Outstanding food, pretty certain it's the best vegan food I've had to date! You really don't feel like you're missing out by not having meat / dairy on the plate. Each dish has been really thought through in terms of taste and nutritional value. Lam the owner is a wonderful guy and the service is amazing. To top it off it's BYO. Absolute winner, i'll be back more than once for sure.
Despite our pho was served a bit cold, food is nice. Fresh ingredients and amazing flavour. Will definitely visit again. The place is small. Booking in advanced is recommended.
The best vegan restaurant I have been to in Sydney, The food is amazing with a great range of choice all of which are great. The owner was really friendly and came out and had a nice informal chat with us about different types of foods to embrace when going vegan and trying to eat less processed foods. The venue decor is quirky. BYO
Such a great, friendly, fully vegan restaurant. We ordered a bunch of dishes and tried a variety of foods such as dumplings, rice paper rolls and tofu. The portions were fairly small for the price but super delicious.
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Nourishing Quarter is an absolute hidden gem! This plant based restaurant has created a menu inspired by the flavours of Vietnam with a modern Western twist that is a delight to the palette! The banquet menu will fill you up but leaving you wanting to come back for more.
Course 1: Sweet Angel Wraps (4/5): The texture of the rice paper roll is much softer than your average roll but in a good way, combined with the sweet kumara noodles it almost melts in the mouth. Dip it in the sauce and it's a match made in heaven.
Course 2: Sacred Khot (5/5): My favourite dish of the night! Crispy khot tarts that are soft in the centre and topped with creamy mung bean with coconut undertones paired so beautifully with the sweet and salty "fish sauce"
Course 3: Pretty Dumplings (3/5): These were enjoyable but not the best dumplings I've had. The dumpling sauce was lovely but I enjoyed the other dishes much more.
Course 4: Ancient Pearls (3.5/5): Like a vegan "San choy bow" made with a medley of quinoa, bean curd, mushrooms and sprouts. I did love the crispy bits of tofu found in the mix but overall it wasn't the highlight of the night.
Course 5: Amaranth and Quinoa Noodles (4/5): YUM! I loved this dish! The noodles are mixed in a beautiful light and flavoursome sauce and the crispy tofu strips were full of flavour and crunch that adds a wonderful texture to the dish.
Dessert: Chocolate Cake (4/5): The slice we had was still very icy, I could tell it would have better texture when it was a bit melted but the flavour was there. The chocolate layer on top was dark and rich, the centre was coconuty and light, the bottom layer was sweet from dates and crunchy from almonds. Overall it was lovely!
Will be back for more for sure :)
This place was seriously amazing! The food was delicious... like a must try. I don't write to many reviews but I had to. Every dish just delicious... experience amazing so passionate about the plant based nutrition food. 10/10
This was my first (but definitely not my last) vegan dining experience. I ordered the dumplings and the quinoa noodle salad and was surprised by how delicious and filling the meal was. The meal was a little pricey for Viet food but its worth every dollar.
Delicious vegan food, loved every bite (we are not vegetarian or vegan). Recommend coming here with a friend or two so you can order a lot and share because all the dishes are worth trying.
Was a bit of a skeptic at first as I don't eat vegetarian out but the food was amazing. I've never had such tasty and well cooked tofu. Meals were very fragrant and light but filling. Atmosphere was cute and cosy and the service was great. Owner took time to explain menu items and specific ingredients.
Amazing food! Amazing taste! Beautiful presentation. We shared two entries (Dumplings &
Sacred Knot) and one main (Amaranth & Quimoa Noodles Salad). The flavours were light, delicate and refreshing.
The team were very friendly and helpful. The decor somewhat unusual with an old-world, casual vintage Royal Britannia theme.
I highly recommend this place. Nourishing Quarter proved to me that eating a vegetarian meal can be very enjoyable for a guy who also appreciates a good burger.
Quaint and cosy, I recommend this place if you are pursuing an intimate experience. Dimly lit, there is a mood and the tables are close enough to overhear your neighbours' gossip. Although it took a bit of time for each dish to come out it was definitely worth the wait. We started off fresh, with the rice paper rolls containing a pleasant spearmint highlight. I recommend the "sacred khots", which were like egg tarts with julienned veggies. They had a fine crunch but also an intriguing creamy and fluffy texture. The best faux pork belly I have tasted is in this dish called "The caramelised layers of necessity". The faux pork belly had crispy layers that were sweet,salty and even a top fatty layer to imitate pork belly was absolutely well done. The vegan pho broth was healing to my soul without making me feel the usual thirst of a regular beef msg filled broth! Will definitely visit again !
