Amazing food! All vegan and delicious! Prices are great ad the menu is extensive. Highly recommend.
Always the very best food! I could write a suggestion list a mile long, but I would just be scratching the surface. Try EVERYTHING!
Every time I go, the food is amazing! I would highly recommend :)
Excellent. Haven't tried anything I didn't like!
Good vegan Chinese food, open till will late, good service.
Yuuuumm, tasty, prompt, good variety and flavours and unique dishes. Good price and portion size!
Delicious vegan food. We always enjoy the food when we visit the restaurant.
I always visit this amazing buffet when we come up to visit our family on the island. Fantastic amazing vegan food!!!!
I love lotus pond!! Try the spicy salty oyster mushrooms, spring rolls, wonton soup, Szechuan B, mushroom fried rice, soy "chkn" balls. So many items to try!!
Affordable, delicious vegan food �
Best chinese in the city. Highly recommended. Mmmm
I'm getting hungry just thinking about Lotus Pond.
I have always loved the food here. I tell everyone I can about this place and they always love it. Going here today for lunch.
tasty...EVERY MEAT EATER should try it out..i was a meat eater...finding alternative options made the transition so much easier, the staff are very polite and prompt, the servings, generous, a great selection of many items..so TASTY! MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! good
Amazing veggie/vegan Chinese food dishes. After going vegan 5 years ago I’ve dreamed of enjoying saucy and delicious chow mein noodles again… this fits the bill. I wish there were more places like this. Great service, very friendly. Two of us got the two item combo and it was perfect, not pictured was two spring rolls. Highly recommend and will be back again!
So delicious, filling and nourishing!!!! The service was SUPER KIND AND FRIENDLY and the place is very clean and inviting! I’m a vegetarian who doesn’t really like most meat alternatives, so I was a little skeptical! But I found everything we ordered super tasty and satisfying. It’s also very freeing as a vegetarian to be able to order ANYTHING off the menu 🥰🥰🥰! I ordered the turnip cake because many reviews had recommended it, but it wasn’t my favourite! We went for lunch combos rather than the buffet and I’m happy we did! It comes with soup, rice, and spring rolls. The wonton soup, pork balls, and chicken balls were THE BEST! Not your average greasy American-Chinese food! Would totally eat here again!!!
Went to Lotus Pond in Victoria BC for the first time... won’t be the last (unless they close). But so good. Ate WAY too much because it was too hard not to just polish it all off. Started with the turnip cakes. I’m pretty sure every table started with these beauties because they are just so good. Turnip cakes, who knew. Then ordered the hot and sour soup. That giant bowl is the ‘small’ for 6 bucks and it was fantastic. Probably best hot and sour I’ve had. Then our main meal was ginger beef, schezwan eggplant, and chicken sizzling hot plate. WOW. Just wow. Can’t wait to go again and sample more dishes. This was simply just great food, the fact it’s vegan makes it just that much more incredible.
I rode my bicycle to Lotus Pond from Vic West. I spoke to Laithe on the phone as I made my order. As I have remarked in my earlier review of Affinity Vegetarian Garden, it is uncommon to find a completely vegan Chinese restaurant. Lotus Pond does a plant-based spin on the Americanized Chinese classic. I was not in love with the packaging, but I appreciate their desire to keep everyone safe by restricting their dine in services. I enjoyed the meal, encouraging anyone who is considering Chinese takeout, to opt for Lotus Pond.
Great food, good prices, and friendly staff!!!
The lunch buffet is awesome!!! The food is fresh and they have a big variety of dishes. All the dishes are vegetarian and you don't even miss meat. All well seasoned and worm. It can get pretty busy at lunchtime. You can also order from the menu.
I’m still in disbelief that this place exists. Great accommodating staff who speak Cantonese and Mandarin, excellent food. The menu gives a plethora of tasty options, including gluten free dishes. I only wish the place was bigger with more seating. Highly recommend the mock duck (#8). Will revisit time and time again. - update: I'm broken knowing they are about to close.
Their signature Turnip Cakes are excellent. Long menu of choices. No onion or garlic used. I took away one order of turnip cakes (3 cakes, a very good deal for $5.50), Pan-fried Mixed Vegetables in Crushed Ginger Sauce $12.95, and Mushroom Fried Rice $14.95. All really good, mild flavour, generous portions. Pleasant, friendly people.
Pretty good price for all the food we got! Although was not a big fan of the sweet and sour sauce, tasted a little too gingery and watered down for me. Loved all the mock meat options offered though, would buy from again!
Delicious food. The texture of mock duck was on point. Turnip cakes were good. I wasn't impressed with the wanton soup. Don't expect cheap & greasy Chinese fare. The food here is homey yet sophisticated, without feeling too healthful.
the mock meat is very impressive. the service was super fast and friendly. couldn’t be more pleased! we ordered combos: the tofu, pineapple balls, and mock chicken were superb!
Delicious vegetarian food with authentic Chinese flavours. The menu has vegetarian Chinese standards as well as tasty vegetarian takes on meat dishes.
We had the Eight Treasures hot pot, Szechuan eggplant, and house chao mien. The former two were satisfying classics, meanwhile the noodles had impressive faux duck that tasted like the real thing. A great place for vegetarians and curious carnivores alike!
Great feeling to have traditional Chinese food with all my classic favourites like fried rice, chow main, and wonton soup.
This is probably my favourite Chinese Food Restaurant in Victoria. Lotus Pond made it possible for a vegetarian to try/eat food that would otherwise be made with meat or meat products. I have been a regular here for many years and have recommended it to my vegetarian friends. Now that they are closing I am not sure what I am going to do. RIP Lotus Pond. You will forever be remembered and missed. 🙁😢😭😢😭😢😭May you continue to serve delicious Chinese Food to customers in heaven. 🖼️
We has lemon chick'n, sweet and sour balls, veggies and chick'n in peppercorn sauce and vegetable fried rice. Delicious!
Excellent Vegan (Asian) food! Loved the noodle soups, Schezwan tofu, Chow mien and everything we ate there. Good customer service also (the stewardess was patient in taking our order and helpful).
Heads up : Take out only - no Dine in
Great holistic food. The buffet by weight was nice. My plate only costed 12$ and I got so many options.
I'm not at all a fan of Chinese food other than Indian-Chinese but wow I was truly impressed with this place. The service was helpful and friendly, the food was steaming hot for pick up and everything we ordered was delicious. We ordered the Shanghai noodles, the mapu tofu (could have been spicier), the oyster mushroom "calamari" (salted spicy oyster mushroom on the menu) and the hostess' recommendation of the turnip cake. Every single thing was delicious and the portions were huge! Not at all salty or overpowering like the food can sometimes be. Highly recommend!
Favourite takeout place in town, love that everything is vegan but omnivores love it too. My favourite dishes are the turnip cakes, Szechuan chili eggplant, Ginger B, and any dish with bean curd layers.
I appreciate how much care they take in wrapping the to-go orders up to prevent spilling!
Ordered dinner for take-out, service was good, food was delicious.
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