Vegan
Chinese

素虎素餐, at 海淀区双清路88号华源写字楼东南侧2楼203号, translates to "Vegetarian Tiger." Serves Chinese vegan egg tarts and baked vegan dim sum. Mock meat and fake fish goes well with fried mushroom tempura. Gets crowded at mealtimes. Reported closed, Oct 2018.


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30 Reviews

First Review by ada-nina

PabloMP

Points +276

Vegan
11 Jul 2018

They have bugs inside the restaurant! And they don't care

I just came back from the restaurant and I am deeply disappointed. Yes, they are friendly but... there is a big issue with this place. I found bugs inside the restaurant, quite big to be honest, close to other customers and close to my table, in the walls. They were as big as 3 cm, not sure exactly what but it can fly, it's back and it has a similar shape to a termite.

I tried to warn the staff in English but NOBODY SPEAKS ENGLISH. So I used google translator to tell them, but they just offered me to move to another table. They didn't care at all about that. And this speaks very bad about what hygiene practise they have in this restaurant. Yes, the food it was tasty, but I was all the time worried about finding some dead insects in my dish.

Pros: Food, Friendly

Cons: Bugs plague, Not worried about hygiene, Dirty toilet, shared with a non-vegan restaurant

hellerspiegel

03 Oct 2018

My experience exactly, great food, but just when we were about to leave there was a huge cockroach or similarly looking huge bug crawling over the floor, I pointed it out to the staff who then crushed it, which was really unexpected in a Buddhist vegetarian restaurant. The toilet is ridiculous as well. It is such a pity, very few vegetarian restaurants in the area and then all this.

JuditMolasRiera

Points +44

Vegan
31 May 2018

Delicious! Worth it:)

After finding this vegan restaurant we didn’t want to try any other. Food was delicious (we fell in love with the egg plant- photo attached). We recommend you to go there:)

dorunja

Points +50

Vegan
30 May 2018

Great food, great service, good prices

Even though the restaurant is in the back of the building, if you follow the instructions someone wrote here, it's quite easy to find it!
And I definitely recommend finding it! The service is great, very polite. We got complimentary hot lemon water, watermelon and what I think were pickled cucumbers and greenbeans?
I ordered an eggplant dish and my non-vegan boyfriend some kind of a burger (just beware! In the photo there are 3 burgers, you only get one unless you specifically say more)
For dessert he ordered a brownie and I ordered the yam "ice cream" with blueberries. I liked both but be careful, the ice cream really is big 😂 I couldn't finish half
We also took a whole pitcher of fresh blueberry juice
All of that was around 180 yuan, but the juice itself was around 60, so food really isn't expensive
(The juice was totally worth the money)

Pros: food prices, good service, delicious food

ThomasSecher

Points +40

Vegan
21 Apr 2018

Amazing place

We had an amazing experience at this Chinese vegetarian restaurant. I recommend it to anyone who enjoy good food.

Pros: I have never had so many choices, Amazing tasteful dishes , Served with love

Cons: Maybe toooo many choices

CherryFlamingo

Points +403

Vegan
01 Nov 2017

Favorite restaurant in Beijing 💛

The food was delicious!!! I order too much because it was difficult to chose 😄 but I ask after for a take away 👍🏻 It's easy to find, when you see the sign of the mall it's behind, easy to find 😋

Pros: The delicious food, wifi, easy to find

vitalvegan

Points +321

Vegan
13 Sep 2017

Creative tiger

Went on 6/9/2017 early to mid-afternoon when it wasn't crowded. The food is really good and it seems to have dishes that other places don't. Quite creative. For example, leaf tips of snow lotus on ice and a green bean-yam dish, as well as the more ordinary mock meats etc.

Pros: Food really good, reasonably eay to find, not far from Peking University East Gate subway

Cons: Lift couldnt' be used even by elderly / disabled

heathercraig143

Points +58

Vegan
01 Sep 2017

Impressed

We went to the location near Qianmen station, near Tiananmen Square. I cannot recommend this place enough. All of the food we tried was delicious and filling, not to mention very reasonably priced. One dish in particular tasted a bit too much like actual chicken for my liking but it just goes to show how realistic these mock meats are! Although the staff spoke no English, they were very friendly.

Pros: Good location, Wide variety of meals, Lovely big, clean restaurant

Cons: Resembled real meat too much for my liking (but to

jamborambo

Points +145

Vegan
03 Aug 2017

Amazing food

A wide selection of dishes using no egg or milk. Mock meats used in many classic Chinese dishes. Highly recommended

Pros: Nearly everything

Cons: Service could've been a little better

Edent

Points +570

Vegetarian
21 Apr 2017

Amazing! English menu available

Friendly staff, huge range of gorgeous, well presented food. Desserts looked incredible but I was too full!

