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Ren Dao

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"The best vegetarian food I've ever tasted! All the dishes are exquisite and there's food for every kind of taste, even for those who are not..."

Adriana Pérez Ramírez

"I come here on a weekly basis I cannot get enough. My goal is to eventually order everything on the menu! To top it off the staff are..."

Miki Glat

"Beautiful friendly staff, visually delightful food and tasty to the max. Last night we particularly enjoyed the vegan butter chicken, roast duck and..."

Carmen Warrington

"My favourite place for delicious vegan in..."

Emma-Celeste Lemón

"Love love love!! The options on the menu for vegetarians is amazing. The food is sooo good. I'm coming back here..."

Rashi Nayar

"Very presentable and tastes wonderful. Friendly and helpful staff around..."

Jayson Chen

"Fantastic dinner experience earlier, great food, great ambience, great company! Had a memorable chat with Chef Huang and the staff there, who were..."

Yew Fai Wong

"Ren Dao is my daughters fave. Since recently discovering we are becoming regular patrons. So far all hits no misses, friendly and helpful staff ......"

Rick Petropoulos

"Excellent food tho service was a lil disorganized staff need to be a lil more aware of its customers needs and what food is/isn't on the..."

Louis Daniel Bartholomeusz

"The Pumpkin Soup was amazing! (Best I've possibly ever had). Also had the "beef" hotplate & for a non-vegetarian trying something different, the tofu..."

Koash James

"A good vegan friend recommended this place so we went along to try it out. Wow, Great food, great service and it was an enjoyable experience. Vegan..."

Dallas Achilles

"The food is always amazing and the staff are the best. I always love it..."

Lorinda Haskell

"This food is amazing .... There is a fabulous selection of dishes to try..."

Virginia Heaver

"Delicious food with fantastic service. Fresh ingredients used and cooked with lots of love. Highly recommended for vegetarian food lovers. 2 thumbs..."

Eddy Liau

"Perfect hidden jewel . Easy to find opposite elsternwick railway station. The staff are very helpful, attentive and helpful. Always there..."

㊙️ The Traveling Foodie

"Staff were polite and attentive. The Roast Duck was excellent . We also shared spring rolls which were nice too . I would recommend it . I will be..."

Jonathon

"I am absolutely obsessed with Ren Dao!!!! I don’t think I go a week without coming here. My family and I never leave without their coconut butter..."

Kellie

"Beautiful meals, with some of the ‘chicken’ pieces able to fool even a staunch carnivore! Entrees were delicious, but don’t eat too much,..."

David Wolthuis

"Food was great too but more amazing was the customer service..!! Excellent..!! My inlaws are too picky about food but they loved it..."

Hiralspatel69

"I loooove this place! Their food is absolutely delish and their staff are super sweet. Service is always quick and we never have to wait long for our..."

Anissa Carrodus

"Cute little place, nice employees and nice food.The mee goreng is really nice, it'd be perfect with vermicelli noodles instead of thick noodles,..."

Kim

"We love Ren Dao! Lovely staff, amazing food, very nice place to eat 10/10. Personal favorites are the curry laksa & mee goreng. Great value money..."

Second.coffee

"We dropped in because we have a vegetarian guest we wished to shout a nice meal.I like vegetarian dishes (especially in Indian restaurants)..."

Eucalyptus

"Amazing flavours. Really appreciate the full vegetarian menu. Will definitely be back for more and highly recommend. The tofu hot plate was the best..."

Rutheey

"Went here with 1 vegan and two meat eaters! Started off with the potato cakes, spring rolls, curry puffs, mushroom soup, dumplings- all very..."

Helen

"The most amazing vegetarian food I've had. The green curry with tofu and veggies went down so well with brown rice. This was our mains. Our entre was..."

R

"Main course was delicious. But they didn't have my favourite dessert. Rainbow jelly or Christmas ice cream or passion-fruit jelly. I miss my hug from..."

Isa Liv

"VEGAN FRIENDLYAs far as I know, there is no other place on this side of the Yarra that does what this place does. Outstanding quality. Very..."

LeanGuy

"Coconut butter chicken and pandan chicken are both amazing - highly recommend. Sambal eggplant was spicy but not over the top. Service was friendly,..."

