sunflower thai vegan restaurant

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

good service with friendly staffs, didnt have to wait too long for myricewith crispy chicken and 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 spicy chicken withriceand i tried a bit of my friend’s fried chicken with rice. having had chicken multiple 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.

spicy chicken withrice(3/5) - didn’t like my dish that well. i think they wanted to make something like korean fried chicken with the sauce but i didn’t really like the taste. the sauce or vinegar that was under the bed ofricetasted good though.

fried chicken withrice(4/5) - tasted more like the real fried chicken and 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

i ordered the fried chicken onriceand 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

one of my top vegan/vege spots! the chicken withriceis 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.

with limegreen walls laden with artwork and funky fake flowers, it feels like you’ve been invited into their home! the staff are super sweet and you can tell that they pour a lot of love into their food.

we ordered a bunch of different dishes to share, but the saucy satay ‘chicken’ and fragrant green curry were definitely the winners of the night.

i also thought the fresh vege’s were a really smart touch as it balanced out the heaviness of thericeand noodles perfectly! so happy i finally got to come here and i’m sure i’ll be back soon!

we came here with zomato gold and ordered thericew/ crispy chicken andricew/ fish fillet & eggplant. 

the flavours of both dishes were really nice and the textures of the “meat” was interesting and soft. loved thericethat 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 the chicken in 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 peanut chicken (?) has 0% chicken ofc but you sure don't miss it. its crispy and saucy and so fkn good withrice😍🙊. definitely recommended!!!

a surprise found in city! we ordered a fried noodle and a spicy ‘chicken’ withriceto share, both dishes are tasty and very filling!

this will be my go to when i am wanting vegetarian lunch in city!

will be back to tried their curries and pad thai!

we ordered thericewith spicy chicken and vege and the hot plate noodle with steak and veges. both dishes were full of flavour and the fake meat tasted amazing. i'm pleasantly surprised by how delicious a vegetarian meal can be. definitely coming back to try more dishes.

food - 5/5
ambience - 3/5
service - 4/5

cant say anything more, this is really nice vegetarian food.. recommended for even non vegetarian cos the food they served are really taste and delicious

i ordered soy duck onriceand spicy chicken, cant wait to try the other dishes

a little hard to find but they serve some decent food. we were visiting from australia and needed some vegan food after our flight and long day exploring. we ordered four dishes:

money bags entree: peanuts and something else wrapped in a dumpling wrapper then deep fried, served with sweet dipping sauce. not particularly interesting or tasty, just a crunch with a soft filling. it was too sweet with the dipping sauce and too dry without it.

sesame pancakes entree: basically a roti. flaky pastry with a mild sesame flavour. i didn't really enjoy it but my partner loved it.

noodles with sour and spicy soup: a huge bowl of noodles in a spicy and oily soup. make sure you are hungry if you order this! not much vegetables in it but the flavour was decent.

soy duck withriceand veg: really nice faux duck, very sticky and moist, strong flavour and nice texture.

overall we left very full and i wasn't disappointed with the food, but i wish we'd ordered more vegetable dishes as i felt quite heavy from all the starch and gluten. maybe we just ordered the wrong things.

oh yeah we also got the smoked plum tea... that was disgusting. must be an acquired taste.

came in for an early dinner tonight at around 5:30pm with friends. friend strongly recommended this thai vegetarian restaurant and decided to take us there to try. we ordered the sesame pancake,ricewith spicy chicken & vege,ricewith crispy chicken & vege and friedricewith chicken & vege. the friedricedidn't taste oily and came with a slice of orange and lemon. sesame pancake was served in small pieces and super crispy. i personally prefer the crispy chicken more than the spicy chicken because of my preference for crispy food over soggy ones. the spicy chicken was the perfect spiciness for me. it wasn't too spicy but was enough for me to taste it. food didn't take too long to come out. soup noodles were quite a large portion. broth wasn't too oily. atmosphere was okay 3/5. so glad to see such a successful vegetarian restaurant in the city! perfect place for vegetarians to eat.

possibly my new favourite restaurant in the city!
i have been pleasantly impressed by this restaurant by my one visit here on a friday night. it was semi-busy, and we had to wait half an hour for a table -so do make sure to make a booking if you’re planning on visiting, as i feel this place is getting more notice.

the service was excellent, the one single waitress working was super attentive especially during the busy dinner shift. so i commend her on her hospitality ☺️

food was absolutely delicious. even if you’re not keen on vegetarian cooking, this place works wonders and makes their dishes freaking amazing and so damn good.

i recommend the crispy “chicken” dish. can’t wait to come back to have it again.

oh, and having zomato gold undoubtedly is the icing on the already phenomenal cake. so i highly hiiighly recommend coming in to try it out if you have zomato gold!! you will not be disappointed. 🤗

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came back another time: was slightly displeased with this visit.
wait time was a quite long (30mins + ) to get our dishes. on that night, they were confused and maybe screwed up some other customer’s dish from the looks of it? they were pretty busy and you could tell they weren’t trying their hardest to be accommodating to the customers. the potatoes and the fake meat in the musmun curry were way too over-cooked and soft. no texture whatsoever. like wtaf. you didn’t even have to chew it. the fake chicken in thericedish tasted a little bit off too. such a shame that this visit wasn’t as great as previous ones, i’ll still give them another chance though ha mood.

i need to be honest, haven’t expected much from vegan place. but surprise, surprise. chicken peanut withricewas damm yum!
noodles are alright but i will definitely go back to try other dishes.