Vegan
Chinese
Buffet
Fast food
Take-out
Asian
Taiwanese

Asian fast food restaurant that serves simple dishes of vegan food along with Taiwanese bubble tea and smoothies. Uses seitan, soy, and vegetables in the dishes: choose from the day's selection, and the staff warms it up for you. Est. 2015 as vegetarian then turned fully vegan in 2019. NOTE: Bubble tea and smoothies are available only in the summer season. Reported closed February 2023.


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103 Reviews

First Review by yulacs

ZoltánAlagyi

Points +86

Vegan
18 Jan 2023

number 1

the nr.1 place for me. the chef greets me as a long time no see friend, even i come to budapest and to this place just once-twice a year, the food is always the same but always great, authentic taiwanese food, and for that price unbeatable, the best in price-quality ratio. at good wheather you can sit outside. and if you ask for takeaway, you can eat at the near karoly-garden or at the danube. dont miss this place.

DerrickVadar

Points +368

Vegan
18 Jan 2023

They literary microwave the food

The food is bland but very affordable. The soup I would come back again.

Lisiiii

Points +232

Vegan
28 Nov 2022

delicious

they have a buffet with a good variety of food. It was really good!!

BradenPollock

Points +626

Vegan
12 Nov 2022

Meh

The food is sitting out buffet style in warming trays - that aren’t warm.

Pros: All Vegan, Cheap

Cons: Once you choose options, the food is microwaved , Doesn’t taste fresh , Food is kinda “gloppy”

emsi

Points +417

Vegan
05 Sep 2022

Cheap, satisfying, tasty

A good number of options to choose from.

Pros: A lot of options, Friendly staff, Cheap

Cons: Microwave heated

tampopo

Points +466

Vegetarian
12 Aug 2022

Good if you’re on a budget

You get a lot of food and it won’t cost much, but I wouldn’t recommend it. There’s lots of options but it all seemed to be a bit greasy and have a coagulation that I don’t like. There are better options.

Jaxy

Points +32

Vegan
05 Aug 2022

Amazing Place

The loveliest staff in all of Budapest - and the most tasty Vegan food!

JulianaCasati

Points +2655

Vegan
16 Jul 2022

Good and "cheap"

This is a great option of fully vegan Asian food in the city center. The food is already prepared and you can choose the size of your plate and which options you want. The biggest plate was for around 8 euros and with that you can choose one side dish and four main dishes. After you choose, they reheat the food in the microwave and there are some tables outside where you can eat. The place looks kind of cheap, it's not a restaurant experience, more like take-out, however the price is not actually that cheap. But it's fair considering the central location and the amount of food. I liked the options I chose, the food was not mind-blowing but quite tasty and filling.

Pros: Fast, Many options, Helpful staff

Cons: Not exactly a restaurant , Not that cheap

Peanut!

Points +195

Vegan
16 Jul 2022

Cheap and easy

Pick from either 1 main 1 side all the way to 4 main 1 side.

3 main and 1 side was plenty filling for me but I'm sad I didn't get to try out the other options.

Side options include rice, noodles or potatoes. Mains included tofu, seitan, pumpkin and mushroom based dishes.

Updated from previous review on 2022-04-27

Pros: Bafflingly cheap, All vegan, The owner is a sweety

Wildvegannomad

Points +406

Vegan
08 Jul 2022

Great Mix of Taiwanese food

I really liked the food. Nice to have seitan based food options. The price was a lot more than I expected and also I didn't like that he reheated it into the microwave for 1 minute... but the taste was pretty good and the man was really lovely.

Pros: Many options, Nice taste

Cons: Price, Cold

04 Jul 2022

Cozy place for nutritious meal

I liked the price, speed of service and variety of options

JK

Points +136

Vegan
02 Jul 2022

Get there early!

I got there about a half hour before close. They were out of dumplings, and I got the last spring roll. Food was mildly above room temperature and had been sitting out all day, but was still quite good. I had just bought containers at the market and wanted food for my plane home. The gentleman happily washed the containers for me and filled them priced to the similar sized take aways. Options are generally a rice or noodle with two other dishes and you choose a size. I got one noodle topped with two, and then for a bit more money had two sides/proteins fill my large container. One was a sweet and sour tofu, the other some sort of braised seitan with mixed veg. I had something spicy on my noodles. All was good, even consumed the next day at the airport (I ate the spring roll instantly).
No indoor seating, but a it nice outdoor area typical of Budapests lovely street side cafes!
I would go back if I'm back in the city, h but it maybe closer to noon ; )

Pros: Good flavours, Friendly service, Can bring your own containers

Cons: Food not made to order, Limited options , No toilet

aems

Points +36

Vegan
22 Jun 2022

Bland?

