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I must preface this review to make it clear the experience was on opening night. They had obvious teething issues and I have no doubt your experience will be better than indicated here, particularly on timing. I will revisit and update this in time. Zen Vegetarian Fusion is quite new and was opened at the site of a previous unrelated vego restaurant. Zen in the CBD is owned by the same people. Zen Fusion is Located on Port Road so not too hard to find. It is fair sized inside with a clearly aging 80s style interior which is not appealing. The food was moderately priced and a reasonable size. I enjoyed it very much. The Green Curry was well balanced, robust and fresh if slightly too salty. The fried rice was the best I've had for quite a long time. Zen Vegetarian Fusion had a truly ambitious menu. It is not like Zen in the city and the emphasis is clearly on less fake meat and a wider variety of dishes, some of which one would indeed call Asian Fusion. There's plenty to choose from as a vegan or vegetarian. The service was admittedly laughable. Clearly overrun in the kitchen the food took a very long time (a 3 hour tour!) to appear and the wait staff also lacked attentiveness and responsiveness. The style here is a somewhat dingy Chinese restaurant. It does not match the food. This review covers one visit on opening night.