Vegan
Chinese
Indonesian

Small shop modestly furnished and offers Asian dishes. Mostly vegan apart from one dish containing butter. Shop is set back from the road and is easily missed and is not well-known by taxi drivers. Kitchen breaks in the late afternoon. Directions: from Jl Legian and Jl Pantai Kuta intersection, follow signs to Denpasar, or ask locals for "Sentral Parkir." Restaurant is on the right, near Alpha Sigma Cargo, 100 meters from Giant Supermarket-Bus Parking Halte. It's a 12-minute walk along the main road. Reported fully vegan August 2023. Open Mon-Sun 10:30am-3:00pm, Mon 5:30pm-8:30pm, Tue-Sun 5:30pm-9:00pm.


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66 Reviews

First Review by Michael Tait

Annejet

Points +84

Vegan
05 Nov 2024

Surprisingly delicious!

Wow, definitely try this one!
The place looks a bit ‘canteen-ish’, but the food was really good and super cheap as well. And super kind staff!

Pros: Delicious vegan food , Very cheap , Kind, friendly staff

Cons: No music playing on the background

Jan_hgs

Points +664

Vegan
27 Sep 2024

Good

Good and inexpensive. Portions are a bit small for me.

SvenSeiffert

Points +43

Vegetarian
28 Aug 2024

Delicious food and cheap prices

The location is not the best. If I hadn't seen it on HC I probaly would have missed it. The food is all vegan I think and it's super delicious! Also the prices are very fair. I had some Sapo Tofu, fried dumplings, Sate sticks, a sweet Ice Tea and a bottle of water. I paid 88.000 Rupiah - 5,10€ (Euro) for all. Great!

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-28

crispi_1971

Points +773

Vegan
23 Aug 2024

Supremely inexpensive

4 dishes. 2 drinks. Rice, doubt it would even cost AU$15

I like the sweet and sour "chicken" (I reckon it's more like crispy pork skin).
The Sio bak was weird.
The soup is very refreshing and clean.

Cash only place.

Updated from previous review on 2024-08-23

Pros: Vegan, Super cheap, Tasty

Cons: Closed between 3pm and 5.30pm, Little run down, Cash only, No beer

krissiee

Points +189

Vegan
19 Aug 2024

Very tasty and inexpensive

Very delicious food with friendly staff. Meals are $2-3UAUD.

NathanThipthorp

Points +85

Vegan
05 Jul 2024

Great flavours

Tried a few different dishes here and loved them all! Will be back!

Pros: Taste, Range , Friendly

Cons: No wifi

Sillicious

Points +26

Non Veg
07 Jun 2024

Best vegan food during our holiday

The food is all vegan and great. You have a lot of menu options. It kept us coming back to try more.

Pros: Great food, Great choice range , Every dish is different

Cons: The location is a bit random

rominator

Points +413

Vegan
19 Apr 2024

Traditional tasty Food

To be honest, the restaurant wins no price for the most inviting location, but the food was more than great. We ordered different dishes, everything hit our taste. The portion size is quite small, but so you could try different dishes.

danavegana

Points +210

Vegan
27 Mar 2024

Unexpected

Words can't describe the feeling when I walked in. It's a very random place but their food is very very good and the prices are good as well.
Just come here and try it! It's quiet and experience 😀

SeitanicFeminist

Points +161

Vegan
14 Mar 2024

Definitely try this place!

Was in the area, saw the good reviews and decided to try it. Realllllyyyy damn yummy and came back for a second time. Incredibly well priced! Really cheap. The rendang was very nice!

Updated from previous review on 2024-03-06

LilyWee

Points +355

Vegan
24 Feb 2024

Tasty Vegetarian Cafe

Simple tasty Chinese vegetarian food. Just like a family Restaurant. Affordable pricing, nice food, good selection of dishes

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-24

Cindyonce

Points +47

Vegan
16 Jan 2024

Muy buen lugar

La comida muy sabrosa y a un excelente precio!

Lo recomiendo 100%

Tener en cuenta que no es un lugar fancy, es un puestito local con comida rica, vegana y barata.

steffsee

Points +26

Vegan
05 Oct 2023

Sehr lecker

Es ist alles so lecker. Haben verschiedene Gerichte ausprobiert und es war bis jetzt das Beste was wir auf Bali gegessen haben. Dazu noch lokale, günstige Preise!