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+4.5
Oh my! What can I say but this is one of the yummiest vegan places I've eaten at next to Bodhi.
Food was absolutely divine and presentation was also beautiful not to mention the decor of the restaurant.
It looks like the inside of a house from the outside that you might just miss it!
This little place gets packed so make sure you either get in early or book yourself a table as it is rather small.
Unfortunately, the service was a bit slow the night we went as there was only one person in the kitchen but that was excused once we tasted the food.
Service was absolutist wonderful and the chef made sure we were looked after.
Would definitely recommend this place and would visit again very soon.
It's located in a place easy to get to if you're driving but otherwise you would need to catch a bus from Central Station.
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We came here with a few vegetarian friends who suggested this place, as they had seen reviews about it saying how good and cheap it was. Personally I'm not a huge fan of Vietnamese, although I do like Pho.
We didn't get the Pho dish at this place, we went for some lettuce cups with some sort of mushroom and lentil filling, quinoa rice noodles and a dish called Caramelised Layers of Nourishing Necessity (a fantastic name for a dish) which had layers of eggplant and tofu layered in a way that reminds me of pork Belly surprisingly. All the dishes certainly tasted very nice, despite me and my partner not being vegetarian it was still very delicious. I really would've liked bigger portions on everything, considering the Caramelised Layers cost over $20 for barely two mouthfuls.
Between the four of us, it wasn't really enough food, but the total came to over $80 which was not what we were expecting considering someone said it would be 'cheap'. Overall a very strange and interesting experience, but I'm not a good judge since I'm not a vegetarian.
I loved this restaurant for so many different reasons! 1) We were able to talk in normal conversational tones and actually hear one another, which is a rarity in a Sydney restaurant on a Friday night. 2) The food was really good - tofu that made you ask, "Is this really tofu?" and a variety of dishes that I haven't seen at other Vietnamese restaurants. 3) The owner (I presume he was the owner) came to our table and explained the ingredients in one of their feature dishes for the evening -he was clearly very passionate about his food and happy to explain ingredients that we probably hadn't tasted before. 4) The decor was very funky and interesting. I would highly recommend this restaurant and would say, relax and enjoy the experience!
Came here with a group of 6 and most were a bit dubious because of the website and the menu (and they're not vegans) but everyone left really satisfied and we agreed to add Nourishing Quarter to our rotation.
My partner and I ordered the pho and this was nice and very filling. Our friends all gravitated towards the noodle salad and scoffed them down happily.
Service is a tad slow but the meals are huge and satisfying. All of us ordered dumplings as a starter but I'd say you can skip them even though they're a tempting safety.
Came across this resto on zomato when we were looking for dinner place on our way to airport. We initially thought we went to the wrong place as there's hardly any signboard and it looks like a western restaurant rather than vietnamese with their quaint deco.
On the waitress's recommendation, we had Angel roll, pretty dumplings, pho-ever soup, noodle salad with crispy beancurd. The noodle salad and crispy beancurd was superb! Love the tangy refreshing sauce and the crispy beancurd was divine! The taste was so good that the boys did not complain even though they were brought to a vegan resto.
What an absolutely delicious dinner! We loved every single mouth full - from the rice-paper roles, to the dumplings, mini tarts, nourishing stack and desert! So flavoursome! Couldn't fault the food or the staff. Will definitely return back soon :)
This is a great restaurant for light healthy vegan Vietnamese food. We had the vermicelli quinoa salad and the pho. I have a he better vegetarian pho elsewhere and was a little disappointed. The vermicelli was very good for a cold salad. This would have made a great lunchtime meal. For being a vegan restaurant I do expect there to be more vegetables though, however the crispy tofu was amazing. Very nice decor and friendly staff, will definitely return to try other items on the menu.
Always delightful.
The staff are sometimes a bit slow/tentative/vague, but the owners are gorgeous - welcoming, enthusiastic, so happy to be there serving you and sharing their love through food. And the food really is lovely.
The rolls, the dumplings and the vermicelli salad never disappoint. In fact, get anything with the crispy tofu, it is out of this world! The curry is simple and nourishing, not as exciting as the rest of the food.
All this held in a sweet, cosy little cavern with quirky decor that is the cherry on top of this lovingly currated experience.