Cons: A little hard to find, walk behind the KFC and bac

veggielinds

Points +290

Vegan
12 Apr 2017

You must try this place!

This restaurant was great, highly recommend. We arrived just after opening and were seated right away with their massive menu that took a while to go through. The favorite thing I ordered was their dual colored dumplings, and steamed buns, my boyfriend loved their hot pot and faux chicken.

Pros: location, service, food!

vh089

Points +229

Vegan
31 Dec 2016

Recommend, esp. if you're in Wudaokou already

Great restaurant with excellent barley tea and a huge and very creative menu—features faux meats as well as tons of veggies, tofu, soups, etc. Recommend their dry pot!

Entrance is behind food plaza—when you see KFC, keep going around past Auspicious Phoenix Bakery (left around the building) and keep walking to the "back" of the complex. You'll see an outdoor staircase with a yellow brick wall and a sign for Vegetarian Tiger. Enjoy!

Pros: large seating area, diverse menu, cozy atmo

Cons: no delivery service

Pascal_HK

Points +313

Vegetarian
12 Jun 2016

great place

Liked the place (though a bit difficult to find - entrance is behind the building), nice room, busy for lunch, great choice of dishes, all delicious, for reasonable price. Hope we could have similar restaurant in HK!

AnetteVegan

Points +662

Vegan
10 Apr 2016

great food and nice place!

One of the best vegan meals I had in Beijing while visiting for 10 days. It was a bit hard to find. You have to walk around and behind the building complex to see the restaurant, which is on the second floor. It is kind of behind the bakery u can see from the street. I would def go back here and have more delicious food!

Cons: a bit difficult to find

uomotofu

Points +326

Vegetarian
14 Nov 2015

Simply amazing!

I was looking forward to my trip to Beijing to finally try this restaurant I had read so much about, and when I finally did... I was not disappointed! I went there with a couple of friends, which allowed us to try several dishes. We had Kung pao monkey mushroom chunks (宫保猴菇丁 for those who know Chinese), Black pepper seitan teppanyaki (铁板黑椒素排), Boiled pea pods with lotus root (素焯荷兰豆), Jade green dumplings (碧绿水饺), Chengdu lotus soup with tofu skin and coconut milk (成都芙蓉汤), organic white rice (有机白米饭), and of course the veggie fish or first-class fish of many treasures (一品多宝鱼). Everything was excellent, but the "fish" and the teppanyaki deserve a special mention, whereas the dumplings were good but less tasty than the rest. The staff is friendly and the service is really quick: we spent around 90 yuan (14 USD) each, which is more than the average Chinese restaurant in Beijing, but we ate a lot and left with a huge grin on our faces - including our omni Chinese friend, who seemed surprised to find out vegan food can actually taste great. A must-go for everyone in Beijing.
Updated from previous review on Friday November 13, 2015

Pros: Excellent, excellent, excellent food, Fairly priced, Friendly, quick service

maltman23

Points +5209

Vegan
13 Nov 2015

Great vegan food and tea near Tsinghua!

If you're near Tsinghua University, go to this place! Really good herbal tea (which you can buy in bulk, if you like, as I do) come with your meal. Their Veggie "fish" is awesome! Pretty much everything on the menu is really good. Reasonably priced.

Pros: Really good vegan food. Really good tea. Near Ts

jungsiah

Points +146

Vegan
02 May 2015

I love this place

I've been there quite a few times while living in Beijing last year, but whenever I visit Beijing I go there every time.

The menu is great! Very organized, varied, has pictures, written in both english and chinese, it also has symbols for how spicy the food is and how much it will take to prepare.

Among all the times I've been here, there was just one or two dishes I didn't really like. Everything else was so, so good!! It's totally the place for you to impress your meat-eating friends! I recommend you to take many people with you so you can order and taste more things on the menu ;)

No matter the time of the day, you might find it full and sometimes you will have to wait for a table, specially over the weekend. The staff is very friendly. I'm not sure if they speak english though, since I've only talked to them in chinese.

I'm visiting Beijing in a week and I can't wait to go there again! I really love the food~

Pros: Excelent food, Inexpensive, Variety, Friendly staff, Clean

PlantHappy

Points +123

Vegan
11 Jan 2015

Not Fancy but Tasty

We had a hard time finding this place. The sign for the restaurant "Vegetarian Tiger" is along the top on the front of the plaza but the entrance is around the back of the buildings on the second floor. Confusing.

