily. The two boys from New Delhi I met there yesterday seemed like they've been here for a while, speak Hindi, English, Russian and Vietnamese. The food is delicious but a bit pricier when comparing with local dishes. They offer mix of Indian/Mexican/international dishes.
Read morePros: extensive menu, really nice drinks
Cons: a bit pricier
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