Zenhouse Vegetarian Yum Cha

Zenhouse has a broad range of food from Western burgers and not chicken nuggets to Asian stir fries and curries. Generally tasty, but unfortunately the service is almost always inattentive.

I tried Zen House on a business trip to Adelaide and had high hopes given the good reviews. Unfortunately the food was hit and miss for me. The SFC Burger was good but not amazing and the satay sticks were not so good (dry). Service was helpful but not warm or friendly. Atmosphere was quite like a cafeteria. It was ok but unfortunately I wouldn't rush back.

Absolutely amazing little restaurant. So much choice. The food is ample and delicious.
I wish I could've eaten there every night so I could have tried more of their yummy food.

This is one of my favourite places to eat. So many vegan options. I love the taro pancakes and satay sticks.

This Zenhouse location offers really good burgers and fries. The entrees are also delicious, many vegan and some gluten free options.
The burger was pretty greasy, but filling and full of flavour.
Noodle dish was rather boring and nothing special.
Would go for burgers and entrees.

Good location in town!

My partner and I visited on a Monday night, we enjoyed and shared many vegan dishes on the menu, however that night we were both realising we got a case of mild upset stomach [edit by staff- see tos]. We hadn't eaten together before or after so unfortunately Zenhouse must have been the culprit. So disappointing because I loved the rice paper rolls more than anything!

The service is friendly and the food is yummy. It's a good mix of western, Asian, and Indian influences. Heaps of GF options.
I went there with non vegan people and they all appreciate.

Stopped in here while visiting Adelaide and would definitely come back again. They did stuff our order up . But the taste of the food made up for that .

In all the years I've been going to Zenhouse i have never had a bad experience, they have never messed up my order or given me vegetarian instead of vegan and the staff are always lovely and food great. This has been one of my favourite veg places since before i was vegan, and it still is one of the best in Adelaide.
I'm a creature of habit so usually just go for the vegan SFC with chips, but all of their dishes are winners!

If you're anywhere near Rundle Mall then definitely head to Zenhouse! It's just off a little side street. I really enjoyed the food here - a good choice and reasonably priced.

SFC for the win. Went there on a public holiday. I had the BBQ steam buns and SFC with rice and satay sauce was amaze-balls. Prices were excellent too.

One of first entirely vegetarian restaurants I ever went to. The food is an interesting mix of western, Asian, and Indian. You can have anything you like really.

The Yum Cha options are all delicious, and the Tofu Clay Hot Pot is really good.

Many options at different prices.

Food delivery and service can be a bit slow.

I absolutely love Zenhouse they have quite a good selection of gluten free and vegan options. I haven't been able to find anywhere else that does such tasty mock meat. I really love the Satay Sticks and the Sweet Corn Soup. The service is always friendly and the food is always tasty.

Went here for tea and the servings were huge. I got extra noodles on my hokkien black bean and they were probably not necessary, although for 50c I was able to take the last quarter home in a plastic container. The patties come with quite a large plate of salad. It was very loud between music and other people so it was difficult to have a conversation but the food and icecream after made up for it. There is a fridge with some vegan packaged food available as well, and the choice to share plates with others.

I had been to this place a couple of years ago just to have their vegan ice cream but remembered little about it (except that I learnt the hard way that I really don't like durian ice cream). We went there again this weekend and had dinner, as it was the only vegan-friendly place open after 4pm in Adelaide. The setup is very simple, with plain furniture, Lino floor, Chinese lanterns hanging from the ceiling, as well as calligraphic wall hangings and a wide variety of teas on display. The menu includes a number of yum-cha-style entrees, four each of western and Asian main dishes, several burgers. (although there is also a special on the blackboard). On this occasion we started with the Fried Spinach Dumplings. These were nice and crispy and not too oily, but, although there was a pleasant subtle savoury flavour to them, they were a bit dominated by a 'spinachy' (or even 'silverbeety') taste and texture. My partner ordered the Red Roasted Slices, which is mock roasted duck accompanied by cucumber and tomato. I tried it and the 'duck' was chewy/crispy, quite tasty but a little sweet. My own order, Zenhouse Claypot Noodles, consisted of tofu and vegetables and hokkein boodles in a savoury but slightly bland broth and ultimately didn't have a lot of flavour. These meals were reasonably priced at around $14-$15. However, I was slightly appalled when I ordered three different-flavoured scoops of vegan ice cream and they cost $15 - more than either of our mains. Strangely, according the woman serving me, if I'd ordered them all the same flavour it would have been $12. I queried the price but was told it was correct. We returned the next evening and discovered there was actually an entire (extensive) other dinner menu (as opposed to the Daily Menu we had ordered from the night before) that we had not seen because it had not been on our table, so make sure you don't miss this. This time we ordered a mild coconut-based vegetable curry which was quite delicious, as well as a steaming mushroom and vegetable stirfry - a tad sweet for my taste. The food is generally fine and the opening hours mean I'll be back next time I'm looking for dinner out in Adelaide. (Four stars means 'good' not 'very good')

Just because its veggie doesn't mean its healthy. Loaded with noodles and other carb overloads. But at least they have other veggie options besides the myriad veggie burger joints that dot the surrounding area.

We went here a few times while in Adelaide. I loved the variety, like being able to have pie and chips or a green curry or sweet and sour mock pork was pretty awesome.

I love this place. I go there whenever I want a veggie burger.