Vegan
Thai
Take-out
Asian

Casual restaurant offering vegan menu of Thai and Asian style dishes using vegetables, a variety of mock meats, no garlic or onion. Sample items include salt n' pepper fried tofu, fried rice with vege ham, vegan chickn burger, green curry, noodle soup with tofu & veggies, and savory sesame pancakes. Accepts cash and NZ Eftpos. Open Mon-Fri 12:00pm-3:00pm, 5:00pm-9:00pm, Sat 11:00am-9:00pm. Closed Sun.


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174 Reviews

First Review by studioahimsa

PaulBunn

Points +20

Vegan
29 Nov 2024

Cool spicy food

Funky little restaurant. Great vegan laksa. 100% plant based. Loved it.

AndyR76

Points +70

Vegan
27 Nov 2024

Amazing Thai Food

Wonderful flavors, feel good food!

Pros: Thai Iced Tea , Tofu Satay, Dumplings

Cons: Not their fault, but it was kind of hard to find

Rachelxvegan

Points +332

Vegan
26 Nov 2024

Amazing Thai food

Everything we ordered tasted amazing! Great flavours and texture of the chicken and tofu. Good prices too. Coming back again tonight for dinner!

N0meatz

Points +299

Vegan
05 Nov 2024

Delicious vegan options!!

Absolutely love it here, been a few times and always satisfied with the food. So tasty and flavourful

Pros: Tasty, Many options

maghnusandfreida

Points +18

Vegan
06 Sep 2024

Yum!

The food was delicious... Really delicious, and authentically Thai. The staff were very friendly and warm. Loved this place.. I'll definitely come back next time I'm in Auckland.

Heretic68

Points +123

Vegan
01 Sep 2024

Plant Based Thai Street Food

A huge menu of Thai style street food often using mock meats and excellent flavours. Reasonable prices and casual dining. We appreciate the effort and choice that you offer plant based diners. Thank you 🙏

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-01

Steffoknee

Points +208

Vegan
13 Aug 2024

Great thai food

Ordered from here on ubereats after a big travel day and so glad we did! The massaman curry was one of the tastiest I’ve had

Selkieko

Points +27

Vegetarian
28 Jul 2024

Relaxed and chill place with tasty Thai food! 👌

Have been eating here since Uni ! I think it changed owners, I miss the older menu as there was more variety but other than that this place has remained a chill and cozy place to enjoy some great Vegan Thai food! Admittedly, some meals can be hit or miss but overall, I’ll always love sunflower for giving me a consistent and yummy place to eat out whilst at Uni (along with Revive!) and when the food is good, it’s really good!! Love the spicy chicken (definitely one of , if not their Best dish!! It’s so good) and their cashew chicken! There’s also a basil tofu dish too (I think that’s what it’s called?)that’s also really nice! I’ve also heard great things about the duck stir fry! Gotta try that!!
I noticed that they recently changed up their decor too, a bit? It’s still very casual but has a warmer and cozier, wholesome vibe that I really love!! 🥰

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-28

Pros: Cozy and relaxed atmosphere, Friendly! 🤗 , Tasty food and great value!

Cons: Too casual for special occasions , Miss the bigger menu that they used to have

Tofulicious

Points +1337

Vegan
11 Jul 2024

Average At Best

Ho-hum, pretty crappy Pad Thai flavoured primarily with oil and sugar; negligible vegies (literally a few shreds of grated carrot and a couple of sprouts) with a few pieces of tofu. Basically a bowl of fried rice noodles (in lots of oil) flavoured with sugar, asked for extra spicy and it tasted like no chili whatsoever.

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-10

Pros: Lunch specials - cans of drink only $2

Cons: Very average food, would not bother returning

cjennings2023

Points +214

Vegan
18 Jun 2024

Delicious Pad Thai!

This place is a gem! I had the Pad Thai, it was delicious... ate it too quickly for a picture. Highly recommend if you're in the area!

Pros: Authentic taste, Quick service , cute restaurant

aliram

Points +197

Non Veg
09 May 2024

Tasty

Not good for IBS, there are gf options but those spices will get ya. Otherwise amazingly tasty

lesbeanflannel

Points +813

Vegan
17 Apr 2024

Oodles of choices at a great price

Love the no onion feature as I can’t have any and it makes eating good food even harder!! I have a weak spot for good dumplings and love them. Prices are fair and much lower than elsewhere. Hard to find soups/curries without onions too so great place for trying new things! Would recommended for sure.

Pros: Extensive menu , No onions!! , Fair pricing

Brony

Points +36

Vegetarian
28 Mar 2024

Great lunch time spot

Really tasty food. I ordered the larb mushrooms on rice. Perfect balance of spices with lovely undertones of kaffir lime & coriander

Pros: Fast service , Friendly staff , Lots to choose from

Annemueller1300

Points +30

Vegan
01 Mar 2024

All vegan 🌱

Super tasty Thai food! Absolutely loved the Phad Thai. Will come back soon 🤞🏻

Pros: Different options, Very friendly staff, super tasty food

Cintia.rn

Points +38

Vegan
21 Feb 2024

Exquisito

El menú es enorme y bastante variado, la comida y bebida estaban deliciosos y a un buen precio.