Been here multiple times. When I first came, I absolutely loved this place. How can healthy food taste so good! The mango cheesecake here is divine. I usually get the pho-ever more, bun rieu or passage to India. I've tried everything on the menu. Over the 10 time I've been here, I've noticed a decrease in standard, quality and quantity. I think it may be under new management. -- The Food -- Aromatic Curry Dish with chickpeas, pumpkin, peas, tofu, Amaranth seeds Served with quinoa and salad. The curry was turmeric based. The curry sauce is extremely flavourful for what it is. Goes well with the quinoa. Feel healthier after one meal. But as I mentioned, the standard has decreased compared to when I first came here. Having said that, this curry dish is still good. If you would like to try this place during the weekend, make sure you make a booking! Overall food is pretty good but I probably won't be back anytime soon... hopefully when I return, the standard and quality will also return
...The density of the nutrients are so obvious to the eye and to the palate, the textures so gentle and alive, it’s quite overwhelming. Nourishing? Absolutely.
I'm SOLD. I'm so glad I went. I can't think of a single con (maybe except for the fact that they over charged us for the cake.. i think it's only meant to be $5.5), worth dinning, good food, great service. Will return.
The unique charm of this cosy restaurant, Nourishing Quarter, is the eclectic mismatched vintage crockery, old photographs above the fireplace mantle and mini figurines of Queen Elizabeth II and Buddha. The Eastern and Western influences of the decor extend to the complete vegetarian and vegan menu. My dear friend Miss V is a devout Buddhist so on certain days she can only eat vegetarian food, with that in mind, we opted to go to one of her favourite restaurants. A popular nook on the borderline of Redfern and Surry Hills. Amaranth and quinoa noodles salad w/ crispy tofu lingerings $26 An Asian-inspired noodle salad with clear quinoa noodles very similar to potato noodles, carrots, salad greens, crunchy beansprouts, Vietnamese mint, roasted nuts, shittake mushrooms, tofu and coriander. It’s tossed in a zesty lime, balsamic vinegar, chilli and sesame oil. I loved how the tofu was marinated in a sweet sauce and soaked up the salad dressing. Nourishing rolls
Does My Bomb Look Big In This
+4.5
Nourishing Quarter is a new addition to the vegetarian scene but in a fortunate position next to the super-popular Norfolk on Cleveland Street. They have a unique approach in that they fuse the healing properties of Latin American ingredients with exotic Asian and Mediterranean soul foods.
Didn't realise vegetarian Vietnamese could be so interesting. Portions are small but very yummy food. Space out the back seemed nicer.
Great food. Just great. We.... Great food. Just great.
We keep coming back.
I'm not even a vego and I love it.
I can't believe how delicious this food was! Can't wait to go back again and again. Also the service is amazing - really friendly staff.
An amazing find. Coming from Melbourne and being a Vegan I was unsure about where to eat on my stay in Sydney. After doing some research I came across the Nourishing Quarter online, and I'm SO glad I did. What a wonderful experience. The cuisine was divine, the atmosphere quaint and quirky, and the food is made with love. The owners of the restaurant are clearly passionate about what they do and a great deal of thought and care is put into the food that is created. The lovely couple (owners) both took time to come to our table and talk us through the menu and their food philosophy. I can not recommend it highly enough. I'll definitely be back on my next trip to Sydney.
As a melbournian who embraces a plant-based diet it is always glorious to find a friendly, atmospheric eating spot with gorgeous menu options as well as a comprehensive menu including explanations of the qualities of the foods incorporated into the menu outside of my home city. Highly recommended!
Lovely wholesome, nourishing food. Really rate the food, the menu does not disappoint and is beautifully cooked. The ambience is really nice, although seating is a bit cramped inside - should be spaced out a little more as loud diners can affect the enjoyment of your meal when you're right next to them. Would go again and again and recommend to others definitely. Gold stars.
Great little find. We had the soups for mains and mango cheesecake for desert.
Soups were flavoursome with generous portions of tofu and quite good value for money. The cheesecake was yummy considering it was dairy & gluten free but did lack the mango taste I was looking for.The tea is great, and is served in cute vintage tea pots.
Service was very friendly and the food arrived together. Cost was approx. $50 for two people.
I would not hesitate to go here again.
