Vegan
Chinese
Thai
Buffet
Fast food
Take-out

Small restaurant with buffet on the corner of Ranong and Phuthon roads, opposite Pud Jor shrine. Many items for take out. Some selection in menu. No garlic or onion used. Open Mon-Sun 6:00am-8:00pm.


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36 Reviews

First Review by RinaEva

WilhelmThs

Points +91

Vegan
21 Aug 2018

Chinese style vegetarian/vegan buffet

Generous selection of typical jay food, good flavour and super cheap.

Amusingly the old woman who probably owns the shop and must be 70 ish is the only one who speaks/understands english, the younger thai don't :D

But I can definetly recommend this one if you're around.

Jrawr4

Points +57

Vegan
19 Jul 2018

Delicious food, dirt cheap!

I have been here twice - once during the day and the second time just as they were closing up shop.
Both times the food was amazing (even when they put together a few leftovers just before closing!) and it is so cheap!

Pros: Excellent food, Great value for money

NonstopDan

Points +1422

Vegan
21 Jun 2018

Delicious and cheap

Huge variety of vegan foods from a fresh buffet. The Tom Kha was delicious and cost only 30 baht!

Pros: All vegan, Cheap, Lots of options

RinaEva

Points +600

Vegetarian
05 Mar 2018

The best Thai buffet on Ranong Road

The best Thai buffet on Ranong Road with a lot of Thai and Chinese food. There are about 20+ dishes in the morning. They can set take-away. They have good massaman, laab, som tam, yam mamuang, noodles and some other dishes. No garlic, no onion, no animal product. Price is cheap. 1 dish for take away costs 20 THB. If you want to eat in price is 10 per side dish with rice. Free water. No air-con.



Updated from previous review on 2018-03-05

vegatleticas

Points +392

Vegan
26 Feb 2018

Cheap and Tasty

Perfect for a quick, cheap vegan meal. Good selection, helpful staff. Yes the plates are small but at 30baht a pop I don't see how anyone could complain. Would return.

Pros: Extremely Cheap, Good Selection, Tasty

Tofulicious

Points +1337

Vegan
23 Feb 2018

Rude, Unpleasant, Unappetising

I visited this canteen as it's one of the few nearby 'jay' venues open at night, and because of the good reviews. I can only assume things have changed since those reviews were written. The staff, who I had to hunt down after standing around for several minutes, were unnecessarily rude and contemptuous, even going so far as to mock my speech and accent!?

The 'soup' I ordered, despite being served in a child-sized bowl, contained about half a centimetre of water (I had to add my own from what I assume is the utensil-cleaning pan), and contained no tofu or protein of any description. Especially given the vegan paradise that is Phuket Town (including several daytime venues on the same street), I would never dream of setting foot in this shop again.

Pros: cheap

Cons: tiny servings without the usual ingredients, rude contemptuous staff, complete absence of love or caring

allyandlouis

Points +109

Vegan
19 Feb 2018

great food

Big variety and cheap, very clean and delicious.
Open till 8

Mery

Points +22

Vegan
28 Nov 2017

delicious food and very cheap

This is a simple restaurant with absolutely delicious food. I come here nearly everday. There is a buffet where you can choose anything you like. A lot of veggies but also dishes with tofu. The prices are really cheap. They also offer jay icecream.

NobbySteelers

Points +50

Vegan
28 Mar 2017

plenty of choice

This restaurant, is very popular with locals and has plenty of options available to choose from which are all pre cooked, so much choice we just could not decide. There seems to be something for everyone. For 40THB we had two dishes with rice and soup on the table. The food was tasty, good quality and decent sized potions. What is not to like about this place, plus I had a sweet bread for 10THB at the end which was lovely. This is open later than the other places, we ate here then headed to the night market about 10 mins away.

Pros: choice , value for money, quality of food




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