Part of international chain of vegan restaurants inspired by Supreme Master Ching Hai, an advocate for veg living. Each location is individually operated, this one est. 2010. Serves vegan food, non-alcoholic beverages, and vegan desserts. Has fresh juices, dumplings, a variety of soups, and Malaysian dishes like vegetable curry with tofu puffs. Accepts EFTPOS. Open Mon 5:00pm-9:00pm, Wed-Fri 5:00pm-9:00pm, Sat-Sun 12:00pm-9:00pm. Closed Tue.
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Shop 10, 240 Victoria St, Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 3121
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69 Reviews
First Review by KingKong
l0vec0urtney
Points +493
INCREDIBLE - Edit
I love Loving Hut!!
Read moreThe staff here are always so nice and friendly and up for a chat about veganism. They were also always happy to point out which products they have for sale in their frozen section that they use in different dishes (you can buy the chick’n they use in that delicious satay!!!!)
The food is ALWAYS exceptionally presented with amazing flavours.
Definitely 100% try it out if you’ve never been, one of the best vegan restaurants in melbourne.
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wils
Points +96
Delicious food - Edit
Food was delicious and spicy but the way it was presented could definitely be better.
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piecesofmanda
Points +31
Delicious - Edit
I go here as often as I can. I have my favorites (love the wonton soup and the satay skewers!) but the whole menu is vegan with plenty of options to try for variety.
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maemaea
Points +213
Delicious food - Edit
The waitress was adorable, and the food was actually incredible!! Mongolian beef and the Massaman curry, incredible flavours. Even my Omni partner said it’s probably the best Mongolian beef dish he’s had ever. The only thing that would need to improve are decor (I know, that one can be hard) and more staff. We were at the restaurant for over an hour and a half pretty much waiting for the food the whole time. I felt so bad seeing the only waitress run around trying to serve the entire restaurant, I wanted to get up and help her! And it seemed that there were only 2 cooks for the entire restaurant aswell. I will be back next time I’m in the area only for the delicious food. I’ll go in if there isn’t many people there though to avoid another long wait time when I’m hungry... Overall, somehow still a positive first visit.
Read morePros: Delicious delicious food!! Best part about it, Sweet waitress
Cons: Long wait time for a first visit , They need more staff (they must know that though), Decor could definitely use an upgrade
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orlaphillips
Points +207
Mediocre food - Edit
We had 3 curry dishes and 1 noodle dish - processed food in every one, such as tofu, soy cutlets and tempeh- would have been nice to just have nice vegetables in the curry sauce. Service was extremely slow and we had to go counter to order drinks and desserts. Was smell of old chip grease in the cafe too. On the plus side the desserts were nice
Read morePros: Lots of options , Cheap
Cons: Service is poor , Too much processed food
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blace
Points +152
Easy and consistently good. - Edit
The food is delicious, a huge menu to make your way through.
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Tofulicious
Points +1337
Would Never Go Back - Edit
I've long been a fan of the Loving Hut enterprise, so was very disappointed to have one of the worst dining experiences of my life here. My dining companion and I ordered the green papaya salad, assam curry and rice. The waitress brought out the curry first, leaving us without any cutlery or crockery. I called her back to ask for plates and the rice, but she waved me away and approached the next table to take their order. The family had only just sat down, and told her they weren't ready to order. Flabbergasted, my dining companion and I stared at the bowl of cooling curry while the waitress walked to the far end of the room to start setting another table. This was despite the restaurant being three-quarters empty. Eventually she brought us cutlery, crockery, rice and the papaya salad. At $17 the latter seemed a little steep, but I felt sure it would be spectacular to account for the hefty price. To our surprise, the dish was quite tiny. Much of the salad was taken up with grated carrot, raw pumpkin and chunks of orange. Not only chunks of orange, but orange WITH THE PEEL LEFT ON. After picking out the unnecessary and unpeeled citrus, there were barely a few shreds of salad left on the plate. The curry - which seemed to be full of MSG, sugar and oil - was pretty tasty, but contained far more sauce than filling. After spending almost $40 between us, we left hungry and put out by the rudest, most off-handed service either of us had encountered at a vegan eatery.
