Noodles in red cooked soup at Lotus Tea House in Mississauga

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Vegan-friendly
Chinese

A tea house inside a Buddhist temple. Try the BBQ noodles. Open Mon-Sat 11:00am-4:00pm. Closed Sun.

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3 Reviews

First Review by Ken4057

Avatar Dominique.T

Dominique.T

Points +65

Vegan
17 Feb 2020

Great Food, but you need to be a member of the Fo Guang Shan temple

Been coming here for over 10 years. In order to eat here you have to pay the $30 fee for a yearly membership to the temple. The temple itself is beautiful and ornate and the tea house is inside the temple off to the right. No money is exchanged in the tea house - you buy coupons at the counter as you walk in. $10 per coupon as all items are $10. Only one person needs to be a member. It’s worth it if you eat there a lot (which I do). No tipping. The staff in the temple tea house are all volunteers. The Buddhist monks live there and you will often see them in their robes. Lots of activities go on at the temple throughout the year such as vegetarian food festivals, Chinese New Year celebrations etc.

All the food is vegan except for the red bean waffles which come with dairy ice cream. The best dishes are
1) noodles in red cooked soup - amazing and spicy!Has slices of marinated seitan on a bed of bok choy and kimchi in a spicy red broth and noodles (choice of wheat noodle or rice noodle).
2) vegetarian laksa - curried noodles (wheat or rice) and tofu and mock meat in coconut broth topped with shredded lettuce and a lime.
3) Noodles with black bean sauce - warm wheat noodles topped with a mild black bean sauce with chopped shiitake mushroom and topped with julienned carrots and cucumber. Ask for the hot sauce on the side.
4) fresh fruits tea. Best tea ever. More like a cider with sweet fermented pineapple and orange chunks and slices of apple that you pick out with a toothpick at the end.

Pros: Almost all food is vegan and huge portion , Flat rate $10 per item, no tipping , Great ambiance, friendly place

Cons: Must pay $30 a year for a membership, Closed Mondays, Not open in evening. Check website for hours

Noodles in red cooked soup at Lotus Tea House in Mississauga

Avatar Tortuga

Tortuga

Points +39

Vegetarian
17 Jan 2017

Annual membership required

Clean, tidy and peaceful ambient! I have been there a while back and was coming back for their warm soups. However, I was surprised to find out that a membership of $30 (annually) was required to purchase a meal. Thanks, but I do not visit this area regularly...so, I left to find another vegetarian meal.

Avatar Ken4057

Ken4057

Points +1200

Vegan
30 Apr 2012

Peaceful

Came here on a busy Sunday afternoon during service. It was packed, but we only waited a few minutes for a table.

The building is huge and relatively ornate (this ain't Zen), the incense is lovely and the followers are kind and mellow, mostly Chinese (a lot of rich Mississauga followers helped pay for that temple).

You need to buy coupons at a table (in cash) before entering the restaurant, which is clean and humbly decorated.

We had two delicious vermicelli and mock meat soups (vegan) and lovely oolong tea.

Many items have dairy, so be aware and ask if vegan.

Will definitely go back.

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