Fantastic food. Very busy , but it was Saturday night. There is seating to wait for a table…read more Definitely worth it. Service was excellent for a busy period. Food is delicious. Vegan. Creative. Very tasty. Quite large mains. Good pricing. Licensed , nice surprise. I had the lemon myrtle iced tea with a shot of gin Our party of three had the nachos and two serves of the 'pulled' jackfruit enchilada... I can't wait to go back. 'Raw' desserts yummo

We got takeaway, delicious! The cauliflower wings were the BEST! So nourishing. Thank youread more

Enjoyed my meal here. It's a Hare Krishna place, which means it's low-cost Indian-inspired food,…read morecooked for the masses and served buffet-style. Lots of curries and things like that. You pay one flat fee and it's all-you-can-eat. Govinda's is a bit more special than most Hare Krishna places, though, in that it's a little bit better quality and has way more of a range of options. It has one bar devoted to salads and their dressings (fresh green mixed salads, couscous salads, quinoa salads, etc.) and one bar devoted to hot foods (pasta, several types of curries, samosas and other fried snacks, and a sweet dessert). Govinda's is also one of the only vegetarian places in Surfers Paradise, and as it is 100% vegan, you don't have to worry about sneaky dairy or egg ingredients when you order. The downside of all this is it is more expensive than most Hare Krishna places -- the ones in other cities tend to be in the $9-12 range (even as low as $6.50 here in Melbourne). We paid $16.90 each here at Govinda's! We were hungry so it was worth it -- we filled our plates once at the salad bar, then went back and filled our plates again at the hot cooked food bar, and then finally a third time for dessert. Some of the options were better than others. I really loved the satay peanut sauce at the salad bar -- I drenched my quinoa salad and green salad in it. Delicious stuff. I also enjoyed the lentil curry, and the fried pakora was super yum. I wasn't as wild about the pasta -- it was very plain. But in general, everything was tasty. The dessert was halwa (semolina pudding with sweet sauce) -- not very pretty to look at, but tasty. If you don't want to spring for the all-you-can-eat, you can also order individual plates of things, but it didn't look like it was as good a value for your money. You can also order at an extra cost any desserts from their display case and any extra drinks as well. (Free tap water otherwise.) Service was a bit blunt as it often is in this type of place. But not too bad. Atmosphere-wise, very similar to lots of Hare Krishna places, although this one had very little religious messaging on the walls, very unobtrusive -- most people would never guess it was a Hare Krishna place. Nice enough seating and decor, and very clean. I loved all the colorful throw pillows against the benches. Definitely recommend if you're in Surfers looking for a healthy, filling meal that won't break the bank.

Excellent food! Very happy every time I go Nice variety of…read moreproducts and very tasty!!

Part cafe, part supermarket, all amazing. I had no idea of this vegan / vegetarian / health food…read morewonderland existed on the north side but here, on busy Wardell Street between a spray tan shop and a church exists a shop where you can find all the faux meats, gluten free, dairy free, vegan cheese, and coconut milk ice-cream you could want. Half the fun of visiting is wandering the small but well stocked aisles to look at what products are there. For example, the toothbrushes made from recycled yoghurt containers I carried home from Wholefoods in the US - stocked here. Plus, the owners have branched out into a humble but delicious cafe where you can enjoy eats like the mushroom and mango salsa burger (DELICIOUS) or a sweet treat (like chocolate ganache cheesecake - totally vegan) from the cake cabinet. The coffee, Sacred Grounds, is organic fair trade and not like any blend I've tasted. Plus for those of us that can't handle too much lactose, I'm 99% sure my flat white was made on soy or almond milk which gave it an interestingly pleasant taste and yet no after effects of too much milk.

In the last 5 years The Green Edge has only got bigger & better!…read more Still loving the s@%t outta this place TBH as it's only become more awesome. A testament to the thriving vegan & vegetarian community in Brisbane The Green Edge continues to deliver the widest range of vegan friendly poducts from bakery delights to body scrub. The restaurant has also gone from stregth to strength from humble cafe beginning to now offering full dinner menus that change seasonally. If you have not made the trip to check it out - Yes, you are missing out and you should fix that. Like now.

This seems a new addition to the Nundah scene, and they're big on all your organic, vegan delights,…read moreif that's your thing. They even have a grocery store right next door. The interior is pretty spartan. You most definitely wouldn't come here for the decor unless 'prison cell' is your thing, but hey, we were here for the food, not the scenery. I ordered the beef burger, which came with a side of sweet potato chips. Burger was actually quite tasty. Chips... well I don't like sweet potato, but if they had been a little more crunchy then I think they'd have worked for me. I followed up with a vegan dessert thingo, a mint slice. It was quite nice! Washed down with a smoothie which was probably the best part of the meal. Anyhow, would I come here again? Probably not. You're paying far more than you should be just for that 'organic' word, and there's just so many choices in Nundah these days. That said, if organic is your bag, go nuts. So long as their organic, free range nuts.

Absolutely disgusted with the lack of service at this cafe that I often frequent. I took my elderly…read moremother here for lunch today as she is visiting the area. I think they forgot our tart as we waited such a long time and I had to ask after it. It then appeared immediately but was literally freezing cold in the middle. We already had to leave for school pickup so I gave them my feedback and asked for a refund as we hadn't eaten. Well we waited again for the manager and she questioned everything we said and was very snarky and rude about it. Eventually she capitulated but only when I started to get upset. Will never go back. So disappointed. I will still shop in the grocery store and garden shop but am absolutely appalled at the manager of the cafe. Shame on you. I worked in hospitality for 20 years, you don't know the meaning of the word.