Once inside, the place was moderate size and fairly busy. Although our family of 4 got a seat without problem. The atmosphere is warm but not fancy. The menu is in english and Chinese with lots of big pictures so it is easy to order (just kinda point to which dishes you want). The food came quickly, staggered dish by dish. My personal favourite was the Wanton dumplings in some kinda sesame sauce. So good. I could have just eaten that. My husband really liked the Kung Pao "Chicken". If you don't like spicy things or like me, have young children don't tolerate spice well the menu is also good as spicy dishes are noted with a little chilli peppers. There is a little card on the table that clearly states they use no meat, egg, diary, msg and try to use as much organic as possible. For $158 RMB we fed 2 hungry adults and 2 young kids. And we couldn't even finish all the food. Excellent value. I have attached a picture of the stair case that gets you into the restaurant at the back of the building

Pros: Excellent value, Good Food, ALL VEGAN!

Cons: Hard to find

kzollman

Points +123

Vegetarian
30 Sep 2014

Wonderful, especially the fish

This place, along with the other vegetarian restaurant near Tsinghua University, was one of the best vegetarian restaurants I've even eaten at. The food was wonderful, the menu diverse, and everything was well prepared. Like almost all restaurants in Beijing, the menu had both pictures and English so it was easy to choose.

The best dish I had there was a vegetarian fish cooked in a large tray and brought to the table. I didn't write down the name, unfortunately. I was truly amazed by how they were able to replicate the texture of fish, including the skin.

The restaurant is a little tricky to find. It is in the back of a large building which (in 2014) contained many restaurants including a club and a Pizza Hut (forgive me, the logo is easily recognizable to Americans). There is a green unlit sign with both Chinese and English that points the way, but you need to look for it.

Pros: Delicious food, Diverse menu

Cons: Hard to find

kim2121

Points +449

Vegetarian
25 Mar 2014

Love Love Love

I love love love this restaurant. It is a bit hard to find but they've put up signs around the building to lead you toward the entrance. Other reviewers are correct in pointing out the restaurant is close to Tsinghua, not Bei Da. In any event, this restaurant is worth the search!

Every time I go I order the mock Peking Duck and some fake meat skewers with a curry sauce on them (sorry I don't know the name I just remember the photo). I also get the hand rolls stuffed with veggies. This past time we ordered the imitation sushi, which was fun to try but I probably won't order it again because there's just too many other delicious dishes I want to order!

All my meat-eating friends love this place, and it's often packed with locals too. This is honestly one of my favorite restaurants in the world, and the most amazing thing is that the prices are very reasonable. Definitely go if you are in the neighborhood!

Pros: Amazing Food, Great Value, Nice Atmosphere

Cons: Hard to find, but well worth the search!

Minni

Points +261

Vegan
26 Feb 2014

Nice place

The restaurant isn't close to the Beida (Beijing University) east gate, it's in fact close to the Tsinghua University east gate. Closest subway is Wudaokou.

I went to this restaurant with my family and found that it was nice, clean, and the atmosphere was bustling at lunch time. The best thing about it is, on top of being vegan, that it's very affordable. Our 5-course meal with desserts for all and a slightly strange blueberry smoothie for me, was less than 300 RMB. Good value for money! The dessert vegan tiramisu people keep raving about is good, but it's not really tiramisu. ;) A nice dessert anyway! I was looking forward to trying the "egg" tarts but they didn't have them at the time. I have to return to try them and other dishes!

UPDATE: I went here a couple of weeks ago and noted that they have added some cheese dishes to their menu. They make their own mock-cheese. And those dishes are amazing!! Do try them! And don't worry, it's all vegan :) Love this place more and more each time.

Updated from previous review on Saturday June 08, 2013

Pros: vegan, very affordable, clean environment

soph

Points +164

Vegan
24 Oct 2013

Delicious

This was my first vegan restaurant in Beijing, and I was very happy with the food. The poor taxi driver had a really hard time finding it though! But it really does exist, and it seems to be doing fine with business. I went there for dinner, and this place was very very crowded with locals. The servers don't speak much English, but the menu has English on it. The menu is very big! They give you some free appetizers and tea while you are waiting for your food.

Pros: Very tasty, Reasonable prices, big menu

bluepaper

Points +69

Vegan
14 Sep 2013

best vegan chinese restaurant

Suhu is a really great restaurant. The atmosphere is exalted, but comfy.
They didn't offer all dishes that were mentioned in the menu card, but there still was a huge choice.
I was completely thrilled about the dumplings - the first that only had vegetable; very delicious.
We also ordered the fake fish - it actually was meant as a joke, but turned out to be very good!
And we can also recommend the ice-crushed-red-bean-"smoothie"
I will definitely come back; it's not too expensive and one of my favourite restaurants.

