Vegan restaurant in Canberra's Chinatown since the 2000s, formerly known as Kingsland. Offers a large selection of dishes with examples include wonton soup, rice paper rolls, spicy tofu, satay soy chicken, fried rice, crispy potato boat, and birds nest. Serves vegan ice cream and pudding for dessert. Hosts occasional live music and karaoke, and the space is suitable for party function up to 70 persons. High chairs provided for children. Open Mon-Sun 5:00pm-10:00pm.
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5/28 Challis St, Dickson, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, ACT 2602
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Last update on 28 May 2021 by vegeTARAian
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61 Reviews
First Review by MrHappy
KARP
Points +20
Beautiful food & lovely atmosphere - Edit
My hubby, son & I come to eat at this amazing restaraunt once every couple weeks. It is hands down one of our favourite restaraunts to go to, our friends love coming here too. The food is very tasty & clean, we always feel nice & full afterwards. The staff are very friendly and always make us feel welcome. Will recommend this great place to anyone, must try!
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vegelover
Points +316
Disappointing Vegetarian Meals - Edit
Recently to Canberra, so went to try out very famous Kingsland (went there many years ago was good). Ordered Hokkien Noodle and Flat Noodle(Char Keow Teow)....so much pepper and had ? ginger in both dishes. Flat noodles still stuck together. Does not taste like Hokkien Noddle & Char Keow Teow at all. Staff very friendly.
Read morePros: Easy to find, Staff friendly, Easy car park
Cons: Disappointing meals
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Milnesco
Points +613
quality fit for a king - Edit
Kingsland is a favourite for quality food
Read morePros: food quality
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claireberry beret
Points +35
Best - Edit
My boyfriend and I go here for dinner at least once a week! Its a haven for people who like a quiet, fast, delicious vegan meal!! The people who work there are so beautiful, I had my 21st birthday dinner there, it was perfect and everyone was so full and were so supprised at just what you can do with vegan food! I ended up hugging all the chefs and they stayed open late for us! I have never had a bad experience there even before the new management! THANK YOU KINGSLAND!!
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ShelA
Points +519
Choose Carefully - Edit
We recently went to Kingsland for dinner and came away very disappointed. The dishes we chose were, unfortunately, overly oily with very little vegetable content. We'll give it another go, but not in a hurry.
Read morePros: Friendly staff
Cons: Too oily, Not enough vegetable options, Service so quick dishes were cold in places
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mmang0
Points +46
Love this place! - Edit
We come about once a week, its great!
Read moreThe owner is the sweetest lady you'll ever meet. Once we came in after it was supposed to be close (didn't realise). Even though she'd sent home the chef already she told us she'd cook for us because "there's not enough places to eat for vegetarians in canberra". In summary: go there, its awesome
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MrHappy
Points +19
Kingsland now has new owners. Great improvements! - Edit
Kingsland has now changed owners and the benefits are already obvious!
Read moreOn entry, the fresh new look is immediately evident, with the old carpets replaced by sparkling clean tiles, walls painted in subtle tones, and decor simplified and updated. A much more contemporary and hygienic theme is the first notable difference.
Service is the second obvious benefit with new owners - current staff are courteous and quick to offer friendly service. Green tea was poured before we had even seen the menus, and was of no charge (including refills throughout the evening).
Whilst the menu choices have not changed, two positive points must be made:
1) Prices have been dramatically reduced on all counts, main meals and entrees! Further discounts apply on Tuesdays and Wednesdays with reductions of additional to 20% total bill. This is very good news and encourages hungry diners to experiment with new dishes, knowing the total bill will still be very affordable.
2) Dishes are still accurate to menu descriptions but have been modified to be healthier, fresher and tastier than before! Gone is the too-salty and intense flavours of the previous menu set. Replaced by ripe tasty side salads/garnishes, generous servings of sauces/condiments for entrees, and well balanced main meals with plenty of unique flavours for each dish.
Dishes came out of the kitchen quickly, and nice and hot, with fried goods showing the signs of good clean oil and correct frying temperatures. No soggy oily dishes to be found here! Just crispy, light textures. The spring rolls were a very pleasant surprise in this regard.
It will be interesting to observe the changes in the dishes over the coming months (hopefully years) to see if the chefs develop more of their own style under this new management, and update the menus to reflect their own specialty dishes.
With the recent closure of the southside Tuggeranong 'Vegetarian House' restaurant, the fresh approach of the new "Kingsland" restaurant comes with perfect timing to help boost Canberra's very small Vegetarian Restaurant scene.
Pros: Fresh and clean atmosphere, Great prices, New flavours
Cons: Needs more vegetables in fried dishes, No ambient music
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