Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Raw
Western
Juice bar
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Fusion
Australian

Vegetarian restaurant that offers a mixed range of western and eastern influenced dishes, like tofu skewers and jackfruit burger, in addition to raw food options like raw lasagna or falafel and raw cheesecake. Kitchen stops 30 minutes before closing. Call or email info@yonggreenfood.com.au See Facebook for details. Reported closed July 2022.


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50 Reviews

First Review by vegan mikal

Suzbuster

Points +82

Vegan
30 May 2017

best vegan restaurant I've ever eaten at

Far out, this place is perfect.

Amazing and nourishing food in generous portions. Staff both incredibly welcoming and efficient.
Prices very reasonable.
Good location being Brunswick St.

Had the chilli bean wrap made vegan and a smoothie. Months later I'm still fantasising about them.

Pros: food, staff, price

Cons: none at all

BeckiWhite

Points +18

Vegan
01 Feb 2022

Management Issues

The newer management needs to improve communication about wait times on meals as the table service is poor, expect extremely long waits when the restaurant isn’t even busy. It took 40 minutes to be told a dish is unavailable and other people had walked out due to the poor service. Years ago the food was great, but now the atmosphere and quality of food has gone downhill, the food being cold when it shouldn’t be and left feeling very dissatisfied with service.

Pros: Plenty of vegan options, Drinks was nice

Cons: Bland food, New management disorganised, poor service, Long waiting time, expect over an hour +

Tiggy

25 Apr 2022

Yes I had an extremely bad experience here a few weeks ago which I did not write a review on because I really felt the business must be struggling and I felt sorry for the staff. The cafe was understaffed, we waited half an hour to be attended to, my meal took another half hour to arrive and then an hour after taking our order the waiter came out to say my companion’s order was unavailable. It was frankly mind-bogglingly bad, and very sad to think that a few years ago this was one of Fitzroy’s foremost veg restaurants and I’d have to wait half an hour for a table.

SunnyBoy33

Points +36

Vegan
29 Jul 2021

Rawsagne. WOW!

Went here last night. I had the Rawsagne. I wasn't expecting much, but it looked amazing and tasted even better.

Pros: Lots of vegan ptions, Very friendly stuff, Lots of variety on the menu

denisedekeyzer

Points +36

Vegan
14 Mar 2020

Food is amazing

Great selection of food, beautiful and hearty.

mcsutton

Points +76

Vegan
18 Jan 2020

Bowl Heaven

A great place for a healthy bowl and juice. Had a deep fried mushroom in a batter that wasn’t great, tasted like old oil. Highly recommend bowl and juices though.

Tiggy

Points +15265

Vegan
01 Dec 2019

Another less than impressive experience

I keep wanting to give this place an improved rating but every time I visit something just doesn’t go quite right. We ordered a macro dragon bowl with tempeh ($15.90 lunch special) and the Mapo tofu ($19.50). The bowl was a very good size and had decent amount of flavour for a brown rice job, mainly from my selected cashew cream condiment. There was a bit of a glitch and we were brought the tofu Katsu instead of the mapo tofu. When the correct tofu dish arrived it had a nice flavour, but the small pieces of mock meat did not give it a ‘mincy’ texture and it was a bit dry and not that spicy. I have memories of this place being good, but recent experiences have been less than impressive. Another thing I don’t understand is why this place doesn’t modify the one or two dishes with dairy and become completely vegan.

Cons: Burger very sweet

Pips

Points +1427

Vegan
28 Oct 2019

Average

Good food but they were much better in times past. The food has slipped to being just ok now. Average.

Juann

Points +42

Vegan
05 Oct 2019

Delicious

The supergreen salad dressing was the best dressing I’ve ever tasted

Pros: Raw and cooked options

Jenniferlaw1712

Points +102

Vegan
24 Sep 2019

Amazing place! Absolutely delicious!😄Would 100% come back

amazing food! So satisfies

Elyse001

Points +41

Vegan
19 Jul 2019

Definitely coming back

This place is delicious. I got the mapo tofu and really enjoyed it. Good service too!

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Good service, Fast

EllieStG

Points +44

Vegan
12 May 2019

Great service, tasty food!

Got the savory buckwheat crepes - it was so good! My husband got the pineapple fried rice - also good but nothing special. Also got the cacao shake which was nice but not chilled. Service was amazing, they were so friendly and adaptable as I like my dressings and sauces on the side 👌Want to revisit and try other tasty dishes.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Great drinks selection - hot and cold, Amazing services

Cons: Venue is a bit dark and dingy inside, Some dishes are quite expensive

Vegfix

Points +6083

Vegan
25 Apr 2019

Up there in my top 5 Melbourne eateries

Delicious food, so many delicious looking dishes to choose from on the menu. I ordered the meal that was made up of lots of little dishes (can't remember the name), it was really enjoyable!

CapybaRus

Points +308

Vegan
22 Apr 2019

What's the fuss?

2 of the 3 meals we ordered were disappointing. Dragon Bowl was great, teriyaki 'chicken' was dull, Japanese curry tasted like tinned soup. Goyoza was very good, cauli pops were bland. Rice beer was gross but an experience so didn't mind it so much. The service was fine, the price was high.

RawChefYin

Points +4402

Vegan
20 Apr 2019

Excellent Raw Food

Tried 3 of their raw dishes - rawsagna, kelp pad thai, cheesecake and loved them all. Also had the kimchi gyoza which we absolutely loved.

