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Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
Chinese
Indian
Japanese
Thai
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Taiwanese
Vietnamese
Gluten-free
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A vegetarian restaurant serving modern Asian plant-focused cuisine. Chefs representing Japan, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka take inspiration from the near and far East. The menu consists of bites, small plates and larger dishes all designed to share, some of which are vegan. The drinks menu features organic and vegan wines, bespoke cocktails and sustainable New Zealand craft beer. Open Mon-Sun 11:00am-10:00pm.

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68 Reviews

First Review by renatedesully

Avatar jodoyle

jodoyle

Points +134

Vegan
22 Jul 2021

This is the place to go for a special meal

I've only been here once and enjoyed every dish I tried. A great spot for a special dinner. Not cheap but worth it. The menu is mostly vegan so lots to choose from. Some very creative dishes with an Asian spin.

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Estelle.ghost

Points +1262

Vegan
18 Jul 2021

Fantastic!

Dined here with some vegan friends and we shared multiple plates of food. Everything was really delicious and full of flavour, and the staff were really lovely too.

Avatar Jackie07

Jackie07

Points +16

Mostly Veg
08 Jul 2021

Loved my experience

My partner and I heard so much about this restaurant from fellow mates that we starved ourselves to make the most of this night. We arrived there at 7:30pm with a booking and were greeted immediately. Our server was exceptional with a beautiful smile (karishma) if I spelled this correct looked after us extremely well. She asked us if we had been here and gave good details on the food concept and drinks she recommended the East margarita and my lord it was as amazing as she said. The food is by far the tastiest food I have had being East Asian and vegetarian. Our favorites being the caramelized mushrooms , dumplings, tofu salad, som tum was more of so yum. Beautiful ambiance lovely service ask for her as your server when you visit if you want to have fun, amazing drinks good job bartender I’m coming back for more.

Pros: Lovely service , Drinks are exceptional , Food will take you to wonderland

Cons: No parking for guest diners valet is expensive , I didn’t like the noodles much but personal choice

Avatar JinkiCambronero

JinkiCambronero

Points +74

Vegan
08 Jul 2021

Delicious dining

Most of the menu is vegan-friendly. I have been a couple of times and loved it. Flavorsome and inventive dishes. It feels special to dine there. The whole wine list is vegan friendly.

Updated from previous review on 2021-07-08

Pros: Inventive flavours, Great options, Relaxed up market feel

Avatar AlexandraOliver

AlexandraOliver

Points +36

Vegan
22 Jun 2021

Must try ‘duck’ pancakes

I’ve been vegan for years and duck pancakes are the only thing I’ve missed and these guys solved that problem! Their mock duck pancakes with jackfruit are amazing. Also a great wine list that’s mostly organic and fully vegan. Great restaurant, nice to have a higher end vegan option.

Avatar edelany

edelany

Points +287

Vegan
13 May 2021

Good decor, attentive service, food fine

Expected a little more from the food. A few interesting options but 80% are veggie dishes you could get in any decent Asian fusion restaurant.

Mains portion small and unimaginative for the price.

Pros: Upmarket decor, nice ambience , Has a full bar.

Cons: Portion size, nothing that exciting. , Staff were a bit pushy on selling drinks

Avatar Buckymum

Buckymum

Points +119

Vegetarian
07 May 2021

Asian fusion food at its best

The food was outstanding, especially the Ginger caramelised bang bang shitake mushrooms.
The service was excellent and prices are high.

Pros: Full of flavour

Cons: Prices are a bit high

Avatar Akeks

Akeks

Points +24

Vegan
17 Apr 2021

Very impressive

Great food and service, wish this place was in Christchurch 😫

Avatar nicole_m

nicole_m

Points +4458

Vegan
02 Apr 2021

Delicious food

Amazing food - we tried the betel leaf bites (delicious, heaps of flavour), the black pepper tofu (favourite dish of the night) and spicy garlic eggplant (spicy but not too spicy). We’ll definitely be back to try more.

