Breakfast at River Square by Em's House Hoi An @ Vietnam

Our accommodation at Em's House Homestay didn't come with breakfast but there's an inhouse cafe that commanded a high review score of 5.0 from over 700 reviewers on Google Map! 

Called River Square by Em's House Hoi An (although it's not beside the river), we decided to check it out on our last morning in the City of Lanterns, before departing for our next destination; Bana Hills.

Salt Coffee - said to be one of the signature coffee drinks in Vietnam, my verdict was that the coffee wasn't as intense and it was more milk with slight saltish aftertaste. I prefer my traditional Vietnamese coffee.

Body Detox - ordered by the health conscious Alex, this was a blended mix of cucumber, apple, ginger, pineapple and lime. He might look hopeful from the above photograph but shortly after, it was an expression of rejection! Guess it must be extremely nutritional! 

Rainbow Salad - I love rainbows and expected a lot more from the rainbow salad which bore no traces of even the basic rainbow colors! More like your typical salad with avocado and onions with passionfruit dressing. Can give it a miss. 

Em's Wake Up - sounded like a potent alarm for the sleepy brain, this was your usual fried eggs with bacon, sausage, mushroom, grilled tomatoes, salad, spinach; typical enough to be found in many western cafes in Singapore.

Best thing was the bacon! Usually too salty, too dry and too hard, this appealed to my palates for its balanced saltiness, crisp texture that continued to ooze juiciness as my teeth bit through! 

Second best was their sausages; delicious and juicy! Even the mushrooms were appetising, despite covered in an oily, spicy sauce! 

Almost forgot about the accompanying white bread which was lightly toasted but sufficient enough for me with plain butter and jam. Such combination would be my type of simple yet comfortable breakfast.

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Was it worth the 5.0 review score? For me, maybe a 4.0 to 4.5, with the extra 0.5 to the great service. I guess foreigners would generally give a higher score, especially when the pricing was economical compared to places like Singapore! 

Address

10/3 Đường Cao Hồng Lãnh, 

Phường Minh An, Hội An, 

Quảng Nam 51309, Vietnam

(Within Em's House Homestay)

Map

As above. 

Menu

As above.

Pricing

Salt Coffee - 35,000 dong

Body Detox - 40,000 dong

Rainbow Salad - 85,000 dong

Em's Wake Up - 130,000 dong