Serves meat, vegan options available. Specializes in Egyptian cuisine, appetizers, salads, snacks, sandwiches and main dishes. Vegan dishes are identified in green and include mosuakka, falafel, tabbouleh, fattouch and fried eggplant sandwich. Previously called Easy Restaurant. Relocated from Sithane Rd, Ban Sihom District. Open Mon-Sun 11:30am-2:30pm, Mon 6:00pm-12:30am, Tue 6:00pm-1:30am, Wed-Sun 6:00pm-12:30am.
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That Khao Road, PhoPha Village (at Opposite to Pahxai Temple), Vientiane, Laos
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Cash only
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Last update on 14 Jan 2025 by KajaGie
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20 Reviews
First Review by CharisOsborne
KajaGie
Points +199
Disappointing and expensive - Edit
I was surprised by was how expensive this place was - appetisers starting at 90kip and you could expect to pay around 200 kip or much more for a main dish. I ordered a falafel sandwich for 170kip which was okay but nothing great. The pita tasted fresh but the falafel was burnt, oily and sour tasting. There was some salad in the bread which was just chopped up lettuce, cucumber and tomato and A LOT of onion which dominated the overall flavour. I honestly could not recommend it. The owner is very friendly and it was the only thing that stopped me from walking out of the restaurant after seeing the prices.
Read morePros: Friendly owner
Cons: Overpriced , Not tasty
Guest
anautrecht
Points +2539
Great food, also expensive - Edit
This place is really expensive compared to other spots in Vientiane. However imo is also really good and unique. The owner is very aware and knowledgeable about vegan food, also very friendly. The menu has a lot of vegan options that are all very clearly marked.
Read moreThe food was really delicious. Very strong flavors. We especially liked the falafel.
As mentioned the prices are very high, the portions are not that big either. So only go if you're looking for someone unique and are ok with spending.
MohamedAly
Dear Value Customer,
Read moreMany thanks for your kind review and rating for the Pharaohs Rest, VTE.
It was pleasur to serve you and looking forward for serveing you again and alaways
Wish you very nice trip,
Respects,
MOHAMED ALY
Guest
nomeatnomad
Points +4795
Decent food, lovely owner, but expensive - Edit
This is a nice restaurant. The owner is very friendly and the menu has dedicated vegan sections so ordering is easy, and the food is good quality.
Read moreThe only downside is it’s expensive compared to similar places in Vientiane. I paid 200,000 kip for a falafel sandwich with fries, and it wasn’t especially big.
Pros: Vegan sections in the menu, Friendly owner
Cons: Expensive
MohamedAly
Dear Valued Customer,
Read moreThank you for your kind review and rating the Pharaohs Rest, VTE.
We are looking forward to host and serve you agian
Respects,
Mohamed Aly
Guest
Tania_SlowerTravels
Points +558
Excellent Falafel - Edit
The owner is extremely friendly and will chat with you to explain the dishes. I had the falafel and eggplant pita. It’s made with fava beans instead of chickpeas and is a lot less dry. Absolutely delicious!
Read morePros: Lots of vegetarian and vegan options
Cons: Expensive
MohamedAly
Dear Tania,
Read moreMany thanks for your time to review and rate the pharaohs Rest. VTE.
And many thanks for the lovely pictures added by yrself.
It was such pleasure to host and serve you during your visit looking forward to serve you again and always.
Respects,
Mohamed Aly
Guest
lokalvegan
Points +1675
Overrated, not fresh, but friendly - Edit
I hate to leave bad reviews, but I hope this can help to improve the restaurant and can be useful for management.
Read moreSuper friendly and welcoming owner, however, the food quality was not so good. The portions were large, bur we had this feeling that the food was not freshly made. Like all the dishes were assembled from precooked things that were kept in a fridge for at least a day.
I had a foul tahini which actually was some stewed veggies (including cabbage which tastes really weird in a foul) in a tajin with a few fava beans and tahini sauce and I expected a foul to be just cooked mashed fava beans.
