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Hidden vegetarian restaurant by Le Van Tam Park. Serves a standard selection of Vietnamese chay dishes. Has noodles, rice, hot pot and more Uses some egg and milk in some dished. Ingredients are labeled on the menu but not always complete. NOTE: Reported to have caged birds on site. Open Mon-Sun 9:00am-9:00pm.
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82/86F Vo Thi Sau, Tan Dinh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 70000
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Last update on 08 Dec 2024 by FilthyVegan.
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23 Reviews
First Review by VeganBiker
Tim_nottingham
Points +7464
Came here by mistake - Edit
Only to see imprisoned birds
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FilthyVegan.
Points +10296
Birds trapped in small cages - Edit
I can't enjoy eating here. So many beautiful birds trapped in tiny cages. This is really evil.
Read moreI would like to give this place one star, but happycow won't allow.
Updated from previous review on 2023-09-25
Guest
JoelT84
Points +937
relaxing spot in a quiet hem - Edit
Phuong Mai is hidden from the busy and loud road and across from Le Van Tam Park. The location and info is correct on Happy Cow but most of these pictures appear to be from a different restaurant.
Read moreOpen an thriving in April 2022.
Not vegan, has some dairy item, and many are clearly marked on the menu but not all.
This is a relaxing chay restaurant. Pretty standard menu with the usual things from noodle soups to hot pot. Really kind staff.
Pros: quiet, nice staff
Cons: a little hard to find for some
Guest
duongdo
Points +61
Vietnamese vegan food - Edit
The food was good and the place has a relaxed ambience.
Read moreThe only thing is the place closes quite early. We were the last ones and the waiter seemed like he couldn’t wait for us to leave (though he was still polite) lol
Guest
PerrineLlr
Points +33
Great hidden vegetarian restaurant - Edit
I love the peaceful atmosphere and their delicious curry.
Read morePros: Very fresh and diverse food
Guest
Matthijs
Points +288
Peaceful place, great banh xeo - Edit
Such a peaceful place, well hidden in a quiet alley. Spacious with a nice little garden. Their banh xeo, stuffed savory pancake, was good. Almost as good as a vegan restaurant in Saigon famous for their banh xeo, but at only half the price here at Phuong Mai.
Read morePros: Good banh xeo, Good curry, Peaceful place
Cons: On my very first visit, had to wait a long time
Guest
TomPerigo
Points +13
Delicious - Edit
A nice reprieve from the sun with delicious soup and beverages.
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Carli
Points +47
yummy pad thai - Edit
I really love the Pad Thai here, they fill all their food with lots of fresh Veges which is awesome. Well priced too :)
Read morePros: pad Thai!!
Guest
QuânPhan
Points +51
Wonderful place - Edit
It's just a wonderful place for vegetarian, peaceful atmosphere with lotus lake from the outside, the meditation music, and wind,... a lot of feeling with this gorgeous restaurant. The prices is also cheaper than a lot of another restaurant.
Read morePros: Friendly, Good food, Beautiful
Cons: Non
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Oliverduved
Points +60
nice food but - Edit
I ordered a fried rice for 65000 and I didn't get full. So I had to buy another noodle soup for 55000 to get there..
Read moreIt tasted good but was really pricy..
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hishiv
Points +17
Great little place - Edit
Great little vegetarian restaurant. A wide variety of vegetarian options, and it tastes really good too.
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hanski86
Points +59
yum yum - Edit
Had dinner here tonight. Was pretty good. We shared the vegan prawn crackers and cold rolls then had Pho and Dumpling soup. Was all yummy.
Read moreThe food came out quickly and the staff were friendly. Would definitely come back to try other things on the menu.
Guest
Ruderies16
Points +349
Delicious bánh mì chay - Edit
Came here in the morning for a breakfast bánh mì (takeaway). Only 15,000VND and absolutely delicious. The people who work here are also super nice and friendly. Would definitely return for the bánh mì but would like to try some of their other dishes too, as they seemed to have a very extensive menu. Great choice and super central location.
Read morePros: Delicious bánh mì chay, Lovely staff, Central location
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Tyravegan
Points +95
Vegan Phở and Vegan Flan cake - Edit
yep, these 2 dishes drive me here, besides it's located quite centrally. Staff is very friendly :) And i love to look at the painting while waiting for my food :)
Read morePros: Vegan pho, Location, Paintings
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Poodle
Points +58
lots of options! - Edit
Lots to choose from. The pancake was huge!
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alcozar
Points +225
Great food and Decor - Edit
I visted here 5-8-16
Read moreNot hard to find. Just east of Ben Thanh Market on side street.
Nice relaxing place to get away from the hustle.
I had Stewed Pork(vegitarian) with Veg, along with rice and a bottle of water. The dish was flavorful and filling and all for $3.33
Updated from previous review on Thursday May 26, 2016
Pros: Price, Decor, Central Located
Cons: Parking - to be expected
Guest
terrorfearor
Points +73
hit and miss - Edit
We've eaten here so many times because it is in a central location, but I have to say despite the servers' great service, the place is pretty average. The food is pretty bland in general, every now and then a meal comes out which is really tasty, but far too often, it's just not worth it. The meals can take more than 45 minutes to arrive as well. This place is generally clean. The music is Buddhist chants and there are large paintings around the downstairs restaurant.
Read moreOne other thing is the parking guys outside can be pretty frosty and often try to get you to pay even though you don't have to. But the friendly staff inside make up for that.
