Vegan
Juice bar
Beer/Wine
Asian

Finer dining set amongst Hyde Park by St Mary's Cathedral. Serves yum cha at lunch with dishes coming out regularly from the kitchen during peak time. Asian style meals at dinner. No garlic or onion used. Fully vegan, including alcohol, since Jun 2019. Reported closed August 2022.


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196 Reviews

First Review by Petesternz

AshleeJade

Points +42

Vegan
02 Aug 2022

Lovely lunch and dinner spot

Loved this restaurant! Desserts are amazing would recommend trying the pandan coconut cake. My favourite was the barbecue buns they were so yum! The vegan calamari was so realistic I almost couldn’t finish it! Definitely coming back ❤️

Pros: Vegan options, Yum cha!, Dessert

bfeitosa

Points +4976

Vegan
27 Jul 2022

Expensive, but amazing!

Yum cha service - like a buffet, where servers go around with serveral menu options and you pay for each dish individually. I'd especially recommend the tofu curry, the crab fritters, and the mushroom dumplings. Great ambiance as well when sitting outside.

Pros: Great taste, Many options, Great outside sitting

Cons: Pricy, Some servers can't really speak English

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Points +201

Vegan
13 Jul 2022

SO GOOD

I just love Bodhi. Pretty much everything on the menu is great, particularly the huge variety of dumplings.

Pros: Unique and central location

DG_VG

Points +27

Vegan
10 Jul 2022

Heaven on earth

Best vegan yum cha ever! Been there a few times, love it! Love the not pork buns!

LisaSpykers

Points +6814

Vegan
11 Jun 2022

Excellent food and service

Bodhi was a foodie highlight of my visit to Sydney, and Australia overall. The food is delicious and creative, the restaurant is lovely, and we had great service. We went for lunch and dinner. It is very expensive -- some items are better value than others (like the chikin skewers and amazing taro gnocchi) but I definitely recommend it.

Updated from previous review on 2022-06-11

ThomasEvan

Points +84

Vegan
05 Jun 2022

Absolutely amazing

Fantastic friendly and personable service and delicious food!

Tried the silken tofu, green beans, steamed dumplings and quite a few of the specialty cocktails and all surpassed expectations

Pros: Honestly best service out there , Amazing food , Amazing cocktails

JoannaWatts

Points +401

Vegan
14 May 2022

Tasty but so pricey

Have eaten here before a couple of times when I’ve visited Sydney and I swear the prices have gone up dramatically- it was never cheap but on this occasion I spent $90 and had only four small plates, a drink and dessert. The small plates were delicious but really small - I had a couple of different pancakes that were gone in two bites, a mock duck bao bun I made to last for three bites and some corn ribs. The dessert was the most disappointing as it was very small for $20 (!!) but also described itself as a coffee brûlée but there was only the tinniest scrap of toffee and the main element was more a panacotta than the fillings for a crème brûlée. The staff were friendly and as always the setting was beautiful but not sure I’ll rush back unless I have a lottery win!

Pros: Delicious food, Nice ambiance , Lots of choices

Cons: Extremely expensive , Sometimes ridiculously small portions

TristanaLeist

Points +250

Vegan
11 May 2022

Delicious and quick service

Yummy food to be sure. Great ambiance.
Sweet potato gnocchi

Updated from previous review on 2022-05-11

Pros: Mushroom dumpling situation. , Hand made noodles. Plus chickn, Coffee brûlée was a dream. Will go back for again

Cons: Small portions. Or maybe reasonable.

Abbcd

Points +10

Non Veg
30 Apr 2022

Yum cha

Is rare to find vegetarian yum cha. But so expensive. I go to other yum cha in the city and ask for vegetarian dish, which is tastier and a lot cheaper.