Okay! Found myself at Cleveland and this place came up…read more Easy enough to walk up off the street to the counter. Bit of a wait for service. Did the COVID formalities and ordered coffee and croissant. The coffee came promptly and the croissant was not too far behind. The coffee was fair for a cafe. There is a good choice of menu items and some are GF and / vegan. The few diners seemed happy enough. Passable.

Friendly staff Spacious and good for groups/families…read more The food was great in portion and came swiftly But the most important thing of course is the coffee...and it was amazing. Well done!

It's great to see another vegan option come to Clayfield. The delicious Pad Thai with plant-based…read moremeat hit the spot, with a generous portion that filled me up. An authentic Thai Iced Thai (chai yen) washed this satisfying meal down.

From the owner: The first Thai vegan restaurant in Brisbane (Clayfield) run by a veggie family. Offers vegan…read moreversions of Thai favorites such as tom yum soup, made-in-house Thai curries, pad Thai noodles, chilli basil stir fried, salads. Also has gluten-free items. Restaurant is small so space is limited, so booking ahead is recommended for larger groups.

This is a second location for the Cardamom Pod, a vegetarian (apparently vegan) brunch place (the…read morefirst is south of here at Broadbeach). The location itself I'm not a huge fan of. It's not close to the beach or on the tram line, so it wasn't the easiest thing to get to. Moreover, because it took a while to reach, I arrived just after their breakfast had ended and their lunch started. Looking at the breakfast menu, this was a tad disappointing. That being said, the crunchy tofu rolls I ended up were ethnically indiscernible but tasty, combining a Vietnamese presentation with a very Indian-ish dipping sauce and some marinated mango. They were amply spicy and sweet, and with avocado accompanying the tofu, reasonably filling. Their menu on the whole is quite lavish (and expensive). And yet, despite being a pricey pure plant-based restaurant at a non-ideal location, it was kind of busy. Gold Coast, man, I'm telling you. Most parts of the world, there aren't too many fancy vegetarian restaurants and the ones that exist sometimes struggle, but I just can't stop running into them here, and they're doing fine. I imagine I'll be back for some of their chickpea flour breakfast dishes sometime.

Decided to give this place a second chance after trying it during the COVID pandemic when they were…read moreonly doing take away, their food was not to their usual standard. Sorely disappointed with the service this time and didn't even get a chance to eat. From the time of ordering to leaving waited over an hour. Full story is we didn't have an appointment but me and my friend wanted to see if they had seats anyway. There were two tables opening up but the hostess told us to wait and gave us some attitude about it. We shrugged it off and waited about 10min for the table that was just empty the entire ten minutes. When we sat down we looked over the menu and then ordered about 5 min later with the same hostess lady. She unkindly told us that the gnocchi was sold out which is fine but she still had an attitude about it. Then after ordering we waited about an hour and saw people who had come order ate and left. We had been chatting and had ordered a big meal so thought maybe our food took longer to prepare but after an hour we were hungry and impatient and asked the hostess about an update and she said "what food" and we reminded her that she took our order and she just said "omg I forgot" she had not put the order in. In the hour she had not checked on our table even tho by this time half the restaurant tables were empty they weren't that busy. Terrible service. The food however does look and smell amazing from the tables next to us.

The new train line has opened, and this place which was once a massive pain to get to by transit is…read morenow walkable from a train station, so it seems like a good time to update the review. Logistics aside, I've been consistently intrigued. Malaysian cuisine is not a thing where I'm from. The basic elements are what you'd expect from any vegetarian Asian cuisine: noodles, rice, saltiness, soy products, etc. However, there is something slightly different; perhaps most notably when I ended up with some fried "chicken" product and watermelon juice and thought in my head that I might be eating comfort food from the American South. Among the many options I've sampled all have been palatable, and I'm still waiting to get around to the more recognizable names like nasi goreng and laksa. I've ordered differently every time, and if I were to repeat an order it would probably be for the roti chenai, a curry with fried bread that was much more delicious than the ones I've tried elsewhere. You can't go wrong with the noodle dishes either. It isn't the cheapest, but things are cooked fresh to order, and they're worth ordering. They also offer super cheap loose leaf teas. The worst that can be said of them is that once I came and they had closed during the slow hours on a weekday afternoon (inconsistently with their posted schedule), which in my experience is unthinkable for an American business, but not uncommon by looser Australian standards. Otherwise, the service and food have been on point, and I'm quite happy to have found them. I suspect vegetarian Malaysian will be a new thing for most diners as it has been for me, but I would suggest trying it.

Probably my favourite vegan joint in town. The housemade cheeses and carrot cake are to die for…read more The pasta dishes and scrambled tofu are amazing. The cupcake cooking classes for kids are adorable and they get a very generous take home pack. And the coffee is fab, of course, and there are so many plant-based milks to choose from! Everything is fresh and wholesome and the staff are very friendly and helpful. Thanks!

We ordered a drink at 825pm got it at 845pm... We were told to sit outside and wait and he'll bring…read moreit out. In the meantime the bar tender served 4-5 people, getting their drinks, taken food out to people that got here after us...and then had the audacity to say whoops...sorry fellas... 1/10 for service 7/10 for the view of Oxford Street

Situated near the roundabout on Oxford St this place is elevated and is a good place to chill, and…read morepeople watch . We ate tapas during our stay, the food was excellent and the beer was cold. You have a beautiful view of the city as well. Huge selection of beer on tap as well as the well known spirits .