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Vegetarian restaurant offering Chinese and Western dishes with vegan options. Open Mon-Sat 6:30am-3:00pm. Closed Sun.
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Jalan Gaya, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 88000
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Added by V-for-Vegan on 20 Mar 2018
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40 Reviews
First Review by V-for-Vegan
marie.esiuol
Points +984
Soooo good! - Edit
Such a huuge menu with incredibly affordable dishes. Everything is very well seasoned. We only paid 9 euros for two mains and two homemade iced teas
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MiriWallich
Points +1644
Morning buffet - Edit
Stopped here in the morning to grab a takeaway buffet box for our boat tour. Economical buffet with rice (white or brown) or noodles plus 3 dishes. The lady serving was very clear about which dishes weren’t vegan, although most of them were. The food was delicious, veg options and some mock meat including an amazing mutton.
Read morePros: Good price , Brown rice available , Clear about vegan options
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heltonbluesnjazz@gmai
Points +33
Tasty food, great location, friendly staff, and so cheap! - Edit
Tasty food, great location, very friendly staff, and it can be so cheap! The combo option, which includes rice (brown or white) and three options from the buffet (proteins, salads) cost just 8,50 MYR (US$ 1,90!) in December 2024
Read morePros: Tasty food, Great location, So cheap!
Cons: Closed on Sundays... I wanna go everyday
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telita
Points +98
Favourite spot in KK - Edit
I have been waiting to review these guys because i wanted to be sure that it was my fave, food is super delicious, huuge menu selection and the staff are super on the ball about vegan and non-vegan dishes! i keep going back😍
Read morePros: delicious food/lots of options, friendly and helpful staff, A/C (for those of you that are hot)
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Pio_o
Points +326
Breathtaking food - Edit
This place is amazing from service to food🫶🏼 we had a variety of meals but the vege goose was my favourite.
Read moreIt comes with a nice sweet plum sauce which fit really well to the goose. The vege pepper lamb was also unbelievable. We also went with fried noodles they were delicious, so were the dumplings.
The staff directly knows what we meant when we ask for vegan food and was really helpful. Also we had a sweet and sour chicken which was really good all we had was amazing! It’s really cheap too.
Updated from previous review on 2024-10-16
Pros: Best food in the area , Cheap and buffet available , No card payment but can pay per grab/ or cash
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LakenSemmens
Points +169
Easy and tasty - Edit
Easy lunch with the buffet of lots of vegan options. Cheap too!
Read morePros: Heaps of options, Staff could tell me what was vegan
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dutts
Points +908
Huge portions of lovely food - Edit
This was just down the road from where we were staying so checked it out one lunchtime.
Read moreThe staff were very friendly and understanding of the vegan diet, guiding us through which dishes contained egg. Don't let the descriptions of some of the dishes put you off ("veg intestine" anyone?), the food is really food and the portions are huge!
Pros: Huge portions, Immaculately clean restaurant
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minhnguyen
Points +2134
Excellent - Edit
I liked this place. They serve both a la carte dishes and buffet. Staff spoke English well, which made my order much easier. The price was affordable, not cheap cheap but for the food and service, it is worth it. The restaurant was clean and cool. I had a meehoon dish, which was rather huge.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-07-06
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Helen_prudy
Points +301
Closed for renovation - Edit
We went all the way there but the notice written closed for renovation in March 2024
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WrenLangford
Points +85
Amazing food - Edit
Fully veggie restaurant. Had an amazing noodle soup for lunch. Opening hours can vary
Read morePros: Knowledge of vegan food , Cheap , Friendly
Cons: Opening hours
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donkeypapist
Points +120
best in kk! - Edit
„are you vegan?“ came the response to my initial „hello“. i‘ve eaten here many times since. likely some of the tastiest vegan food i’ve had in eastern malaysia, definately the tastiest in KK! staff are competent and attentive to vegan requirements, will double-check if unsure!
Read morebuffet-style bf and lunch with many vegan options, lots of mock meat (the mock lamb was lovely and so were the pickles) and à-la-carte (the hericium dish was scrumptious), brown rice available until it runs out.
quite atmospheric place too compared to most other brightly lit/cold/bland eateries.
Pros: delicious, cheap, friendly, attentive, cosy
Cons: closes at 3 pm
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kupferzink
Points +111
Great vegetarian with mock meat - Edit
Great place. After we explained we are vegans they recommended all dishes we can eat. All of them tasted great. My favorite was blank pepper lamb (soy mushroom basis). Best vegan in Malaysia so far.
Read morePros: Tasty , Mock-meat, All vegetarian, lots of vegan
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RSD
Points +526
Cheap and tasty - Edit
Lots of cheap and tasty vegan options. Fresh coconuts and juice. Friendly staff who understood vegan concept. Big servings.
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V-for-Vegan
Points +876
Another Vegetarian Restaurant - Edit
Noticed this newly opened vegetarian restaurant when I visited KK town. As a matter of fact, I haven't tried the food but I did walk in to check out the place.
Read moreThe environment is pretty cozy. Besides ala carte menu which I managed to snap, there are items served at bain marie.
