Vegetarian in the Golden Age

We walked by the restaurant yesterday and we thought they were closed, but a friendly lady told us they are redecorating at the moment but they were in fact open. They have an extensive menu and it is all vegan! including mock crab, eggs, pancakes and much more. We ordered noodle soup, fried rice, fried and fresh springrolls and it was all delicious! Food came fairly quickly compared to most restaurants in Laos. Would recommend anyone to go here!

every day I am in Vientiane I go to this great little restaurant run by beautiful Vietnamese Buddhist people ... the food is delicious with lots of mock meats and vegs and of course rice ... it can get very busy with lots of local people eating lunch especially during Buddhist holy days ... my non-vego Lao friends always like to join me at this restaurant ... staff speak Viet and basic English with a little bit of Lao / Thai

Absolutely loads of options and all of it is vegan! The meats are mock meats and I had the Vietnamese mock crab noodle soup whilst my girlfriend had the standard noodle soup. So tasty and had the perfect level of spice. All of the options are quite cheap from 20k to 40k(kipp) so 2 to 4 pounds whilst sharer pots are around 100k (and looked epic). Definitely check this place out and don't be disheartened by the appearance of the restaurant..blah blah don't judge a book by its cover 😄

If its Sunday then this is your only option as the other two veggie/vegan joints are not open.
It will run you $3.00 for the buffet, which starts at 11:00 am until 2 pm daily. The meal won't change your life, but it will definitely fill you up.

A big all-vegan buffet with A LOT of interesting vegan dishes in a very good prices. BUT the place looks not so cozy, even dirty, the stuff not really understand English and sometimes can give you dishes that you didn't order.

Freaking delicious meals cooked with what tastes like Chinese inspiration. Super polite staff. If you are in Vientiane, make sure that you eat here at least once. Best to come for the lunchtime buffet. 11:30am onwards.

Place is not so cosy, but staff is friendly, food is fresh and there is a lot of options in the buffet, all vegan. Had the lunch buffet a couple of times there.

literally went there and smashed three plates 4 cups of water and paid 25000 kip. dope price and very nice people. menu option available but why would you ever

We ate here twice and for 25000 kip we were delighted with the amazing selection of food both times. These ladies cook with love for food and their guru. There was soup, rice, maybe 5 or 6 tofu dishes, potato, greens, mushrooms... Beautiful. And then a lovely chilled tea as well.
The place is clean and welcoming and busy with locals
A wonderful place to fill your belly up

Judging by the one time I had the buffet lunch here this is probably the best "jai" (Chinese Vegan) restaurant in South-East Asia. It is certainly better than any of the other jai restaurants in Vientiane listed in Happy Cow. It is about a kilometer from the main backpacker area, in the direction of Patuxay Monument. I got a tuk-tuk there for 35,000 kip, and one coming back for 30,000 kip.
Updated from previous review on Monday November 16, 2015

Went here yesterday and the lady let me order from the menu even though it was a buffet lunch (I didn't see the sign) which I really appreciated! Good tasty food and the staff were friendly and spoke English :) will go again before leaving Vientiane.

I went there for lunch today and was surprised by the big selection of different foods. They had rice, pho soup, pumpkin with sweet potatoes, green salad, tofu, mock meats, fried veggies and other things. Everything was made with nice spices and every meal tasted different.

The only bad thing was that the food was cold.

Large Buddhist restaurant. Clean and pleasant. Arrived 3:30 PM. Didn't see a menu. Looked like buffet was done for the day but woman heated what was left. Very nicely seasoned potatoes and eggplant, tofu, wide variety of veggies, with rice and a deeply.fragrant cold jasmine tea.
Updated from previous review on Monday December 29, 2014 I was charged only 20 Kip... very reasonable.

Went here twice. Once we ordered off the menu and once we had the buffet which only cost 25000 kip. There were so many options on the menu that looked delicious and I ordered two of them both of which tasted great. However, the crepe that I ordered looked, smelled, and tasted a lot like eggs. It was hard to find out what it was made of as they don't speak any English and I don't speak either Lao or Vietnamese. The buffet was ok but not as good as the menu items
By the way, another reviewer wrote that they are only open for lunch. Untrue, they stay open until 7pm.

Very nice buddhist music and relaxing atmosphere. I went for the lunch buffet (about $ 3) and there were about 10 different dishes to eat with rice. Everything was freshly made, included noodle soup and beans and coconut dessert.The food was very tasty, clean and light, not stuffed with fake meat, spices or MSG. I would strongly recommend this place. Plenty of different sort of vegetables: greens, spinach, mushrooms, aubergines, broccoli, cauliflowers, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, pumpkin and tofu. The warm dessert with kidney beans in coconut milk was absolutely delicious!!!

Nice and innovative food, mostly soya base, still lot of vegetables. nice verity to try-out. I am frequent customer for lunch. multiple visits lets you know actual taste.

Lunch time buffet, 25000 kip ($2.50). A dozen or so trays of food laid out, help yourself. Tasty fare, I enjoyed 3 plates, plus a coconut. Only open for lunch, outside seating is pleasant. Spoke to some cute Laos girls on their lunch break.

I was very impressed by this restaurant. Everything was very fresh and tasty. There was a good selection and with a cup of iced tea represents very good value for money.
it is a shop as well so you can purchase some goods as well as cook books etc.

Amazing menu with loads of choice, English and pictures.

A nice place, quiet at night. The best veg*n option at night in Vientiane in my opinion. There's lots to choose from on the menu, including plenty of interesting Vietnamese dishes. I went twice and tried the pho soup, which was nice and the Vietnamese stuffed bitter melon soup, which was tasty and interesting.

The restaurant itself has a nice atmosphere with colourful decorations and lots of photos of a happy monk called Master Ruma. Prices are inexpensive, ranging from 15,000 to 25,000 kip.

i just tried the buffet, which is cheap 25.000 but the taste is not the best, imo to much salt/say sauce.

Cheap and worth the little walk to get here. 10 minutes walk from the center or 10000 kip tuk tuk. Good food and very cheap.

Nice, clean, great service and friendly staff. It all vegetarian and offers beautiful mock meat meals. Place ran by a buddhist family honoring a local guru. Offers tasty traditional pho Vietnamese dishes and sizeable! Just 5 minutes from Ventiane central touristy spot. They aren't overly busy probably as local folks view this kind of restaurant as specialty food and only important on religious days when they must refrain from eating meat. Big place, many fans and table, very clean and organized with a small section outside.