Vegan
Chinese
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Fusion

Vegan Asian-fusion restaurant, est. 2014, serving a wide variety of dishes from different Asian cuisines as well as some western dishes. The original Zenhouse was est. 2006 in the city and is now closed. Open Mon-Fri 5:00pm-9:00pm, Sat-Sun 12:00pm-9:00pm.


30 Reviews

First Review by Ausargent

VeganSausageDog

Points +770

Vegan
16 Mar 2024

Good vegan-Asian

Large variety of dishes to choose from, lots of protein choices so it’s not just vegetables. The honey chicken was nice but was super sticky and ended up sticking to our teeth which ruined the experience.
Didn’t get the opportunity to try their ice cream. Would come back and give them another try next time in Adelaide.

MarkMB

Points +45

Vegan
20 Feb 2024

Great food

Service was really good. It was quite quiet so they had time to talk us through the menu and show us what was popular. Food was delicious. Would highly recomend this place.

Poppy-K

Points +86

Vegan
16 Nov 2023

Tasty & Great Value for Money

Was staying at a hotel without a single vegan option at their restaurant (annoying!) but it worked out for the best as I ordered some food in from Zenhouse which was amazing. Can’t comment on a dine in experience but couldn’t recommend it enough, really great price and really good. Had the mock duck &rice and some salt & pepper shandong fake chicken.

Pros: Foods great, Really great price

eatyourveges

Points +155

Herbivore
16 Sep 2023

Bit of Zen at a weird dining time

Looking for a mid-arvo refreshing beverage, we also decided to be tempted with the food menu and ordered an in-between meal. We went with dumplings, Tom yum soup, and a tofu and peanut salad as well as iced and hot teas. The beverages and the light meals were all made fresh and were pretty good. We'd go back next opportunity.

Pros: Staff were happy to accommodate us at 3pm , Heaps of menu options , Affordable

Cons: Sort of seemed to be missing a bit of flavour

travellingbutterfly

Points +1209

Vegan
01 Aug 2023

Tastes better than it looks

My laksa was delivered as an Uber Eats meal so prepped it myself. Not looking enticing however it tastes good! Nice amount of spice!

Kalyn

Points +166

Vegan
13 Jul 2023

Great dinner spot :)

Ordered takeout and everything was amazing! I particularly liked the Mongolian beef and satay, but from what we’ve had so far it seems you can’t go wrong no matter what you order. Highly recommend!

Tiggy

Points +15265

Vegan
03 Jul 2023

An Adelaide vegan institution

I have a sentimental attachment to the original Zenhouse, as we’d dined there on several trips to Adelaide since I first went there well over a decade ago. Naturally I was curious to see what the newer restaurant was like. We actually made two visits there on this trip, and this offered an opportunity for the first experience, which wasn’t great, to be compensated for. We tried a number of delicious dishes, many involving chicken 😂 - ginger, lemongrass and salt & pepper varieties - but also steamed fish and a few entrees. Standouts were the fried wontons, the salt & pepper chicken and the deep-fried dumplings. On our first visit there was a new waiter and orders were running significantly behind and it made dining very unrelaxing, but I felt it probably wasn’t typical for the restaurant. To be honest I think part of the situation is the pressure restaurants are under at the moment, and maybe they can’t afford enough staff. The second visit was fine and I was able to get the brownie with ice cream and fruit I’d wanted the night before, which went down quite nicely with a rooibos chai.

Pros: Nice food

Cons: Unfortunate delays on a particular night

Dave07

Points +117

Vegan
23 Apr 2023

Awesome Food!

Big variety of great tasting Vegan meals!

Pros: Great variety, Delicious!, Reasonably priced

RhiannonC

Points +548

Vegan
06 Jan 2023

Go for the mushrooms!

Try the salt and pepper mushrooms, deep fried perfection 👌🏼

Pros: Lots of vegan options both with veg or mock meats

MathewWilliam

Points +534

Vegan
06 Jan 2023

Sooo Good

Great Service
Lovely environment
And an wide variety of choices

AnnabotGlados

Points +253

Vegan
29 Sep 2021

Delicious and great service

Everything was delicious, but the eggplant basil dish was definitely the star of the meal. Gluten free dishes are clearly labelled and staff are attentive to food allergies and intolerances.

Pros: Great variety, Attentive to special dietary requirements, Delicious

Cons: Uses vegetable/canola oil

dsanti

Points +1285

Vegan
06 Jan 2021

Loved it!

Each time we’ve had dinner here, it’s been with Omni friends/family. They do a lot of plant based meats, and the omnis enjoy the taste and texture. Flavours of each dish are great. Love the taro rolls and the pho. Affordable prices, and fast service.

heather6thsense

Points +480

Vegan
28 Oct 2020

Sensational

Lovely atmosphere. The guy who served us was so nice and efficient. Delicious food and lots of choices. The tea menu is almost as big as the food menu. I can't speak more highly of this place. A must if your visiting Adelaide

Pros: So many not enough space to write them all down

MrDaddy-O

Points +32

Vegan
25 Mar 2020

Zenhouse fusion? More like Zenhouse tortilla

The food I had was really good. I had the tempeh schnitzel and vegan mayo and a side of chips. Vegan diets are very well catered for here. This will be a nice option for comfort eating and western style takeaway

Pros: Lots of vegan options, close to the whole menu

SherynAdele

Points +313

Vegan
24 Feb 2020

Reasonable to good option

I've eaten/ordered from here numerous times. The rendang curry remains my very favourite. The sauce is spot on. Tried the satay skewers for the first time this week and I'll have them again. My fave fish here has always been the battered oyster mushrooms but they don't appear to be available on ubereats.

