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Serves meat, vegan options available. Radiance Restaurant at Spa Samui Resorts. Also offer raw food (salads, desserts). Clean space, inside the spa resort. Reported closed with plans to reopen, Apr 2019 - please send updates.
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PO Box 1, Lamai Beach (at main road just before Lamai turn-off near Buddy Bar), Koh Samui, Thailand, 84310
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16 Reviews
First Review by Miggi
the_inked_bear
Points +13
A gem of a find - Edit
Finally a place to get the Thai food experience in vegan format!
Read morePros: Food is fresh. Drinks fantastic , Setting is sublime , Friendly fun staff
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DaniM
Points +2095
Absolutely great! - Edit
Food: The menu is very good for a vegan lifestyle and the dishes itself are very delicious as well.
Read moreStaff: The staff is friendly.
Location: Hidden in the backyard of the associated SPA resort you'll discover a very cozy and relaxing area with possibilities to sit direct at a table at the beach.
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VeganMegan97
Points +26
Poor quality food - Edit
Disappointed with food menu, soft boiled eggs was labelled vegan.
Read moreI wasn't convinced they knew what they were taking about
I ordered a raw pizza which was unfortunately very hard that it crumbled..implying it was old. I found a hair in my food after a few bites. I brought this to their attention, no apology was given but they did take the pizza off the bill
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Rosa veg
Points +2060
Lots of vegan options - Edit
We used to have dinner here when we lived in Samui because they have a huge variety of vegan food both raw and cooked. Lots of Thai food, green curry was the best . We loved also the Vietnamese spring rolls , the vegan burger and also some cakes . The price are good , staff is friendly and they understand what the word vegan means .
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RebeccaAnneCain
Points +72
Great Variety - Edit
Another one of my favorite places, I usually can not go past the "Duck" curry, a taste sensation. They have a huge range of vegetarian, vegan and raw options, a massive menu, you are bound to find something you like. Mid range prices, the duck curry is 120Bhat.
Read morePros: Masive menu, Lovely staff, Reasonable prices
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Tangomango
Points +410
One of the best restaurants I have been - Edit
I was told by a friend to stay in Koh Samui in an hotel (is not the case to tell the name) close to this restaurant that she loves. So I did it. And I am here for already 11 days enjoying incredibly eating here for every day to lunch or diner. Even the menu is not all vegan (is a pitty for that) they have many vegan options and are specified in the menu. They tell if are vegetarian VG or vegan VN or for people with candida of for fasting people as is the restoran of a resort (is called SPA resort) for people who are for some kind of cleansing: fastinh or make detox of juices, etc. So they are in the healthy stuff. They say on the menu that do not use msg, do not cook in aluminium and they are most organic as they can. All the siahea, every day o try different ones as they havw many options. On the beach itself so can eat watching the sea in a very quiet zone in the north part of Lamai. The attention is excellent, the staff very kind and nice. Not only the best place I eat in the island but also in all the planet. I am so happy I will come every day till my last day. But also I am trying other places that are not even close to this. They also are open to change something like not adding garlic, onions, etc as they make all in the moment. If you stay in some hotel by the beach you coils go walking by the beach so not need to even walk in the street. They even have raw section. The coconuts are giant. Many smoothies, vegetable juices, thai food. You have ground level with a roof or 1at floor with a more panoramic view or they have tables outside on the sand. They even put some spirals for mosquitos. They always serve fresh water for free.
Read moreFor me is not only that is the best food and quality of the island but also is cheap in comparation with othets. Is a must see if you are in the island. Nothing better that plan vacations in a paradise and also access to excellent vegan food near by.
I have to say that I created the account thinking that this place deserve my opinion, I can not believe that people gave it 3/5 only.
So I give it 5/5 of course.
Now I will continue using it for commenting other restaurants. As well.
By the way I love happycow as I love to travel and thanks to them I can find good places to eat vegan.
To happycow: I am from the smartphone and I can not put 5/5 only allows me till 4/5. Also I can not login from the app, I had to do it via web from the phone as I have no computer. Please change it to 5/5 if you can, thanks.
