Vegan-friendly
Indian
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Fusion
Indo-Chinese

Multi-cuisine vegetarian restaurant opened in Oct 2012. Offers Indian, Indo-Chinese, western, Mexican, and fusion cuisine. Large menu, no microwave oven used. Open Mon-Thu 11:30am-10:30pm, Fri 11:30am-11:00pm, Sat-Sun 11:00am-11:00pm.


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18 Reviews

First Review by AndyT

MKorvesis

Points +2328

Vegan
24 Apr 2023

Delicious food

Cozy restaurant with many vegan options

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Delicious, Kind staff & fast service

D.Flo

Points +1491

Vegan
19 Jun 2022

Deceitful menu, confused staff

At first glance, the menu looks great: a big capital V next to many dishes, and the last page of the menu indicating that V= VEGAN.

The issue is, that is a lie. Almost none of those many food options are vegan. After asking the staff, what the V really means is "can be made vegan". Absolutely nothing in the menu indicates this - in fact, since there's a clear indication that V is for vegan, the contrary is true: the menu is extremely deceiving.

You might think that ok, that's an issue, but as long as the food can be veganized, there's some hope still. Unfortunately, no, there's not. Talking to the staff, you'll understand that making a dish vegan, to them, means removing the animal products... without any kind of substitution. You'll be paying the same price for a dumbed down (taste wise) version of your chosen food. Case in point, quesadillas. Veganising them simply means removing the cheese. What are you left with then? I didn't ask. I was too busy facepalming myself.

I politely explained all this to the waiter and asked him to report to his management. Not sure if he'll do it - I'll try to reach management directly as well.

Since I was eating with a flexitarian friend, I stayed and ordered a (dumbed down) Nasi Lemak Wrap, then a naan. Small portion size for the price, but taste was ok.

Unless the management shows understanding and implements some changes, I won't go back . And I recommend you avoid the place as well.

Pros: None at the moment

Cons: Deceitful menu, Confused staff, Expensive

David OMahony

06 Jul 2022

Thanks for posting - I hate deliberately misleading

GemmaG

Points +107

Vegan
28 Feb 2021

Lots of choice - just ask

It’s not quite clear what’s vegan, but if you ask, they’re very helpful. There’s lots of choice, and the food was really nice. And very cheap.

JoshSilva

Points +2041

Vegan
28 Sep 2020

Very Tasty food 😋😋 lots of spice

This place is a very good restaurant! Came here and am vegan and had the OMG burger. Waiters are very knowledgeable about vegan options. Will definitely some back

Pros: Tasty food good portions, Great service, Speak good English

Cons: Expensive , Can be a bit spicy , Busy at times

SoyStina

Points +3817

Vegan
28 Jun 2020

Good Indian Food

I tried many of the Indian dishes here and it was very authentic food. Enjoyed the meal. Be sure to ask food without ghee if you are vegan. I ordered garlic naan without ghee and it was nice. If you don’t ask then ghee will come. Service was very slow and we had to wait very long. Expensive food though, compared to other Indian vegetarian restaurant.

Pros: Vegan friendly , Good food

Cons: Quite expensive

serenat

Points +155

Vegan
24 Aug 2019

Pricey vegetarian Indian food

The place was pretty full when we went for lunch on a Saturday. My partner had the OMG burger - portion was slightly smaller than expected but was delicious! I had a garlic naan without butter (to make Vegan) and the tandoori platter (bf ate the cheese). Food was good and I was super full after the meal. Wouldn't come again tbh unless I was craving for Indian food and nearby😅 almost everything had dairy but staff are aware of dietary requirements

AshleyBenson

Points +27

Vegetarian
24 Jul 2019

Delicious

Would highly recommend, really tasty food with great portion sizes- tons of options that are great for sharing and the staff is very friendly/helpful

Amy_n_n

Points +2788

Vegan
07 Feb 2019

Taste okay

The sizzler tasted good but the Manchurian fried rice was rather bland. Maybe I ordered wrong item.

If you like Indian veg*n food, recommend to come to this place at least once as they have variety of food.

Pros: The staff is aware of vegan requirement

Cons: Not labeled clearly , Quite pricey as they charge service fee and tax!

GabrielEng

Points +641

Vegan
05 Dec 2018

Delicious yes. Healthy no.

I went for the sizzler the waiter told me was vegan. It was a massive portion and it was delicious but there was so much oil in the food. Ok every once in a while but I don't feel good eating food with that much oil in.

Pros: Generous portion

Cons: Expensive , To much oil

Briekimchi

Points +2137

Vegetarian
20 Sep 2018

Worth visiting at least once.

Not really multi-national cuisine as the menu is very Indian-heavy with a few other things thrown in. We managed to get in before customers were queuing outside. Restaurant seemed to get a little behind their orders but staff stayed calm and friendly. Some of the food was really impressive to look at, a lot of effort went into presentation. The taste was pretty good, too. Costs add up if you want to try multiple dishes, however.

