I loved this place. I ordered the Vietnamese Roll for entré which was really good, the dipping…read moresauce was magnificent. For main I had the Roasted vegetable crispy pide, which came with the best hand cut chips. This was also really really good. Portion size was very generous (excluding the dipping sauce for the chips, this was the only negative I could find, but I like to include one in any feedback). The staff were attentive and friendly and service was quick. All in all a great experience and I've already made plans to return with family next week. Relaxed and comfortable surrounding, even has some board games if you're looking to pass the time

Vegelicious is a classic restaurant which is a place to go if you're vegetarian. They offer various…read moremixes of food types which is acceptable for tourists as well. The staff is polite and price is within a affordable range.

Traumatised by the ominous yellow glow emitting from Veg Out's Bain-marie, I had avoided this venue…read moreuntil a few weeks ago, often opting for the consistent burritos next door or the occasional heart stopping burger on the other side. I'm glad I overcame my terror and ordered one of their wonderful made-to-order tofu and vegetable dishes with brown rice. The cashew tofu dish has loads of vegetables, the brown rice tasted fresh, and I feel energised and light after having this four times now (on different days).

Veg out time is a favourite fast meal of mine. It's a Bain-Marie style front with a full menu of…read morefresh cooked meals to choose from on the board also. I'm a big fan of their curries with brown rice. Portion sizes are so large I generally manage to get tomorrow's lunch out of it as well. They will gladly give you a take away container with a bag and extra rice if you ask. The staff are always extremely friendly. My favourite meals are the fresh roti with satay sauce (made to order) and the yellow curry with ginger veggies from the Bain-Marie. All their curries are packed full of flavour with big chunks of veggies or tofu. There's a sister store in st kilda also, however they have a different name. From what I can gather though it's the exact same recipes. All meals are either vegan or vegetarian (marked on the board and window) and many are gluten free.

Our latest visit to Sister of Soul did not disappoint. As we slowly emerge from Covid restrictions,…read moreto be able to sit in and eat delicious food and drink perfect coffee was a real treat. Friendly staff are the icing on the cake. Wonderful food for everyone, but for vegan folk living in /visiting Melbourne, this is another gem to check out. Enjoy!!

Before coming here the hype of this place was crazyyy! For my entree I ordered the burrito which…read morewas tasty and refreshing! As my main I ordered the Rawsagna to try something different. Being raw, the dish was cold layered with zucchini and it had some veryy interesting flavours and sauces - think it was a cashew tomato sauce. I am a foodie and have tried so many exotic cuisines, but this was still a very acquired taste for me and I wasn't too fond of it! My friend ordered the nutrition bowl - very raw and veryyy strange, pungent flavours - had raw seaweed, saueerkraut, slippery textured mushrooms and a whole range of other very bizzarre ingredients! I also tried the various stir fries and they were soo good! I'd say I was just unlucky with choice. Overall, not overly impressed and wouldn't rave on about it.

I came here with some friends on night. One of them has been here before and she really liked it,…read moreso I was excited to try out this mock meat restaurant. For 8 people, we ordered 6 banquets and one additional main dish and wow, there was a lot of food! Some of the "meat" dishes was more convincing than others. (I really liked the duck. The beef was a good attempt.) But more importantly, the sauces and spices were balanced very well with the mock meat, so each dish was great. None of them made you feel "here is a failed attempt at mock meat that tastes terrible" because even the not-as-convincing dishes tasted great. The menu can be quite entertaining, because most of the plate names don't have the word "mock" in them. So as I read something like "sizzling beef," I thought "I'm vegetarian, so I can't order this," and then I realized "oh, this is actually sizzling mock beef!" I wonder if it would be possible to bring a friend into the restaurant and trick him/her into thinking it was all real meat!

Every so often you come across a restaurant that will keep on dragging you back, it's cheap, it's…read moreeasy, the food is fantastic... Enlightened Cuisine is one of those restaurants. Sort of. Though maybe not for the right reasons. As a vegetarian living in Southbank I have eaten here a number of times and have always found the food to be rather hit and miss. Sometimes everything will be fantastic and other times you will leave the restaurant with the sneaking suspicion that you've just wasted your money. While not overly expensive, Enlightened still isn't exactly cheap for the quality of the food that you're getting - you're going to struggle to find a main on the menu for under $20 and some meals really feel like they should be priced in the 12-15 dollar range. Don't get me wrong - I have eaten here may times and enjoyed myself - the beef with black bean sauce is excellent and the chicken with satay is definitely a worth a try, but the good meals can be let down by others which don't quite match up. The vegetable and oyster sauce for instance comes accross as rather bland and oily and there are a number of dishes where the msg tickles at the back of your throat just a little too much. My advice is to turn up with a few people and order a number of different dishes and share them so that you can find out what you do like and what you don't - the menu is rather expansive so it may take you a number of visits to find something that you really like - once you do however you will probably end up coming back. After all there aren't that many mock meat places in the area to choose from, decent or other wise.

This has to be the best vegetarian fare in Australia. Reminds me so much of a yoga retreat I went…read moreon a few years back. Perfectly balanced curries combine with fresh salsa with important items like chick peas and quinoa. Top it with tahini dressing and down with mango lassi (the best I have ever had). A perfect meal! And then there is cake.....

