• CLOSED: Five Insights Hall 五观食堂

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    Closed

  • White Vegetarian
Vegan-friendly
Chinese
Fast food
Take-out

蓮心膳坊 is located at basement 1 of Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. Offers white/brown rice or bee hoon/noodles, and eat it with dishes like broccoli, cauliflower, kailan, brinjal, curry, samosa. Also serves daily specials like hor fun, laksa, loh mee. Reported closed Febraury 2022.


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12 Reviews

First Review by Grazer

Marilynmodiva

Points +1698

Vegan
22 Feb 2021

Amazing food for amazing prices

What a lovely discovery this was for our lunch one day. It's on the basement floor of the beautiful Buddhist temple opposite Maxwell food centre, and the people here are so warm and friendly. We felt very welcomed and nurtured here! The serving sizes are HUGE! You order from a little ATM machine and the set meal comes with 3x choices ($3) - we didn't know this until we received our plate because we ordered the set plus 1 additional dish each. So 4x choices each ($4). The people serving are very friendly and accommodating and all speak English and you pick and choose which item you would like with your rice - all of the ingredients tasted freshly cooked and well seasoned. We enjoyed our meal very much and will definitely be back to try their other options. Highly recommend.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Cheap, Friendly and relaxing environment

Padmini

Points +44

Vegan
22 Oct 2019

Caring food

This is basic chinese veggie food. Take change for donation. I gave $4 for a plate of red rice, pak choi, cauliflower and some sort of mock meat. No one really speaks English who serves, so be prepared to point. I could have had noodles and various other veggie offerings. The place supports an organisation called Metta which gives jobs to disadvantaged people.

Pros: Lots of different foods available. , Simple cooking, Genuine non - tourist experience.

Cons: Very basic if you want something more fancy.

LeeZhengXin

Points +2122

Vegetarian
19 Jul 2019

Suggested donation - $3

Simple Chinese vegetarian food, pay as you wish.

irplonk96

Points +2488

Vegan
06 Jun 2019

Kind people and kind food

So glad to have found this via Happy Cow! It is a hidden gem for sure. It's free, buy they suggest you give $3 SGD for a donation. Make sure you have the exact change for this. I didn't, so I kept asking people in line for change for a $10, and then a nice man just paid for my meal. It was really sweet, and we sat together and shared a nice conversation.

Pros: Vegan, inexpensive, supports a good cause

AnthonyBravey

Points +667

Vegan
29 Apr 2019

Best value meal in Singapore!!

A delicious and filling meal for only $3, although you can certainly donate more! The staff here were so lovely and the meal was delicious.

Pros: CHEAP, Friendly staff, Great atmosphere

SKNg

Points +2056

Vegetarian
08 Feb 2019

Vegetarian Food at Temple

Offers mixed vegetables rice and noodle..

Pros: Very clean and is free for all venerable. , Eating at a blessed place

Peace ...

Points +3182

Vegetarian
25 May 2018

Adding fun and joy to Lunchtime.

Visit the Buddha and enjoyed a big bowl of comfort food - Vegetarian Lor Mee ($3) at Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum (Singapore Chinatown) .

Here, you can enjoy a wonderful delicious hearty meal for S$3, whether you are a noodle lover or rice lover. Different variety of noodle and dessert are served daily.

Add dessert @ S$1. Add coffee or tea @ S$1.

Clean and cool environment.

Pros: Cheap

alcozar

Points +225

Vegetarian
18 May 2018

Cheap Eat in Chinatown

Under the Temple. Access by stairs on the east or west side.
Had Laksa and Drink for $3.00 USD. They also had Buffet with many selections

AlterMellion

Points +34

Vegan
23 Apr 2018

Extend the zenitude to your meal

After enjoying a visit to Chinatown and to the Buddha's tooth relic temple, having a lunch at the cafeteria in the basement is very relaxing. The room is quiet (especially the one opposite to the kitchen).
The food is good, classic economy rice kind of dishes. It's very cheap and enjoyable.

Pros: Good food, Cheap, Relaxing place to take a break

Cons: Closing time is early

EmmaOlmi

Points +190

Vegan
26 Mar 2018

do NOT miss this place

One of the you best temple foods I ever had in the East!
Food is vegan and so amazing: tasty, healthy and super cheap ($S3)!
Honestly tried most vegan/veggie places in Singapore and this is the only one I bother writing a review because it’s so awesome!
Came here a bunch of times and I’ll return once I am back in Singapore!

Pros: cheap, tasty, healthy

Cons: none really

Tanyaen

Points +35

Mostly Veg
19 Sep 2016

Lots of seating, aircon and cheap.

If you don't look carefully, you might miss it. The canteen is at the basement of the popular tourist attraction, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. There are daily specials (as with many other stalls in Singapore) and mixed rice dishes. $3 for the daily specials. Cheap considering its in the city.

Pros: Lots of seating, aircon, cheap

Cons: Queue can be long during 1st and 15th day of the l

Grazer

Points +129

Vegetarian
24 Apr 2016

A little, inexpensive vegetarian gem

If you're in the neighbourhood drop by...Lunch For $3 and tasty

Pros: Friendly people, Fast, Tasty




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