Taiwanese
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. 山湖 is a small and casual sit-down restaurant offering a simple menu of rice dishes, noodles, and soups. Located 2 doors from Shueishe Visitor Center in Yuchih township. Previously Wu Who Si Hai, reported reopened Oct 2018 with new name and new non-veg menu. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-2:00pm, 5:00pm-8:00pm. Open until 2:00pm for lunch, from 5:00pm for dinner. Please let HappyCow full opening times.


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18 Reviews

First Review by malcontent

Kezy

Points +32

Vegan
21 Nov 2023

Really nice

Tasty food and friendly staff. There are loads of veggie and vegan options

moroney

Points +252

Vegan
25 Oct 2023

Pretty good

The family that owned it were super nice, we came in after they opened and they turned the lights on and let us order anyway. They have a QR code english vegetarian menu which is super handy. The fern greens was a nice salad, mushrooms and tofu dish was nice. Not amazing food but good.

Hazzz97

Points +20

Vegan
26 Sep 2023

Veggie options but be careful

Food was nice but on the expensive side compared to other meals we’ve had in Taiwan. We ordered off of the vegetarian menu and two of the dishes initially came out with meat in them, but they did quickly swap these when I said I was vegan - would just double check when ordering

Mareike157

Points +20

Vegan
13 Sep 2023

Many vegan options

The food was very good! We really enjoyed it and the people were very friendly. I would really recommend this place!

RhysJones

Points +753

Vegetarian
01 Aug 2023

Very welcoming and lovely tofu dishes

We were welcomed in and found a separate vegetarian menu available by scanning the QR code stuck to the table. There was a nice variety of tofu dishes and you can order a small or large portion, although it didn't feel like there was a huge difference between the two when they arrived. Both were big!

We went for tofu in black bean sauce (small) and mapo tofu (large) with rice and a small spring onion omelette. The omelette was excellent and tasted really good mixed in with the rice and black bean sauce.

Both tofu dishes were very nice, with the mapo tofu giving a reassuring fizz on the tongue as we ate.

The rice portions weren't huge, but at only 10 dollars it was very easy to order an extra portion. I think we ordered a good amount of food for two people.

Pros: Black bean tofu, Omelette

clamchow

Points +969

Vegan
31 Jan 2023

Not bad

I got the tie ban tofu and some mushrooms. The mushrooms were good but the tofu was just ok. There is a vegetarian menu in English but the vegan items are not labeled clearly.

Bekk

Points +41

Vegetarian
03 Mar 2020

More than veggie friendly

One of our best food experience in 4 weeks Taiwan. The dishes were freshly made and really tasty.
As a vegetarian you get a whole menu so I think it is more than just veggie-friendly and should get 5 stars!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Pros: No throw-away cutlery, Free tea

denn

Points +553

Vegan
09 May 2019

Great portions

Nice place, good vegetarian menu with vegan options

drlj

Points +610

Vegan
06 Apr 2019

Friendly. Don’t miss the fern salad!

A small, casual, friendly place where we ate two nights in a row. Host very welcoming. Some dishes a little bland eg tofu in black bean sauce. Others really excellent eg king oyster mushrooms with basil and the fern salad (don’t miss it - the dressing is fantastic). Mapo tofu good - on the spicier side. Make sure you ask for the separate vegetarian menu - everything other than the omelettes is vegan. Water only, although people brought their own drinks. Opening hours are flexible - usually closes around 8pm but dependant on how many customers there are so could be earlier or later.

Pros: Fern salad was absolutely delicious , Generous portion sizes , Friendly

Cons: Cash only

Ruthie_T

Points +315

Vegan
03 Jan 2019

Very pleasant and COMPLETELY VEG

We came here hungry after a magnificent bike ride and we weren’t disappointed. The service was extremely friendly and fast. The noodle soups were really tasty and great value at NT$80. Our vegetarian son demolished the dried radish omelette which must have had at least 4 eggs. My partner and I, both vegan, shared portions of the handmade mapo tofu and the stir friend king oyster mushrooms. The flavor was great in both - each dish had quite a lot of ginger, the mushrooms had beautiful fresh basil and the chili in the tofu was not overpowering. We rolled out of there with our wallets NT$760 lighter - not the cheapest meal to be had in taiwan, but very affordable compared to home, and absolutely worth it.

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Friendly service, Tasty food

Śraddhāpa

Points +56

Vegan
01 Dec 2018

Lots of vegan dishes

This restaurant has a very good range of vegetarian dishes, most of which are vegan. They have a separate vegetarian menu (in Chinese and English) with lots of vegetable dishes, as well as tofu dishes, rice, noodles, and soups.

As others have said, the food is quite simple and the portions generous. The tofu dishes all use silken tofu, which I’m not such a fan of, and I found the ones I tried (the sizzling tofu and the tofu in black bean sauce) a bit bland.

The vegetable dishes were much better, with flavourful crunchy vegetables. The fern salad with a mustardy dressing was really excellent – definitely worth trying!

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Great vegetable dishes, Fern salad is amazing!

