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Thai
Take-out
Jay (veg) restaurant opened 2015 offering a la carte menu with English one & photos available. Food is fully vegan, but it has some drinks with dairy. Sells a few meat replacements and sauces. Reported closed February 2022.
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61 Reviews
First Review by Kelly Kelly
DavidGetz
Points +16
Best vegan food in Phuket! - Edit
First, to correct some of the confusion this restaurant takes orders (menu) only after 3pm. From open until 3pm they operate the buffet only. And the buffet is 40 baht for 2 selections and a large portion of brown rice... I found it delicious with plenty of green options. Everything I've had on the menu is amazing as well. A meal with rice is under 100 baht. Just be warned the staff speaks very little English. But they will do their best to take care of you.
Read morePros: Cheap (cheapest in Kata for sure), Vegan/Jain menu
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AnastasiaVegan
Points +61
Good prices, tasty food - Edit
We were lucky to find the hotel right near the restaurant. We went there almost every day and often we were the only guests there. We liked the food, the prices. The prices are really good (2 people we ate for 500-600THB). We recommend you try carbonara, it is fantastic. Our favorite drink was ‘Volcano’. Also they offer free water. Although it always took them lot of time to prepare the order.
Read morePros: Good prices , Simple but tasty food, Cozy clean place
Cons: The food wasn’t labeled vegan, Staff don’t speak English , The orders take too long
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m@earthville
Points +9699
Just a few tired buffet items - Edit
I had the same experience as the previous reviewer: dining room closed, not serving from menu, just a few tired-looking items in the buffet cart out front (mostly mock meats, with nothing green to speak of).
Read moreWent back another day, same experience.
Giving 3 stars just because, hey, at least it’s vegan.
Hopefully this is just a temporary slump; maybe they’ll spring back to their former apparently glory after a while...?
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ellenahall
Points +70
Went there and they only had old food in the ‘buffet’ out the front. - Edit
They refused to cook anything from the menu and it seemed as if they shop was closed. Only food from the small stand out the front but it looked very average and cold.
Read moreEdit: I also went back the next day- this time around 10am. Still refused to let me order from menu. She said I could get food from the sad buffet and eat it inside. I left and ate elsewhere.
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Yung$pronky
Points +39
Sooo good - Edit
Everything here is vegan or vegetarian, tasty, and cheap! Definitely recommend to go here
Read morePros: Vegan options, Cheap, Pictures of the food in menu
Cons: A short walk away from other food places
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VanDeEsser
Points +56
Definitely worth a visit! - Edit
Friendly staff and super tasty!!! Must go when in area 😍🙌🏼
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SerenaOReilly
Points +18
No menu - Edit
We arrived for lunch the other day and were greeted by an older lady who said the only food available was packet food from the outside little stall. She wouldn’t let us into the restaurant and there were only four trays of very dull looking food available so we passed on that. Very disappointing considering the reviews and the fact we went out of our way on foot to find this spot.
Read moreCons: No menu, Only very minimal street food available
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livjns
Points +125
Cheap vegan food - Edit
There are lots of vegan options at this little restaurant. All very tasty and cheap! The lady that seemingly does everything is lovely 😊 We went a couple of times as the vegan options in Kata are terrible. The road to get to the restaurant is a bit terrifying though!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Very cheap, Lovely staff
Cons: Terrifying road!
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fka_tuleerekel
Points +22
Very Delicious and Affordable - Edit
What a wonderful find. It's a bit of a hole in the wall and if you're not careful you could miss it. The staff has very limited english but they do have an English menu and body language is universal. I really enjoyed the faux pork dishes we had, especially the pork and kale stir fry and the deep fried pork with sweet chilli dipping sauce
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linahrichiger
Points +512
Nice - Edit
Very nice lady who owns the place. Went there for breakfast, got one plate of rice with sides for 50tbh. The food was delicious.
Read morePros: lovely, fair price, nice food
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DuncanMacbethLead
Points +1240
Good cheap food - Edit
Good vegan food at a decent price! The place is quite small, but the owners are lovely. The menu is also extremely extensive. When we went we had the green curry, ‘pork’ curry with ground nut, stuffed tofu, and aubergine. Stuffed tofu was very good, as was the mock meat in the curry! It’s also a very cheap place which is great! Easy drive over from Patong if you have a bike😄
Read morePros: All vegan bar some drinks, Cheap, Good portions
Cons: Serves drinks with dairy
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ah_bee
Points +547
Great food for a very good price - Edit
This place was located very near our hostel and we were very thankful for it, as Kata Beach area is saturated with seafood restaurants and not much more. It was also one of the few vegan friendly places still open in low season in Kata Beach area too.
Read moreWe consequently ate here multiple times. We always enjoyed the food and the prices are the lowest we found. The menu was huge and went beyond the usual Thai classics we had grown a bit bored of after 6 weeks of travel in Thailand. They always double checked with us if we had chosen a spicy dish just in case we didn't realise. Couldn't fault them.
