Vegan
Chinese
Beer/Wine
Delivery
Take-out
Vegan Chinese restaurant with an extensive menu that includes dim sum, noodles dishes, stir fries and more. One of three locations. Open Mon-Thu 12:00-22:30, Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-21:30.
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54 Commercial St, East London, England, E1 6LT
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Added by FeeshFace on 01 Dec 2022
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147 Reviews
First Review by FeeshFace
RodrigoGryzinski
Points +32
Great restaurant - Edit
One of the best vegan restaurants I've been to in London, great food, great service, great atmosphere.
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veganamyv
Points +471
Best Chinese everrrr - Edit
Wowww I honestly can’t stop thinking about this place. Their food was delicious and by far the best Chinese me and my boyfriend have ever had. Will definitely come back next time we’re in London
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TalSwisa
Points +20
Wowwww - Edit
Best restaurant in London so far
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GarrrliCat
Points +1650
Delicious but pricey - Edit
My first visit to the new Spitalfields location. The food again was just delicious, polite stuff and great location. Only it’s bit too pricey. 2 starter, 2mains, 2aides and one portion of dim sum, bottle of sparkling water £75
Read moreStarters - shredder oyster mushrooms- 10/10
Men and wife slices - cold tofu and “salami” slices in chilli oil, not much of my thing but it’s ok
Mains - Fisc - with the lotus leaf bun as side 10/10
Kimchi chckn and tofu stew - very good
Assorted dim sum - 10/10
I think it’s good to come in bigger group and get as many plates as possible to try:)
Pros: Location , Tasty food, Nice stuff
Cons: Bit expensive
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Timbo3006
Points +55
A bad experience - Edit
Its a simple premise that if you book a table for a given time you expect your table to be available when you arrive. We arrived at the time we had booked to be told that our table was not available despite the fact that we could see at least two empty tables and we were asked to wait. So there we stood in the entrance to the restaurant and waited and while we waited another party arrived and were duly shown to one the empty tables which was galling to say the least.
Read moreAfter ten minutes we then found ourselves ushered to the end of a large table (there was only three of us and this table sat eight) which had remained empty with all the places set all the time we were standing waiting. Now here I should add that when I eat out I really don't like sharing tables with other parties and avoid places like Wagamama because of this, so of course the inevitable happened and not long after we were sat down a party of four was sat at the remaining spaces on our table,
So first impressions were far from favourable to say the least. Our waiter was very friendly and the service reasonable,
Now for another gripe. The menu specifically lists some items as starters which gives you the impression that these will be served first and then when finished will be followed by your selection of main courses. This is not the case as basically your food arrives when it suites them and not when you're ready for it so you find yourself still finishing what was described as your starter while your main course goes cold on the table next to you.
The food itself is interesting and varied but if like one of our party you do not like your food too chili hot be careful as red chilis seem to feature in most dishes. We particularly enjoyed the special fried noodles.
As has been mentioned before it is a bit on the pricy side for what it is and given all the hype that this place has received all I can say is that my visit there was disappointing.
Pros: Completely vegan, Varied and interesting menu
Cons: Poor customer service, Overpriced for what it is
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lauraakingg
Points +771
Huge menu - Edit
We got a range of dishes to share so we could all try a bit of everything. Quite expensive but food was good and staff were friendly.
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Evington
Points +2890
Amazing - Edit
I had takeaway from the Spitalfields branch of this 3 store chain. The food was amazing. Excellent Chinese flavours. Not ridiculously oily. Right level of spice for me. I had the wantons (which are often served doused in oil with little chilli, that wasn’t the case here). The mushroom salad was exquisitely delicate, refreshing and slightly searing citric flavour. Can’t wait to eat in the restaurant soon.
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JasmineWomack
Points +1575
Delicious! - Edit
Really enjoyed this, good food, polite staff, efficient service (food came out when each plate was ready so all fresh)
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-04-06
Pros: All vegan menu, Good customer service
Cons: Little pricey (but was happy)
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tolmeia07
Points +570
Expensive but tasty - Edit
I had just a small meal of chick'n and sweetcorn soup with some spring rolls which were both delicious! But the menu overall was expensive (at least to what I'm used to, outside of London).
Read morePros: Entirely vegan!, Tasty classic options
Cons: Expensive
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SandyLindvall
Points +44
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A really nice place with interesting food and lot of taste.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options
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livlaughlove
Points +95
amazing vegan restaurant - Edit
cutest restaurant ever with the loveliest staff. best to get lots of things and share with friends😄
Read morePros: all vegan :), lovely staff, cutest tote bag for £4
Cons: bit expensive but general london price.
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MichaelRobinson
Points +3368
Great... - Edit
...but only if you've not been to China. My friend chose this place & I was eager to try vegan Chinese food after coming back from over 5 years in Shanghai. The staff were lovely as I used my extremely limited Mandarin on them. The food was really tasty but honestly not up to the standard I got used to in China, and the prices were a shock to the system.
Read morePros: Really tasty dishes, friendly staff
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DFCS
Points +209
Amazing food - Edit
Incredible vegan chinese restaurant. Everything we tried was delicious. A bit pricey but worth it. Staff is really friendly and helpful and gave us recommendations on what to try!
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Ioana3
Points +645
Incredible food - Edit
Super delicious fully vegan chinese restaurant, with very friendly and helpful staff. At the waiter’s recommendation, we had the wonton in a house special sauce, lotus leaf bun, twice cooked fish and ging bao king oyster mushrooms, 10/10.