Foul is my favourite dish and I ate it more than 1000 times in different countries and unfortunately this one was the worst. It feels like they just put some precooked veggies together with precooked fava beans, with not so fresh tahini, and with low quality oil. So together it was just a super oily mixed precooked ingredients which did not taste fresh and nice as foul should.
Two mains, a salad and two beverages for KIP 510k.
The place looks a bit run down but clean.
1) Friendly, nice, welcoming owner
2) Clean
3) Vegan options
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1) Not fresh
2) Huge menu (it is much better to have less choice but make everything fresh)
3) Everywhere smells like cigarettes hence the owner was smoking inside the restaurant on the first floor
Updated from previous review on 2023-03-14
MohamedAly
Dear Mr. Vladislav,
Read moreAgain many thanks for this review on Happy cow and our google
Many thanks for your time to review and rate the pharaohs restaurant VTE.
We are really appreciate your feedback regarding our food and service.
Here I just want to reply to your negative feedback:
1- The Full Medams platter with Tahini:
Thank you for add this beautiful picture of your dish, We never ever add cabbage to our ful either the dish or the sandwish, what you called cabbage it's Lettice mixed with fresh onions, tomato, cucumber cooked together with the ful in oil and many Tahini and i guess the color of the dish shows the amount of Tahini added.
Egyptian style for the ful medmas platter is served with Ful beans not mashed and this was clearly mentioned in our menu, the mashed ful we serve it as sandwish in pita bread also mentioned in our menu.
As you know specially the ful from your more 1000 times eat ful before in many countries that specially the Ful can't be precooked and keep in the fridge, it should cooked fresh.
Oil used is mixed oil with Olive oil and also the picture you add shows that maybe during your more than 1000 eating ful didn't try the Egyptian style ful platter which it's famous with the amount of oil and lemon.
2- TABBOULEH Salad
This was your 2nd order to share I was wishing to mentioned something about it specially there is nothing left in the dish..
3- Mix Chicken platter (your friend order)
This BBQ dish then how come to be precooked and heated? nothing is left in the dish or it's side dish Garlic sauce and pickles, also we recognize that the Vegetables laid over the BBQ pita is already gone (Not Fresh also?)
4- Huge Menu
Yes we have huge menu to match with all our beloved customers required.
Our policy in the Pharaohs Restaurant is serving fresh food, and I think before you visit the place yesterday you read the reviews and you notice how our customers review and rate our food, I know in the field of hospitably it's very hard to make everyone happy but we do our best to make every guest happy and satisfied.
5- Smoking
Yes we allow smoking because we are serving SHISHA as well.
There was customers yesterday smocking shisha and they moved from the table next you not to bothering you and they move inside to smoke as there was no other customers that's why you smell the smoke when you come inside to pay, otherwise I smoke inside if there was no customers.
Thank you again for your picture and rating the Pharaohs Restaurant.
Respects,
Mohamed Aly
MohamedAly
Another added comment if you don't mind :)
Read moreThis website which we apricate to be a member of it is only for VEGAN Hopefully you add good review for your Tabbboueh salad order which is already gone between you and your friend without mentioned any + comment about it .
I highly advice same you advice us to be justice in your pervious comments all comments i check is negative for all the places you visit therefore I recommend you to make your own food and eat home
Thanks again and best wishes
MOHAMED ALY
lokalvegan
Hi Mohamed,
Read moreThanks for your response.
I didn’t mean to make you so angry, but just wanted to leave my honest feedback as a customer.
1. What should I do if I don’t like the taste of food? It doesn’t mean I have to waste the food and leave it uneaten even if I am not satisfied with its taste. I do not say that the food was very bad, but I say that it didn’t taste fresh to me. Yes, sometimes we eat food without enjoying it. But again I do not say it was bad, but I say I had a feeling it was not made from fresh ingredients.
