Chinese
Thai
Take-out
Asian
Vietnamese
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Pacific island restaurant with a relaxed atmosphere. Offers Vietnamese and Asian food with several vegetarian suitable choices including pad thai, chow mein, and cashew tofu stir fry. Open Mon-Sat 6:00pm-9:00pm.


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13 Reviews

First Review by JessicaSawatzky

thatcadguy

Points +306

Vegan
12 Sep 2024

Average curry

I hate to give a place like this with clear vegan advertising a 3 star rating, but the curry was just really underwhelming. There aren't many vegan options on the island, but there are definitely better ones than this. It wasn't bad, but I could make it better at home.

Tipu

Points +67

Vegan
16 Jun 2024

Average

I like that they are making an effort.
There was only one clearly labelled vegan option when we visited, and it was ok but surprisingly bland - not at all what I expected from a vietnamese restaurant.
My partner ordered a dish that was labelled vegetarian, and was asked whether this should be made vegan, so maybe there would have been more options, but that wasn't clear. Anyway, the other dish was not really memorable, either.

Updated from previous review on 2024-06-16

Pros: Advertising vegan food, Friendly hosts, Nice setting

Cons: Food was rather bland

SamSoutar

Points +366

Vegan
03 Apr 2024

DELICIOUS! 🤤

Oh gosh, they had quite a few options
I got the rice paper rolls and pad Thai - so good!
Dine in, friendly staff, and a cute orange cat hanging around
Right near the bus stop
Would love to go again!

Pros: Plenty of options, Delicious, Friendly staff

emilieeeeeee

Points +292

Vegan
03 Apr 2024

Great vegan options

Heaps of options staff super friendly everything DELICIOUS

Pros: Good price, Delicious, Friendly staff

potato-romance

Points +78

Vegan
05 Nov 2023

Lovely food and atmosphere

We had the Pad Thai and vegetable curry and fries with the cocktail of the day! Everything was delicious, served quick, and came with a dose of kitty Smoochies whilst we waited. Highly recommended!

Pros: Yummy vegan options , Fast service , Cat therapy

Greggco

Points +2406

Vegetarian
13 Sep 2023

Good

Quite a few vegetarian options to choose from, mostly Asian / Vietnamese dishes. Food is good but service can be very slow.

SabaBowden

Points +185

Vegan
01 Oct 2022

Most vegan options on the island!

We ate here and at flying turtle café for most of our stay. The food is very good and staff are so knowledgeable about vegan options! Many labelled options on the menu and things that can be easily veganised

Pros: So many vegan options, Great food , Large portions

katieb4569

Points +45

Vegan
22 Aug 2021

so tasty!

Had the vegan curry which was clearly labeled as well as the vegetarian spring rolls which are also vegan. So good we ordered takeaway the following evening!

Updated from previous review on 2021-08-22

Pros: Yummy, Price, Takeaway options

Cons: Limited options

MikeUrsel

Points +204

Vegan
10 Mar 2020

Very friendly

My wife and I are both vegan. She had the Pad Thai and thought it was tasty I had the vegan curry special which was also good. Served with rice, flat bread and roti. Both generous portions.
Service was attentive and pleasant.
Dining room is under a metal roof but otherwise outside. We happened to be there during a particularly heavy tropical downpour after a hot day and it was very nice. Lots of customers arrived soaked and were greeted warmly by the staff.

Pros: Good service , Generous portions , At least a couple of good vegan options.

Cons: A bit pricey

maxina

Points +16

Vegan
29 May 2019

Nice Asian Restaurant

My Partner and I are both vegan so we were happy to find this lil gem. I ordered vegetables and cashews nice large portion served with rice. My partner got the vegan curry witch also came with rice on the side served a roti bread. We enjoyed it and recommend it. You pay more to eat out but to cook yourself here it would work out the same price as it so expensive to buy fresh veg on the island .

Pros: Quite a few options for vegan and vegetarian here.

Cons: No cons. Lovely service

WillLarche

Points +336

Vegan
26 Jan 2019

Very accommodating

Some things were marked and the menu said they might be able to make veggie things vegan. I got them to make me a vegan fried rice which I loved.

Pros: Understands what vegan means

kimberleyjewer

Points +297

Vegan
07 Dec 2018

Amazing Pad Thai

We came here twice. Once we ordered the mixed vegetables with rice and pad thai and the next day we came back just for the pad thai. You need to make sure you order it without any egg. The portion size was perfect and you can add spice to your liking. Highlight of our meals on the island for sure.

JessicaSawatzky

Points +126

Vegan
02 Sep 2018

Tasty options with large portions

It was a bit difficult to eat vegan on Rarotonga as the local diet is very meat heavy. But we managed to find a few options at the Rickshaw which were quiet tasty. We came here 2 times and ordered the Vegetable special: veggies, cashews and tofu in a coconut curry sauce served with rice. It was a large portion and the sauce was excellent.

We also ordered the Pad Thai and the cashew vegetable dish with sauce. The Pad Thai normally comes with egg so you will need to ask to omit that if you are vegan. Both of these were quite good and large portions. The prices were a bit expensive but as we ended up cooking for ourselves most of the time it was ok to eat here a few times.




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