Delicious- mushroom parcels, some.other mock meat, veggies and rice at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan
economy rice plate at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan
economy rice plate 2 at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan

  • Nature Vegetarian
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  • White Vegetarian
Vegan-friendly
Chinese
Malaysian

Simple food. Open Mon-Sun 6:00am-1:00pm.

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10 Reviews

First Review by Sebastiaan

Avatar Annimuh

Annimuh

Points +1469

Vegan
09 Nov 2024

Simple food is fitting

So it really is simple food. It doesn't taste amazing, the have no idea what vegan is.
I asked them to show me the items without egg, and ended up having a mushroom patty which clearly had egg in it.
So just take care of that.
But there are not many options Herr you can go for it.
The buffet was rice with 3 toppings for 6RM, so it's really cheap

Buffet Option Rice with 3 toppings at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan

Avatar minhnguyen

minhnguyen

Points +1960

Vegan
16 Oct 2024

Simple but good

I had a meal here for lunch and it was nice. Affordable. I didn't like the flavour very much and the way they used fake meat. However, for a vegan like me, I was grateful that this shop exists as it was difficult to get vegan food in Malaysia.

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-13

Lunch at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan

Avatar Ben1299

Ben1299

Points +26

Vegan
26 Jun 2024

Hidden Gem in Sdk

I had a tasty breakfast, friendly service and good chai tea.
If you ask them, they will tell you all vegan options as well!
Tomorrow again😄

at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan

Avatar FurryFury

FurryFury

Points +454

Vegan
17 May 2024

An oasis in Sandakan!

Be very grateful this place exists in Sandakan because you will struggle otherwise!

Serving vegetarian and vegan buffet-style Chinese food which varies slightly day-by-day. It's cheap, tasty and the friendly guy understands vegan so can help you out with item descriptions and suggestions.

Please be aware of opening hours though as it closes at 1pm so get takeaway for dinner while there. You're going to need it in Sandakan as there's very few other options.

The restaurant is on the first floor of the building block, and there are some stairs leading from Street level just below and to the right when facing the building.

Pros: Vegan options!, Tasty and great value. , Friendly staff.

Cons: Closes early

View from inside out. at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan

Another buffet selection on our second day here. at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan

Mixed plate with some of the vegan items from the buffet at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan

Avatar stam

stam

Points +2251

Vegan
23 Aug 2023

Delicious economy rice set, low prices, clean and friendly

They have an a la carte menu and an economy rice set where you can choose 3 dishes from the buffet for 5.50 RM. Seating is comfortable and spacious, everything is clean and they also sell some snacks and condiments. Quick and friendly service. Convenient location near the waterfront and the central market. Note that the menu is written in Chinese.

Pros: Delicious food and decent portions, Comfortable seating, Quick and friendly service

View of the restaurant. The buffet is on the right. Note that it is located upstairs (there is no signage on the ground floor). at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan

Economy rice set where you can choose 3 mains to go with rice. I got the tofu curry, gourd with some fried mock meat and stir fried mock beef. at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan

Avatar kupferzink

kupferzink

Points +111

Vegan
20 Aug 2022

Vegetarian buffet-style

Good and tasty vegetarian buffet with vegan options. They even had mock meats on basis of tofu, soy and mushrooms.

Pros: Mock meat, Vegetarian

Cons: Not all is vegan

at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan

Avatar DrewStill

DrewStill

Points +54

Vegan
19 Feb 2020

Friendly vegetarian buffet

We came here for breakfast. We had a plate of noodles (no rice available when we visited) and three dishes from a choice of about six things in a buffet. Eggs are used so you need to ask about vegan options.

Everything was tasty even if the choice of options was quite limited. There were a couple of fake meat options, a tofu curry and some vegetables.

We also had a bowl of soup, which was probably better suited to local palates.

Service was very friendly, and the bill came to 13rm.

Avatar Alinanar

Alinanar

Points +41

Vegetarian
21 Sep 2018

The only Vegetarian Resturant in Downtown Sandakan

Bit difficult to find as the address takes you down one road wrong but the place is the next parallel road along.
Its a lunchtime buffet spot but the food was excellent and very cheap. Not open for dinner
This was the only full vegetarian restaurant we found in the heart of Sandakan.

Avatar m@earthville

m@earthville

Points +10278

Vegan
10 Feb 2017

Central, inexpensive, and pretty tasty

Nature Vegetarian is your basic Chinese ovo-vegetarian joint serving economy rice dishes from morning till 1pm. On our visit, there were about 12 dishes on offer, 10 of which were vegan. We sampled seven of them, of which all were tasty, six were warm, and none were spicy. Some were a bit oily, but not too bad. Total 11 Ringgit for two plates with soup.

The building is about two blocks from the waterfront (depending on what you count as a block). The restaurant is on the first floor (or second floor if you speak American), so look for the rather grim stairwells near both ends of the block. You can see the sign above the restaurant from the street, but only if you aren't right under it.

economy rice plate 2 at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan

economy rice plate at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan

interior at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan

from the street at Nature Vegetarian in Sandakan

Avatar Sebastiaan

Sebastiaan

Points +95

Vegetarian
02 Feb 2009

very cheap & central

Nature's vegetarian might be a bit difficult to find, it is very centraly located, and just 2 minutes walk from the new marked hall. In fact it's the only vegetarian reataurant lokated in the compact city centre of Sandakan. It is located on the first floor. The stairs in this old block look a bit shabby and dirty', but don't let this put you off. The food in this typical Malyasian simple restaurant is good and very cheap. RM 4 or 5 wich is around 1 Euro for a plate full of rice and a choise of 3 vegetable/tofu or mock meat dishes. A bowl of simple soup and free tea is included. Only open at lunch time. Turn over is good, a lot of custumors. So though it may look not so clean, especially for westerners, food is fresh. Have eaten here many times.

Pros: good value, central

Cons: bit difficult to find , dirty stairs

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