The food looked so good! I was so excited but everything tasted so weird and bland! Not the usual Chinese takeaway style food I'm used to at all. He also put it in the microwave to heat it which was odd but I wasn't really bothered by that, I was mostly bothered that the microwave dried out the food. The noodles were clearly spaghetti... he also charged us 100HUF for a pair of disposable chopsticks which was a bit weird considering they're free everywhere else.

Pros: Fully vegan, Portions massive, Loads of options

Cons: Doesn't taste good, Spaghetti instead of noodles??, Microwave really dried out the food

monkey450

Points +55

Vegan
22 Jun 2022

Bland food

Buffet style food, looks great and great portions, lots of different tofu and seitan options.

However sadly the food was very bland, no spice, and I think the noodles were actually spaghetti.

Price was 3300 for their large plate.

travelbug_87

Points +243

Vegan
20 Jun 2022

Great taste and great value

Great little spot for a quick bite to eat. Plenty of options and very affordable.

Pros: Lots of options , Super friendly owner and staff, Very affordable

Cons: The inside sitting area is a little cluttered

Nincherzi

Points +241

Vegan
16 Jun 2022

Tasty

We went there for lunch. Really nice service who explained everything. We liked the food, you can assemble the ingredients of your meal yourself.
Only little downside: It gets heated in the microwave (if you want it to be warm or hot)

Pros: All vegan, Really tasty, Mix it how you like

Cons: Gets heated in microwave

Claitheo

Points +16

Vegan
15 Jun 2022

Fantastic

Great choice of vegan food. Fabulously tasty and very reasonably priced.l

Pros: All vegan, Tasty, Good price

IlonaÁgnesVarró

Points +30

Vegan
29 May 2022

Super tasty food!

As a local vegan, I love this place! You have quite a lot of options to choose from, all of which are very yummy in my opinion, and the place is overall incredibly cheap. The place looks kind of sad though, so in the warm seasons, I always eat at the outdoor tables, but the food is so good that even eating it inside is okay... Or you can always choose takeaway.

Pros: Kind staff, Big portions

Cons: The place itself is a bit run-down and dirty

Danica12

Points +68

Vegan
05 May 2022

Tasty!

Great food, pretty cheap. You could chose one side dish and up to 2 main dishes, all of that in medium plate for 1700 huf. Friendly owner. Recommend!

Updated from previous review on 2022-05-05

Pros: Lots of options , Cheap , Friendly staff

CsengeSzávai

Points +78

Vegan
02 May 2022

chinese cuisine

the food and the service was good, the owner is friendly, although the place is dirty and needs improvement

Pros: several options, cheap

Cons: quite dirty

Michael_Seraph

Points +254

Vegan
27 Apr 2022

Tasty, good options to choose from, very affordable

The food tasted good and was really cheap. The staff was friendly. I think it's a good pic of you're in the area.

EllieKay

Points +70

Vegan
21 Apr 2022

Yummy, Cheap, Friendly

The owner is the sweetest and the food is incredible!

Pros: All vegan, Lovely staff , Delicious food

oriagmon

Points +42

Vegan
28 Mar 2022

Great and cheap

Loved it.
Bla bla

IvanMelegatti

Points +64

Vegan
25 Mar 2022

Love them

They are lovely and the food is incredible good. You will get stuffed for sure. Although it's the cheapest restaurant in Budapest so far.

Pros: Cheap, Tasty, Variety

GeenaNicholson

Points +96

Vegan
25 Mar 2022

Best meal ever!!!

Wow- the service was so great and the team spoke really good English making ordering very easy.
Huge portions and loads of options to choose from.
Order at the counter and heated up in the microwave but you can tell it’s all home made!

Pros: Lots of options, Buffet style

RenátaSzádvári

Points +28

Vegan
11 Jan 2022

love love love !

a bacsi szuper kedves, az adagok oriasiak es arban is a legjobb!

Pros: lots of vegan option, good price

THT_veggie

Points +622

Vegan
22 Nov 2021

Delicious Asian-like meals

We were so happy to find sort of 'Chinese classics' but vegan!
Sunny terrace and happy smiles on our faces!




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