Read more*UPDATE* I did end up returning, due to nearby Finas being closed, and had a Bun Hue - comprising a few broken noodles at the bottom of a bowl; very little flavour; and the only 'veg' [apart from the customary beanshoots-cabbage-herb platter] were maybe one or two wilted FIELD [rather than Asian] mushrooms. The slice of lemon was so overripe it was basically off; and there were all of TWO pieces of tofu, with a few scattered pieces of mock meat.
IMO the soup was worth a maximum of $10 [perhaps with the addition of some actual vegetables, and shitake/enoki/oyster mushrooms rather than field mushrooms]. Charging $14 for what they dish up is blatantly taking the piss.
Pros: vegan
Cons: old manky decor and equipment, stingy serves, ingredients not fresh, overpriced by a good 33-50%
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Charlie.
Points +812
Great! - Edit
Typical Loving Hut restaurant which offers a variety of Asian dishes. Average service, ordinary looking restaurant but the food is amazing! The street seems to be full of Vietnamese restaurants. Another vegan restaurant, Fina is just few stores away.
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ellehir
Points +554
fulfilling and delicious - Edit
Plenty of options at great prices. Service was friendly and food came out quickly
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V-for-Vegan
Points +876
Not bad - Edit
Great vegan Asian food - not very outstanding but they are ALL vegan so I am happy that I can simply pick any item from the menu! Service is average.
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NomiiAnn
Points +18
THE BEST IN MELBOURNE - Edit
This is the tastiest, best value for money vegan restaurant in Melbourne. While I love fine dining, don’t expect things to be 10/10 perfect in terms of entree arriving before mains & the small details. I can over look all of these things because of the extensive flavours & consistency of every meal. This wins all my meat eating friends/family over every time - mock meats that actually taste amazing.
Read moreWould recommend -
Rendang curry
Sweet & sour soy nuggets
Pan fried dumplings
Pros: All vegan , Best flavours , Relaxed atmosphere
Cons: I do love a margarita, alcohol free venue.
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czarnajulka
Points +485
vegan heaven - Edit
it looks like an ordinary asian food place. they have an enormous menu. hard to decide 😂😂 it was so tasty. and all vegan. heaven.
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RachelPana
Points +196
HUGE RANGE - Edit
I cannot get over how extensive this menu was. The fake meats were actually prepared in a way that made them taste good! The dishes were full of flavour and hugely popular on our table. It was an experience dining there however, the place was noisy and a little crowded
Read morePros: amazing menu
Cons: atmosphere
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Vittoria
Points +901
Excellent food - Edit
I went three years ago and liked the food a lot. Went back recently and food was still great. Our non-vegan friends liked it a lot as well. Absolutely recommended.
Read moreExtensive menu, good service.
Pros: extensive menu, great food
Cons: not fancy restaurant, no alcohol
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BambuYubari
Points +34
Yummy south-east Asian vegan food!! - Edit
Lots of options! Malaysian, Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese food!! Lovely staff. Definitely worth a repeat visit, loved it!!
Read morePros: Lots of options!
Cons: None
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lentilqueen69
Points +16
these DUMPLINGS MAN - Edit
oh my goodness, my mind has been entirely blown by these dumplings, i have been sent to the astral realm by these dumplings, these dumplings paid my bills and cleared my acne and watered my garden and solved world peace
Read morePros: dumplings
Cons: none
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Shacharon
Points +34
very dissapointing - Edit
The fact they are vegan doesnt make them good. I ate there twice, in both the food was very alike to what I could make myself the waiters were unpleasent. also, more expensove than other places. I live nearby and I will not come back
Read morePros: all vegan and vegan meat mocks to buy home
Cons: expensive, bad value for money, unpleasent
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jesse558
Points +330
Amazed! 💖 - Edit
Cozy, great service, good price, tasty, done well. Environment was very nice. Atmosphere incredible.
Read morePros: well priced, full vegan, service
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PurePresence
Points +16
The best meal I have had in a long time. - Edit
I recently ate at loving hut Richmond and shared the crispy delight, eggplant sambal and a coconut noodle soup with their chocolate ice cream for dessert.
Read moreIt was hands down one of the best meals I have had in a long time. Completely satisfied.
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SashaJames
Points +110
I love Loving Hut - Edit
Delicious, fast and filling I am a tragic for Loving Hut. It's my favourite vegan restaurant. I can get past the soups, so fresh and fragrant. I love eating here
Read morePros: Great parking, Quick takeaway, Clean
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WeFewVeggies
Points +365
Simply the Best! - Edit
We have eaten at Veg / Vegan all over and this place excites us no end! It's our all time , number one favourite for tastes and choice. We never get tired of coming here and we are definitely spoilt for choice! WE LOVE "Loving Hut" RICHMOND!!!!