Zoe L

"I have to say this is the best Asian vegetarian restaurant in bayside. My first impression here is the service. The owner lady is really attentive..."

EatToLive

"This place was recommended under zomato's vegan eats so I thought it was worth a try. The venue itself is very casual, low key and simple decor..."

Linda Nguyen

"My family and I came to Ren Dao for my mums birthday, the entrees and mains were really enjoyable. They took our dessert order incorrectly, but the..."

JT

"Have never expected vegetarian food can be that nice. Everything we ordered were amazing. The tofu croquettes are crispy outside and creamy inside,..."

Fay

"This restaurant offers different style of vegetarian dishes in Melbourne. Very nice Chinese style vegetarian that you can find vegetarian meat dishes..."

Ezio Hungary

"Came here last night for dinner with my family and some friends. It was my first time eating mock meat and I didn't find it bad at all.We..."

Happy Egg 🍳

"This place has some of the best mock meat I've had in Melbourne. The staff are incredibly friendly, the service is excellent and the food is always..."

Julian

"My first impression of the restaurant was a little mixed. It is quite small inside and opening the door is somewhat awkward. The decor is reminiscent..."

Suzie Milovanovic

"For all the vegetarian food eaters and lovers out there - this is your place. Food was surprisingly really good. The "chicken" which is..."

J.zee

"Very happy with first visit to this restaurant. Nice variety of vegetarian foods, flavorsome, excellent service and good value for money. The portion..."

Adhya

"It seems strange to order duck and chicken etc in a totally vegetarian restaurant. But that's how this place works. I expected everything to taste..."

Netty

"OMG this place is full of love, the food and the staff!!! Was here in a big group upstairs and so blown away by the food (its all vegie even though..."

Carmilla5

"Great food and service. I really like this place. It's a family-run vegetarian restaurant and the service is always so friendly and genuine. We..."

Damean P

"Stunning Veggie Restaurant with Fabulous Service. Given the newborn bub, we decided to head down to Ren Dao for lunch for the first time for a..."

Penny

"Very good vegetarian meals. Been passing this place when going home from train station and always wonder what type of food they serve or how they..."

Lan Tan

"Second time here. My first was last night lol. Both dishes I tried were very tasty! Highly recommend it! Grabbed a few menus to give to..."

Hilton

"Amazing selection of Asian vegetarian food in a beautiful restaurant with fantastic service. I will be..."

Drew Brownlee

"Excellent for prepared well. This place takes me back to Hong Kong where I experienced the best asian vegetarian meals. These dishes look and taste..."

Laza999

"Love it. Been to Ren Dao many times, never had a bad experience. Service, food and overall experience is always excellent. On one occasion I was..."

Michael Fields

"Coconut Butter Chicken. It come with sauce and curry..."

Stevenwee67

"Untitled. This little place is a winner! great selection of vego options, cooked and presented with care. the golden pouches filled with sweet potato..."

Rosie

"Delicious. Inexpensive. Menu full of mock meat dishes. Chose a variety - Kampong fried rice, Thai green curry, Wontons, spring rolls, black rice. All..."

Stephen.digby

"Loved it....great food and great service. I had dinner here with a few friends ...one a confirmed vegan who convinced us to give it a try and I am so..."

Sallad

"Delicious food and big servings. Lots to choose from and very friendly service. Definitely returning..."

Michelle Nebert

"Really yum food. Great service. Like the place as well. Been there over 15 times. Haven't gone wrong even once. Their choices are amazing. Try..."

Lakshmi

"Yummy !!! Took mum for lunch today, she's a Buddha vegetarian which means no onion,garlic,spring onion .... This place just right for her,food was..."

May

"An exciting new place!. My boyfriend and I have been going here since we discovered it a few months ago and I would have to say that it is one of my..."

Avalon

"Got a takeaway Tom yum soup from here last night. The favours were great, nice and spicy! Not sure how I feel about the mock chicken and fish yet,..."

CassErobinson

"Fantastic food! You have to try the tofu croquettes and the roti rolls for entree -..."

Karen

"Very interesting spin on vegetarian. Food is great. Service happy and fast...."

Myles

"Lots to like. I brought a group of 18 mostly vegetarian friends here to try lots of dishes, and we had a great night. The staff were very..."

