Cafe Hue is hidden away (haha - get it?) in a side alley next to King's Road - about a 10 minute…read morewalk from the North Point MTR station. I probably walked past the bright yellow Cafe Hue sign on King's Road a hundred times, but never had the chance to go in for a taste. But when the opportunity came, I persuaded my mom to go with me for lunch.
The restaurant interior seats about 40-50 people. It's not very big, but when it's not busy, it can also feel a bit empty. This is your typical casual Vietnamese restaurant - nothing too fancy. Tables are clean and well-kept. Just remember to bring your own packet of tissues or buy one from the cashier. Weekend lunch sets start at HK$42 and can go up to about HK$60, depending on whether you add an extra cold drink. This is quite inexpensive as the Vietnamese pho sets also include a small appetizer. My mom ordered the beef pho with a Vietnamese pork rice roll (set price HK$48) and I ordered the Hue Soup Noodle (my closest guess to Bun Bo Hue) (HK$42).
The beef pho was refreshingly delicious, it did not let me down. A good portion of beef with a solid broth; the beef to noodle ratio was just right. As for my Hue noodles, I didn't have too high of expectations - it was spicy, but lacked some of the strong flavor I tend to associate with BBH. BBH aside, it was still a good bowl of noodles. I'm curious to go back and try the other lemon grass soup noodles and other rice dishes -- prices are affordable, will have to see if they pass the taste test too.