Read morePros: Great selection, Viet, Chinese, Malay, Raw, , Open 366 days per year!, great service, great Taste, great atmosphere
Cons: none so far!
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Cosmic Illusion
Points +118
Okay but wouldn't rush back - Edit
Ate here after eating in other Loving Hutts. The friends we were with booked the table. Goodish range of dishes. Nice enough cafe style interior. All the tables were full when we arrived so it was good to book and showed it was popular. The trouble was the service. While the staff members were friendly and pleasant, they were not much cop at serving tables. Also we had a terribly long wait for our food to come out and when it did it was patchy, one person being served while the others waited and watched them eat. Our friends ordered a series of entries rather than one big main dish, and these came out in stages with long pauses in-between - not very satisfying. Despite the restaurant being almost empty, we were left with dirty food plates piled on our table long after we'd finished with them and despite staff by-passing our table several times (with empty hands.) We called the waiter over to order deserts and he was about to walk off and leave the plates. Though not really finicky, we finally had to ask him to remove them as there is only so long you want to chat over dirty dishes. Ultimately the food was not so good as to excuse the delays and poor service, we would not purposely go there again.
Read morePros: Nice enough range of vegan dishes
Cons: Inattentive waiting service, Slow food service
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jtrevat
Points +20
My favourite restaurant! - Edit
Tried this place soon after going vegan (about 18months ago) and it immediately became my favourite restaurant!!
Read moreThere is a huge menu to choose from. A lot of items have some form of mock meat which is quite tasty. A highlight for me is the Mongolian BBQ (M10) but my favourite dish is the pineapple rice (T7) - it comes in half a pineapple used as a bowl and tastes fantastic.
Only downside would be the service (a little but casual) and it can be quite cramped when it is full but these can be easily excused with the quality of the food.
Pros: Food is GREAT, Large menu, Pineapple rice dish is awesome!
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alia_801
Points +451
Good food, random service - Edit
We went for a special dinner, having not been out for a meal in a while. There was a huge choice of interesting and tasty things on the menu and some amazing sounding desserts on the specials board.
Read moreOur order was taken without too much ado, and food came quickly - and was delicious. Our problem arose when we wanted dessert. We waited. And waited. We stacked our plates. And waited. After 20 mins of staff coming and going to everyone around except us (despite our attempts to attract attention), we gave up, paid and left. Even getting someone to take our money was tricky - both staff members walked past us before someone finally attended to us.
Pros: Great range of food, Tasty food
Cons: Difficult to get service
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MsVyv
Points +80
Lovely, lovely people - Edit
The food is about Loving Hut standard, as is the decor. Which is to say, a slightly south east asian inspired but broad vegan offering, with good options for people with GF requirements.
Read moreThe people are outstandingly lovely. Service is charming, and if (like me) you a re foolish enough to leave a small personal item behind on the table and not realise until an hour later, they will (apparently) move heaven and earth to reunite you with your item. In my case, someone went through the bins. Seriously. Your mileage may vary, but colour me well impressed.
Pros: Lovely service, Standard Loving Hut fare
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nickb
Points +247
Authentic food - Edit
This Loving Hut offers a very extensive menu of mostly Asian influenced dishes, but also a few raw dishes. My wife & I ordered the Vietnamese pho noodles (without the mock meat), which is one of my favourite vegan dishes. The pho here is the most authentic I have had outside of Vietnam - really delicious. The other dish we had was a seaweed cocktail (salad with some seaweed) which was also really tasty.
Read moreThe service on the day we went was incredibly slow - about 45 minutes for the meals to get served (I know as I had to recharge my parking meter). The staff were apologetic and the lady who I assume was the owner gave us a free desert as a goodwill gesture, which was very nice. We ate the cashew & lemon pie, which was delicious.
Overall this is a very good Loving Hut. Great value and an extensive menu.
Pros: Extensive menu, All vegan, Delicious pho noodles
Cons: Slow service
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CharleySDG
Points +38
Delicious, Authentic. - Edit
The best vegan laksa that I have ever tasted. Impeccable attention to detail by the staff.
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