I went here with my girlfriend a couple of weeks ago and encountered the same problems with the lack of vegan friendly food. My girlfriend, who is vegetarian, had already piled her plate high before I got word that there were only two vegan options, lentil soup and a basic salad. What annoyed me the most that several dishes were unnecessarily cooked in ghee, such as the potato wedges and the pakoras. Over $20 for soup and salad is pretty harsh, as is braving the Kings Cross locale in which Govinda's is situated.

My friend was having their birthday there. His gf rang ahead several times asking if there were vegan options for me and my vegan partner. She was assured numerous times that there were MANY vegan options.
When we got there my partner and I asked what was vegan. Lentil soup and salad consisting mainly of iceberg lettuce.

My friend's gf told the servers she had called ahead to make sure there was plenty for us to eat. They just shrugged.
So while everyone else was stuffing their faces with dairy-infused food, my partner and I ate lentil soup and lettuce. And there is only so much soup one can eat.

It was very disappointing to have to pay $20 when we got a pauper's meal, and particularly given how many times they had been asked if they would have many vegan dishes. They could have simply said "Only two" rather than LIE.

Obviously never going back