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Bungalows, cooking school, bar, and restaurant on the southern end of Klong Dao beach. Offers Thai cooking classes (specify vegan when booking). Profits goes to Lanta Animal Welfare (located adjacently), a registered non-profit cat and dog rescue center with onsite clinic, which is established by the same owner. Open Mon-Sat 12:30pm-5:30pm.
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Last update on 22 Feb 2022 by TimeForLime_KohLanta
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Added by reissausta ja ruokaa on 22 Apr 2014
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14 Reviews
First Review by reissausta ja ruokaa
ValentinDonev
Points +380
Nice restaurant on the beach , but bit pricey - Edit
They have really nice and delicious food there. All of their profit goes for a good cause and the location of this restaurant is simply great . The staff is very nice and friendly .
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Nice location
Cons: Expensive
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RunEatWorld
Points +3627
Upscale Thai food - Edit
Given a choice of a set menu or vegan burger (ask for vegan set menu). Set menu changes each day, with 3 items on each day. Free appetiser included. All 3 dishes come out on one plate but is quite filling and is of a high standard. Absolutely loved the tofu wrapped in pepper leaf, massaman curry (and I'm usually not a fan of massaman), plus roast sweet potato on Thai salad. Also have happy hour before 6.30pm. Expensive by Thai standards but cheap compared to western prices. Highly recommend coming here.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2019-12-30
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Tacha95
Points +20
Amazing!! - Edit
The vegan burger is amazing! Even my friend, who is not vegan, loved the burger! The staff is very friendly and knowing that you support a good cause by eating here, makes it even more delicious! Definitely recommend
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RitaTsui
Points +24
Cooking class poor for vegans - Edit
Love their good cause that all profit goes to the animal welfare (which is well worth a visit), however the cooking class for vegan can be organized better. It was a disappointment when “normal” people had tofu, prawn and egg as ingredients in the pad Thai, we had a tiny pinch of tofu cubes and nothing else to substitute with. Paying the same amount as everyone else vegans should expect an equal amount of calorie intake as everyone else but no, it felt a little disrespectful. With less ingredients in it, we were still told to add same amount of seasonings as other people, the result was way too salty. For another dish, while rest of students had fish, we only had a small half of sweet potato, it was obviously not enough food even for my small appetite. Another disappointment was that on the schedule it included the making of green curry paste, but turn out becoming red curry for no reason. Afterall, Time for Lime, as a founder of an animal welfare, will be appreciated more if thinking a little more for vegan - people who are also trying to stop the sufferings of all animals.
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Sealeelarose
Points +20
Best meal in Thailand - Edit
Easily my favorite meal I’ve had in Thailand, and we’ve been living in Bangkok for the last 10 months. We stumbled upon Time for Lime and decided to try it as I recognized the name from Happy Cow despite the mixed reviews.
Read moreI don’t know how this place isn’t rated higher!! The food is Absolutely gorgeous! Beautifully presented, super flavorful, and creative. They have a separate vegan menu and each day of the week has a set menu of 4 dishes.
Yes there is a sign saying adults only but this is only because they dont have child specific menu items.. we went with our 2 year old and she had plenty to eat from our plates and there were several other babies there as well.. so the sign and previous reviews are misleading.
We enjoyed it so much we are going back for a second night in a row. Please go and support this special place and the Lanta animal shelter!( some of the proceeds go to the shelter)
Pros: Excellent food, Nice setting , Proceeds support animal shelter
Cons: None!
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CocoaBeans
Points +31
A modern take on Thai food - Edit
We’ve been living in Thailand for 8 months now, this was the best food to date. Miang Kam to start, which is so nice. Great service, views of the sunset on the beach and great cocktails! Vegan taster menu is nice change. (Ask for them he vegan menu) No greasy Padthai or deep fried tofu here! Because of the poor happy cow reviews, we avoided this place until the last night. Although there’s no children meals, this place welcomes children. Our two year old loved the food! Great Koh Lanta find. We’ll be back.
Read morePros: Different taster menu everyday, Sunsets, cocktails and custom, Traditional & genuine Thai food.
Cons: Evening only meals, No meals for children, although not really a prob, Poor happy cow reviews - undeserved
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Sudhir
Points +30
Adults only. Only in the evening - Edit
We went as a family for breakfast only to find out that it opens only in the evening from 5:30PM. The signboard also said "Adults Only". I do understand the need for places which are not having screaming children, but it felt sad to miss out on the well rated restaurant because we have a 5 year old.
Read moreMy rating of needs improvement is not for food, but only for the above two factors.
Pros: No idea, as we did not get to eat there
Cons: Only in the evening, For Adults only
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Charly0993
Points +1519
vegan cooking class - Edit
I loved everything around there. Phad Thai, stir fried morning glory, Thailand in one bite :). Furthermore, I love that everything they earn over there is for the welfare center. If it was possible to give 5 stars, I would :).
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DavidJanuszkiewicz
Points +132
Date night - Edit
Save this one for a special occasion. It's a bit pricey. Although maybe that's just the cheaper traveller in me talking.