Pros: service staff, wide menu, central location
Cons: often bad food, slow
Guest
CaluCalu
Points +4293
good experience (10% VAT NOT included!!!) - Edit
I just arrived from Cambodia today where I didn't like most of the Food, so I was really happy about this Restaurant. It's very Close to the Benh Tanh Market and Looks quite expensive/chic from the outside.
Read morestaff are super friendly and my waitress spoke good english.
most mains are about 45'000 Dong. I ordered the "Mien Mang" and a Cup of hot green tea for 5000 Dong. no Service Charge. I was happy with my noodle soup: taste was different than anything I've ever had but (very) good. Portion was good size. quite a lot of veggies and fortunately not that much mock meat (i'm not a big fan). the broth was tasty too. they served me beansprouts on a separate plate. green tea tasted different than what i'm used to too but was good!
i got my Food after 5-10mins, so very fast. Service was efficient. i even received a wet tissue before.
wifi didn't work. i'd go back there!
Updated from previous review on Wednesday December 30, 2015
UPDATE: I JUST CAME BACK FROM EATING THERE. MY DISH WAS 45'000 BUT I GOT CHARGED 52'000. YESTERDAY (31ST DEC 2015) THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME FOR USING THE WET TISSUE THEY PUT IN FRONT OF ME (IT WAS FREE!), THIS TIME I HAD TO PAY 2000 DONG WITHOUT KNOWING.
AND NOW THEY ALSO CHARGE 10% VAT!!
I WAS TOO SURPRISED TO REACT WHEN I GOT THE BILL. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED WHY BUT I JUST PAYED AND LEFT.
and to be honest: i got the dumpling noodle soup. my soup contained 2 lousy dumplings. i expected a few more.
therefore my new Rating is way lower, sorry!
Pros: price, good taste, looked clean, nice staff
Cons: wifi didn't work, new: 10% VAT not included, new: wet tissue costs 2000
Guest
Stevie
Points +11765
Phuong Mai Vegetarian - Ho Chi Minh City - Edit
I've just eaten in this place. I found this to be a reasonable positive experience.
Read moreThe point raised by other reviewers about the pro vegan signs in place being at odds with dishes listing (for example) butter as being among the ingredients. There's also pizza on sale and while it may well be that the cheese is vegan, there is no indication of such on what is a menu of a very extensive list of dishes. Similarly there's a lot of coffee on sale advertised as being with milk. There's no indication that the milk used is anything other than the default milk used (i.e. cow's) in any omnivorous eatery across this earth. Do the owners think mistakenly that the words vegan and vegetarian are synonymous? I don't know.
Fortuitously when I hoovered in I did so with a Vietnamese and pictorial representation of what vegan is. The quietly pleasant waitress read the text and I tried to use the pictures to highlight the point about no milk products, no egg products, no honey. Her English is certainly way better than my Vietnamese. Whether the message successfully got through, I certainly can't make any guarantees.
I wasn't overly hungry so I went for a papaya salad. This was nice enough. I also went for something I don't recall seeing before, namely fruit spring roll. This turned out to be very interesting. It came with an oil burner with a small underneath to the melt chocolate to be used as a dip.
The bill came exactly to the 84 000 dong that I expected it to. There was no service charge.
The decor of the place is quite nice. If though the manager is considering any sort of refurb, he needs to ring the HCMC branch of Walter Wall Carpet Fittings to get those completely worn out on the way to the kitchen & bathroom replaced.
The sound track to the place was piano music of what seemed like familiar western songs ('country road take me home' was one I defo recognised). The piano playing seemed a little over done to me but what do I know (sod all probably). I didn't feel it added anything to the place. This is a trivial point though.
Rating out of 5 for me is a spin up between 3 & 4.
Cons: Not 100% vegan despite pro vegan signs
Guest
yahalom
Points +27
small portion - Edit
The dishes were small and not very tasty. Two different dishes that were ordered were just the same dish. The cost for what you get does not really makes sense. We left the restaurant hungry and not happy. Better avoid it.
Read morePros: air condition
Cons: small portion, not effort
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Anniegracexx
Points +106
misleading!! - Edit
This place is somehow trying to be a bit more UP MARKET! But I decided to give it a try as the food is still cheap!
Read moreDishes lacked any effort at all, portion sizes were too small and I just found the whole experience a bit.... Meh! After receiving the bill I was serviced charged an extortionate amount.... Asked the staff why?! And told them I did not enjoy the food, they had nothing to say to this At all! Disappointing... I won't be going back.
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Kimxula
Points +1185
average veg place near Ben Tanh market - Edit
Had bun cha gio today which was average... Portion size was a little smaller than other places I've been to. Convenient location for people staying near backpacker area.
Read morePros: near backpacker area and Ben Tanh market, affordable for d.1
Cons: has vegan sign inside, but is not vegan
Guest
VeganBiker
Points +260
Mushrooms Only - Edit
Everything on the menu is mushroom-based. Even the unlikeliest things and those that specifically omit "mushrooms" from their descriptions. Literally every dish on the menu is comprised of a bowl or plate of mushrooms topped with whatever you though you were ordering. If you like to eat all mushrooms and only mushrooms, this is the place for you. You will love it. If you aren't a huge fan of mushrooms or prefer a different headliner for your meal, it's probably best to avoid this place.
Read moreI can't stress enough: absolutely everything on the menu is primarily mushrooms with a tinge of various flavours added secondarily.
They have a "western" section that features cheese-heavy entrees (presumably with copious mushrooms) if you feel like giving that a shot and don't mind entirely defeating the purpose of eating at a vegetarian restaurant.
Pros: Everything is full of mushrooms (if you like that)
Cons: Everything is full of mushrooms (if you don't)
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