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ThrivingHerbivore
Points +135
Lots of delicious meat alternatives. - Edit
Very friendly and huge menu of amazing meat alternatives. Great menu altogether and all high quality.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2019-04-14
Pros: Huge menu. , Cheap
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OskarKappland
Points +764
Hit or miss - Edit
Good overall but the pad Thai was one of the worse ones I’ve tried. The fried tofu was the best dish I had there. The highlight was the service! The lady who runs it is very smiley and kind.
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NonstopDan
Points +1422
Mediocre food - Edit
This place is cheap, but the food matches the low price. No veggies in the Pad Thai or Tom Yum and both tasted fine, but not great. Probably wouldn’t come back here😕
Read morePros: Cheap
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deecypher
Points +89
Thai comfort food - Edit
I’ve lived in Thailand 5 years now and I can count on one hand the number of good and ORDINARY Thai vegan restaurants. Most others are pretentious, tasteless and expensive. This place on the other hand was wonderful! A huge menu of traditional Thai dishes, all vegan, with delicious mock meats and vegetables. All three dishes plus a drink and 2 rices cost 280, a bargain by Phuket standards.
Read moreWe ordered ‘gai tod’ (fried chicken), ‘gang kiew wan’ (green curry) and soba noodle stir fry. All dishes were really nice and wholesome. I only wish there was something as ordinary and delicious in the places I had lived over the years.
Pros: All vegan, Large menu, Cheap
Cons: Location is poor on busy road
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JaimiChambers
Points +26
Very good food in Kata, Karon. - Edit
This place has delish vegan food with amazing prices. Even my omni partner enjoyed the food and the experience. I took the chicken nuggets back to my hotel as I could not let it go to waste. Highly recommend.
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alex117
Points +86
Good food - Edit
Had Thai noodles with tofu. Was good, cheap prices.
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MrG
Points +114
Muy bueno - Edit
Muy buena comida, variedad de platos veganos. Buena relación calidad precio.
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planteatingkiwi
Points +97
Delicious! - Edit
Fantastic menu with delicious food at low prices. We ordered four dishes for two people, as they all looked so wonderful. Everything was yummy, but I especially loved the fried tofu and the green curry.
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JBveg
Points +256
Many affordable vegan options! - Edit
Jay restaurant with a kitchen to cook orders fresh, and two menus to choose from. If you like fake meat this is your place. I tried some in my Tom Yum noodle soup for 60 baht: I think it was bbq pork, fishball, minced pork, and beef? Confirmed I still think it’s too strange but happy to try new things. The coconut broth had a peanut flavor and it was one of those dishes that got better as you ate it. Noodles were big like udon. I’d really like to try more menu items! They had a free water dispenser. It’s located on a very busy road with no sidewalks or shade so just be careful walking to and from.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Sweet ladies, Affordable and fast
Cons: Busy road w/o sidewalks, just be careful walking
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Mrs.Emily.Dymond
Points +36
Tasty mock meats and traditional thai food - Edit
Food was incredibly tasty.
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RalphWoods
Points +1056
Nice - Edit
Small place, only just had space for my group of 8 and mother 2 there. Everything was vegan, with many dishes having vegans meats. It was just like a normal traditional Thai place otherwise. Food wasn’t mind blowing but the staff was nice and it was as expected
Read morePros: Nice staff, Big vegan menu
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AlexandraFredriksson
Points +31
OPTIONS - Edit
so many options which i'm not used to as a vegan when eating out. Yummy food, free water and nice staff with good english.
Read moreWhen we were there it took a bit longer for us to get the ordered food bc there was only one cook.
Pros: Lots of vegan options, free water, good english
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trollhamn
Points +190
Great tofu! - Edit
When we went there it was a very nice young guy with good english who served us. Their drinks were not available but that was okay, water was free after all!
Read moreI was super pleased with the tempura vegetables and stuffed tofu that I ate, and it was probably the cheapest I have eaten during my whole stay here in Phuket. The meateaters of the company was not impressed although I think that was because they choose the "meat substitutes" which I myself is not a huge fan of and I think they thought it would taste like real animal flesh.
I really want to go back there since there were a bunch of dishes I would like to try!
Pros: Almost only vegan options, Nice staff, Cheap, free water
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oskeewowwow
Points +1222
Excellent Thai Food and Friendly Owner - Edit
This place is an oasis of jay vegan Thai food on the west side of Phuket. We had five people in my group including meat eaters and we all loved the quality of food. Extremely cheap and the best Thai food we had in Phuket.
Read morePros: Amazing Taste, Authentic Jay Thai Food, Cheap
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HannahGrant
Points +86
Lovely ladies making delicious food - Edit
I can’t say enough good things about this place. The women working there were super sweet and friendly. The woman who cooked the food has been vegan for 30 years and she knows what she’s doing! The 5 of us ordered a ridiculous amount of food, everything was fantastic and it came to about $25 USD. Water is free which isn’t always the case
Read morePros: So many options, Great value, Friendly service
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