• CLOSED: Zen Gardens - Moncton

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    Closed

  • White Vegetarian
Vegan-friendly
Chinese
Take-out
Asian

Chinese vegetarian restaurant with several locations. Features a variety of Asian vegetable dishes, mock meat dishes, sushi, dim sum. Large selection of tea. Zen atmosphere. Reported closed, May 2021.


11 Reviews

First Review by melthibs

NutmegTardis

Points +157

Vegan
20 Mar 2021

Great food

I highly recommend this restaurant

Macou

Points +85

Vegetarian
31 Jul 2018

OK but not your best option

Food was good but ... just surprised to ear microwave beeping...

Pros: Mock chicken is great

Cons: Noodles had good taste but from microwave

CeciliaDiFelice

Points +26

Vegan
21 Aug 2017

Amazing

Came to Zen because of a Happy Cow referral. Not at all disappointed. Owners were knowledgeable and sweet. Food was incredible. Atmosphere charming. I would eat here every week if I lived here.

VegaNath

Points +22

Vegan
31 Mar 2017

Microwaved Food

Very relaxing music, decor/furniture was nicely laid out, very polite staff. Honestly the whole experience was great until we heard the microwave beeping several times out back... The food wasn't dreadful but it... Wasn't... Good...

Also the parking lot... You're better off parking somewhere else and walking a couple minutes.

Updated from previous review on 2017-03-31

Pros: Nice staff, Clean/Organized, Nice environment

Cons: Food wasn't very good, Microwaved food, Parking lot

trematode

Points +149

Vegan
26 May 2015

Great place to grab some take-out

We made 2 trips to Zen Garden while in Moncton. I was on a strict meal plan and got to watch my boyfriend eat while I enjoyed some jasmine tea. He then got me take-out, which I heated up for breakfast when my meal plan ended. He ordered sushi, rice noodles, soy skewers and dumplings for me and it reminded me of the Chinese food I grew up on. He was a huge fan of the rice noodles. They had a really great flavour and I enjoyed the soy skewers. Some of the food was a little greasy, but delicious.

There weren't many people there when we stopped in. The owner was very nice. It looks like the restaurant used to be a house at some point. Everything in there is a little dated, but it was a pleasant, quiet atmosphere. We'll be back for sure.

Pros: delicious food, great take-out option, great price

Cons: dated restaurant, but nice atmosphere

Kirsh

Points +86

Vegetarian
08 Sep 2014

Lovely little restaurant

Zen Garden is a small, but lovely restaurant, with excellent food - although the menu is limited.
Service, by the owner, was very good, but, unfortunately we were the only customers.

The restaurant does have a car park, which is very useful as it is on a main road.

Pros: Excellent food, Good service, Parking

Cons: Limited menu

TrayLanna

Points +58

Vegan
26 Mar 2013

Cute little jem.

I really loved the atmosphere of Zen Gardens, it was cute, windows open, just perfect. The food was great, a lot of soy based stuff, but good. Extremely cheap! Got a lot of food for the money! I will be back many times. Owner is extremely friendly.
I did hear the microwave going as well. lol But I'll take good food in the microwave with that price for a nice change over expensive vegan places.

Pros: cheap, atmosphere, good food

Cons: microwaving food

Ken4057

Points +1200

Vegan
21 Dec 2009

Awesome Blossom

Pretty tiny menu overshadowed by their vast selection of teas.

That said, I believe we ordered 2/3 of the menu we were so hungry, and everything was delightful. We've come to expect this from the King's Cafe group of restaurants.

It was in a funky old dark building, too, with high ceilings and a musty wooden interior. Nice!

Pros: tea heaven, dependable

Cons: small selection

marturey

Points +199

Vegan
26 Apr 2009

Delicious Vegan Chinese Food

Whenever I am in Moncton I always dine at Cafe Calactus. I love it there! An employee at the hotel we were staying at told us about Zen Garden and how good it is. We decided to give it a try and we were extremely pleased. The restaurant has a relaxing vibe. There is an extensive tea list (60 varieties). We enjoyed fantastic sweet and sour soup, sushi roll, fried noodles, five-grain rice dumpling, and stir-fried veggies. The noodles, while fried were not greasy. The soup was my favourite. I had medium spicy and at first I thought the spiciness level was mild it does creep up. None of the food was greasy or drenched in sauce yet very flavourful. The server was wonderful. He was very friendly and helpful. This place is unpretentious. While everything on the menu is vegetarian, there are some items which are not vegan. The waiter was clear on which items were not vegan. We'll definitely be returning. People in Moncton are really lucky to have two such great veg places to eat!

Pros: food, ambiance, service

Cons: no liquor

skymonkey

Points +131

Vegetarian
15 Aug 2008

great little restaurant

we stopped by this great little restaurant on our way to PEI. we were glad we made a reservation as it is quite popular. we (party of 4 adults and 3 kids) were seated in a peaceful beautifully decorated semi-private room. the food was very good as well. i'm from taiwan, so the steam buns and the dumplings suits my taste. most items on the menu are vegan.

melthibs

Points +14

Mostly Veg
22 Jan 2008

Amazing place!

The Zen is located not far from where I work and where I live, so I go there often. I just love it there. The atmosphere is very peaceful and the staff is very polite. The food is amazing. At first, I didn't know what to order, everything was new, but I tried almost everything on the menu and my favorites are the vegetables, the shao mais, sticky rice wrap, hot and sour soup, the soy protein nugget and the dumplings. I recommend this place for people who want to eat light and not feel stuffed and uncomfortable. One other thing I recommend is the almond tea. :D




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