Pros: Delicious, Healthy ingredients, Great location to sea view
shurup
Non-100%-vegetarian places can't get 5/5 at HappyCow. 4/5 is maximum for all of them. And this position is great.
Read moreTangomango
It makes sense. If is not vegan can not be prefect. I agree with that.
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endofcity
Points +444
Good - but not as good as it used to be - Edit
This was one of my favourite places to eat on Samui. It's in a lovely, peaceful setting by the beach and has an extensive, varied menu.
Read moreThe food here is very good but the prices have risen and the portions have gotten smaller.
If you haven't been, for sure it's worth a visit but as other reviewers have said, there are now many other places which offer better value.
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m@earthville
Points +9964
Sad decline of a formerly-good restaurant - Edit
We have eaten at Radiance restaurant on Koh Samui many times over the past 15 years, and we have seen it first rise and then fall.
Read moreFirst, the good:
The location right on the beach is nice. They make use of reclaimed wood, which is eco-friendly. Though Radiance is a meat-serving restaurant, they do also serve some vegan or veganizable dishes, several of which are tasty.
Now the bad:
1. As other reviewers have noted, the service can be terrible (slow, inattentive, rude, and sometimes even hostile). Of course not all are the same, but we've been shocked a number of times (e.g. even when our own server was OK, it was unpleasant to have to listen to a server at a nearby table shouting at their guests).
2. Prices are increasingly exorbitant.
3. Radiance routinely fails at special orders. For example, the menu says a certain dish can be made vegetarian/vegan, so you order it that way, but then it comes to your table with meat (or dairy or whatever you had asked them to leave out). So it is all too easy for a vegetarian to become unwittingly responsible for the death and suffering of animals. Making matters worse, Radiance staff are prone to argue with customers who complain about receiving something different to what they ordered.
4. Radiance management doesn't understand what "vegan" means (and refuses to be educated about it). A number of their dishes labeled "vegan" contain honey. On two occasions we brought this to their attention, but instead of correcting the error they argued with us, insisting that honey is vegan. We politely explained that "vegan" means "containing neither animal products nor products that have involved animals in the production or have been tested on animals," and we pointed out that honey is made by animals and then taken from animals (sometimes with little bits of bees still caught in the honey), but they dismissed us.
In short, Radiance Koh Samui is an overpriced meat-serving restaurant that does offer vegan and lacto-veg items on the menu but unfortunately can't be depended on to serve what the customer has actually ordered, and then can't be depended on to take responsibility to correct their mistakes — and won't necessarily be civil about it either.
For these reasons, we can't really recommend Radiance, but if you're in the area it's still likely better than most of the other meaty places nearby. Just be triple-clear about your order, to minimize mistakes.
Better yet, try one of Samui's new fully-veg places instead.
Pros: Some veg*n/veg*nizable dishes, nice beach setting
Cons: Too often serve the wrong items, service can be fair-to-terrible, increasingly overpriced
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spidermike
Points +13
Prices have hit the roof. I will not remain loyal - Edit
The food here is still excellent. But over time, the portions are getting smaller, and just recently the prices went up anywhere from 10% to 100%, depending on the item. Why, one is forced to ask? When the economy is so fragile worldwide, and so many people i know are really watching their budgets, what on earth would compel these people to make such an aggressive move? What is the thought process here? Was there any at all, or was this a knee jerk reaction to the influx of new Russian and Chinese tourism? For someone who has been visiting the spa beach restaurant a couple of times a week, for years now, I think they have forced me to do a rethink. May be a once a month special occasion kind of thing. The hotdogs are 190 baht! 300 baht for the burrito! What are they thinking? The burrito is more expensive than in California, and half the size, and not even comparable in quality. It was already a bit on the expensive side for some dishes. Now, it has become a lot more expensive. I used to order the fried yellow noodles. They used the home made, thick noodles. Now, they use a packaged noodle, found in Mama soup! When I called them on it, they denied they ever used the good noodles. What am I stupid? Call in the psychologists. Someone needs therapy. Looks like the owners have lost their minds.
Read morePros: Good food, On the beach, tasty food
Cons: ridiculously overpriced, portions getting smaller, neither the food nor the place is either
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Chia
Points +3635
Pretty Good - Edit
Ate here on a past trip to Thailand. It's one of the few places on this island that offers many vegetarian choices. The food tasted fresh, and they also served brown rice.
