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Minder Vegetarian 明德素食 - Q Square Mall
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Vegetarian
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Buffet
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Salad bar
Take-out
Taiwanese
Part of vegetarian buffet restaurant group, this one is in the ood court downstairs from the Taipei Central Station. Offers pay-by-weight buffet spread as well a small selection of made to-order soup and noodle dishes. Open Mon-Thu 11:00am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11:00am-10:00pm, Sun 11:00am-9:30pm.
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1, Sec 1, Chengde Rd (at Q Square Mall Level B/3), Taipei, Taiwan
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Added by eric on 04 Nov 2011
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58 Reviews
First Review by eric
SDYAP88
Points +81
Tasty and fresh - Edit
Buffet style restaurant with lots of vegan options. Food are not labelled, need to check with staff to make sure it is vegan. Clean and nice environment, fresh food and good value.
Read morePros: Price, Environment, Service
Cons: Vegan options are not clearly indicated
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GoldenTurtle
Points +117
美味しくて、安い - Edit
自分で食べたい物を選んで、重量を測って払う。美味しい物が多くて、安い。
Read morePros: 美味しい, 安い, 健康
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lisa.w
Points +38
Good food, nice staff - Edit
As mentioned it’s on level B3. Would recommend the small white wraps/roll thing (not sure what it’s called), so tasty. The lady at the counter was very patient with me. Average mall atmosphere, but you can take away food.
Read morePros: Lots of options, Well priced, English signs
Cons: Mall setting
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kimono
Points +161
Yet another fantastic vegan buffet - Edit
Not easy to find but if you can get to the food mall on B3 then persevere! It’s right in the far corner
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muddles
Points +297
Amazing value - Edit
Wide selection of food. You pay by the weight. There are a lot of fried options as well as clean vegetable dishes and desserts. Delicious.
Read morePros: Lots of options
Cons: Food court is big so it's a little hard to find, at first
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CaluCalu
Points +4154
Big buffet - Edit
The restaurant is located in level B3 of the shopping mall. Try to find restaurant "Nara", then you'll see it. The buffet is big, mostly veggies. Hardly any fake meat, if there even was any. Cold and hot dishes. You pay per weight except for rice/noodles. Cheap.
Read moreI liked the variety of food. Unfortunately most of the dishes were already quite cold. The dishes could be more flavourful as well. But all in all a decent option for lunch/dinner.
Pros: Big variety, Cheap
Cons: Most dishes are already kinda cold
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Al.yz
Points +41
Healthy and filling - Edit
Ordered 红烧烫饺 for only 120 NT, came with 10 dumplings and very healthy, refreshing broth.
Read morePros: Filling portion size, Healthy and nutritious options vailable
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SophsEats
Points +430
Cheap with lots of choice! - Edit
Plenty of choice and super cheap. Mix of healthy and unhealthy options, the choice is yours😉Free wifi as it’s in the mall food court. A lot of seating available.
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yehadut
Points +2089
Adequate - Edit
The buffet food was fine, nothing special. Ordered a soup but it was not good.
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denn
Points +561
Good and cheap - Edit
Somethings were great some not so but overall it was a good place to eat
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MinaNoir
Points +170
There is better options in Taipei..... - Edit
Chain buffet located ON THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE MALL (learned that the hard way having to navigate through all the floors of the shopping mall).
Read moreIt was still few hours before closing time and there was barely any food available and most of it was cold...
Avoid, Taipei has way more lovey vegan spots than a chain in a shopping mall...
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hokkaidohoneydew
Points +1131
Great variety and tasty food - Edit
Wide selection and all very tasty. Good that can select what we prefer and based on our preferred portion. Their carrot cake is very yummy too!👍🏻
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PDiddy
Points +136
Good selection - Edit
Good selection of foods to choose from. Be warned they don't seem to have spoons here so you might want to choose chopstick friendly options.
Read moreFill your plate with food then get it weighed and pay for it. Nice and easy.
Lady on the till spoke English OK.
Also do cardboard food boxes if you want to take it away.
Pros: Great choice of food.
Cons: None really.
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stam
Points +2073
Very large range of dishes! - Edit
There are 3-4 times as many dishes to choose from as other vegetarian buffets in Taiwan. Everything was fairly flavourful and there were lots of interesting dishes that I hadn’t seen before in other buffets. It’s about the same price as other buffets as well.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options to choose from, Fairly inexpensive , Open for more hours than other buffets
Cons: Some dishes were a bit cold
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MovingMangoes
Points +55
Amazing for the price!! - Edit
As Americans, it can be challenging to find plant-based food options outside of the boutique restaurants likes Plants or Ooh Cha Cha. This little veggie buffet in the food court of the Q-Square mall was one of our favorite places in the city. You can get a huge filling meal with 5-grain rice for under $150 NTD (approx. $5 USD).