This place delivers every time. Great value and beautiful food. I love the pretty dumplings and the curry. Rice paper rolls also great. I haven't tried any desserts yet but need to soon!! I'm reluctant posting this review cause its already hard enough to get a table ;)
Very yummy!. Went here for dinner with a friend and enjoyed it a lot. It is quiet, but cosy and service is reasonably quick. The food tastes amazing, we had the rice paper rolls, dumplings, noodle salad and pho soup. The pho soup, particularly, was absolutely delicious. Very different tastes to what we expect when we see an Asian soup. Special mention to their use of tofu - I have never had better cooked tofu. They have managed to create wonderful textures and tastes.
Only one criticism - the vintage furniture shop feel is great, but rickety tables are not, so would be great if they fixed this. Ours was wobbling to and fro all night.
Beautiful vegetarian food. Decided to try the Nourishing Quarter after reading all the good reviews. The guys in the group were a bit sceptical about a vegetarian dinner but they were all amazed after the first mouthful of rice paper rolls. The banh khot were delicious too. It's hard to find this Vietnamese dish in Sydney city apart from out West. So good we ordered another plate.
The menu isn't large so we ordered almost one of everything except the noodle soups as we were sharing between a large number of us. The curry was flavoursome, the noodle salad was really tasty as was the cheesecake.
The waitress was lovely. The atmosphere is cosy and cute. I would definitely return.
Absolutely Delicious!. I've eaten at a number of vegetarian/vegan restaurants but this one has definitely been my top favourite. The food is packed full of flavour and very reasonably priced. I love the interior decor and the beautiful warmth as you enter the door. The service is good and very friendly. My favourite dishes include the Passage to India and the Quinoa Noodle Salad with the delicious crinkly tofu strips. They are must haves! And the Three Sisters Rice Paper Rolls, I could easily eat ten of those, they were that good! I will definitely be recommending my friends here!
Fantastic place - check it out. Well worth the trip from town - but book a table first. This top notch health-concious place is small and fills up very quickly.
Food is delicious, portions generous, prices very reasonably. Service is quick. Wait staff are humorous and helpful.
Try it while it's hot!
Nice place with good selection of food, I was expecting the food to be too spicy as it usually is in most themed places like this one, but i was surprised, it was ok (spicy but bearable), delicious and nutricious dishes. A little pricy for the portion sizes you get but justified I guess with attention to food
LOVE!. I am in love with Nourishing Quarter's food! Best tasting healthy food I have ever had. Had withdrawals when they were no longer at my local Saturday markets - will be going to the restaurant soon! I highly recommend the congee - bursting with flavour!
From the moment we entered we were greeted with smiles, soft acoustic guitar and an intimate antique decor. The staff could only be friendlier had they invited us back to their own houses. They addressed everyone of our needs and desires both culinarily and personally and made the entire dining experience and unforgettable one. For someone who usually finds it incredibly difficult to eat out due to allergies, vegetarianism and food intolerances, the staff were more than accommodating making recommendations with patience and understanding even to the point where the restaurant owner approached us after our meal to ensure I had not had a reaction. I would certainly reccomed this place as a number one dining spot!! Enjoy and check it out!
Incredible veggie food. Incredible food that could make meat eaters reconsider. Wonderful appetizers "sweet angel wraps" and "sacre-bi rolls". Then the sublime Pretty Dumplings-quinoa grains, dried tofu, chopped veggies, subtle seasonings. All beautifully presented. Courteous service, too.
Recommended. When the only quibble is the small size of the table for a group of three, the rest of the experience must have been very, very good.
As a group of three, we decided to try the daily banquet. Beautiful, flavoursome, thoughtful food. We still managed dessert and the lemon and blueberry cheesecake provided just the right clean taste to complete an excellent meal.
Highly recommended.
As an unashamed omnivore I went to The Nourishing Quarter with a healthy degree of trepidation. I needn't have, the food is divine. What first strikes you is the quirky decor; chintsy porcelain and latin american decor mixed inexplicably with portraits of the Queen. Service was friendly and helpful, they know everything there is to know about their food. Food is tasty and filling; of particular note were the rice paper rolls (try them all), the veggie pie, the curry and the extraordinarily nice desserts which you would NEVER believe were dairy free (but they were). We had an immensely fun evening. The veggie and vegan that I went with were pleased that the omnivore didn't need her threatened kebab afterwards.
Amazing, amazing food...fresh..clean...bursting with flavour!!!tight fit in the outdoor area,but well worth it.I suggest booking..we waited for 40 mins..on a Tuesday night.absolutely amazing food..
