一念素食, at 薄扶林香港大學百周年校園逸夫教學樓地下, is a Cantonese style eatery by the people who run Harvester veg restaurant. Pay by weight with unlimited soup of the day and rice. Equal ops employer. Gd Flr in Hong Kong University. Opposite foot bridge for C1 MRT exit. Restaurant faces out of the tower. Reported fully vegan March 2023. Open Mon-Sat 11:30am-9:00pm.
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Centennial Campus Catering Outlet D, G/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China
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11 Reviews
First Review by sfvoyage
12munchies
Points +2825
only for students though… - Edit
The food is amazing! They only serve students and staff but somehow I managed to sneak into that place and had the exact amount of money in cash to pay for my food (not too cheap but tbh I overloaded my plate as usual).
Read moreIt’s a buffet with many vegetables and fried and deep fried food options.
they have a really nice choice of tea and coffee too!
bring a lot of cash and if needed ask a student to pay for you with his/her member card.
Pros: choice of food , teas , all the deep fried stuff
Cons: only for students / staff (usually)
louis1977
Hi 12munchies. This policy is set up because recently there is an influx of visitors from the mainland to the university causing stress on students...
Read more12munchies
Hi Louis, thank you for letting me know. And wow! You have almost 10k Points. Chapeau ! Hello from Taiwan.
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Briekimchi
Points +2137
Great Option At The University, Basic But Exceeeds Expectations - Edit
Based in the centre of HKU, Bijas is a Chinese vegetarian, pay-by-weight eatery aimed at students and faculty members. As a result, the pricing is incredibly low and great value, if you're willing to forego some frills.
Read moreWhen here, we had some of the set menu choices, as well as experiencing the buffet counter.
The DIY veggie combo from the set menu is an incredibly good value feed (at 36HKD) where you receive a bowl of noodles, with three different vegetables, with a sauce. You also receive a side of seaweed soup. Although, it's a basic meal, the sauce itself is really flavourful and makes it much better than expected.
The buffet had a lot of options. It comes with unlimited rice, soup and tea/water. It's almost entirely traditional Chinese vegetarian, so you can definitely come up with a hearty, filling meal. When we filled our plate, it came to under 50HKD, and with the unlimited sides, was more than enough.
Seemingly all of the options currently offered up were Vegan, so that was a positive, and the restaurant has an inclusive hiring policy, which is always welcome! The staff were very pleasant and friendly.
It's still a university cafeteria-style venue so there's harsh lighting and basic furnishings. The bathrooms are outside the restaurant and require a bit of a trek. Overall though, if you're in the university for whatever reason, this is probably the place to eat. No complaints!
Pros: Really Affordable And Filling Food Options, Friendly Staff And Inclusive Hiring
Cons: Harsh Lighting And Cafeteria-Esque Interior, Bathrooms Some Distance Away
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Ashni
Points +2290
Chinese vegetarian cafe - Edit
Was attending a lecture at HKU with work colleagues and we ate here for lunch afterwards. It was pay by weight and came out quite reasonable. Quite a lot of variety. If I was a student, can imagine I would eat here a lot!
Read morePros: Reasonable price, Chinese vegetarian range
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viksins
Points +37
My most favourite place in Hong Kong - Edit
All Chinese vegetarian. Amazingly good atmosphere. You can feel the peace in the air. Food is really good. You pay by weight of the plate.
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AngHweeBoon
Points +27
Nice ambience. Superb value for money. Good quality food and drinks. - Edit
Had afternoon tea for HkD 29. Chinese dim sum and carrot cake. Plus very wholesome home brewed Apple drink
Read morePros: Good menu selection , Good food portion
Cons: None
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VeganBec
Points +1022
Only serves staff and students. No outside patrons. - Edit
I just travelled 45 mins to get here. Small sign in the window ☹️
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010697
Points +109
Best restaurant/canteen in HKU - Edit
Lunch and dinner is pay by weight style buffet with large variety of dishes including Chinese vegetable dishes, stews/curry, dim sum, mock meats and Chinese desserts. Unlimited refills for rice and soup.
Read moreMost dishes are vegan. Staff are friendly and always offering to help. Inexpensive compared to other vegetarian eateries in HK.
Pros: Variety of good quality dishes , Unlimited refill on soup and rice , Employs people with disabilities
Cons: Busy during lunch hour, Hard to estimate cost of meal (by weight)
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Seleenian
Points +24
A lifesaver for HKU students - Edit
I ate at this restaurant so many times during my exchange studies at The University of Hong Kong. There are many kinds of tasty foods available at the buffet during lunchtime and dinner. Breakfast and afternoon tea aren't bad either!
Read moreThere was one time where one of the foods at the buffet had honey in it but the manager let me know when I was about to take that food. He said it's the only food that has honey. In addition, some of the beverages use honey, which is clearly stated (e.g. lemon drink honey). I am not sure whether the milk served with coffee is cow's milk or not but I always drunk my coffee black. Other than these three non-vegan cases, all the other food served is vegan.
The staff is extremely friendly and they always made my day! If you are an HKUer and eat at this restaurant frequently, the staff will start to recognize you and they will start talking to you more and more. Sometimes they gave free food like some berries or a couple of buns. All of this gave me even more reasons to come back to this restaurant.
Pros: Many options at the buffet, Friendly staff
Cons: Crowded during lunchtime
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Stevie
Points +11765
Bijas Vegetarian, Hong Kong - Edit
To update this in light of other reviews suggesting this place is expensive. If you're watching your budget there's 2 options for this place:-
Read morea) go in the mid afternoon when they are offering the mid afternoon menu. Its a small and simple menu (e.g. noodle soup) but at 20+ hkd per dish is inexpensive
b) The pay by weight buffet is accompanied by unlimited soup of the day and rice. Thus when at the buffet, go easy on what you stack on your plate. Also avoid adding sauce to your plate, just go for solid food.
The Manager told me a few weeks that the current chef only cooks vegan food. Who knows if that will change. Note though that the counter staff use non-vegan ingredients such as honey in some beverages.
Updated from previous review on 2016-05-27
Pros: Vegan friendly
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DarraghMadden
Points +19
Good Food Bad Value - Edit
Im a guy on a tight budget and I had good things about biljas...good food and inexpensive...the choices are great,the food good with great flavour and unlimited rice and soup but for the small plate of food I got at 83 bucks,not the best value...also not the easiest to find...
Read morePros: Good Food, Great Flavour, Good Choice
Cons: Bad Value, Miserly Portions
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sfvoyage
Points +141
good quality & selection, crowded, pay by weight - Edit
This is an offshoot of Harvester in Sheung Wan district and has the same format: dish as much as you want from the food selection (20+ dishes) and pay by weight. Free unlimited rice and soup.
Read moreThis is on the campus of Hong Kong University and gets very crowded during lunch hour (12-2pm), popular with students and staff. (My HKU professor friend told me that this is the only place with decent food on campus ever, and he's been teaching at HKU for over 30 years!)
Good selection of Cantonese style vegetarian food. (Not sure if everything is vegan.) Good variety and quality.
As with Harvester, be careful with how much food you put on your plate. It's easy to overspend here - our plates were HKD78 and HKD58. I saw a few female students who put a tiny portion of a few items on their plate, mainly to get up to the minimum spend requirement, I guess. I can't see how they will be satisfied with that little amount of food, unless they plan on feasting on the free soup and rice...
Updated from previous review on Sunday September 21, 2014
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