Read moreTons of amazing vegetables available. They also offer many mysterious food items in the buffet as well. It's fun to try a new sample each time and get a feel for the traditional Taiwanese flavors.
They have locations all over Taipei and all of them are clean, well-managed and delicious.
If you need a quick, cheap, filling veggie meal in Taipei, this is your go-to place! Thank you, Minder! Keep up the good work :)
Pros: Incredible value, Variety of veggie options, Fast queue
Cons: Not a ton of flavor, Usually located in busy malls
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vegan mikal
Points +565
Beware of oil - Edit
Like many Taiwanese buffets, all the food is coated or swimming in oil. So take care with your food choices here unless you don't mind a good helping of oil with your meal; if it glistens, it's oily.
Read morePros: lots of veggie choices
Cons: a bit pricy, in a very noisy food court, oily
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ReiAmber
Points +3168
Very tasty - Edit
Confirmed with staff that all items are vegetarian, but they do have a sign up and I believe it says no eggs are used but some items contain milk.
Read moreThe staff lady sassed me a little when I asked if everything was vegetarian...she pointed to the vegetarian sign on the wall and said "vegetarian..." haha. She looked happy when I came back again a different day.
I liked all the vegetables, stir-fries and hash browns. The only thing that didn't appeal to me was a dessert that really tasted of egg or dairy, and a fake meat that was too realistic for me. But if you like realistic fake items, you'll love it. Everything was fresh and we saw them trash masses of unsold food at the end of the day. A tragedy for me to watch, but you'll be sure to get things that were made that day. Highly recommended.
Pros: fresh, big variety of food
Cons: some items too realistic for me
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Smolphi
Points +154
Lots of options - Edit
I really like the fact that this restaurant is in Qsquare. It is the closest vegan option restaurant to where I live. My host parents sometimes use the buffet to bring something home when they don't want to cook special food for me and I once went there to order noodles. I liked the food everytime and it is not expensive at all.
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Ju8
Points +69
Nice Buffet - Edit
The food is (for a Taiwanese restaurant) neither especially cheap nor especially delicious, but the buffet is big and it even offers additional menus.
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livcamp
Points +36
Very average - Edit
Personally I didn't like it. Everything is cold (this is weird to me, I'm English i don't know?) there was a lot of food but it was the same kinds.
Read moreI won't be going back
Pros: Close to main station , It's in a shopping mall, If friends are not veggie, you can sit together
Cons: Cold food, Greasy, Didn't feel healthy
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melmcfar
Points +17
The veggie buffet of my dreams - Edit
Minder Vegetarian was my introduction to Taiwanese vegetarian buffets and it set the bar SO high. It has 30-40 vegetarian dishes, all which look and taste super fresh. It was hard not to overload my plate but even when I did I only paid about 120 TWD. I highly recommend the spring rolls, okra, and the black sticky rice. Loved the place so much I went three times. You can eat in the food court or take it to go.
Read morePros: Fresh, Delicous, Mock Meat
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kevin.nyk
Points +52
Convenient and good selection - Edit
Great variety of dishes but find some of the dishes on the oily side. Good and decent option if you need a quick veg meal. Food is pay by weight.
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KerriOnotera
Points +41
Great Assortment of Vegetarian Dishes - Edit
I love this vegetarian type of buffet that you can find around Taipei. It's a great price (120 TWD) for a big plate of food. It's hard not to overfill your plate with all the options.
Read moreTo find the restaurant it's in the bottom of the mall in the food court. 😊
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MiaGinsbourg
Points +19
Good value for money - Edit
a lot to choose from. healthy food. cheap.
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plipfishy
Points +25
Lots of gluten free options - Edit
cheap, good quality food. eat here a lot, usually comes to around $150 for a full plate of food with rice.
Read morePros: Lots of gluten free options
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Snailface
Points +76
huge variety. - Edit
Pay by weight. Huge variety. Good turn over of food. Normally spend about $150 but my plate is full! Eaten here a few times.
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PeterSong
Points +65
Awesome vegetarian buffet and friendly staff! :D - Edit
I went there last year and early this year. Among numerous vegetarian restaurants in Taiwan, Minder Restaurant is one of my favorites! :) I tell you with confidence that if you like East Asian cuisine in general, you would love this place. I will sum it up for you in three phrases:
Read more1. a variety of dishes (some are sweet, some savory, some spicy, some mysterious, some plain (?), etc) :D,
2. quite cheap (with about 100NTD, you can eat more than enough!),
3. fresh food!
Other than buffet, you can order noodles and soup as well. And they taste just awesome too! So folks, please enjoy our good, old Minder!
Updated from previous review on 2016-11-15
Pros: Numerous choices, Relatively cheap, Fresh food, Friendly staff
Cons: It's popular, so it can be quite crowded, It's awesome, so popular dishes may disappear soon
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