Liza Veggies - Wan Chai

The location is a bit tricky to find but not impossible. Be careful which elevator you take as one does not have 2nd floor option. Menu a bit lean with English information. Food was delicious and portions quite large. For the money you pay it is a bargain. The sushi roll is very good. The mock chicken leg is pretty awesome too.

Probably one of the best value for money lunch on HK island. 2 remarks though:
It would be good to have the dishes translated in English, and it would be even better to have the option to buy side dishes as a complement (like at Art Veggie in Sheung Wan). But all in all the food is good, and the room is large enough not to feel cramped like in so many restaurants in HK.

this is one of my go-to places for a weekday lunch in wanchai, the other one being happy veggies. it's also the choice of my non-vegetarian colleague when we occasionally lunch together, so it must say something.

for $45, you get rice, soup and a choice of three out of six dishes. of these, option 1 (braised vegetables with red fermented beancurd) and 6 (leafy green veg) are fixed, while the rest change daily. rice and soup are refillable.

i especially love the wholesome soups, as "lai jeh" (elder sister liza) is very generous with her ingredients. i will also almost always find something l like among the six dishes (option 1 and 6 are safe choices), as there is usually a fair mix of vegetables and tofu/gluten/egg.

however, depending on the day, certain dishes may not be to everyone's taste, e.g. fried "chicken wing", stewed papaya, or yam with coconut sauce. and, while delicious, they tend to be on the salty/oily side.

as it's not on the ground floor, it's easy to miss it if you're not familiar with the area. from wanchai mtr exit a3, turn left along thomson road, past paisano's pizza, opposite subway and a row of chinese-style cafes. during lunch hour, there's usually someone standing outside harvard house distributing fliers for herballife's "nutritious meals" (the irony!). go in there and walk one flight up the dingy stairwell.

you'll find the menu (chinese only for lunchtime) on the wall once you enter and you get a receipt to hand over to the kitchen staff after stating your three choices and making payment. if you don't read chinese, ask the cashier or walk inside to where staff are dishing out food and look at what's on offer for the day.

being cafeteria style, it's noisy and packed during lunch, and it might be hard to find seats if you're dining with friends between 1 and 2. they open till 3 pm though, and i'd suggest going after 1.30 pm if you're looking for a more quiet lunch, though there's a chance that certain dishes might be sold out by then.

Consistently like this dish anywhere I go in HK, but this place simply does it the best - especially if you like it done spicy. Other dishes are good too, but you may want to go with someone that can help you navigate the menu as the services English is limited. They're cool people outside of that though. Def recommend.

Either my understanding of Chinese food is worse than I thought or there was some sort of communication breakdown when I ordered my food here last night. I regret to say that one is every bit as likely as the other with me as the culprit. C'est la vie.

I ordered a satay dish. What I was presented with was big bowl of vegetables and noodles in steaming hot water. 78 HKD which while hardy extortionate, there's certainly less expensive in HK to those on a tight budget.

There's a menu available in English. Items are marked that contain egg and one dish is marked as containing milk.

Perfectly nice service. No issues with the vibe for me (it was a little noisy in case that isn't your thing). Like pretty much all the vego eateries I've been to in this town I'd be happy to go back.