Indian
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Asian
Gluten-free
Malaysian
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Offers a separate vegan menu with over 35 dishes. More items being added regularly. Open Mon-Thu 5:00pm-9:00pm, Fri-Sat 5:00pm-10:00pm, Sun 5:00pm-9:00pm.
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148 Sydney Rd (at Union St), Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 3056
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12 Reviews
First Review by LauraJean
VeganStardust
Points +58
Amazing - Edit
This place ticked all the boxes. Authentic food, rich flavours, warm, cosy, and friendly service. They ask you on arrival if you want the regular or vegan menu without having to ask.
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FiaseK
Points +30
Malaysian food and games - Edit
Two separate menus, one in which is entirely vegan. The food is delicious and it has game nights to meet cool people!
Read morePros: The beef rendang 🤤, Games, A lovely community
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chatreuse
Points +3191
Delicious Indian Malaysian food with bonus games - Edit
Love this place for the delicious food and the games, in particular Crokinole, which is so much fun to play whilst waiting for the food.
Read more- Pani Puri: SOOO tasty, and fun to eat, bit expensive at $4.00 each
- Prawn curry: delicious
- Onion pakora: the peas add a nice bright element, not that crispy, delish tomato relish
- Garlic roti: delish, lots of garlic pieces
- Potato masala dosa: good, like mashed potato crepe
- Loaded lentil fritter w/sambal: quite dry, pleasingly tastes bit like fishcake
Pros: pani puri, fun games esp. crokinole
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whichezra
Points +306
Delicious food, great games - Edit
The separate vegan menu is extensive and everything I've eaten here has been lovely; full of flavour and well-presented. Super friendly but relaxed vibe and a huge, great range of games to play! Absolutely check it out!
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Morgyn
Points +142
Very tasty - Edit
Authentic food, reasonably priced, large drinks menu.
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Tacocat
Points +130
Ticks all the boxes - Edit
Baba Hawker is probably our favourite restaurant in Brunswick. It really does tick all the boxes: a huge vegan menu but also caters for fussy omnis; a friendly owner who makes you feel like you've been going there for years from your first visit; a fantastic carefully curated drinks menu - the owner sources most alcoholic drinks from local breweries and distilleries but also serves non-alcoholic beer and mocktails; an unusual selection of table games to keep you occupied while you wait for your food; and, most importantly, DELICIOUS Malaysian food!
Read moreAs two vegans who are a fan of spicy food, we always get the same thing: one nasi lemak vegan beef rendang (with vegan egg); and one nasi lemak tofu tempeh sambal (with vegan egg).
Can't recommend this place enough!
Pros: Huge vegan menu but also good for omnis, Delicious food, Friendly staff
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MaliaMay
Points +198
Separate Vegan Menu - Edit
We loved that they had a separate menu for the vegan options. My husband and I had a Beto box & Nasi Lamak, both with the mutton Curry. He thoroughly enjoyed the mutton and said it’s the best he’s had since stopping meat. The meal was really tasty, full of flavour, spice and texture. #Veganuary
Read morePros: Many vegan options , Friendly owner , Many board games to play
PotatoesTho
This looks great!
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MikeSpencer
Points +38
A lot of options - Edit
Its good👍. Above average number of vegan options.
Read morePretty legit and unique food. Expect to pay about $20 per main with rice
Great people and atmosphere. Boardgames and events held there regularly.
Updated from previous review on 2021-12-19
Pros: Above average number of vegan options, Pretty legit and unique food, Beer on tap
Guest
willtravelforfood
Points +889
Spicy deliciousness - Edit
BIG fan of Baba Hawker and order it for delivery WAY too often.
Read moreIt is very spicy - be warned! Ask for super mild if spice is not your friend.
It offers a real trove of vegan options, with mock meat and vegetable only options. It's always hard to choose what to order. And pretty inexpensive considering the location.
The owner is really nice and comes with his own chuppa chup facts!
A good place to go if you have picky omni friends too, there's really something for everyone.
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bekanddave
Points +32
Awesome vegan menu and experience - Edit
The food is delicious. We tried the pakora bites, dhaal, spicy chhole beans, chickpea salad and chapati bread. It was so reasonably priced at $30 for two people and we were more than satisfied.
Read moreThe owners of Baba Hawker are delightful and welcoming. They talked about sourcing the produce locally and from small businesses. They were upfront about not being fully vegan because their patronage is only 40% vegan. I would love to see that percentage go up and up because these guys are a massive asset to Sydney Road and vegan-friendly business.
I can't wait to go back and try their slow cooked vegan beef rendang.
Pros: Delicious food, generous portions, Very reasonably priced
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BossChinburi
Points +18
Amazing restaurant - Edit
Great food great service great atmosphere
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LauraJean
Points +195
Extensive vegan baba-nyonya cuisine - Edit
The owner is super friendly and this place has an entire vegan menu with amazing mock meat and plant based dishes. Really authentic Malay cuisine, I'm definitely returning. Great location on Sydney road. Cool stack of board games, local cheap and unique beer, and the restaurant supports a local garden in Brunswick connected to youth employment. Also means low footprint on local veg! Totally recommend.
Read morePros: Great vegan options
Cons: Not fully vegan,but you could convince meat eaters
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