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Lotus Pond Vegetarian Restaurant

CLOSED
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617 Johnson St, Victoria

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Updating my long-ago review: Lotus Pond is - sadly for the community - closing on April 30, 2023. I picked up what is probably my final meals from them today. All good food. Tasty Szechuan sauce on the eggplant dish! Always-good turnip cakes, which I remember from their lunch-buffet days. Chow mein, fresh vegetables, mushrooms, tofu skins. I will miss this place. Open 4-8 pm, closed Mon-Tue. Old review: In the heart of downtown. Buffet (pay by weight) and full menu. All vegan....read full review

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!

Lotus Pond is seriously the best vegan restaurant in Victoria. Possibly the whole of Vancouver Island. I also think it may be the only entirely POC owned vegan business on the Island. I think they even give the two Buddhist vegetarian restaurants on the Kingsway in Vancouver (Po Kong and Sun Bo) a run for their money. Some favourite items: Turnip Cake Buddha's Feast Lemon Chick'n Mapo Tofu (extra spicy) Green beans Spring rolls But you honestly can't really go wrong and should...read full review

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