Delicious cheesecake BUT expensive!. The cheesecake here is delicious and even better, so much healthier than normal cheesecakes. Only downside is that an average sized slice cost $11!
Fantastic food! Amazing flavors. Busy on a wed night so book a table. Eclectic decor, friendly staff, will def be back!!
Great find - interesting, great food and quirky - we enjoyed a great meal, the flavors and textures were amazing (especially liked the lemongrass tofu) - recommend booking and aim for inside table during cooler weather.
A very different dining experience. We had the Pretty Dumplings as an entree, and soups for mains. All of the dishes were subtle yet flavoursome, although none of them particularly stood out. Soups were quite good value for money but the other mains seemed too expensive. The tea is great, and is served in vintage tea pots that you won't find anywhere else. Service was very friendly, although a bit clueless at times, and the food took a very long time to arrive. Overall, this felt more like "home dining" rather than "eating out", and I guess that's part of the experience.
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Vegetarian for my brithday!!. What is the world coming to? My wife books a vegetarian restaurant for my birthday. Me? A fundamentalist card carrying carnivore. Was she trying to tell me something? Divorce looming?
Surprisingly, it was nothing of the kind. We started with the aptly named pretty Dumplings and Vietnamese Mung Bean Tarts. The dumplings were very tasty, the sauce with hints of citrus. Apparently they were full of Quinoa and some other vegetarian stuff, but delicious. The Tarts, served on Amaranth leaves were the highlight, crispy edges with a goozy centre, totally unlike the dry offerings regularly served at many vietnamese restaurants. We followed this with a very tasty indian curry followed by a vege pho. Sacrilege really but delightful. A strong broth, presumably made from vegetarian bones with some kind of tofu masquerading as brisket, a little sweet but hearty, clean flavoured and filling.
I left stuffed, it cost a pittance and I didn't even have to grab a souvlaki on the way home.
Everything is good here!!!. This was indeed the best dining experience I've had in a very long time - delicious, unique and wholesome. Cannot praise it highly enough.
Best vegan restaurant in Sydney. Loved everything we had on the menu. Even my daughter enjoyed it. Great call for money too!
I can't praise these guys enough. The staff are incredibly friendly and take the time to educate you about the food and the love that's been invested in creating it. While not being vegan myself, my carnivorous friends have also been turned. Lastly, l also love the delightfully kitsch setting which makes for a fun night out.
I love this place! The food is beautifully tasty and healthy, well presented and well thought out. The menu is excitingly poetic and adds another level to enjoy the nourishing meal you are about to experience! The atmosphere is wonderful, and is enhanced by the outstanding customer service. Highly reccomend to all!
Delicious. I enjoyed all the meals. Nice flavours, a variety of textures, and friendly service. Thankyou.
Love this place. Great vegan and vegetarian food. Beautiful fusion food - Asian - European and Indian - and quirky decor. Great service. It's small restaurant so booking is highly recommended. They also have two sittings which is a bit of bore as you either have to eat early or late. Sittings are at 18:00 and 20:30. But as it's a small restaurant it's understandable that they want to do that to be profitable. I highly recommend this place for healthy and yet very fresh and tasty food.
Outstanding food, pretty certain it's the best vegan food I've had to date! You really don't feel like you're missing out by not having meat / dairy on the plate. Each dish has been really thought through in terms of taste and nutritional value. Lam the owner is a wonderful guy and the service is amazing. To top it off it's BYO. Absolute winner, i'll be back more than once for sure.
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This was my first visit - I'd never been there before and my friend suggested it. We had two types of Vietnamese spring rolls, the little tarts and the noodle salad with tofu. Everything was delicious but I think my favourite was the noodle salad with the tofu. Everything was really fresh and tasted amazing - the ingredients were fresh and well balanced. I'd love to go back and try more dishes but one thing is probably the price - it's not cheap. $26 for a main dish which isn't huge is a bit much as is $10.50 for two spring rolls. if you're used to your moderately priced Thai/Asian restaurants this will be a bit of a letdown. However, the food is well worth it. The restaurant is pretty small and the tables are close together. We were unfortunately placed between two very loud tables and I had to ask my friend to repeat what she'd said on multiple occasions as I simply couldn't hear a word with the two girls on either side of us. Service wasn't the most attentive I've experienced but very friendly. I think we were lucky to get a table as most people seem to book due to the limited space there.
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