Cons: Tofu dishes a bit bland

ksav

Points +21

Vegetarian
19 Oct 2018

New name Shan Wu

This restaurant is very much open. Just two doors down from the ShuiShe visitor center. Large taste portions. It's new name is Shan Wu.

Mishka__2020

Points +25

Vegetarian
03 Apr 2018

Good, local food and big portion sizes

As for April 2018, it is still open. Very good local food. Portions are big - be mindful of this and do not order too much. I ordered two dishes and left almost half of each.

Pros: cheap, tasty, a lot of options, big portions

bruixa86

Points +346

Vegan
23 Feb 2017

Good surprise in such a touristic spot

The place is very simple but the food is really fresh and good. The 'meatballs' in the soup were amazing. Plus, the price is good for being such a touristic place. They have a notebook with all the menu translated in english so it's great.

Helly101

Points +28

Vegetarian
10 Jun 2016

Basic, friendly restaurant

Although no English menu was available and neither of the staff spoke more than a few words of English, our server (and chef) was eager to help and make recommendations. We ended up with a bowl of hot noodles each and a plate of tasty morsels made from mushrooms, tofu, gluten and beans, accompanied by a chilli sauce. It was all very tasty and excellent value.

Pros: Easy to find

Cons: No English menu

reisend

Points +164

Vegan
12 Feb 2015

One of the many small vegetarian restaurants

Even in rather small places there are vegetarian restaurants in Taiwan. I was eating the other day at this place, next to the Visitor Center of Shueishe in Yuchih Township, where the bus stop for Sun Moon Lake is.

Even if you only speak like 5 words of Chinese as I do, you can order. At least one of their menu cards is in English. Grab it on the table and write down on a piece of paper what you want to eat.

I had a soup with rice and the small cabbage dish. The cabbage was very delicious. The soup had some tasty crunchy-like things in it and lot's of rice of course. The broth wasn't that tasty though - to add something salty helps.
I payed for each dish NT$ 100.
Sun Moon Lake is very touristy and therefore rather "expensive" compared to other places in Taiwan.
Since this restaurant doesn't close the door it can get kind of chilly on a January evening to sit there: bring your jacket and a sweather ;)

It seems to be ok to bring your own drink with you at cheap places when they don't sell beverages in Taiwan as far as I noticed.


Please note, that the 3rd shop on the left, counted from the visitor center (Wu Sho Si Hai is the second one), also has the chinese charakters 附設素食 written in green on the sign (the last two are for vegetarian food). Google translate shows "vegetarian attached" for this combination (please correct it, if it's wrong).
They have a couple of vegetarian dishes, but there is also meat served. There is an English menu available but it is not complete as I found out.
The nice thing was, at this place they can close the door.
At the moment in January it is like 17°C/63°F during the day, but at night it gets well below 10°C/50°F.

If you like a sweet fruits dessert, I can recommend to buy an Atemoya (don't confuse it with the sugar-apple!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atemoya
at one of the different fruit places at the same street (I payed NT$ 70 for one). If it's kind of soft, it's ready to eat. Just peel it with a knive and eventually cut it They might do it for you when you buy it. You also can cut it in half to eat the inside with a spoon.
My second favorite ist passion fruit (cut it in half and eat with a spoon) and ripe Guava.

Pros: English menu, quite delicious, close to bus stop in Shueishe

clary

Points +115

Vegan
27 Dec 2014

Better Than Expected!

We had dinner in this small restaurant, it has red letters on yellow ground as a sign saying vegetarian. They open at 5pm for dinner - until about 8 pm - and for lunch probably as well. We had the 3 dish 1 soup set for two (400ntd) which was enough. [09:46, 12/27/2014] Clary: The dishes included tofu & edamame beans in a little spicy sauce, stir fried cabbage and sweet potato leaves (I fell in love with the latter - they tasted like baby spinach which is quite rare in Asia!). It came with rice. The miso soup with coriander leaves was a bit boring in the beginning but we asked for some soy sauce and then it was fine :)
[09:48, 12/27/2014] Clary: Everything was quite tasty. They have an english menu and one younger women can speak some as well, so it's no problem if you don't speak Chinese.
[09:50, 12/27/2014] Clary: The restaurant has some red letters on yellow ground as a sign on the outside saying vegetarian in Chinese.

Pros: Vegan, Freshly Cooked

Cons: Not Open In The Afternoon

malcontent

Points +29

Vegetarian
26 Jul 2010

It helps if you know Mandarin.

It's a very casual restaurant that seems to be mom & pop owned with an old man serving as the waiter (You should find him planted in front of the restaurant just 1 store away from the Visitor Center) and an old lady doing the cooking in the back. Most dishes (rice and noodles) seem to range from 100-200 NWD (around $3-6 USD)with multiple people orders at a higher price. The menu was completely in chinese and you could just write down your order if you're like me speaks Cantonese and not Mandarin. I think if you don't speak Chinese at all and feeling a bit adventurous, you should still be ok. There seems to be no drinks available so I don't know if it's alright to BYO or you'll just have until you finished to get something from the various vendors a few shops away. I thought my noodle was slightly bland but the portion was quite large and filled with various veggies. There's also no air condition but then lots of restaurants don't seem to have them either.




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