Read moreI'll note now all profits go to fund Lanta Animal Welfare which is a dog and cat rescue and re homing program that they run. Also worth a visit and if you have time can volunteer.
There is a separate vegan/vegetarian menu which is a 6 course tasting menu which alternates daily. It's $480. The foods great! worth the money. It's not fast Thai food. It's Quality.
I had a great night, I wouldn't return just because I'd like to stretch my Baht as far as possible and there is great cheaper food on the island.
Pros: Food was 10/10
Cons: Expensive
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JoeNYC
Points +109
Fantastic Vegan Tasting Menu!! - Edit
Fantastic Vegan Tasting Menu!! Wonderful to drink and eat for a good cause. What a beautiful restaurant right on the beach. Loved the chocolate mousse.
Read morePros: Vegan Tasting Menu, Beautiful restaurant right on the beach, Eating for a good cause
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reissausta ja ruokaa
Points +1897
Try the tasting menu at least once - good value! - Edit
I´ve been here several times on years 2014, 2015 and 2016 and I want to update my review. Ask for a vegetarian menu, so you will see what is on today´s list. The menu is different every day, 6 days a week (closed on Sundays).
Read moreTime for Lime has the best food on the island and there´s no other place like this anywhere. The Thai fusion food is so good! When you stay in Thailand for long you get bored to same curries and pad thais. Time for Lime has some dishes that you won´t find anywhere else, but still the foods tastes very Thai.
And the best thing about Time for Lime is that the owner donates the profits to Lanta Animal Welfare rescue center that she has founded.
On quiet low season you usually can order just one portion of food, so you can choose one dish from the tasting menu. On busy high season you probably need to order the whole tasting menu, but you should try that at least once during your stay! Last time in August 2016 I had it three times during a week.
My favourite food here is fried sweet potato with Thai herb salad, Time for Lime pumpkin soup, the curries and pepper leaf wraps. Some friends have loved their spring rolls, so they are good too. Then we had some paprika with balsamic vinegar spicy sauce, that was unusual and good.
The tasting menu could be eg. this
1. tofu-cashewnut-vegetable sauce with rice - nice smokey flavour
2. tofu and taro-kind of vegetable rolled inside pepper leaf - okay, had not had pepper leaf before
3. massaman curry with rice - great! And quaranteed no fish sauce or shrimp paste in the currypaste
4. fried onion rings - good, a bit usual dish, but good
5. coconut soup with thai herbs - good
6. watermelon and pineaple - it would have been great to get something more special for vegans
During my stay at Time for Lime´s bungalows I had cocktails at the bar now and then. I tried
* lemongrass margarita - tasty, I usually don´t like margaritas
* mojito - well made (the same can not be said about most other beach bars in Thailand)
* amaretto sour - great, I hadn´t had this before and this became my new favourite
I´ve done the cooking course twice and it is easy to do it vegan. I have been in May Kaidee´s vegetarian cooking school in Bangkok and I was glad that I took this in Time for Lime because I learned new things about thai cooking (also on the second time). And I made such a good food at the cooking class!
Updated from previous review on 2016-09-22
Pros: best food and cocktails in Koh Lanta, amazing opportunity to enjoy vegan tasting menu, profits go to Lanta Animal Welfare
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Julie90
Points +1397
Must see when in Koh Lanta! - Edit
Fantastic place, right on the beach, the owner seems to have a lot of love for details. Best (thai) food I've had! Definitely try the tasting menu - it's worth the money in every way. Great cooking classes. Also pay Koh Lanta Animal Welfare a visit, they do an amazing job - kind of a must for vegans and animal lovers, isn't it ;)
Read morePros: great food, supports Koh Lanta Animal Welfare, interior
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Emmaa
Points +261
Great Soup! - Edit
We dropped by here late in the evening and ordered the Time for Lime signature soup in a vegan version. It was probably the best soup I've ever had, a must try if you're here on a thursday.
Read moreThey have a changing menu for every day, the tasting menue is really expensive in my view (450 B). The place is cozy but you must like cats as they are basically everywhere.
The profits of this place go to the Ko Lanta Sanctuary, a welfare organisation the owner of Time for Lime build by herself. It's something that really annoys me because in the menue you can see quotes of her saying how she loves animals but we all know this is the old story of hypocrisy itself. Why do they serve chicken, beef and sealife? I dont get it.
Pros: Time for lime soup is the best
Cons: Owner is really fake, Serves meat although linked to animal welfare
nicholerodich
I agree. If you love other animals, why are you eating them?!?!
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jojoinbrighton
Points +1283
Tasting Menu - Edit
This place is great, right on the beach and it's a super pretty spot especially at nightfall. We had the veganised vegetarian tasting menu which, although on the pricey side, was really good. The only disappointment was that the dessert was just fruit so I'd like to see them step up their game here. The cocktails really are as good as they say they are and at happy hour you can show up and eat their amazing spring rolls whilst sipping a cocktail in a deckchair on the sand.
Read moreProfits to go support the amazing Lanta Animal Welfare so it's definitely worth a visit.
Pros: Amazing Spring Rolls, Supports an Animal Sanctuary, Vegan tasting menu
Cons: Expensive
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