Cons: Expensive , Small portion

Wildflower_emmi

Points +54

Vegan
23 Apr 2022

Spend your many somewhere else and be happier

The staff seemed to be unwelcoming and unfriendly. They definitely did not know how to smile and were quite unprofessional. They seemed to be stressed, and came over all the time to offer the same dishes we just said no to a minute ago.... I paid $40 for my lunch and I was still not full. Expensive for what you get. None of the food was amazing or even good, but rather ordinary or flavourless. I would not go again and I would recommend you to go and spend your money somewhere else.

Pros: Nice location, Lots of gluten-free options

Cons: Unwelcoming and unfriendly staff, not smiling, Expensive, very small portions , You can pay $40 and still not be full

ChloeP97

Points +29

Vegan
09 Apr 2022

What a treat

arrived in Oz and unwound with yum cha at Bodhis.
All the reviews about here are true.
Location in Hyde park was so lovely and a great start to my working holiday
Delicious food, very friendly staff.
Everything is Vegan!

Pros: Beautiful location, Amazing food

Cons: my budget wouldn't allow me to eat here too often, Very busy, so need to be patient, Not much to dislike:)

MVegan_PriyaCA

Points +131

Vegan
08 Apr 2022

Amazing All Vegan Restaurant

We tend to go to Bodhi by the Patk for celebratory meals & birthday dinners.

Never fails to amaze, staff is very friendly and will help choosing everyone’s favourites from the menu.

Pros: Amazing food, Beautiful setting, Friendly staff

VeganPoleez

Points +35

Vegan
30 Jan 2022

The Best !

Went to dinner at Bodhi yesterday evening.
From booking over the phone to paying our bill and everything in between. Could not have been easier. The lady who answered the phone was so friendly. The wait staff were lovely, polite, busy and patient. Been here before quite a few times but not for a long time. And a different menu. We were a bit worried that it might not have been as good. Wow wow wow. The food was great. Great value for a high end type restaurant. I could hear other diners commenting on their delicious dishes also. Two adults, two teenagers, all vegan, we were so happy. Only con would be that we thought the desserts were too pricey. We ordered two, nice, but not great value. We could not afford four desserts@...$80. Mum and dad missed out.

Pros: Taste, Staff, Easy booking

Cons: Desserts too expensive

Carlyc

Points +327

Vegan
24 Jan 2022

Absolutely delicious

We unfortunately missed our dinner booking here so we decided to go for the yum cha lunch instead, which was fantastic! Everything was absolutely delicious, I’d go back in a heartbeat.

Pros: Very helpful staff, Accommodating with allergies , Beautiful location

Cons: A little bit difficult to find

RSD

Points +482

Vegan
13 Jan 2022

Beautiful location

Lovely place in the heart of the city next to St Mary's church. Delicious food but small servings and expensive. Yum cha is only available for lunch.

hungryvegan23

Points +734

Vegan
10 Jan 2022

Consistently incredible yum cha

I’ve had the yum cha here about 5-6 times now and every single time I’m blown away by how delicious and beautiful every single thing is, and how much it’s made with care and love.

It’s also so lovely to be able to eat outside overlooking the park!

If you haven’t been, you really need to - gets my vote for best vegan food experience in Australia!

Updated from previous review on 2022-01-10

Pros: Don’t miss the deep fried chocolate dumplings

TreatDreams

Points +112

Vegan
02 Jan 2022

Vegan yum cha, but you'd never guess

Cute courtyard with fairy lights around the trees, feels like a little oasis in the city.

It's an awesome place to bring non-vegans as they'd never guess!

Have held a few celebrations here including my hens day lunch, team thank you lunches and lots of dinners with friends.

Great cocktails, lush ambience, delish food

Pros: Cocktails, Yum cha, Ambience

Academieke

Points +17

Vegetarian
22 Dec 2021

Stress free Yum Cha!

Amazing yum cha!! Lots of options and all vegan, which means you don't have to worry about sneaky non vegan ingredients. Especially loved the rice noodle folds and dumplings. The seating is gorgeous in an oasis of calm in the middle of the city.

