Chinese
Buffet
Fast food
Delivery
Take-out
Catering

Buffet restaurant. Closes 2nd and 16th day of lunar calendar. Reported to have unreliable opening hours, check ahead. Open Mon-Sun 9:00am-10:00pm.


Venue map for Chin Hua Vegetarian Food
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46 Reviews

First Review by enRoute

meracine

Points +1010

Vegan
01 Jun 2024

Super cheap chinese buffet!

This place is a nice find in Malacca.
It's a no frills veg chinese buffet with a good selection of dishes.
We came once around 530 pm. Not as many options available, and some were a bit cold, but still good.
We came back around noon. There were almost twice as many available options, and everything was warm.
It's really cheap, with free water.
Most patrons are locals.
Staff is mostly friendly, and helpful.
Highly recommended if you like to eat what locals eat at local prices. We sure do! 😁
FYI - You pay according to how much you put on your plate.

Pros: Local dishes, Local prices, It's worth a visit... or many visits, actually.

Cons: Less choices, a bit cold, if you come late

TobyDoherty

Points +219

Vegan
15 May 2024

No wanton in wanton mee

Nice but title says the issue. I know I'm not the first to suffer this cruel fate but I feel cheated. Still, it was good.

My partners meal wasn't good.

Conzthegreat

Points +170

Vegetarian
17 Apr 2024

A no frills cheap meal

We have dined in a few places locally that didn’t understand the concept of vegan/vegetarianism so came here with suspicion, but as far as we could tell everything was vegetarian, perhaps not all vegan though. We kinda just filled our plates and hoped for the best. The food was okay, enough to fill your belly without lightening the wallet too much. Comes in a self serve cold buffet style.

Pros: The price, No hidden meat

Cons: Could be clearer as to what you’re getting, Cold food

TheCleaner

Points +63

Mostly Veg
17 Mar 2024

Good food, staff very friendly

You can order a Menue or help yourself at the cold buffet.

We took various things from the buffet and added rice.
Very delicious and cheap. (15RM for two).

Pros: Variety of food, Friendly staff

Klaud

Points +811

Vegan
16 Mar 2024

Very friendly people!

I have got there around 3pm and they had still some choices - the mock meat, but also tofu dishes😍

The food was good and not expensive at all!

It is cold and hot rice - as the Chinese buffet style places!

Nice option as they are open in the afternoon, when most eateries are closed already😄

Shelbystorey

Points +181

Vegan
09 Mar 2024

Awful- Avoid!

Everything in the buffet was totally cold. You have to stick your hand in a rice cooker to serve yourself rice (not hygienic).

We asked if the food could be warmed and they said no. Asked if we could order fresh food from the menu, they said no. My partner ordered an iced tea and it came hot... With ice in it.

Staff unfriendly.

Pros: None

Cons: Food

vegankuntz

Points +1228

Herbivore
01 Feb 2024

Chin Hua Vegetarian, Melaka

1st time I went here was 2022. Food was OK if you're nearby but not worth making a specific journey to eat here. 2nd time, they weren't open during the listed opening times. It was 19th lunar calendar day so. Sign on the door states they'll relocate on 2024 March 1st to a new address.

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-01

Pros: Inexpensive

Cons: Marking vegan items would be better, All vegan would be even better

nhansson

Points +487

Vegan
29 Jan 2024

Nice buffet

Really enjoyed the variety of dishes, mock meats etc. However the buffet is cold, at least when we were there around 12:30. The girl working there didn’t really seem to understand me when I asked if there were any no-vegan dishes (as I saw that there were some eggs), but it’s okay.

Update: they seem to use regular (milk) creamer in some dishes, double check before.

Updated from previous review on 2024-01-28

alexandra0177

Points +41

Vegetarian
06 Nov 2023

Espectacular

Es un Buffet, luego enseñas el plato i te cobran segun la cantidad.
Muchissima variedad de comida, mucho vegetariano i opciones veganas muy buenas.

Pros: Variedad , Gusto, Buena ubicacion

TimonTimon

Points +75

Vegetarian
01 Nov 2023

Super nice food, not expensive

All vegetarian, very nice staff willing to help. Food was delicious, worth the hike from the old town (5min).
We tried the tempura (yes!), the springrolls (okay), the curry with rice (yes!), the claypot (mwa, smokey taste), dumplings (yes!).

Would recommend.

Pros: Food, Staff

3nol

Points +36

Vegetarian
13 Oct 2023

Authentic vegetarian dishes

It's possible to order a la carte or use the buffet. We had sizzling tofu and fried mushroom a la carte which were very tasty and had interesting flavors.

Although not tried, the buffet also looked very tasty and cheap!

Updated from previous review on 2023-10-13

Pros: Interesting flavors and textures, Free water

Patatine

Points +2549

Vegan
28 Sep 2023

Amazing!

Lived the food, loved the super cheap price, and loved the service. It is worth it😉

SaraV.

