All-you-can eat Buddhist vegan buffet restaurant with 34 seats. From Tin Hau MTR exit A1 turn left along Kings Rd. Then take 3rd street on left (directly under the flyover). Inside doorway number 9, press the big buzzer for access past the metal gate. CS Vegan is then on the first floor. See uploaded photo for street map. Relocated to here Jul 2015. Reported closed, Dec 2018.
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1/F, Potek House, 9 Tsing Fung St, Tin Hau, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China
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24 Reviews
First Review by AJerBearAffair
oachkatzl80
Points +454
Tasty, affordable and filling - Edit
During my Hong Kong trip I discovered that gem (with the help of happy cow of course). It's not so hard to find but it toke a while until the owner opened the gate. Anyways the food was amazing and there are plenty of choices. There is only one PROBLEM, this place will be closed from tomorrow (November 27 2018). One of the other guests told interpreted that they will reopen in approximately half an year.
Read moreSo if you pakn to go there please Chek their fb side or call them (will post a photo with their numbers)
Pros: Lots of choices Pure vegan Very tasty food Eat as
Cons: It can take some time until the owner opens the do, Closed from 28.11.2018 until half a year later
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rabbit451
Points +40
Dirty - Edit
After reading all the great reviews, I came with probably too high expectations. The biggest shock was how dirty everything was. We went on a Tuesday lunchtime and were the only ones there. Every piece of cutlery in the self service area had dried rice or food still on it, all plates, bowls and cups were dripping wet and the table had little bugs crawling on it. I tried some food anyway - the food selection was good but 80% was lukewarm or cold. Given we were the first ones there that day, it must have been leftovers which hadn't yet been reheated. The owner is super friendly and wonderful but I left after one small plate and my companion didn't even dare eat. Maybe I went on an off day but we were scared of food poisoning.
Read morePros: Friendly owner, Great price
Cons: Very unhygienic. High risk of food poisoning., Cold reheated food
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aleksandranna
Points +168
delicious food, a lot to choose from - Edit
This little place, run by Chinese Lady, who doesn't speak English at all, is a great choice for lunch or dinner. Very good value for money (as for HK), and so much to eat. There are cold, hot starters, soups, hot main dishes, everything freshly made, you eat as much as you want. It's not that hard to find with HappyCow description, but sometimes the Lady doesn't hear the bell so try for a long time or if you have phone and you speak Chinese, you can call her to open the door for you. It's worth the effort!
Read morePros: many things to choose from, good value for money
Cons: Owner doesn't speak English, but it's buffet , difficult to get in but worth the effort
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tulyanond
Points +177
Great home cooked food, no frills, not pretentious, all vegan - Edit
A kind buddhist lady cooks a huge buffet spread in a small non-descript room, those who are lucky enough to find it, discover a unique and affordable vegan experience. I had a good chat with the other guests and left the place full and happy.
Read morePros: Friendly, homely experience.
Cons: A tad hard to find, but we'll worth the effort.
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Velma76
Points +87
Amazing please visit - Edit
Not the easiest place to find don't be put off its worth it - like you are in someone's kitchen. A real experience!
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marimarcondes
Points +51
Delicious, hard to find - Edit
Access the restaurant using the STAIRS, not the elevator, then open the door to your left.
Read moreThe place is very small and simple. It may seem a bit too dirty for western standards, but it is very on par with other cheap restaurants in HK.
The food is simple and delicious, just don't look at the kitchen when the door opens.
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Gurugurugravity
Points +120
Well worth tracking down - Edit
Amazing vegan food. Delicious all you can eat Chinese buffet and wonderful service (although they do not speak English at all). The three omnis I travelled with loved it too. Great price. If you’re having trouble finding it look for the doorway that has Potek house above the door in red letters.
Read morePros: Great food and price
Cons: Hard to find, so use the directions in the app
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knkatok
Points +101
Delicious and good variety - Edit
This place is the best!! Quite possibly my favourite restaurant in Hong Kong. The food is fresh, and the dishes change from day to day. Great variety in a charming, homely atmosphere. And the best part is: it's ALL vegan!
Read moreThe owner is very friendly (though does not speak English) and will always be trying to feed you more. You will leave FULL and very satisfied! Especially for the price of $60 for lunch and $88 for dinner, it cannot be beat!
Note: if nobody answers the door buzzer when entering, you can put in the code 6877 to open it.
Pros: Everything vegan, fresh, good variety, cheap
Cons: Some might say small, but I say cozy.
