• Gaia Veggie Shop - Pioneer Centre

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Vegan-friendly
Chinese
Take-out

Vegetarian restaurant with 100+ seats. Cantonese Buddhist veggie food - the majority of dishes have no eggs. Open Mon-Wed 11:00am-11:00pm, Thu 11:00am-10:00pm, Fri-Sun 11:00am-11:00pm.


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17 Reviews

First Review by JohnnySensible

Newbie1144

Points +162

Vegan
07 Dec 2024

Not very good for the price

Good location, very good customer service. Paid $90 for one dish of fried rice, that’s after 50% off. Rice was blah, not very tasty.

Pros: Good customer service

Cons: A not pricey even though they give 50% off, Charge $12 each person for tea, not 50%, Service charge on top

carinaroca

Points +194

Vegan
30 Jun 2024

amazing and tasty

A LOT of variety, a whole menu which almost all is vegan!! Very impressive. The waitresses were nice and friendly. I’ll come again soon!! Def go there😄

KINGO

Points +134

Vegan
06 Aug 2023

Nice dinner @ Gaia in Pioneer Centre Mall Hongkong

The restaurant is located in the Mira Place Mall in the 3rd floor. Easy to find there. I was there on a Saturdays evening and it was full. The staff are mostly elderly ladies found me in less than 5min a single table. Food was nice. I took the baked aubergine and samosas as starter. Food came quickly.

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-06

Pros: Nice venue , Good service

Cons: It's a bit loud but that's on the guests 😀

MadCatty

Points +231

Vegan
08 Aug 2022

Wanted to love but was disappointed

Was excited to finally try Gaia Veggie Shop. Was busy and lively and seemed popular on arrival so I had high hopes. Like others have said, there were hidden charges just for sitting with the tea and unwanted, slimy pealed tomato appetizer… the food was oily, no napkins and the appetizer that I ordered didn’t arrive for a long time. It was loud and the servers were friendly with customers they seemed to know, but I was ignored by the servers and didn’t know when the rest of my meal would come. At the end I didn’t know how much and you just have to hold up money and get someone’s attention.

Pros: Vegan options, Some items come out quickly

Cons: Seemed like there were hidden ingredients , Took forever to get everything that was ordered

veganangiep

Points +483

Vegan
27 Sep 2020

50% off from 1500-1700

Environment: Traditional, busy, noisy (it's always packed, especially during the afternoon tea time)

Food: Traditional Cantonese vegetarian food with a sushi menu and some other Japanese and western items. An eclectic mix. Most meateaters will find the food satisfying and interesting. They do have a lot of mock meat items but it is also easy to order healthier options.

Service: Quick table service and super efficient kitchen

Price: Medium range

Pros: Salad dressing is usually not vegan.

Cons: Watch out for mock meat that may not be vegan.

schumacher62

Points +488

Vegan
02 Sep 2019

hidden add-on charges

but about @gaia.veggie.shop upon sitting down, you are brought a pot of tea. no words, it’s just put on your table. it serves three people two small cups (we were a party of 3) and contains a single bag of .20-cent genmaicha. you are billed $3 when you get your accounting. also on the accounting is a $1.00 “kitchen fee” and a 15% “service fee” bringing our four modestly sized and relatively tasty dishes to $57 USD. you’re not paying for ambiance or edgy design. just an extra $10 you didn’t know about when you sat down. disingenuous to say the least. would not return for these add-on pricing reasons, and the fact that though the food is relatively good, it’s non-distinctive and kinda all tasted the same. you have to flag someone down to order (that tea sure came quickly though!) and flag someone down to pay. annoying.

Pros: some vegan options

Cons: lots of dishes with egg, staff ignores you, even to ask for your bill , hidden charges not disclosed up front.

dkpeckham

Points +80

Vegan
06 Nov 2018

Popular local venue

I went with my mum and aunt, an extensive selection of plant replica meats for those that want to give it a try, although I suspect not very healthy... but once in a while... There’s lots of more traditional healthier veggie stuff like vegetables, tofu and mushrooms as well as medicinal soups. I was there on a Monday evening and it was packed, lucky we booked.

I’ve been to a few HK veggie restaurants and seem to follow this fake meats theme but this one is the best I’ve tried. Try the sashimi mix - it’s remarkably close to the real thing!

Pros: Lots of vegan dishes but ask which don’t have egg, Good busy atmosphere, 5mins from MTR (Prince Edward)

Cons: Have to book, Hard to find

MMC

Points +279

Vegan
31 Oct 2017

Extensive mock meat and fish menu

Nice relaxing break from the hustle bustle of Times Square shopping in a spacious elegant restaurant in the Goldmark building. The service was fine on a Monday evening and the veggie lamb skewers were really moist and tasty in a black bean gravy served with sliced cucumbers. Many types of mock fish are on the veggie sushi menu. I tried the veggie crab and sprouts which was fresh and crisp in a chewy seaweed wrap - it’s served with a mayo that may have eggs but also with soy sauce and wasabi. All egg items have a egg icon on the menu to facilitate ordering vegan.The daily soup was really good with large chunks of carrots and corn on the cob. The service was very friendly and they give you a discount card for your next visit.

evZENy

Points +183

Vegetarian
28 Mar 2016

March.2015

The second Gaia restaurant which we visited the last day.
Service was very disappointing.
We wanted the different dumplings (steamed, fried, deep-fried), but were told only one of them is available (wasn't the difference just the method of preparation?).
My wife wanted to order more dishes, but the waitress said "You ordered enough", took the menus and left.
As the other Gaia place, they bring you and charge you for mediocre tea whether you want it or not.
Finally - they told us we have to leave at 22:10, despite the fact that they are supposed to work till 23:00.
Disappointing last dinner in Kowloon/Hong Kong.

