What an absolutely pleasurable experience…read more Located with the decades old Japanese Garden, this restaurant's ambience instantly puts you at peace. The food is fresh, mostly local and very well prepared. I am an active carnivore, yet I found the Roots Burrito to be very satisfying and full of flavor. Plenty of off highway parking. Friendly, efficient service. I cannot think of anything I would change. I will be returning.

My cousin took me here for lunch before I had to leave to the airport. The location is beautiful…read moreand I loved the Japanese garden in the back. The staff behind the counter were really nice and helpful. We ordered our food at the counter and then got a seat. To drink I got the pearls of jasmine tea and to eat I ordered the Blanchard rice bowl with chicken. My tea was really good, it had a nice smokey flavor with floral undertones. Terrific tea, I tried to chug it all before we had to leave so I didn't miss my flight. The rice bowl had a lot of different toppings and textures, everything was super fresh. The rice on the bottom was a little odd though, as it was soggy. It was described on the menu as coconut sticky rice, but it seemed more soggy and wet than sticky. Other than the rice the dish was very tasty. We had a nice quick lunch here.

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE 5 stars: that's what happens when you…read morecome across a desert of vegetarian places, yet find one with good food, service, at very reasonable prices! === 2. FOOD - Eggplant & Beancurd ($10.50): how does one describe how the this dish's namesake is amazing with Napa cabbage, a boiled egg, all on a bed of rice? Points for portion, taste, and price! - Vegetarian BBQ Pork Rice ($11.75): if there was a bento box that was healthy yet tasty, this may be it! From the rolls, Napa cabbage "salad", boiled egg, and the generous portion of imitation BBQ pork on rice - each compartment is a treat! === 3. SERVICE For a food stall in a food court, the service was good in English, and I heard it going well in Mandarin also. === 4. ENVIRONMENT It's the Parker Place food court, so it's as good as you are comfortable with it. Despite the closeness of the tables to each other, wheelchairs and baby strollers will fit. Parking is as good as your luck in the constantly-busy shopping complex lot.

Another fabulous lunch special. Been here a dozen times. Consistently delicious. Very nice polite…read moreowners. Attention to detail.

Got the Cobb salad with chicken. It was so bad, I didn't finish it. Definitely not "fresh." The…read morechicken was questionable. Service is never friendly and overall looked bored. Overpriced and awful. The pink lemonade was good.

The salads are really tasty, with added chicken for protein. All of them are GF, which is vital to…read moreme. I wish more of the bowls were GF too. The pic is of a Cobb Salad. I gave 4 out of 5 stars because the salad dressing on this salad was a bit spicy for me, and because overall I wish they had more GF options. However, I will definitely have more salads there.

I am a vegetarian, and its hard to find a good spot especially in surrey that offers a great vegan…read moremeal, thats both western and Indian. By far my fav vegan burger!! The menu was great, lots of items you can order pizza, pasta, and Indian! I got a few dishes, and I was happy with them all. I really enjoyed the veggie burger, and the tandoori paneer plate & the cauliflower wings. Everything was flavourful, and felt healthy, I didnt feel gross after eating this food (most places in surrey you feel like there is MSG and feel not good after eating it) but I felt leaving good! The place was busy when I came in and the staff was very nice and attentive Overall it is very clean, and there is absolutely no meat or eggs there. I will certainly be back to try other items on the menu!

My boyfriend and I were planning on watching a movie at the nearby Strawberry Hills Cineplex. After…read morea search of restaurants in the area, we found this one. A vegetarian bistro and we had just been talking about trying more vegetarian dishes? Why not? As the name suggests, it is small and quaint, buried in a strip mall and one of those "blink and you'll miss it" places. The decor reminded me of a contemporary restaurant where everything is chosen based on their ease of ability to be cleaned (and for the record, the place was clean), with enough seats to sit about 15 people, and I may be rounding up. We were the second table to enter and we were greeted promptly and given the menus. Perhaps I was misled by the restaurant name and did not really know what to make of the meat dishes that I saw: Beef burger? Chicken Nuggets and Fries? Crispy Chicken Burger? I saw nothing to indicate they were the vegetarian version of chicken nuggets or beef burgers, and about 2/3 of the menu was vegetarian or vegan options, so I surmised they must have put a few meat options there to satisfy any meat eaters that wander through the door. I settled on the Spaghetti with Veggie Balls and the boyfriend ordered the Veggie Curry. The pasta was quite filling (included garlic bread) and I discovered the veggie balls and/or sauce was a tad above my spiciness tolerance level, and was even spicier than the Veggie Curry. In hindsight, I wasn't surprised: it is my personal experience that a lot of the times a vegetarian dish will have a lot of spices added in. Chalk it up to not reading the ingredients carefully and thinking things through. In terms of service, I thought it was great. Water glasses were filled regularly, the waitress checked up on us to ask how we were enjoying the food. I would be very interested in coming back and trying other items on the menu!