There is also a small corner selling some items but I didn't check it out. Just thought I may write my first comment since I requested to include this new restaurant & share the menus I snapped.
Hence rating this eatery 3-star as I've never tried the food.
Updated from previous review on 2018-03-22
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Charlie.
Points +812
Good! - Edit
Visited this vegetarian restaurant and glad to know that they understand vegan very well. Note that milk is used in curry, tom yum dishes so make sure you ask them to exclude the milk for these dishes. Overall service is fine except the one time that I was served by a very rude lady.
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DrewStill
Points +54
Functional vegetarian place - Edit
We ordered veggie lamb curry, veggie pork sweet and sour, and two cups of tea, costing about £4/€5. Both dishes were tasty, not sure whether the sweet and sour had msg.
Read moreService was fine, food came quickly. It's vegetarian not vegan so you have to be careful. Not much soul but we'd come back if in the neighbourhood.
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FrankieW
Points +3015
Cheap and cheery. - Edit
Chinese style vegetarian cuisine.
Read moreThe staff are aware of the difference between simple vegetarian and vegan dietary requirements.
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krupagreg
Points +43
Best place in town. Super friendly very clean. - Edit
So nice to be able walk in and order anything on the menu without any modifications.
Read morePros: Vegetarian options. , Love the soup selection
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emmagarwood
Points +49
Loads of vegetarian options - Edit
Really tasty food but slightly basic, ordered sweet and sour pork with rice. If it wasn’t a vegetarian only restaurant I’d doubt that it was wasn’t real meat! Lovely staff. They also have a buffet available.
Read morePros: Lots of vegetarian options, Lots of fake meat alternatives, Good value for money
Cons: Meal was tad basic
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BethanyGrace
Points +210
Buffet is a must try! - Edit
Tastiest meal I had in Kota Kinabalu! The buffet selection served at lunch fiend had a really great choice available with white or economy rice, lots of green veggies, different styles of tofu and tempeh, a few different curries and noodles available too.
Read moreThe staff were really friendly and the price was reasonable considering the big plate I had.
Would definitely visit again if I were in KK again!
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NomadEmma
Points +203
Vegan lamb & salted fish 😱 - Edit
My first time to try vegan lamb & if this hadn’t been a 100% vegetarian place I’d have been concerned & made sure the staff hadn’t made a mistake - it was very convincing! (Well, for someone who has never eaten lamb 😂) I was hoping for the buffet but this must be at lunch/earlier in the day because I went at about 7pm for dinner & the buffet area was empty, it was a la carte only. The curry lamb with rice was pretty tasty. You get a small bowl of clear soup as well. Simple place, popular with locals. They have a vegan version of salted fish (popular in Sabah) - looking forward to going back to try this. Staff at counter understood removing dairy products to veganise (the curry normally contains dairy so ask for it without!) & quite incredibly they also understood that condensed milk is not vegan (something which is generally not well understood in Malaysia). I hope they consider replacing/getting rid of the plastic straws.
Read morePros: Plenty vegan options - veg & mock meat, Interesting mock meats , Nice food, cheap
Cons: Unclear when the buffet is available , Plastics straw
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mamba
Points +1383
Great! - Edit
Gaya Vegetarian is a simple eating place, but the food is delicious! Staff is very helpful in pointing out what is or can be made vegan. Lot’s to choose from, and great value!
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KarenThompson
Points +15
A must visit - Edit
My teen daughter and I loved this restaurant. The food was wonderful and the staff were lovely and helpful. Great value for money and a good selection. I can highly recommend the sweet and sour (mock) pork.
Read morePros: Lovely helpful staff, Great range of food , Value for money
Cons: Restaurant lacks ambience
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sav606rebels
Points +15
Great Food! - Edit
Back again for our second dinner this week whilst in KK.
Read moreThe only problem.... so much choice and not enough time to try it all!
Incredible value.
Pros: Excellent Choice, Great Value, Lovely people
Cons: How to decide which dish to have..!!!
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joanalves
Points +24
Best vegetarian restaurant in Malaysia - Edit
Everything we ate here (we came a few times) was absolutely delicious.
Read moreDon't miss out on the lamb curry, the fantastic fried eggplant and, in case you're a fan, dumplings.
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chloeanna
Points +88
I repeat what has already been said- best food in Kota Kinabalu! - Edit
YOU.MUST.GO this place is simply incredible, we had veggie sweet and sour chicken, lamb satay, pork fried rice and dumplings. Super cheap and reasonable. Not had sweet and sour chicken for over 8 years since being veggie - this tasted so realistic and yummy!
Read morePros: Amazing tasty food, Loads of incredible fake meat, Super cheap
Cons: None, just go!
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andyjones
Points +450
Best food in Kota Kinabalu - Edit
Don't be fooled by its humble appearance. This is the best god damn food we have eaten whilst in Malaysia. Freshly prepared, they cater for vegan and vegetarian. The price is cheap. Can't recommend it enough. We have come twice now.
Read morePros: Price is very low, Food tastes amazing
Cons: None - go here now
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