Vegan
Buffet
Take-out
Asian
Vietnamese
Vietnamese cuisine menu with spring rolls, soups, salads, hot pot, stir-fry, banh xeo, banh mi, and a few Chinese dishes. There are also a few to-go items for sale at the counter, such as bbq mock chicken and tofu with mixed vegetables. All-you-can-eat lunch buffet offered on weekdays. Changed ownership in 2016 and menu from vegetarian to vegan. Open Mon-Sat 11:00am-9:00pm.
127 Reviews
First Review by CaitieLeChaos
il_64
Points +34
Delicious - Edit
The food is out of this world I had the crispy noodles and couldn’t stop eating the chicken stick
Read moreAmazing everything awesome the restaurant was perfect.
Pros: Food , Food , Food
Cons: Super good, Super good , Super good
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denise6198
Points +22
Delicious! - Edit
There were so many options I had a hard time deciding what to order. I ended up ordering No. 63, the Mixed Vegetable Delight with tofu in a delicious ginger/garlic /hoisin type sauce. While waiting on my take out, I perused some of the delicious vegan offerings for sale. I went home with a package of vegan mock duck, a caramel flan and photos of other packaged vegan ingredients (mock meats and seafood) so that I know what to buy on the occasion that I want to prepare a vegan mock meat or seafood dish. I can confirm that they carry mock poultry, pork, crab, shrimp and duck! My Mixed Vegetable Delight was absolutely great! Delicious food when you're in the area!!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-09-22
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igby257
Points +31
Favourite place - absolutely delicious - Edit
I am from the UK and this is my fave place to visit. Lotus have an extensive and wonderful menu with over 70 different dishes. The staff are lovely and their dishes are high quality and reasonably priced.
Read moreFaves include sprout rolls, pad Thai and guru curry (shown in pictures). Also available via Uber eats etc
Pros: Number of options offered , High quality ingredients and flavours, Reasonable pricing
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SugarT
Points +28
Sesame tofu - Edit
Delicious dish. Great flavor.
Read morePros: Friendly service, Great smoothies, All vegan.
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KeithTharp
Points +978
Decent option - Edit
It was nice having a solid vegan option close by before heading out of town. This place reminds me of a Loving Hut franchise. Decent quality and flavor but nothing to get too excited about. We had the pan fried noodles and portobello wrap. Both were good.
Read moreService was wonderful.
The place could use a nice deep clean. The tables have that permanent stickiness to them, you know what I mean. They have some books at the front counter when I picked one up to look at it the one below stuck to it and I had to peel them apart.
I’d try some of the other places around before returning here.
Pros: Plenty of choices
Cons: Maybe too many choices
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LeslieGee
Points +242
Flavorful food! - Edit
Had fresh basil rolls, bahn mi, meatball soup, and iced Thai tea with boba. Loved the bahn mi - bread was crusty and fresh and the “beef” tender. Soup broth was so rich and the tofu savory.
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JulianneRamirez
Points +22
Great food! Great service - Edit
Really great food. Reasonable prices. Lots of options and the service was excellent!
Read morePros: Service, Taste, Price
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csanford
Points +193
Great food! Friendly staff! - Edit
We visited on 1/22/2024 and tried their Fresh Basil Rolls (6B), the Portobello Noodles (44), and the Pan Fried Rice Noodles (48). We loved all of them. The menu is HUGE so it’s really hard to decide. We wanted to try to stop back there again during our trip but we ran out of time.
Read morePros: Great food, Friendly staff, Huge menu
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u230949
Points +28
worst vegan food in florida - Edit
I really wanted to love this place, but it was horrible. We ordered three items off the menu and we all were sick when we left. The menu is huge and the server was sweet but the food was really awful. We ordered the fried mozzarella sticks, and those were ok but made us feel really sick immediately. Then we ordered the macaroni and cheese with bacon on top and it was so bad we had to leave the whole meal. We also ordered the steak sandwich (bahn mi) and took one bite and could not eat it. I have never had vegan food this bad in my life. I feel really bad writing a bad review but we were on vacation and had one shot to eat in the area that day and we chose poorly. If you live there go ahead and try it but if you were just traveling through and trying to decide, I would opt for it literally any place other than this one.
Read morePros: vegan, nice server, parking
Cons: horrible food, made us sick, out of the way
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CourtneyZawisa
Points +55
Sooooo goooood!! OMG!!! - Edit
This restaurant has more vegan options than any restaurant I have ever been to!!! Trust me when i say there is something for EVERYBODY on this menu including raw vegan tacos, pasta and more raw options!!! The vegan Pho is the best pho you will ever have in your life!! the wings were fantastic and the carrot cake is dynomite!!! We will be coming here every time we are in town!! #Veganuary
Read morePros: Tons of options , Friendly Staff , Deeeeelicious!!
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Choreokitty
Points +115
Wowe - Edit
I brought my mom here for her birthday. The food was absolutely incredible. We ordered traditional style (ordered a bunch of different things and shared it on the little plates). My favorite was the royal noodle soup (bun hue) and the eggplant tofu, close runners up were the pad Thai and the fried noodles (which unlike my expectation are actually pan fried noodles into a pancake and then cut into triangles). Everything was delicious, the service just the right amount of attentive and the pothos growing along the walls makes for a tropical feel. Next time I’m back in FL, I’ll be begging to come here again!
