• De Waroeng Labuan Bajo

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Indonesian restaurant with vegan options, including tempeh with black pepper sauce, gado gado (steamed vegetables with peanut sauce) tofu and tempeh stir-fried with vegetables, banana fritters, and more. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-10:00pm.


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8 Reviews

First Review by MalinShaw

Verdant

Points +572

Vegan
19 Oct 2025

recommend going if you only have 1 night in labuan bajo!

Service: 3/5, Quality: 5/5, Value: 5/5
Vegan Options: 2/5

Service: Service was OK overall. We had some questions about the menu and when we mentioned we were vegan they had recommended the black pepper tempe (tempe bumbu lada hitam). This is listed as vegetarian but is actually vegan, apparently. Some other items are listed as vegetarian but have 'vegan' in the item name. After we got our food no one ever checked on us to see if we wanted to buy any more drinks. We were left sitting at the table to pay but apparently we just pay at the counter and no one told us. No problem there, but would've been good to know!

Quality: I liked everything I tried which included the bihun goreng vege (vegan), tempe bumbu lada hitam (vegan), and cap cay kuah atau goreng (Vegan). Of these the black pepper tempe was my absolute favorite. I shared some of the sauce with my SO and another friend at the table who both liked it. The friend liked it so much he asked the owner what the secret was😄I can't express how much I loved this dish though. I had just been served plain tempe everyday for a 3 day excursion so coming back to labuan bajo and having tempe in such a delicious sauce was a treat. I'd recommend it to anyone who can take a bit of heat (it's not too much heat, but does pack a bit of a punch if you can't handle heat)

Value: pricing is good and portion sizes are filling. For a touristy area, the prices are fair and better than some other places.

Vegan Options: 2/5. More than 1 vegan option exists on the menu, and there is at at least 1 vegan option in a few different categories. I normally award a 3rd full point for a clearly labelled menu, however, the menu is labelled for vegetarian and then relies on you asking questions to the wait staff. To improve this score: have a clearly labelled menu for vegans (use an icon, like vegetarian, or specify it in the name), and have more vegan options-- enough to substantiate a vegan menu.

Additional notes: de waroeng is located on on the 2nd floor and has seating facing the sunset. Would make a great dinner if timing aligns!

Updated from previous review on 2025-09-29

Pros: sunset views, black pepper tempe (Delicious!), takes credit card (i used mastercard)

Cons: menu not not clearly labelled for vegans, climb stairs to get to waroeong

LupeFanjul

Points +217

Vegan
12 Oct 2025

Have a vegan/vegetarian menu

They offer a vegan/vegetarian menu.
Many of the items marked as vegan are actually not vegan! They have eggs or dairy.
When ordering make sure to confirm the ingredients.
The fried tempeh is a MUST HAVE - just perfect!
I ordered the fried rice noodles with tempeh and couldn’t be happier! Great view and amazing local food.

VeganRenny

Points +146

Vegan
24 Sep 2025

Everything we tried was excellent

We had the black pepper tempeh, steamed vegetables, and bihun goreng. Both our fsvorites was the black pepper tempeh. It has a small kick to it.

Price is good, scenery is great, very busy. Servers knew what "vegan" is

Not handicap accessible. Must climb a spiral staircase to access. Would not recommend wearing a skirt!

Updated from previous review on 2025-09-24

Pros: Delicious food, especially black pepper tempeh, Lemony orange drink was also yummy

Cons: Unclear where to pay, we sat for a long time, Server never checked on us again, Only accessible by spiral staircase

vaguehav

Points +61

Vegetarian
27 Aug 2025

Great view and food

Nice airy setting on the first floor above a dive shop. Food is clean and tasty

Pros: Taste, View, Ambience

samsoncharles

Points +174

Vegan
12 Dec 2024

great food and sweet restaurant

really cute little restaurant upstairs with a view of the harbour. staff are lovely and very welcoming.
food was delicious! black pepper
tempeh is a must try, very good price too

Pros: delicious food, nice setting, good price

siscoombs

Points +1509

Vegan
30 Oct 2024

Favourite spot in LB

Great spot for sunset, staff understand what vegan is, bihun goreng is delicious.

JackLight

Points +1542

Vegan
20 Sep 2024

Good value with good vegan options

Was highly recommended on Google and was nice that they understood vegan. A lot of options can be made accordingly. It was really nice but it was super busy and there was a long wait for food.

Pros: Can be made vegan, Good views, Good options

Cons: Longish waiting time

MalinShaw

Points +18

Vegan
10 Sep 2024

Delicious food with a beautiful view

Really friendly and helpful staff. A lot of places in the area don’t really understand what vegan is but they knew the menu inside out and we’re recommending substitutions to make things vegan for us. The food was amazing at about €3 per portion (which were quite big).

The view was stunning too. Dinner at sunset is a must.

Can’t recommend this place enough if you’re vegan and want more local/traditional food!




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