Points +489

Vegan
10 Sep 2023

Muy buena relación calidad/precio

Restaurante pequeño con opciones veganas, comida rica. El servicio muy bueno. Seguro que volvemos.

Pros: Comida, Precio, Servicio

MariucaBolaños

Points +338

Vegan
06 Sep 2023

Friendly staff

Buffet restaurant. Easy, clean and economic.

Durianwalker

Points +1761

Vegan
21 Jul 2023

Busy place, decent selection, cheap

A couple nice dishes is all we need sometimes. Easy to choose here because not so many choices, maybe 20.

Pros: Cheap, Quick, Easy to find

roisindooley

Points +1262

Vegan
02 Jun 2023

Good food

Good and cheap food here, everything seems to be vegan

wirujacabetoniarka

Points +1329

Vegetarian
27 Apr 2023

Cheap but not best

I’ve taken the buffet option. The food is really cheap. Although the meal that I’ve chosen was so greasy that I’m not really willing to come back here. The fresh coconut was quite warm, I’ve had best ones before.

MKorvesis

Points +2272

Vegan
15 Apr 2023

Delicious and very affordable

Many buffet and menu options with pricing that starts at just 5rm per meal

Pros: Lots of vegan buffet and menu options, Very affordable pricing 5-10rm per meal, Kind staff

Momo_moon

Points +1164

Vegetarian
15 Jan 2023

Good food for a decent price

Gave this place a try since it was right beside my guesthouse. They have a buffet style and regular menu to order. Food was pretty good and the service was fast. A lot of seating and welcoming atmosphere. Good place for cheap eats and the portion is good

Pros: Redeng, Drinks

M&S

Points +42

Vegan
12 Jan 2023

Cheap and tasty food

Friendly staff, had the choose a lot from the vegetarian buffet, i think theres mostly vegan Bit i am not sure! Tofu, veggies, mock meat, tofu skin

We paid 20 RM for 2 person very delicious tea (Ordered without Sugar)

We couldnt find it first, Because google maps showed us the wrong building. Follow the streets like in this App and you get to this nice place

Cons: Google maps shows wrong place

ZoëReeve

Points +232

Vegan
02 Nov 2022

Quite tasteless food

When I arrived there were only about 3 items left on the buffet so I ordered from the menu which was more expensive than what I was expecting. My noodle soup had quite a few flies in the broth and did not really taste of anything.

Pros: Lots of options

Cons: Flies in my soup, Slow service

Selina_nsw

Points +3643

Vegan
11 Oct 2022

Decent food for a good price

When we came only the buffet was an option. Most of the things were quite tasty. It's a bit annoying that there is no description of what the food is. We only could guess.

zenwithbeoz

Points +44

Vegan
29 May 2022

Great place to have hot food at night

Food was served in good time, great that it’s open later at night. Ordered wanton mee, but was served without wanton. Only upon checking with them did they inform that wanton was sold out😒could do better by informing in advance as I can choose something else on the menu.

In place of wanton, they did give a generous amount of charsiew, which is great had i liked it more.

petitevegan

Points +588

Vegan
15 May 2022

Local favorite

It’s a nice local eatery. The owner was super nice and explained us everything. There is also a buffet but its better to order from the menu because then they prepare it fresh. They have amazing selfmade algae chips and also the noodle for some of the dishes are house made.
It’s very popular among the locals. A lot of dishes contain mock meat which is not the best quality but that’s the only thing. We had a tofu claypot and on recommendations of the owner we had the Wan Tan noodles which was really super nice, the locals specialty Moghanir (or something like this :)) which was super nice but quite spicy.
An extra plus is that they are very inclusive and the young waiter guy was mentally challenged but super nice and told us how to eat the food (to squeeze the lime on top of the soup) and a local elderly man who was waiting for the noodle dish to take home to his wife chatted with us. Absolutely recommended but don’t expect anything fancy.

Pros: Super nice service, Tasty freshly prepared food (order from menu!), Very cheap

Cons: A lot of cheap mock meat

thechatonstravellers

Points +1274

Vegan
09 May 2020

Not incredible

Well it isn't incredible but when everything is closed it's a good option. Dishes are very oily and buffet isn't awesome. Nonetheless it's very cheap. Only paid RM23 for 2 dishes and some dumplings. Next day only RM6 the plate (it was the end of the buffet)
So ok for once or twice and if you are on a budget.

DrewStill

Points +54

Vegan
19 Feb 2020

Vegetarian buffet

Lots of choice in the buffet including fake meat and vegetable options, all at good prices (large plate for under 10rm). Popular with locals. Slightly out of the centre so fewer tourists.

darila

Points +544

Vegan
02 Oct 2019

Nothing special

I had a few dishes from buffet and ordered dumpling. Buffet's food weren't delicious but dumplings were better. I couldn't find any other place around at that time so it was my only option, otherwise I don't recommend that.




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