Read morePros: veg-friendly, fresh, ocean view
Cons: not cheap
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AkashaBertozzi
Points +82
great food ! - Edit
beautiful spot on the beach, nice surrounding and people, great salads and vegan raw food, big portions and not expensive. we loved it*
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Agenda
Points +270
Great place to visit! - Edit
It's really nice place with good settings, very long and clear menu. Prices are not high for Samui. 40 baht for delicious fried rice, much more for raw food (150-200 baht). There are lots of fasting people ordering broth and coconuts :) You can sit right on the beach, enjoying soft sand under your feet.
Read morePros: Delicious, Not expensive in average, So big menu
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VeganAngels
Points +58
Best Vegan Restaurant in Samui - Edit
Huge vegan, vegetarian and raw food menu. The menu was excellent, offered a huge variety of food to choose from suiting all types of lifestyles and diets. The menu clearly indicates raw, vegan, vegetarian, candida diets etc. It is by far the best Vegan restaurant on Ko Samui and the food is fabulous. Favourite menu items to choose include the raw cheesecake and raw pizza. Enjoy!!
Read morePros: Veg/Vegan/Raw food options , Beach Location, Fair Prices
Cons: Needs Aesthetic Revamping, Staff could improve customer service
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Louie
Points +45
My favourite restaurant in Samui - Edit
The restaurant here at the Spa Samui Resort is actually called 'Radiance' and it's such a shame it's not fully vegetarian (there are some fish and chicken dishes on the menu) so that I can give it five stars. There was so much to choose from that I visited on several occasions after a nice walk along the beach - sometimes twice a day! - and never got bored. My fave dishes were the very tasty and very healthy brown rice salad, the veggie 'hot dog' for a naughty treat, the spring rolls and the pesto spaghetti (although the portion size of this dish was not quite as large as the others :-)). Wash any of these down with a refreshing lime and honey cooler and you're fit to take more of the Thai humidity.
Read morePros: Extremely extensive menu, Friendly, helpful staff, Beautiful setting on the beach
Cons: Do serve some non veggie dishes
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A
Points +29
Good to try - Edit
A good place to try for vegeterian fare in Samui.
Read moreHOWEVER, many of the dishes are grease pit fare, and overly laden with oil and salt.
Portions are huge, even small size.
The brown rice salad, cow daeng pot, and steamed vegetables are yummy.
Staff were a bit sour. This is is not a luxury resort.
Love their Dalmatian dog.
Do recommend the Spa grocery store, near the Spa Beach. A great selection of health foods there!!
Pros: good vegetarian to try on Samui
Cons: too much oil and salt, staff impolite
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Miggi
Points +2703
Best restaurant in Samui - Edit
Spa Samui is a very friendly relaxed spa resort on the beach. We're vegan, stayed there twice and had no problem finding variety on the menu. It's probably the best place for veggies to stay in Samui and there's a good choice of accomodation at the resort. Also, although termed a "resort" it's a relaxed hippy hang out rather than the kind of torment the term resort often implies.
Read moreThe restaurant is on the beach. you can sit at wooden tables actually on the beach or at chunky tables on a large veranda. The service is excellent, happy and friendly.
The food is brilliant, from the best thai green curry in the world, to sweet potato mash with sweet & sour, to the veggie fried rice in half a pineapple. The "Softies" made from frozen fruit for dessert are really good as are their smoothies with coconut milk.
Everything tastes fresh and is well presented. And the prices are really reasonable.
Try the steam room and massage before you eat!
Weirdly enough, for a place that serves such great food, the Spa specializes in colonic irrigation and fasting. This means you see some weird things on the menu that people on this programme can drink while looking smug. We ignored them!
If you stay there you can join in stuff like yoga, meditation and tai chi on the beach. Also go into Lamai and visit the Ska Bar if it's still in business - great atmosphere and seems to one one of very few that aren't part of the sex industry.
Pros: Perfect relaxed beach setting, Happy friendly staff, Fantastic food
Cons: Wish they didn't also serve meat
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