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MarionRuhrmann
Points +230
Tasty but dirty - Edit
The food is tasty, cheap and the lady’s are very nice! But the place is very dirty, like these typical local street restaurants. I can’t imagine it would pass the hygiene requirements. So if you dont mind a dirty place, its ok to stop by there and eat a cheap tasty buffet.
Read morePros: Cheap, Nice staff , Tasty
Cons: Dirty
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Harpsonfruit
Points +26
From around the world it’s my favourite - Edit
I have only been vegan for 18 months and I mostly live on fruit so I guess you could call me a fruitarian... I have only been to about 10 vegan restaurants in London and China... but I had a long day and needed to binge tonight... I didn’t expect much of this place and the location is really weird, but my god was it worth taking a punt... my taxi bill there and back was 200hkd but the buffet was only 80hkd.... I am adding some food pics and I joined up today because I felt so strongly about writing a review for this place....
Read moreThe owner is a old lady and has a motherly feel about her, she doesn’t speak English and just sits there watching tv... the atmosphere was kind of like i went to my old aunts or lonely grandmothers home to eat...
I’m not great with words, but I loved the food... it didn’t taste to oily either... felt like it was all prepared with care and health in mind
Give it a go, I’m glad a I did
Pros: cheap , felt like home , food felt quality not cheap and oily
Cons: like everyone says, random location
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MarkSoh
Points +365
I love it - Edit
Location is not that hard to find, just that it's not in those usual shop houses. Simple and small restaurant and family atmosphere. Excellent value for money, considering the dishes available for only 60hkd lunch.
Read morePros: good selection of dim sum and dessert.
Cons: nothing
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Ashni
Points +2290
Tasty Chinese buffet in quiet surroundings - Edit
I've been here a few times now and each time there have been only 3 guests including myself. It's a small room, rather than a typical restaurant, and so an intimate place without too much atmosphere. Chairs all mismatched. Basic set up.
Read moreLittle hard to find - follow instructions. On Tsing Fung Street, opposite Haveli, you will see Potek House. Press buzzer and go to first floor where it's on your left as you come out of the elevator.
It's a Chinese buffet - HKD 60 for lunch and HKD 88 for dinner. Great value considering this is all you can eat and the food tastes good.
Lots of dishes to choose from, and nicely cooked and seasoned vegetable dishes. I liked pretty much all the dishes I tried including the radish cake, soup, bean sprouts, tofu skin rolls and more. Wasn't too keen on the cupcake for dessert which was hard.
I didn't like the TV on in the background. It's a small place and having the TV on is hard to ignore.
Pros: lots of choice , really good value , tasty Chinese dishes
Cons: not a restaurant atmosphere / basic, Tv in background
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HaileyPoLa
Points +1118
Nice food and super friendly staff - Edit
I was at CS Vegan yesterday and the food was delicious! There were a lot of options including stir-fried vegetables, tofu, soups, dumplings, fried rice, fried noodles, etc. The staff was also super friendly. I had a nice chat with them.
Read moreIt's not very easy to find. The HappyCow description helped a lot. I don't think I would have found it were it not for the instructions.
It's a very simple place for a quick meal, not a place to sit for hours. The cost is HKD 88 per person (around $11). Highly recommended! :)
Pros: nice food, friendly staff
Cons: not easy to find
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Soos
Points +16
A rather special place - Edit
It is hard to find, but local people know it so just ask! Very welcoming staff and the food is nice. Its a quirky but well worth visiting if you are in Hong Kong as we found it quite challenging to find places to eat. Good value too
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LilacHippy
Points +12780
Fabulous Value! - Edit
The set-up is a bit basic but the food tastes amazing and is great value especially since it's a buffet so you can eat until your heart's content. They keep replenishing the dishes instead of just letting them run out like some buffet places do. There is a lot to choose from too. Go when you're seriously hungry!
Read morePros: Cheap, A lot of dishes
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sglcklch
Points +3065
Home cooking food with a friendly host - Edit
I am pretty happy about my dinner here tonight. Food was good, lots of options for the size of the place, and no fake meats, yay! Everything is vegan, so just keep an open mind and try whatever looks good to you. I paid HKD88 and stuffed my face. What a deal!
Read moreThat one lady in the front was uber-friendly. I got there right after six and we chatted a bit. The kitchen was still cooking and putting food out. As soon as a new dish was ready, she would come to my table and spoon some onto my plate letting me try it first. At times I felt like I was dining at a relative's eating home cooked food.
This place is actually not all that hard to find. If you turn onto Tsing Fung from Kings, it'll be on your right; otherwise, left. The entrance to the building has "Potek House" written above it. Yes, it's small and somewhat dingy looking, but not so much that you'll miss it. Press "1" on the buzzer and wait to be let in. Go up to the first floor, and there you are!