Pros: vegan options

Cons: too many faux meat options, charges for unsolicited mediocre tea, service

frosch

Points +49

Vegetarian
22 Feb 2016

pretty good

I personally quite liked the food I had here unlike some of the previous reviewers, I thought it was well prepared and interestingly flavoured, however I do like fake meat. the sort of steamed fake chicken dish I had was particularly good but almost disturbingly realistic, I felt, with a really complicated stringy texture and possibly even a fake bone in there somewhere. the main issue I had with this place though is that we (unknowingly) showed up about 25 minutes before the end of the 30% off happy hour and they kept asking us to wait, even though there were tables free and then only finally put our order in the system at 5 on the dot just as happy hour ended (we only worked out what happened later)

Pros: tasty

Cons: expensive, not helpful staff, not all vegan

Stevie

Points +11765

Vegan
13 May 2015

Gaia Veggie Shop - Pioneer Centre, Hong Kong

10% services added and also mandatory tea charge charge even if you don't drink the tea. They also bring non complimentary snack food to your table with the tea when seating customers.

From the manner of the senior waitress (it's not what you say, it's the way that you say it), I can see why another reviewer felt staff were on the rude side.

Pros: Vegan friendly

Cons: They like to crank up billable extras

JureXhurMesiqiMesec

Points +106

Vegetarian
12 Aug 2014

not a good one

I've been to a few veggie places in the last few days here in HK and this was the worst of them.
None of the staff spoke any English, they are rude, they charged me 10 HK dollars more than was my order, so I had to complain. And they put eggs in my rice (lesson learned for next time: use the translator on the smart phone next time, maybe it will help).

Cons: they don't speak English, they use eggs, not mentioned in the menu, rude staff

sglcklch

Points +3081

Vegan
05 Aug 2010

Better a la carte

I'd visited their Causeway Bay location twice before, was so-so, nothing memorable. Came here on a Saturday night, the place was totally packed, tables cramped and it got a little noisy. This time we ordered a la carte instead of choosing from the set menu, was actually quite tasty. But then again, like other Chinese vegetarian restaurants, it's full of mock meat, they even have mock fish sushi. Good for carnivores who want to venture a bit into vegetarianism.

Pros: good value, big menu

Cons: cramped, noisy

JChan

Points +110

Vegan
05 Apr 2010

Best vegetarian restaurant I've been to in town

Gaia has two more sites besides this one at Pioneer Centre. They are 502 Hennessy Road 8th fl in Hong Kong and Shop 2005, Miramar Shopping Centre in Kowloon. Their menu is rather extensive, very clearly photographed, and not "contrived". You can always tell the waitress to use less oil, less salt, less sugar and the chef will do it for you. I liked their "lamb" stew a lot, to go with a bowl of rice.
On the other hand, their lunch plates at $37 was hastily made (the mass produced sauce was gooey and starchy) and substandard. Non-vegan stuff like eggs or milk items are clearly stated. On the whole, a very good restaurant.

Pros: Great tastes, Substantial, Always with integrity

Cons: Always fully seated, Cafeteria style

comida

Points +216

Vegan
01 Jan 2009

What a great find!

Found this place just walking around! Clean, bright restaurant with an extensive menu. We had fried eggplants, hofun, and stir fried watercress with ginger. Dishes with eggs are marked on the menu, and anything with dairy is quite obvious. Good quality food.

Pros: Delicious food, Central location, Hearty portions

beerzuki

Points +448

Vegan
26 Sep 2008

stylish, user friendly menu

I was still hungry after my trip to Treasure (see review!), so luckily I had a back-up, with Gaia just a short walk away. It was easy to find as the Pioneer Centre building features on the free HKG map hotels give out (Grid square 7M).

It was lovely! Although it has 100+ seats, there is a smaller section at the front, so it feels nice to sit in. It was very clean, comfortable for a lone diner and the menu was great. The menu was well priced and had English and many really handy pictures. It was hard to decide as so many things looked great! They don't seem to add a service charge and the tea they serve was inexpensive and really good. (If you know 'genmai cha' - roasted brown rice and green tea, that's what it was.)

I enjoyed my meal and would definitely go back here again.

Pros: menu pics, tea flavour, decor

JohnnySensible

Points +7596

Herbivore
01 Mar 2008

Great place & very popular / busy

Upstairs inside the Mall - just follow the shop numbers to find it.

If you are dining alone be careful not to overorder - portions are large.

For the best experience go with a big group of friends & order 5 / 6 different dishes to share.

Each time that I have visited the cooks have been excellent.

Tasty, tasty food & well presented.

Little English spoken but the menu is very clear.

Great value food!

If only they would serve red / brown rice!

Occasionally I have had to wait for a table - it is best to book if you are planning to visit with a group on the traditional "veggie" days.




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