2. So sorry for confusing cabbage and lettuce. Anyway, it tasted weird to me in a foul no matter what I called it.
3. Suggesting me to make my own food and eat at home - sounds really strange and rude from a restaurant owner. It shows that rather than improving your food quality, you just defend yourself and being angry at a customer who just left a review. 95% of my reviews are positive, while just 5% are negative. I also checked your responses to negative reviews - to every person who says a bad thing about your food, you say that they are wrong. So customers are only allowed to say positive things about your restaurant? Otherwise you will ask them to eat at home?
4. Thanks for reminding me that my review on Happy Cow shouldn’t have had a comment about my non-vegan friend’s meal - I removed this part of the review.
lokalvegan
5. Yes, tabouleh tasted good. Sorry for not mentioning it. My problem was the foul.
Read moreMohamedAly
Dear Value Customer,
Read moreIf you do not know the difference between cabbage and lettuce, as you mentioned in your response, then there is no need to respond to you. Also, thank you for clarifying to our valued customers that the food is not bad, but it is not according to your taste, and so
Thank you for the suggestions you made, which I think will be very important when you open your own restaurant. We are fully prepared to provide advice if you request, especially in the field of vegetarian food.
Thank you very much again, and we wish you all the best. By the way, when talking about the size of the food menu, remember that you are a guest and not the owner of a place. We are fully aware that we can provide everything that our menu contains, and I may surprise you if I knew that there is more and more that we can offer from the Egyptian and Middle east cuisine and it will be added Soon to match all the choices of our valued guests. Finally, regarding the smell of smoke that fills the place, which was previously answered, I think that you were not able to explore the whole place, as you were sitting in the open air outside, and I think that the smell of hookah smoke was inside, bearing in mind that when you arrived , we informed you that we have several places available, so guidance and clarification must be made.
One last time, when directing criticism to any place, you must be careful and express your personal opinion, not in general, so clarification and clarification must be made.
Thank you
MohamedAly
One last note
Read moreI sincerely apologize to our valued customers and visitors for this long debate dialogue, especially to Happy Cow management, where it is clear that based on what was mentioned above is that the subject is considered an opinion of our dear customer, which we highly value, which I cited as conclusive evidence according to his comments shown above. which Unfortunately, does not apply to the policy of our restaurant, given that we welcome all opinions and comments, whether positive or negative, which are in line with the policy and Happy cow, which we welcome in order to satisfy all the tastes of our valued guests.
I sincerely apologize for this issue, with my sincere regards and appreciation to all
Mohamed
Guest
Here.To.Travel_Jade
Points +11638
Delicious Egyptian food - Edit
The owner is very friendly and helpful and can make suggestions of what to eat, as well as menu items being labelled as vegan. We had the koshary & fattah. Both were delicious and massive portions. We could have eaten one dish between us, but we forced it down because it was so good. The fresh mint lemonades are so good and the surroundings are nice with some traditional music to set an atmosphere (lacking in most Lao restaurants)
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-02-11
Pros: Lots of vegan options , Big portions , Friendly owner
Cons: Quite pricey compared to Lao food
MohamedAly
Dear Value Customers'
Read moreMany thanks for your time and your kind review and rating The Pharaohs Restaurant VTE.
It was pleasure to host and serve you and was looking to serve you again before I traveled to LBP :)
Also I would like to thank you for the nice comment regarding my replay to all our customers comments and rating it was great feedback guys thank you again.
The prices might be higher than local Lao food but as you said look for quantity and quality of the food portion, during the last year we try to mange the prices but as you know all the ingredients become more expensive worldwide
A small correction before I upload my post the 2nd dish was VEGAN FATTAH not FATTOUSH Salad :))))))
Thanks again for everything
Respects,
Mohamed Aly
Here.To.Travel_Jade
Thank you for having us. I’ve corrected the name in the review but can’t change it on the photo caption unfortunately. Yes, the price was worth it and I have no issues, just something for people to consider who are on more of a tight budget
Read moreMohamedAly
Thank you again and always
Read moreI really appreciate your feedback and your comment for all the VEGAN expected customers
Respects,
Guest
Brachiosaurus
Points +98
A big surprise! - Edit
Owner is from Egypt himself and his mother makes all the food. It was such a big surprise to find just the best Egypt food we ever had in Laos. Has a lot of vegan options and the owner knows exactly what vegan means and will recommend his favorite dishes. We came here on 2 nights out of our 3 nights stay in Vientiane.