Pros: Heaps of vegan options, Delicious food

Cons: A bit expensive, especially for drinks

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AnnettevZ

Points +400

Vegan
29 Mar 2021

Great Asian restaurant

This restaurant was a suprise to us, we never noticed it although we spend a lot of time in the weekends walking through Auckland City. A few people on Facebook recommend it, so we walked a bit out of our normal way. We really liked the the interior, the friendly attitude of the staff and most importantly: the large amount of vegan dishes we could choose from! We chose dishes to share and enjoyed excellent dishes with dumplings, pancakes, mushrooms and vegan pudding (they call it creme caramel) as dessert! We will definitely be back for more!

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citizenInsane

Points +1589

Vegan
27 Mar 2021

Beautiful food and place

I had wanted to visit this place for a while, after all the good comments I had heard. I went there with quite a big group and it was a feast! First, the place is very appealing, with high ceilings, a lot of light, minimalist furniture and refined colours.

I regret I didn't take more pics of the dishes, but in short: everything was prepared with much love (fresh ingredients, full of flavours, attention to cooking times and consistencies, beautiful presentation and dishes). What I tried directly was:

. Miam kham bite - fresh, spicy and zingy, a perfect starter
. Ginger caramelised bang bang shiitake - just stunning!
. Sticky jackfruit bao - perfect! very sticky and amazing flavours, a bit sweet though
. Steamed mushroom cheung fun - beautiful and delicious
. Caramelised pepper tofu - very flavourful and perfectly cooked, but the sauce was a bit too sweet for me
. Typhoon fried rice - delicious although a bit on the oily side

They also have a nice selection of wines and beer, but I had a local ginger-pineapple kambucha.

Also, the staff were very nice, friendly with a quiet, non-obtrusive vibe, which was great.

Updated from previous review on 2021-03-27

Pros: Beautiful spot, Fresh and very flavouful food, A lot of vegan options (3/4 of the menu)

Cons: A bit too heavy on sugar and oil, for my taste

Steamed mushroom cheung fun at east in Auckland

Sticky bao buns at east in Auckland

Ginger caramelised bang bang shiitake, amazing! at east in Auckland

Miang kham bites at east in Auckland

Caramelised pepper tofu at east in Auckland

Avatar ShannonDoidge

ShannonDoidge

Points +33

Vegan
14 Feb 2021

Must eat!

This place was a 10/10!
I simply couldn’t fault the menu; there were so many vegan options to choose from, making the experience so incredibly refreshing.
The items were clearly listed either vegan or GF, and I’m pretty sure the majority were in fact vegan.
We feasted on a range of different options from the starters/smalls and salads/larger dishes to the sides and a dessert to share.
The staff were so friendly and just seemed generally happy to be there and serve you.
The starters came out within about five minutes of ordering. The mains took a little bit longer but that was only a problem considering how tasty the food was, we couldn’t wait to try what was next!

Pros: Lots of delicious vegan options, Happy, hardworking staff, Great atmosphere

Glazed chilli eggplant with black pepper tofu (left) and kimchi and cucumber salad (right). at east in Auckland

Avatar AbundantlyClear

AbundantlyClear

Points +29

Vegan
26 Jan 2021

So good to have so many choices!

This restaurant is in the Sudima hotel on the corner of Nelson St and Wellesley St. It has a bright, fresh fitout, and the food is entirely vegan or vegetarian. I am vegan, and avoid processed grains, so it was so good to have so many choices!

All the food we got was delicious. My partner had the Southern Thai Corn Cakes, then we shared the Crispy Tofu salad and the Southern Thai Yellow Curry, with some rice. We were hungry, and this was just the right amount of food. I was also pleasantly surprised that the yellow curry wasn't mild. It actually had a good hit of chilli, which was great.

You get the feeling that the wait staff have been well trained, and are getting into their groove. Small things will improve over time, like trying to seat us beside the only other seated table in a near empty restaurant (we were there really early, 6pm on Saturday).

Pros: The food tastes amazing, and great choice., The food contained a good amount of chilli

Cons: Slightly confusing bathrooms

Avatar renatedesully

renatedesully

Points +249

Vegan
17 Jan 2021

Modern Asian Fusion

What a find! We went for dinner there tonight after a recommendation from a friend.
A newly opened modern clean and amazing Asian Fusion plant based restaurant.
Every dish we had just burst with flavour and you have to try the bethel leave entre.
The service is lovely and very attentative. Looking forward to our return

Pros: Only pros

Cons: Maybe the not so appealing street outside

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