Review Tian Ci Vegetarian Restaurant - Ryde

Very friendly service, as soon as the waitress heard the clinging sound of our tea pot, she immediately came and refill with hot water! The food was alright, have had better vegan dim sum elsewhere, but very reasonable price for what it is. Spent $30 for two person. 1/9/2017 updated to 5* Came back for the second time Quality of food has improved a lot! Much better than what I remembered the last time I was here! Definitely coming back again.❤️

One of the best vegetarian yum cha I've had! Been coming here every fortnight now. Really tasty and always freshly made and served piping hot. Boss lady is really lovely as well and service is great. Highly recommend the har gau 'prawn dumpling' and the turnip cake!

Surprisingly enjoyable food, appealing to both the eye and the taste buds! Vegetarian food tends to get a bad rap, but Tian Ci is an example of how it is possible to present traditional Asian fare without a genuine meat product in sight. The service is friendly and efficient, and the prices very reasonable.

Mongolian lamb was burnt. Chow Mien was tasteless. The sweet and sour pork was really nice, however there was no presentation. No presentation with any of the dishes to be honest. Apparently they need 2 waitresses to serve 2 people? Once my partner and I were done eating, the younger waitress who I’ve seen there every time I’ve visited, asked if we wanted to take the rest of the food home. I politely declined and her response was a hand on the hip, a sigh, an eye roll and then “that is honestly such a waste”. Wow, I didn’t realise that I was inclined to take the rest of the food home with me. I won’t be back. Terrible customer service. Food was burnt, tasteless and lacked any sort of presentation.

I love this place and go regularly with my mum. Buddhist monks travel from out of town to visit and it's not hard to understand why. They basically serve Chinese yumcha using vegan substitutes from meat... You'd never know. Some vegans i know were horrified at how convincingly "meat like" the food was in flavour.

The service was quite good, the food was interestingly tasty and fun to eat. Definitely recommend the vegetarian Satay Chicken. What was lacking though was the communication with the charges to certain items. As my girlfriend and I were given a seat we were offered some tea ( assuming it was complimentary as the waitress did not inform us ) which was nice. We found out later the tea was charged per person even though it was in one fairly large tea pot, $1.80 pp. I don't want to sound stingy but the per person fee is ridiculous. They do cash only. Not something that is necessarily bad, just a heads up!

Good vegan food, moderately priced. A variant on Yum Cha. You tick off the dishes you want on a menu sheet, then they are delivered to the table. There are dishes that are not on the menu. (eg stuffed eggplant) and you need to ask for them. Cash only. Pleasant and helpful staff.

The fake meat in this restaurant is extremely tasty and convincing. My dad, who is a meat fanatic, was even fooled at times. The rest of my family loved this restaurant. Aside from the food, the staff were very gracious and accomodating. I highly recommend this restaurant to vegetarians and meat lovers.

Love this little restaurant! Lovely service!! Can’t honestly say how much I love going here! The food is amazing Peking duck, sweet n spur pork, Mongolian lamb are just a couple of my favorites! The service is really what puts it on top the owner is super nice and friendly! The atmosphere is a cozy little Chinese restaurant! Definitely a nice place to try out! ☺️

Excellent, cosy home feel environment. The food is good price and the people there are lovely. Me and my girlfriend go there once a week at least.

Many years ago,this was the benchmark restaurant. We booked for a table of 11 on a Saturday night. <br/><br/>Ordered 10 plates and was instantly told that because we ordered later than everyone else, we would have to wait. First dish took approximately 50 minutes to roll out and then the dishes started to flow afterwards. It's a shame that they are unable to get their kitchen in order and work in parallel so that there is a regular flow of dishes to all tables and obviously points to a lack of proper structure in the kitchen.<br/><br/>Food itself was quite lacklustre. Fairly one dimensional in flavour, heavy on oil. The food tasted ok, and probably was ok for 10 years ago but there are many better places in Cabramatta now that have changed the way vegetarian food is represented.<br/><br/>I'd come back if I was after quick takeaway but only outside of their peak hours, but would go straight to Cabramatta for better selections.<br/><br/><br/>

Trekking it through the rain, my sister and I ate here last night after telling her how much I loved my first experience at Tian Ci. One of my friends is vegetarian and we ate here ages ago. Eating some of the dishes blew my mind away because of how similar the taste/texture veggie meat is to real meat!<br/><br/>For people who roll their eyes at the thought of vegans/vegetarians, you should try restaurants that serve plant-based foods and see the difference. Reducing your meat intake in your diet can benefit your health, reducing your risk of heart disease and all types of Cancer too.<br/><br/>Tian Ci serves Chinese Cuisine. Majority of their main dishes are vegan except for their desserts, which have dairy in them. My sister and I ordered their spring rolls, veg chicken and corn soup, veg chicken and pineapple fried rice and veg chicken cashew nut to share.<br/><br/>The spring rolls were amazing!! So crispy with flavoursome veggies inside. The chicken and corn soup was so tasty, I even burnt my tongue just by sipping it cause I was that hungry. It honestly tastes like the real thing. You wouldn't know that it was vegan unless someone told you!<br/><br/>The fried rice and the cashew nut dish were absolutely delicious. My sister and I demolished these in half an hour. The cashew nut dish came with a lot of asian greens, making it such a wholesome feed for the both of us. The veg chicken tastes similar to chicken but it has an obvious soy-based flavouring but it's so yummy!<br/><br/>Compared to my experiences of eating Chinese cuisine, eating veggie style helps my stomach feel less bloated. I'm definitely coming regularly to this restaurant, especially if I want to take a break from meat.<br/><br/>If you want to go to a restaurant that feels like home, Tian Ci is the place. It's the best restaurant to eat in wet weather, especially if you want to keep yourself warm. Definitely recommend coming here during the colder seasons.

