Ate here a couple of times. Between us, my wife and I had the Cao Lau, vegetarian Cao Lau and Com Ga (chicken rice). Of those, we'd rate the vegetarian Cao Lau five stars, Cao Lau four (pork was dry, everything else great) and unfortunately...the Com Ga was probably the worst I've ever had (even in western countries) (dry stringy chicken, rice flavour not great). Lesson is, order the food the restaurant is named after and you'll have a good meal.More
What a place Proper authentic Vietnamese food The food they served was some of the best we have had during our holiday We went twice it was that nice From the restaurant you can see old family pictures etc and the owner tells you about...it when you ask him Definitely worth a visitMore
We had dinner tonight at this busy, efficient, friendly restaurant. We tried the Cao Lau, and grilled meat and noodles, served with accompanying sauces. Both were delicious and authentic, one of the best meals we’ve had in our week in Hoi An, and came in...at under $10 Aus., including a beer and juice. We were in and out in about an hour. Chatting with the owner afterwards he informed us the building/restaurant has been in the same family for five generations over 300 years. A must visit.More
We tried pretty much everything on the menu. My 15 yo smashed two com ga. I had cao lau. Hubby had bun thit nuong. At 40k each they were terrific value. Soft drinks 15k. Owner and staff were very kind, showing us what condiments to...try. Journey from our hotel down the river was beautiful. Well worth a visit.More
Had the cao Lau and fresh spring rolls, was the best cao Lau I tried in Hoi an, the meat and sauce was to die for and the spring rolls had really fresh shrimp and a nice spicy dipping sauce
I came here to taste the Cao Lau, after reading many recommendations about this place. Service was fast, I was seated immediately and was served within 5 minutes. I found the Cao Lau tasty and well cooked, although the portion is relatively small compared to...other restaurants in the area. So you may have to get a side dish as well if you are hungry. Staff was helpful and some could even speak English. Do note that they close early, so you should probably come no later than 7:30pm.More
Initially ordered two serves of Cao Lau.. The waiter persuaded us to order one Cao Lau and one Grilled meat with noodles and share the dishes. Enjoyed the Cao Lau with a squeeze of lime but not so much the grilled meat with noodles. It...had an acidic taste and contained pickled vegetables. We finished all the food and counted the dish as another new taste, but not to be repeated. The herbal drink for 10,000 VND was delicious and the beer is cheap.More
Delicious meal! We had the Cao Lau and it was to die for. The nice older gentleman serving us was very friendly and prepared our meal in front of us. Definitely recommend trying this place.
Delicious food, at a great price and location! Lovely staff, even kind enough to show us how best to eat the meal!
Absolutely superb. Traditional Vietnamese restaurant that we found on a blog. Only have about 7 things on the menu, but I had Bùn thít núóng which was noodles, salad, mint, peanuts and grilled meat. Was absolutely delicious. Menu in English and staff spoke enough to...get by. 10/10More
Across from the North to the South of Vietnam, you will have a change to try many kind of noodle soup, in Quang Nam it called: Cao Lau, nice try and different taste with other type of noodle.
After our lunch at Banh Mi Phuong, we went back to our AirBnB to refresh and rest for the afternoon, as we would be going back to the Ancient Town later in the evening. It was starting to get dark and that was when all...the lights were lit up - we spotted this restaurant along the same road where the taxi dropped us earlier. We decided to go and have a quick dinner and lucky for us, they have English description together with the dish name. ◾Cao Lau - a regional noodle dish originated from Hoi An, with pork and greens on a bed of rice noodles (which is soaked in lye water to give them unique characteristic in terms of texture and colour). It was a love-it-or-hate-it kind of affair. It wasn't my cup of tea to be honest. ◾Bun Thit Nuong - also a rice noodle dish topped with Vietnamese grilled pork and peanuts for the texture. I prefer this more as the crunchiness of the peanut went well with the tender pork and rice noodle. ◾Com Ga - chicken rice... Quite good though Com Ga Ba Buoi (our first dinner in Hoi An) was better. ◾Thit Nuong Cuon Banh Trang - grilled pork with rice papers.. fuss free and simply put everything onto the rice papers, wrap it and swallow it. ◾Bia Saigon - again... A beer for the occasion. After that, we walked slowly around the Ancient Town, admiring the night lights, touring the night market, took a boat ride, and lastly had another meal (next post) before finally going home for the night.More
The Gao Lao mee is delicious. They provide us a fan when we told them that we are so hot during our lunch time.
had never heard of cao lau before getting to hoi an, but god damm this was a good bowl of noodles. So cheap, so tasty. Eat it!!
Came here to try the local Hoi An speciality of Cao Lau, the flavours were great and the fried dough was so crunchy even after being in the sauce for a while. Was definitely the best Cao Lau we had in Hoi An.