Pfctdayelise

"It was delicious! We had spring rolls, golden pouch, curry laksa and char mee. Loved the very hot laksa! Serves were huge. Service was very friendly!..."

Jac.H

"Okay.. The food was sensational, i especially loved the laska, there was a perfect balance of flavours throughout the dish. The staff were very..."

Taylor Charles

"Nervously walked in for the first time to get take away for a really big order. The waitress was very sweet and accommodating. She insisted I sat..."

Brandon Jackson

"One of the best vegan restaurant in Melbourne for friends gathering or a treat to yourself. The owners are super humble and lovely people and have..."

Sherlan McCarthy

"Tasty food and nice ambience. Probably one of the best Vegetarian restaurant in Melbourne. Tamarind Fish which is chef's special comes highly..."

Nirmal Singh

"Food's good, don't get me wrong, just the Japanese one's are sub-par different in flavour in my opinion, I'd personally steer from Japanese. You can..."

Tu Anh Nguyen

"Delicious food! That's was first experience in Vegetarian restaurant in Melbourne and I was so surprised when everything was so delicious and tasty...."

Vladimir Velikov

"Food is above average. They do vegetarian food but taste like meat. 🐠🐠We ordered chef special fried fish which is stunning! Fish is crispy..."

She Imogen

"really great food here. the japanese katsu curry is to die for, and they have a wide range to choose from on the menu. i have brought many non..."

Rachael Martin

Bang Bang Rc

80/100 (2476 ratings)

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"GREAT first visit. started off well, being greeted at the door by a really friendly, smiling face. Was taken straight to our table, just past the..."

Craig Staines

"Great atmosphere food was so tasty. Had the steamed fish salt and pep poo ered calamari. And the chicken were to die for. Will definatly go..."

Belinda Aslan

"Dropped in to Bang Bang on Saturday night for an impromptu meal. We were asked if we wanted a table outside or inside but it was very warm so we..."

Megan Rapp

"Was taken there today by friends (who love this place and say it's one of the best in Melbourne) to celebrate my birthday. The staff were friendly..."

Sheree Mulreany

"Went to Bang Bang after seeing on Getaway in the morning. Great place for lovely relaxing afternoon. Service great, just had nibbles and wine and..."

Bev Winter

"This 5 star review is purely a review on Ellen who was our server. She was friendly, attentive and had a ‘nothing is too much trouble’ attitude...."

Ashleigh Tzaros

"Came here for bottomless brunch for my birthday on the weekend. Staff were really lovely and attentive and food was spectacular. Crowd favourite were..."

Forager

"We haven’t waited for more than 5min and were seated (group of 6 people) the staff was friendly. Our orders were quickly served. All the dishes..."

Suhujana

"Went to Bang Bang RC for their $69 bottomless brunch with involves unlimited beverages with hawker style food. 🍴shucked oysters, chicken..."

SouthEastEater

"Went to Bang Bang with a group of 6 friends for a birthday dinner and decided to get the banquet. Couldn’t fault anything on it, was absolutely..."

Michaela

"Had a catch up with friends tonight that saw us visiting Bang Bang RC for some flavour filled Indochina fusion foods. A lovely venue we sat in a..."

Espy Eats

"We visited Bang Bang last night for a dinner catch up with friends and were surprised to see how unbelievably busy it was of a Monday night. The..."

Good Food Good Mood

"Really delicious, good sized and very tasty Asian food. The marinated muscle betel leaf was simply to die for, the duck curry amazing. Funky venue,..."

IZ

"Nice place to catch up with friends... great service with a smile. We had the calamari, chicken satay, salt and pepper squid and roasted pork belly,..."

Paul J Fisher

"Delicious and very tasty food! I have been here four time and each time the food has been great! Love the fish and the betel leaf, the papaya slaw..."

Natalie Grant

"Loved the space, lovely selection of dishes (we ordered many dishes to share) and the service was attentive, friendly and very prompt. A great..."

CrazyMelbChick

"Why have I only just discover this restaurant! The food is amazing, tasty and beautiful presented and different. What I really liked though was the..."

Cloe

"We had a great family dinner tonight at Bang Bang RC. Could not fault any of the food we ordered! Loved the silken tofu, the satay chicken, the tuna..."