Pros: chinese food, not too hard to find - there are signs, prices are moderate

nlapidot3

Points +6

Non Veg
10 Apr 2013

Soul-enhancingly fantastic

This is legitimately one of the best restaurants I ever ate at, and I'm not even a vegetarian or a vegan. The service is good, the food is excellent, and the owner has a sweet goatee. I'm a repeat customer in this restaurant and have taken several non-vegan/vegetarian friends who have all also greatly enjoyed it. Don't forget to get their repeat customer cards! 3 stamps and you receive a pair of chopsticks; 6 stamps and you become a member (lower prices). Highly recommended!

Pros: friendly staff, delicious food, CHEAP

Cons: No tiger meat, The tone-deaf unicorns cannot sing, owner won't let me touch his goatee

reflecte

Points +33

Vegetarian
26 Dec 2012

Best Food I've Had in Beijing

This restaurant is amazing... the servers are all really courteous and nice (they gave us a bow when we left, were super helpful when we had special accommodations, even made a dish that was off the menu). The food is also super delicious. Suhu has a good assortment of both veggie meat dishes and vegetable dishes and is very clean, refined and reasonably priced. I brought my non-vegetarian here and each time they got just as obsessed with the place as I was. They give you fruit, a small appetizer at the beginning and also tea. My average expense per visit is about.. 45-50 rmb and that is when we order a bit more than needed 5 dishes for 4 people or 4 for 3.

Very pleasantly surprised at how good this restaurant is.. I completely recommend it. It is right next to Tsinghua's East Gate (if you are standing there looking towards Wudaokou, it will be on your left in the plaza with KFC and a karaoke. The location is a bit hard to find because it is not in the front but you have to walk around the left side to the back of the complex where there is a flight of stairs lit with soft green lights. It looks a bit shady but trust me, the inside is very pleasant and totally fine!

Pros: Excellent Food, Good Value, Friendly Staff

Cons: Location hard to find

psiphi75

Points +258

Vegan
23 Nov 2012

To die for

This is an excellent restaurant.  It is our favourite restaurant in our 3 weeks travelling here.  While in Beijing we have visited it 3 times, even though it is on the other side of town.  The food is very well presented and really tasty.

We highly recommend the vegan Tiramisu, it is to die for.  The yam and blueberry is very filling but very good.  The steamed buns are also good, different than any of the other steam buns we encountered during China.  The Banana Iced Coffee was excellent the first time we tried it, but the second time it was a let down.

The service was also top class.  Like in many Chinese restaurants the waitresses would stand by ready to be of assistance at any time.  Although virtually no English was spoken we pointed at the menu and used our hands to order the meal.

Pros: excellent food, great service

Bob Sultan

Points +690

Vegetarian
30 Sep 2012

A Real Find!

I have eaten here twice now and both meals were truly excellent. The first time I had the Beijing Duck. Moist inside, crispy outside... enough food for two people. The second time I had a dish that had the word 'grandmother' in it (sorry, I forgot complete name). This was great. mock meat stuffed with veggies, topped with sauce and green beans. Really a cut above other vegetarian restaurants I have been to in Beijing. If you go six times you can get a VIP card which entitles you to discount prices (or ask and you might get it sooner). Dishes are mostly between 30 and 50 RMB. Ambiance is upscale (at downscale prices). There has been some discussion about whether the restaurant is near the "East Gate of Beijing University". It is near a university gate, but I believe this is the gate to Tsinghua University. Anyway, it is near the Wudaokou metro station. If you see a sign outside the building (at the third floor level) that says "Vege Tiger Vegetarian Restaurant" then you are on the wrong side of the building. Walk around the building. You will end up on a street with a dead end and you will see the entrance on your right.

Pros: gourmet vege food, nice ambiance, reasonable prices

mikethevegan

Points +129

Vegan
31 Aug 2012

Superior vegan food

It took me nearly half an hour of wandering around to find this place, but it was worth it. It's not hidden, but it's tucked away on the top floor of a sort of a mini-mall, with the entrance around back in a slightly sketchy alleyway. The restaurant itself is definitely not sketchy. It's actually a tiny bit posh. The menu is extensive, the servers attentive, the presentation very pleasant, and the food delicious. Expect to be slightly overwhelmed with choices. I have been there twice. I had the kim chi soup the first time and it was so good that I had it again the second time. The portion sizes are very large, so order conservatively. One dish is plenty for one person, even without rice. The soups are quite large.

My only complaint is that I had trouble both times making myself understood in either English or my limited Mandarin. I can get by in Mandarin in other places, but I really struggled here. Still, that wouldn't--and didn't--stop me from going back. The picture menu with English titles makes it possible to get by with pointing.

Pros: Large selection, Very tasty, Huge portions

Cons: Hard to find, Little English spoken




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