Pros: Variedad, Sabor, Precio

uschiverena

Points +576

Vegan
21 Feb 2024

Great Tom Kha!

So much to choose from! We had a nice red curry, great pad Thai and a very good Tom Kha!

Updated from previous review on 2024-02-21

Pros: Great tasting food!

Cons: The ambience is not the best

Laura_mati

Points +95

Vegetarian
27 Jan 2024

Delicious Thai Food!

Had the vegan duck stir fry noodles and it was delicious! Staff was very friendly and water is free:) would highly recommend!

Pros: Very authentic food, Nice staff, Fast service

holly-bb

Points +232

Vegan
20 Jan 2024

Huge menu, great flavors

This place is tucked away and very relaxed inside, a very different vibe than everything else in the area. The staff were so sweet and helpful. Tom kha soup is hard to find veganized and they nailed it, though I wish I had gotten it with tofu instead of the vegan chickn which was a little mushy. The papaya salad was crisp and refreshing, and I had plenty extra to take home for lunch. Great spot, would love to try their desserts and full menu.

Pros: Huge menu, Uncommonly veganized dishes, Private and quiet

Cons: Fluorescent lighting , Mushy chickn, Table water wasn’t cold

crwilli

22 Jan 2024

very nice colors. why is vegan chick’n so hard to do right? follow your heart is the only place that has really nailed it that i’ve tasted

gerrardould

Points +4307

Vegan
20 Jan 2024

100% vegan

Great to find ANOTHER 100% vegan restaurant in Auckland!
Great range.
Friendly service
FAST dishes #Veganuary

Pros: 100% vegan, Fast meals, Friendly staff

VeganSoapDude

Points +8739

Vegan
09 Jan 2024

I'm glad it's here

The food is okay.. The menu is huge. Khu Khu has better Thai food, but much less options. This is a nice place to order from because there is so much choice

Pros: Huge menu

dave0529

Points +44

Vegan
04 Jan 2024

Could have been better

The breaded mock-chicken dish was pretty tasty but everything else didn't taste right. I can't really give the place a recommendation. Pat Thai and Tom Ka soup needs to taste a certain way, and it just didn't.

EliseBlack

Points +326

Vegan
29 Nov 2023

Great, unpretentious little place

Excellent tasty food. Lots of options, wide variety of foods

Updated from previous review on 2023-11-29

Pros: Good food, Good variety , All vegan

SumitMehta

30 Nov 2023

Heyyy Elise! Getting into any trouble this weekend?

Sumit

Unibrows97

Points +425

Vegan
09 Oct 2023

Absolutely Delicious

I couldn’t have asked for a better first meal in Auckland this visit. The Tom kha was incredible! I would definitely go back.

VeWarrior

Points +826

Vegan
16 Sep 2023

Lovely Vegan food with many choices

(German below)
I really can recommend this quite completely vegan restaurant in the middle of Auckland.
I have chosen the spicy plant based chicken, which wasn't to spicy. 🔥🥵😂 (Was middle spicy)

Ich kann dieses ruhige Vegane Restaurant in der Mitte von Auckland komplett empfehlen.

Ich habe das "spicy plant based chicken" gehabt, was nicht so scharf war, wie man vielleicht denkt 🔥🥵😂 (wobei es eher mittel scharf war)

Pros: Personal very friendly-Personal sehr freundlich , Big selection/Große Auswahl, Close to inner-city/Nah am Zentrum

Cons: A buEtwas teurer

LauraBlöss

Points +83

Vegan
07 Sep 2023

dinner out in nice vegan place :)

had a nice dinner at this hidden place right in Auckland main city :)
food was delicious though the cauliflower was a little too spicy for me but my friend liked it so it really just depends on your preference so I guess you'll have to go there yourself ;)
will definitely come back to try some of the many other dishes (they all sound soo good)

Updated from previous review on 2022-10-30

Pros: many options, very tasty!, no long waiting time

Cons: some things are pretty spicy (personal preference)

AnnaSewelll

Points +122

Vegan
27 Aug 2023

Favourite Vegan Restaurant in Auckland

Love this place. Super casual restaurant with excellent food. Currys taste just like the ones in Thailand. Nice high carb meals, the food isn’t too greasy so you don’t feel sluggish afterwards. Have eaten here a couple times and rate it every time.

Updated from previous review on 2023-01-04

Pros: Tasty thai food , Great value for money , chill atmosphere

citizenInsane

Points +1453

Vegan
20 Aug 2023

Good and quite cheap

So great to have a fully vegan Asian restaurant available!
My go-to are their big soup bowls with noodles, veggies, and tofu or fake meats. Always quite tasty. The staff is very friendly too.
I'd recommend however avoiding their "shrimp". Also, the crunchy tofu (sharing entrée) is quite bland and uneventful.

Updated from previous review on 2017-06-04

Pros: tasty, large portions, friendly staff

Cons: not particularly attractive room




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