Situated right at the busy road of West Ryde in Victoria Road. A great destination for a vegetarian kind with ample of choices also imitation of non vegetarian food is worth trying. <br/>Selection of soups available for a good start in this wintertime.<br/>The ambience is cozy and the service staff is polite. The only thing which need to be remembered is carry cash while you visit here. 😀

I've been going to this hidden gem for most of my life and I would rate it as one of the best places for delicious, reasonably priced yum cha - vegetarian too - there is a huge variety on offer and service is always with a smile.

Tian Ci doesn’t look like much from the outside. From my past conversations with friends, it’s often passed up for other flashier options in West Ryde. What we found inside was a real culinary gem. Our first visit was during Chinese New Year and we were treated to a three course dinner with multiple mains. We were back the second time with a couple of friends who had never had mock meat before and they really enjoyed the food!

Tian Ci do yumcha during the day, and also have a dinner menu which has a wide variety of mock meats, veggies, soup, noodles, rice etc. They may have been vegetarian before, but I’m pretty sure they are 100% vegan now.<br/><br/>I particularly enjoyed the dumplings here, although their noodle dishes are also spot on. So yum! In terms of the mock meat, I love the “pork” the most, it really is so good. However, “chicken” is so close behind, and quite frankly every fake meat here is pretty damn good.<br/><br/>Service is actually quite lovely most of the time, and they did give complimentary orange slices at the end the first time I went. The other times were takeaway or yum cha.<br/><br/>Definitely worth stopping by, I know I’ll be back many more times to come!

One of my favourite vegetarian places in Sydney. <br/><br/>The weekend Yum Cha is always good with unlimited chinese tea. <br/><br/>Long standing favourites include Curry Puff, Turnip pudding, steamed Chinese vegetables, pan grilled rice rolls, sticky rice in lotus leaves and a delicious eggplant dish not on the Yum Cha menu. <br/><br/>

After many failed attempts to try their food, finally we arrived. The service was excellent and the serve time was fast. However that stops there. Food wasn't as good as we have expected. We have better vegetarian rendang before.

I went here on a quiet Monday night with my boyfriend. Immediately we had to turn back because we saw it was cash only but there was a service station not far away. The service was very good because of its quietness. Was good to hear that basically everything on the menu was vegan (besides desserts) and the food was delicious! The "chicken" skewers are really a must have, good texture and creamy full-flavoured taste. We chose the "lamb" with Mongolian sauce and the black pepper "chicken". Both had lots of flavour and were good portions. The black pepper chicken was really nice as it came with lots of vegetables. This place could do with some design improvements but the aesthetic is still nice. Definitely would come back!

From the exterior of the shop, it looked like any other Asian restaurant with its glowing bright red and green neon lights practically shouting the name of the restaurant into your face. We were the first ones there that night and were quickly ushered to a table that sat three of us comfortably. They had a pink and apple green interior with some Chinese decorations. A quick glance over to their handwritten lunch special menu hung on the wall and the Mandarin accent of the lady who ushered us in suggested that the owners or at least the management were Malaysian. After deciding on chrysanthemum tea for the table, we scrutinised their menu and put in our orders. For entree, we ordered Vegetarian Pumpkin Rolls ($5.00). We really liked this! In addition to the lovely pumpkin filling, it also had some sweet corn in it, which gave it some texture and added to its sweetness. The skin was crispy, as it was served piping hot. I am a sucker for real eel and have ne

Engrish at its best "Guilty" free shark fin soup! completely cruelly free .. nom nom Peking duck, taste like the real thing. Stir fried noodles with beef. The "fake meat" wasn't very pleasant. Yummy salt and pepper squid! This dish had fake char siu. Crispy Chicken "Taro" fish Mapo Tofu! Verdict: Even non vegetarians will enjoy this meal Address: 1006 Victoria Rd West Ryde NSW 2114 Phone (02) 9874 9197

Vegetarian Yum cha at West Ryde. Come here every few years and it seems to keep changing owners. Its on busy Victoria road and its a small venue<br/><br/>Foodwise, most of its good, even the imitation meats. Nothing stood out though. Price was its cheaper than i expected,the food didnt take that long to come out but the decor is pretty plain<br/><br/>My only real gripe would be the parking can be hard to find at times but otherwises its a place i would come back too

This place is cheap, 100% vegetarian and so yummy. $32 for two people to stuff their faces with delicious, fresh and healthy food is great value. Friendly staff who know their stuff and a warm inviting atmosphere. Love it!