It was quite packed and quite noisy because there aren't any carpets or curtains to absorb the sound.

Service was great.

Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, raw are all clearly marked which is wonderful.

Would definitely come back again if I'm ever in Melbourne. Well done!

Pros: Great tasting food, Tasty raw vegan dishes, Good service

BlackheathVegan

Points +163

Vegan
16 Apr 2019

Vegetarian and Vegan food in cozy atmosphere

Vegetarian restaurant with vegan options located in Fitzroy. Food is pretty good, with options like burgers, curries and sweet potato fries. Service was friendly and fast

Pros: Food, Price, Location

Cons: Not entirely vegan

calamansi_dreamin

Points +406

Vegan
01 Apr 2019

Be-Yong Good

The Korean Pancake Platter is next level. You get three different pancakes - chive, kale and kimchi - and you'll have a hard time picking a favourite! Some other dishes we've tried are Japchae, Buckwheat Crepe, Raw Nori Roll, and Kimchi Gyoza, all of which are yum. They have desserts too, although none of them are Asian desserts (in saying that, the Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake is bloody delicious).

KinoTheVegan

Points +242

Vegan
12 Feb 2019

Great Japanese curry

I love their Japanese curry; and their desserts as well. And many other dishes, whether Asian inspired or burgers
It's a bit pricey, and one of the 2 rooms is noisy when at full capacity, but still love this place.
It's 95% vegan, not quite sure why they dont go full vegan...
Also, no split bills

Pros: Great food, Wide choice

Cons: A bit pricey, Can be noisy

Tofulicious

Points +1155

Vegan
24 Jan 2019

Beyond Bland

Friendly service (if unprofessional when busy, i.e. treat customers more like Camy’s Shanghai Dumpling than a venue that charges $20-25 per dish); decent sized serves; *BUT* I have yet to eat anything at Yong’s with even a smidgin of flavour.

Pros: generally pleasant friendly service, nice enough during ‘off-peak’ periods, many vegan options

Cons: overpriced underwhelming fare, extremely loud and bad service when busy, the food is incredibly bland

BreakfastKlutz

Points +11995

Vegan
08 Oct 2018

Time to drop the dairy.

I have been to Yong's 5 times now. 2 good, 2 not bad, 1 dreadful.
The food is generally of a very high standard, they have a large menu and the staff and generally excellent. Prices are a touch on the high side, but if you make the right menu choices and the staff are on form, well and truly worth it.
Coffee is average & the pho is pointlessly bland.
The last time that I visited I ordered the nachos (Vegan on request), I asked the waiter twice to make them Vegan, yet he delivered them with dairy sour cream and cheese on them, which I ate some of before my girlfriend noticed the issue. I took them back and they were replaced, but the staff did not see it as an issue. The Vegan nachos were decidedly lacking in sauce and flavour.
Yongs believe that nursing human mothers need dairy milk o.O that is one of their excuses for stocking it.



Updated from previous review on 2018-10-08

Pros: Quality, Staff, Variety

Cons: Dairy, Staff, Price

thetenthletter

Points +39

Vegetarian
04 Jul 2018

Delish!

Excellent food and good service. The Teriyaki bowl with “chicken” is amazingggg

Charlie.

Points +812

Vegan
09 May 2018

Good Food

Although Yong Green Food is a vegetarian restaurant, most of their dishes are vegan and yes, it would be awesome if they could turn into a fully vegan restaurant! Food is good, service is alright. [edit by staff]

V-for-Vegan

Points +876

Vegan
27 Mar 2018

Cozy Little Place

Cozy little place for vegan food, average service. The only downside is probably not a fully restaurant. Love their macrobiotic bowl ~ Desserts are alright, not so into the strong coconut flavor.

czarnajulka

Points +485

Vegan
18 Feb 2018

great stuff

no idea why i didn’t come here earlier. very tasty, fresh and a great choice. and the prices are very reasonable. i will come back very soon.

Pros: almost 100% vegan

NatashaQuasar

Points +594

Vegan
09 Feb 2018

Amazing wholesome food

Yum yum yum! Fantastic food service atmosphere. Highly recommend!

caitjoy

Points +341

Vegan
09 Apr 2017

Delicious food

I had the Macro Dragon Bowl which was great! Decent portion sizes as well, we were all very satisfied

sglcklch

Points +2815

Vegan
18 Dec 2016

Loved it!

Just had dinner here with my partner. We shared the kimchi pancake, faux tuna nori rolls, the yin & yang charger, and the tofu katsu. Everything was delicious and fairly healthy to boot. The menu is mostly vegan and appears to be pan-Asian but does have a Japanese/Korean slant, so I'd suggest sticking with dishes from that corner of the world for the best result.

We didn't stay for dessert because we had decided to go to the crêperie down the street instead. Total bill came to AU$78 including two glasses of draft kombucha. which I thought was very reasonable. Service was prompt and straightforward.

I found it a bit overwhelming when doing my research as to where to eat in this neighborhood because it teems with veg*n options. In the end, I'm very glad I picked this place.

Pros: great food, good value

Wuji_Luiji

Points +2512

Vegan
01 Dec 2016

Great spot

We had a raw vegan hawaiian pizza, korean kimchi pancake, soba noodle salad and mock chicken burger all of which were tasty. It's has a nice ambience and staff are friendly. There are heaps of vegan items on the menu. I plan to visit again!




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