Melanie Martin

"Great for summers night dinner. Staff are very friendly and knowledgable of the menu. Great recommendations when you don’t know what to order...."

Tj Peco

"I absolutely love the food and atmosphere here. Second visit for dinner with mates on Saturday night and was not disappointed. The venue is..."

Freeo

"Came here for a work Xmas Dinner and we were all very impressed. We got the tasting menu and each dish was incredible. The stand outs were the Pomelo..."

Peppercorn

"Great week night vibes and super friendly And attentive service. Really enjoyed the food as well, the crispy squid small plate, twice cook duck that..."

Love2Eat

"Great for a sunny afternoon -- I recommend the 'Graperol Spritz', available during Happy Hour for $5! Good vibes, great food and great..."

Danica Tanica

"Had a great Birthday lunch on Sunday, $59 feed me and bottomless cocktail menu.The food and drinks were excellent, just the right amount, very..."

Elaine

"Perfect meal to finish off a crazy day in Melbourne ! The $15 curries exceeded expectations and went down so well with a glass of red! I had the Wagu..."

Sassyfoodqueen

"This place is one of my favourites to sit and enjoy the sun. Always full and buzzing in the afternoon as happy hour begins. Great service and..."

Sweetoothbrunches

"Popped in here for a Sunday lunch and grabbed a table out in the sun. Ordered a few small bites, including kingfish sashimi and soft shell crab with..."

Amy Russell

"I had my 30th Birthday at the front bar area & it was an outstanding night!! The team looked after us all night, even after we carried on late. The..."

Laura Brand

"Man this place is a little gem. Outstanding fusion food, great wine list, chilled atmosphere and staff, and at the risk of sounding a little basic......"

Terry H

"Came here yesterday with my mum, dad and sister! Absolutely lovely food - veggie options were great, while the others really enjoyed theirs too. Our..."

Damien Papps

"We love Bang Bang RC, we didn’t think we could love it anymore until we found out about ‘Curry Night’, every Tuesday $15 curry, Happy Hour and..."

Renae Brennen

"Outstanding service, superb food and healthy range of beers. The Dear Luncher experienced a function here recently and the food was first rate. Staff..."

The Dear Luncher

"Modern asian inspired food. Most of their menu is gluten free, you just have to ask. Friendly staff. Decent coffee. Will be back again to try some of..."

Cats Away

"We lunched here today. We were greeted warmly and directed to the outdoor terrace area which had the clear awnings to protect us from the chill. The..."

SusieQ

"The happy hour at bang bang is top notch! 5$ wines and graperol spritz is an absolute bargain! The fries with chilli, lime and kewpie mayo are to die..."

@twogoodtoresist

"So surprised that Bang Bang has such a low rating. I had lunch here yesterday and absolutely loved it. The atmosphere was casual but trendy, the..."

Kate Dougherty

"I'll admit, my visits to Bang Bang have been up and down. Last night however I wouldn't have thought we were at the same restaurant that had..."

Nelson Dean

"The Sisters Say this is great! Sisters brunch became sisters lunch and a good thing because we ended up here at Bang Bang Elsternwick. Been wanting..."

Sisters Say

"Quite pricey, but the service is good, they take allergies seriously (which is a relief seeing as there’s peanuts all over the menu!), and the food..."

BEats

"Although this restaurant is a bit expensive, everything was perfect. Incredible food and amazing cocktails. Our waitress was a legend. Would highly..."

Alex

"The experience at Bang Bang was enjoyable and I would go back again- but it’s not on the top of my list of “go to places “. My partner and..."

Kim Carbdashian

"Very enjoyable evening at Bang Bang. As a local, been wanting to come here sunce it opened. Staff were generally friendly and helpful and the various..."

Adrian P

"Last evening I had the pleasure of dining at Bang Bang RC. From the time of arrival (which was quite early as I was waiting on daughter and partner..."

Denise Good

"Bang Bang RC is French Indochine cuisine made for sharing. The flavours were aromatic with the careful tightrope balance of sweet, sour and savoury...."

Eat And Be Merry Crew

"I went to Bang Bang RC for lunch with a friend on a beautiful day sitting outside. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. The..."

