Upon arrival, the ordering system can often be quite confusing for first-timers. It's cafeteria style is unique and provides a very homely experience. Coming in right before lunchtime, the staff were quite flustered and unorganised to get the dishes out ready for lunchtime. There were a lack of options and the dishes such as the duck required a 5-10 minute waiting time.
It was definitely worth the wait though, the 'duck' was delicious and perfectly seasoned while the soy pieces were too salty. The barbeque steamed buns were fluffy and the filling is great. You can choose amongst a variety of vegetarian/vegan dishes such as staples of rice and noodles and dishes like soy pieces, duck, curry, steamed buns and stirfrys. They even offer sticky rice with mango or banana as dessert. It was a pity that I dined at the wrong time as the piping hot noodles and other dishes came out when I left so I would definitely come back during lunchtime at 1pm. Vegan or not, you should check this place out.
To satisfy our Thai craving, we visited this quaint little eatery in Newtown. What the place lacks in "restaurant" ambience, it more than makes up for in wonderful and tasty food. I took a curry plate, whereas my wife tried the Black Bean and Tofu Fry. Being used to and liking a spicy taste to the food, both of us found the dish to be on the bit blander side, which was fixed by adding some chilli sauce. However, the black bean and tofu fry was quite peppery and could have done with less pepper. ..
Mr Shawn & Miss Chicken
+5
Blossoming Lotus in Newtown meets the criteria for vegans, students, quick lunch needs and just a plain old good cheap feed. Fill your plate for less than $10 and feel good about it. There's almost a spiritual presence in the back of Blossoming Lotus. There's a Buddhist shrine, statues of gods and a frieze at the back wall which possibly represents the story of the Dragon King and the lotus flower. Basically a story of a man down on his luck, daughter gets sacrificed to a dragon, she turns into a lotus, falls in love with the Emperor and meets her blind father once more at the wedding. Usual family stuff.
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