Read morePros: Fully vegan, Friendly staff
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Kittybiscuit
Points +8595
Flavourful food and excellent staff - Edit
I booked at the last minute. I was going to order the salt and sichuan pepper tofu and the Gong bao chick’n with peanuts but the staff member asked if I’d been before and when I said no, suggested the wontons in a special sauce because otherwise both my dishes would be sweet. (Wontons were cheaper than tofu) The wontons were really good. The sauce and the filling both delicious. I had rice on the side as well. The chick’n peanut dish was again full of flavour. He explained there was a lot of dried chilli and not to eat them, they were there for flavour. I don’t this level of service very useful. The chick’n pieces were good and I really enjoyed it. I had chocolate cake for dessert and a pot of jasmine tea. They weee both very nice.
Read moreIt’s a lovely restaurant with staff who know the food.
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trusara
Points +740
Amazing food, and beautiful setting. - Edit
We had been looking forward to this since seeing a vegan influencer post about it, i love Chinese food and wanted a nice place to go on a visit. It is a very special place, with amazing food. I ordered the 'mild spice' wantons but when they arrived at the table the waitress warned me they were very spicy- and they were- i picked the chilli flakes off. its a huge shame, but, the noodles were amazing, 'petal leaf buns' delicious, rice was fluffy and nice, sweet and sour pieces was expensive but AMAZING (doesn't come with rice for that price!) We overheard another table have issues with spicy food too. We had our ups and downs here, but the staff were pleasant and....we had a nice day.
Read morePros: very nice food, authentic and knowledgeable staff, beautiful setting, nice presentation
Cons: expensive. especially for portion sizes, a lot of the food is spicy, even when says mild
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Mellow2bee
Points +523
Fully vegan Chinese - Edit
Very nice to have any option off the menu!
Read morePros: All vegan
Cons: None
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Happy_Bart
Points +3298
Delicious! - Edit
Ordered some takeaway from here and everything was packed with flavour - love it!
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MicciM
Points +1878
A very pleasant dinner - Edit
Simple and elegant atmosphere, attentive staff and amazing food. I just wish to see them opening in Milan.
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anautrecht
Points +2160
One of the best meals I've ever eaten - Edit
This please was busy and excellent. It was so good it inspired a conversation about our favorite meals ever over the years (and made the list immediately. I highly recommend the fish in hot chili oil.
Read moreCons: Expensive
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Klarajj
Points +2098
So good - Edit
Many fantastic dishes, dim sum are really yummy and so are the tofu dishes. Deep friend tofu with sweet potato is a favourite.
Read morePros: Lots of options
Cons: Book ahead
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SoDu
Points +43
Exceptional - easily the best food in London - Edit
Staff were incredibly helpful & dedicated to ensuring we had the best time. V reasonable priced. Please open up a sister Restaurant in dublin, Ireland 🙏
Read morePros: Incredible 100% plant based menu, Staff eager to provide the best dining experience, Best London dining
Cons: None
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Spiral7
Points +64
Awesome food - Edit
My first vegan restaurant as part of veganuary. Awesome.
Read morePros: Well priced
Cons: None
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Lalelilolu
Points +788
👍 - Edit
Everything what we Ordered was very good, staff was quite friendly, its Just pretty expensiv fir the small portions you get
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Seatown_vegan
Points +8044
On point! - Edit
I’ve been to the other Tofu Vegan so I already knew what I was getting myself into. I let my waiter order for me and I got the wontons in house special sauce, twice cooked fisc, and the lotus leaf bun. The wontons are out of this world and I encourage everyone to order them. The fisc was good too and I especially liked putting them in between the lotus leaf bun. #Veganuary
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-01-30
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tina_p
Points +457
The OG vegan cuisine - Edit
Thrilled to have a full blown chinese menu entirely veganised. Plenty of choice and a good selection of dim sum. There is wide use of fake meats but as they originated in China thousands of yrs ago it feels more fitting to see them here.
Read moreI just wish there was a little more finesse in the flavour and the combinations and regional cusines were better represented. The portions are on the small side.
Updated from previous review on 2023-01-13
Pros: Wide choice, Quick & helpful service
Cons: Was hoping for a few lighter dishes, Small-ish portions but you won't go hungry
toodles
If you happen to go again, the soups are on the 2nd to last page of the menu
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Thank you! Perhaps I missed it and will definitely go again and rectify. It's just that I can't find any mention on the on line menu either (Spitalfields branch)
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There are so many great options on the menu, it's easy to miss the soups. On the online Spitalfields menu, go to the second to last page. If you only see a Dim sum page with Wontons in a house special sauce as the first item, it's actually a double sided page so slide it to reveal the right side and you'll see a page with sections Dim Sum, Soups and Staple foods. The soups on the menu are mixed mushroom and tofu soup, wonton soup, hot and sour soup and chick'n sweetcorn soup.
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Thank you and corrected. This will definitely be a regular spot for me
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toodles
Points +210
As good as non vegan chinese - Edit
The best authentic Chinese food we've had since going vegan 3 years ago. We visited on a Friday night and it was very popular which was great to see. The menu had so many great options, we will be going back to try more. We tried 2 varieties of dumplings, wontons, hot and sour soup, Peking d'ck and the twice cooked fisc. The fisc was definitely the star of the show. It tasted so good! The restaurant had a casual vibe and the staff were friendly and happy to give recommendations
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-01-15
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