Trina Dyer

"A good night. definitely some talent in the restaurant, but not consistent across the night. Some of the menu was sublime, some a little..."

David S

"The food at Bang Bang was great! Thoroughly enjoyed every dish and the wine. The service was impeccable and the outdoor setting is lovely. Bang Bang..."

Corina Best

"Late and quick dinner. Menus and water arrived as soon as we sat down at our table. Pork scratchings were interesting as a snack while we chose..."

Alison Read

"This place beautiful!! We went when the weather was amazing sat at an awesome table! but - most of the staff here looks half asleep, keep in mind it..."

VeganEater

"The four of us were looked after so well on Tuesday by Dexter. All the waiting and bar staff were attentive and knowledgable. The food was..."

John G. Hooper

"Love this place! Awesome attentive service, friendly staff, delicious food, nice environment! Love that you dont have to wait for a table unlike..."

Grace

"Very cool environment, average food, not bad service. But heard a lot of others say the Service is terrible, in this case, I might be one who is..."

Love All Good Food

"Had some drinks here the other night. Service was generally pretty good and friendly, and the drinks menu is extensive and interesting. Can't comment..."

Brungiel

"I have been there 5 times and I must admit I didn't like the breakfast menu at all. However, I visited this place for dinner and lunch and it was..."

Antonina Sinina

"Thoroughly enjoyed the good here! Came in for lunch during the week and was surprised that t wasn't busier! Only a couple of tables while we were..."

Snackloverbaby

"Turmeric latte and coffee is great. Fantastic views but the menu is abit too fancy for me. For breakfast I just want bacon and eggs.Waiting..."

Dee

"This is a wonderful place! Service is welcoming & and attentive. The menu is delicious, colourful & great to share! Well appointed Wine list and..."

GG

"Bang Bang and pop!!!! Enjoyed a beautiful tasting menu at this cool eatery... it was Friday, busy and bloody cold but Bang Bang created a comfortable..."

MissGertrudeParis

"Just had an awesome birthday brunch at bang bang. This was our second time here, first time for brunch. Such a great location (30 seconds from the..."

Al Mac

"Quick and pleasant service. Can't understand why other people are overly sensitive in their reviews. Says something about them...."

Jon C

"Since waking in, the wait staff were delightful and warm, decor is trendy and moody, and outdoor area is well heated. I ordered the soft shell grab..."

Georgie Porgie

"Live locally and had dinner when they first opened. Like most new places that get slammed in the first few weeks, it wasn't perfect...but wanting to..."

Miffy English

"> House made granola with strawberry, lychee, puffed rice crisps, dried mango and avocado on rye with tomato and chili jaew..."

Breakfastpiggy

"Bang Bang is a must if you are in the S.E suburbs, beautifully designed space, friendly & attentive staff, great food both during the day & at night..."

Vincent La Posta

"This was the best meal I've had in a while! Came in with a group of 5 and absolutely loved it. We had the kingfish sashimi, tofu and avocado salad,..."

Kate J

"We had breakfast here. Very nicely decked out and very nice service. The bean cannoli was very tasty but the avocado on toast was very average,..."

Melissa

"Had dinner last Thursday night and it was delicious!!! Food was super tasty, creative recipes, good size servings... staff were super friendly and..."

Phoebe Dubar

"I always find friendly and attentive service at Bang Bang. Very pleasant for a drink inside. A welcome addition to the area. Like the way it sits..."

Bill Bruford

"Can I give 10 stars? This place was amazing. Staff were absolutely the best. Food was some of the most delicious, delectable food I've ever..."

Glenn Butler

"Great food. Service was on point. Always fun hanging out at Bang..."

Hung Tram

"We dined at Bang Bang to celebrate a Birthday and after an initial hiccup with what menu we were entitled to, the manager Jill, was fantastic with..."

Chris Doumanis

"I visited this place twice, both times were enjoyable. A quiet Wed night service was exceptional - very attentive, food tasted great too and served..."

Regina Geller

"Came to bang bang for a bottemless brunch, I’m very early pregnant and didn’t want the group of friends to know I was. Shaun who works there was..."

sasha

"Bang Bang’s got it going on 🔥 Venue is gorgeous. Food was great. LOVED the salmon sashimi and the tofu dish. Short but nice selection of wine...."

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