Read morePros: Many vegan options , Owner will recommend the best dishes, Nice atmosphere
Cons: A little more expensive, but worth it
MohamedAly
Dear Brachiosaurus,
Read moreThank you for your time to review and rate Pharaohs Restaurant VTE.
It was my pleasure to serve you during your stay in VTE.
Always welcome anytime you are in VTE. Hopefully we can meet soon
Respects,
Mohamed Aly
Guest
abibarlow95
Points +331
Would give 5 stars if I could - Edit
Delicious food, 5* service. Really enjoyed!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Good knowledge on veganism , Really tasty
Cons: Definitely more of a $$ than a $
MohamedAly
Dear Abibarlow,
Read moreMany thanks first for your visit 2nd for your time to review and rate EASY Restaurant VTE.
It was pleasure to serve you dear during your visit and looking forward to serve and host you always when you are in VTE
Respects,
Mohamed Aly
Guest
ontbijtjezondereitje
Points +864
Wonderful place with wonderful people - Edit
Just go there! The kindest man we met in Laos, and also the best food! Something else than rice with tofu! Decently try the vegan falafel. Vegan is 100% possible here!
Read morePros: Everything
Cons: Little expensive
MohamedAly
Dear Friend,
Read moreThank you for your time to review EASY Restaurant VTE.
It was such pleasure for host and serve you guys, I hope to see you again and always once you are in VTE,
Wish you safe travel and best of luck.
Respects,
Mohamed Aly
Guest
Veggie_friend
Points +634
Nicely spiced foods & good vibes - Edit
From the outside, i hadden't expected this place to be so nice. Upstairs is a beautifull dining area, but unfortunately it was too hot for us. We were seated downstairs and the owner brought some better ambience with changing the music to Arabian music. We ordered the items that the owner recommended and really enjoyed these dishes. The tastes, the music, the ambiance.. it alsmost made us feel we weren't in Laos. The owner was really nice and friendly as well. The food was 5 stars for us 👌
Read morePros: The owner knows about vegan, Vegan on menu, Delicious food
Cons: No aircon upstairs (it is so beautifull)
MohamedAly
Dear Friend,
Read moreThank you for you review and feedback. It was a pleasure to host and serve you @ Easy Restaurant VTE
We are planning to have A/C upstairs in the near future
Once more Thanks for your time and looking forward to serve you always when you are in VTE, Wishing you a very safe and happy trip
Respects,
Mohamed Aly
Guest
LilacHippy
Points +13448
Cool Place with Great Food - Edit
I had never in my life tried Egyptian food before so I was excited when I saw this place pop up on HappyCow. I have heard that this cuisine is naturally vegan-friendly but had never gotten the opportunity to try it. Well this place has actually made the effort to clearly specify the vegan options in green, with the veggie options in purple and others in red. The owner is very friendly and will give you recommendations of dishes. I tried the moussaka which came with either rice or French fries. This is a fantastic tasting dish and I really enjoyed the pickles and the fresh chilli that came on the side.
Read moreIt also has a really cool bar vibe and sells a wide range of alcoholic drinks for reasonable prices.
My only regret was leaving it until my last night to try here as I couldn't go back and try any of the other vegan dishes.
Updated from previous review on 2019-08-28
Pros: Vegan options clearly specified, Friendly owner, Reasonable prices
Cons: Not all vegan
MohamedAly
Dear Dee,
Read moreIt was my pleasure to host and serve you @ Easy Restaurant and Bar VTE.
Thanks for your review we really appreciate , Wishing you a very safe trip and hopefully see you soon to try the KOSHERY dish :)).
