Minder Vegetarian

I'm so glad I found this place by chance when I was walking around Taipei Main Station...what a convenient place!! Minder offers a buffet with a huge assortment of mock meats, salads, rice dishes etc. and also made to order meals, although I didn't try those.

I went to Minder with a friend twice when I was in Taipei and we loved it so much, we kept talking about it for the rest of our trip!! We took takeout with us to Hualien and that saved us as all veg restaurants were closed by the time we arrived there.

It's quick, affordable, tasty food and I love that variety on offer!! A great choice if you are in Taipei!

Just to add to what the previous reviewer said, Minder Vegetarian generally serve the best food of any pay-by-weight buffets in Taiwan (and cost a little more). They are clean, fast and efficient. The only frustrating thing is that they don't label what contains dairy products (and staff don't usually know) so vegans need to avoid all fake meats, including the delicious radish cakes which contain tiny pieces of vege ham. The maionaise dressings are also sure to contain dairy, as do virtually all their made-to-order dishes. Milk is probably used in making their stinky tofu. But this all still leaves plenty of options.

This is a great option for a take-out meal for the train, especially if going to Jiufen (nothing vegetarian) or Hualien in the evening, where most vegetarian restaurants close quite early.

Just like the other outlets, e.g. Q Square and Eslite (Zhongxiao Dunhua) branches, it serves a good array of food. It's tasty and has made to order dishes like dumpling soup.