Read morePros: So many options , Delicious
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SophiaNguyen19
Points +16
Amazing Vegan Restaurant! - Edit
I highly recommend this vegan restaurant! I really loved the mixed vegetable delight and the vegan cheese sticks were delicious!
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Michelle.L.
Points +659
Tons of options- Updated review - Edit
I have to change my rating and review after visiting Lotus again. It's been a year since my boyfriend and I first ate at Lotus and we were happy to find they have since made some changes to things that originally disappointed us. They have stopped using disposable items for dine-in and updated their menu prices. Everything we ordered this trip was fantastic, too! I strongly recommend!
Read moreOriginal Review:
Lotus Vegan Restaurant is a pretty good place with a huge menu. The food we got was good for the most part. Half of the things we ordered were amazing and the other half were just okay. We were disappointed to find out that they use disposable plates, cups, and utensils, even for dine-in. However, our biggest dissapointment was when we got the check. Both of our entrees were priced two dollars higher than they were listed on the menu. When we mentioned it to the person working the counter, they said their prices had gone up, that they hadn't updated the menus, and they couldn't change the price on our check. I get that things have gone up, but that would have been nice to know before we ordered. With so many options, we did consider price when deciding what to order. Overall, it's a good place and definitely worth checking out.
Updated from previous review on 2022-10-02
Pros: 100% vegan, Tons of options
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SokolowskiRebbeca
Points +22
Highly recommend - Edit
I already got the chicken nuggets, mozzarella sticks, mac & cheese, and portobello noodles. Everything was fantastic.
Read morePros: Hot , Fast, Very nice
Cons: Nothing
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capypig
Points +315
Try the Soup! - Edit
Offers a large menu of Vietnamese and American cuisine, similar to Loving Hut. The golden lentil soup was AMAZING, and the sweet and sour tofu was pretty good. Portions were on the smaller side and the prices were a little high. The graham cracker dessert is fantastic!
Read morePros: Friendly staff
Cons: Small portions
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RobertSilverman
Points +276
Great food - Edit
Great food. As someone else said, the decor and bathrooms could use some work, but there were something like 80 vegan dishes on the menu! We had Kung Pao, a noodle dish, fake fried shrimp, and spring rolls. Also carrot cake and chocolate cake.
Read morePros: Lots, lots, lots of vegan items
Cons: Weird vegan/supreme master channel on the TV.
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celeriee
Points +639
The food was so good!! - Edit
They have a lot of options and everything's vegan! We did not wait very long, and the food was really good.
Read morePros: Fairly priced, Many options
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OMGALLCAPS
Points +16
My favorite vegan place so far! - Edit
The food here is great! I love their cheese sticks and Tampa panini! It's a little bit on the pricey side, but the food's so good it worth it!
Read morePros: Delicious Food, Friendly Staff, Cute little shop with vegan snacks and shirts
Cons: Small dining area when eating in
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iscloviscool
Points +62
Love a vegan restaurant - Edit
Good prices and a million options, kind of paralyzing amount of choices but the drumstick were the best I’ve ever had
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DaddioMangual
Points +68
This food is amazingly good! - Edit
Service perfect. Good delicious. Price is reasonable. Only they could do is update the dining areas and bathrooms. 5 stars if they did! Gotta try it as everything is vegan. #Veganuary
Read morePros: Service, Food - All Vegan meals and delicious, Price
Cons: Dining area needs updated, Bathroom need updated. , Common Soda brands not offered
iscloviscool
Is the buffet still closed?
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Zdavis95
Points +20
Amazing - Edit
My vegan partner and I got take out. Sweet and sour soup had amazing flavor, wonton soup was stellar. The mozzarella sticks were outstanding. Definitely will be ordering again
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kenny.cakes
Points +1583
Worth it! - Edit
So tasty and cheap!
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Vegan!
Points +158
I don't understand all the positive reviews - Edit
I love Thai food, but not here. Not many veggies in the veggie noodle dish. Super oily. Not tasty. I also had an appetizer that wasn't great. Everything was served in styrofoam even for eating at the restaurant. The staff was not friendly and seemed to understand little or no English so those that asked questions when ordering no answers were given. It was a disappointing experience. I would not return as there are so many vegan options in the area that are better.
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AlexaPenn-Lidwell
Points +49
So many choices! - Edit
This place has so many meal options. I think it was close to 76 different entrees. Then they also have desserts and even sell some grocery items in the store as well. The owners were very friendly, the service was fast, and the food is amazing! Try the Bánh mi! Definitely will return very soon!
Read morePros: Tons of vegan choices, Grocery items, Friendly staff
Cons: None
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me333
Points +30
Tasty! - Edit
So much to choose from! I had the drumsticks and the Pho… both were excellent! I somehow managed to escape without buying dessert!
Read morePros: So many options to choose from!
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Eatyourveg.
Points +162
Changed my review - Edit
I have to change my review because after trying this place for a third time the food was good, unlike the previous times I've been there.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-05-05
Pros: Large menu, Pantry items for sale in store, Good, satisfying food
Cons: Expensive for the portion size
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jasonmlago
Points +53
Amazing options - Edit
So many options, very clean establishment, very unique, and everything is vegan! Love, love, love this place. Also staff are very kind and helpful. Great service. ❤️❤️❤️
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Fresh, Friendly staff/clean restaurant
Cons: None
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