• Green's

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Restaurant that serves traditional Indian and Thai cuisine. Staff are knowledgeable about veganism and many dishes can be made vegan upon request. Open Mon-Sun 4:30pm-10:00pm, Wed-Sat 11:30am-2:00pm.


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9 Reviews

First Review by aa97

SimranR

Points +46

Vegan
29 Apr 2023

Below average

Had options, however the tofu tasted almost like bad cheese and was really underwhelming for the price!
Spring rolls were good though

citizenInsane

Points +1579

Vegan
20 Feb 2022

Low confidence and not tasting great

I was really keen on a Tom Yum soup and asked if it could be vegan. The answer was yes, but I ended up having doubts (why did the waiter seem to hesitate?). I didn't enjoy it - it was hot but somehow not tasty: as if it had been made with dry spices from which only the heat came through, but not the taste. It felt "dusty" (maybe the dried spices?).
Anyways, not recommended. But I know that the choice in Paihia is scarce!
They seemed more confident on the possibility of making vegan curries - TBC by someone!
Almost all the menu items have an option "veggies and tofu", that's however not clearly labelled vegan.

Zoe52

Points +49

Vegan
14 Nov 2020

Loads to choose from

We had a delicious dinner here - so many dishes to choose from. Two menus: one with Indian dishes, the other with Thai dishes. We opted for one of each. My favourite was red Thai curry with veggies and tofu. My husband’s was the veggie korma. Both came with rice. Excellent service and very reasonably priced. Recommended.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Inexpensive, Fast service

BriannaPoolman

Points +18

Vegan
10 Jul 2020

Delicious Thai curry!

Such good vegan options & so tasty. Really long wait for pick up, it was incredibly busy when we got there. Must mean it’s good!
Best to order early. We think it was well worth the wait.

Pros: Lots to choose from, Massaman curry with veggies and tofu so delish

@ndy

Points +1276

Vegan
08 Mar 2020

The ginger vege stir fry ~ minus the tofu!?!?!

We ate at the Greens restaurant while visiting Russell. They have one in Paihia & Russell. The spring roll starters were good. Mild spice & nice dipping sauce. She had the stir fry noodles with vege (sans tofu...see below). The noodles are egg based so be aware if you're vegan. I ordered the ginger stir fry vege & tofu thinking this would be ok. I still always check!...

No, apparently the tofu is 'coated' & not vegan friendly! Really?!? He also said he'd get the fish sauce removed. I appreciated the attention to detail but come on! Vegan unfriendly tofu.

He gave me a side of sticky rice instead of the tofu.

The flavours were good and the service was friendly & this place has nice outdoor dining space.

Nothing is dedicated vegan here & the already limited vege options on offer become pretty average when made vegan! Probably look elsewhere for plant based in Russell..... (which is not easy!!!!). Moderate prices.

JenMoore61

Points +23

Vegan
16 Dec 2019

Indian and Thai options

Busy place with friendly staff and lots of options for everyone

Pros: No oil veggie stir fry, Had Indian selection without ghee, Great flavors

vegyo

Points +96

Vegetarian
08 Dec 2019

Not authentic Pad Thai, not worth the price

We ordered a vegetarian biryani and pad thai with vegetable and tofu. The biryani was fine, but we had a really hard time with the pad thai that was too sweet (taste more like a dessert). For the price, it didn't seem very high quality or tasty food.

Pros: Many options

Cons: Bad pad thai, kinda pricey

Susanmsw

Points +137

Vegan
01 Mar 2019

Good Thai, beautiful presentation

The Thai dishes my husband and I had were of excellent flavor. We asked for vegan and he had a stirfry with tofu and I had noodles with tofu. The only bummer was that they only had egg noodles, not rice noodles. However, they seemed just like rice noodles

Pros: Indian and Thai vegan choices-many, Pad Thai with tofu

Cons: Waitress said no rice noodles but served me them

aa97

Points +712

Vegan
19 Feb 2019

Good Thai food

Ordered the Pad Thai for dinner. Changing the dish to make it vegan was super easy and the staff were very helpful. Not the best Thai food I’ve ever eaten but it was decent enough, especially considering the lack of vegan options in Paihia.

Pros: Lots of dishes that can be made vegan , Serves Indian and Thai food




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