Great value for money at this place, which is run by Hare Krishnas and is completely vegetarian…read more(with heaps of clearly-labelled vegan options). It's located up a staircase on Swanston Street. Look for the white sign that says "Vegan Vegetarian" and the stairs that seem (oddly enough) to lead straight to a men's restroom and you've found it, ha! They have salads, curries, a few sides like samosas and pies, a couple of desserts, and three drink options. You can load up on rice, 2 curries and 2 salads for only $9.50. Or you can do the Vegan Platter, which is what I did -- rice, 2 curries, 2 salads, dessert, and drink for $11.95. Throw in a soup for $12.95 (the "Feast Plate.") Or you can just pick and choose which curries or salads you want from the display case, although this isn't as good a value for your money as the platters because each salad and curry is $4.50, which adds up fast. The food here is good but not great. Their hot food is way better than their salads, which are bland and uninspired. But the curries are hearty and warming and flavourful. I got the vegetable kofta ball (amazing) and the kidney bean curry (yummy) with the cold chickpea salad (boring) and the beetroot salad (meh). You can choose your dressing on the salads -- two of three are vegan. I got the tahini and it wasn't a very nice tahini. But the nice flavours of the hot food, dessert, and drink made up for it. They have 1 vegan dessert -- when I was there it was a date, raisin, and cashew halwa -- delicious! For the drink I chose the lemon and mint, which was light, sweet, and refreshing. Other places similar to this are Crossways (close by) and the Om Vegetarian locations (there are four). All are Hare Krishna vegetarian places with cheap, tasty food. I find Gopal's to be the one with the nicer, sleeker atmosphere, with its trendy hanging light bulbs and dim lighting and white walls, whereas the Om Vegetarians and Crossways are more into fluourescent lighting and brightly painted walls, giving off more of a "cheap and cheerful and maybe a little dirty" vibe. The food choices are also more varied at Gopal's. All of these places are great value for money, but if you're dining with more of a pickier friend, I'd probably say choose Gopal's.

The Vegan Collective is a new food stall that's part of the Queen Victoria Winter Night Markets…read moreevery Wednesday night. It's great to have a 100% vegan option at the Queen Vic night markets, which for years have been very heavy on the meat. Not to mention, the food here is YUM. Right now they have 5 things on the menu, all vegan: - Middle Eastern Open Wrap - Japanese Udon Noodles - Yellow Lentil and Coconut Curry - Laksa Noodle Soup - Sesame Crusted Tofu I've had the Middle Eastern Open Wrap and the Laksa Noodle Soup. My friend had the Yellow Lentil and Coconut Curry. All very tasty. The Middle Eastern Open Wrap was my favourite -- it's probably one of the best falafel wraps I've had in a long time, and it seemed like a real step up from the junky kind you get at kebab shops. This one actually tasted somewhat "gourmet," if you know what I mean. Real thought was put into the flavours and the sauce, which was delicious. The laksa was OK -- a bit messy to eat if you can't find a seat and you have to stand around awkwardly holding the bowl in one hand and trying to navigate with your chopsticks/spoon in the other. (I'm bad with chopsticks anyway and nearly stabbed myself in the eye at one point.) This food stall is located next to the Sri Lankan food stall, away from the main row of food stalls, so you kinda have to hunt for it. It's further south than the main row of food stalls, if that makes sense -- kind of in the middle of the building, with more of the non-food stuff. On the plus side, that means the queue is much shorter than at other food stalls! Prices are right in line with every other food stall at the Queen Vic Night Market -- i.e., a couple of dollars overpriced, but you're paying for the atmosphere of the place. Really great food stall. I'll be back.

Their service and staff are perfect and very hospitable and friendly. Their menu has only few item…read morebut they are all vegetarian and all are very tasty and yummy.

Excellent place for fresh Japanese food ! I have been there so many times and never been…read moredissatisfied. Panko Salmon is my favorite! This place is being more and more crowded, but you can still order food to go if no more seats are available ! Enjoy!

Great healthy and tasty option while I was in Melbourne. Cool decor if you like cats.read more

Think White linens, crystal glasses, and views of the whole city. The Deck is the perfect date…read morerestaurant, when you want to impress someone or just have a fancy evening out. The decor is classy, modern and sophisticated, and it is as aesthetically pleasing as any Modern Australian restaurant. But honestly, there is not really that much originality here. The food was tasty, and like I said the restaurant is a nice restaurant to go to, but I think Im just getting tired of describing restaurants as Modern Australian - which means anything goes by what the chef wants to cook. Still really good fod, but not super exciting.

Just a coffee today after arriving too early for my lunch appointment. This cafe has a curious…read morelong narrow shape. It's darkish and moderately stylish in a modern sort of way. I got an unenthusiastic greeting from a server who gave me an impression I was a bit of a nuisance as she was setting up for the lunch crowd. I can sort of understand the reaction but it's still not a great look in hospitality. My long black was just ok. Nothing memorable or special about it at all, sadly. The milk jug was chipped as well although it's probably a little bit picky to mention it. I sensed lack of enthusiasm in both staff and customers here. My impression is the current sub 3 rating is likely deserved.

this is what they gave me... somehow delivery took 7 hours…read more arrived at 1am. it wasn't even wrapped up properly. opened it and immediately was hit with an awful smell. if your order is being delivered by amir, cancel it. he will not be careful with your poo-filled tacos... he almost threw it at me! outrageous. if you go to eat-in, make sure you're prepared. the staff are extremely disrespectful. while i was eating my raw burrito, i asked to go to the bathroom and staff yelled at me to sit down and eat. they are rude, unprofessional and the whole restaurant smells like bum holes.

My family and friends had a great time here! The food was quick to arrive, the portion sizes were…read morelarge and the servers were friendly. All the food was fresh and delicious, definitely worth the low prices. We'll be sure to eat there again.