Pros: Sehr lecker , Sehr nette Bedienung , Günstig

Orion

Points +1447

Vegan
05 Sep 2023

Bang for buck

Good cheap food, I think the whole menu is vegan.
30 min walk from the main beach Kuta

Rachiem

Points +161

Vegan
16 Aug 2023

Fabulous local vegan food

We had a whole feast of dishes as a stop ahead of a flight as the place is a short taxi from the airport.
Local food and not a fancy place, but it all tasted very fresh and great.

Pros: Large menu, English available, Fresh and tasty

Cons: Expect local - this is not fancy dining

LivvyCropper

Points +414

Vegan
15 Aug 2023

Wonderful choice of vegan food

Delicious meals at very reasonable prices. Friendly service and decent location. Highly recommend!

Vegivo

Points +54

Vegan
27 Jul 2023

Very good and reasonable priced Restaurant

Best vegan Rendang and many other nice dishes. Very reasonably priced.

laurenkelly.g

Points +133

Vegan
10 Jul 2023

Super yum!

I actually think this place is fully vegan not just vego!

Meal portions are on the smaller side which was actually a blessing because it meant we could order a few different dishes to try!

Super yummy mock meats for really affordable prices!

Pros: Lots of vegan options (believe it’s fully vegan), Yummy, Very affordable

KevinGoldberg

Points +116

Vegan
19 Feb 2023

Fish dishes excellent

Regular here. Ikan petai, sardine we always order. Good restaurant to try mock meats. It's not expensive to order a lot. Leave feeling happy and full :)

MarkSoh

Points +365

Vegetarian
16 Feb 2023

Vy popular with the locals

An old school chinese veg restaurant pipular eith the locals.
Many options to choose from. The petai fried rice has some wok hei, and satay BBQ flavour.

Pros: Vy affordable , Good skills

Cons: Portion bit small

Selina_nsw

Points +3669

Vegan
14 Feb 2023

Ok food for a cheap price

The food wasn't anything special but the prices are cheap enough that I would go back. If your expectations aren't that high, you can have a good time here trying several of their dishes.
They have lots of options and service was quick. Each dish is quite small so I would order more than one.

Will7i7am7

Points +20

Vegan
19 Oct 2022

just ok

not bad. I will not try again but was ok

Pros: cheap , eatable

Cons: not much taste , tyoo oily

microfauna

Points +1886

Vegan
02 Oct 2022

Mediocre vegan Indo-Chinese

Happy Buddha is a modest family-owned restaurant with a large menu serving a mix of Indonesian and Chinese plates.

I ordered a few plates difficult to find elsewhere in Indonesia. The roast duck is often my favorite at Vietnamese restaurants. Unfortunately, there texture was not more tender and the sauce not as sweet and thick. Tasty, but not great. The fried calamari were also tasty, but they and the sauce were just satisfactory. The pork belly was only ok because the texture felt burnt and crisp.

In summary, this is a good option if you are looking for something different, but maybe not the best for vegan Chinese in Bali.

Updated from previous review on 2022-10-02

Pros: Full, large vegan menu, Budget-friendly, Local family owned

Cons: Mediocre flavor and texture

Veggielife_1

Points +214

Vegetarian
05 Aug 2022

Amazing food

Loved this place. It was local so prices were extremely cheap. The food was delicious and would have visited again for the fried shrimp!

Nieve

Points +4353

Vegan
08 Jun 2022

Super cheap

I tried the Nasi Happy, it was okay. Mostly fried mock meat and rice, it was a bit oily for me but nice to try once. The menu is a lot of mock meat but there are some tofu and just veggie dishes. The prices are very low and the woman working is nice.

laughandpeaceful

Points +67

Vegan
13 Apr 2022

So Delicious Food

Easy to Find, good place

Updated from previous review on 2022-04-13

Pros: Lots of Vegan Option

Cons: Chip Price

DeborahHill

Points +34

Vegan
15 Mar 2020

Nice food, cheap prices

Set slightly back on a main road, this small restaurant has a large menu ( with only some items with a picture ) and is extremely cheap with the most expensive item about 30,000IDR. The food I had was tasty and freshly made. The restaurant is fairly basic ( plastic chairs and tables ) and no air conditioning, but the food was worth it and would certainly eat there again.

Pros: cheap, tasty food

Cons: no air conditioning




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