Pros: good food, great value, friendly stuff
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klart
Points +28
Simple, genuine great vegan food - Edit
We didnt have any problems finding this place - just carefully read the discribtion above!
Read moreAll vegan chinese buddhist buffee with not much fake meat - great! All the dishes I tried was really nice :)
The place is clean and simple and feels very genuine!
Pros: Great all vegan food, Genuine feel
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Tim2
Points +38
Small buffet restaurant with friendly staff - Edit
It's not the easiest place to find but another woman was arriving and she showed the way in. Press the unmarked white buzzer then the gate opens and you can take the elevator to floor one.
Read moreThe staff and other diners were very friendly. The lunch time price is 60 HKD and 88 HKD at night. The food was still being prepared when I arrived at 6.15 and there is a flow of different dishes coming out throughout the night.
The dining area is quite small so getting here earlier could be a good idea. The food was really good but somethings weren't to my taste. Great place to trial the cuisine however.
Updated from previous review on 2017-01-27
Pros: Friendly staff, Healthy, Lots of options
Cons: Small area, Hard to find
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Veg4Jay
Points +2171
Amazing Buffet for the Price - Edit
The reviews following were helpful to find this location. I rang the unmarked bells and the gate opened. The staff were friendly, the food was good and there was a wide selection. The price is quite incredible. Very good value and good food. I will return.
Read morePros: Good Food and Nice Selection, Friendly Staff and Very Reasonable Price, Traditional Hong Kong Cultural Dining
Cons: Difficult to Find--read instructions of Reviews
Stevie
Hi Veg4Jay,
Read moreThanks for taking a moment to contribute to HappyCow.
I have submitted an update for the directions in the listing to be more detailed. I believe the directions now listed should work very well.
Thanks again for your input.
Keep well, Stevie
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Amiressy
Points +290
just alright. - Edit
As every review here states, the place is super hard to find. It is as if they do not want to be found at all. There are no street signs or anything. You have to buzz and be let in from a metal door. The place is on the first floor. We went at dinner time and there was no one there but us. There was an old lady watching us eat like a hawk. She didn't seem all that friendly. It felt like she didn't want us there at all. The food was alright, nothing to write home about at all. It was very cheap however, specially for all you can eat. I didn't feel like eating as much as I would have liked to due to the old lady siting there and mad doging us the whole time. I probably won't return. There are way better to laces to eat here.
Read morePros: cheap
Cons: hard to find. old lady mad doging you.
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Ryecatcher
Points +2218
Worth a visit - Edit
Kinda hard to find. The first time I didn't know how to get in. Only later I read the helpful instructions below posted by happycow member. You have to know exactly what to look for in order to find it.
Read moreFamily-like, friendly atmosphere - you find a seat in a living-ish room and then you help yourself at the buffet. The food wasn't exceptional, but it wasn't bad either. Many items were too oily in my opinion.
However, the price is second to none. Don't expect English to be spoken.
Some information about the food (like in the form of tags; name, ingredients and so on) would be really great.
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Viewseeker
Points +15
Great value and friendly people - Edit
I was lucky enough that this place was located near my hostel, so hearing about the price ($55 for a buffet!) I knew I had to go. I will say it was difficult to find. You had to go into an univiting entrance way, and then use the speaker to let the owners know to buzz you in. Not speaking the language, the woman had to actually come downstairs and lead me into the elevator to the correct floor. (The 1st floor) once I was in however, they were very friendly and were quick to show me what they had and where everything was.
Read moreThe food itself was pretty good, and the amount of options was great. There were soups, curry dishes, noodles, various vegetable dishes prepared in a local style and even some deep fried offerings as well as dessert.
I definitely recommend visiting if you're in the area, it's hard to come across a deal like this and even harder at times to find people who are so helpful and kind.
Pros: Great price, Food is good, with lots of choice
Cons: Very hard to find
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Saray
Points +28
An awesome spot in HK - Edit
A really good spot if you are vegan and have a budget. Food is really good and the staff are super kind and helpful. HK $ 55 for lunch and HK $68 for dinner. Deffo going back while in the island.
Read morePros: Good price, good quality.
Cons: Tricky to find but just look for n 9
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AJerBearAffair
Points +20
A Difficult to Find Gem - Edit
This place was quite good! I was visiting from Beijing and wanted to try some vegan Hong Kong food, so we settled on CS. It was a bit difficult to find, but well worth it, and quite tasty.
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