Café Labu "Vietnam Valley" is a Vietnamese restaurant in Jalan Labu, right in front of Jayakarta Hotel. On a Saturday night, at 10.30pm, there was only one other table with customers. The waiters were a bit slow and cold at first, but after I started asking questions in Indonesian, they became more friendly and helpful.
Apparently it was not the best time for a visit since many dishes on the menu were not available. They promised us that it if we had come for lunch, we wouldn't have had the same problem. We chose the Duck Spring Rolls (4 for Rp33k), the Phở (beef noodle soup for Rp30k), the Bánh Cuốn (roll with pork for Rp22k), and Fried Rice with Beef (Rp30k). The portions were quite big, I think one appetizer + one dish for one person is too much and it should be shared.
Apart from the beef with rice, for which the meat was not tender at all, all the other dishes tasted good. If I must compare though, Lang Viet restaurant (near Dharmawangsa Square) seems to be a better place for Vietnamese food in Jakarta.
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| Bánh Cuốn |
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| Duck Spring Rolls |
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| Phở |
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| Beef with Fried Rice |
Overall: Good value-for-money Vietnamese food, but some improvements could be made regarding the service and the quality of the ingredients used (meat).
Jalan Labu No1. AA
Taman Sari, North Jakarta
Phone number: +62-21 625 1321
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