JoAnneWard

Points +47

Vegan
15 Dec 2021

Best yum cha I have had. All vegan, so much choice. Everything was delicious

All vegan with dietary allergies taken into account

Pros: Full vegan, Quick service , Outdoor eating

Cons: A little on the expensive side

OskG

Points +191

Vegan
19 Nov 2021

Great food and service

We dined here with our 2young kids - a vegan family. So we are always excited to try plant based restaurants.
All dishes we tried were amazing - the ‘squid’, the mushroom steaks, dumplings, gnocchi and the crepe brûlée was all delicious.
Service super friendly and fast.
Not cheap… just shy of $200 for 2adults and 2 children, with one cocktail and water.

Pros: All vegan!! Hooray! , Tasty and delicious , Fast and friendly service - great ambiance

Cons: Expensive ( but value for money!)

Happysoiboi

Points +1049

Vegan
05 Sep 2021

V v good 🤤🤤

This place is brilliant! Great for people like me who love to try one of everything rather than just one big meal.

Really depends on what time of day you come here.
Early is better as food is fresh and hot and more selection.
I came here an hour or two before close and understandably the options weren’t the greatest and the food didn’t taste fresh.

Other than that, 🤤 amazing.

nikhui

Points +217

Vegan
31 Aug 2021

Best vegan yum cha in Sydney (and perhaps Australia!)

My favourite vegan restaurant in Sydney! Amazing, authentic vegan yum cha that brings back memories of my childhood. I have brought many meat-eaters here and some of them do not even realise it is vegan.

Also in a really lovely location surrounded by parkland - it doesn't feel like you're in the city.

Pros: Great location, Authentic food, Good service

jojojomojo

Points +32

Vegan
13 Jul 2021

Best Food!

A friend recommended me this place to try and said it was the best yum cha around Sydney. I COULD NOT HAVE AGREED MORE. Yum cha here is GREAT and perfect for vegans. Their food taste so real that I could not believe it is vegan! I highly recommended this place to friends and family and it is a must try!

Pros: Vegan wontons, Vegan dumplings

ayshim

Points +931

Vegan
26 Jun 2021

My favourite vegan yum cha place

We have been going to Bodhi probably since I moved to Australia and it has always been my favourite yum cha place. We had Vegan Society NSW lunches here, we took our non-veg friends there (they loved the food as well), just popped in for dinners on the way to a concert or for lunch on the way to the art gallery. My favourite Bodhi food is always BBQ not pork buns. Highly recommended! And the other thing I recommend is their mocktails.

Pros: excellent food, great venue

MoniqueDerrick

Points +36

Vegan
17 Jun 2021

Outstanding yum cha

Outstanding restaurant. Great location and staff attentive and super friendly. The food is of the highest quality. Being able to have every item without worry was just phenomenal. Only problem was I over ate a lot.

Pros: Great choices , Fantastic location , Fantastic staff

DinahL

Points +89

Vegan
11 May 2021

Out of this world!

Wow this Place is Just incredible! In fact my friend recommended to try it for lunch which was a yum-cha, so we tried the most incredible vegan won-ton and lots of different dumplings, little pancakes and much more - since it was so great I couldn’t wait to show my partner and met him there the same day for dinner for à-la-carte. The vegan chicken sliders and duck pancakes were so so good! I even asked if they were really vegan. Also love the location in the park. Must try!

Pros: Best vegan duck pancakes you’ll ever try, Beautiful Location, Amazing experience - both - for lunch and dinner

torreseb

Points +90

Vegan
08 May 2021

Incredible.

I visited Sydney in 2018 as a new-ish vegan, and went to Bodhi… man. The food was so good, the park is beautiful and although I had to wait a long time (for a table of 1) it was 100% worth it.

Pros: Incredible food, Great location, Style of ordering is fun!

Cons: Long wait sometimes due to extreme popularity




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