WillJames

Points +470

Vegan
23 Oct 2019

Worth a look, if you have no other options.

Well, it's not bad and it's not amazing.
If your chasing the suburban asian/fusion restaurant than this is heaps of fun as a bit of a throwback to something i can remember from my childhood, but don't expect amazing food, very salty and realises on mock meat, which I'm not apposed to but i can see some people no enjoying that. We got a satay noodles that very clearly had frozen veg, e.g. squared carrot, peas and corn.
The food is reasonably priced for what it is, although I probably won't come back, it wasn't anything remarkable, there's far better options in Adelaide.

Pros: Fast , Well Priced, The fried chicken wasn't bad

Cons: Not that tasty , Hasn't been updated since 1997

SpokeyDoke

Points +222

Vegan
06 Nov 2018

It's ok

Theres a few great things on the menu, like the burgers, but ZH relies heavily on mock meats that come out a packet and sauces that seem like they come out of a jar... I generally feel like I could make most the meals here at home for less $.

Updated from previous review on 2016-09-15

Veganbohogirl

Points +3665

Vegan
15 Oct 2018

excellent

Excellent food and service, an all time favourite for vegan food. Mockmeats and traditional asian flavours, this place is one of adelaides best!

Pros: all vegan! amazing food always and extensive menu

Cons: doesnt serve alcohol

VeganEater92

Points +189

Vegan
20 Jan 2018

Good eating

I believe the entire food menu is vegan now. Rendang Curry is nice with rice and Naan, Zenhouse Fried Rice is tasty, add extra rice for a huge serving to share. Entrees aren't all that great and would give them a miss. Chocolate cake was rich and delicious served with icecream. Could do with a revamp of the dinning room and at times the service can be slow. Overall not a bad spot for a tasty meal.

Pros: Not busy, Tasty food, Moderately priced

Cons: Can be slow service, Outdated dining room

kalli

Points +127

Vegan
23 Sep 2017

Takeaway was great

I attended at about 8pm on Saturday night. I was the only person there. I ordered Hot Plate Noodle and a Steamed Rice, which was ready in about five minutes. I was also able to buy some moon cakes to take with me.
When I arrived home I found that the plastic tubs were not only securely sealed but that plastic wrap had been placed over the top, so there were no accidents with spilling for which I was very grateful.
I was able to eat all of the noodles (at the city store, the same meal is good for three meals for me), which were still warm even after the trip home. I was very pleased.
However I am not sure I would be comfortable eating there as someone's belongings left on the seats in the front foyer area, which turned out to belong to a child who sat behind the counter, and staff were making phone calls to arrange working hours in earshot of me while I was waiting. I also found the seating a bit uncomfortable while I was there and do not know how I could have sat longer.

Pros: Food clearly labelled, Relatively cheap, Takeaway well secured

Cons: Few desserts to choose from, Limited parking

DreamyD

Points +120

Vegan
18 Dec 2016

Mediocre

Maybe I just had a bad experience, but I did not like the food that I got here at all - I thought it was mostly bland and some of it was kind of gross. The menu is also enormous.

I liked that there was a lot of room and plenty of seating!

I will try them again, but I definitely prefer the Zenhouse in the CBD.

Pros: A lot of space

Cons: mediocre customer service, didn't like the food, huge menu

Vegan_Saxman

Points +122

Vegan
25 Oct 2016

Broad range of vegan food

Zenhouse has a broad menu with scope from western burgers and SFC (soya fried chicken) to Asian stir frys and curries. Generally quite tasty but the staff are slow, a little inattentive and have forgotten an item I've ordered on numerous occasions. Overall, a pleasant experience.

Pros: Broad range of food, Quite tasty

Cons: Service can be poor

jameshjdavies

Points +48

Vegan
23 Jul 2016

Average experience

Most of the dishes were pretty greasy or fried food and the menu relied heavily upon mock meats or tofu. I feel like good vegan food shouldn't always require a meat substitute, but that wasn't the case here. Some of the dishes also tried to go a bit too experimental with Zenhouse's fusion angle, e.g. the masala tofu which was pretty gross. I enjoyed some of the more veg-focused meals though.

Pros: Friendly staff, Very short waiting time

Cons: Heavy use of mock meat, Greasy food

flamedtofu

Points +110

Vegan
22 Apr 2016

Amazing food

The food at Zen fusion is amazing. I'm not sure what it is but the food at this restaurant seems to taste even better than at their cbd location, which is saying somethibg. The gourmet Masala and taro rolls are most haves.

Pros: Tasty, Well priced, Friendly

peacewithinthepineal

Points +102

Vegan
29 Mar 2016

Favourite place in Adelaide

First vego place I tried in Adelaide after moving to Barossa Valley. I nearly go here every week for lunch. And I order usually for 2 to 3 people cause its so damn amazing!!!!! I recommend it to herbivores and omnivores alike.

Pros: Affordable, Parking nearby, Great variety

Cons: Needs some more sweets?

JanineBarthel

Points +308

Vegan
03 Mar 2016

Great Currys and Entrees

This Zenhouse is very good for vegan curry and entrees like the SFC Chicken or stuffed tofu.
I also like that they offer gluten free options.
We were not so happy with the other dishes, which are overpriced and rather boring / consinst of more fries than anything else.
Go there for curry and entrees, ignore the rest.
Lacks atmosphere.

Pros: Good currys, good entrees, quick service

Cons: lacks atmosphere, some dishes overpriced

AaronTimo

Points +155

Vegan
15 Jun 2015

Delicious food

We had steamed dim sims, dumplings, salt and pepper 'prawns' and a claypot tofu - everything was very tasty! The mock prawns were great, which just the right amount of chilli.

Pros: mock meat dishes

Cons: does not serve alcohol




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