Wishing you all the best and looking forward to host and serve you always once you are in VTE,
Respects,
Mohamed Aly
Guest
EvelineCoenegrachts
Points +222
Deserves a 5-star!! - Edit
Yummy food, awesome owner and nice atmosphere. The menu has the vegan options (a lot!) written in green, vegetarian options written in purple. So easy!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Nice owner, Cosy
Cons: More expensive than average
Guest
calm
Points +17
Best meal in Vientiane - Edit
Great Egyptian food. So much flavour and a great host. Had a delicious falafel made with fava beans and sambusa with the most delicious garlic sauce.
Read moreThe exterior looks a bit rough but the owner is super nice and very proud of his meals.
Guest
HannahMulholland
Points +18
AMAZING FOOD - Edit
This Is the first time my boyfriend and I have tried Egyptian food and we were blown away. I had the fava beans and he had the spinach pie. The portions are huge and full of flavour. Upstairs is a very chilled atmosphere where we felt completely comfortable sitting back chilling with our full bellies. The owners are incredibly hard working and so kind, they are both very passionate about their food and extremely welcoming, they both have a full understanding of veganism and we had every confidence that our food would not contain any animal products. It is a must if you are staying in Vientiane! (Couldn’t give it a 5 star rating as happy cow won’t let you if it’s not a fully vegan restaurant)
Read morePros: great vegan options , lovely owners , relaxed atmosphere
Guest
snagab15
Points +248
Delicious Egyptian food - Edit
While you’re in Vientiane, make a stop here! I had the fava beans and falafel, which were such a nice break from the mediocre falafel I’ve had around SE Asia. Slightly more expensive and a little heavy on the oil, but it is soooo worth it.
Read morePros: Delicious food, Friendly owner understands veganism
Cons: Slightly more expensive
Guest
hey_nan
Points +164
Unbelievable - Edit
This place is off the charts. "Easy" one of the best dishes and tea I ever had. The size of the dish was ridiculous and the price fair. The tea was soo tasteful and the owner is a G! A place definitely to go and enjoy. The ambience is also stunning and you will enjoy your time there for sure.
Read morePros: Food, Drinks, Service
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annaha
Points +30
Would recommend - Edit
The food was amazing and also the owner was very friendly and helped us choosing a vegan dish!
Read moreMohamedAly
Dear Anna,
Read moreMany thanks for your feedback, always pleasure to serve you anytime..
Respects,
Mohamed Aly
Guest
Ankexin
Points +41
Food here deserves 5 stars - Edit
Food in this restaurant is amazing. Lots of vegetarian options and not only.The owner is super nice too. A lot of drink options. Price is good too.
Read morePros: Location, Delicious food, Lots of options
MohamedAly
Dear Valued customer,
Read moreThank you for your time to review us.
It was such a pleasure to serve and host on your visit looking forward to serve and host you always when you are here again in VTE
Have a very good time with my best wishes,
Respects,
Mohamed Aly
Guest
dschuhlie
Points +125
Loved it! - Edit
The owner is super friendly. When we ordered only veggie dishes, he immediately asked if we were vegan or vegetarian. He really knows about veganism. The food itself was sooo good. I loved the mousaka and the tomato salad. Would totally recommend this place.
Read moreMohamedAly
Dear Dschuhlie,
Read moreIt was such a very nice chance to serve you here @ Easy Restaurant.
Thank you so much for your review and feedback
Wishing you a very happy holiday and best wishes
Respects,
Mohamed Aly
Guest
CharisOsborne
Points +26
Super Options - Edit
I wanted to give this place 5 stars but Happy Cow doesn't let you for non-veg places. The food here was amazing and the owner very friendly. He knew all about veganism and was able to give us some great recommendations. It's a very nice place with a good atmosphere and additional seating upstairs.
Read moreMohamedAly
Dear Charis,
Read moreThank you so much for your review and feedback. It was such pleasure to host you 2 Easy Restaurant & Bar most welcome always .
Wishing you a very good time in Laos looking forward to serve you again and always once you are in VTE
Respects,
Mohamed Aly
Guest
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