Inno Veggie

Updated from previous review on Wednesday October 28, 2015

On the menu is a guide that explains what the different symbols against certain dishes mean (See attached pic with e.g. a symbol representing an egg, a symbol representing a carton of milk). Then in the menu there is a section on pizza (see attached pic). There's no milk sign beside any of the pizza dishes implying the cheese is dairy free. The sad news is the menu is misleading and in fact it is dairy cheese.

Many of the mock meat dishes have no egg nor milk symbols beside them (see attached pic). We were very grateful to the restaurant staff for checking when asked. It turns out none of the mock meats they use are vegan friendly.

This place is run amateurishly. There seems no genuine attempt to understand the importance of providing an end to end service in catering for diet specialism. The dish mislabelling is a hazard to the health of people with allergies.


Updated from previous review on 2015-12-22

perusing their cheaper tea set menu, none of the items suited my preference for fresh veggies over a heavy reliance on carbs/mock meat or simply strange combinations: cheesecake with salad? the friendly manager suggested that option A of their lunch set menu (secret curry with mixed vegetable 秘製雜菜咖哩) featured more veggies, which i went along wiith. it cost hkd46 (normally hkd42, but with 10 per cent service charge added on weekends).

i was served a pot of tea; a bowl of pumpkin/corn soup; and a dish of three tiny appetisers comprising tofu with sesame dressing, lettuce salad with vinaigrette dressing, and rather pathetic-looking curried potatoes (see photo). the set meal also came with a cup of soy milk, which, if you wish, you can add hkd3 more to substitute with some sort of taiwanese vinegar drink.

as advised, the curry (which came with a bowl of rice) did contain a reasonable amount of fresh veg: thai basil, thin slices of baby corn, cauliflower, okra, cherry tomato, long bean, coconut shreds. while i was initially suspicious of its dulux, plasticky shade of green, on the whole it was okay, though not great - somehow the curry flavours didn't seem to have permeated through the vegetables, at least compared to what i'm normally used to, so much so that i would even describe it as bland at points (when biting into the veg without the gravy). probably to cater to hk tastes, it was less on the spicy side and leant more towards sweet/coconut/oil, which left me with a very heavy, sticky feeling for a few hours.

online menu:
http://innoveggie.byethost3.com/index2ENG.html
(if anyone from inno veggie is reading this, i'd suggest investing in an easily remembered domain name and proofreading the english menu.)

for hkd46 for a set lunch with appetisers, soup, tea and another drink, i should hardly be complaining. but my experience today was that, yes, it fills you up, but that's about all i can say about the meal. that said, i'm open to visiting it again to give other dishes a chance.

inno veggies is on fort street, one of the sloped back streets of north point, and its bright, spacious setting is a pleasant respite. a major plus point is that it opens till 10.30 pm, with the last order at 9.45 pm.
Updated from previous review on Sunday August 30, 2015

I was delighted to have my nephew's sister in law live so close to this Inno Veggie Restaurant. This was the best food ever! From the Watermelon Orange drink through the desert, I found everything to be fantastic delicious. Not to be missed.