I got the pistachio and almond ice cream. It was good, but I wouldn't say it tasted like either…read morepistachio or almonds. I liked that there were actual chunks of nuts inside.

This is a review just for their soup and salad combo…read more I was doing a yelp search looking for soup and salad because my husband and I just wanted something light and healthy. Enter Rebar. I can't speak for the other stuff on the menu and to be honest I'm not a huge fan of vegan food, but I think we lucked out and the soup of the day was a creamy smoked fish type of chowder and it was SOOOO GOOD. Next time I'll make sure to call in to see when they serve this chowder again!!! Also... the salad. Fresh ingredients and they were so accommodating to sub beets with sprouts since my husband can't have beets . Their dressings are made in house I believe and it tastes so good - especially the creamy sesame one and also the ginger honey dressing! To die for!!!! Totally a game changer when added to the salad. And finally the yummy crispy, buttery garlic toast pieces that come with the soup and salad is just heavenly... I am salivating just thinking about it. Prices were extremely fair! Please don't increase the price - it's just right!!! I'd come Back in a heartbeat for the soup and salad. Few improvements could Be: slow service and sticky floors. So that's for the one star knockoff otherwise it would've been 5 stars for sure!!! Portions were generous!!!!

Do you have Allergies? Then this is your place. Great sized…read moreportions and full of flavour.

Very rude and disrespectful customer service. Food is nothing special. I would never go back to…read morethat disgusting attitude

Another Too Good To Go deal, surprising bag meal. Two different curry/lentil soup, roasted…read morevegetables on biryani, kale pakora and syrup donut for desert. Very delicious, flavourful dinner was only $8 It's vegetarian, vegan dinner. Simply only vegetables without artificial protein. Highly recommend.

Vegetarian Indian food that's vegan with no onion and no garlic? Hallelujah! (But be sure to ask…read morefor no asafedita!) The owners here are so nice and accommodating. We were a group of 10 and the place is a bit small, but they were still able to fit us. There's not a lot of people because this is still a hidden gem, but I can imagine it will get busier once it blows up. The place is also a bit out of the way, but very worth it to come just for the food. (Which is s-p-i-c-y!) Very glad we came here. Highly recommend!

Fantastic!! Food, service and ambience. I would drive from Bellingham no problem…read more Can take very large parties.

Authentic. Fresh. Flavorful. Delicious. Outstanding Indian food in Blaine/Birch Bay…read more We enjoyed garlic naan, samosas, chicken korma and chicken chettinad. Spectacular! Spices were fresh and outstanding. Heat was spot on per our requests. Spot is so perfectly retro. Staff was friendly and attentive without being overbearing. Want to try lamb and goat next. Don't say you don't like Indian food until you come to namaste and try it.

This is the restaurant located inside the International Buddhist Temple, only open for lunch. I…read moreattended as part of a Meatless Meetup, where the menu was preset for $25 (+$5 for a tour). The dishes included were: Sichuan-style spicy tofu (not spicy at all), Fried rice, Fried broccoli, Veggie chow mein, and Sweet and sour vegetarian "meat". The first four were very good, but the sweet and sour was exceedingly sweet (par for the course for the dish). The fried rice was a surprising highlight. I wouldn't have chosen this assortment of dishes if it were up to me, but given the selection, everything was made very well. Not at the level of the Buddhist Chinese restaurants in Vancouver (Po Kong and Sun Bo Kong), but very good nonetheless. I'm sure we will return to try out other dishes. Recommended.

Vegetarian Chinese restaurant inside the temple. Everything is nicely made and presented. Wonderful…read moreservice. All the staff are friendly, helpful and give great recommendations. Many options from dim sum to traditional dishes to desserts. Outside the restaurant there are to go options. Their Hong Kong milk tea is so good, taste just like the ones from Hong Kong. Very clean.

Usually great service--this time was no exception. Food is tasty, hot and reasonably priced. I…read morealways get an extra burrito to freeze and have ready for an early breakfast. Hot and mild salsa are both good. Music is playing but not overpowering for having a quiet conversation. Tables are clean.

Super helpful staff. Made recommendations to knock my sandwich out the park. Came back again for…read morebiscuits and gravy.