Pros: Imaginative food, Professional decor, Looked hygenic

Cons: Gets busy pretty quickly, Had to wait for food, Expensive

edwardbc

Points +1021

Vegan
24 Feb 2018

Tasty malaysian food

I tried the Nasi Lemak (Malaysian typical dish) and it was very tasty and good. Also tried a salar, the lemon coriander soup and the eggplant bruschetta which was also very well made. Recommended

Updated from previous review on 2018-02-21

Spaghetti_monster

Points +900

Vegan
20 Jan 2018

Plenty of choice for vegans if you don’t mind asking

First time trying WTF (What Tasty Food) in Bangsar. The fully vegetarian menu states that vegan dishes can be prepared on request, and our waiter was excellent; he showed us all of the already vegan options, pointed out the dishes that could be easily veganised, and asked if there was anything else we wanted to try so he could see whether the kitchen could veganise it (we asked about the mushroom tikka masala and the answer was yes!). I was also thrilled to find out that many of the naan breads could be made vegan just by omitting the melted butter they usually coat them with.
We started with the dry vegetable munchurian; crispy fragrantly spiced veg balls coated in a soy, chilli, ginger and garlic sauce (so good!). Next we had a big old vegan feast consisting of daal tadka, mushroom tikka masala, aalu gobi (my fave), basmati rice, garlic naan and plain naan. Everything was tasty and not too spicy (not sure if they toned it down a bit for us deliberately...?), and we were additionally happy because (unlike many vegetarian restaurants here in KL) they serve beer, including kingfisher and corona if you’re after a vegan beer.

Pros: Tasty food!, Good service, lots of vegan options including beer

Cons: vegan options not labelled

LilacHippy

Points +12680

Vegan
28 Oct 2017

Classy Indian Food

I don't agree with some of the previous reviews - or maybe they have improved since these. The food is mostly only Indian apart from a few burger options. The food here is much higher quality than the other average Indian restaurants around. There are a lot in Kuala Lumpur! This place really is a cut above. The food tasted amazing and they have so many unique options and the staff are knowledgeable about making dishes vegan. We really enjoyed it and didn't find it rushed or noisy at all. It was perfect for our last night on our trip to KL.

Pros: High quality and unique, Nice setting

Cons: Slightly pricey, Not completely vegan

KHETAN2305

Points +13

Vegetarian
08 Sep 2017

WOW Vegetarian Food

After starving for vegetarian food in Johor Bahru, this place in KL is a blessing for vegetarians. Thanks.

Gillsabroad

Points +198

Vegan
28 Oct 2016

great vegetarian menu

Good range of vegetarian dishes and a few which are vegan. Tasty, freshly prepared and helpful, well informed waiting staff. They had an amazing range of sweets (almost all made with carnation milk) in preparation for Diwali all made on the premises. Choice of beer and soft drinks. My friend declared the Masala chai delicious! It's located about 30 minutes from the Petronas Towers and is really reasonably priced too.

Stevie

Points +11765

Vegan
05 Apr 2016

WTF - What Tasty Food, Kuala Lumpur

I had some enjoyable food here. Regrettably my memory is dominated by a massively over spiced thai salad. There was no warning given of its atomic powered spiciness. I was unable to finish this salad as was my co diner. I regret food going to waste

Pros: vegan friendly

Cons: massively over spiced thai salad

Livefaststayyoung

Points +220

Vegetarian
22 Sep 2014

Great food, fantastic service, one of the best!

Discovered this place in May 2014 via Happy Cow. Extensive menu with perhaps the best veggie Indian food I have ever had. The guys really looked after us and great service is hard to find in KL. My bro lives is KL and isn't even veggie yet eats here regularly. I'm back for another visit and we had takeout last night. It was as good as the restaurant. Portions are huge so you get value for £. Highly recommended, love this place and wish we had one in the UK!

AndyT

Points +2356

Vegan
29 May 2014

Indian restaurant with some Western &vegan options

If your motto in life is "CHEEESE!!! I must at least eat half a kilo of it every day " ... Then WTF might be just the right place for you. If you are vegan, however, or if you simply like to eat healthy food, then possibly not.

When I read the description, I got the impression that it is a restaurant with main,y Western style food. That is not the case. About 90 % of their menu is Indian, and they do have a few Western options. Burger, Pizza, cheese sandwich and some Mexican food. The common deniminator is that they are laden with either cheese, butter or ghee, reflecting the school of thought that is - unfortunataly - also often encountered in Vegetarian restaurants, that mankind can not survive without animal products :-(

However, their prices are much too high for average Indian food. Aloo mutter for RM 10 is ok, charging RM 2 for each single piece of chapatti on top of that, and RM 2 for a jug of ice water is rather steep, but asking RM 7 for a glass of Lemon Iced tea and RM 9 for a small mango lassi are too expensive IMO.

I went there with my non-vegan son, he ate one of the mini-pizzas (the second one was too much for him), I helped him with his fries and had the Aloo Mutter with some Chapattis. The lemon ice tea that I ordered without sugar was very sweet, so when I ordered another one, I specifically asked that no sugar at all be added. The drink I received tasted similar to normal Lipton's out of the can and the "normal" lemon ice tea that my son had ordered would probably have sent a diabetic person into a coma after the first sip. After the lunch, both my son and myself had indigestion, something that I, as a vegan, am simply not used to.

The redeeming factor of WTF is the friendliness of their personnel. The waiter explained which of their options were vegan, and when my son ordered a Mango lassi, he came back to check if that was really ok, as I had asked specifically for no dairy in the food (and lassi is made of yoghurt).

Nevertheless, with only average food and above average prices, this is clearly not sufficient for a better rating.

Pros: Friendly staff, Taste ok

Cons: Prices very high for what they offer, Few vegan options, Food definitely not healthy

KLGuy

29 May 2014

LOL thanks for the review as I was going to visit this place till I saw your review Andy! ;)




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