sunflower thai vegan restaurant

it was vegetarian night out for the wife's birthday and we were treated to thai style vegetarian versions of famous thai tom yum soup,chickenburger, dumplings, spicy noodles with chicken..all done in tofu derivatives of meat dishes.

bang..bang..bang..banging with flavor. service from the single waitress was phenomenal. one had to marvel at how alert she is to the customers requests and hardly ever slips up getting the orders right first time even though there are 20 people in the restaurant with only two cooks.

don't forget the chilli condiments and oils for added punch .

and tofu done like that i will eat any day..
neat, clean, vegetsrian with vegan options.

food used to be super great but now its really average, the dish was a bit cold. the fried tofuchickenwas overcooked and the favour was really dull.

best vegetarian restaurant in auckland, hands down. lovely cook, friendly people. i tried your soup noodles, crispychickenrice all amazing

small little shop in high street which can be a bit hard to find/notice unless you’re really looking for it. came here because of zomato gold and was not disappointed! food was delicious and so many vegetarian and vegan options to choose from! at first glance this may seem like a takeaway shop but definitely give this place a chance if you’re looking for good food!

food: we had the pad thai and i substituted thechickensatay for tofu satay - very easy to change/alter your meals which i found accomodating. good portions and delicious!

service: lovely people and everyone was very sweet and accomodating. greeted and seated as we walked in and got checked up on during our meals.

would definitely recommend

good service with friendly staffs, didnt have to wait too long for my rice with crispychickenand stirred fried veges, which was scrumptious. overall, everything tasted great and would still go back to try the other vegetarian dishes

i had dinner here and it was my first time having food from a vegan restaurant. service was efficient but you had to order before eating at the counter. cost was quite cheap as well. i got the spicychickenwith rice and i tried a bit of my friend’s friedchickenwith rice. having hadchickenmultiple times in my life (even multiple times in weeks), i could clearly taste it wasn’t like the actual meat but i was still very interested in how they created the dish so it’s similar to chicken.

spicychickenwith rice (3/5) - didn’t like my dish that well. i think they wanted to make something like korean friedchickenwith the sauce but i didn’t really like the taste. the sauce or vinegar that was under the bed of rice tasted good though.

friedchickenwith rice (4/5) - tasted more like the real friedchickenand didn’t really get soggy as quickly. the soy inside was flavoured nicer than the spicy chicken.

overall, not too sure i would go again since i’m not vegan but it’s definitely a good place to try out and eat more vegetables and fibre when my body needs it

dinner here was super nice! highlight was probably the fish and chips. definitely the best recreation of a meat dish i've ever tried, it wasnt perfect but honestly very close to the real deal and just as good. i shared the crispychickenand spicychickenwith a friend and they were both really good. definitely obviously a meat substitution but tasty in its own right. i like how the most of the mains come with a generous portion of salad too. pretty much everything was good, definitely recommend for vegans and non vegans alike and will definitely visit again in the future!

service was super friendly and quick. our orders arrived quickly even though that place was relatively busy.

i ordered the friedchickenon rice and man it was so good 🤤 customer service was great and the amibence made me feel at home. a great vegan place and my new spot.

service 5/5
food 5/5
ambience 4/5

pleasantly surprised with this little gem in town. it was a very busy lunch time for this place when we arrived but service was stil excellent given there was only two people that manned the whole thing.
the selection is very broad and the taste was very good! i opted for the very popular spicychickenand was not disappointed. will definitely be back to try more dishes from the menu. bonus that it was on zomatogold!

one of my top vegan/vege spots! thechickenwith rice is sooo yum and the soy duck is delightful too! have been there many times with non vegan/veges and theyre also a fan! very homely and nice staff.

best place ever i visit this place every time i fly in year by year, parkings a hassle but the love for this place overlooks that issue. spicychickenfor life ❤️

we came here with zomato gold and ordered the rice w/ crispychickenand rice w/ fish fillet & eggplant. 

the flavours of both dishes were really nice and the textures of the “meat” was interesting and soft. loved the rice that paired with the dishes as it was fresh and fluffy.

service was a bit slow considering we were the only table there, but were polite and friendly.

for all you skeptics out there towards vegetarian/vegan food, you need to try @sunflowerthaiveganfood_nz .
we ordered the pad thai ($14.5) and thechickenin peanut sauce ($16).
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taste: 5/5
service: 5/5
atmosphere: 3/5
price: 💰
recommend: 5/5
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regardless of the absence of meat, this place is one of my fav thai restaurants and is super nice to your wallets 👍👍. i love the pad thai here since it's not your usual sickeningly thick and sweet sauce. instead its light and full of flava 🤤. the peanutchicken(?) has 0%chickenofc but you sure don't miss it. its crispy and saucy and so fkn good with rice 😍🙊. definitely recommended!!!

i was apprehensive to try this place as it is vegetarian, but thechickenpeanut dish was delicious. the negative part of the experience was the service. the waitress got my order wrong and brought out achickencashew dish and was adamant that it was what i ordered. i had to tell her several times that i didn't order that dish before she would change it.

i always like to eat something soupy. and my choice would always either be soup noodles with soy beef or soup noodles with tofuchicken😍 it tastes better if you also add a little chill in it too their chilli sauce doesn’t taste so spicy however it adds a nice smell to your food 😋